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2025–26 Belgian Division 1

Belgian Division 1
Season2025–26
Dates27 August 2025 – 24 May 2026
Matches201
Goals658 (3.27 per match)
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The 2025–26 Belgian Division 1 will be the tenth season of the third-tier football league. It will be the second season in which the division is split into two groups VV (Voetbal Vlaanderen) and ACFF (Association des Clubs Francophones de Football).

Team changes

Out

The following teams were promoted at the end of the 2024–25 season:

The following teams were relegated at the end of the 2024–25 season:

In

The following team was relegated from the Challenger Pro League:

  • No relegation

The following teams were promoted from the Belgian Division 2:

  • VV group:
    • Roeselare (as champions)
    • Houtvenne (as champions)
    • Zelzate (lost via play-offs but promoted instead due to Jong Genk remain in second tier)
    • Diegem (via play-offs)
  • ACFF group:

VV

Locations of the 2025–26 Belgian National Division 1 VV teams

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hasselt 16 11 2 3 50 15 35 35 Promotion to the Challenger Pro League
2 Roeselare 17 8 5 4 22 13 9 29
3 Knokke 16 8 3 5 25 26 −1 27
4 Belisia 16 7 6 3 30 22 8 27
5 Lyra-Lierse Berlaar 16 7 5 4 26 19 7 26
6 Hoogstraten 16 7 5 4 26 22 4 26
7 Thes 16 7 5 4 17 13 4 26
8 Jong Cercle 16 7 4 5 24 25 −1 25
9 Zelzate 17 6 3 8 32 32 0 21
10 Tienen 17 6 3 8 19 27 −8 21
11 Dessel 16 5 4 7 32 36 −4 19
12 OH Leuven U-23 16 5 2 9 24 30 −6 17
13 Merelbeke 16 5 2 9 18 26 −8 17
14 Houtvenne 16 4 5 7 16 27 −11 17 Relegation to Division 2
15 Diegem 16 4 3 9 27 34 −7 15
16 Ninove 17 3 3 11 26 47 −21 12
Updated to match(es) played on 30 December 2025. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won.[1]

Results

Home \ Away HAS ROE KNO BEL LLB HOO TES CER ZEL TIE DES OHL MER HOU DIE NIN
Hasselt — 5–0 0–2 5–0 5–0 3–2 4–1
Roeselare — 4–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–2
Knokke 2–6 — 0–3 1–3 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–0
Belisia 0–0 — 0–0 2–1 2–6 2–1 3–2 2–3
Lyra-Lierse Berlaar 2–0 0–0 0–0 — 4–1 1–0 2–0 0–1
Hoogstraten 2–2 — 0–0 4–1 2–2 0–1 1–2 3–2
Thes 0–1 1–0 1–1 — 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0
Jong Cercle 1–4 — 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–3
Zelzate 0–2 2–3 3–3 1–3 — 3–2 1–1 2–0
Tienen 0–2 0–3 2–3 0–5 2–3 1–0 2–1 — 0–2
Dessel 2–7 3–2 5–2 1–3 1–1 — 4–1 2–0
OH Leuven U-23 1–0 1–2 4–1 0–0 1–2 — 1–3
Merelbeke 0–1 2–4 0–2 2–1 1–1 2–1 — 1–1
Houtvenne 0–2 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–2 3–1 — 3–3
Diegem 0–2 2–3 0–2 2–1 3–4 1–4 1–1 —
Ninove 2–1 2–2 1–2 1–2 2–3 4–8 1–2 1–6 —
Updated to match(es) played on 30 December 2025. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 30 November 2025
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Jordy Peffer Lyra-Lierse Berlaar 14
2 Stan Braem Knokke 10
3 Mehdi Bounou Hasselt 7
Daan Debouver Roeselare
Senda Mukandila Ninove
Aron Sulejmani Belisia
Sam Valcke Hasselt
Tiemen Wijnen Belisia
9 Daimy Deflem Diegem 6
Livio Milts Hasselt
Javan Ngoyi Dessel
Jorn Vancamp Dessel
5 goals (5 players)
4 goals (11 players)
3 goals (16 players)
2 goals (27 players)
1 goal (87 players)

