2021–22 Belgian First Division B
The 2021–22 season of the Belgian First Division B is scheduled to begin in August 2021 and end in April or May 2022.
| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Relegated | none |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → | |
Team changes
In
- Royal Excel Mouscron were directly relegated from the 2020–21 Belgian First Division A after finishing last.
- Waasland-Beveren were also relegated from the 2020–21 Belgian First Division A, after losing the promotion/relegation play-offs against Seraing.
- Virton, who were denied both a professional and remunerated license at the end of the 2019–20 season and forced to relegate two levels as a result, successfully appealed this decision and were forced to be reinstated at this level.
Out
- Union SG were promoted from the 2020–21 Belgian First Division B as champions.
- Seraing were promoted to the 2021–22 Belgian First Division A after winning the promotion/relegation play-offs against Waasland-Beveren.
- Club NXT was removed as it was decided no longer to include U23 teams for the 2021–22 season.
Format changes
Initially, the plan was to change the format of the Belgian First Division B only for the 2020–21 season,[1] with the league no longer consisting of two separate competitions but instead, one single league in which all teams play each other four times, without playoffs. This was however extended with at least one season, meaning the 2021–22 Belgian First Division B continues with the same format as the previous season.
Team information
Stadiums and locations
| Matricule | Club | City | First season of current spell at second level |
Coming from | 2020-21 result | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 818 | K.M.S.K. Deinze | Deinze | 2020–21 | Belgian First Amateur Division | 5th (D1B) | Burgemeester Van de Wiele Stadion | 7,515 |
| 216 | Royal Excel Mouscron | Mouscron | 2021–22 | Belgian First Division A | 18th (D1A)  |
Stade Le Canonnier | 10,800 |
| 3970 | Lierse Kempenzonen | Lier | 2020–21 | Belgian First Amateur Division | 7th (D1B) | Herman Vanderpoortenstadion | 14,538 |
| 2554 | Lommel SK | Lommel | 2018–19 | Belgian First Amateur Division | 3rd (D1B) | Soevereinstadion | 8,000 |
| 5479 | RWD Molenbeek | Molenbeek | 2020–21 | Belgian First Amateur Division | 6th (D1B) | Edmond Machtens Stadium | 12,266 |
| 200 | R.E. Virton | Virton | 2021–22 | Belgian Division 2 | Unranked (D2)  |
Stade Yvan Georges | 4,015 |
| 4068 | Waasland-Beveren | Beveren | 2021–22 | Belgian First Division A | 17th (D1A) |
Freethiel Stadion | 8,190 |
| 2024 | K.V.C. Westerlo | Westerlo | 2017–18 | Belgian First Division A | 4th (D1B) | Het Kuipje | 8,035 |
Personnel and kits
| Club | Manager | Kit Manufacturer | Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deinze | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Wim De Decker |
Legea | Dakota Vastgoed & Declercq Stortbeton |
| Excel Mouscron | José Jeunechamps [n 1] |
Uhlsport | Star Casino |
| Lierse Kempenzonen | Tom Van Imschoot |
Jako | Keukens Van Lommel |
| Lommel |  Peter van der Veen |
Masita | United Telecom |
| RWD Molenbeek | Vincent Euvrard |
Joma | Symbio |
| Virton | Christophe Grégoire |
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| Waasland-Beveren |  Marc Schneider |
Uhlsport | Star Casino |
| Westerlo | Jonas De Roeck |
Saller | Soudal |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deinze | Cédric Vlaeminck (caretaker) |
Caretaker replaced [2] | End of 2020–21 season | Pre-season | Wim De Decker |
4 March 2020 [lower-alpha 1] |
| Westerlo | Bob Peeters |
Sacked [3] | Jonas De Roeck |
27 May 2021 [4] | ||
| Excel Mouscron |  Jorge Simão |
Hired by Paços Ferreira[5] |
Enzo Scifo |
22 June 2021 [6] | ||
| Waasland-Beveren | Nicky Hayen |
Sacked [7] | Marc Schneider |
18 May 2021 [8] | ||
| Virton | No manager since end of 2019–20 season | Christophe Grégoire |
27 July 2021 [9] | |||
| Lommel |  Liam Manning |
Hired by Milton Keynes Dons[10] |
11 August 2021 | Peter van der Veen |
11 August 2021 [11] [12] [lower-alpha 2] | |
| Excel Mouscron | Enzo Scifo |
Sacked[13] | 14 October 2021 | 8th | Philippe Saint-Jean (caretaker) |
14 October 2021[13] |
| Excel Mouscron | Philippe Saint-Jean |
Caretaker replaced[14] | 19 October 2021 | 8th | José Jeunechamps |
19 October 2021[14] |
- Wim De Decker was appointed the new manager of Deinze already on 4 March 2020, but would only be observing and analyzing the players for the remainder of the season. Assistant-manager Cédric Vlaeminck will take up the role of manager until the end of the season, leading the training sessions and being on the sideline during matches.
