2009–10 Belgian Second Division

The 2009–10 season of the Belgian Second Division (also known as EXQI League for sponsorship reasons) started on Wednesday 19 August and is the second tier football league in Belgium. 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 Belgian Second Division final round.

Belgian Second Division
Season2009–10
ChampionsLierse
PromotedLierse
Eupen
RelegatedLiège
Beveren
Ronse

Team changes

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After promotion and relegation, only 13 teams remained in the league, with 6 other being replaced:

Team information

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Personnel and locations

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Club City Current manager
Royal Antwerp FC Antwerp
K.S.K. Beveren Beveren
R. Boussu Dour Borinage Boussu
K.A.S. Eupen Eupen
R.F.C. de Liège Liège
K. Lierse S.K. Lier
R.A.E.C. Mons Mons
FC Molenbeek Brussels Strombeek Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
K.V. Oostende Ostend
Oud-Heverlee Leuven Leuven
K.V. Red Star Waasland Sint-Niklaas
K.S.K. Ronse Ronse
Standaard Wetteren Wetteren
K.V.K. Tienen Tienen
R.F.C. Tournai Tournai
F.C. Tubize Tubize
K.F.C. Turnhout Turnhout
K.V.S.K. United Overpelt-Lommel Lommel
F.C. Verbroedering Dender E.H. Denderleeuw

Regular season

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Lierse (C, P) 36 21 12 3 75 32 +43 75 Belgian First Division
2 Lommel 36 20 10 6 55 27 +28 70 Qualification for Belgian Second Division final round
3 Mons 36 19 9 8 56 32 +24 66
4 Eupen (O, P) 36 16 12 8 56 37 +19 60
5 Borinage 36 13 14 9 46 43 +3 53
6 Waasland 36 13 13 10 46 49 −3 52
7 Oostende 36 12 15 9 49 45 +4 51
8 Antwerp 36 10 17 9 55 53 +2 47
9 OH Leuven 36 11 12 13 50 66 −16 45
10 Wetteren 36 12 8 16 48 59 −11 44
11 Tournai 36 11 11 14 50 51 −1 44
12 Tienen 36 11 10 15 44 58 −14 43
13 Dender 36 10 13 13 45 49 −4 43
14 Brussels 36 11 9 16 47 53 −6 42
15 Tubize 36 9 15 12 41 41 0 42
16 Turnhout 36 10 11 15 50 57 −7 41
17 Ronse (R) 36 10 9 17 51 57 −6 39 Qualification for Relegation play-off
18 Beveren (R) 36 8 12 16 37 55 −18 36 Relegation to Belgian Third Division
19 RFC Liège (R) 36 5 8 23 23 60 −37 23
Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2010. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of matches won; if teams are still tied a playoff is organised.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

References

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