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| Belgian First Division B 2020–21 | ||
| Season information | ||
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| Winners | Union SG | |
| Promoted | Union SG Seraing | |
| Relegated | none | |
| Season statistics | ||
← 2019–20
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2021–22 →
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The 2020–21 season of the Belgian First Division B began in August 2020 and ended in April 2021. Union SG became champions on 13 March 2021, returning to the highest level of Belgian football for the first time since the 1972–73 season.
Team changes[]
In[]
- Deinze were promoted from the 2019–20 Belgian First Amateur Division as champions.
- Seraing and RWD Molenbeek filled in the open spots left by the extra relegations of Roeselare and Virton, as highest finishing teams which had obtained a professional footballing license.
- As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium, no team was relegated from the 2019–20 Belgian First Division A and two teams were promoted from the 2019–20 Belgian First Division B, meaning two extra teams needed to be added to the league. From the 2019–20 Belgian First Amateur Division only Lierse Kempenzonen remained as team which had obtained the necessary Belgian professional football license (despite nearly relegating in that division), hence they were promoted and finally as no other team was eligible from that division, the youth squad of Club Brugge was added to again end up with 8 teams. This team will play under the name Club NXT.
Out[]
- K Beerschot VA and Oud-Heverlee Leuven were promoted to Belgian First Division A for the next season.
- Lokeren went bankrupt and folded. Temse moved to Lokeren and renamed themselves KSC Lokeren-Temse playing in the Belgian Second Amateur Division.
- Both Roeselare and Virton were denied a professional license and forced to relegate to the Belgian First Amateur Division.
Format changes[]
Only in the 2020–21 season, the league will no longer consist of two separate competitions but will be one single league in which all teams play each other four times. There will be no more playoffs, no teams will qualify for the Europa League playoffs and the bottom team will be relegated directly.
Team information[]
Stadiums and locations[]
| Matricule | Club | City | First season of current spell at second level |
Coming from | 2019-20 result | Stadium | Capacity |
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| 818 | K.M.S.K. Deinze | Deinze | 2020–21 | Belgian First Amateur Division | 1st (D1Am) | Burgemeester Van de Wiele Stadion | 7,515 |
| 2554 | Lommel SK | Lommel | 2018–19 | Belgian First Amateur Division | 6th (D1B) | Soevereinstadion | 8,000 |
| 5479 | RWD Molenbeek | Molenbeek | 2020–21 | Belgian First Amateur Division | 6th (D1Am) | Edmond Machtens Stadium | 12,266 |
| 167 | RFC Seraing | Seraing | 2020–21 | Belgian First Amateur Division | 4th (D1Am) | Stade du Pairay | 14,234 |
| 10 | Union SG | Saint-Gilles, Brussels | 2015–16 | Belgian Third Division | 4th (D1B) | Stade Joseph Marien | 5,500 |
| 4068 | Waasland-Beveren | Beveren | 2020–21 | Belgian First Division A | 16th (D1A) | Freethiel Stadion | 8,190 |
Personnel and kits[]
| Club | Manager | Kit Manufacturer | Sponsors |
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| Deinze |  David Gevaert
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Adidas | Dakota Vastgoed & Declercq Stortbeton |
| Lommel |  Liam Manning
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Legea | United Telecom |
| RWD Molenbeek | Laurent Demol
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Joma | Symbio |
| RFC Seraing | Emilio Ferrera
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Kappa | VOO, Willy Naessens & Startpeople |
| Union SG | Felice Mazzù
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Le Coq Sportif | Culture et Formation |
| Waasland-Beveren | Nicky Hayen
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Uhlsport | Star Casino |
Managerial changes[]
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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| Union SG |  Thomas Christiansen
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Contract not prolonged | End of 2019–20 season | Pre-season | Felice Mazzù
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24 May 2020 |
| Lommel | Peter Maes
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Contract not prolonged | Liam Manning
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10 July 2020 | ||
| Waasland-Beveren | Dirk Geeraerd (caretaker)
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Caretaker replaced | Nicky Hayen
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4 June 2020 | ||
| RWD Molenbeek | Frédéric Stilmant (caretaker)
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Caretaker replaced | Laurent Demol
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11 June 2020 | ||
| RWD Molenbeek | Laurent Demol
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Sacked | 2 December 2020 | 6th | Frédéric Stilmant (caretaker)
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2 December 2020 |
| RWD Molenbeek | Frédéric Stilmant (caretaker)
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Caretaker replaced | 7 December 2020 | 6th | Vincent Euvrard
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7 December 2020 |
| Deinze | David Gevaert
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Sacked | 4 March 2021 | 6th | Cédric Vlaeminck (caretaker)
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4 March 2021 |
League table[]
Season statistics[]
Top scorers[]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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| 1 |  Georges Mikautadze
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Seraing | 19 |
| Dante Vanzeir
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Union SG | ||
| 3 |  Deniz Undav
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Union SG | 17 |
| 4 |  Atabey Çiçek
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Westerlo | 12 |
| 5 | Lennart Mertens
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Deinze | 10 |
 Manfred Ugalde
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Lommel | ||
| 7 | Youssef Challouk
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Deinze | 8 |
 Kévin Mata
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RWDM47 | ||
 Igor Vetokele
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Westerlo | ||
| 10 | Dylan De Belder
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Deinze | 7 |
 Leandro Rocha
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RWDM47 | ||
| Nicolas Rommens
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RWDM47 | ||
| Alessio Staelens
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Deinze | ||
| Lukas Van Eenoo
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Westerlo | ||
| Anass Zaroury
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Lommel |
| Challenger Pro League seasons |
| 2020–21 in Belgian football
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| Domestic leagues |
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First Division A · First Division B · First Amateur Division · Second Amateur Division · Third Amateur Division |
| Domestic cups |
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Belgian Cup (Final) · Super Cup |
| European competitions |