2025–26 Belgian Division 1

Belgian Division 1
Season2025–26
Dates27 August 2025 – 24 May 2026
Matches201
Goals658 (3.27 per match)
2026–27 →

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 16 8 4 4 22 13 9 28
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 16 6 2 8 19 27 −8 20
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 19 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 BEL CER DES DIE HAS HOO HOU KNO LLB MER NIN OHL ROE TES TIE ZEL
Belisia — 2–6 3–2 0–0 2–1 0–0 2–3 2–1
Jong Cercle — 3–1 1–3 1–0 1–4 1–0 1–1 2–1
Dessel 3–2 — 2–7 1–3 5–2 2–0 4–1 1–1
Diegem 3–4 — 1–1 2–3 1–4 0–2 0–2 2–1
Hasselt 3–2 — 5–0 5–0 5–0 4–1 0–2
Hoogstraten 4–1 3–2 — 2–2 1–2 0–0 0–1 2–2
Houtvenne 0–2 1–2 — 0–3 3–1 3–3 0–2 0–3
Knokke 0–3 2–1 2–6 0–0 — 2–0 2–0 1–3
Lyra-Lierse Berlaar 4–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 — 2–0 0–0 1–0
Merelbeke 0–1 1–1 0–2 2–4 — 1–1 2–1 2–1
Ninove 2–3 1–2 2–2 — 1–6 2–1 1–2 1–2
OH Leuven U-23 0–0 1–3 1–2 — 1–0 4–1 1–2
Roeselare 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–2 4–1 1–0 —
Thes 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 —
Tienen 0–5 0–2 0–2 2–3 2–3 0–3 1–0 — 2–1
Zelzate 3–3 3–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–3 1–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 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)
  • Nico Binst (Merelbeke)
  • Søren Coens (Zelzate)
  • Lennert Hallaert (Zelzate)
  • Dario Oger (Ninove)
  • Tibe Vanhaeren (Hasselt)
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 15 12 2 1 39 11 28 38 Qualification for Promotion play-offs
2 Mons 15 12 2 1 35 10 25 38
3 Virton 15 8 4 3 37 26 11 28
4 Habay-la-Neuve 15 7 3 5 29 29 0 24
5 Zébra Élites 15 7 1 7 23 22 1 22
6 Meux 15 6 4 5 23 23 0 22
7 Stockay 15 5 3 7 17 24 −7 18 Qualification for Relegation play-offs
8 Rochefort 15 5 2 8 23 35 −12 17
9 Union Namur 15 4 2 9 24 33 −9 14
10 Union SG B 15 4 1 10 22 30 −8 13
11 Crossing Schaerbeek 15 3 2 10 16 31 −15 11
12 SL16 FC 15 2 4 9 19 33 −14 10
Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 2025. 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]

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.

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.
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