2015–16 Belgian Second Division

Belgian Second Division
Season 2015–16
Promoted RWS Brussels
Relegated ASV Geel, Deinze, Patro Eisden Maasmechelen, Heist, Coxyde
Matches played 160
Goals scored 462 (2.89 per match)
Top goalscorer Mamadou Diallo (15 goals)
Biggest home win Eupen 6–0 Patro Eisden (7 October 2015)[1]
Biggest away win Heist 1–6 Tubize (17 October 2015)[2]
Highest scoring Heist 1–6 Tubize (17 October 2015)
Seraing 5–2 Heist (28 November 2015)[3]
Eupen 3–4 Antwerp (16 December 2015)[4]
Geel 4–3 Roeselare (19 December 2015)[5]

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

Structural changes

This season is the last under the name Second Division. Starting from next season the league will be known as First Division B as a result of reforms in the Belgian league system. The champions will be promoted and 9 teams will be relegated to the third division named Amateur First Division or Amateur Superleague, while no team will be promoted from the lower division.[6] Promotion playoffs are not played and three-period rankings are 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

In

Team information

Club City First season of
current spell in
second division
Coming from 2014-15 result Stadium Capacity
Royal Antwerp F.C. Antwerp 2004–05 Belgian Pro League 21010th (D2) Bosuilstadion 16,649
Cercle Brugge K.S.V. Brugge 2015–16 Belgian Pro League 11515th (D1) Jan Breydel Stadium 29,945
K.V.V. Coxyde Koksijde 2015–16 Belgian Third Division 3011st (D3A) Henri Housaegerstadion 2,500
K.M.S.K. Deinze Deinze 2015–16 Belgian Third Division 3022nd (D3B) Burgemeester Van de Wiele Stadion 7,515
K.F.C. Dessel Sport Dessel 2012–13 Belgian Third Division 21515th (D2) Lorzestraat 5,000
K.A.S. Eupen Eupen 2011–12 Belgian Pro League 2033rd (D2) Kehrweg Stadion 8,000
AS Verbroedering Geel Geel 2013–14 Belgian Third Division 21313th (D2) De Leunen 10,022
K.S.K. Heist Heist-op-den-Berg 2010–11 Belgian Third Division 21414th (D2) Gemeentelijk Sportcentrum 3,000
Lierse S.K. Lier 2015–16 Belgian Pro League 11616th (D1) Herman Vanderpoortenstadion 14,538
Lommel United Lommel 2005–06 Belgian Third Division 2022nd (D2) Soevereinstadion 12,500
K. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen Maasmechelen 2014–15 Belgian Third Division 21616th (D2) Patro-stadion 5,000
K.S.V. Roeselare Roeselare 2010–11 Belgian Pro League 21111th (D2) Schiervelde Stadion 9,075
Seraing United Seraing 2014–15 Belgian Provincial Leagues 2055th (D2) Stade Pairay 6,744
A.F.C. Tubize Tubize 2009–10 Belgian Pro League 2088th (D2) Stade Leburton 9,000
R. White Star Bruxelles Brussels 2011–12 Belgian Third Division 21212th (D2) Stade Fallon 2,500
R.E. Virton Virton 2013–14 Belgian Third Division 2066th (D2) Stade Yvan Georges 4,000
R. Union Saint-Gilloise Saint-Gilles, Brussels 2015–16 Belgian Third Division 3022nd (D3B) Stade Joseph Marien 6,000

Personnel and kits

Club Manager Captain Kit Manufacturer Sponsors
Antwerp Belgium David Gevaert Belgium Kappa ONE Antwerp
Cercle Belgium Frederik Vanderbiest Belgium Masita ADMB
Coxyde Belgium Hugo Vandenheede Belgium Jako Vandermeeren
Dessel Belgium Bart Wilmssen Belgium Saller Tuytelaers
Deinze Netherlands Dennis Van Wijk Belgium Nike Declercq Stortbeton
Dakota
Eupen Spain Tintín Márquez Belgium Burrda Aspire Academy
Geel Belgium Vincent Euvrard Belgium Olympic Tormans
Heist Belgium Francis Bosschaerts Belgium Saller Kovera
Lierse Serbia Slovenia Slaviša Stojanović Belgium Jako Wadi Degla
Lommel Belgium Bart De Roover Belgium Legea Belien Auto
Derdaele+
Maasmechelen Belgium Vacant Belgium Jartazi e.Baillien
Roeselare Belgium Franky Van Der Elst Belgium Joma Euro Shop
Saint-Gilloise Belgium Marc Grosjean Belgium Patrick Culture et Formation
Seraing Belgium Croatia Dražen Brnčić Belgium Masita Startpeople
VOO
Tubize France Colbert Marlot Belgium Kappa No sponsor
Virton Belgium Frank Defays Belgium Jako Emond BMW
White Star Cameroon John Bico Belgium Nike No sponsor

