2023–24 Belgian Division 3

Football league season
Belgian Division 3
Season2023–24
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The 2023–24 Belgian Division 3 is the eighth season of the division in its current format, placed at the fifth-tier of football in Belgium.

Team changes

In

  • Relegated from the 2022–23 Belgian Division 2 were Westhoek, Erpe-Mere United, Pepingen-Halle, Beerschot U23, Turnhout, FC Seraing II and Waremme.
  • Promoted from the Belgian Provincial Leagues were:
    • Champions for each of the provincial leagues: Berg en Dal (Antwerp), Perwez (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, Blankenberge 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.

Out

  • Directly promoted into the Belgian Division 2 were 2022–23 Belgian Division 3 champions Overijse (VV A), Wezel (VV B), Mons (ACFF A) & Rochefort (ACFF B).
  • Four teams also gained promotion following wins in the promotion play-offs Voorde-Appelterre, Houtvenne, Tournai and La Calamine.
  • Relegated based on their finishing positions last season were
    • Rumbeke and Eppegem from division VV A,
    • Kampenhout, Wijgmaal and Beringen from division VV B,
    • Saint-Ghislain, Gosselies and Léopold from division ACFF A, and
    • Libramont, Durbuy and Givry from division ACFF B.
  • On VV-side Drongen was also relegated after losing the relegation play-off.
  • Due to financial difficulties, Anzegem 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 would merge to become Union Hutoise. At that time Solières was playing in the 2022–23 Belgian Division 2, but as the club did not manage to avoid relegation, resulting in both feeder clubs playing in the Belgian Division 3, 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.[1]
  • Furthermore, Roeselare-Daisel changed its name to SK Roeselare.

Belgian Division 3 VV A

2023–24 Belgian Division 3 is located in Belgium
Aalter
Aalter
Blankenberge
Blankenberge
Elene Grotenberge
Elene Grotenberge
Kalken
Kalken
Lede
Lede
Pepingen-Halle
Pepingen-Halle
St-Denijs
St-Denijs
Stekene
Stekene
Wambeek Ternat
Wambeek Ternat
Wervik
Wervik
Westhoek
Westhoek
Wielsbeke
Wielsbeke
W-M
W-M
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Locations of the 2023–24 Belgian Division 3 VV A teams

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Westhoek (C, P) 30 17 7 6 61 30 +31 58 Promotion to the 2024–25 Belgian Division 2
2 Hamme 30 16 10 4 62 28 +34 58 Qualification for the Promotion play-offs VV
3 Wielsbeke 30 15 7 8 48 37 +11 52
4 Roeselare (P) 30 13 11 6 44 25 +19 50
5 Stekene 30 13 9 8 43 39 +4 48
6 Kalken 30 11 13 6 52 39 +13 46
7 Wervik 30 11 10 9 29 33 −4 43
8 Blankenberge 30 10 13 7 50 40 +10 43
9 St-Denijs Sport 30 11 6 13 45 46 −1 39
10 Lede 30 10 7 13 50 55 −5 37
11 Erpe-Mere 30 9 7 14 37 49 −12 34
12 Elene Grotenberge 30 9 7 14 37 52 −15 34
13 Aalter (R) 30 9 5 16 39 56 −17 32 Relegation to the 2024–25 Belgian Provincial Leagues
14 Wambeek Ternat (R) 30 8 7 15 40 53 −13 31
15 Wolvertem Merchtem (R) 30 6 10 14 31 45 −14 28
16 Pepingen-Halle (R) 30 3 9 18 25 66 −41 18
Source: vbal4
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away matches won; 6) Goal difference in away matches; 7) Away goals scored.[2]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Period champions

  • 1st Period: Wielsbeke (24 Points)
  • 2nd Period: Westhoek (26 Points)
  • 3rd Period: VW Hamme (21 Points)

Belgian Division 3 VV B

2023–24 Belgian Division 3 is located in Belgium
Betekom
Betekom
Eksel
Eksel
Zepperen-Brustem
Zepperen-Brustem
Nijlen
Nijlen
Pelt
Pelt
Schoonbeek-Beverst
Schoonbeek-Beverst
Sint-Lenaarts
Sint-Lenaarts
Termien
Termien
Wellen
Wellen
Berg en Dal
Berg en Dal
Witgoor
Witgoor
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Locations of the 2023–24 Belgian Division 3 VV B teams

