# Belgian Women's First National Division

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.

## Format

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.

## 2023-2024 teams

| Team | Home city | Home ground |
| Alken | Alken | |
| Anderlecht B | Brussels | RSCA Football Academy Terrein 2 |
| Chastre | Chastre | Terrein de Chastre |
| Club Brugge B | Brugge | Jan Breydelstation Terrein 4 |
| Famkes Merkem | Diksmuide | Batimont Solar Park Oostende |
| Zulte Waregem | Zulte | Gemeentelijk Sportstadion |
| Gent II | Gent | Neptunuscomplex |
| Kontich FC | Kontich | |
| Union Saint-Ghislain Tertre-Hautrage | Saint-Ghislain | Stade Saint-Lô |
| Tongeren DV | Tongeren | SportOase Eburons Dome |
| VC Moldavo | Mol | Georges Claesstadion |
| Eendracht Aalst | Aalst | Complex Jeugdcentrum Zandberg |
| Ladies Genk II | Genk | Terrain Turske Rangers |
| KVK Svelta Melsele | Beveren-Waas | Campus Svelta Melsele-terrain synthetique |

## Belgian champions

The winners of the first division were Belgian champions until 2012 when the league was superseded by the BeNe League. The first two seasons featured local competitions, at the end of the season the winners played for the championship.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
| 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 | RSC Anderlecht | KFC Rapide Wezemaal |
| 2000–01 | Eendracht Aalst | | |
| 2001–02 | Eendracht Aalst | KFC Rapide Wezemaal | Standard Fémina de Liège |
| 2002–03 | SK Lebeke-Aalst | KFC Rapide Wezemaal | Standard Fémina de Liège |
| 2003–04 | KFC Rapide Wezemaal | RSC Anderlecht | Eva's Kumtich |
| 2004–05 | KFC Rapide Wezemaal | Eva's Kumtich | RSC Anderlecht |
| 2005–06 | KFC Rapide Wezemaal | RSC Anderlecht | DVC Zuid-West Vlaanderen |
| 2006–07 | KFC Rapide Wezemaal | RSC Anderlecht | K. Vlimmeren Sport |
| 2007–08 | KVK Tienen | RSC Anderlecht | FCL Rapide Wezemaal |
| 2008–09 | Standard Fémina de Liège | KVK Tienen | K. Sint-Truidense VV |
| 2009–10 | K. Sint-Truidense VV | Standard Fémina de Liège | Sinaai Girls |
| 2010–11 | Standard Fémina de Liège | RSC Anderlecht | Lierse SK |
| 2011–12 | Standard Fémina de Liège | RSC Anderlecht | Lierse SK |

## League winners since 2013

Winners of the First Division as a second level league.
* 2012/13: DVC Eva's Tienen
* 2013/14: DVC Eva's Tienen
* 2014/15: DVC Eva's Tienen
* 2015/16: Standard Liège II
* 2016/17: AA Gent II
* 2017/18: Kontich FC
* 2018/19: Fémina White Star Woluwe
* 2019/20: Eendracht Aalst Ladies
* 2020/21: No champion, season cancelled due to Corona
* 2021/22: AA Gent II
* 2022/23: Kontich FC
* 2023/24: KVC Westerlo

### Record champions

Listed are the number of championships from 1972 to 2024.
| Titles | Team |
| 16 | Standard de Liège (incl. St-Nicolas FC Liège) |
| 10 | RSC Anderlecht (incl. Brüssel D. 71) |
| 6 | Eendracht Aalst |
| 5 | Sint-Truidense VV (incl. KFC Rapide Wezemaal) |
| 4 | DVC Eva's Tienen |
| 3 | Astro Begijnendijk Herk Sport RWD Herentals (incl. Sefa Dames Herentals) |
| 2 | AA Gent II FC Kontich |
| 1 | Cercle Brugge SK Lebbeke-Aalst KVK Tienen KVC Westerlo |