| Competition: | Challenger Pro League |
| Season: | 2023–24 |
| Winners: | Beerschot |
| Promoted: | Beerschot Dender |
| Relegated: | Oostende SL16 FC |
| League Topscorer: | 2 players (11 goals) |
| Matches: | 186 |
| Total Goals: | 517 |
| Biggest Home Win: | Patro Eisden Maasmechelen 4–0 Club NXT Dender EH 5–1 Seraing Deinze 4–0 Lierse Kempenzonen RFC Liège 5–1 Beveren |
| Biggest Away Win: | Seraing 0–5 Zulte Waregem |
| Highest Scoring: | Francs Borains 2–5 Jong Genk Zulte Waregem 2–5 RSCA Futures |
| Longest Wins: | 5 matches (Beveren) |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 9 matches (Beveren) |
| Longest Losses: | 8 matches (SL16 FC) |
| Prevseason: | 2022–23 |
| Nextseason: | 2024–25 |
The 2023–24 season of the Challenger Pro League began in August 2023 and is scheduled to end in May 2024. It is the second season under its new name after being renamed from First Division B.
This season, the league was expanded from 12 to 16 teams.
As the league expanded from 12 to 16 teams, this also involved a new format: a regular round-robin tournament of 30 matchdays. After this, the champions and runners-up will both be promoted to the 2024–25 Belgian Pro League and similarly, the two bottom finishers will be relegated to the 2024–25 Belgian National Division 1. Play-offs will be organized between the teams finishing in positions 3 through 6, with the winner of these play-offs facing the runner-up of the relegation playoffs in the 2023–24 Belgian Pro League for the final remaining ticket in the 2024–25 Belgian Pro League.
U23 are in theory eligible for promotion and relegation but always have to play at least one level below their mother club. This means that:
| Matricule | Club | City | First season of current spell at second level | Coming from | 2022-23 result | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Anderlecht, Brussels | 2022–23 | U23 competition | 6th (CPL) | King Baudouin Stadium | 38,000 | ||
| 13 | Antwerp | 2022–23 | Belgian First Division A | 3rd (CPL) | Olympic Stadium | 12,771 | ||
| 4068 | Beveren | 2021–22 | Belgian First Division B | 2nd (CPL) | Freethiel Stadion | 8,190 | ||
| 3 | Bruges | 2022–23 | U23 competition | 4th (CPL) | Schiervelde Stadion | 8,340 | ||
| 818 | Deinze | 2020–21 | Belgian First Amateur Division | 8th (CPL) | Burgemeester Van de Wiele Stadion | 7,515 | ||
| 3900 | Denderleeuw | 2022–23 | Belgian National Division 1 | 9th (CPL) | Van Roystadion | 6,429 | ||
| 5192 | Boussu | 2023–24 | Belgian National Division 1 | 3rd (NatD1) | Stade Robert Urbain | 6,000 | ||
| 322 | Genk | 2022–23 | U23 competition | 11th (CPL) | Luminus Arena | 24,956 | ||
| 3970 | Lier | 2020–21 | Belgian First Amateur Division | 5th (CPL) | Herman Vanderpoortenstadion | 14,538 | ||
| 2554 | Lommel | 2018–19 | Belgian First Amateur Division | 7th (CPL) | Soevereinstadion | 8,000 | ||
| 31 | Ostend | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 16th (BPL) | Diaz Arena | 8,432 | ||
| 3434 | Maasmechelen | 2023–24 | Belgian National Division 1 | 1st (NatD1) | Gemeentelijk Sportparkstadion | 5,500 | ||
| 4 | Liège | 2023–24 | Belgian National Division 1 | 2nd (NatD1) | Stade de Rocourt | 8,000 | ||
| 167 | Seraing | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 18th (BPL) | Stade du Pairay | 8,207 | ||
| 16 | Liège | 2022–23 | U23 competition | 10th (CPL) | Stade Maurice Dufrasne | 30,023 | ||
| 5381 | Waregem | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 17th (BPL) | Regenboogstadion | 12,500 |
The table lists the positions of teams after the completion of each round, with postponed matches and points deductions only included when occurring. Teams that have played fewer matches are shown with their position underlined:
Colored cells refer to being promoted (green), in promotion play-offs (yellow) or relegation play-offs (red). Note that U23 teams are ineligible for promotion and playoffs, and the coloring is adjusted accordingly. Furthermore, if one of the mother clubs of these four teams is relegated, the U23 would automatically take up one of the relegation spots as U23 teams always have to remain at least one level below their mother club, this is not accounted for in the coloring until after the season.
Note: goals during the playoffs are not included.[1]
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, constructed based on nominations from managers, assistant managers, journalists, and analysts. The results were announced on 13 May 2024.[2]
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| Number of teams | Province or region | Team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Beveren, Deinze and Dender EH | |
| Seraing, SL16 FC and RFC Liège | ||
| Jong Genk, Lommel and Patro Eisden Maasmechelen | ||
| Club NXT, Oostende and Zulte Waregem | ||
| 2 | Beerschot and Lierse Kempenzonen | |
| 1 | RSCA Futures | |
| Francs Borains |
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