| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Relegated | Deinze |
| ← 2023–24 2025–26 → | |
The 2024–25 season of the Challenger Pro League began on 16 August 2024 and is scheduled to end in May 2025. It is the third season under its new name after being renamed from First Division B.
Team changes
Incoming
- La Louvière and Lokeren-Temse were promoted from the 2023–24 Belgian National Division 1. Both clubs will play their first-ever season at the second level, although they both represent new versions of older successful defunct teams which even played at the highest level: R.A.A. Louviéroise and K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen.
- Eupen and RWDM were relegated from the 2023–24 Belgian Pro League. Eupen returns after 8 years in the top flight, RWDM after just one.
Outgoing
- Beerschot and Dender EH were promoted to the 2024–25 Belgian Pro League, respectively as champions and runners-up.
- SL16 FC were relegated to the 2024–25 Belgian National Division 1 after finishing in the bottom position.
- Oostende dissolved at the end of last season.
Name change
- Lierse Kempenzonen announced on 13 June 2024 that it had received approval to change the club name to Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring, thereby taking the same name Lierse as the former now defunct club Lierse SK.
Team information
Stadiums and locations
RSCA FuturesBeverenClub NXTDeinzeEupenFrancs BorainsJong GenkLa LouvièreLierseLokeren-T.RFC LiègeLommelPatro Eisden MaasmechelenRWDMSeraingZulte Waregemclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2024–25 Challenger Pro League teams
| Matricule | Club | City | First season of current spell at second level |
Coming from | 2023-24 result | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4068 | Beveren | Beveren | 2021–22 | Belgian First Division B | 8th (CPL) | Freethiel Stadion | 8,190 |
| 3 | Club NXT | Bruges | 2022–23 | U23 competition | 9th (CPL) | Schiervelde Stadion | 8,340 |
| 818 | Deinze | Deinze | 2020–21 | Belgian First Amateur Division | 3rd (CPL) | Burgemeester Van de Wiele Stadion | 7,515 |
| 4276 | Eupen | Eupen | 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 16th (BPL) 
|
Kehrwegstadion | 8,363 |
| 5192 | Francs Borains | Boussu | 2023–24 | Belgian National Division 1 | 14th (CPL) | Stade Robert Urbain | 6,000 |
| 322 | Jong Genk | Genk | 2022–23 | U23 competition | 10th (CPL) | Luminus Arena | 24,956 |
| 94 | La Louvière | La Louvière | 2024–25 | Belgian National Division 1 | 1st (NatD1) 
|
Stade du Tivoli | 12,500 |
| 3970 | Lierse | Lier | 2020–21 | Belgian First Amateur Division | 11th (CPL) | Herman Vanderpoortenstadion | 14,538 |
| 4297 | Lokeren-Temse | Lokeren | 2024–25 | Belgian National Division 1 | 2nd (NatD1)
|
Daknamstadion | 12,136 |
| 2554 | Lommel SK | Lommel | 2018–19 | Belgian First Amateur Division | 4th (CPL) | Soevereinstadion | 8,000 |
| 3434 | Patro Eisden Maasmechelen | Maasmechelen | 2023–24 | Belgian National Division 1 | 6th (CPL) | Gemeentelijk Sportparkstadion | 5,500 |
| 4 | RFC Liège | Liège | 2023–24 | Belgian National Division 1 | 7th (CPL) | Stade de Rocourt | 8,000 |
| 167 | RFC Seraing | Seraing | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 15th (CPL) | Stade du Pairay | 8,207 |
| 35 | RSCA Futures | Anderlecht, Brussels | 2022–23 | U23 competition | 12th (CPL) | King Baudouin Stadium | 38,000 |
| 5479 | RWD Molenbeek | Molenbeek, Brussels | 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 15th (BPL)
|
Edmond Machtens Stadium | 12,266 |
| 5381 | Zulte Waregem | Waregem | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 5th (CPL) | Regenboogstadion | 12,500 |
- Club NXT did not play its home matches at the same venue as the A-squad of Club Brugge (the Jan Breydel Stadium) but rather they moved to Roeselare to play in the Schiervelde Stadion.
