History
The second division was created in 1905 and was known as the Promotion at the time. From 1923 on there were two leagues in that division (called Promotion A and Promotion B). In 1926, the system changed with only one league of 14 clubs at the second-highest level now called Division I. At the end of the 1930-31 season, the Division I was split into two leagues again (of 14 clubs each). Each year, the bottom two teams of each league were relegated to the Division II and the top two clubs were promoted to the Premier Division. In 1952, the division was renamed to Division II with 16 teams (one league). The first two clubs qualified for the first division. In 1974, a final round was introduced to qualify a second team to the top level. Finally, in 1994, the number of clubs was increased to 18 clubs. A win earns three points since the 1993-94 season. In the seasons 2008-09 and 2009-10, the second division has been played between 19 teams following the Namur - Geel case (both teams claiming their rights to access the second division).
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