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 RWS Brussels (C) 32 19 6 7 53 28 +25 63 Promotion to the 2016–17 Belgian First Division A[1]
2 Eupen 32 18 8 6 69 34 +35 62 Qualification to the 2016–17 Belgian First Division B
3 Antwerp 32 18 8 6 52 20 +32 62
4 Tubize 32 17 6 9 51 34 +17 57
5 Cercle Brugge 32 14 12 6 56 35 +21 54
6 Union SG 32 15 6 11 50 34 +16 51
7 Lierse 32 14 9 9 53 41 +12 51
8 Lommel 32 14 8 10 43 29 +14 50
9 Roeselare (R) 32 14 8 10 46 47 −1 50 Relegation to the 2016–17 Belgian First Amateur Division
10 Dessel (R) 32 14 6 12 38 40 −2 48
11 Seraing (R) 32 13 5 14 45 50 −5 44
12 Virton (R) 32 8 10 14 40 55 −15 34
12 ASV Geel (R) 32 6 13 13 40 56 −16 31
14 Deinze (R) 32 6 11 15 36 58 −22 29
15 Patro Eisden Maasmechelen (R) 32 5 9 18 33 63 −30 24
16 Heist (R) 32 4 7 21 39 82 −43 19
17 Coxyde (R) 32 2 10 20 29 67 −38 16

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
  1. ^ WS Brussel does not yet have a license to play in 2016-17 Belgian Pro League. In the case they don't receive a license, Eupen will be promoted instead.

  2. Results

    Home ╲ Away ANT CER COXDEIDESEUPGEEHEILIELOMPEMROESERTUBUSGVIRWSB
    Antwerp 0–1 2–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 0–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–0
    Cercle Brugge 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 4–0 3–3 2–0 2–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 4–0 1–3 1–1 2–2 1–1
    Coxyde 0–3 2–2 2–2 0–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–1 2–2 2–4 0–3 3–2 2–3 3–3 0–5
    Deinze 1–1 1–4 1–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 4–4 1–0 0–3 1–0 1–2 2–2 0–2 2–1 2–1 1–2
    Dessel 0–3 0–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–2 3–1 0–1 1–0 4–0 0–1 0–3 1–0 1–3 2–0 0–3
    Eupen 3–4 2–1 0–0 5–1 0–1 4–1 3–1 1–4 2–0 6–0 4–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 3–1
    ASV Geel 1–1 3–3 2–2 2–2 1–1 0–3 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 4–3 0–2 2–1 2–1 0–1 2–2
    Heist 1–3 0–2 3–0 1–1 0–2 1–5 2–1 0–1 1–2 1–4 1–2 2–2 1–6 1–3 4–1 1–0
    Lierse 0–0 2–3 3–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 4–2 4–0 0–0 2–2 0–0 2–3 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–3
    Lommel United 0–1 0–2 3–1 3–3 2–0 0–3 4–1 3–1 0–0 5–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 4–1 0–0
    Patro Eisden Maasmechelen 1–4 0–1 0–3 2–0 1–2 1–2 0–0 3–0 1–4 1–1 4–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–2 0–3
    Roeselare 0–1 1–1 4–1 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–1 3–2 2–1 1–0 3–2 0–2 0–0 1–1 0–3 0–0
    Seraing United 0–0 0–3 2–1 1–5 1–2 0–3 4–1 5–2 0–2 1–0 3–1 1–2 0–2 0–3 3–0 0–5[2]
    Tubize 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 3–3 1–2 2–0 1–0 0–1 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–2
    Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 2–1 0–0 3–0 4–0 0–1 2–1 4–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 1–3 1–2 1–2 3–1 1–0
    Virton 1–2 2–1 3–0 0–0 1–4 1–4 0–0 1–1 2–3 1–2 2–2 1–4 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–1
    WS Brussels 0–4 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 4–2 2–1 4–1 4–2 1–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 1–0

    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
    1. ^ WS Brussel was awarded a 5-0 victory because opponents Seraing United fielded an ilegible player.
    2. References

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