Belgien - First Amateur Division

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Fixtures

DateRHemma vs Borta-
04/20 18:00 31 KSK Heist vs URSL Vise View
04/20 18:00 31 Royal Charleroi SC II vs Olympic Charleroi View
04/20 18:00 31 SC Lokeren-Temse vs Excelsior Virton View
04/20 18:00 31 Hoogstraten VV vs Winkel Sport View
04/20 18:00 31 RAAL La Louviere vs Gent II View
04/20 18:00 31 Antwerp II vs Royal Knokke View
04/21 13:00 31 Royal Cappellen vs Tienen View
04/21 13:00 31 UR Namur vs Dessel Sport View
04/21 13:00 31 OH Leuven II vs KVV Thes Sport View
04/26 17:30 32 Gent II vs OH Leuven II View
04/27 17:30 32 Dessel Sport vs Sint-Eloois-Winkel View
04/27 17:30 32 KVV Thes Sport vs Hoogstraten VV View

Results

Date R Hemma vs Borta -
04/17 18:00 28 [11] KVV Thes Sport vs Gent II [8] 2-1
04/14 13:00 30 [7] Winkel Sport vs OH Leuven II [16] 2-1
04/14 13:00 30 [5] Royal Knokke vs Hoogstraten VV [6] 0-1
04/14 13:00 30 [15] UR Namur vs SC Lokeren-Temse [2] 2-1
04/14 13:00 30 [14] Tienen vs URSL Vise [18] 3-3
04/13 18:00 30 [13] Excelsior Virton vs Antwerp II [11] 1-0
04/13 18:00 30 [5] KSK Heist vs Olympic Charleroi [9] 2-2
04/13 17:30 30 [8] Gent II vs Dessel Sport [10] 2-2
04/13 17:30 30 [12] KVV Thes Sport vs Royal Cappellen [17] 5-0
04/13 14:30 30 [3] Charleroi II vs RAAL La Louviere [1] 1-4
04/07 13:00 29 [16] Royal Cappellen vs Antwerp II [12] 0-1
04/07 13:00 29 [18] URSL Vise vs Gent II [7] 2-2

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.

History

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.

Belgien - Första amatördivisionen

Den belgiska Första amatördivisionen är den tredje nivån i det belgiska fotbollssystemet och ligger under Första och divisionen och över Andra amatördivisionen. Ligan består av 16 lag och spelas i ett system med hemma- och bortamatcher. De tre bästa lagen i tabellen vid slutet av säsongen kvalificerar sig för Division 1B, medan de två nedersta lagen flyttas ner till Division 2.

Ligan bildades 2016 som en ersättning för den tidigare Division 3. Den första säsongen bestod av 12 lag, men utökades till 16 lag 2017. Den nuvarande mästaren är KSK Deinze, som vann titeln 2022–23.

Första amatördivisionen har producerat ett antal framgångsrika klubbar, bland annat Club Brugge, Anderlecht och Standard Liège. Ligan är också känd för sina traditionella och passionerade fans, som skapar en livlig atmosfär på matcherna.