2017–18 in Belgian football

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Football in Belgium

Season

2017–18

Men's football

First Amateur Division

Knokke

Second Amateur Division

Rupel Boom (A), Tessenderlo (B) and RWDM47 (C)

Third Amateur Division

Menen (A), Heur-Tongeren (B), La Louvière (C) and Tilleur (D)

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The following article is a summary of the 2017–18 football season in Belgium, which is the 1145th season of competitive football in the country and runs from July 2017 until June 2018.

National teams

Belgium national football team

Belgium qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup following a 1–2 win in and against Greece on 3 September 2017. Being seeded, Belgium was then paired with England, Panama and Tunisia in Group G.

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belgium	10	9	1	0	43	6	+37	28	Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup	—	1–1	4–0	8–1	4–0	9–0
2	Greece	10	5	4	1	17	6	+11	19	Advance to second round	1–2	—	1–1	0–0	2–0	4–0
3	Bosnia and Herzegovina	10	5	2	3	24	13	+11	17		3–4	0–0	—	5–0	2–0	5–0
4	Estonia	10	3	2	5	13	19	−6	11		0–2	0–2	1–2	—	1–0	4–0
5	Cyprus	10	3	1	6	9	18	−9	10		0–3	1–2	3–2	0–0	—	3–1
6	Gibraltar	10	0	0	10	3	47	−44	0		0–6	1–4	0–4	0–6	1–2	—

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

31 August 2017 (2017-08-31)	Belgium	9–0	Gibraltar	Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2)	Mertens 16' Meunier 18', 61', 67' R. Lukaku 21', 38', 82' (pen.) Witsel 27' E. Hazard 45'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)		Attendance: 24,050 Referee: Neil Doyle (Republic of Ireland)

3 September 2017 (2017-09-03)	Greece	1–2	Belgium	Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)	Zeca 73'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Vertonghen 70' Lukaku 74'	Attendance: 29,465 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

7 October 2017 (2017-10-07)	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3–4	Belgium	Stadion Grbavica, Sarajevo^{[notes 1]}
18:00 (18:00 UTC+2)	Medunjanin 30' Višća 39' Đumić 82'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Meunier 4' Batshuayi 59' Vertonghen 68' Carrasco 84'	Attendance: 9,657 Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)

10 October 2017 (2017-10-10)	Belgium	4–0	Cyprus	King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2)	E. Hazard 12', 63' (pen.) T. Hazard 52' Lukaku 78'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)		Attendance: 37,765 Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)

2018 FIFA World Cup

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belgium	3	3	0	9	2	+7	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	England	3	2	1	8	3	+5	6	Advance to knockout stage
3	Tunisia	3	1	2	5	8	−3	3
4	Panama	3	0	3	2	11	−9	0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

18 June 2018

18:00 MSK (UTC+3)

Belgium	3–0	Panama
Mertens 47' Lukaku 69', 75'	Report

Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi

Attendance: 43,257^[2]

Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

23 June 2018

15:00 MSK (UTC+3)

Belgium	5–2	Tunisia
E. Hazard 6' (pen.), 51' Lukaku 16', 45+3' Batshuayi 90'	Report	Bronn 18' Khazri 90+3'

Otkritie Arena, Moscow

Attendance: 44,190^[3]

Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)

28 June 2018

20:00 KALT (UTC+2)

England	0–1	Belgium
	Report	Januzaj 51'

Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad

Attendance: 33,973^[4]

Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Knockout stage

2 July 2018

21:00 MSK (UTC+3)

Belgium	3–2	Japan
Vertonghen 69' Fellaini 74' Chadli 90+4'	Report	Haraguchi 48' Inui 52'

Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don

Attendance: 41,466^[5]

Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

6 July 2018

21:00 MSK (UTC+3)

Brazil	1–2	Belgium
Renato Augusto 76'	Report	Fernandinho 13' (o.g.) De Bruyne 31'

Kazan Arena, Kazan

Attendance: 42,873^[6]

Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

10 July 2018

21:00 MSK (UTC+3)

France	1–0	Belgium
Umtiti 51'	Report

Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg

Attendance: 64,286^[7]

Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)

14 July 2018

17:00 MSK (UTC+3)

Belgium	2–0	England
Meunier 4' E. Hazard 82'	Report

Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg

Attendance: 64,406^[8]

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Friendlies

10 November 2017 Friendly	Belgium	3–3	Mexico	Brussels, Belgium
20:45 (UTC+1)	E. Hazard 17' Lukaku 55', 70'	Report	Guardado 38' Lozano 56', 60'	Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni (Italy)

14 November 2017 Friendly	Belgium	1–0	Japan	Bruges, Belgium
20:45 (UTC+1)	Lukaku 72'	Report		Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

27 March 2018 Friendly	Belgium	4–0	Saudi Arabia	Brussels, Belgium
20:45 UTC+2	Lukaku 13', 39' Batshuayi 77' De Bruyne 78'	Report		Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

