2016–17 Belgian Second Amateur Division

The 2016–17 Belgian Second Amateur Division is the inaugural season of the division in its current format, as it replaces the former Belgian Third Division and is now placed at the fourth-tier of football in Belgium.

Belgian Second Amateur Division
Season2016–17
ChampionsKnokke, Berchem Sport and Châtelet
PromotedKnokke, Berchem Sport, Châtelet and Aalst
RelegatedHalle, Menen, Grimbergen, Woluwe-Zaventem, Couvin-Mariembourg, Givry, Charleroi Fleurus and Namur

The division consists of three separate leagues, each containing 16 teams. Leagues A and B consist of teams with a license from the Voetbalfederatie Vlaanderen (VFV, the Dutch speaking wing of the Belgian FA), while league C contains teams with a license from the Association des Clubs Francophones de Football (ACFF, the French speaking wing of the RBFA). The champions from each of the three leagues will promote to the 2017–18 Belgian First Amateur Division. The fixtures were announced on 5 July 2016.[1][2]

For the inaugural season the following teams will participate:

Belgian Second Amateur Division A
Aalst
Bornem
Brakel
Gent-Z
Gullegem
Halle
Harelbeke
Izegem
Knokke
Menen
Petegem
Temse
Westhoek
Winkel
Locations of the 2016–17 Belgian Second Amateur Division A teams

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Knokke (P) 30 23 3 4 73 25 +48 72 Promotion to the 2017–18 Belgian First Amateur Division
2 Petegem[lower-alpha 1] 30 17 7 6 60 44 +16 58
3 Aalst (P) 30 17 5 8 55 37 +18 56 Qualification to Promotion play-offs VFV
4 Izegem[lower-alpha 1] 30 16 5 9 53 42 +11 53
5 Sint-Eloois-Winkel 30 15 8 7 55 30 +25 53 Qualification to Promotion play-offs VFV
6 Brakel 30 12 7 11 59 51 +8 43
7 Temse[lower-alpha 1] 30 13 3 14 38 45 −7 42
8 Gent-Zeehaven 30 11 8 11 46 43 +3 41 Qualification to Promotion play-offs VFV
9 Torhout 30 11 6 13 36 45 −9 39
10 Gullegem 30 10 7 13 46 52 −6 37
11 Sint-Niklaas 30 9 8 13 45 49 −4 35
12 Harelbeke 30 10 4 16 36 45 −9 34
13 Westhoek 30 9 7 14 40 56 −16 34
14 Bornem 30 8 10 12 31 39 −8 34 Qualification to relegation play-offs
15 Halle (R) 30 5 8 17 27 55 −28 23 Relegation to the 2017–18 Belgian Third Amateur Division
16 Menen (R) 30 4 4 22 35 77 −42 16
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2017. Source: https://int.soccerway.com/national/belgium/third-division/20162017/group-a/r36768/
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Petegem, Izegem and Temse did not apply for (or were not awarded) a Belgian remunerated football license and are thus not allowed to play in the 2017-18 Belgian First Amateur Division. As a result, the vacant places in the promotion play-offs VFV were taken by the highest finishers not already eligible: Brakel and Gent-Zeehaven.

Belgian Second Amateur Division B
Bocholt
Duffel
Grimbergen
Hades
Spouwen-Mopertingen
Overijse
Wijgmaal
Zwarte Leeuw
Locations of the 2016–17 Belgian Second Amateur Division B teams

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Berchem Sport (P) 30 20 8 2 65 24 +41 68 Promotion to the 2017–18 Belgian First Amateur Division
2 Tessenderlo 30 21 3 6 61 38 +23 66 Qualification to Promotion play-offs VFV
3 Rupel Boom 30 15 7 8 55 38 +17 52
4 Spouwen-Mopertingen[lower-alpha 1] 30 15 5 10 54 56 −2 50
5 Wijgmaal[lower-alpha 1] 30 12 8 10 45 42 +3 44
6 Bocholt[lower-alpha 1] 30 10 11 9 44 39 +5 41
7 Zwarte Leeuw[lower-alpha 1] 30 12 4 14 39 56 −17 40
8 Londerzeel[lower-alpha 1] 30 10 8 12 46 39 +7 38
9 Hoogstraten[lower-alpha 1] 30 11 4 15 51 60 −9 37
10 Hades[lower-alpha 1] 30 11 4 15 45 60 −15 37
11 Overijse[lower-alpha 1] 30 11 3 16 53 59 −6 36
12 Cappellen[lower-alpha 1] 30 8 12 10 41 42 −1 36
13 Duffel[lower-alpha 1] 30 10 5 15 53 56 −3 35
14 Tienen-Hageland 30 8 6 16 29 45 −16 30 Qualification to relegation play-offs
15 Grimbergen (R) 30 7 8 15 35 46 −11 29 Relegation to the 2017–18 Belgian Third Amateur Division
16 Woluwe-Zaventem (R) 30 7 8 15 46 62 −16 29
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2017. Source: https://int.soccerway.com/national/belgium/third-division/20162017/vfv-b/r37998/
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Besides Berchem Sport, Tessenderlo and Rupel-Boom, no other teams applied for (or were awarded) a Belgian remunerated football license although several were eligible to participate based on their finishing position. As a result, these teams are not allowed to play in the 2017-18 Belgian First Amateur Division and therefore two places in the promotion play-offs VFV were vacant.

