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2024–25 Challenger Pro League

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Challenger Pro League
Season2024–25
RelegatedDeinze

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

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Incoming

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Outgoing

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Name change

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  • 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.[1]

Team information

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Stadiums and locations

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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[a] 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
  1. ^ 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

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Zulte Waregem 14 11 1 2 32 15 +17 34 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 14 6 4 4 23 18 +5 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 Eupen 14 4 3 7 24 27 −3 15
10 Lokeren-Temse 14 4 3 7 13 19 −6 15
11 Francs Borains 14 4 1 9 14 28 −14 13
12 RSCA Futures 14 3 4 7 18 24 −6 13 Ineligible for promotion and promotion play-offs
13 RFC Liège 14 3 4 7 16 25 −9 13
14 Seraing 14 2 5 7 14 25 −11 11
15 Jong Genk 14 3 1 10 18 32 −14 10 Relegated to National Division 1
16 Deinze (R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[a]
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2024. Source: Challenger Pro League
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.[4]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ On 12 November 2024, Deinze were deducted 3 points for outstanding unpaid player wages.[2] 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.[3]

Positions by round

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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.[2]
  • 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.[3]

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 ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Zulte Waregem121111542212321111
La Louvière693223433232222
RWD Molenbeek972111121113333
Patro Eisden Maasmechelen8681174344644444
Club NXT[a]137101181078878655
Beveren5893891111101197786
Lierse725967567786877
Lommel101312756785455568
Eupen35101212108999121011119
Lokeren-Temse161516161615141513101112121410
Francs Borains1110681012121314151514161311
RSCA Futures[a]141415151516161616161615131512
RFC Liège1516131314131312111210119913
Seraing131214141314151415141316141214
Jong Genk[a]414691191012131413151615
Deinze241435656569101016161616161616161616161616161616
  1. ^ a b c ineligible for promotion and playoffs
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2024. Source: vbal4.be

Results

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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 7 Feb[a]
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 12 Apr[a]
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 3–2[b]
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 3–1[b]
Club NXT 20 Dec 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 12 Jan[a]
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 26 Jan[a]
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 0–1[b]
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 1–1[b]
Eupen 1–3 3–4 18 Jan 0–4 30 Mar 2–2 9 Feb 1 Feb 0–1 8 Mar 22 Feb 21 Dec 12 Apr 3–1 14 Dec[a]
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 0–0[b]
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 20 Dec 28 Mar[a]
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 1–4[b]
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 3–0[b]
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 23 Feb[a]
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 7 Mar[a]
Deinze 2–2[b] 1–2[b] 1 Mar[a] 14 Feb[a] 2–0[b] 3–1[b] 5 Apr[a] 17 Jan[a] 15 Mar[a] 31 Jan[a] 0–3[b] 21 Dec[a] 18 Apr[a] 0–1[b] 1–0[b]
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2024. Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Matches cancelled as Deinze was declared bankrupt on 11 December.[3]
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Results voided on 11 December as Deinze was declared bankrupt.[3]

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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As of 15 December 2024[5]

Note that following the bankruptcy of Deinze on 11 December, all goals made in matches involving Deinze were removed as these matches were voided.[3]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Belgium Jelle Vossen Zulte Waregem 11
2 Algeria Mouhamed Belkheir La Louvière 8
Poland Piotr Parzyszek RWDM
Belgium Keano Vanrafelghem Patro Eisden Maasmechelen
5 Belgium Kaye Furo Club NXT 6
Morocco Ilyes Ziani RWDM
7 Comoros Bryan Adinany Lierse 5
South Africa Shandre Campbell Club NXT
Grenada Regan Charles-Cook Eupen
France Flavio Da Silva RFC Liège
Senegal Pape Moussa Fall Seraing
Turkey Emrehan Gedikli Eupen
Japan Keisuke Goto RSCA Futures
Mali Mohamed Guindo La Louvière
Belgium Robin Mirisola Jong Genk
Haiti Mondy Prunier Francs Borains
France Gaëtan Robail RWDM
Belgium Mathis Servais Beveren
4 goals (8 players)
3 goals (14 players)
2 goals (26 players)
1 goal (74 players)
1 own goal (7 players)

Number of teams by provinces

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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

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References

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  1. ^ https://www.lierse.com/nieuws/welkom-terug-klsk
  2. ^ a b "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.
  3. ^ a b c d e https://sporza.be/nl/2024/12/09/het-doek-is-definitief-gevallen-over-deinze-tweedeklasser-failliet-verklaard-na-mislukte-overname~1733771488819/
  4. ^ "General terms Belgian competition" (PDF). kbvb.be. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Spelersstatistieken". Retrieved 18 August 2024.
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