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Termien (C, P) 30 23 3 4 89 31 +58 72 Promotion to the 2024–25 Belgian Division 2
2 Berg en Dal (O, P) 30 18 7 5 78 44 +34 61 Qualification for the Promotion play-offs VV
3 Zepperen-Brustem 30 16 5 9 53 38 +15 53
4 Pelt (P) 30 15 8 7 54 34 +20 53
5 Wellen (P) 30 12 11 7 50 36 +14 47
6 Geel 30 12 11 7 43 36 +7 47
7 Nijlen 30 12 7 11 57 54 +3 43
8 Sint-Lenaarts 30 12 6 12 50 49 +1 42
9 Turnhout 30 11 8 11 49 46 +3 41
10 Beerschot U23 30 10 11 9 54 47 +7 41
11 Schoonbeek-Beverst 30 12 4 14 37 43 −6 40
12 Zwarte Leeuw 30 9 9 12 39 41 −2 36
13 Betekom (R) 30 8 10 12 55 61 −6 34 Relegation to the 2024–25 Belgian Provincial Leagues
14 Diest (R) 30 7 6 17 38 60 −22 27
15 Witgoor (R) 30 6 5 19 38 60 −22 23
16 Eksel (R) 30 0 3 27 19 123 −104 3
Source: vbal4
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away matches won; 6) Goal difference in away matches; 7) Away goals scored.[3]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Period champions

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

Belgian Division 3 ACFF A

2023–24 Belgian Division 3 is located in Belgium
Aische
Aische
Couvin-Mariembourg
Couvin-Mariembourg
Belœil
Belœil
Jodoigne
Jodoigne
Flénu
Flénu
Manage
Manage
Monceau
Monceau
Onhaye
Onhaye
Ostiches-Ath
Ostiches-Ath
Arquet
Arquet
Ciney
Ciney
Schaerbeek
Schaerbeek
Symphorinois
Symphorinois
Tamines
Tamines
Perwez
Perwez
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Locations of the 2023–24 Belgian Division 3 ACFF A teams

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Onhaye (C, P) 30 22 6 2 70 17 +53 72 Promotion to the 2024–25 Belgian Division 2
2 Crossing Schaerbeek (P) 30 18 7 5 65 32 +33 61 Qualification for the Promotion play-offs ACFF
3 Manageoise (P) 30 18 6 6 65 28 +37 60
4 Ostiches-Ath (P) 30 17 9 4 59 24 +35 60
5 Ciney 30 15 5 10 69 61 +8 50
6 Aische 30 12 7 11 54 36 +18 43
7 Perwez[a] 30 13 3 14 43 46 −3 42
8 CS Braine 30 12 5 13 36 30 +6 41 Qualification for the Promotion play-offs ACFF
9 Monceau 30 11 7 12 43 42 +1 40
10 Arquet 30 10 7 13 53 51 +2 37
11 Jodoigne 30 10 7 13 37 42 −5 37
12 Flénu 30 11 3 16 46 47 −1 36
13 Belœil 30 10 5 15 44 53 −9 35
14 Tamines (R) 30 10 3 17 45 56 −11 33 Relegation to the 2024–25 Belgian Provincial Leagues
15 Symphorinois (R) 30 8 6 16 41 52 −11 30
16 Couvin-Mariembourg (R) 30 0 0 30 17 170 −153 0
Source: RBFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away matches won; 6) Goal difference in away matches; 7) Away goals scored.[4]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Awarded a forfeit victory on the final day of the season following Couvin-Mariembourg's withdrawal

Period champions

  • 1st Period: Onhaye (26 Points)
  • 2nd Period: Manageoise (23 Points)
  • 3rd Period: Braine (24 Points)

Belgian Division 3 ACFF B

2023–24 Belgian Division 3 is located in Belgium
Aywaille
Aywaille
Waremme
Waremme
Longlier
Longlier
Seraing II
Seraing II
Habay-la-Neuve
Habay-la-Neuve
Herstal
Herstal
Union Hutoise
Union Hutoise
Gouvy
Gouvy
Wanze/Bas-Oha
Wanze/Bas-Oha
Marloie
Marloie
Meix-dt-Virton
Meix-dt-Virton
Mormont
Mormont
Raeren-Eynatten
Raeren-Eynatten
Richelle
Richelle
Elsautoise
Elsautoise
Sprimont
Sprimont
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Locations of the 2023–24 Belgian Division 3 ACFF B teams

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Union Hutoise (C, P) 30 23 2 5 75 36 +39 71 Promotion to the 2024–25 Belgian Division 2
2 Raeren-Eynatten (P) 30 21 3 6 76 26 +50 66 Qualification for the Promotion play-offs ACFF
3 Habay-la-Neuve (P) 30 18 7 5 58 28 +30 61
4 Aywaille (P) 30 18 7 5 58 28 +30 61
5 Seraing II[a] (P) 30 15 5 10 67 49 +18 50
6 Elsautoise 30 14 4 12 58 47 +11 46 Qualification for the Promotion play-offs ACFF
7 Sprimont 30 13 7 10 56 37 +19 46
8 Richelle 30 14 3 13 56 50 +6 45
9 Mormont 30 11 6 13 43 46 −3 39
10 Waremme 30 10 7 13 36 47 −11 37
11 Meix-dt-Virton 30 10 6 14 35 55 −20 36
12 Marloie 30 10 4 16 51 60 −9 34
13 Gouvy 30 9 7 14 36 57 −21 34
14 Wanze/Bas-Oha (R) 30 8 7 15 41 57 −16 31 Relegation to the 2024–25 Belgian Provincial Leagues
15 Longlier (R) 30 2 7 21 33 70 −37 13
16 Herstal (R) 30 1 4 25 18 104 −86 7
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away matches won; 6) Goal difference in away matches; 7) Away goals scored.[5]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Seraing II was automatically promoted to increase the number of U23 teams in the Belgian Division 2.

