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Belgian First Division B

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Established
2016 (7 years old)

First Recorded Event
2020-02-21

Current Season
2022-2023

API Football ID
4367

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Soccer

Location
Belgium

Gender
Male

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13 May 23	Waasland-Bevere	4 - 1	Club Brugge II	Freethielstadion
13 May 23	Molenbeek	1 - 0	Anderlecht II	Edmond Machtensstadi
13 May 23	Beerschot VA	1 - 2	Lierse Kempenzo	Olympisch Stadion
12 May 23	Lommel SK	6 - 1	Standard II	Soevereinstadion
12 May 23	KMSK Deinze	3 - 2	Dender	Dakota Arena
12 May 23	Virton	3 - 1	Genk II	Stade Yvan Georges
07 May 23	Lierse Kempenzo	2 - 3	Waasland-Bevere	Herman Vanderpoorten
06 May 23	Dender	2 - 1	Lommel SK	Dender Football Comp
06 May 23	Club Brugge II	1 - 3	Molenbeek	Jan Breydelstadion
06 May 23	Genk II	0 - 2	KMSK Deinze	Cegeka Arena

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The Belgian First Division B (officially known as Proximus League) is the second-highest division in the Belgian football league system, one level below the Belgian First Division A. It was created by the Royal Belgian Football Association in 2016, replacing the Belgian Second Division.

History
The Belgian First Division B was created in 2016 as the successor of the Belgian Second Division following an overhaul of the Belgian football league system which saw the number of professional clubs reduced to 24 and the number of teams at the second level of the football pyramid to 8.

Competition format
The season comprises two separate competitions in which all 8 teams play each other twice. The winners of both competitions face each other in a two-legged playoff with the winner promoted to the Belgian First Division A.

Until 2019, the top three teams excluding the promoted team, played together with the teams finishing in the positions 7 through 15 of the Belgian First Division A in a playoff for a ticket into the UEFA Europa League. The remaining four teams played a relegation playoff, with the last team relegating into the Belgian First Amateur Division. From 2019, the top six teams all took part in the Europa League playoffs (including the promoted team), with only the bottom two teams playing the relegation playoff in which they play each other five times.

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