The 2020–21

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 t ...

was the fifth season of the division in its current format, placed at the fourth-tier of

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and the first under this name, after being renamed (Belgian) Division 2 from (Belgian) ''Second Amateur Division''. The season was cancelled in January 2021 with just a few matches played, as measures taken by the Belgian government against the spread of

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prohibited amateur football. The division consisted of three separate leagues. Leagues VFV A and VFV B consist of teams with a license from the Voetbalfederatie Vlaanderen (VFV, the Flemish/Dutch speaking wing of the Belgian FA) and contain 16 teams, while the ACFF league contains teams with a license from the Association des Clubs Francophones de Football (ACFF, the French-speaking wing of the RBFA) and contains 17 teams. The champions from each of the three leagues would normally have been promoted to the

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, but due to the cancellation no teams were promoted or relegated.

Team changes

In

Tubize Tubize (; nl, Tubeke ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2006 Tubize had a total population of 22,335. The total area is 32.66 km2 which gives a population density ...

after finishing in the relegation zone in the 2019–20 Belgian First Amateur Division. *

Zelzate Zelzate () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality only comprises the town of Zelzate proper. In 2021, Zelzate had a total population of 13,124. The total area is 13.71 km2. Zelzate is divided in ...

was promoted after winning the 2019–20 Belgian Third Amateur Division A. * Lyra-Lierse was promoted after winning the 2019–20 Belgian Third Amateur Division B. *

Ganshoren Ganshoren (, ) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the north-western part of the region, it is bordered by Jette, Koekelberg, and Sint-Agatha-Berchem, as well as the Flemish municipality of As ...

was promoted after winning the 2019–20 Belgian Third Amateur Division C. * Warnant was promoted after winning the 2019–20 Belgian Third Amateur Division D. * As no promotion play-offs could be held due to the 2019–20 season ending prematurely due to the

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, Brakel,

Wetteren Wetteren () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of , and Wetteren proper. In 2021, Wetteren had a total population of 26,206. The total area is 36.68 km². Educational ...

, City Pirates, Heur-Tongeren, Houtvenne and

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were all promoted based on their finishing position. *

Virton Virton (; Gaumais: ''Viertån''; wa, Vierton) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. It is also the administrative centre of the district (''arrondissement'') of the same name, as well as the pri ...

were refused both a professional football license and a remunerated football license, meaning they were relegated two levels, coming in directly from the 2019–20 Belgian First Division B.

Out

Knokke Knokke () is a town in the municipality of Knokke-Heist, which is located in the province of West Flanders in Flanders, Belgium. The town itself has 15,708 inhabitants (2007), while the municipality of Knokke-Heist has 33,818 inhabitants (2009). ...

was promoted after winning the 2019–20 Belgian Second Amateur Division A. *

Tienen Tienen (; french: Tirlemont ) is a city and municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, Belgium. The municipality comprises Tienen itself and the towns of Bost, Goetsenhoven, Hakendover, Kumtich, Oorbeek, Oplinter, Sint-Margriete ...

was promoted after winning the 2019–20 Belgian Second Amateur Division B. *

Francs Borains Royal Francs Borains is a football club based in Boussu, Hainaut Province, Belgium. It was founded in 1949 and its home ground is Stade Robert Urbain, which has a capacity of 6,000. The club is affiliated to the Royal Belgian Football Associat ...

was promoted after winning the 2019–20 Belgian Second Amateur Division C. * Hamme,

Sint-Niklaas Sint-Niklaas (; french: Saint-Nicolas, ) is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Sint-Niklaas proper and the towns of Belsele, Nieuwkerken-Waas, and . Sint-Nikl ...

, Namur FLV and

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were all relegated after finishing in the relegation positions the previous season. *

Duffel Duffel () is a municipality in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises only the town of Duffel proper. On 1 January 2020, Duffel had a total population of 17,664. The total area is 22.71 km² which gives a population dens ...

did not complete the previous season due to financial difficulties and was hence automatically relegated. *

Vosselaar Vosselaar () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of Vosselaar proper. In 2021, Vosselaar had a total population of 11,443. The total area is 11.85 km2. There are three pari ...

and Tilleur decided not to apply for a football license, while

Geel Geel () is a city located in the Belgian province of Antwerp, which acquired city status in the 1980s. It comprises Central-Geel which is constituted of 4 old parishes a/o towns: Sint-Amand, Sint-Dimpna, Holven and Elsum. Further on around the cen ...

did apply for a license but wasn't awarded one, resulting in all three teams being relegated.

Merger

Temse Temse (; french: Tamise ) is a municipality in East Flanders, Belgium. The name Temse is derived from the Gallo-Roman/Gaul Tamisiacum or Tamasiacum. This is also reflected in the French name for the town, Tamise. The main sights include the Ch ...

merged with

Lokeren Lokeren () is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality located in the Belgian Provinces of Belgium, province of East Flanders, and belongs to the Waasland, also called ''Land van Waas'', of which it is the second ...

to become

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, known as ''Lokeren-Temse''. Strictly speaking, the new club is a continuation of Temse rather than Lokeren, as the latter club has been dissolved.

Belgian Division 2 VFV A

League table

Belgian Division 2 VFV B

League table

Belgian Division 2 ACFF

League table

Number of teams by provinces

References

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