2 June 2018 Friendly	Belgium	0–0	Portugal	Brussels, Belgium
20:45 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

6 June 2018 Friendly	Belgium	3–0	Egypt	Brussels, Belgium
20:45 UTC+2	Lukaku 27' Hazard 38' Fellaini 90+2'	Report		Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

11 June 2018 Friendly	Belgium	4–1	Costa Rica	Brussels, Belgium
20:45 UTC+2	Mertens 31' Lukaku 42', 50' Batshuayi 64'	Report	Ruiz 24'	Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

Belgium women's national football team

Belgium made their debut at the UEFA Women's Euro tournament in 2017, being eliminated in a group with Denmark and Netherlands, who would both go on to play the final. The team also played the first six of their eight qualification matches for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, starting strongly with three wins.

UEFA Women's Euro 2017

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands (H)	3	3	0	4	1	+3	9	Knockout stage
2	Denmark	3	2	1	2	1	+1	6	Knockout stage
3	Belgium	3	1	2	3	3	0	3
4	Norway	3	0	3	0	4	−4	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

16 July 2017

20:45

Denmark	1–0	Belgium
Troelsgaard 6'	Report

De Vijverberg, Doetinchem

Attendance: 5,054

Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

20 July 2017

18:00

Norway	0–2	Belgium
	Report	Van Gorp 59' Cayman 67'

Rat Verlegh Stadion, Breda

Attendance: 8,477

Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)

24 July 2017

20:45

Belgium	1–2	Netherlands
Wullaert 59'	Report	Spitse 27' (pen.) Martens 74'

Koning Willem II Stadion, Tilburg

Attendance: 12,697

Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

19 September 2017 (2017-09-19)	Belgium	12–0	Moldova	Den Dreef, Leuven
20:15	Cayman 3', 55', 60' (pen.), 70' Wullaert 26', 29', 38' Philtjens 35' Deloose 62' Vanmechelen 65' De Caigny 69' Colesnicenco 84' (o.g.)	Report		Attendance: 2,890 Referee: Eszter Urban (Hungary)

20 October 2017 (2017-10-20)	Belgium	3–2	Romania	Den Dreef, Leuven
20:30	Cayman 30', 37' Wullaert 87'	Report	Dușa 38' Rus 53'	Attendance: 3,943 Referee: Marte Sørø (Norway)

24 October 2017 (2017-10-24)	Portugal	0–1	Belgium	Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril, Penafiel
18:00		Report	De Caigny 47'	Attendance: 4,136 Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)

6 April 2018 (2018-04-06)	Belgium	1–1	Portugal	Den Dreef, Leuven
19:30	De Caigny 90+1'	Report	Do. Silva 90+3' (pen.)	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

10 April 2018 (2018-04-10)	Italy	2–1	Belgium	Stadio Paolo Mazza, Ferrara
18:00	Rosucci 42' Girelli 80'	Report	Cayman 37' (pen.)	Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)

10 June 2018 (2018-06-10)	Moldova	0–7	Belgium	Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău
18:00		Report	Cayman 45', 88' Velde 49' Zeler 65' Biesmans 77' Colesnicenco 80' (o.g.) Wullaert 83' (pen.)	Referee: Marina Višnjić (Serbia)

2018 Cyprus Cup

28 February 2018 (2018-02-28)	Belgium	1–2	Moldova	GSZ Stadium, Larnaca
13:00	De Caigny 76'	Report	Svitková 15' Kožárová 27'

2 March 2018 (2018-03-02)	Spain	0–0	Belgium	GSZ Stadium, Larnaca
18:00		Report		Referee: Florence Guillemin (French)

5 March 2018 (2018-03-05)	Belgium	2–0	Austria	GSZ Stadium, Larnaca
18:00	Coryn 36' Jaques 74'	Report

7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)	South Africa	1–2	Belgium	GSZ Stadium, Larnaca
15:00	Matlou 18'	Report	Wullaert 33' Van Den Abbeele 87'

Friendly

7 July 2017 Friendly	France	2–0	Belgium	Montpellier, France
21:00 (UTC+1)	Jaques 15' (o.g.) Catala 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Referee: Gyöngyi Gaál (Hungary)

11 July 2017 Friendly	Belgium	2–0	Russia	Denderleeuw, Belgium
15:00 (UTC+1)	Wullaert 16' Cayman 45'	Report		Stadium: Van Roystadion Referee: Vivian Peeters (Netherlands)

Men's football

League season

Promotion and relegation

The following teams had achieved promotion or suffered relegation going into the 2017–18 season.

