| Season | 2011–12 |
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← 2010–11
2012–13 →
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The 2011–12 season of the Belgian Second Division (also known as EXQI League for sponsorship reasons) will start in August 2011 and is the second tier football league in Belgium. The league is played by 18 teams, with 34 matchdays of 9 matches each, so each team plays the 17 other teams twice. The season is divided into 3 periods, the first period of 10 matches, the second of 12 matches and the third of 12 matches. Each period winner qualifies for the Belgian Second Division Final Round.
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After promotion and relegation, only 13 teams remained in the league, with 5 other being replaced:
| Club | City | Current manager |
|---|---|---|
| V.C. Eendracht Aalst 2002 | Aalst | Bart Van Renterghem |
| Royal Antwerp F.C. | Antwerp | Bart Wilmssen |
| K.V. Red Star Waasland-Beveren | Beveren | Dirk Geeraerd |
| R. Boussu Dour Borinage | Boussu | Arnauld Mercier |
| FC Brussels | Sint-Jans-Molenbeek | Position Vacant |
| S. du Pays de Charleroi | Charleroi | Tibor Balogh |
| F.C.V. Dender E.H. | Denderleeuw | Vital Borkelmans |
| K.A.S. Eupen | Eupen | Wolfgang Frank |
| K.S.K. Heist | Heist-op-den-Berg | Cis Bosschaerts |
| K.V. Oostende | Oostende | Frederik Vanderbiest |
| Lommel United | Lommel | Philip Haagdoren |
| K.S.V. Roeselare | Roeselare | Serhiy Serebrennikov |
| F.C.N. Sint-Niklaas | Sint-Niklaas | Alex Czerniatynski |
| K.V.K. Tienen | Tienen | Ronny Schuermans |
| A.F.C. Tubize | Tubize | Position Vacant |
| R.C.S. Visé | Wezet | Loris Dominissini |
| Standaard Wetteren | Wetteren | Kris Van Der Haegen |
| White Star Woluwe F.C. | Woluwe-Saint-Lambert | Felice Mazzu |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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| Eupen | Danny Ost | Contract Ended. | End of 2010-11 season | Wolfgang Frank | 4 July 2011[1] |
| Standaard Wetteren | Wim De Corte | Became assistant-trainer at Beerschot AC. | End of 2010-11 season [2] | Kris Van Der Haegen | 28 June 2011 [3] |
| Charleroi | Luka Peruzović | Contract Ended. | End of 2010-11 season | Jos Daerden | 29 June 2011 [4] |
| Roeselare | Nico Vanderdonck | Contract Ended. | End of 2010-11 season [5] | Serhiy Serebrennikov | 30 June 2011 [5] |
| Visé | José Riga | Signed for Standard Liège. | 28 June 2011 [6] | Vittorio Bevilacqua | 1 July 2011 [7] |
| Visé | Vittorio Bevilacqua | Mutual Consent. | 8 July 2011 [8] | Marc Grosjean | 9 July 2011 [9] |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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| Lommel United | Franky Van der Elst | Signed for Sint-Truiden. | 2 September 2011[10] | Philip Haagdoren | 6 September 2011[11] | 8th |
| Visé | Marc Grosjean | Fired. | 19 September 2011 [12] | Loris Dominissini | 22 September 2011 [13] | 8th |
| Charleroi | Jos Daerden | Fired. | 26 September 2011 [14] | Tibor Balogh | 26 September 2011 | 8th |
| Tienen | Valère Billen | Fired. | 7 October 2011 [15] | Ronny Schuermans | 19 October 2011 [16] | 12th |
| Brussels | Michel De Wolf | Mutual Consent. | 9 October 2011 [17] | 17th | ||
| Sint-Niklaas | Regi Van Acker | Fired. | 12 October 2011 [18] | Chris Andries | 12 October 2011 [18] | 12th |
| Antwerp | Bart De Roover | Fired. | 13 November 2011 [19] | Bart Wilmssen | 15 November 2011 [20] | 8th |
| Tubize | Dany Ost | Fired. | 20 November 2011 [21] | 18th | ||
| Sint-Niklaas | Chris Andries | Replaced. | 2 January 2012 [22] | Alex Czerniatynski | 2 January 2012 [22] | 17th |
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eupen | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 17 | +23 | 45 | Belgian First Division |
| 2 | Oostende | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 16 | +21 | 37 | Qualification to the Promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Charleroi | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 36 | |
| 4 | Lommel United | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 33 | |
| 5 | Waasland-Beveren | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 31 | |
| 6 | Antwerp | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 31 | |
| 7 | Aalst | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 30 | |
| 8 | Visé | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 27 | |
| 9 | Roeselare | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 26 | |
| 10 | Heist | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 25 | |
| 11 | Woluwe | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 25 | |
| 12 | Borinage | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 25 | |
| 13 | Brussels | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 20 | |
| 14 | Dender | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 20 | |
| 15 | Tienen | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 16 | |
| 16 | Tubize | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 33 | −20 | 12 | Qualification to the |
| 17 | Sint-Niklaas | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 36 | −16 | 11 | |
| 18 | Wetteren | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 29 | −23 | 7 |
Updated to games played on 21 December 2011
Source: Soccerway
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; (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; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
The season is 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 Final Round together with the winner of the 2011–12 Belgian Pro League relegation playoff. The winner of this final round gets to play in the 2012–13 Belgian Pro League. In case one or more periods are won by the team winning the league or in case one team wins multiple periods, the extra places go the teams finishing the highest in the league not already qualified. So in the theoretical case that one team wins all three periods and becomes the league champion, then the teams in positions 2, 3 and 4 will take part in the final round.
Already after the first nine matches of the season, Eupen clinched the first period title.
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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| 1 | Eupen (Q) | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 26 | Belgian Second Division Final Round |
| 2 | Charleroi | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 20 | |
| 3 | Waasland-Beveren | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 19 | |
| 4 | Oostende | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 19 | |
| 5 | Lommel United | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 18 |
Updated to games played on 23 October 2011
Source:
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; (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; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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| 1 | Oostende | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 17 | Belgian Second Division Final Round |
| 2 | Heist | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 16 | |
| 3 | Charleroi | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 16 | |
| 4 | Eupen | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 16 | |
| 5 | Aalst | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 16 |
Updated to games played on 20 December 2011
Source:
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; (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; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
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