The Belgian Third Division B was one of the two leagues at the
third level
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of the
Belgian football league system The Belgian football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Belgium.
Men's system
The league system underwent restructuring which was approved by the Royal Belgian Football Association. One important step was the ...
, the other one being the
Belgian Third Division A The Belgian Third Division A was one of the two leagues at the Belgian Third Division, third level of the Belgian football league system, the other one being the Belgian Third Division B. This division existed from the 1952–53 to 2015–16 season ...
. This division existed from the 1952–53 until 2015–16 seasons and was played every year with 18 clubs from 2009. Prior to this, the third level in the Belgian football league system was called Promotion and was divided into four leagues of 16 clubs each and prior to the 1931–32 season, the Promotion was divided into three leagues. Due to restructuring, the Third Division was replaced by
Belgian Second Amateur Division
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 ...
which plays as three leagues of 16 clubs each from the 2016–17 season.
The final clubs
— Refused promotion by declining to apply for a remunerative license
— R.R.C. Hamoir won in the first round of the
Promotion play-off
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R.F.C. Sérésien
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History
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Union Royale Namur
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R.F.C. Sérésien
R.F.C. Seraing was a Belgian football club from the municipality of Seraing, Liège (province), province of Liège, founded in 1904.
History
It was created in as ''F.C. Sérésien'' and registered to the Belgian Football Association, FA in 1906 ...
K.A.S. Eupen
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K.A.S. Eupen
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*1977:
K.S.C. Hasselt
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*1980:
R.F.C. Sérésien
R.F.C. Seraing was a Belgian football club from the municipality of Seraing, Liège (province), province of Liège, founded in 1904.
History
It was created in as ''F.C. Sérésien'' and registered to the Belgian Football Association, FA in 1906 ...
K. Wuustwezel F.C. K is the eleventh letter of the Latin alphabet.
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K.F.C. Verbroedering Geel
K.F.C. Verbroedering Geel was a Belgian association football club from the city of Geel in Antwerp (province).
History
The club was born in 1921 as a merger of Flandria and Geel Sport, becoming Flandria Geel Sport, and registered in 1924 to the ...
K.F.C. Turnhout
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History
K.F.C. Turnhout was founded as ''Turnhout Sport'' in 1912 with matricule n°148. After World War I, the club was refounded as ''F.C. Turnhout'' with the same ...
*1991:
R.F.C. Sérésien
R.F.C. Seraing was a Belgian football club from the municipality of Seraing, Liège (province), province of Liège, founded in 1904.
History
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K.V.C. Westerlo
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K.F.C. Tielen
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K.F.C. Dessel Sport
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Current squad
''Updated 11 August, 2022''K.F.C. Herentals
*1999:
K.V.K. Tienen
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R.E. Virton
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*2002:
K.A.S. Eupen
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*2003:
A.F.C. Tubize
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K.V.K. Tienen
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R.F.C. de Liège
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*2009:
K.F.C. Turnhout
K.F.C. Turnhout is a Belgian football club, from the municipality of Turnhout.
History
K.F.C. Turnhout was founded as ''Turnhout Sport'' in 1912 with matricule n°148. After World War I, the club was refounded as ''F.C. Turnhout'' with the same ...
K.F.C. Dessel Sport
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Current squad
''Updated 11 August, 2022''R.E. Virton
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Belgian Second Division
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Belgian Third Division A The Belgian Third Division A was one of the two leagues at the Belgian Third Division, third level of the Belgian football league system, the other one being the Belgian Third Division B. This division existed from the 1952–53 to 2015–16 season ...
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Belgian Fourth Division
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Belgian football league system The Belgian football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Belgium.
Men's system
The league system underwent restructuring which was approved by the Royal Belgian Football Association. One important step was the ...
References
External links
RSSSF Archive – Third division final tables (1952–2000)
– Results, standings, stats and fixtures
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