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
First Division A	Antwerp	Westerlo
First Division B	Beerschot Wilrijk	Lommel United
First Division Amateur Division	Eendracht Aalst Berchem Sport Châtelet Knokke	Coxyde Hasselt Sprimont Comblain WS Brussels
Second Division Amateur Division	City Pirates Durbuy Ingelmunster Pepingen Rebecq Ronse RWDM47 Sint-Lenaarts Turnhout Vosselaar	Charleroi Fleurus Couvin-Mariembourg Givry Grimbergen Halle Menen Namur Woluwe-Zaventem
Third Division Amateur Division	Bilzen Waltwilder Binche Braine Habay Herentals Heur-Tongeren Hoeilaart Kampenhout Melsele Spy Stekene Stockay Termien Ternesse Visé Wingene	Arlon Berlare Betekom Helchteren Racing Mechelen Profondeville Sint-Gillis Waas Warnant Zele

Belgian First Division A

Regular season

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Club Brugge	30	20	7	3	68	33	+35	67	Qualification for the championship play-offs
2	Anderlecht	30	16	7	7	49	42	+7	55
3	Charleroi	30	13	12	5	46	30	+16	51
4	Gent	30	14	8	8	45	27	+18	50
5	Genk	30	11	11	8	44	36	+8	44
6	Standard Liège	30	11	11	8	43	41	+2	44
7	Kortrijk	30	12	6	12	42	39	+3	42	Qualification for the Europa League play-offs
8	Antwerp	30	10	11	9	38	40	−2	41
9	Zulte Waregem	30	11	4	15	47	52	−5	37
10	Sint-Truiden	30	9	10	11	29	41	−12	37
11	Oostende	30	10	6	14	42	41	+1	36
12	Waasland-Beveren	30	9	8	13	50	51	−1	35
13	Lokeren	30	8	7	15	33	49	−16	31
14	Excel Mouscron	30	8	6	16	40	59	−19	30
15	Eupen	30	6	9	15	40	57	−17	27
16	Mechelen (R)	30	6	9	15	31	49	−18	27	Relegation to First Division B

Source: Belgian First Division A (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won; 7) Play-off.^[9]
(R) Relegated

Belgian First Division B

Belgian First Amateur Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Lommel^[a]	30	22	5	3	69	20	+49	71	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
2	Knokke	30	18	7	5	69	32	+37	61
3	Dessel^[b]	30	18	6	6	53	29	+24	60
4	Deinze^[c]	30	15	5	10	44	30	+14	50
5	Seraing^[d]	30	13	9	8	50	34	+16	48
6	Heist	30	13	8	9	47	45	+2	47
7	Oudenaarde	30	13	6	11	50	36	+14	45
8	Aalst	30	13	5	12	48	46	+2	44
9	ASV Geel	30	11	6	13	47	53	−6	39
10	Virton^[e]	30	11	4	15	40	45	−5	37
11	Dender EH	30	9	9	12	39	52	−13	36
12	Oosterzonen	30	9	7	14	39	47	−8	34
13	Châtelet	30	6	11	13	34	53	−19	29
14	Hamme^[f] (R)	30	8	4	18	32	59	−27	28	Qualification for the Second Amateur Division Promotion play-offs Final
15	Berchem (R)	30	6	7	17	34	53	−19	25	Relegation to the Second Amateur Division
16	Patro Eisden Maasmechelen^[g] (R)	30	3	5	22	18	79	−61	14	Relegation to the Second Amateur Division

^ On 13 February a questionnaire revealed that only four clubs had requested a license to play in the Belgian First Division B: Deinze, Dessel, Lommel and Seraing.^[10]
^ On 13 February a questionnaire revealed that only four clubs had requested a license to play in the Belgian First Division B: Deinze, Dessel, Lommel and Seraing.^[10] Dessel eventually did not receive the license as their stadium was deemed insufficient, they are thus ineligible for promotion.^[11]
^ On 13 February a questionnaire revealed that only four clubs had requested a license to play in the Belgian First Division B: Deinze, Dessel, Lommel and Seraing.^[10] Deinze eventually withdrew their application for a license and are ineligible for promotion.^[11]
^ On 13 February a questionnaire revealed that only four clubs had requested a license to play in the Belgian First Division B: Deinze, Dessel, Lommel and Seraing.^[10]
^ Virton was initially refused a license for the First Amateur Division, but received it after appeal. Virton would have been relegated irrespective of their finishing position if their appeal had been denied, as they would then be placed in last place irrespective of the number of points obtained.
^ Due to the bankruptcy of Lierse in the 2017–18 Belgian First Division B, one less team needed to relegate from the Belgian First Amateur Division, as a result, 13th placed Châtelet was saved and Hamme was not automatically relegated but rather given a chance to avoid relegation through the Promotion play-offs Final.
^ Patro Eisden Maasmechelen did not request a license for the First Amateur Division and would have been relegated irrespective of its finishing position.

