Belgian football league system

The Belgian football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Belgium.

The system

Below shows how the current system works. For each division, its official name, sponsorship name (which often differs radically from its official name) and number of clubs is given. Each division promotes to the division(s) that lie directly above them and relegates to the division(s) that lie directly below them.

Level	League(s)/Division(s)
1	Belgian First Division (Jupiler Pro League) 16 clubs
2	Belgian Second Division (Exqi League) 18 clubs
3	Belgian Third Division A (Nationwide league) 18 clubs						Belgian Third Division B (Nationwide league) 18 clubs
4	Belgian Promotion A (Nationwide league) 16 clubs			Belgian Promotion B (Nationwide league) 16 clubs			Belgian Promotion C (Nationwide league) 16 clubs			Belgian Promotion D (Nationwide league) 16 clubs
5	West Flanders 1 Provinciaal 16 clubs East Flanders 1 Provinciaal 16 clubs Antwerp Eerste Provinciale 16 clubs Limburg Eerste Provinciale 16 clubs Brabant Eerste Provinciale 16 clubs Hainaut 1 Provinciale 16 clubs Namur 1 Provinciale 16 clubs Luxembourg 1 Provinciale 16 clubs Liège I Provinciale 16 clubs (All divisions run in parallel)
6	West Flanders 2 Provinciaal (2 parallel divisions) East Flanders 2 Provinciaal (3 parallel divisions) Antwerp Tweede Provinciale (2 parallel divisions) Limburg Tweede Provinciale (3 parallel divisions) Brabant Tweede Provinciale (3 parallel divisions) Hainaut 2 Provinciale (3 parallel divisions) Namur 2 Provinciale (2 parallel divisions) Luxembourg 2 Provinciale (3 parallel divisions) Liège II Provinciale (3 parallel divisions)
7	West Flanders 3 Provinciaal (3 parallel divisions) East Flanders 3 Provinciaal (5 parallel divisions) Antwerp Derde Provinciale (4 parallel divisions) Limburg Derde Provinciale (4 parallel divisions) Brabant Derde Provinciale (6 parallel divisions) Hainaut 3 Provinciale (5 parallel divisions) Namur 3 Provinciale (3 parallel divisions) Luxembourg 3 Provinciale (5 parallel divisions) (Lowest in Luxembourg) Liège III Provinciale (5 parallel divisions)
8	West Flanders 4 Provinciaal (4 parallel divisions) East Flanders 4 Provinciaal (5 parallel divisions) Antwerp Vierde Provinciale (5 parallel divisions) Limburg Vierde Provinciale (4 parallel divisions) Brabant Vierde Provinciale (9 parallel divisions) Hainaut 4 Provinciale (8 parallel divisions) Namur 4 Provinciale (4 parallel divisions) Liège IV Provinciale (6 parallel divisions)