The Belgian Third Division was the third highest level in Belgian football. It had two leagues of 18 teams each at the same level. This competition, originally known as the Belgian Promotion was first played in the 1926-27 season with three leagues, then with four leagues between 1931 and 1952. From 1952 on, only two leagues remained and the competition was named the Third Division. Originally set to 16 clubs, the number of clubs in each division was increased in 2009 to 18 clubs. At the end of the regular season, both league winners promoted to the second division and a play-off was played to determine a possible third club to promote. The champion of the third division was determined after a two-legged match between the winners of the two leagues. If those matches ended in a draw, a third match was played on a neutral ground. However, in recent years this final game was not organised anymore due to lack of interest. In 2016, the Belgian Third Division was replaced by the Belgian Second Amateur Division.
The Belgian Third Division A was one of the two leagues at the third level of the Belgian football league system, the other one being the Belgian Third Division B. This division existed from the 1952–53 to 2015–16 seasons and was played every year with 18 clubs from 2009. Prior to this, the third level in the Belgian football league system was called Promotion and was divided into four leagues of 16 clubs each and prior to the 1931–32 season, the Promotion was divided into three leagues. Due to restructuring, the Third Division was replaced by Belgian Second Amateur Division which plays as three leagues of 16 clubs each from the 2016–17 season.
The Belgian Third Division B was one of the two leagues at the third level of the Belgian football league system, the other one being the Belgian Third Division A. This division existed from the 1952–53 until 2015–16 seasons and was played every year with 18 clubs from 2009. Prior to this, the third level in the Belgian football league system was called Promotion and was divided into four leagues of 16 clubs each and prior to the 1931–32 season, the Promotion was divided into three leagues. Due to restructuring, the Third Division was replaced by Belgian Second Amateur Division which plays as three leagues of 16 clubs each from the 2016–17 season.
Timmy Simons is a Belgian professional football coach and a former defensive midfielder who is the manager of Dender EH. He was known for his tireless work ethic and penalty-taking ability, having scored 48 competitive goals through penalties, missing only 5. In 2012, at age 36, Simons was both the outfield player with the most minutes and the most kilometres in the Bundesliga. Simons' former clubs include Lommel, Club Brugge, PSV Eindhoven and 1. FC Nürnberg. He captained both Club Brugge and PSV Eindhoven, and won the Belgian Golden Shoe in 2002 while playing for Club Brugge.
The Belgian Cup 2006–07 was the 52nd staging of the Belgian Cup which is the main knock-out football competition in Belgium, won by Club Brugge.
Siebe Blondelle is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Johannes "Johan/Jan" Boskamp is a Dutch former football player and manager.
The 2007–08 season of the Belgian First Division began on August 3, 2007, and concluded on May 10, 2008. The championship was decided in the 31st round on April 20, 2008, when Standard Liège beat Anderlecht 2–0 at home. For Standard it was their 9th League Championship, but just their first in the last 25 years. At the other end of the table, Brussels and Sint-Truiden were relegated on matchdays 31 and 32 respectively. Behind Standard, Anderlecht and Club Brugge fought until the end for the second place which gives right to a place in the qualifying rounds of the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League. On the penultimate matchday, Anderlecht won against Club Brugge with 2–0 which proved decisive in the end for them to become second.
The Belgian Cup 2007-08 was the 53rd staging of the Belgian Cup which is the main knock-out football competition in Belgium, won by Anderlecht.
Gunter Thiebaut is a Belgian retired footballer who played as a striker.
Koen Persoons is a Belgian former professional footballer who is the Head of Football for the Club Brugge youth academy outfit Club NXT. He is a defensive midfielder.
Regi Van Acker is a Belgian footballer and coach.
K.F.C. Denderleeuw Eendracht Hekelgem is a Belgian former association football club based in Denderleeuw. They used to play their home games at the Florent Beeckmanstadion. Their home colours were striped blue-black shirts and black shorts. Their highest league finish was a 4th place in the second division in 1997–98. Their best cup result was a qualification for the round of 16 by beating Anderlecht in 1998–99. They lost to Lokeren in the next round.
Anthony Nwaigwe is a former professional footballer from Nigeria who played as striker. He was a member of the Iwuanyanwu Nationale team whose plane, Oriental Airline BAC I-U crashed in 1994, while conveying them back home after the Champions Cup outing in Tunis.
Ignazio Cocchiere is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Belgian Second Division Amateurs club SC Eendracht Aalst. He signed for SC Eendracht Aalst in 2019 after playing for FCV Dender EH for 3 years, having previously been one of the crowd favourites for the club Royal Union Saint-Gilloise, having played an integral part in their promotion to the Belgian Second Division during the 2014–15 season. Quickly after his arrival at FCV Dender EH he started making an impact at his new club and with his total of 18 goals he contributed greatly to the successful 2016–17 season. Even though the 2017-2018 season is less successful for FCV Dender EH, Cocchiere still managed to score 12 goals. In 2018-2019 he managed to score another 13 goals, after the 2018-2019 season, he went to SC Eendracht Aalst who were relegated to the Second Division Amateurs.
The 2012–13 football season in Belgium, which is the 110th season of competitive football in the country and runs from July 2012 until June 2013.
Jean-Pierre Vande Velde is a Belgian football manager and former player who is currently unemployed after most recently managing Lokeren-Temse playing in the Belgian Division 2.
The 2015–16 Belgian Cup, called the Croky Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the 61st season of Belgian's annual football cup competition. The competition began on 24 July 2015 and ended with the final in March 2016. The winners of the competition will qualify for the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League Group Stage. Club Brugge were the defending champions.
The 2021–22 Belgian National Division 1 was the sixth season of the third-tier football league in Belgium. With the previous season canceled in January 2021 after just a handful of matches played, the decision was made that no teams would be promoted or relegated, meaning that the same teams are taking part this season. The only exception is Roeselare, which defaulted and ceased to exist, making this a season with only 15 teams. Dender EH became champions on 25 May 2022 after winning their final match of the Promotion play-offs at home to Dessel, while their only remaining opponent RFC Liège, lost away to Knokke.
The 2022–23 season of the Challenger Pro League began in August 2022 and ended in May 2023. It was the first season under its new name after being renamed from First Division B.
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