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 (runner-up division VV A)
  • Pelt (2nd highest place finisher (4th) not directly qualified from division VV A)
  • Roeselare (2nd highest place finisher (4th) not directly qualified from division VV B)
  • Stekene (3rd highest place finisher (5th) not directly qualified from division VV B)
  • Wellen (3rd highest place finisher (5th) not directly qualified from division VV A)
  • Wielsbeke (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 1Round 2Placing 1st/2nd
5 May 2024
Wellen2(5)
Hamme2(3)9 May 2024
Wellen2
4 May 2024Pelt5
Pelt2
Zepperen-Brustem112 May 2024
Pelt1
4 May 2024Berg en Dal3
Berg en Dal4
Stekene19 May 2024
Berg en Dal1Placing 3rd/4th
5 May 2024Roeselare012 May 2024
Roeselare3Wellen1
Wielsbeke2Roeselare4

Round 1

Wellen2–2 (a.e.t.)Hamme
Vanderhoeft 57'
Houben 59'		 Smet 27', 90+3'
Penalties
Schevenels soccer ball with check mark
Haex soccer ball with check mark
Poell soccer ball with check mark
Dieme soccer ball with check mark
Meeus soccer ball with check mark		 5–3 soccer ball with check mark Claeys
soccer ball with red X De Witte
soccer ball with check mark Goossens
soccer ball with check mark Smet
Pelt2–1Zepperen-Brustem
Paumen 6'
Mols 12'		 Verjans 84'
Berg en Dal4–1Stekene
Van Pol 3', 90'
Remen 34'
Molenberghs 71'		 Van Gysel 60'
Roeselare3–2Wielsbeke
Hallaert 18'
Van De Velde 55', 85'		 Dejaegere 14' (pen.)
Maddens 90'

Round 2

Berg en Dal1–0Roeselare
Van Pol 57'
Wellen2–5Pelt
Dieme 23' (pen.)
Ramaekers 59'		 Paesen 44'
Gerritsen 69', 73', 88'
Paumen 82'

3rd/4th place

Roeselare4–1Wellen
Hallaert 11', 74'
Daels 68', 90'		 Winkels 7'

Final

Berg en Dal3–1Pelt
Goossens 56' (o.g.)
Creemers 85'
Appeltans 90'		 Gerritsen 22'

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 (highest place finisher (4th) not directly qualified from division ACFF B)
  • Braine (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)
Round 1Round 2Placing 1st/2nd
5 May 2024
Raeren-Eynatten1
Braine09 May 2024
Raeren-Eynatten2
5 May 2024Habay-la-Neuve1
Habay-la-Neuve3
Aywaille012 May 2024
Raeren-Eynatten0
5 May 2024Crossing Schaerbeek1
Crossing Schaerbeek3
Elsautoise29 May 2024
Crossing Schaerbeek2Placing 3rd/4th
5 May 2024Manageoise112 May 2024
Manageoise3(6)Habay-la-Neuve0
Ostiches-Ath3(5)Manageoise1

Quarter-finals

Raeren-Eynatten1–0 (a.e.t.)Braine
Damarios 118'
Habay-la-Neuve3–0Aywaille
Serwy 21', 33'
Molinari 90'
Crossing Schaerbeek3–2Elsautoise
Absisan 5'
Mbenti 89'
Casagolda 90'		 De Marrée 50' (o.g.)
Mazouze 65'
Manageoise3–3 (a.e.t.)Ostiches-Ath
Scohy 28'
Wildemeersch 60' (pen.)
Hoebeke 94'		 Bofenda 33' (pen.)
Itoua 54'
Cortvrint 109' (pen.)
Penalties
Ozturk soccer ball with check mark
Thibaut soccer ball with red X
Valcke soccer ball with check mark
Paquot soccer ball with check mark
Scohy soccer ball with check mark
Vanhecke soccer ball with check mark
Depril soccer ball with check mark		 6–5 soccer ball with check mark Vandeville
soccer ball with red X Vallera
soccer ball with check mark Nzuzi Nzolani
soccer ball with check mark Cortvrint
soccer ball with check mark Biévez
soccer ball with red X Herbecq
soccer ball with check mark Hospied

References

  1. ^ https://www.lavenir.net/regions/huy-waremme/sports/2023/02/10/football-liegeois-lunion-hutoise-vient-detre-officialisee-CV45SVMVEVEPZEXKZIHLGXVQFA/
  2. ^ "Belgian Third Amateur Division VFV A 2020/2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Belgian Third Amateur Division VFV A 2020/2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Belgian Third Amateur Division ACFF A 2020/2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Belgian Third Amateur Division ACFF B 2020/2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
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