This article gives a summary of results for the
Belgian Second Division play-offs The Belgian Second Division play-offs were a series of playoff matches to decide promotion to the Belgian Pro League, organised between 1974 and 2015. Following a large reform of the Belgian football league system at the end of the 2015–16 seaso ...
from 2001 to 2010.
2001
Results and table
2002
Qualifiers
The following teams qualified for the 2002 play-offs:
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K. Heusden-Zolder as winner of the second period
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K.S.V. Ingelmunster as second of the second division
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R.A.E.C. Mons as third of the second division
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Cercle Brugge K.S.V.
Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging () is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges. Cercle have played in the Belgian Pro League since the 2003–04 season, having previously spent several years in the Belgian Second Divisi ...
as sixth of the second division
Periods 1 and 3 were won by champion
K.V. Mechelen and Heusden-Zolder finished 4th of the second division.
Results and table
2003
Qualifiers
The following teams qualified for the 2003 play-offs:
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K. Heusden-Zolder as winner of the first and second periods
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K.A.S. Eupen as second of the second division
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S.V. Zulte-Waregem as fourth of the second division
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F.C. Denderleeuw as fifth of the second division
Period 3 was won by champion
Cercle Brugge K.S.V.
Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging () is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges. Cercle have played in the Belgian Pro League since the 2003–04 season, having previously spent several years in the Belgian Second Divisi ...
and Heusden-Zolder finished 3rd of the second division.
Results and table
2004
Qualifiers
The following teams qualified for the 2004 play-offs:
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K.F.C. Verbroedering Geel as winner of the first period
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A.F.C. Tubize
Royale Union Tubize-Braine, also known as Tubize-Braine or RUTB, is a Belgian football club based in the cities of Tubize and Braine-le-Comte.
The club was founded in 1990 as the result of a merger of two clubs, F.C. Tubize and Amis Réunis de ...
as winner of the second period
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K.V. Oostende as second of the second division
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K.S.V. Roeselare as third of the second division
Period 3 was won by champion
F.C. Molenbeek Brussels Strombeek
Racing White Daring Molenbeek Brussels F.C., often simply referred to as RWDM Brussels, F.C. Brussels or simply Brussels was a Belgian association football club based in the municipality of Molenbeek in the Brussels Capital-Region. They last pl ...
.
Results and table
* Oostende finished 2nd in second division while Geel finished 10th.
2005
Qualifiers
The following teams qualified for the 2005 play-offs:
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K.S.V. Roeselare as winner of the 2nd period
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K.F.C. Verbroedering Geel as 3rd of the second division
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R. Antwerp F.C. as 4th of the second division
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K.V. Red Star Waasland as 5th of the second division
Periods 1 and 3 were won by champion
S.V. Zulte-Waregem.
Results and table
2006
Qualifiers
The following teams qualified for the 2006 play-offs:
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Lierse S.K. as 17th of the Jupiler League
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K.V.S.K. United Overpelt-Lommel as 2nd of the second division
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K.F.C. Verbroedering Geel as 3rd of the second division
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K.F.C. V.W. Hamme as 4th of the second division
The period winners were not qualified as it was not decided before the beginning of the play-offs whether the points raised by clubs against
Beringen-Heusden-Zolder were to be retired or not.
Results and table
2007
Qualifiers
The following teams qualified for the 2007 play-offs:
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Lierse S.K. as number 17 of the
Belgian League
The Belgian Pro League,(officially the Jupiler Pro League due to sponsorship reasons with Jupiler), is the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium. Contested by 18 clubs since the 2020–21 Belgian First Division A, 2020 ...
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Royal Antwerp FC
Royal Antwerp Football Club, often referred to as Royal Antwerp or simply Antwerp, is a Belgian football club based in the city of Antwerp. Founded around 1880 as ''Antwerp Cricket Club'' by English students residing in Antwerp, 15 years before ...
as winner of the second period
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Y.R. K.V. Mechelen
Yellow Red Koninklijke Voetbalclub Mechelen (), often simply called KV Mechelen () or KVM, or by their former French name FC Malinois, is a Belgian professional football club based in Mechelen in the Antwerp province. KV Mechelen plays in the Be ...
as 2nd of the second division
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K.V. Kortrijk as winner of the third period
Period 1 was won by champion
F. C. Verbroedering Dender E.H.
Results and table
2008
Qualifiers
The following teams qualified for the 2008 play-offs:
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A.F.C. Tubize
Royale Union Tubize-Braine, also known as Tubize-Braine or RUTB, is a Belgian football club based in the cities of Tubize and Braine-le-Comte.
The club was founded in 1990 as the result of a merger of two clubs, F.C. Tubize and Amis Réunis de ...
for finishing second
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Oud-Heverlee Leuven
Oud-Heverlee Leuven (), also called OH Leuven or OHL, is a Belgian football club from the city of Leuven. It was created in 2002 from the merger of three clubs, '' F.C. Zwarte Duivels Oud-Heverlee'', whose registration number it inherited, '' ...
for finishing third
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K.V.S.K. United Overpelt-Lommel for finishing fourth
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Royal Antwerp FC
Royal Antwerp Football Club, often referred to as Royal Antwerp or simply Antwerp, is a Belgian football club based in the city of Antwerp. Founded around 1880 as ''Antwerp Cricket Club'' by English students residing in Antwerp, 15 years before ...
for finishing fifth
Results and table
2009
As a result of the Belgian First Division reducing in size to 16 teams for 2009-10, there will be two playoffs in 2009. Firstly, the teams ranked between two and five in the second division will meet (best ranked team will play away first) with two teams progressing. These two teams progress into a second playoff (double round-robin), together with the teams placed 15 and 16 in the
Belgian First Division 2008–09. The winner of this second playoff will play in the
Belgian First Division 2009–10.
First playoff
The following teams qualified for the 2009 first playoff round:
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Lierse for finishing second.
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Antwerp for finishing third.
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Waasland
The Waasland is a Belgian region. It is part of the Belgian provinces of East Flanders and Antwerp. The other borders of the Land van Waas are with the Scheldt and Durme rivers. The (informal) capital and major city of the region is Sint-Niklaas ...
for finishing fourth.
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Tournai for finishing fifth.
The draw was made on May 4, 2009 and resulted in the following games:
Second playoff
The following teams qualified for the 2009 second playoff round:
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Dender
The Dender (Dutch language, Dutch, ) or Dendre (French language, French, ) is a 65-kilometre (40 mi) long river in Belgium, the right tributary of the river Scheldt. The confluence of the two rivers is in the Belgian town of Dendermonde.
The Weste ...
, for finishing in 15th place in the Belgian First Division.
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Roeselare
Roeselare (; french: Roulers, ; West Flemish: ''Roeseloare'') is a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Roeselare proper and the towns of Beveren, Oekene and Rumbeke.
Th ...
, for finishing in 16th place in the Belgian First Division.
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Antwerp, winners of the first playoff round.
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Lierse, winners of the first playoff round.
2010
Qualifiers
The following teams qualified for the 2010 play-offs:
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K.S.V. Roeselare for finishing fifteenth in the first division
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K.V.S.K. United Overpelt-Lommel for finishing second
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R.A.E.C. Mons for finishing third
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K.A.S. Eupen for finishing fourth
Results and table
References
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Play-offs 2001-2010