Regular season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zulte Waregem | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 15 | +20 | 37 | Promoted to Pro League |
| 2 | La Louvière | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 32 | |
| 3 | RWD Molenbeek | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 27 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Patro Eisden Maasmechelen | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 27 | |
| 5 | Club NXT | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 22 | Ineligible for promotion and promotion play-offs |
| 6 | Beveren | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 20 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 7 | Lierse | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 19 | |
| 8 | Lommel | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 19 | |
| 9 | RFC Liège | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 16 | |
| 10 | Eupen | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 15 | |
| 11 | Lokeren-Temse | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 15 | |
| 12 | Francs Borains | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 30 | −14 | 14 | |
| 13 | RSCA Futures | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 13 | Ineligible for promotion and promotion play-offs |
| 14 | Jong Genk | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 11 | |
| 15 | Seraing | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 11 | Relegated to National Division 1 |
| 16 | Deinze (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away matches won; 6) Away goal difference; 7) Away goals made.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- On 12 November 2024, Deinze were deducted 3 points for outstanding unpaid player wages. One month later, on 11 December 2024, the club was declared bankrupt and all its results were voided. The club will be considered last and only one other team will be relegated.
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after the completion of each round, with postponed matches and points deductions only included when occurring. Teams with fewer matches played are shown with their position underlined.
- On 12 November, between matchdays 11 and 12, Deinze was deducted 3 points for outstanding unpaid player wages.
- On 11 December, between matchdays 14 and 15, Deinze was declared bankrupt and all their results voided. The team will be classified last and only one other team will be relegated.
Colored cells refer to being promoted (green), in promotion play-offs (yellow) or relegation play-offs (red). Note that U23 teams are ineligible for promotion and playoffs, and the coloring is adjusted accordingly. Furthermore, if one of the mother clubs of these four teams is relegated, the U23 would automatically take up one of the relegation spots as U23 teams always have to remain at least one level below their mother club, this is not accounted for in the coloring until after the season.
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zulte Waregem | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| La Louvière | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| RWD Molenbeek | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Patro Eisden Maasmechelen | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Club NXT | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Beveren | 5 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Lierse | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| Lommel | 10 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Eupen | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| Lokeren-Temse | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| Francs Borains | 11 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| RSCA Futures | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| RFC Liège | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| Seraing | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| Jong Genk | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| Deinze | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Results
| Home \ Away | ZWA | LAL | RWD | PEM | NXT | BEV | LIE | LOM | EUP | L-T | FRB | AND | RFC | SER | GNK | DEI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zulte Waregem | 2–1 | 18 Apr | 11 Jan | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 8 Mar | 25 Jan | 1–0 | 2–2 | 29 Mar | 3–1 | 5–1 | 21 Feb | ||
| La Louvière | 2 Feb | 21 Dec | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 14 Mar | 5–1 | 28 Feb | 2–0 | 6 Apr | 18 Jan | 3–1 | 15 Feb | 2–1 | ||
| RWD Molenbeek | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 11 Apr | 2–1 | 9 Mar | 21 Feb | 8 Feb | 11 Jan | 28 Mar | 24 Jan | ||
| Patro Eisden Maasmechelen | 0–1 | 23 Feb | 4 Apr | 2–2 | 9 Mar | 3–3 | 4–0 | 18 Apr | 17 Jan | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 22 Dec | 8 Feb | ||
| Club NXT | 0–3 | 26 Jan | 16 Feb | 1 Mar | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 18 Apr | 3–0 | 5 Apr | 1–1 | 14 Mar | ||
| Beveren | 2 Mar | 12 Jan | 14 Mar | 0–0 | 13 Apr | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4 Apr | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 15 Feb | 0–0 | 3–2 | ||
| Lierse | 14 Feb | 1–2 | 1 Feb | 11 Apr | 19 Jan | 29 Mar | 22 Dec | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 8 Mar | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | ||
| Lommel | 1–2 | 18 Apr | 0–2 | 15 Mar | 7 Feb | 22 Feb | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 10 Jan | 2–1 | 26 Jan | 2 Mar | 5 Apr | ||
| Eupen | 1–3 | 3–4 | 18 Jan | 0–4 | 30 Mar | 2–2 | 9 Feb | 1 Feb | 0–1 | 8 Mar | 22 Feb | 0–1 | 12 Apr | 3–1 | ||
| Lokeren-Temse | 12 Apr | 9 Feb | 1–4 | 2–2 | 22 Feb | 22 Dec | 24 Jan | 30 Mar | 10 Jan | 0–1 | 0–1 | 15 Mar | 0–1 | 4–0 | ||
| Francs Borains | 15 Mar | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2 Feb | 1–2 | 18 Jan | 28 Feb | 1–3 | 3–2 | 16 Feb | 13 Apr | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | ||
| RSCA Futures | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 25 Jan | 1 Feb | 18 Apr | 2–0 | 15 Feb | 2–2 | 6 Apr | 0–1 | 1 Mar | 15 Mar | 11 Jan | ||
| RFC Liège | 19 Jan | 9 Mar | 2–1 | 30 Mar | 1–1 | 0–0 | 23 Feb | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 8 Feb | 3–3 | 31 Jan | 13 Apr | ||
| Seraing | 6 Apr | 0–1 | 4–4 | 0–0 | 7 Mar | 9 Feb | 12 Jan | 1–2 | 1–2 | 18 Apr | 25 Jan | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | ||
| Jong Genk | 2–3 | 29 Mar | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2 Feb | 18 Apr | 0–4 | 16 Feb | 2 Mar | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 19 Jan | ||
| Deinze |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
- ^ Matches cancelled as Deinze was declared bankrupt on 11 December.
