[1] Club Brugge were the defending champions but had to settle for second place with Anderlecht taking their 34th title.
The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff.
The teams finishing in positions 8, 10, 11, 13 and 15 joined the second placed qualifier from the 2016–17 Belgian First Division B to form group B.
This match was played on the field of the highest ranked team in the regular competition.
The winner of the semi-final advanced to the final to play for a spot in the third qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.