ACFF

Locations of the 2025–26 Belgian National Division 1 ACFF teams

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Tubize-Braine (Q) 21 14 4 3 49 20 29 46 Qualification for Promotion play-offs
2 Virton (Q) 21 13 5 3 59 34 25 44
3 Mons (Q) 21 13 4 4 42 17 25 43
4 Meux (Q) 21 10 5 6 38 28 10 35
5 Habay-la-Neuve (Q) 21 10 5 6 38 35 3 35
6 Zébra Élites 21 9 3 9 35 36 −1 30
7 Rochefort 21 8 4 9 32 40 −8 28 Qualification for Relegation play-offs
8 Stockay (Q) 21 7 4 10 22 35 −13 25
9 Union SG B (Q) 21 6 3 12 34 44 −10 21
10 Union Namur (Q) 21 4 4 13 29 48 −19 16
11 Crossing Schaerbeek (Q) 21 4 3 14 24 44 −20 15
12 SL16 FC (Q) 21 3 6 12 25 46 −21 15
Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2026. Source: Nationaal : 1st klasse ACFF (in French)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won.[2]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Results

Home \ Away HAB MEU MON ROC SCH STL STO TUB UNA USG VIR ZEB
Habay-la-Neuve — 1–1 2–5 1–0 3–3 2–1 3–2 6–2 0–3
Meux 5–2 — 0–2 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–3
Mons 2–0 1–1 — 5–0 2–1 5–1 1–1 2–1 2–0
Rochefort 1–0 0–3 — 2–2 1–2 1–5 2–1 3–2 0–4
Crossing Schaerbeek 2–1 0–5 — 1–1 0–1 3–3 1–3 0–1
SL16 FC 1–2 0–2 0–2 — 1–1 1–2 4–2 2–3 0–1
Stockay 4–2 — 0–2 0–4 1–0 2–2 1–0
Tubize-Braine 0–1 4–1 1–0 4–0 2–2 — 4–1 2–0
Union Namur 1–1 0–4 2–1 1–2 0–1 1–5 — 3–0
Union SG B 1–4 1–1 1–2 4–0 0–1 2–1 0–3 2–4 —
Virton 4–1 3–1 2–2 5–2 2–0 3–2 1–2 —
Zébra Élites 2–3 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–3 4–1 0–2 2–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 2025. Source: Nationaal : 1st klasse ACFF (in French)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Promotion play-offs

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Tubize-Braine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promoted to Challenger Pro League
2 Virton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Mons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Meux 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Habay-la-Neuve 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 to be determined 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: Nationaal : 1ste Nationale acff PO+ (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won.[3]

Relegation play-offs

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 to be determined 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Stockay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Union SG B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Union Namur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Crossing Schaerbeek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegated to Division 2
6 SL16 FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: Nationaal : 1ste Nationale acff PO– (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points after deduction of possible half point gained through rounding; 3) Matches won.[4]

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 30 November 2025
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Dylan De Belder Mons 14
2 Tyron Crame Tubize-Braine 9
Mayron De Almeida Virton
Ismaël El Omari Tubize-Braine
Antoine Mazure Habay-la-Neuve
Alexandre Stanic Zébra Élites
7 Axel Lauwrensens Tubize-Braine 7
8 Nelson Azevedo-Janelas Rochefort 6
Jordan Botaka Union SG B
Emmanuel Mballa Amougou Virton
5 goals (3 players)
4 goals (15 players)
3 goals (12 players)
2 goals (24 players)
1 goal (42 players)

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Division 1 - Season rules" (in Dutch). vbal4.
  2. ^ "National Division 1 - Season rules" (in French). acff.be / vbal4.be.
  3. ^ "National Division 1 2024/2025 - Season promotion round" (in Dutch). vbal4. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  4. ^ "National Division 1 2024/2025 - Season relegation round" (in Dutch). vbal4. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
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