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 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 22 14 5 3 49 20 29 47 Qualification for Promotion play-offs
2 Virton 22 14 5 3 61 35 26 47
3 Mons 22 13 5 4 42 17 25 44
4 Meux 22 10 6 6 38 28 10 36
5 Habay-la-Neuve 22 10 6 6 38 35 3 36
6 Rochefort 22 9 4 9 33 40 −7 31
7 Zébra Élites 22 9 3 10 36 38 −2 30 Qualification for Relegation play-offs
8 Stockay 22 7 5 10 22 35 −13 26
9 Union SG B 22 7 3 12 36 45 −9 24
10 Union Namur 22 4 4 14 30 50 −20 16
11 Crossing Schaerbeek 22 4 4 14 24 44 −20 16
12 SL16 FC 22 3 6 13 25 47 −22 15
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 TUB VIR MON MEU HAB ROC ZEB STO USG UNA SCH STL
Tubize-Braine — 2–0 1–0 4–1 0–1 1–0 2–3 2–2 1–1 4–1 4–0 4–0
Virton 3–3 — 3–1 4–1 3–0 2–2 2–1 2–0 1–2 3–2 5–2 5–1
Mons 1–1 0–1 — 1–1 2–0 5–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 4–0 2–1 5–1
Meux 0–0 1–1 0–2 — 5–2 0–1 1–3 2–1 4–0 1–0 2–0 4–0
Habay-la-Neuve 2–1 6–2 0–0 1–1 — 2–5 0–3 2–1 3–2 2–0 1–0 3–3
Rochefort 1–5 0–4 3–1 0–3 1–0 — 1–1 1–2 3–2 2–1 0–2 2–2
Zébra Élites 2–3 2–2 1–2 3–3 2–3 2–1 — 2–1 0–2 4–1 4–2 0–2
Stockay 0–2 2–2 0–0 0–2 0–3 0–3 1–0 — 1–0 0–4 4–2 1–0
Union SG B 0–3 2–5 1–2 1–1 1–4 4–0 4–1 2–2 — 2–4 0–1 2–1
Union Namur 1–5 2–5 0–4 1–2 1–1 1–1 3–0 0–1 1–2 — 2–1 1–2
Crossing Schaerbeek 0–1 1–3 2–2 2–1 0–0 0–5 0–1 1–2 1–3 3–3 — 1–1
SL16 FC 1–2 2–3 0–2 1–2 2–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 4–2 1–1 0–2 —
Source: Nationaal : 1st klasse ACFF (in French)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

In the play-offs, teams start with half the points gained during the regular season (rounded up). As the points of Rochefort, Tubize-Braine, and Virton (in the promotion play-offs) and SL16 FC (in the relegation play-offs) were rounded-up, they will be ranked below the other teams in case there is a tie on points after conclusion of the play-offs.

Promotion play-offs

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation MON TUB VIR HAB MEU ROC
1 Mons 3 2 1 0 8 2 6 29 Promoted to Challenger Pro League — 25 Apr 18 Apr 21 Mar 10 May 3–0
2 Tubize-Braine 3 1 2 0 4 3 1 29 2–2 — 11 Apr 18 Apr 1–0 10 May
3 Virton 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 27 0–3 21 Mar — 10 May 25 Apr 28 Mar
4 Habay-la-Neuve 3 2 0 1 5 4 1 24 3 May 29 Mar 3–1 — 12 Apr 1–0
5 Meux 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 21 28 Mar 3 May 1–2 3–1 — 18 Apr
6 Rochefort 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 17 11 Apr 1–1 3 May 25 Apr 21 Mar —
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2026. 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.[3]

Relegation play-offs

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation ZEB STO USG STL UNA SCH
1 Zébra Élites 3 2 1 0 6 4 2 22 — 3–2 0–0 3 May 28 Mar 18 Apr
2 Stockay 3 1 1 1 7 5 2 17 26 Apr — 29 Mar 3–0 3 May 2–2
3 Union SG B 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 13 11 Apr 10 May — 25 Apr PPD[a] 21 Mar
4 SL16 FC 3 1 1 1 1 3 −2 12 22 Mar 19 Apr 1–0 — 12 Apr 10 May
5 Union Namur 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 10 Relegated to Division 2 10 May 22 Mar 19 Apr 0–0 — 2–2
6 Crossing Schaerbeek 3 0 2 1 6 7 −1 10 2–3 12 Apr 3 May 29 Mar 26 Apr —
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2026. 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.[5]
Notes:
  1. ^ Match stopped with 77 minutes played at a score of 3–0, following a severe leg injury of Jérémie Mugabo.[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. ^ https://www.sudinfo.be/id1119240/article/2026-03-07/d1-acff-nadir-sbaa-remercie-par-lur-namur-juste-apres-un-match-arrete-lunion
  5. ^ "National Division 1 2024/2025 - Season relegation round" (in Dutch). vbal4. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
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