The 2011–12 season of the
Belgian Second Division
The Belgian Second Division (known as the Proximus League for sponsorship reasons) was the second-highest division in the Belgian football league system, one level below the Belgian Pro League. It was founded by the Royal Belgian Football Associa ...
(also known as EXQI League for sponsorship reasons) started in August 2011 and is the second tier football league in
Belgium. The league is played by 18 teams, with 34 matchdays of 9 matches each, so each team plays the 17 other teams twice. The season is divided into 3 periods, the first period of 10 matches, the second of 12 matches and the third of 12 matches. Each period winner qualifies for the
Belgian Second Division Final Round The Belgian Second Division play-offs were a series of playoff matches to decide promotion to the Belgian Pro League, organised between 1974 and 2015. Following a large reform of the Belgian football league system at the end of the 2015–16 season ...
. On 14 April 2012,
Charleroi
Charleroi ( , , ; wa, Tchålerwè ) is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. By 1 January 2008, the total population of Charleroi was 201,593. became champions without playing as closest rivals
Eupen and
Oostende both did not manage to win their matches and thereby could no longer mathematically overtake Charleroi in the standings.
Team changes
After promotion and relegation, only 13 teams remained in the league, with 5 other being replaced:
Out
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Oud-Heverlee Leuven were promoted as champions of the previous season.
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Mons
Mons (; German and nl, Bergen, ; Walloon and pcd, Mont) is a city and municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
Mons was made into a fortified city by Count Baldwin IV of Hainaut in the 12th century. T ...
ended third, but won the
second division final round and was therefore also promoted to the Pro League.
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Turnhout ended 16th, but lost the third division playoffs and was subsequently relegated.
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Rupel Boom was relegated to the
Third Division
In sport, the Third Division, also called Division 3, Division Three, or Division III, is often the third-highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below.
Association football
*Belgian Thir ...
after finishing 17th.
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Tournai
Tournai or Tournay ( ; ; nl, Doornik ; pcd, Tornai; wa, Tornè ; la, Tornacum) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It lies southwest of Brussels on the river Scheldt. Tournai is part of Euromet ...
was relegated to the
Third Division
In sport, the Third Division, also called Division 3, Division Three, or Division III, is often the third-highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below.
Association football
*Belgian Thir ...
after finishing 18th.
In
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Charleroi
Charleroi ( , , ; wa, Tchålerwè ) is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. By 1 January 2008, the total population of Charleroi was 201,593. was directly relegated from the
Pro League.
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Eupen lost the
second division final round and as a result they were also relegated from the
Pro League.
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Aalst promoted as champions from
Third Division A.
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WS Woluwe promoted as champions from
Third Division B.
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Sint-Niklaas was promoted after winning the third division playoffs.
Team information
Personnel and locations
Managerial changes
During summer break
During regular season
Regular season
League table
Period winners
The season is divided into three periods. The first ten matchdays together form the first period, matchdays 11 to 22 form period two and the last 12 form period three. The three period winners take part in the
Belgian Second Division Final Round The Belgian Second Division play-offs were a series of playoff matches to decide promotion to the Belgian Pro League, organised between 1974 and 2015. Following a large reform of the Belgian football league system at the end of the 2015–16 season ...
together with the winner of the
2011–12 Belgian Pro League
The 2011–12 season of the Belgian Pro League (also known as ''Jupiler Pro League'' for sponsorship reasons) was the 109th season of top-tier football in Belgium. It began on 29 July 2011 with the first match of the regular season and ended in M ...
relegation playoff. The winner of this final round gets to play in the
2012–13 Belgian Pro League
The 2012–13 season of the Belgian Pro League (also known as ''Jupiler Pro League'' for sponsorship reasons) was the 110th season of top-tier football in Belgium. It started on 28 July 2012 with the first match of the regular season between Kor ...
. In case one or more periods are won by the team winning the league or in case one team wins multiple periods, the extra places go the teams finishing the highest in the league not already qualified. So in the theoretical case that one team wins all three periods and becomes the league champion, then the teams in positions 2, 3 and 4 will take part in the final round.
Period 1
Already after the first nine matches of the season,
Eupen clinched the first period title.
Period 2
Period 3
Top goalscorers
''Including matches played on 29 April 2012; Sourc
Soccerway'
References
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Belgian Second Division seasons
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