2014–15 Belgian Second Division

Belgian Second Division
Season 2014–15
Champions Sint-Truiden
Promoted Sint-Truiden
OH Leuven
Relegated Racing Mechelen
Woluwe-Zaventem
Mons
Aalst
Matches played 306
Goals scored 872 (2.85 per match)
Top goalscorer Romero Regales (20 goals)
Biggest home win Virton 9–0 Royal Mechelen
(4 April 2015)[1]
Biggest away win Lommel United 0–6 Royal Mechelen
(22 March 2015)[2]
Highest scoring Patro Eisden Maasmechelen 2–6 Seraing United
(3 September 2014)[3]

Woluwe-Zaventem 4–4 Roeselare
(7 December 2014)
[4]

The 2014–15 season of the Belgian Second Division (also known as Belgacom League for sponsorship reasons) began on 1 August 2014 and ended on 26 April 2015.

Team changes

After promotion and relegation, only 12 teams of the previous season remained in the league, with 6 others being replaced:

Out

In

Team information

Club City First season of
current spell in
second division
Coming from 2013-14 result Stadium Capacity
SC Eendracht Aalst Aalst 2011–12 Belgian Third Division 21111th (D2) Pierre Cornelisstadion 7,500
Royal Antwerp F.C. Antwerp 2004–05 Belgian Pro League 2077th (D2) Bosuilstadion 16,649
K.F.C. Dessel Sport Dessel 2012–13 Belgian Third Division 21515th (D2) Lorzestraat 5,000
K.A.S. Eupen Eupen 2011–12 Belgian Pro League 2022nd (D2) Kehrweg Stadion 8,000
AS Verbroedering Geel Geel 2013–14 Belgian Third Division 21010th (D2) De Leunen 10,022
K.S.K. Heist Heist-op-den-Berg 2010–11 Belgian Third Division 21616th (D2) Gemeentelijk Sportcentrum 3,000
Lommel United Lommel 2005–06 Belgian Third Division 2055th (D2) Soevereinstadion 12,500
Oud-Heverlee Leuven Leuven 2014–15 Belgian Pro League 11515th (D1) Den Dreef 9,493
K.R.C. Mechelen Mechelen 2014–15 Belgian Third Division 3011st (D3A) Oscar Vankesbeeck Stadion 13,687
R.A.E.C. Mons Mons 2014–15 Belgian Pro League 11616th (D1) Stade Charles Tondreau 13,000
K. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen Maasmechelen 2014–15 Belgian Third Division 3033rd (D3B) Patro-stadion 5,000
K.S.V. Roeselare Roeselare 2010–11 Belgian Pro League 21414th (D2) Schiervelde Stadion 9,075
Seraing United Seraing 2014–15 Belgian Provincial Leagues 2099th (D2) as Boussu Dour Borinage Stade Pairay 6,744
K. Sint-Truidense V.V. Sint-Truiden 2012–13 Belgian Pro League 2033rd (D2) Stayen 14,600
A.F.C. Tubize Tubize 2009–10 Belgian Pro League 2066th (D2) Stade Leburton 9,000
R. White Star Bruxelles Brussels 2011–12 Belgian Third Division 21212th (D2) Stade Fallon 2,500
R.E. Virton Virton 2013–14 Belgian Third Division 21313th (D2) Stade Yvan Georges 4,000
K.V. Woluwe-Zaventem Zaventem 2014–15 Belgian Third Division 3011st (D3B) Gemeentelijk Sportstadion 1,500

Regular season

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Sint-Truiden (C) (P) 34 24 7 3 62 28+34 79 Belgian First Division
2 Lommel United 34 21 7 6 65 27+38 70 Qualification for Promotion play-off 1
3 Eupen 34 20 7 7 63 30+33 67
4 Seraing United 34 17 10 7 69 39+30 61  4, 5
5 OH Leuven (O) (P) 34 17 10 7 66 39+27 61 Qualification for Promotion play-off 1
6 Virton 34 17 8 9 66 39+27 59
7 Mons (R) 34 14 13 7 52 30+22 55  2, 3, 4
8 Tubize 34 14 8 12 43 30+13 50  4, 5
9 Aalst (R) 34 12 10 12 48 45+3 46  4, 5
10 Antwerp 34 11 9 14 41 410 42  4, 5
11 Roeselare 34 10 12 12 44 451 42
12 WS Brussels 34 8 16 10 43 485 40  4, 5
13 ASV Geel 34 10 9 15 42 6220 39
14 Heist 34 10 6 18 41 6120 36
15 Dessel 34 7 10 17 36 5822 31
16 Patro Eisden Maasmechelen 34 6 8 20 38 6830 26  4
17 Racing Mechelen (R) 34 5 4 25 23 8764 19 Relegation to 2015–16 Belgian Third Division 3
18 Woluwe-Zaventem (R) 34 3 6 25 30 8151 15

