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The Challenger Pro League, previously known as 1B Pro League is the second-highest division in the Belgian football league system, one level below the Belgian Pro League.It was created by the Royal Belgian Football Association in 2016, replacing the Belgian Second Division.
Dender EH were promoted as champions of the 2021–22 Belgian National Division 1.; Beerschot were relegated from the 2021–22 Belgian First Division A.; RSCA Futures, Club NXT, Jong Genk and SL16 FC were added to the league as the league was expanded with four U23 teams and they finished as the top four teams in the 2021–22 Belgian U23 league.
The 2024–25 season of the Challenger Pro League began on 16 August 2024 and is scheduled to end in May 2025. It is the third season under its new name after being renamed from First Division B . Team changes
As the league expanded from 12 to 16 teams, this also involved a new format: a regular round-robin tournament of 30 matchdays. After this, the champions and runners-up will both be promoted to the 2024–25 Belgian Pro League and similarly, the two bottom finishers will be relegated to the 2024–25 Belgian National Division 1.
Furthermore, the Challenger Pro League expanded to 12 teams and now included as well four U23-teams. Also in the National Division 1 and Division 2 U23 teams were added. The Pro League again reverted to 16 teams from the 2023–24 season, with a new playoff system similar to the pre-COVID period, but most importantly now with two teams directly ...
From 2015 to 2023, the relegation playoff ceased to exist, as now the 16th-place team relegates directly, whereas the 15th placed team takes part in the Europa League playoff. The 2015–16 Belgian Pro League was an exception as during that season the 15th placed team did not take part in any playoff, with the season for that team ending after ...
2016–17 Belgian First Division B; 2017–18 Belgian First Division B; 2018–19 Belgian First Division B; 2019–20 Belgian First Division B; 2020–21 Belgian First Division B; 2021–22 Belgian First Division B; 2022–23 Challenger Pro League; 2023–24 Challenger Pro League; 2024–25 Challenger Pro League
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