| Competition: | Challenger Pro League |
| Season: | 2022–23 |
| Winners: | RWD Molenbeek |
| Promoted: | RWD Molenbeek |
| Relegated: | Virton |
| Prevseason: | 2021–22 |
| Nextseason: | 2023–24 |
The 2022–23 season of the Challenger Pro League began in August 2022 and ended in May 2023. It was the first season under its new name after being renamed from First Division B.
Four U23 teams were added to the league as part of a two-season trial, expanding the league from 8 to 12 teams. These twelve teams will play each other twice in a regular competition, after which the league is split, with the top and bottom six teams playing separate competitions from that point, continuing with the points gained. At the top end, only the champion is promoted as three teams are relegated from the 2022–23 Belgian First Division A to reduce the size back from 18 to 16 teams. At the bottom end, the team finishing last will be relegated. U23 teams cannot be promoted to the Belgian First Division A, but can suffer relegation, furthermore they always have to play at least one level below their A team counterparts, hence could be relegated despite not finishing last.
| Matricule | Club | City | First season of current spell at second level | Coming from | 2021-22 result | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Anderlecht, Brussels | 2022–23 | U23 competition | 2nd U23 competition | King Baudouin Stadium | 38,000 | ||
| 13 | Antwerp | 2022–23 | Belgian First Division A | 18th (D1A) | Olympic Stadium | 12,771 | ||
| 4068 | Beveren | 2021–22 | Belgian First Division B | 3rd (D1B) | Freethiel Stadion | 8,190 | ||
| 3 | Bruges | 2022–23 | U23 competition | 3rd U23 competition | Schiervelde Stadion | 8,340 | ||
| 818 | Deinze | 2020–21 | Belgian First Amateur Division | 4th (D1B) | Burgemeester Van de Wiele Stadion | 7,515 | ||
| 3900 | Denderleeuw | 2022–23 | Belgian National Division 1 | 1st (NatD1) | Van Roystadion | 6,429 | ||
| 322 | Genk | 2022–23 | U23 competition | 1st U23 competition | Luminus Arena | 24,956 | ||
| 3970 | Lier | 2020–21 | Belgian First Amateur Division | 5th (D1B) | Herman Vanderpoortenstadion | 14,538 | ||
| 2554 | Lommel | 2018–19 | Belgian First Amateur Division | 6th (D1B) | Soevereinstadion | 8,000 | ||
| 5479 | Molenbeek, Brussels | 2020–21 | Belgian First Amateur Division | 2nd (D1B) | Edmond Machtens Stadium | 12,266 | ||
| 16 | Liège | 2022–23 | U23 competition | 4th U23 competition | Stade Maurice Dufrasne | 30,023 | ||
| 200 | Virton | 2021–22 | Belgian Division 2 | 8th (D1B) | Stade Yvan Georges | 4,015 |
| Club | Manager | Kit Manufacturer | Sponsors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beerschot |  Andreas Wieland | Erreà | Yelo | |
| Beveren |  Wim De Decker | Uhlsport | Star Casino | |
| Club NXT | Macron | Alheembouw | ||
| Deinze | Jako | PlaysiaTV | ||
| Dender EH | Regi Van Acker | Nike | Drankendiscount Stravbier | |
| Jong Genk | Hans Somers | Nike | Beobank | |
| Lierse Kempenzonen | Tom Van Imschoot | Jako | Keukens Van Lommel | |
| Lommel | Steve Bould | Masita | Bingoal | |
| RSCA Futures | Joma | DVV Insurance (home) Candriam (away) | ||
| RWD Molenbeek | Vincent Euvrard | Joma | Facebank | |
| SL16 FC | Joseph Laumann | Adidas | VOO | |
| Virton | Kipsta | Leopard Natural |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position | Replaced by | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deinze | Wim De Decker | Mutual consent [1] | End of 2021–22 season | Pre-season |  Takahisa Shiraishi | 19 May 2022 [2] | |
| Beerschot | Greg Vanderidt | Replaced [3] | Andreas Wieland | 23 May 2022 | |||
| Lommel | Brian Eastick | End of contract [4] | Steve Bould | 3 June 2022 | |||
| Beveren |  Jordi Condom | End of contract [5] | Wim De Decker | 5 June 2022 | |||
| Club NXT | Rik De Mil | Promoted to Club Brugge as assistant [6] | Nicky Hayen | 15 June 2022 | |||
| Virton | Pablo Correa | End of contract [7] |  Christian Bracconi | 9 July 2022 | |||
| SL16 FC | Geoffrey Valenne | Replaced [8] | Joseph Laumann | 11 July 2022 | |||
| Deinze | Takahisa Shiraishi | Resigned [9] | 29 September 2022 | 12th | Antonio Calderón (caretaker) | 30 September 2022 [10] | |
| Deinze | Antonio Calderón (caretaker) | Caretaker replaced[11] | 24 October 2022 | 12th | Marc Grosjean | 24 October 2022 | |
| RSCA Futures | Robin Veldman | Promoted to Anderlecht as caretaker [12] | 24 October 2022 | 5th | Guillaume Gillet | 24 October 2022 [13] | |
| Dender EH | Regi Van Acker | Sacked [14] | 7 February 2023 | 9th | Pieter De Bot (caretaker) | 7 February 2023 | |
| Virton | Christian Bracconi | Sacked | 7 February 2023 | 12th | José Jeunechamps | 7 February 2023 | |
| Dender EH | Pieter De Bot | Caretaker replaced [15] | 13 February 2023 | 10th | Timmy Simons | 13 February 2023 | |
| Club NXT | Nicky Hayen | Promoted to Club Brugge as assistant [16] | 15 March 2023 | 4th | Hayk Milkon | 15 March 2023 [17] |
The table lists the positions of teams after the completion of each matchday, even if due to postponed matches this means the teams have an unequal number of games played. Coloured cells for matchdays 1 through 22 refer to being in the promotion play-offs (green) or relegation play-offs (red), after that only the 1st and last position are highlighted as these mean promotion and relegation respectively.
Upon completion of the regular season a team of the season award was compiled, based upon the results of the team of the week results throughout the season, constructed based on nominations from managers, assistant-managers, journalists and analysts. The results were announced from 22 May 2023, with one player revealed each day.
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| Number of teams | Province or region | Team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Deinze, Dender EH and Beveren | |
| 2 | Beerschot and Lierse Kempenzonen | |
| RSCA Futures and RWD Molenbeek | ||
| Jong Genk and Lommel | ||
| 1 | SL16 FC | |
| Virton | ||
| Club NXT |