Belgian Second Amateur Division

Division A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rupel Boom (P)	30	19	4	7	74	49	+25	61	Promotion to the 2018–19 Belgian First Amateur Division
2	Mandel United	30	18	3	9	59	33	+26	57	Qualification for the Promotion play-offs VFV^[a]
3	Sint-Eloois-Winkel	30	16	7	7	60	41	+19	55	Qualification for the Promotion play-offs VFV^[a]
4	Petegem	30	15	8	7	64	40	+24	53
5	Westhoek	30	16	3	11	61	56	+5	51
6	Sint-Niklaas	30	15	5	10	55	43	+12	50
7	Temse	30	14	6	10	51	42	+9	48
8	Harelbeke	30	12	7	11	45	42	+3	43
9	Brakel	30	11	8	11	41	49	−8	41
10	Gullegem	30	12	4	14	51	52	−1	40
11	Gent-Zeehaven	30	12	1	17	47	59	−12	37
12	Londerzeel	30	10	6	14	55	51	+4	36
13	Ronse	30	7	12	11	33	44	−11	33
14	Pepingen-Halle (R)	30	7	7	16	30	56	−26	28	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15	Torhout (R)	30	7	5	18	36	67	−31	26	Relegation to the 2018–19 Belgian Third Amateur Division
16	Bornem (R)	30	5	2	23	28	66	−38	17	Relegation to the 2018–19 Belgian Third Amateur Division

Source: vbal4
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.^[13]
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ In theory four teams should take part in the Promotion play-offs VFV, namely the second placed team and the three period winners. Any vacant spots would be filled with the teams finishing highest in the league. However, besides Mandel United and Sint-Eloois-Winkel no other teams requested and received their licence to play in the Belgian First Amateur Division and hence two spots remain vacant.

Division B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Tessenderlo (P)	30	20	5	5	63	30	+33	65	Promotion to the 2018–19 Belgian First Amateur Division
2	Bocholt	30	17	6	7	57	42	+15	57
3	Spouwen-Mopertingen	30	14	10	6	56	46	+10	52
4	City Pirates	30	13	8	9	52	44	+8	47
5	Wijgmaal	30	14	4	12	53	49	+4	46
6	Vosselaar	30	11	11	8	49	35	+14	44
7	Hades	30	13	4	13	46	42	+4	43
8	Overijse	30	12	5	13	39	51	−12	41
9	Cappellen	30	11	8	11	43	37	+6	41
10	Duffel	30	11	7	12	46	46	0	40
11	Turnhout	30	8	13	9	30	34	−4	37
12	Hoogstraten	30	10	6	14	39	47	−8	36
13	Hasselt	30	10	5	15	34	45	−11	35	Qualification for the Promotion play-offs VFV^[a]
14	Zwarte Leeuw (R)	30	6	12	12	43	47	−4	30	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15	Tienen (R)	30	8	4	18	39	61	−22	28	Relegation to the 2018–19 Belgian Third Amateur Division
16	Sint-Lenaarts (R)	30	6	4	20	33	66	−33	22	Relegation to the 2018–19 Belgian Third Amateur Division

Source: vbal4
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.^[14]
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ In theory four teams should take part in the Promotion play-offs VFV, namely the second placed team and the three period winners. Any vacant spots would be filled with the teams finishing highest in the league. This would mean Bocholt, Spouwen-Mopertingen, City Pirates and Wijgmaal would normally take part, however as only Hasselt requested and received their licence to play in the Belgian First Amateur Division the three other spots remain vacant.

Division C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	RWDM (P)	28	25	1	2	84	19	+65	76	Promotion to the 2018–19 Belgian First Amateur Division
2	RFC Liège (P)	28	21	3	4	68	30	+38	66	Qualification for the Promotion play-offs ACFF^[a]
3	Olympic Charleroi	28	16	6	6	53	37	+16	54	Qualification for the Promotion play-offs ACFF^[a]
4	Durbuy	28	13	6	9	40	37	+3	45
5	Hamoir	28	13	5	10	44	43	+1	44
6	La Louvière Centre	28	12	6	10	38	43	−5	42	Qualification for the Promotion play-offs ACFF^[a]
7	Walhain	28	9	10	9	38	44	−6	37
8	Waremme	28	11	5	12	48	46	+2	38
9	Acren-Lessines	28	9	7	12	44	46	−2	34
10	Solières	28	9	8	11	37	41	−4	35
11	Meux	28	8	7	13	48	55	−7	31
12	Rebecq	28	8	7	13	41	51	−10	31
13	Ciney^[b]	28	5	9	14	35	48	−13	24
14	Sprimont Comblain (R)	28	5	3	20	29	62	−33	18	Relegation to the 2018–19 Belgian Third Amateur Division
15	La Calamine (R)	28	3	3	22	25	70	−45	12
16	WS Brussels^[c] (R)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: vbal4
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.^[16]
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b In theory four teams should take part in the Promotion play-offs ACFF, namely the second placed team and the three period winners. Any vacant spots would be filled with the teams finishing highest in the league. This would mean FC Liège, Olympic Charleroi, Durbuy and Hamoir would normally take part, however the latter two teams have not requested (or received) their licence to play in the Belgian First Amateur Division. As only La Louvière Centre has received a licence from the other remaining teams, they will take part while the last spot remains vacant.
^ Ciney might still be relegated depending on the result of the 2017–18 Belgian First Amateur Division. If the team participating in the Second Amateur Division Promotion play-offs Final is from the ACFF and relegates due to losing these play-offs, then in case the replacing team is from the VFV an extra team from the ACFF would be relegated, which would be Ciney based on their finishing position.
^ WS Brussels was excluded from all competitions on 29 September 2017 and automatically placed in last position. If the club does not manage to pay its outstanding debts, its matricule will also be cancelled and the club will cease to exist.^[15]

