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.

Belgian First Division B
Season2021–22
ChampionsWesterlo
PromotedWesterlo
RelegatedVirton

Team changes

In

Out

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
Locations of the 2021–22 Belgian First Division B teams
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 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 Brian Eastick [n 2] Masita United Telecom
    RWD Molenbeek Vincent Euvrard Joma Symbio
    Virton Pablo Correa [n 3]
    Waasland-Beveren Jordi Condom [n 4] 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]
    Philippe Saint-Jean Caretaker replaced[14] 19 October 2021 8th José Jeunechamps 19 October 2021[14]
    Virton Christophe Grégoire Sacked[15] 13 December 2021 8th Emmanuel Coquelet (caretaker) 13 December 2021
    Lommel Peter van der Veen Resigned[16] 14 December 2021 7th Luíz Felipe 14 December 2021[16] [lower-alpha 3]
    Virton Emmanuel Coquelet Caretaker replaced[17] 22 December 2021 8th Pablo Correa 22 December 2021
    Lommel Luíz Felipe Mutual Consent[18] 7 February 2022 7th Patrick Greveraars (caretaker) 7 February 2022[18]
    Patrick Greveraars Caretaker replaced[19] 16 February 2022 7th Brian Eastick 16 February 2022[19]
    Waasland-Beveren Marc Schneider Sacked [20] 28 February 2022 3rd Jordi Condom 28 February 2022[20]

    1. 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.
    2. Peter van der Veen was initially appointed caretaker manager at Lommel following the departure of Liam Manning, but took over permanently just one week later.
    3. Luíz Felipe was initially appointed caretaker manager at Lommel following the departure of Peter van der Veen, but was appointed permanent manager one month later.

    League table

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WES RWD WAA DEI LIE LOM EXC VIR WES RWD WAA DEI LIE LOM EXC VIR
    1 Westerlo (C, P) 28 17 5 6 52 29 +23 56 Promotion to the 2022–23 Belgian First Division A — 0–0 1–1 2–2 3–2 2–0 4–3 2–0 — 2–2 2–1 0–3 2–0 3–0 1–0 1–1
    2 RWDM47 28 14 7 7 42 34 +8 49 Qualification to Promotion play-off 1–2 — 1–3 2–2 3–3 1–2 3–1 0–0 0–2[lower-alpha 1] — 2–1 1–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–0
    3 Waasland-Beveren 28 12 5 11 47 40 +7 41 0–2 2–3 — 0–2 1–3 2–1 0–2 4–3 2–1 1–0 — 4–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 3–1
    4 Deinze 28 9 12 7 47 39 +8 39 2–1 1–2 0–0 — 1–1 3–3 3–1 3–0 1–2 3–0 3–3 — 1–2 1–1 2–2 2–1
    5 Lierse Kempenzonen 28 9 9 10 39 42 −3 36 1–5 4–1 2–1 2–2 — 2–2 2–2 2–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 — 0–2 0–1 1–1
    6 Lommel 28 9 8 11 40 41 −1 35 0–1 2–3 2–3 2–2 3–1 — 3–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 — 0–0 3–0
    7 Excel Mouscron[lower-alpha 2] (R) 28 8 6 14 31 45 −14 30 Relegation to the 2022–23 Belgian National Division 1 1–2 1–1 0–4 2–0 2–1 0–1 — 1–1 2–6 0–1 3–0 1–2 0–0 2–1 — 2–1
    8 Virton 28 5 6 17 24 52 −28 21 0–2 0–2 0–3 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–2 — 1–0 0–1 0–4 0–2 2–2 2–3 2–0 —
    Updated to match(es) played on completed. 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.[24]
    (C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
    Notes:
    1. The match between RWDM and Westerlo of 10 December 2021 was postponed due to excessive snow and instead played on 25 January 2022.[21]
    2. On 13 April 2022, the Belgian FA announced that Excel Mouscron had not been awarded a Belgian professional football license for the coming season, meaning that the club will not be allowed to play in the top two divisions of Belgian football and thus be relegated to the 2022–23 Belgian National Division 1 instead of Virton.[22] One day later, the committee awarding the licenses announced that the club had also not obtained a Belgian remunerated football license, which meant it will be relegated to the 2022–23 Belgian Division 2, where it will start with a three points handicap. The club has announced that it will appeal the decision, as it has done so successfully already no less that six times during the previous seven years.[23]

      Positions by round

      The table lists the positions of teams after the completion of each round. In the overview below, not all teams had played the same number of matches:

      • The match between RWDM and Westerlo on matchday 15 was postponed and instead played between matchdays 17 and 18.
      • The match between Westerlo and Deinze on matchday 17 was postponed and instead played between matchdays 19 and 20.
      • The match between Lierse and Westerlo on matchday 21 was postponed and instead played between matchdays 24 and 25.
      Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
      Westerlo2411111111111111111111111111
      RWDM471345676766643333332222222222
      Waasland-Beveren3624352222222222223333333443
      Deinze5132245554454444444444444334
      Lierse Kempenzonen4253423443335566656566666555
      Lommel6566534335567677777777777766
      Excel Mouscron7788888888876755565655555677
      Virton8877767677788888888888888888
      Updated to match(es) played on completed. Source: worldfootball.net

      Season statistics

      Top scorers
      As of 17 April 2022[25]
      Rank Player Club Goals
      1 Daniel Maderner Waasland-Beveren 13
      2 Lennart Mertens Deinze 12
      3 Erdon Daci Westerlo 10
      4 Souleymane Anne Virton 9
      Dylan De Belder Deinze
      Kévin Hoggas Waasland-Beveren
      7 Ján Bernát Westerlo 8
      Bafodé Dansoko Deinze
      Arthur Sales Lommel
      10 Hakim Abdallah Lierse Kempenzonen 7
      Kévin Nzuzi Mata RWDM
      Lucas Ribeiro Costa Waasland-Beveren
      (includes 5 goals for Excel Mouscron)
      6 goals (4 players)
      5 goals (6 players)
      4 goals (10 players)
      3 goals (7 players)
      2 goals (21 players)
      1 goal (42 players)
      2 own goals (1 player)
      1 own goal (9 players)

      Number of teams by provinces
      Number of teams Province or region Team(s)
      2  AntwerpLierse Kempenzonen and Westerlo
       East FlandersDeinze and Waasland-Beveren
      1  BrusselsRWD Molenbeek
       HainautExcel Mouscron
       LimburgLommel
       LuxembourgVirton

      Notes
      1. Enzo Scifo was the manager for matchdays 1 through 7, Philippe Saint-Jean was the caretaker manager on matchday 8.
      2. Peter van der Veen was the manager for matchdays 1 through 14, Luíz Felipe was caretaker manager for matchdays 15 through 19, and Patrick Greveraars was caretaker on matchday 20.
      3. Christophe Grégoire was the manager for matchdays 1 through 15, while Emmanuel Coquelet was the caretaker manager on matchday 16.
      4. Marc Schneider was the manager for matchdays 1 through 22.

      References
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      18. "Tweedeklasser Lommel SK neemt afscheid van interim-trainer Luiz Felipe Ferreira" [Second division team Lommel SK says goodbye to caretaker Luiz Felipe Ferreira]. www.sporza.be. 7 February 2022.
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