Founded | 2016 |
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Country | Belgium |
Confederation | UEFA |
Number of teams | 54 |
Level on pyramid | 4 |
Promotion to | Belgian National Division 1 |
Relegation to | Belgian Division 3 |
Domestic cup(s) | Belgian Cup |
Current champions | Eendracht Aalst (A), Belisia Bilzen (B) and Mons (C) (2023–24) |
Current: 2024–25 Belgian Division 2 |
The Belgian Division 2, commonly referred to as simply Tweede Afdeling (in Dutch) or Division 2 (in French) is the fourth-highest division in the Belgian football league system, one level below the Belgian National Division 1. It was created by the Royal Belgian Football Association in 2016, replacing the Belgian Third Division and named Belgian Second Amateur Division until the 2019–20 before it was renamed due to the negative connotation of the word amateur. The division consists of three separate leagues with 16 teams each, two of these leagues consist of teams playing with a license from the Voetbalfederatie Vlaanderen (VFV, the Dutch speaking wing of the RBFA) and one with teams with a license from the Association des Clubs Francophones de Football (ACFF, the French-speaking wing of the RBFA).