- Peter van der Veen was initially appointed caretaker manager of Lommel following the departure of Liam Manning, but took over permanently just one week later.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | WES | WAA | RWD | DEI | LIE | LOM | EXC | VIR | WES | WAA | RWD | DEI | LIE | LOM | EXC | VIR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westerlo | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 13 | +16 | 33 | Promotion to the 2022–23 Belgian First Division A | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 2–0 | — | 19 Dec | |||||||
| 2 | Waasland-Beveren | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 20 | Qualification to Promotion play-off | 0–2 | — | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–3 | — | 12 Dec | |||||||
| 3 | RWDM47 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 20 | 1–2 | 1–3 | — | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 10 Dec | — | ||||||||
| 4 | Deinze | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 20 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | — | 18 Dec | ||||||||
| 5 | Lierse Kempenzonen | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 17 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 19 Dec | — | ||||||||
| 6 | Lommel | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 15 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–3 | 17 Dec | — | ||||||||
| 7 | Excel Mouscron | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 15 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 11 Dec | — | ||||||||
| 8 | Virton | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 25 | −13 | 12 | Relegation to the 2022–23 Belgian National Division 1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | — | 12 Dec | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 5 December 2021. Source: Belgian First Division B
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won; 7) Play-off.[15]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won; 7) Play-off.[15]
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round.
Updated to match(es) played on 5 December 2021. Source: worldfootball.net
Season statistics
Top scorers
- As of 5 December 2021[16]
3 goals (9 players)
2 goals (18 players)
- Youssef Challouk (Deinze)
Bafodé Dansoko (Deinze)- Joachim Carcela (Excel Mouscron)
- Christophe Lepoint (Excel Mouscron)
- Jonathan Hendrickx (Lierse Kempenzonen)
- Alexander Maes (Lierse Kempenzonen)
- Thibaut Van Acker (Lierse Kempenzonen)
- Kevin Kis (Lommel)
Kolbeinn Þórðarson (Lommel)
Abdoul Karim Danté (RWDM)- Nicolas Rommens (RWDM)
Din Sula (Virton)
Jóan Símun Edmundsson (Waasland-Beveren)
Joseph Efford (Waasland-Beveren)- Brendan Schoonbaert (Waasland-Beveren)
- Maxim De Cuyper (Westerlo)
- Kyan Vaesen (Westerlo)
- Lukas Van Eenoo (Westerlo)
1 goal (30 players)
Kurt Abrahams (Deinze)- Gaëtan Hendrickx (Deinze)
Denis Prychynenko (Deinze)- Alessio Staelens (Deinze)
Marko Bakić (Excel Mouscron)- Dimitri Mohamed (Excel Mouscron)
- Guillaume De Schryver (Lierse Kempenzonen)
- Brent Laes (Lierse Kempenzonen)
- Jens Naessens (Lierse Kempenzonen)
- Nils Schouterden (Lierse Kempenzonen)
- Agustin Anello (Lommel)
- Rafik Belghali (Lommel)
Ishak Boussouf (Lommel)- Glenn Neven (Lommel)
Diego Rosa (Lommel)- Glenn Claes (RWDM)
- Zakaria El Ouahdi (RWDM)
- Jarno Libert (RWDM)
- Jamal Aabbou (Virton)
- Marc-Olivier Doué (Virton)
- Valentin Guillaume (Virton)
- Michael Davis (Waasland-Beveren)
