The 2019–20

Belgian Third Amateur Division The Belgian Division 3, commonly referred to as simply Derde Afdeling (in Dutch) or Division 3 (in French) is the fifth-highest division in the Belgian football league system, one level below the Belgian Division 2. It was created by the Royal B ...

was the fourth season of the division in its current format. Mid-March all matches were temporarily postponed due to the

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, only to be canceled permanently two weeks later, with the standing as of March 12 counting as final. As a result,

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and

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were crowned champions in their respective league and were each promoted to the

2020–21 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 ...

Team changes

In

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, Heur-Tongeren, City Pirates,

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, Wallonia Walhain and

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were all relegated from the

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. * Witgoor, Beringen,

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and

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were promoted as champions of the Flemish

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, respectively in

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and

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. *

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, Raeren-Eynatten,

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and

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were promoted as champions of the Walloon

, respectively in Hainaut,

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and

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. *

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was promoted as champion of the French speaking teams in the region matching the old

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and

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. * Linden was promoted as champion of the Flemish speaking teams in the region matching the old

and

. * In the province of Hainaut, Pont-à-Celles-Buzet won the play-offs to fill in the gap left by R.O.C. de Charleroi-Marchienne, which was relegated from the

but merged with Châtelet playing in the

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. *

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was promoted through the interprovincial play-offs on VFV side. *

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, Kosova Schaerbeek and

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were promoted through the interprovincial play-offs on ACFF side.

Out

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was promoted after winning the 2018–19 Belgian Third Amateur Division A. *

was promoted after winning the 2018–19 Belgian Third Amateur Division B. * Namur Fosses was promoted after winning the 2018–19 Belgian Third Amateur Division C. * Stockay-Warfusée was promoted after winning the 2018–19 Belgian Third Amateur Division D. * Pepingen-Halle and

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were promoted as winners of the Third Amateur Division promotion play-offs VFV. *

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and

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were promoted as winners of the Third Amateur Division promotion play-offs ACFF. * Givry was also promoted for finishing third in the Third Amateur Division promotion play-offs ACFF as an extra ACFF spot opened up due to the promotion of

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to the

2019–20 Belgian First Amateur Division The 2019–20 Belgian First Amateur Division was the fourth season of the third-tier football league in Belgium. Mid-March all matches were temporarily postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium, only to be canceled permanently two weeks la ...

. *

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, Condruzien,

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, Longlier,

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, Stockel,

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, Ternesse, Union La Calamine,

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and Woluwe-Zaventem were relegated to the Belgian Provincial Leagues.

Belgian Third Amateur Division A

League table

Belgian Third Amateur Division B

League table

Belgian Third Amateur Division C

League table

Belgian Third Amateur Division D

League table

References

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