The 2023–24

Belgian Division 3 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 Be ...

is the eighth season of the division in its current format, placed at the fifth-tier of

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Team changes

In

* Relegated from the

2022–23 Belgian Division 2 The 2022–23 Belgian Division 2 is the seventh season of the division in its current format, placed at the fourth-tier of football in Belgium. With respect to the previous season, the most important change is the inclusion of U23 teams, with all ...

were Westhoek, Erpe-Mere United, Pepingen-Halle, Beerschot U23,

Turnhout Turnhout () is a Belgium, Belgian Municipalities in Belgium, municipality and city located in the Flemish Region, Flemish Provinces of Belgium, province of Antwerp (province), Antwerp. The municipality comprises only the city of Turnhout proper. ...

, FC Seraing II and

Waremme Waremme (; ; ) is a city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality of Wallonia located in the Liège Province, province of Liège, in Belgium. The city is located on the River Jeker, Geer (), in the loessic Haspengouw region. The economy i ...

. * Promoted from the Belgian Provincial Leagues were: ** Champions for each of the provincial leagues: Berg en Dal (Antwerp),

Perwez Perwez (; ; , ) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. Geography and demographics On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 7,487 inhabitants. The total area is 50.81 km2, giving a population densit ...

(Brabant ACFF), Wambeek Ternat (Brabant VV), Belœil (Hainaut), Elsautoise (Liège), Zepperen-Brustem (Limburg), Longlier (Luxembourg), Arquet (Namur) ** In East Flanders, St-Denijs Sport took over the promotion spot of champions Borsbeke, who did not ask for licence and were hence ineligible for promotion. ** In West Flanders,

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took over the promotion spot of champions Wevelgem City, who did not ask for licence and were hence ineligible for promotion. ** Due to teams folding and/or voluntarily relegating at this and higher levels, extra spots opened up: *** One extra team was promoted from Liège: Wanze/Bas-Oha. ** Winner of the interprovincial round on VV side: Eksel. ** Winners of the interprovincial round on ACFF side: Flénu and

Gouvy Gouvy (; ) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 165.11 km2, had 4,780 inhabitants, giving a population density of 29 inhabitants per km2. The munici ...

Out

* Directly promoted into the Belgian Division 2 were

2022–23 Belgian Division 3 The 2022–23 Belgian Division 3 is the seventh season of the division in its current format, placed at the fifth-tier of association football, football in Belgium. Team changes In * Relegated from the 2021–22 Belgian Division 2 were KFC Houtve ...

champions

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(VV A), Wezel (VV B),

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(ACFF A) &

Rochefort Rochefort () may refer to: Places France * Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, in the Charente-Maritime department ** Arsenal de Rochefort, a former naval base and dockyard * Rochefort, Savoie in the Savoie department * Rochefort-du-Gard, in the G ...

(ACFF B). * Four teams also gained promotion following wins in the promotion play-offs Voorde-Appelterre, Houtvenne,

Tournai Tournai ( , ; ; ; , sometimes Anglicisation (linguistics), anglicised in older sources as "Tournay") is a city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality of Wallonia located in the Hainaut Province, Province of Hainaut, Belgium. It lies by ...

and La Calamine. * Relegated based on their finishing positions last season were **

Rumbeke Rumbeke is a town in the Belgium, Belgian municipality of Roeselare in the province of West Flanders. It is most known as the location of Rumbeke Castle. Rumbeke was an independent municipality before the fusion of the Belgian municipalities in 1 ...

and

Eppegem Eppegem is a village in the municipality of Zemst, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. Eppegem lies on the river Zenne. There is a cemetery of people who died in World War II next to the "Brusselsesteenweg". File:epp1.jpg, Village square with historical ...

from division VV A, **

Kampenhout Kampenhout () is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality located in the Belgium, Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Berg, Belgium, Berg, Buken, Kampenhout proper and Nederokkerzeel. On 1 January 2006 Kamp ...

Wijgmaal Wijgmaal () is a village of the city of Leuven located in the province of Flemish Brabant, Flemish Region, Belgium. Before the fusion of the Belgian municipalities in 1977, it was a part of the municipality of Herent. On 1 January 1977, it was ...

and Beringen from division VV B, **

Saint-Ghislain Saint-Ghislain (; ; ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On 1 January 2018 the municipality had 23,335 inhabitants. The total area is , giving a population density of . The municipality consists ...

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and Léopold from division ACFF A, and ** Libramont,

Durbuy Durbuy (; ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. The total area is 156.61 km2, consisting of the following districts: Barvaux, Bende, Bomal, Borlon, Durbuy, Grandhan, Heyd, Izier, Septon ...

and Givry from division ACFF B. * On VV-side

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was also relegated after losing the relegation play-off. * Due to financial difficulties,

Anzegem Anzegem () is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Anzegem proper, Gijzelbrechtegem, Ingooigem, Kaster, Tiegem and Vichte. On 1 January 2006 Anzegem ha ...

was forced to drop out of the league. Their results were voided and the club will restart at the bottom of the Belgian Provincial Leagues.

