Belgian Women's First National Division
Football league
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The Belgian Women's First National Division, formerly Belgian Women's First Division is the second highest women's football league of Belgium.
| Founded | 1973 |
|---|---|
| Country | Belgium |
| Confederation | KBVB |
| Number of clubs | 14 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Super League |
| Relegation to | Interprovincial Division |
| Domestic cup | Belgian Women's Cup |
| Most championships | Standard de Liege (16) |
The league was the top level league until 2011–12. It was first played in 1973–74. From 2012 to 2013 to 2014–16 Belgium's best teams play in the joint league with the best Dutch teams in the BeNe League. The champion of the league qualified for the UEFA Women's Champions League.
In 2015/16 the top level Super League was established above the First Division.[1]
Format
For the season 2014–15, 14 teams participate, playing a double round-robin schedule to decide the champion. The bottom team is relegated to the Belgian Women's Second Division, the 3rd level. The 13th-placed team played a relegation match against the 2nd-placed team of the second division.
2023-2024 teams
| Team | Home city | Home ground |
|---|---|---|
| Alken | Alken | |
| Anderlecht B | Brussels | RSCA Football Academy Terrein 2 |
| Chastre | Chastre | Terrein de Chastre |
| Club Brugge B | Brugge | Jan Breydelstation Terrein 4 |
| Famkes Merkem | Diksmuide | Batimont Solar Park Oostende |
| Zulte Waregem | Zulte | Gemeentelijk Sportstadion |
| Gent II | Gent | Neptunuscomplex |
| Kontich FC | Kontich | |
| Union Saint-Ghislain Tertre-Hautrage | Saint-Ghislain | Stade Saint-Lô |
| Tongeren DV | Tongeren | SportOase Eburons Dome |
| VC Moldavo | Mol | Georges Claesstadion |
| Eendracht Aalst | Aalst | Complex Jeugdcentrum Zandberg |
| Ladies Genk II | Genk | Terrain Turske Rangers |
| KVK Svelta Melsele | Beveren-Waas | Campus Svelta Melsele-terrain synthetique |
Belgian champions
The winners of the first division were Belgian champions until 2012 when the league was superseded by the BeNe League.[2][3] The first two seasons featured local competitions, at the end of the season the winners played for the championship.
League winners since 2013
Winners of the First Division as a second level league.
- 2012/13: DVC Eva's Tienen
- 2013/14: DVC Eva's Tienen
- 2014/15: DVC Eva's Tienen
- 2015/16: Standard Liège II
- 2016/17: AA Gent II
- 2017/18: Kontich FC
- 2018/19: Fémina White Star Woluwe
- 2019/20: Eendracht Aalst Ladies
- 2020/21: No champion, season cancelled due to Corona
- 2021/22: AA Gent II
- 2022/23: Kontich FC
- 2023/24: KVC Westerlo
Record champions
Listed are the number of championships from 1972 to 2024.
| Titles | Team |
|---|---|
| 16 | Standard de Liège (incl. St-Nicolas FC Liège) |
| 10 | RSC Anderlecht (incl. Brüssel D. 71) |
| 6 | Eendracht Aalst |
| 5 | Sint-Truidense VV (incl. KFC Rapide Wezemaal) |
| 4 | DVC Eva's Tienen |
| 3 | Astro Begijnendijk Herk Sport RWD Herentals (incl. Sefa Dames Herentals) |
| 2 | AA Gent II FC Kontich |
| 1 | Cercle Brugge SK Lebbeke-Aalst KVK Tienen KVC Westerlo |