Updated to games played on 26 April 2015.
Source: Belgian Second Division
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of matches won; if teams are still tied a playoff is organised
1The promotion playoff is to be played by the three period winners. As champions Sint-Truiden won the second period, their spot was taken by the first team not yet qualified, Eupen. They will be joined by the first period winners Oud-Heverlee Leuven and the third period winners Lommel United.
2Mons announced on 16 February 2015 that they had applied for bankruptcy. At that point it was unclear whether they would be able to find an investor in time to allow the club to remain in the Second Division and even whether they would be able to finish the season. . On March 31, it was announced that the club was effectively bankrupt and would be liquidated. They will finish the remaining few matches of the season but it is unsure whether the team will fold as a whole, or restart in a lower division. In any case, they will relegate from the Belgian Second Division. As a result, there are already three teams relegating to the Belgian Third Division and no relegation playoff will be played by any team from the second division this season. Normally, the 16th placed team would have taken part. .
3On 18 February 2015, the Belgian FA released the names of the teams that had applied for a football license to be able to play in the 2015–16 Belgian Second Division. As both Racing Mechelen and Woluwe-Zaventem had not applied, they will relegate to the Belgian Third Division for the 2015-16 season, irrespective of their finishing position .
4On 8 April 2015, the Belgian FA announced officially that no less than 8 teams did not receive a football license for the 2015–16 Belgian Second Division. Besides RC Mechelen and Woluwe-Zaventem who had not applied and Mons who were now bankrupt, five more teams were denied a licence: Aalst, Antwerp, Seraing United, Tubize and WS Brussels . All five of the latter teams announced they were going to appeal to the decision, by using legal procedures to obtain a licence through the Belgian Sports Arbitrage (BAS) committee. In case the BAS does not rule they fulfill the requirements set by the Belgian FA, these five teams will be relegated to the Belgian Third Division .
5The BAS ruled that WS Brussels should be given a licence on 28 April 2015 and one week later also handed Seraing and Antwerp a licence on 4 May 2015 and 5 May 2015 respectively . Aalst was denied a licence on 7 May 2015, causing them to be relegated to the Belgian Third Division. Tubize was awarded a licence on 9 May 2015
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Period winners

Like before, the season was 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 play-offs together with the winner of the 2014–15 Belgian Pro League relegation playoff. The winner of this final round gets to play in the 2015–16 Belgian Pro League.

During the tenth matchday on 5 October 2014, Oud-Heverlee Leuven won the first period and thereby was the first to qualify for the final round. They were joined by Sint-Truiden, who clinched the second period during matchday 21 on 21 December 2014, by obtaining a five-point lead with only one match to go. Lommel United clinched the third period title on the final matchday, as they lost to Sint-Truiden but Eupen came three goals short of overtaking them on goal difference. Eupen did however get to take part in the Belgian Second Division play-offs as Sint-Truiden were already promoted by virtue of winning the title.

Period 1

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 OH Leuven (Q) 10 7 1 2 19 10+9 22 Belgian Second Division Final Round
2 Eupen 10 7 0 3 18 10+8 21
3 Virton 10 6 2 2 17 11+6 20
4 Sint-Truiden 10 6 2 2 15 11+4 20
5 Aalst 10 5 3 2 17 13+4 18

Source: Belgische Tweede Klasse
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of matches won; if teams are still tied a playoff is organised
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Period 2

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Sint-Truiden (Q) 12 11 1 0 27 8+19 34 Belgian Second Division Final Round
2 Lommel United 12 9 1 2 20 6+14 28
3 Seraing United 12 8 3 1 24 9+15 27
4 Virton 12 7 3 2 22 10+12 24
5 Eupen 12 5 6 1 17 9+8 21

Source: Belgische Tweede Klasse
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of matches won; if teams are still tied a playoff is organised
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Period 3

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Lommel United (Q) 12 8 1 3 28 8+20 25 Belgian Second Division Final Round
2 Eupen 12 8 1 3 28 11+17 25
3 Sint-Truiden 12 7 4 1 20 9+11 25
4 OH Leuven 12 7 3 2 31 14+17 24
5 Heist 12 6 2 4 20 18+2 20
5 Tubize 12 6 2 4 20 18+2 20

