Date | R | Home vs Away | - |
---|---|---|---|
05/11 18:00 | 34 | [15] Antwerp II vs Hoogstraten VV [6] | 1-0 |
05/11 18:00 | 34 | [9] Gent II vs Royal Cappellen [18] | 2-2 |
05/11 18:00 | 34 | [12] Tienen vs Dessel Sport [13] | 0-4 |
05/11 18:00 | 34 | [7] KVV Thes Sport vs SC Lokeren-Temse [2] | 2-1 |
05/11 18:00 | 34 | [17] URSL Vise vs RAAL La Louvière [1] | 0-1 |
05/11 18:00 | 34 | [8] KSK Heist vs UR Namur [14] | 1-0 |
05/11 18:00 | 34 | [3] Royal Knokke vs Charleroi II [4] | 0-0 |
05/11 18:00 | 34 | [11] Excelsior Virton vs OH Leuven II [16] | 1-1 |
05/10 18:30 | 34 | [9] Olympic Charleroi vs Winkel Sport [10] | 4-1 |
05/04 18:00 | 33 | [17] OH Leuven II vs Antwerp II [15] | 3-2 |
05/04 18:00 | 33 | [14] UR Namur vs Gent II [9] | 0-1 |
05/04 18:00 | 33 | [2] SC Lokeren-Temse vs URSL Vise [16] | 4-1 |
The Belgian National Division 1, commonly referred to as simply Eerste Nationale in Dutch or Nationale 1 in French, is a semi-professional and the third-highest division in the Belgian football league system, one level below the Challenger Pro League. It was created by the Royal Belgian Football Association in 2016, coming in at the third level and pushing all divisions one level down. Until the 2019–20 season, it was known as the Belgian First Amateur Division, but was renamed due to the negative connotation of the word amateur.
The Belgian First Amateur Division was created in 2016 following an overhaul of the Belgian football league system which saw the number of professional clubs reduced to 24. As a result, from the third level and below only amateur clubs remain. The two remaining levels above the Belgian Provincial leagues were reformed into three amateur levels, namely the Belgian First Amateur Division, the Belgian Second Amateur Division and the Belgian Third Amateur Division. As a result, the Belgian Provincial Leagues dropped to the sixth level of the league system. In 2020 the levels were renamed to Belgian National Division 1, Belgian Division 2, and Belgian Division 3 respectively. In 2022–23, the league was expanded to 20 teams but reduce to 18 teams from 2023–24.