| Pixels: | 200 |
| Country: | Belgium |
| Confed: | KBVB |
| Founded: | 1973 |
| Teams: | 14 |
| Promotion: | Super League |
| Relegation: | Second Division |
| Levels: | 2 |
| Domest Cup: | Belgian Women's Cup |
| Most Successful Club: | Standard de Liege (15) |
The Belgian Women's First National Division, formerly Belgian Women's First Division is the second highest women's football league of Belgium.
The league was the top level league until 2011–12. It was first played in 1973–74. From 2012 to 2013 to 2014–16 Belgium's best teams play in the joint league with the best Dutch teams in the BeNe League. The champion of the league qualified for the UEFA Women's Champions League.
In 2015/16 the top level Super League was established above the First Division.[1]
For the season 2014–15, 14 teams participate, playing a double round-robin schedule to decide the champion. The bottom team is relegated to the Belgian Women's Second Division, the 3rd level. The 13th-placed team played a relegation match against the 2nd-placed team of the second division.
| Team | Home city | Home ground | |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSCA Football Academy Terrein 2 | |||
| Terrein de Chastre | |||
| Jan Breydelstation Terrein 4 | |||
| Gemeentelijk Sportstadion | |||
| Neptunuscomplex | |||
| Stade Saint-Lô | |||
| SportOase Eburons Dome | |||
| Georges Claesstadion | |||
| Complex Jeugdcentrum Zandberg | |||
| Terrain Turske Rangers | |||
| Campus Svelta Melsele-terrain synthetique |
See main article: List of Belgian women's football champions. The winners of the first division were Belgian champions until 2012 when the league was superseded by the BeNe League.[2] [3] The first two seasons featured local competitions, at the end of the season the winners played for the championship.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third | Notes | |
| 1971–72 | Astro Begijnendijk | ||||
| 1972–73 | Astro Begijnendijk | ||||
| 1973–74 | St-Nicolas FC Liège | ||||
| 1974–75 | Astro Begijnendijk | ||||
| 1975–76 | Standard Fémina de Liège | ||||
| 1976–77 | Standard Fémina de Liège | ||||
| 1977–78 | Standard Fémina de Liège | ||||
| 1978–79 | Herk Sport | ||||
| 1979–80 | Sefa Dames Herentals | ||||
| 1980–81 | Cercle Brugge | ||||
| 1981–82 | Standard Fémina de Liège | ||||
| 1982–83 | RWD Herentals | ||||
| 1983–84 | Standard Fémina de Liège | ||||
| 1984–85 | Standard Fémina de Liège | ||||
| 1985–86 | Standard Fémina de Liège | ||||
| 1986–87 | Brüssel D. 71 | ||||
| 1987–88 | RWD Herentals | ||||
| 1988–89 | Herk Sport | ||||
| 1989–90 | Standard Fémina de Liège | ||||
| 1990–91 | Standard Fémina de Liège | ||||
| 1991–92 | Standard Fémina de Liège | ||||
| 1992–93 | Herk Sport | ||||
| 1993–94 | Standard Fémina de Liège | ||||
| 1994–95 | RSC Anderlecht | ||||
| 1995–96 | Eendracht Aalst | ||||
| 1996–97 | RSC Anderlecht | ||||
| 1997–98 | RSC Anderlecht | ||||
| 1998–99 | Eendracht Aalst | ||||
| 1999–00 | Eendracht Aalst | ||||
| 2000–01 | Eendracht Aalst | ||||
| 2001–02 | Eendracht Aalst | ||||
| 2002–03 | SK Lebeke-Aalst | ||||
| 2003–04 | KFC Rapide Wezemaal | Eva's Kumtich | |||
| 2004–05 | KFC Rapide Wezemaal | Eva's Kumtich | |||
| 2005–06 | KFC Rapide Wezemaal | DVC Zuid-West Vlaanderen | |||
| 2006–07 | KFC Rapide Wezemaal | K. Vlimmeren Sport | |||
| 2007–08 | KVK Tienen | FCL Rapide Wezemaal | |||
| 2008–09 | Standard Fémina de Liège | KVK Tienen | |||
| 2009–10 | K. Sint-Truidense VV | ||||
| Standard Fémina de Liège | [4] | ||||
| Standard Fémina de Liège |
Winners of the First Division as a second level league.
Listed are the number of championships from 1972 to 2012.
| width=50 | Titles | width=300 | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Standard de Liège (incl. St-Nicolas FC Liège) | ||
| 5 | Eendracht Aalst Sint-Truidense VV (incl. KFC Rapide Wezemaal) | ||
| 4 | RSC Anderlecht (incl. Brüssel D. 71) | ||
| 3 | Astro Begijnendijk Herk Sport RWD Herentals (incl. Sefa Dames Herentals) | ||
| 1 | Cercle Brügge SK Lebeke-Aalst KVK Tienen |