Football in Belgium - League System

League System

The Belgian football league pyramid has 8 levels:

Nationwide league:

  1. Pro League
  2. Second Division
  3. Third Division (A and B, teams are assigned to a league based loosely on geographic location)
  4. Fourth Division (A, B, C and D, teams are assigned to a league based loosely on geographic location)

Provincial league:

  1. Provincial Division 1
  2. Provincial Division 2
  3. Provincial Division 3
  4. Provincial Division 4

Each provincial subdivision of the FA runs its own 4-division league. Only teams that are geographically located in a certain province are allowed to compete in that specific provincial league. A notable exception is the Brabant provincial league, which consists of teams from Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant and Brussels.

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