2012–13 Belgian Second Division

Belgian Second Division
Season 2012–13
Champions Oostende
Promoted Oostende
Relegated Oudenaarde
Sint-Niklaas
Matches played 306
Goals scored 803 (2.62 per match)
Top goalscorer Hervé Onana
(17 goals)
Biggest home win Dessel Sport 5–0 Antwerp
Sint-Truiden 5–0 Sint-Niklaas
Biggest away win Sint-Niklaas 0–5 Tubize
Highest scoring Tubize 4–4 Eendracht Aalst
Westerlo 4–4 Sint-Niklaas

The 2012–13 season of the Belgian Second Division (also known as Belgacom League for sponsorship reasons) began on 22 August 2012 and ended in April 2013. The season was won by Oostende, who were thus promoted to the Belgian Pro League. Mouscron-Péruwelz, Westerlo and WS Woluwe played the second division final round but lost this to Cercle Brugge, resulting in no other team gaining promotion. At the bottom end of the table, Sint-Niklaas and Oudenaarde were relegated, while Heist were saved due to the bankruptcy of Beerschot AC.

Team changes

After promotion and relegation, only 13 teams of the previous season remained in the league, with 5 others being replaced:

Out

In

Team information

Club City Current manager First season of
current spell in
second division		 Coming from 2011-12 result Stadium Capacity
SC Eendracht Aalst Aalst Belgium vanre Bart Van Renterghem 2011–12 Belgian Third Division 2077th (D2) Pierre Cornelisstadion 7,500
Royal Antwerp F.C. Antwerp Netherlands vanwijk Dennis van Wijk 2004–05 Belgian Pro League 21010th (D2) Bosuilstadion 16,649
Boussu Dour Borinage Boussu France merci Arnauld Mercier 2009–10 Belgian Third Division 21111th (D2) Stade Robert Urbain 2,000
FC Brussels Sint-Jans-Molenbeek Algeria zaiour Noureddine Zaiour 2008–09 Belgian Pro League 21414th (D2) Edmond Machtens Stadium 11,000
K.F.C. Dessel Sport Dessel Belgium vreven Stijn Vreven 2012–13 Belgian Third Division 3011st (D3B) Lorzestraat 5,000
K.A.S. Eupen Eupen Spain marquez Tintín Márquez 2011–12 Belgian Pro League 2033rd (D2) Kehrweg Stadion 8,000
K.S.K. Heist Heist-op-den-Berg Belgium bossc Francis Bosschaerts 2010–11 Belgian Third Division 2088th (D2) Gemeentelijk Sportcentrum 3,000
Lommel United Lommel Belgium haagdoren Philip Haagdoren 2005–06 Belgian Third Division 2055th (D2) Soevereinstadion 12,500
Royal Mouscron-Péruwelz Mouscron France dossantos Arnaud Dos Santos 2012–13 Belgian Third Division 3011st (D3A) Stade Le Canonnier 10,800
K.V. Oostende Oostende Belgium vanderb Frederik Vanderbiest 2005–06 Belgian Pro League 2044th (D2) Albertpark 8,000
K.S.V. Oudenaarde Oudenaarde Belgium leleu Stefan Leleu 2012–13 Belgian Third Division 3033rd (D3A) Burgemeester Thienpontstadion 5,000
K.S.V. Roeselare Roeselare Ukraine sereb Serhiy Serebrennikov 2010–11 Belgian Pro League 21313th (D2) Schiervelde Stadion 9,075
F.C.N. Sint-Niklaas Sint-Niklaas Belgium czerniatynski Alex Czerniatynski 2011–12 Belgian Third Division 21515th (D2) Stedelijk Sportcentrum Meesterstraat 3,000
K. Sint-Truidense V.V. Sint-Truiden Belgium brepo Guido Brepoels 2012–13 Belgian Pro League 11616th (D1) Stayen 11,250
A.F.C. Tubize Tubize Belgium brogno Dante Brogno 2009–10 Belgian Pro League 21212th (D2) Stade Leburton 9,000
C.S. Visé Wezet Italy domenicali Manuele Domenicali 2010–11 Belgian Third Division 2099th (D2) Stade de la Cité de l'Oie 6,000
K.V.C. Westerlo Westerlo Belgium dauwen Frank Dauwen 2012–13 Belgian Pro League 11515th (D1) Het Kuipje 7,982
White Star Woluwe F.C. Woluwe-Saint-Lambert Belgium mazzu Felice Mazzu 2011–12 Belgian Third Division 2066th (D2) Stade Fallon 2,500