Belgian Second Amateur Division C
Ciney
Ol. Charleroi
Couvin-Mariembourg
Acrenoise
Givry
Hamoir
Union La Calamine
Meux
Namur
Solières
Waremme
Locations of the 2016–17 Belgian Second Amateur Division C teams

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Châtelet (P) 30 21 7 2 67 32 +35 70 Promotion to the 2017–18 Belgian First Amateur Division
2 RFC Liège 30 19 8 3 66 30 +36 65 Qualification to Promotion play-offs ACFF
3 Olympic Charleroi 30 15 6 9 61 46 +15 51
4 La Louvière Centre 30 13 11 6 54 35 +19 50
5 Hamoir[lower-alpha 1] 30 12 8 10 50 49 +1 44
6 Acrenoise[lower-alpha 1] 30 12 6 12 48 48 0 42
7 Solières[lower-alpha 1] 30 11 9 10 52 48 +4 42
8 Walhain[lower-alpha 1] 30 11 8 11 52 53 −1 41
9 Union La Calamine[lower-alpha 1] 30 11 7 12 65 59 +6 40
10 Waremme[lower-alpha 1] 30 12 2 16 60 58 +2 38
11 Ciney[lower-alpha 1] 30 9 10 11 56 57 −1 37
12 Meux[lower-alpha 1] 30 10 6 14 53 51 +2 36
13 Couvin-Mariembourg (R) 30 9 6 15 54 66 −12 33 Relegation to the 2017–18 Belgian Third Amateur Division
14 Givry (R) 30 7 9 14 39 60 −21 30
15 Charleroi Fleurus (R) 30 6 8 16 37 77 −40 26
16 Namur (R) 30 3 7 20 32 77 −45 16
Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2017. Source: https://int.soccerway.com/national/belgium/third-division/20162017/group-b/r36769/
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Besides RFC Liège, Olympic Charleroi and La Louvière Centre, no other teams applied for (or were awarded) a Belgian remunerated football license although several were eligible to participate based on their finishing position. As a result, these teams are not allowed to play in the 2017-18 Belgian First Amateur Division and therefore one place in the promotion play-offs ACFF was vacant.

Promotion play-offs

Promotion play-offs VFV

The teams finishing in second place in the Second Amateur Division A and Second Amateur Division B will take part in a promotion playoff first round together with three period winners from both divisions. These 8 teams from the VFV will play the first round of a promotion-playoff, with two teams qualifying for the Promotion play-offs Final. In division A, the first period was won by Petegem, while the second and third periods were won by Knokke. In division B, Tessenderlo won the first period, while periods two and three were won by Berchem Sport.[3]

In division A, with the promotion of Knokke and the fact that Petegem did not apply for a remunerated license, the four participants were simply the highest finishers in the standings that had applied for a license: Aalst (3rd), Sint-Eloois-Winkel (5th), Brakel (6th) and Gent-Zeehaven (8th). In division B, no teams outside the top two applied for a license except for Rupel Boom. As a result only Tessenderlo and Rupel Boom took place in the play-offs while the two other places were not used. Therefore in the draw for round one of these play-offs, two teams received a bye.

VFV Round 1

As a result of the draw, both Brakel and Gent-Zeehaven received byes into round 2.