- Jordan Faucher (Waasland-Beveren)
- Chris Kablan (Waasland-Beveren)
- Jacob Montes (Waasland-Beveren)
- Louis Verstraete (Waasland-Beveren)
Fernand Gouré (Westerlo)
Edisson Jordanov (Westerlo)- Léo Seydoux (Westerlo)
- Thomas Van den Keybus (Westerlo)
1 own goal (6 players)
Hakim Abdallah (Lierse Kempenzonen, scored for Excel Mouscron)- Joeri Poelmans (Lierse Kempenzonen, scored for Excel Mouscron)
- Abdoul Karim Danté (RWDM, scored for Waasland-Beveren)
- Brendan Schoonbaert (Waasland-Beveren, scored for Lommel)
David Jensen (Westerlo, scored for Excel Mouscron)- Pietro Perdichizzi (Westerlo, scored for Excel Mouscron)
Number of teams by provinces
| Number of teams | Province or region | Team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Antwerp | Lierse Kempenzonen and Westerlo |
 East Flanders | Deinze and Waasland-Beveren | |
| 1 |  Brussels | RWD Molenbeek |
 Hainaut | Excel Mouscron | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Limburg | Lommel | |
 Luxembourg | Virton |
Notes
- Enzo Scifo was the manager for matchdays 1 through 7, Philippe Saint-Jean was the caretaker manager on matchday 8
References
- "Communication à la suite de l'Assemblée Générale". jupilerproleague.be (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-10.
- "Wim De Decker volgt ontslagen David Gevaert op bij Deinze" [Wim De Decker successor of sacked David Gevaert at Deinze] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2020-12-02.
- "Bob Peeters en Westerlo komen niet meer overeen" [Bob Peeters and Westerlo no longer agree] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2021-05-11.
- "Welkom Jonas De Roeck!" [Welcome Jonas De Roeck!]. kvcwesterlo.be. 2021-05-27.
- "Jorge Simão ruilt degradant Moeskroen in voor de nummer 5 in Portugal" [Jorge Simão exchanges relegated Mouscron for number 5 in Portugal] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2021-05-14.
- "Enzo Scifo moet Moeskroen weer naar de hoogste klasse loodsen" [Enzo Scifo to guide Mouscron back to top level]. sporza.be. 2021-06-22.
- "Gedegradeerd Waasland-Beveren neemt afscheid van coach Nicky Hayen" [Relegated Waasland-Beveren says goodbye to manager Nicky Hayen] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2021-05-14.
- "MARC SCHNEIDER IS THE NEW HEAD COACH OF W-B". waasland-beveren.be. 2021-05-18.
- "Christophe Grégoire wordt coach van Virton (dat 2 spelers onder contract heeft)" [Christophe Grégoire becomes manager of Virton (which has only 2 players)]. sporza.be. 2021-07-27.
- "Liam Manning named Head Coach". www.mkdons.com. 13 August 2021.
- "Coach Liam Manning verlaat Lommel SK" [Manager Liam Manning leaves Lommel SK]. lommelsk.be. 2021-08-11.
- "Ex-bondscoach van Nederlandse U17 moet Lommel naar 1A loodsen" [Former Dutch U17 manager to lead Lommel to 1A]. sporza.be. 2021-08-21.
- "Verlies tegen amateurs van Mandel United is voor Scifo de nederlaag te veel" [Loss against amateur team Mandel United proves loss too many for Scifo] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2021-10-14.
- "José Jeunechamps, net weg als T2, is opvolger van Scifo bij Moeskroen" [José Jeunechamps, only recently departed as assistent, now succeeds Scifo at Mouscron] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2021-10-19.
- "General terms Belgian competition" (PDF). kbvb.be. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- "Spelersstatistieken". Retrieved 14 August 2021.
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