2009–10 Belgian Second Division
| Season | 2009–10 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Lierse |
| Promoted |
Lierse Eupen |
| Relegated |
Liège Beveren Ronse |
|
← 2008–09 2010–11 → | |
The 2009–10 season of the Belgian Second Division (also known as EXQI League for sponsorship reasons) started on Wednesday 19 August and is the second tier football league in Belgium. The league was played by 19 teams, with 36 matchdays, so each team plays the 18 other teams twice. The season was divided into 2 periods. Each period winner qualifies for the Belgian Second Division Final Round.
Team changes
After promotion and relegation, only 13 teams remained in the league, with 6 other being replaced:
In
- R.A.E.C. Mons relegated from the First Division
- F.C. Tubize relegated from the First Division
- Dender lost the second division final round and as a result they were also relegated from the First Division.
- Standaard Wetteren promoted from Third Division A
- Turnhout promoted from Third Division B
- Boussu Dour Borinage promoted after winning the third division playoffs
Out
- Sint-Truidense was promoted to the Pro League
- Olympic Charleroi lost the third division playoffs and was subsequently relegated.
- Excelsior Virton lost the third division playoffs and was subsequently relegated.
- K.F.C. V.W. Hamme lost the third division playoffs and was subsequently relegated.
- K.M.S.K. Deinze was relegated to the Third Division.
- UR Namur was relegated to the Third Division.
Team information
Personnel and locations
Regular season
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lierse (C) (P) | 36 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 75 | 32 | +43 | 75 | Belgian First Division |
| 2 | Lommel United | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 55 | 27 | +28 | 70 | Qualification to Belgian Second Division Final Round |
| 3 | Mons | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 56 | 32 | +24 | 66 | |
| 4 | Eupen (O) (P) | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 60 | |
| 5 | Borinage | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 43 | |
| 6 | Waasland | 36 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 52 | |
| 7 | Oostende | 36 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 45 | +4 | 51 | |
| 8 | Antwerp | 36 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 47 | |
| 9 | OH Leuven | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 45 | |
| 10 | Wetteren | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 48 | 59 | −11 | 44 | |
| 11 | Tournai | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 50 | 51 | −1 | 44 | |
| 12 | Tienen | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 43 | |
| 13 | Dender | 36 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 43 | |
| 14 | Brussels | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 42 | |
| 15 | Tubize | 36 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 42 | |
| 16 | Turnhout | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 41 | |
| 17 | Ronse (R) | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 51 | 57 | −6 | 39 | Qualification for |
| 18 | Beveren (R) | 36 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 37 | 55 | −18 | 36 | Belgian Third Division |
| 19 | RFC Liège (R) | 36 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 60 | −37 | 23 |
Updated to games played on 27 May 2010.
Source: Soccerway
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.