Belgian Third Amateur Division

Division A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Menen (P)	30	19	5	6	66	35	+31	62	Promotion to the 2018–19 Belgian Second Amateur Division
2	Dikkelvenne (P)	30	18	4	8	71	36	+35	58	Qualification to Promotion play-offs VFV
3	Wingene	30	16	9	5	47	23	+24	57
4	Eppegem (P)	30	16	7	7	60	42	+18	55
5	Wetteren	30	14	8	8	46	38	+8	50
6	Lebbeke	30	13	8	9	47	40	+7	47
7	Melsele	30	12	7	11	52	44	+8	43
8	Wervik	30	12	7	11	43	43	0	43
9	Merelbeke	30	11	10	9	51	44	+7	43
10	Wolvertem Merchtem	30	10	9	11	40	49	−9	39
11	Lede	30	10	6	14	41	48	−7	36
12	Stekene	30	9	8	13	43	51	−8	35
13	Ninove (R)	30	8	8	14	45	57	−12	32	Qualification to relegation play-offs
14	Grimbergen (R)	30	7	5	18	34	62	−28	26	Relegation to the 2018–19 Belgian Provincial Leagues
15	Mariekerke (R)	30	6	8	16	38	55	−17	26
16	Vlamertinge (R)	30	2	5	23	13	70	−57	11

Source: https://www.vbal4.be/p010241z9.htm
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Division B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Heur-Tongeren (P)	30	17	4	9	59	37	+22	55	Promotion to the 2018–19 Belgian Second Amateur Division
2	Wellen	30	15	10	5	53	31	+22	55	Qualification to Promotion play-offs VFV
3	Termien	30	16	6	8	60	39	+21	54
4	Diegem (P)	30	15	5	10	61	43	+18	50
5	Leopoldsburg	30	14	6	10	54	39	+15	48
6	Bilzen	30	14	6	10	60	54	+6	48
7	Nijlen	30	13	6	11	54	55	−1	45
8	Esperanza Pelt	30	13	5	12	54	50	+4	44
9	Woluwe-Zaventem	30	11	8	11	55	51	+4	41
10	Houtvenne	30	11	7	12	60	59	+1	40
11	Kampenhout	30	10	8	12	41	49	−8	38
12	Ternesse	30	9	7	14	54	69	−15	34
13	Diest (R)	30	9	5	16	41	66	−25	32	Qualification to relegation play-offs
14	Hoeilaart (R)	30	8	6	16	39	68	−29	30	Relegation to the 2018–19 Belgian Provincial Leagues
15	Herentals (R)	30	7	6	17	38	59	−21	27
16	Sterrebeek (R)	30	6	9	15	40	54	−14	27

Source: https://int.soccerway.com/national/belgium/promotion/20162017/vfv-b/r37999/
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Division C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	La Louvière (P)	30	21	6	3	74	24	+50	69	Promotion to the 2018–19 Belgian Second Amateur Division
2	Francs Borains (P)	30	20	6	4	80	31	+49	66	Qualification to Promotion play-offs ACFF
3	Onhaye	30	18	2	10	66	47	+19	56
4	Tournai	30	16	7	7	45	27	+18	55
5	Couvin-Mariembourg (P)	30	16	6	8	61	43	+18	54
6	Binche	30	16	4	10	56	53	+3	52
7	Wavre	30	15	7	8	58	47	+11	52
8	Entité Manageoise	30	11	8	11	52	50	+2	41
9	Albert Quevy-Mons	30	10	9	11	44	40	+4	39
10	Jeunesse Tamines	30	10	7	13	46	56	−10	37
11	Ganshoren	30	10	6	14	40	54	−14	36
12	Léopold	30	9	5	16	47	50	−3	32
13	Stade Brainois	30	8	5	17	35	52	−17	29	Qualification to relegation play-offs
14	Spy (R)	30	6	4	20	39	83	−44	22	Relegation to the 2018–19 Belgian Provincial Leagues
15	Solre (R)	30	4	8	18	35	67	−32	20
16	Waterloo (R)	30	4	2	24	34	88	−54	14