Rupel Boom0–2Tessenderlo
Report Vanwelkenhuysen  4'
Bennassar  85'
Gemeentelijk parkstadion, Boom
Referee: Robin Lefever
Sint-Eloois-Winkel0–4Aalst
Report Yala Lusala  7'
De Rock  14'
F. Geenens  66'
Mitu  72'
Sportpark Terschueren, Sint-Eloois-Winkel

VFV Round 2
Aalst1–0Gent-Zeehaven
De Rock  67' Report
Pierre Cornelisstadion, Aalst
Brakel2–2 (a.e.t.)Tessenderlo
Kaj Knipping
Delie 		Report Vanwelkenhuysen
Van Oudenhove  (pen.)
Penalties
4–3
Olsa Stadion, Brakel

Aalst and Brakel qualified for the Promotion play-offs Final.

Promotion play-offs ACFF

The team finishing in second place in the Second Amateur Division C will take part in the promotion playoff first round together with three period winners. These 4 teams will play the first round of a promotion-playoff, with the winner qualifying for the Promotion play-offs Final. The period winners were RFC Liège (periods 1 and 3) and overall champions Châtelet.[4]

As only Olympic Charleroi and La Louvière-Centre had received a remunerated license, only three teams played the play-offs instead of four, resulting in one team receiving a bye into round 2.

ACFF Round 1

As a result of the draw, RFC Liège received a bye into round 2.

Olympic Charleroi2–2 (a.e.t.)La Louvière Centre
Jatta  40'
Khaïda  92'		 Report Sbaa  61', 82'
Penalties
6–5
Stade de la Neuville, Montignies-sur-Sambre

ACFF Round 2
RFC Liège2–1Olympic Charleroi
Bruggeman  2'
Ezzahri  89'		 Report Giorlando  54'
Stade de Rocourt, Liège

RFC Liège qualified for the Promotion play-offs Final.

Promotion play-offs Final

The two winners of the Promotion play-offs on the VFV side (Aalst and Brakel) and the winning team from the ACFF Promotion play-offs (RFC Liège) will play a final tournament together with the team that finished in 13th place in the 2016–17 Belgian First Amateur Division, Hasselt. The winner of this play-off promotes to (or remains in) the 2017–18 Belgian First Amateur Division.

Final Round 1
Hasselt1–3Aalst
Sidibe  54' Report Mitu  7', 68'
F. Geenens  44'
Stedelijk Sportstadion Hasselt, Hasselt
Aalst2–3 (a.e.t.)Hasselt
Van Hoevelen  15'
Baras  107'		 Sidibe  43'
Jarju  46'
Bilican  55'
Pierre Cornelisstadion, Aalst
Brakel3–1RFC Liège
De Lange  8'
Haezebroeck  69'
Delie  80'		 Report Ezzahri  19'
Olsa Stadion, Brakel
RFC Liège3–1 (a.e.t.)Brakel
Teruel  15'
Ezzahri  38', 90' (pen.)		 Report Delie  73'
Penalties
4–2
Stade de Rocourt, Liège

Aalst and RFC Liège qualified for the Promotion play-offs Final. By not progressing, Hasselt relegated from the Belgian First Amateur Division.

Final Round 2
Aalst0–1RFC Liège
Mauclet  87'
Pierre Cornelisstadion, Aalst
RFC Liège1–2Aalst
Ezzahri  90+1' Mitu  56'
Diarra  75'
Stade de Rocourt, Liège

2–2 on aggregate. Aalst promoted to the 2017–18 Belgian First Amateur Division on the away goals rule.

Relegation play-offs
Bornem1–4Tienen-Hageland
Hermans  2' Report Singh  13' (pen.)
Grancea  43'
Haroun  84'
Eboigbe  88'
Stadion Het Breeven, Bornem

Before the match, it was not known whether an extra VFV team would be relegated, which depended on the result of the promotion play-offs. If an ACFF team won the promotion play-offs, then an extra VFV team would be relegated. By winning the match, Tienen-Hageland was sure of avoiding relegation, while losing team Bornem were now dependent on the result of the only ACFF team in contention for promotion, RFC Liège. On 28 May 2017, RFC Liège lost the final match of the promotion play-off, resulting in Bornem being saved and avoiding relegation to the Belgian Third Amateur Division.

References
  1. "Deuxième et Troisième amateurs : saison 2016-2017". Belgian Second Amateur Division. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  2. "Tweede en Derde amateurs : seizoen 2016-2017". Belgian Second Amateur Division. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  3. "Period tables A". Belgian Second Amateur Division. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  4. "Period tables C". Belgian Second Amateur Division. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
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