The Royal Belgian Football Association (KBVB ], URBSFA or KBFV) (Dutch: Koninklijke Belgische Voetbalbond ]; French: Union royale belge des sociétés de football association; German: Königlicher Belgischer Fußballverband) is the governing body of football in Belgium. It is based in Brussels, not far from the King Baudouin Stadium.
The Royal Belgian Football Association organizes the Belgium men's, women's and youth national teams. It also runs the Belgian football league system, which includes the following competitions:
- Belgian Pro League
- Second division
- Third division
- Promotion
- Provincial leagues
- Cup
- Supercup
- Futsal competitions
- Women's competitions
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