Source: https://int.soccerway.com/national/belgium/promotion/20162017/vfv-b/r37999/
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Division D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Tilleur (P)	30	21	4	5	73	24	+49	67	Promotion to the 2018–19 Belgian Second Amateur Division
2	Visé (P)	30	19	7	4	83	32	+51	64	Qualification to Promotion play-offs ACFF
3	Stockay	30	17	7	6	59	33	+26	58
4	Aische	30	14	8	8	53	39	+14	50
5	Herstal	30	12	11	7	76	59	+17	47
6	Longlier	30	13	6	11	46	49	−3	45
7	Aywaille	30	13	4	13	60	59	+1	43
8	Givry	30	11	10	9	66	48	+18	43
9	Richelle	30	11	9	10	58	42	+16	42
10	Verlaine	30	10	10	10	51	45	+6	40
11	Huy	30	10	9	11	51	52	−1	39
12	Mormont	30	10	8	12	45	53	−8	38
13	Bertrix	30	10	6	14	36	61	−25	36	Qualification to relegation play-offs
14	Habay (R)	30	8	6	16	41	54	−13	30	Relegation to the 2018–19 Belgian Provincial Leagues
15	Namur^[a] (R)	30	2	4	24	31	111	−80	10
16	Cointe (R)	30	1	7	22	25	93	−68	10

Source: https://int.soccerway.com/national/belgium/promotion/20162017/vfv-b/r37999/
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ UR Namur has been sanctioned by the control commission of the Belgian FA for financial irregularities and outstanding debts to former players and staff. The team will face relegation and start the 2018–19 season with a penalty of 9 points. If they had achieved promotion during the 2017–18 season, the club would have remained in the Belgian Third Amateur Division, however as they relegated, they immediately dropped two levels, not one.^[17]

Cup competitions

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
2017–18 Belgian Cup	Standard Liège	1–0	Genk
2017 Belgian Super Cup	Anderlecht	2–1	Zulte Waregem

Transfers

UEFA competitions

Champions Anderlecht qualified directly for the group stage of the Champions League, while runners-up Club Brugge started in the qualifying rounds. As cup winner, Zulte Waregem qualified directly for the group stage of the Europa League, while Gent and Oostende started in the qualifying rounds.

Overall, Belgian football clubs performed very poorly during the 2017–18 season, as both Club Brugge, Gent and Oostende failed to qualify for the group stages. Anderlecht only managed to win one match in the Champions League and although Zulte Waregem scored 7 points in their Europa League group they were also eliminated, causing all Belgian teams to be eliminated from European football before the winter break.

Anderlecht was drawn in group B of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League together with giants Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich and looked to be battling it out with Celtic for the third place. Anderlecht lost the first 5 matches before winning 0–1 in Glasgow, but as they needed to overcome an earlier 0–3 home loss to become third, they were eliminated.
Club Brugge first failed to qualify for the group stage of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League after losing out to İstanbul Başakşehir before being eliminated by AEK Athens in the Play-off round.
In the same manner as Anderlecht but in the Europa League rather than the Champions League, Zulte Waregem had also qualified directly for the group stage and failed to progress. Zulte Waregem also faced strong competition, being drawn against Lazio, Nice and Vitesse. Following 1–5 and 2–0 losses against Nice and Lazio respectively, they managed to obtain four points from their two duels with Vitesse. On the fifth matchday, an away loss to Nice meant elimination from the competition, but they finished the competition in style, with a 3–2 home win against Lazio.
Gent, who reached the round of 16 of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League, now immediately lost out to minnows Rheindorf Altach in the second qualifying round.
Oostende entered European football for the first time in the history of the club. They were drawn against French giants Marseille and held them to a 0–0 draw at home. As they head earlier lost 4–2 in Marseille, they were also eliminated.