Source: Belgische Tweede Klasse
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of matches won; if teams are still tied a playoff is organised
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home ╲ Away AAL ANT DESEUPGEEHEIOHLLOMRCMMONPEMROESERSTVTUBVIRW-ZWSB
Aalst 10 22 12 12 10 23 03 21 01 11 11 10 12 23 10 10 22
Antwerp 00 12 12 22 20 12 02 00 10 41 11 11 02 00 12 31 11
Dessel 02 02 13 23 10 11 12 11 22 12 13 02 11 01 04 31 21
Eupen 31 41 01 40 23 11 21 51 30 11 11 11 30 10 10 41 12
ASV Geel 03 21 01 03 00 05 22 20 05 22 30 32 14 01 00 11 11
Heist 02 13 31 04 11 22 23 20 02 21 01 13 31 32 13 21 22
OH Leuven 00 22 31 20 21 02 03 30 00 31 40 03 23 12 11 70 42
Lommel United 21 20 30 01 00 10 31 30 30 02 21 22 01 20 31 20 20
Racing Mechelen 24 12 32 31 24 21 01 06 03 13 02 02 02 05 03 01 22
Mons 11 21 00 11 20 20 11 11 30 00 30 13 11 40 40 40 11
Patro Eisden Maasmechelen 13 01 11 02 20 31 03 12 01 12 05 26 12 34 01 11 13
Roeselare 21 00 22 11 01 22 00 01 40 11 40 20 01 11 12 02 13
Seraing United 10 12 30 23 32 30 23 33 50 31 21 22 22 20 12 31 00
Sint-Truiden 11 10 00 10 21 31 32 21 21 10 22 30 12 20 30 10 60
Tubize 10 10 11 00 03 12 01 22 10 22 31 01 00 01 30 30 10
Virton 33 21 20 20 21 30 12 10 90 00 20 20 00 01 22 40 22
Woluwe-Zaventem 23 02 14 02 34 11 03 03 01 12 12 44 13 13 23 22 10
WS Brussels 33 24 21 01 30 23 11 00 11 20 11 01 11 11 10 10 00

Updated to games played on 26 April 2015.
Source: Belgian Second Division
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Sources: Soccerway Belgian Second Division

Up to and including matches played on 26 April 2015.
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Netherlands Romero Regales Lommel United 22
2 France Florent Stevance Seraing United 17
France Florian Taulemesse Eupen
3 Belgium Leandro Trossard Lommel United 16
5 Belgium Mathieu Cornet Virton 15
Spain Víctor Curto Eupen
Belgium Grégory Dufer Seraing United
8 Belgium Emrullah Güvenç Antwerp 13
England John Bostock OH Leuven
10 France Samy Kehli Seraing United 12

Hat-tricks

Key
4 Player scored four goals
* The home team
Player Nationality For Against Result Date
Yagan, IvanIvan Yagan  Belgium KRC Mechelen* Dessel Sport 3–2 31 August 2014
Kehli, SamySamy Kehli  France Seraing United Patro Eisden Maasmechelen* 6–2[5] 3 September 2014
Gnohéré, HarlemHarlem Gnohéré4  France Mons ASV Geel* 5–0[6] 13 September 2014
Curto, VíctorVíctor Curto  Spain Eupen* KRC Mechelen 5–1 23 January 2015
Azevedo, ThomasThomas Azevedo  Belgium OH Leuven ASV Geel* 5–0 28 February 2015
Bossekota, AxelAxel Bossekota  Belgium ASV Geel Dessel Sport* 3–2 23 March 2015
Trossard, LeandroLeandro Trossard  Belgium Lommel United KRC Mechelen* 6–0 23 March 2015
Cornet, MathieuMathieu Cornet  Belgium Virton* KRC Mechelen 9–0 4 April 2015
Azevedo, ThomasThomas Azevedo  Belgium OH Leuven* Woluwe-Zaventem 7–0 19 April 2015

References

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  2. "Lommel fait exploser le RC Malines". Walfoot (in French). 23 March 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  3. "Patro Eisden MM – Seraing 2–6". Patro Eisden Maasmechelen (in Dutch). 3 September 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  4. "SV Roeselare likt zijn wonden na late gelijkmaker". Focus-WTV (in Dutch). 8 December 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  5. Verscheure, Bruno (3 September 2014). "Alost perd le choc à Eupen". Sport.be (in French). Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  6. Noël, Jérôme (13 September 2014). "Le festival de Gnohéré pour les Dragons à Geel (0–5), Eupen défait face à Dessel (0–1)". L'Avenir (in French). Retrieved 1 February 2015.
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