Season 2013–14 Dates 2 Aug 2013 – 27 Apr 2014 Location Belgium Matches played 306 | Champions Westerlo !Westerlo Champion K.V.C. Westerlo Goals scored 835 | |
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Promoted Westerlo
Royal Mouscron-Péruwelz !Royal Mouscron-Péruwelz Top goalscorer Koffi
Michael Lallemand (11 goals each) Biggest home win Westerlo 6–0 Roeselare (15 February 2014) Biggest away win Heist 0–6 Tubize (8 February 2014)
Hoogstraten 0–6 Tubize (1 March 2014) Relegated Brussels, C.S. Visé, Hoogstraten VV People also search for 2012–13 Belgian Second Division | ||
The 2013–14 season of the Belgian Second Division (also known as Belgacom League for sponsorship reasons) began on 2 August 2013 and ended on 27 April 2014.
Contents
Team changes
After promotion and relegation, only 15 teams of the previous season remained in the league, with 3 others being replaced:
Out
In
League table
Updated to games played on 27 April 2014.
Source: Belgian Second Division
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of matches won; if teams are still tied a playoff is organised
1Following the conclusion of the season, RWDM Brussels was refused a license for the following season, forcing them to be relegated to the Belgian Third Division, where they were to start the 2014–15 season on -3 points. As a result, Hoogstraten was saved from direct relegation and instead forced to play the relegation playoff instead of Heist. Heist was allowed to remain in the Second Division. Hoogstraten lost the relegation playoff and was relegated.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Period winners
Like before, the season was divided into three periods. The first ten matchdays together form the first period, matchdays 11 to 22 form period two and the last 12 form period three. The three period winners take part in the Belgian Second Division Final Round together with the winner of the 2013–14 Belgian Pro League relegation playoff. The winner of this final round gets to play in the 2014–15 Belgian Pro League.
Eupen and Westerlo respectively won the first and second period and qualified for the final round. But as eventual champions Westerlo also won the third period, this left two spots open for Sint-Truiden and Mouscron-Péruwelz to qualify as highest placed finishers (third and fourth in the league respectively) who had not already qualified.
Period 1
Source: Belgische Tweede Klasse
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of matches won; if teams are still tied a playoff is organised
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Period 2
Source: Belgische Tweede Klasse
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of matches won; if teams are still tied a playoff is organised
1Westerlo was automatically promoted due to winning the overall title. The second period winner spot was given to the highest finisher in the overall league not yet entitled to play in the playoffs.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Period 3
Source: Belgische Tweede Klasse
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of matches won; if teams are still tied a playoff is organised
1Westerlo was automatically promoted due to winning the overall title. The third period winner spot was given to the highest finisher in the overall league not yet entitled to play in the playoffs.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
Updated to games played on 27 April 2014.
Source: Soccerway
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
2 Excelsior Virton was awarded a 5-0 win when RWDM Brussels was suspended temporarily for paying its six former players beyond the set deadline but before the game was played.
3 Sint-Truiden was awarded a 0-5 win after Antwerp supporters invaded the pitch after 24 minutes with Sint-Truiden leading 0-1.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top scorers
Source: Soccerway
Up to and including matches played on 16 May.