Other changes

* Early 2023 it became known that Solières Sport and

Huy Huy ( ; ; ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. Huy lies along the river Meuse, at the mouth of the small river Hoyoux. It is in the '' sillon industriel'', the former industrial backbone of Wall ...

would merge to become Union Hutoise. At that time Solières was playing in the

, but as the club did not manage to avoid relegation, resulting in both feeder clubs playing in the

, the new club started in the 2023–24 Belgian Division 3. As a result, an extra team was promoted from ACFF side to fill the gap.https://www.lavenir.net/regions/huy-waremme/sports/2023/02/10/football-liegeois-lunion-hutoise-vient-detre-officialisee-CV45SVMVEVEPZEXKZIHLGXVQFA/ * Furthermore, Roeselare-Daisel changed its name to ''SK Roeselare''.

Belgian Division 3 VV A

League table

Period champions

*1st Period:

Wielsbeke Wielsbeke () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Ooigem, and Wielsbeke proper. On January 1, 2018, Wielsbeke had a total population of 9,584. The total area is 21.76 km ...

(24 Points) *2nd Period: Westhoek (26 Points) *3rd Period: VW Hamme (21 Points)

Belgian Division 3 VV B

League table

Period champions

*1st Period: Berg en Dal (24 Points) *2nd Period: Termien (26 Points) *3rd Period: Termien (25 Points)

Belgian Division 3 ACFF A

League table

Period champions

*1st Period:

Onhaye Onhaye () is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality of Wallonia located in the Namur Province, province of Namur, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 Onhaye had a total population of 3,120. The total area is which gives a population density of . The ...

(26 Points) *2nd Period: Manageoise (23 Points) *3rd Period:

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(24 Points)

Belgian Division 3 ACFF B

League table

Period champions

*1st Period: Union Hutoise (27 Points) *2nd Period: Raeren-Eynatten (27 Points) *3rd Period: Habay-la-Neuve (24 Points)

Promotion play-offs

Promotion play-offs VV

The play-offs feature eight teams, the two second-place finishers in divisions VV A and VV B as well as from each division the winners of each of the three periods (for periods won by overall champions or runners-up the highest team not yet qualified takes the spot instead). The eight teams play a knockout tournament, with the top two teams being promoted, all teams were unseeded when setting up the draw. Qualified teams: * Berg en Dal (runner-up division VV B) *

Hamme Hamme () is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality located in the Belgium, Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the settlements of Hamme proper, Kastel Moerzeke, and . In 2018, Hamme had a total population of 24,827. ...

(runner-up division VV A) *

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(2nd highest place finisher (4th) not directly qualified from division VV A) *

Roeselare Roeselare (; ; ) 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. The name of the city is derived from two ...

(2nd highest place finisher (4th) not directly qualified from division VV B) *

Stekene Stekene () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. Since 1976, the municipality has comprised the towns of Kemzeke, Klein-Sinaai and Stekene proper. It also includes the village Koewacht. In 2021, Stekene had a tota ...

(3rd highest place finisher (5th) not directly qualified from division VV B) *

Wellen Wellen (; ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On 1 January 2024, Wellen had a total population of 7,490. The total area is 26.72 km2 with a population density of 279 inhabitants per km2. The municipality consis ...

(3rd highest place finisher (5th) not directly qualified from division VV A) *

(highest place finisher (3rd) not directly qualified from division VV B) * Zepperen-Brustem (highest place finisher (3rd) not directly qualified from division VV A)

Round 1

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Round 2

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3rd/4th place

Final

Promotion play-offs ACFF

The play-offs feature eight teams, the two second-place finishers in divisions ACFF A and ACFF B as well as from each division the winners of each of the three periods (for periods won by overall champions or runners-up the highest team not yet qualified takes the spot instead). Qualified teams: *

Aywaille Aywaille (; ) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On 1 January 2012, Aywaille had a total population of 11,697. The total area is 80.04 km2 which gives a population density of 146 inhabitants per km2. ...

(highest place finisher (4th) not directly qualified from division ACFF B) *

(winner period 3 division ACFF A) * Crossing Schaerbeek (runner-up division ACFF A) * Elsautoise (2nd highest eligible place finisher (6th) not directly qualified from division ACFF B) * Habay-la-Neuve (winner period 3 division ACFF B) * Manageoise (winner period 2 division ACFF A) * Ostiches-Ath (highest place finisher (4th) not directly qualified from division ACFF A) * Raeren-Eynatten (runner-up division ACFF B)

Quarter-finals

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References

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