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2024–25 Challenger Pro League

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Challenger Pro League
Season2024–25

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 12 8 2 2 25 14 +11 26 Promoted to Pro League
2 La Louvière 12 8 2 2 22 11 +11 26
3 RWD Molenbeek 12 7 2 3 21 13 +8 23 Qualification for promotion play-offs
4 Patro Eisden Maasmechelen 12 6 5 1 26 12 +14 23
5 Lommel 12 5 4 3 20 17 +3 19
6 Lierse 12 4 4 4 21 19 +2 16
7 Beveren 12 4 4 4 15 14 +1 16
8 Club NXT 12 4 4 4 18 18 0 16 Ineligible for promotion and promotion play-offs
9 Deinze 12 5 3 4 18 16 +2 15[a]
10 Eupen 12 4 3 5 19 20 −1 15
11 RFC Liège 12 3 4 5 15 22 −7 13
12 Lokeren-Temse 12 3 3 6 10 14 −4 12
13 Jong Genk 12 3 1 8 14 25 −11 10 Ineligible for promotion and promotion play-offs
14 Francs Borains 12 3 1 8 12 24 −12 10
15 RSCA Futures 12 2 4 6 17 24 −7 10 Relegated to National Division 1
16 Seraing 12 2 4 6 10 20 −10 10
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 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.[3]
Notes:
  1. ^ On 12 November 2024, Deinze were deducted 3 points for outstanding unpaid player wages.[2]

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]

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 Waregem121111542212321
La Louvière693223433232
RWD Molenbeek972111121113
Patro Eisden Maasmechelen8681174344644
Lommel101312756785455
Lierse725967567786
Beveren5893891111101197
Club NXT[a]137101181078878
Deinze241435656569
Eupen351012121089991210
RFC Liège151613131413131211121011
Lokeren-Temse161516161615141513101112
Jong Genk[a]414691191012131413
Francs Borains1110681012121314151514
RSCA Futures[a]141415151516161616161615
Seraing131214141314151415141316
  1. ^ a b c ineligible for promotion and playoffs
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2024. Source: vbal4.be

Results

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Home \ Away ZWA LAL RWD PEM LOM LIE BEV NXT DEI EUP RFC L-T GNK FRB AND SER
Zulte Waregem 2–1 0–1 7 Dec 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–2 5–1
La Louvière 21 Dec 0–2 5–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 7 Dec
RWD Molenbeek 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 0–2 15 Dec 3–2 2–1
Patro Eisden Maasmechelen 0–1 8 Dec 3–3 2–2 3–1 2–0 4–1 3–1 22 Dec
Lommel 14 Dec 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 29 Nov 2–1
Lierse 1–2 22 Dec 0–1 3–0 6 Dec 2–2 2–2 4–0 3–2
Beveren 1 Dec 2–1 13 Dec 0–1 3–2 4–0 1–1 0–0
Club NXT 20 Dec 1–3 3–1 2–0 0–4 4–0 6 Dec 1–1
Deinze 2–2 1–2 3–1 2–0 1–0 0–3 21 Dec 7 Dec
Eupen 1–3 1 Dec 0–4 2–2 14 Dec 21 Dec 0–1 3–1
RFC Liège 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 30 Nov 0–3 15 Dec 3–3
Lokeren-Temse 8 Dec 2–2 22 Dec 0–0 4–0 0–1 0–1 0–1
Jong Genk 29 Nov 0–3 15 Dec 0–4 1–2 4–1 1–2 1–0
Francs Borains 0–1 1–2 1–3 30 Nov 8 Dec 1–2 20 Dec 0–1
RSCA Futures 2–3 1–2 2–1 30 Nov 1–4 2–2 14 Dec
Seraing 13 Dec 1 Dec 0–0 1–2 1–2 0–3 0–2 2–2
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2024. Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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As of 24 November 2024[4]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Belgium Jelle Vossen Zulte Waregem 9
2 Algeria Mouhamed Belkheir La Louvière 8
3 Belgium Keano Vanrafelghem Patro Eisden Maasmechelen 6
4 France Flavio Da Silva RFC Liège 5
Denmark Jeppe Erenbjerg Zulte Waregem
Belgium Kaye Furo Club NXT
Japan Keisuke Goto RSCA Futures
Mali Mohamed Guindo La Louvière
France Gaëtan Robail RWDM
Belgium Mathis Servais Beveren
3 goals (14 players)
3 goals (11 players)
2 goals (27 players)
1 goal (75 players)
1 own goal (6 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. ^ "General terms Belgian competition" (PDF). kbvb.be. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Spelersstatistieken". Retrieved 18 August 2024.
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