- ^ Results voided on 11 December as Deinze was declared bankrupt.
Season statistics
Top scorers
- As of 15 December 2024
Note that following the bankruptcy of Deinze on 11 December, all goals made in matches involving Deinze were removed as these matches were voided.
Lenn De Smet (Club NXT)- Renaud Emond (Eupen)
- Glenn Claes (Lierse)
Diego Rosa (Lommel)- Mohamed Salah (Lommel)
- Jordan Renson (Patro Eisden Maasmechelen)
Pape Diop (Zulte Waregem)
Jeppe Erenbjerg (Zulte Waregem)
- Lynnt Audoor (Club NXT)
- Yentl Van Genechten (Eupen)
Alessio Curci (Francs Borains)- Nolan Martens (Jong Genk)
- Sebastiaan Brebels (Lokeren-Temse)
Samuel Ntamack (Lokeren-Temse)
Álvaro Santos (Lommel)- Lucas Schoofs (Lommel)
Jason van Duiven (Lommel)- Simon Bammens (Patro Eisden Maasmechelen)
Bafodé Dansoko (Patro Eisden Maasmechelen)- Vicky Kiankaulua (Patro Eisden Maasmechelen)
- Mohamed Moulhi (RFC Liège)
Kwasi Poku (RWDM)
Yutaka Michiwaki (Beveren)- Jérôme Déom (Eupen)
- Corenthyn Lavie (Francs Borains)
- Thomas Claes (Jong Genk)
- Saïdou Touré (Jong Genk)
- Yumeki Yoshinaga (Jong Genk)
- Adrien Bongiovanni (La Louvière)
- Nolan Gillot (La Louvière)
- Maxime Pau (La Louvière)
- Ousmane Sow (Lierse)
- Dries Wouters (Lommel)
- Adnane Abid (Patro Eisden Maasmechelen)
- Kevin Kis (Patro Eisden Maasmechelen)
- Ryan Merlen (RFC Liège)
Nilson Angulo (RSCA Futures)
Anas Tajaouart (RSCA Futures)
Robbie Ure (RSCA Futures)- Lilian Vergeylen (RSCA Futures)
- Shuto Abe (RWDM)
- Maxime Allione (Seraing)
- Mathieu Cachbach (Seraing)
- Saliou Faye (Seraing)
- Youssef Challouk (Zulte Waregem)
Stavros Gavriil (Zulte Waregem)- Benoît Nyssen (Zulte Waregem)
Abdoulaye Traoré (Zulte Waregem)
- Sander Coopman (Beveren)
- Dylan Dassy (Beveren)
- Jay-Dee Geusens (Beveren)
Liam Kerrigan (Beveren)- Ahmed Khatir (Beveren)
- Anthony Limbombe (Beveren)
Hadji Issa Moustapha (Beveren)- Dries Wuytens (Beveren)
- Sem Audoor (Club NXT)
- Liam De Smet (Club NXT)
Benjamin Faraas (Club NXT)- Hugo Siquet (Club NXT)
- Siebe Wylin (Club NXT)
- Teddy Alloh (Eupen)
- Bertan Caliskan (Eupen)
Jan Gorenc (Eupen)- Pape Niang (Eupen)
Isaac Nuhu (Eupen)- Yanis Massolin (Francs Borains)
- Kays Ruiz-Atil (Francs Borains)
Adrian Troć (Francs Borains)- Michiel Cauwel (Jong Genk)
- Wilson Da Costa (Jong Genk)
- Cédric Nuozzi (Jong Genk)
- Matthias Oyatambwe (Jong Genk)
- Raphaël Eyongo (La Louvière)
Samuel Gueulette (La Louvière)- Joël Ito (La Louvière)
- Owen Maës (La Louvière)
- Maxence Maisonneuve (La Louvière)
- Kenny Nagera (La Louvière)
- Victor Daguin (Lierse)
- Niklo Dailly (Lierse)
- Pieter De Schrijver (Lierse)
Maksim Kireev (Lierse)- Che Krabbendam (Lierse)
- Brent Laes (Lierse)
