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The 2009–10 season of the
Belgian Second Division The Belgian Second Division (known as the Proximus League for sponsorship reasons) was the second-highest division in the Belgian football league system, one level below the Belgian Pro League. It was founded by the Royal Belgian Football Asso ...
(also known as EXQI League for sponsorship reasons) started on Wednesday 19 August and is the second tier football league in
Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to ...
. The league was played by 19 teams, with 36 matchdays, so each team plays the 18 other teams twice. The season was divided into 2 periods. Each period winner qualifies for the
Belgian Second Division Final Round 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 season ...
.


Team changes

After promotion and relegation, only 13 teams remained in the league, with 6 other being replaced:


In

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R.A.E.C. Mons R.A.E.C. Mons may refer to one of two Belgian football clubs A football team is a group of players selected to play together in the various team sports known as football. Such teams could be selected to play in a match against an opposing team, ...
relegated from the First Division * F.C. Tubize relegated from the First Division *
Dender The Dender ( Dutch, ) or Dendre (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 Western or Little Dender is 22 kilome ...
lost the second division final round and as a result they were also relegated from the First Division. *
Standaard Wetteren Standaard Wetteren was a Belgian association football club team from Wetteren. Its matricule (5479) still exists as it was sold to investors who created a new team, RWDM47. History The club was founded as an amateur club named Standaard Molenho ...
promoted from Third Division A *
Turnhout Turnhout () is a Belgian municipality and city located in the Flemish province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises only the city of Turnhout proper. In 2021, Turnhout had a total population of 45,874. The total area is . The agglomeration, how ...
promoted from Third Division B * Boussu Dour Borinage promoted after winning the third division playoffs


Out

* Sint-Truidense was promoted to the Pro League *
Olympic Charleroi Olympic or Olympics may refer to Sports Competitions * Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896 ** Summer Olympic Games ** Winter Olympic Games * Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi-sport event held in Olympia, Greece bet ...
lost the third division playoffs and was subsequently relegated. *
Excelsior Virton Royal Excelsior Virton is a Belgian football club, based in the city of Virton, in Luxembourg province. The club will participate in Belgian National Division 1 from 2023–24 after relegation from Challenger Pro League in 2022–23. They were ...
lost the third division playoffs and was subsequently relegated. * K.F.C. V.W. Hamme lost the third division playoffs and was subsequently relegated. *
K.M.S.K. Deinze Koninklijke Maatschappij Sportkring Deinze, or KMSK Deinze, is a Belgian football club founded in 1926 based in Deinze, East Flanders. The club colours are orange and black and the team currently plays in the Belgian First Division B, the seco ...
was relegated to the
Third Division In sport, the Third Division, also called Division 3, Division Three, or Division III, is often the third-highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below. Association football *Belgian Thir ...
. * UR Namur was relegated to the
Third Division In sport, the Third Division, also called Division 3, Division Three, or Division III, is often the third-highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below. Association football *Belgian Thir ...
.


Team information


Personnel and locations


Regular season


League table


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:2009-10 Belgian Second Division Belgian Second Division seasons 2009–10 in Belgian football Belgian