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2015–16 Belgian Second Division

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Season
  
2015–16

Promoted
  
Eupen

Champion
  
R.W.S. Bruxelles

Matches played
  
160

Champions
  
WS Brussels

Dates
  
7 Aug 2015 – 30 Apr 2016

Goals scored
  
462

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Top goalscorer
  
Mamadou Diallo (15 goals)

Biggest home win
  
Eupen 6–0 Patro Eisden (7 October 2015)

Biggest away win
  
Heist 1–6 Tubize (17 October 2015)

Relegated
  
R.W.S. Bruxelles, K.F.C. Dessel Sport

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2014–15 Belgian Second Division

The 2015–16 season of the Belgian Second Division (also known as Proximus League for sponsorship reasons) began on 8 August 2015 and ended in April 2016.

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Structural changes

This season was the last under the name Second Division. Starting from 2016-17 the league is known as First Division B as a result of reforms in the Belgian league system. The champions were promoted and 9 teams relegated to the third division named Amateur First Division or Amateur Superleague, while no team was promoted from the lower division. Promotion playoffs were not played and three-period rankings were not applied.

Team changes

After promotion and relegation, only 11 teams of the previous season remained in the league, with 5 others being replaced. One team was not replaced, thus reducing the competition to 17 teams.

Out

  • STVV were promoted as champions of the previous season.
  • Leuven were promoted after winning the promotion playoffs.
  • Woluwe-Zaventem were relegated to the Third Division after finishing 18th and for not applying for a license.
  • KRC Mechelen were relegated to the Third Division after finishing 17th and for not applying for a license.
  • Eendracht Aalst were relegated after failing to obtain a license.
  • Mons folded as a team.

    • In

  • Cercle Brugge were relegated from the Belgian Pro League after finishing in last place.
  • Lierse were relegated from the Belgian Pro League after finishing third in the playoffs.
  • Coxyde were promoted as champions from Third Division A.
  • Union SG were promoted as runner-up from Third Division B, after champions Cappellen did not apply for a license.
  • Deinze were promoted after winning the third division playoffs.

    • League table

    Source:
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
    (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.

    Notes

    Results

    Updated to games played on 13 March 2016.
    Source: Belgian Second Division (French)
    1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
    Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    Notes

    References

    2015–16 Belgian Second Division Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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