The 2009–10 season of the

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(also known as EXQI League for sponsorship reasons) started on Wednesday 19 August and is the second tier football league in

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. 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

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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

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* F.C. Tubize relegated from the

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lost the second division final round and as a result they were also relegated from the

. *

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promoted from Third Division A *

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promoted from Third Division B * Boussu Dour Borinage promoted after winning the third division playoffs

Out

* Sint-Truidense was promoted to the Pro League *

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lost the third division playoffs and was subsequently relegated. *

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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. *

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was relegated to the Third Division.

Team information

Personnel and locations

Regular season

League table

References

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