- Luc Marijnissen (Lierse)
- Beni Mpanzu (Lierse)
- Pietro Perdichizzi (Lierse)
- Aske Sampers (Lierse)
Emmanuel Tshimbalanga (Lierse)- Indy Boonen (Lokeren-Temse)
- Toon Janssen (Lokeren-Temse)
- Sam Van Aerschot (Lokeren-Temse)
- Cederick Van Daele (Lokeren-Temse)
- Gil Van Moerzeke (Lokeren-Temse)
- Sam De Grand (Lommel)
Filip Stevanović (Lommel)- Kjetil Borry (Patro Eisden Maasmechelen)
- Papa Demba Ndior (Patro Eisden Maasmechelen)
- William Simba (Patro Eisden Maasmechelen)
- Lukas Van Eenoo (Patro Eisden Maasmechelen)
- Reno Wilmots (Patro Eisden Maasmechelen)
- Zakaria Atteri (RFC Liège)
- Jordan Bustin (RFC Liège)
- Alessio Cascio (RFC Liège)
- Jonathan D'Ostilio (RFC Liège)
- Alexis Lefebvre (RFC Liège)
- Ismaël Baouf (RSCA Futures)
- Tristan Degreef (RSCA Futures)
- Joren Dom (RSCA Futures)
- Milan Robberechts (RSCA Futures)
- Islamdine Halifa (RWDM)
Marsoni Sambu (RWDM)- David Sousa (RWDM)
- Mohamed Camara (Seraing)
- Yannis Lawson (Seraing)
- Nils Schouterden (Seraing)
Atli Barkarson (Zulte Waregem)- Matheus Machado (Zulte Waregem)
- Joseph Opoku (Zulte Waregem)
- Nicolas Rommens (Zulte Waregem)
- Anton Tanghe (Zulte Waregem)
- Luca Dalla Costa (Eupen, scored for Francs Borains)
- Yentl Van Genechten (Eupen, scored for Lokeren-Temse)
- Liam De Smet (Club NXT, scored for La Louvière)
- Alfred Caicedo (Jong Genk, scored for Lokeren-Temse)
- Nunzio Engwanda (RSCA Futures, scored for RFC Liège)
- Amando Lapage (RSCA Futures, scored for La Louvière)
- Marvin Tshibuabua (Seraing, scored for Lierse)
Number of teams by provinces
| Number of teams | Province or region | Team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 |  East Flanders |
Beveren, Deinze and Lokeren-Temse |
 Liège |
Eupen, RFC Liège and Seraing | |
 Limburg |
Jong Genk, Lommel and Patro Eisden Maasmechelen | |
| 2 |  Brussels |
RSCA Futures and RWDM |
 Hainaut |
Francs Borains and La Louvière | |
 West Flanders |
Club NXT and Zulte Waregem | |
| 1 |  Antwerp |
Lierse |
Notes
References
- https://www.lierse.com/nieuws/welkom-terug-klsk
- ^ "Valse (door)start in Deinze: club krijgt puntenaftrek en ontkent "staking" van de spelers" [False (re)start in Deinze: club gets points deduction and denies "strike" of players]. Sporza. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ https://sporza.be/nl/2024/12/09/het-doek-is-definitief-gevallen-over-deinze-tweedeklasser-failliet-verklaard-na-mislukte-overname~1733771488819/
- "General terms Belgian competition" (PDF). kbvb.be. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- "Spelersstatistieken". Retrieved 18 August 2024.
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