Date	Team	Competition	Round	Leg	Opponent	Location	Score	Belgian Team Goalscorers
26 July 2017	Club Brugge	Champions League	Qual. Round 3	Leg 1, Home	İstanbul Başakşehir	Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges	3–3	Dennis, Denswil (2)
27 July 2017	Gent	Europa League	Qual. Round 3	Leg 1, Home	Rheindorf Altach	Ghelamco Arena, Ghent	1–1	Coulibaly
27 July 2017	Oostende	Europa League	Qual. Round 3	Leg 1, Away	Marseille	Stade Vélodrome, Marseille	4–2	Siani (p), Musona
2 August 2017	Club Brugge	Champions League	Qual. Round 3	Leg 2, Away	İstanbul Başakşehir	Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, Istanbul	2–0
3 August 2017	Gent	Europa League	Qual. Round 3	Leg 2, Away	Rheindorf Altach	Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck^[A]	3–1	Milićević (p)
3 August 2017	Oostende	Europa League	Qual. Round 3	Leg 2, Home	Marseille	Versluys Arena, Ostend	0–0
17 August 2017	Club Brugge	Europa League	Play-off round	Leg 1, Home	AEK Athens	Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges	0–0
24 August 2017	Club Brugge	Europa League	Play-off round	Leg 2, Away	AEK Athens	Olympic Stadium, Athens	3–0
12 September 2017	Anderlecht	Champions League	Group Stage	Matchday 1, Away	Bayern Munich	Allianz Arena, Munich	3–0
14 September 2017	Zulte Waregem	Europa League	Group Stage	Matchday 1, Home	Nice	Regenboogstadion, Waregem	1–5	Leya Iseka
27 September 2017	Anderlecht	Champions League	Group Stage	Matchday 2, Home	Celtic	Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht	0–3
28 September 2017	Zulte Waregem	Europa League	Group Stage	Matchday 2, Away	Lazio	Stadio Olimpico, Rome	2–0
18 October 2017	Anderlecht	Champions League	Group Stage	Matchday 3, Home	Paris Saint-Germain	Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht	0–4
19 October 2017	Zulte Waregem	Europa League	Group Stage	Matchday 3, Home	Vitesse	Regenboogstadion, Waregem	1–1	Kashia (o.g.)
31 October 2017	Anderlecht	Champions League	Group Stage	Matchday 4, Away	Paris Saint-Germain	Parc des Princes, Paris	5–0
2 November 2017	Zulte Waregem	Europa League	Group Stage	Matchday 4, Away	Vitesse	GelreDome, Arnhem	0–2	Dabo (o.g.), Kaya
22 November 2017	Anderlecht	Champions League	Group Stage	Matchday 5, Home	Bayern Munich	Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht	1–2	Hanni
23 November 2017	Zulte Waregem	Europa League	Group Stage	Matchday 5, Away	Nice	Allianz Riviera, Nice	3–1	Hämäläinen
5 December 2017	Anderlecht	Champions League	Group Stage	Matchday 6, Away	Celtic	Celtic Park, Glasgow	0–1	Šimunović (o.g.)
7 December 2017	Zulte Waregem	Europa League	Group Stage	Matchday 6, Home	Lazio	Regenboogstadion, Waregem	3–2	De Pauw, Heylen, Leya Iseka

^
Rheindorf Altach played their third qualifying round and play-off round home matches at Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Schnabelholz, Altach.

European qualification for 2018–19 summary

Competition	Qualifiers	Reason for Qualification
UEFA Champions League Group Stage	Club Brugge	1st in Belgian First Division A
UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round for Non-Champions	Standard Liège	2nd in Belgian First Division A
UEFA Europa League Group Stage	Anderlecht	3rd in Belgian First Division A
UEFA Europa League Third Qualifying Round	Gent	4th in Belgian First Division A
UEFA Europa League Second Qualifying Round	Genk	Europa League Playoff winner

Managerial changes

This is a list of changes of managers within Belgian professional league football (Belgian First Division A and Belgian First Division B):

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position	Replaced by	Date of appointment
Waasland-Beveren	Čedomir Janevski	Mutual consent	End of 2016–17 season	Pre-season	Philippe Clement	24 May 2017 ^[18]
Club Brugge	Michel Preud'homme	Mutual consent	End of 2016–17 season		Ivan Leko	8 June 2017 ^[19]
Kortrijk	Karim Belhocine	Replaced	End of 2016–17 season		Yannis Anastasiou	20 May 2017 ^{[notes 2]} ^[20]
Standard Liège	José Jeunechamps (caretaker)	Caretaker replaced	End of 2016–17 season		Ricardo Sá Pinto	11 June 2017 ^[21]
Sint-Truiden	Ivan Leko	Signed by Club Brugge	8 June 2017 ^[19]		Tintín Márquez	22 June 2017 ^[22]
Antwerp	Wim De Decker	Demoted to assistant coach	16 June 2017 ^[23]		László Bölöni	16 June 2017 ^[23]
Westerlo	Jacky Mathijssen	Mutual consent	21 June 2017 ^[24]		Vedran Pelić	21 June 2017 ^[24]
Sint-Truiden	Tintín Márquez	Sacked	7 August 2017 ^[25]	8th	Jonas De Roeck	10 August 2017 ^[26]
Lokeren	Rúnar Kristinsson		9 August 2017 ^[27]	15th	Peter Maes	9 August 2017 ^[27]
Roeselare	Arnauld Mercier		12 September 2017 ^[28]	5th	Dennis van Wijk	28 September 2017 ^[29]
Anderlecht	René Weiler		18 September 2017 ^[30]	9th	Nicolás Frutos (caretaker)	18 September 2017 ^[30]
Oostende	Yves Vanderhaeghe		19 September 2017 ^[31]	16th	Adnan Čustović	19 September 2017 ^[31]
OH Leuven	Dennis van Wijk	Replaced	22 September 2017 ^[32]	4th	Nigel Pearson	22 September 2017 ^[32]
Gent	Hein Vanhaezebrouck	Mutual consent	27 September 2017 ^[33]	14th	Yves Vanderhaeghe	4 October 2017 ^[34]
Anderlecht	Nicolás Frutos	Caretaker replaced	3 October 2017 ^[35]	7th	Hein Vanhaezebrouck	3 October 2017 ^[35]
Lierse	Frederik Vanderbiest	Sacked	6 October 2017 ^[36]	7th	William Still	11 October 2017 ^[37]
Cercle Brugge	José Riga		16 October 2017 ^[38]	3rd	Franky Vercauteren	16 October 2017 ^[39]
Mechelen	Yannick Ferrera		23 October 2017 ^[40]	15th	Tom Caluwé (caretaker)	23 October 2017 ^[40]
Mechelen	Tom Caluwé (caretaker)	Caretaker replaced	1 November 2017 ^[41]	16th	Aleksandar Janković	1 November 2017 ^[41]
Eupen	Jordi Condom	Sacked	6 November 2017 ^[42]	16th	Claude Makélélé	6 November 2017 ^[42]
Kortrijk	Yannis Anastasiou		8 November 2017 ^[43]	15th	Glen De Boeck	8 November 2017 ^[44]
Tubize	Sadio Demba		13 November 2017 ^[45]	Closing tournament: 6th Overall: 8th	Philippe Thys	13 November 2017 ^[45]
Lierse	William Still	Did not possess correct UEFA diploma to remain manager	2 December 2017 ^[46]	Closing tournament: 1st Overall: 3rd	David Colpaert	2 December 2017 ^[46]
Westerlo	Vedran Pelić	Replaced	5 December 2017 ^[47]	Closing tournament: 8th Overall: 7th	Bob Peeters	5 December 2017 ^[47]
Genk	Albert Stuivenberg	Sacked	10 December 2017 ^[48]	9th	Philippe Clement	19 December 2017 ^[49]
Waasland-Beveren	Philippe Clement	Signed for Genk	19 December 2017 ^[49]	7th	Sven Vermant	5 January 2018 ^[50]
Roeselare	Dennis van Wijk	Sacked	19 January 2018 ^[51]	Closing tournament: 7th Overall: 5th	Jordi Condom	25 January 2018 ^[52]
Mechelen	Aleksandar Janković		24 January 2018 ^[49]	15th	Dennis van Wijk	24 January 2018 ^[53]
Excel Mouscron	Mircea Rednic		14 February 2018 ^[54]	12th	Frank Defays	14 February 2018 ^[55]
Waasland-Beveren	Sven Vermant		9 May 2018 ^[56]	Regular season: 12th Europa League POs: 6th	Dirk Geeraerd (caretaker)	9 May 2018 ^[56]

