Eventually, the season was cancelled in January 2021 with just a few matches played, as measures taken by the Belgian government against the spread of COVID-19 prohibited amateur football.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league had started later than initially planned, with the first matches played only in September.
Mid-October, with only the first four matchdays partially completed, the league was stopped as the second wave of the COVID-19 cases was in full force.
All direct promotion and relegation places were to remain valid, but all post-season playoff tournaments were canceled, with no extra promotion and relegation rounds taking place, which meant that: With the planned restarting date coming closer, but COVID-19 figures still high, on 12 January 2021 a first meeting was held between representatives of both the Flemish and Francophone amateur football; the Belgian FA; the union of professional football clubs; and politicians, on whether to cancel the season entirely.
The representatives concluded to postpone the decision to 25 January 2021, taking into account the result of the COVID-19 consultation committee of 22 January in which the possibility of relaxing the lockdown measures would be decided.