The Belgian football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Belgium.
The league system underwent restructuring which was approved by the Royal Belgian Football Association.
One important step was the introduction of a national fifth level for the first time.
[1] Changes since 2016: Belgian Pro League 16 clubs 2 relegations + 1 relegation play-off Challenger Pro League 16 clubs 2 promotions + 1 promotion play-off 2 relegations Flemish Division 1 VV 16 clubs 1 promotion, 1 relegation Walloon Division 1 ACFF 12 clubs 1 promotion, 1 relegation Belgian Division 2 VV 36 clubs divided in 2 series of 18 1 promotion, 4 relegations Belgian Division 2 ACFF 18 clubs 1 promotion, 2 relegations Belgian Division 3 VV 32 clubs divided in 2 series of 16 4 promotions, 3 relegations Belgian Division 3 ACFF 32 clubs divided in 2 series of 16 2 promotions, 3 relegations (All divisions run in parallel) Belgian Provincial Leagues, First Level Eerste Provinciale Antwerpen – 16 clubs Eerste Provinciale Brabant (Flemish) – 16 clubs Première Provinciale Brabant (Francophone) – 16 clubs Première Provinciale Hainaut – 16 clubs Première Provinciale Liège – 18 clubs Eerste Provinciale Limburg – 16 clubs Première Provinciale Luxembourg – 14 clubs Première Provinciale Namur – 16 clubs Eerste Provinciale Oost-Vlaanderen – 16 clubs Eerste Provinciale West-Vlaanderen – 16 clubs (All divisions run in parallel) Belgian Provincial Leagues, Second Level Tweede Provinciale Antwerpen – 32 clubs divided in 2 series of 16 Tweede Provinciale Brabant (Flemish) – 32 clubs divided in 2 series of 16 Deuxième Provinciale Brabant (Francophone) – 32 clubs divided in 2 series of 16 Deuxième Provinciale Hainaut – 48 clubs divided in 3 series of 16 Deuxième Provinciale Liège – 46 clubs divided in 3 series; 2 of 15 teams and 1 of 16 teams Tweede Provinciale Limburg – 32 clubs divided in 2 series of 16 Deuxième Provinciale Luxembourg – 42 clubs divided in 3 series of 14 Deuxième Provinciale Namur – 32 clubs divided in 2 series of 16 Tweede Provinciale Oost-Vlaanderen – 48 clubs divided in 3 series of 16 Tweede Provinciale West-Vlaanderen – 32 clubs divided in 2 series of 16 (All divisions run in parallel) Belgian Provincial Leagues, Third Level Derde Provinciale Antwerpen – 48 clubs divided in 3 series of 16 Derde Provinciale Brabant (Flemish) – 32 clubs divided in 2 series of 16 Troisième Provinciale Brabant (Francophone) – 32 clubs divided in 2 series of 16 Troisième Provinciale Hainaut – 64 clubs divided in 4 series of 16 Troisième Provinciale Liège – 64 clubs divided in 4 series of 16 Derde Provinciale Limburg – 48 clubs divided in 3 series of 16 Troisième Provinciale Luxembourg – 72 clubs divided in 6 series; 4 of 14 teams and 2 of 13 teams Troisième Provinciale Namur – 48 clubs divided in 3 series of 16 Derde Provinciale Oost-Vlaanderen – 80 clubs divided in 5 series of 16 Derde Provinciale West-Vlaanderen – 48 clubs divided in 3 series of 16 (All divisions run in parallel) Belgian Provincial Leagues, Fourth Level Vierde Provinciale Antwerpen – 82 clubs divided in 5 series; 3 of 16 teams and 2 of 17 teams Vierde Provinciale Brabant (Flemish) – 96 clubs divided in 6 series of 16 Quatrième Provinciale Hainaut – 115 clubs divided in 8 series; 5 of 14 teams and 3 of 15 teams Quatrième Provinciale Liège – 112 clubs divided in 8 series; 3 of 13 teams, 2 of 14 teams and 3 of 15 teams Vierde Provinciale Limburg – 52 clubs divided in 8 series; 2 of 17 teams and 1 of 18 teams Quatrième Provinciale Namur – 78 clubs divided in 6 series of 13 Vierde Provinciale Oost-Vlaanderen – 72 clubs divided in 5 series; 3 of 16 teams and 2 of 17 teams Vierde Provinciale West-Vlaanderen – 52 clubs divided in 3 series; 1 of 16 teams and 2 of 18 teams The timeline below lists the evolution of the men's tiers and leagues related to the Belgian FA since 1895.
The provincial leagues often span multiple tiers.