Notes

^ Bosnia and Herzegovina were sanctioned by FIFA to play one home match (against Belgium on 7 October 2017) away from Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica due to a series of incidents during their home match against Greece.^[1]
^ Anastasiou was announced as manager on 24 April 2017 but only replaced Karim Belhocine after the final match of the season.

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Seasons in Belgian football

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1900–01
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v t e 2017–18 in Belgian football
« 2016–17 2018–19 »
League competitions	First Division A First Division B First Amateur Division Second Amateur Division Third Amateur Division
Cup competitions	Belgian Cup (Final) Super Cup
Transfers	Summer 2017 Winter 2017–18 Summer 2018
UEFA competitions	Champions League Europa League
Related to national team	2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying (Group H) Roberto Martínez
Club seasons
First Division A	Anderlecht Antwerp Charleroi Club Brugge Eupen Excel Mouscron Genk Gent Kortrijk Lokeren Mechelen Oostende Sint-Truiden Standard Liège Waasland-Beveren Zulte-Waregem
First Division B	Beerschot Wilrijk Cercle Brugge Lierse OH Leuven Roeselare Tubize Union SG Westerlo
2017–19 Belgian football fraud scandal

v t e 2017–18 in European men's football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus '17 '18 Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia '17 '18 Faroe Islands '17 '18 Finland '17 '18 France Georgia '17 '18 Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland '17 '18 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '17 '18 Kosovo Latvia '17 '18 Lithuania '17 '18 Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova '17 '18 Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '17 '18 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '17 '18 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '17 '18 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
Domestic cups	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands '17 '18 Finland France Georgia '17 '18 Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland '17 '18 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '17 '18 Kosovo Latvia '17 '18 Liechtenstein Lithuania '17 '18 Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '17 '18 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '17 '18 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
League cups	England France Iceland '17 '18 Israel Latvia Northern Ireland Portugal Republic of Ireland '17 '18 Scotland Wales
Supercups	Albania Andorra Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czech Republic & Slovakia England Estonia '17 '18 Faroe Islands France Georgia '17 '18 Germany Gibraltar Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Kazakhstan Lithuania '17 '18 Malta Moldova Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '17 '18 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '17 '18 Romania Russia San Marino Spain Turkey Ukraine
UEFA competitions	Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round group stage knockout phase Final Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round group stage knockout phase Final Super Cup Youth League UEFA Champions League Path Domestic Champions Path knockout phase
International competitions	2018 FIFA World Cup UEFA qualification 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019 Euro Under-21 qualification 2018 Euro Under-19 qualification 2018 Euro Under-17 qualification

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