Regular season

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Oostende (C) (P) 34 24 5 5 64 25+39 77 Belgian First Division
2 Mouscron-Péruwelz (Q) 34 20 7 7 58 29+29 67 Qualification to Promotion play-off
3 Westerlo (Q) 34 17 12 5 54 29+25 63
4 Sint-Truiden 34 17 6 11 54 36+18 57
5 Borinage 34 15 10 9 44 34+10 55
6 Lommel United 34 14 8 12 50 48+2 50
7 Woluwe (Q) 34 14 7 13 41 49−8 49 Qualification to Promotion play-off
8 Eupen 34 13 10 11 44 37+7 49
9 Tubize 34 12 10 12 43 42+1 46
10 Antwerp 34 12 9 13 42 44−2 45
11 Roeselare 34 10 12 12 44 47−3 42
12 Dessel 34 11 8 15 35 42−7 41
13 Aalst 34 10 11 13 38 52−14 41
14 Brussels 34 9 6 19 34 49−15 33
15 Visé 34 8 9 17 47 57−10 33
16 Heist 34 8 6 20 39 57−18 0301
17 Oudenaarde (Q) 34 8 9 17 36 60−24 0302 Qualification for Relegation play-off
18 Sint-Niklaas (R) 34 7 9 18 34 64−30 30 Relegation to 2013–14 Belgian Third Division

Source: Belgian Second Division
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of matches won; if teams are still tied a playoff is organised
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
 1Beerschot, who were relegated from the Belgian Pro League, went bankrupt just after the season. As a result the 16th placed team (Heist) was able to remain in the Second Division, while Oudenaarde had to play the relegation round instead of directly relegating. 2During Oudenaarde-Woluwe, Woluwe substituted one of their players for an unregistered player and initially lost the game with a 5-0 score due to forfeit. The Belgian FA later decided that Oudenaarde would not gain 3 points and the result would be cancelled. Oudenaarde then refused to play the relegation round and forfeited their playoff matches, causing them to be relegated.

Period winners

Like before, the season was divided into three periods. The first ten matchdays together form the first period, matchdays 11 to 22 form period two and the last 12 form period three. The three period winners take part in the Belgian Second Division Final Round together with the winner of the 2012–13 Belgian Pro League relegation playoff. The winner of this final round gets to play in the 2013–14 Belgian Pro League.

The first period was won by WS Woluwe and the second and third by Oostende. As Oostende won the title, Mouscron-Péruwelz and Westerlo were given the right to take part in the Final Round as the two highest finishing teams not yet entitled.

Period 1

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Woluwe (Q) 10 6 4 0 17 6+11 22 Belgian Second Division Final Round
2 Westerlo 10 6 3 1 14 7+7 21
3 Borinage 10 5 2 3 14 10+4 17
4 Antwerp 10 4 5 1 14 13+1 17
5 Tubize 10 4 4 2 17 11+6 16

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of matches won; if teams are still tied a playoff is organised
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Period 2

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Oostende (Q) 12 10 1 1 22 7+15 31 Belgian Second Division Final Round
2 Mouscron-Péruwelz 12 9 1 2 23 9+14 28
3 Sint-Truiden 12 8 1 3 24 10+14 25
4 Eupen 12 7 2 3 17 13+4 23
5 Lommel United 12 6 1 5 19 17+2 19

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of matches won; if teams are still tied a playoff is organised
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Period 3

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Oostende (Q) 12 10 1 1 29 8+21 31 Belgian Second Division Final Round
2 Mouscron-Péruwelz 12 8 1 3 22 10+12 25
3 Westerlo 12 7 4 1 22 8+14 25
4 Lommel United 12 6 2 4 21 17+4 20
5 Borinage 12 5 5 2 14 12+2 20

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of matches won; if teams are still tied a playoff is organised
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Source: Belgcom League

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Cameroon Hervé Onana Tubize 17
2 Belgium Bart Webers Heist 15
3 Belgium Laurent Depoitre Oostende 14
Brazil Daniel Oliveira WS Woluwe 14
Costa Rica John Jairo Ruiz Mouscron-Péruwelz 14
6 Ivory Coast Koffi Boussu Dour 13
Belgium Hans Vanaken Lommel 13
8 France Kamel Ouejdide Borinage 12
9 Belgium Yohan Brouckaert Oostende 11
Greece Stavros Glouftsis Aalst 11
Belgium Bart Goor Westerlo 11
Benin Frédéric Gounongbe Brussels 11
Japan Hiroshi Ibusuki Eupen 11

References

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