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 2011 to 2015. After the reformation of Belgian Football League system in 2016, the

was scrapped. An expanded Europa League playoff of the new

Belgian First Division A 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 season and reduced to 16 team ...

was created, which consists three teams from the new

Belgian First Division B The Challenger Pro League (previously known as ''1B Pro League'') is the second-highest division in the Belgian football league system, one level below the Belgian First Division A. It was created by the Royal Belgian Football Association in 201 ...

. But these teams, unlike teams before, were not eligible to promote through these playoffs. Only the champions of the newly established

could be promoted from 2015-16 season to 2018-19 season. For 2019-20 season, due to coronavirus pandemic, relegation from

, as well as the Europa League playoff, were cancelled, thus both of the split season winners were promoted. From 2020-21 season, Belgian First Division B has 1.5 promotion berths, which ''de facto'' resumed

2011

Qualifiers

The following teams qualified for the 2011 play-offs: * Eupen for winning the Belgian Pro League Relegation Play-off. * Lommel United for winning the first period of the

2010–11 Belgian Second Division The 2010–11 season of the Belgian Second Division (also known as EXQI League for sponsorship reasons) started on Wednesday 18 August 2010 and finished in May 2011. OH Leuven won the title on the penultimate matchday after a 2–2 draw away to ...

* Waasland-Beveren for winning the second period of the 2010–11 Belgian Second Division *

Mons Mons (; German and nl, Bergen, ; Walloon and pcd, Mont) is a city and municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Mons was made into a fortified city by Count Baldwin IV of Hainaut in the 12th century. T ...

as the best finishing team not yet entitled to play in the play-offs. Oud-Heverlee Leuven won the third period but was already directly promoted.

Results and table

Test match

Since Mons and Waasland-Beveren finished with the same number of points and the same number of matches won, a test match was organised on a neutral ground to determine the play-off winner. Mons beat Waasland-Beveren due to a late goal and thus promotes to the Belgian Pro League.

2012

Qualifiers

* Westerlo for winning the Belgian Pro League Relegation Play-off. * Eupen for winning the first period of the

2011–12 Belgian Second Division The 2011–12 season of the Belgian Second Division (also known as EXQI League for sponsorship reasons) started in August 2011 and is the second tier football league in Belgium. The league is played by 18 teams, with 34 matchdays of 9 matches eac ...

. * Waasland-Beveren for winning the third period of the

. * Oostende as the best finishing team not yet entitled to play in the play-offs (fourth place).

Results and table

2013

Qualifiers

Cercle Brugge 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 Divisio ...

for winning the Belgian Pro League Relegation Play-off. * WS Woluwe for winning the first period of the

2012–13 Belgian Second Division The 2012–13 season of the Belgian Second Division (also known as Belgacom League for sponsorship reasons) began on 22 August 2012 and ended in April 2013. The season was won by Oostende, who were thus promoted to the Belgian Pro League. Mousc ...

. * Mouscron-Péruwelz and Westerlo as the best finishing teams not yet entitled to play in the play-offs (second and third place).

Results and table

2014

Qualifiers

OH 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, ''D ...

, as winner of the Belgian Pro League Relegation Play-off. * Eupen, as winner of the first period of the

2013–14 Belgian Second Division The 2013–14 season of the Belgian Second Division (also known as Belgacom League for sponsorship reasons) began on 2 August 2013 and ended on 27 April 2014. Team changes After promotion and relegation, only 15 teams of the previous season remai ...

. * Sint-Truiden and Mouscron-Péruwelz qualified as highest placed finishers in the

(third and fourth respectively) who had not already qualified, as champions Westerlo won both the

second The second (symbol: s) is the unit of time in the International System of Units (SI), historically defined as of a day – this factor derived from the division of the day first into 24 hours, then to 60 minutes and finally to 60 seconds ...

and third period of the 2013–14 Belgian Second Division, leaving two spots open.

Results and table

Note: Sint-Truiden ranked ahead of OH Leuven on head to head results.

2015

Qualifiers

as winners of the first period. * Lommel United as winners of the third period. * Eupen as highest finishers in the league not already promoted or qualified, taking second period winners Sint-Truiden's spot, who were directly promoted after winning the title. *

Lierse Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring (), often simply known as Lierse, was a Belgian professional football club from the city of Lier in the Antwerp province. Lierse have won four championship titles and two Belgian Cups. Lierse was one of the six Be ...

as winner of the Belgian Pro League Relegation Play-off.

Results and table

References

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