2nd division (Belgium) 2008/09
| 2nd division 2008/09 | |
| master | VV St. Truiden |
| Climbers | VV St. Truiden |
| Relegation ↑ |
Lierse SK Royal Antwerp KV Red Star Waasland RFC Tournai |
| Relegation ↓ |
ROC Charleroi-Marchienne Royal Excelsior Virton VW Hamme |
| Relegated |
KMSK Deinze , UR Namur ROC Charleroi-Marchienne Royal Excelsior Virton VW Hamme |
| Teams | 19th |
| Games | 342 + 16 play-off games |
| Gates | 974 (ø 2.72 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Hervé Ndjana Onana(KV Red Star Waasland) |
| ← Second division 2007/08 | |
| ↑ 1st Division 2008/09 | |
The Second Division 2008/09 was the 92nd season of the second highest Belgian division in men's football . It started on August 13, 2008 and ended on May 3, 2009.
mode
19 clubs played against each other twice on a total of 38 match days, divided into a first half and a second half.
The first in the table rose straight away. The second to fifth placed played two participants in the knockout system for the play-off finals for promotion.
The teams in the last two ranks were relegated directly to the third division . The teams in places 15 to 17 had to go into relegation.
Clubs at a glance
Venues for the second division |
In the 2008/09 season 19 teams played in the EXQI League . Twelve clubs came from Flanders , six clubs from Wallonia and one club from the Brussels region .
| 12 from Flanders | Oud-Heverlee lions | KVSK United | Royal Antwerp | KVRS Waasland - SK Beveren |
| KSK Beveren | VV St. Truiden | KSK Ronse | Lierse SK | |
| KVK Tienen | VW Hamme | KV Ostend | KMSK Deinze | |
| 6 from Wallonia | RFC Liege | KAS Eupen | ROC Charleroi-Marchienne | Royal Excelsior Virton |
| RFC Tournai | UR Namur | |||
| 1 from Brussels region | FC Brussels |
2008/09 season stadiums
| society | city | Stadion | Stadium capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oud-Heverlee lions | Lions | Den Dreef Stadium | 9,016 |
| Lommel United | Lommel | Stedelijk sports stadium | 12,500 |
| Royal Antwerp | Antwerp | Bosuil Stadium | 16,649 |
| KV Red Star Waasland | Beveren | Freethiel | 13,290 |
| KSK Beveren | Beveren | Freethiel Stadium | 13,290 |
| VV St. Truiden | Sint-Truiden | Stayen | 11,337 |
| KSK Ronse | Ronse | Orphale Cruckestadion | 4,500 |
| Lierse SK | Lier | Herman Vanderpoorten Stadium | 14,538 |
| KVK Tienen | Tienen | Stade Bergé | 7,100 |
| VW Hamme | Hamme | Gemeentelijk Stadion Vigor Wuitens Hamme | 6,000 |
| KV Ostend | East End | Albertpark Stadium | 10,709 |
| KMSK Deinze | Deinze | Van de Wiele stadium | 8,500 |
| RFC Liege | Liege | Stade de la rue Gilles Magnée | 2,500 |
| KAS Eupen | Eupen | Kehrwegstadion | 8,000 |
| ROC Charleroi-Marchienne | Charleroi | Stade de la Neuville | 12.164 |
| Royal Excelsior Virton | Virton | Stade Yvan Georges | 3,622 |
| RFC Tournai | Tournai | Stade Luc Varenne | 7,552 |
| FC Brussels | Brussels | Edmond Machtensstadion | 15,266 |
| UR Namur | Namur | Stade communal | 3,500 |
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | VV St. Truiden (A) | 36 | 24 | 8th | 4th | 72:29 | +43 | 80 |
| 2. | Lierse SK | 36 | 22nd | 9 | 5 | 75:40 | +35 | 75 |
| 3. | Royal Antwerp | 36 | 17th | 10 | 9 | 55:32 | +23 | 61 |
| 4th | KV Red Star Waasland | 36 | 16 | 7th | 13 | 56:48 | +8 | 55 |
| 5. | RFC Tournai | 36 | 14th | 12 | 10 | 53:41 | +12 | 54 |
| 6th | KVK Tienen | 36 | 14th | 11 | 11 | 58:49 | +9 | 53 |
| 7th | KV Ostend | 36 | 13 | 14th | 9 | 54:51 | +3 | 53 |
| 8th. | KSK Ronse (N) | 36 | 15th | 7th | 14th | 54:52 | +2 | 52 |
| 9. | Lommel United | 36 | 14th | 9 | 13 | 48:38 | +10 | 51 |
| 10. | FC Brussels (A) | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 50:37 | +13 | 49 |
| 11. | RFC Liège (N) | 36 | 11 | 15th | 10 | 49:48 | +1 | 48 |
| 12. | Oud-Heverlee lions | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14th | 46:48 | −2 | 46 |
| 13. | KSK Beveren | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 47:57 | −10 | 45 |
| 14th | KAS Eupen | 36 | 12 | 7th | 17th | 47:63 | −16 | 43 |
| 15th | ROC Charleroi-Marchienne | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17th | 48:65 | −17 | 39 |
| 16. | Royal Excelsior Virton | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15th | 46:58 | −12 | 39 |
| 17th | VW Hamme | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18th | 48:64 | −16 | 36 |
| 18th | KMSK Deinze | 36 | 7th | 15th | 14th | 46:65 | −19 | 36 |
| 19th | UR Namur | 36 | 2 | 7th | 27 | 22:89 | −67 | 13 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd wins - 3rd goal difference
| Promoted to the first division | |
| Participants in the qualifying games for the play-off round for promotion | |
| Participants in the relegation round against relegation | |
| Relegated to the third division | |
| At the end of the 2007/08 season: | |
| (A) | A bsteiger from the First Division : VV St. Truiden and FC Brussels |
| (N) | N euzugang, newly promoted from the Third Division : KSK Ronse and RFC Liège |
Play-off round
qualification
The second to fifth placed played two participants in the knockout system for the play-off finals for promotion.
| date | total | First leg | Return leg | ||
| May 9th and 16th | RFC Tournai | 0: 2 | Royal Antwerp | 0-0 | 0: 2 |
| May 9th and 16th | KV Red Star Waasland | 3: 4 | Lierse SK | 1: 1 | 2: 3 |
Finals
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Relegation round
The relegation was won by Royal Boussu Dour Borinage . On the other hand, the teams that finished 15th to 17th in this year's second division had to relegate to the third division .