2016–17 Belgian Second Amateur Division

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Belgian Second Amateur Division

| season = 2016–17

| winners = Knokke, Berchem Sport and Châtelet

| promoted = Knokke, Berchem Sport, Châtelet and Aalst

| relegated = Halle, Menen, Grimbergen, Woluwe-Zaventem, Couvin-Mariembourg, Givry, Charleroi Fleurus and Namur

| matches =

| total goals =

| prevseason = 2015–16 Third Division

| nextseason = 2017–18

}}

The 2016–17 Belgian Second Amateur Division is the inaugural season of the division in its current format, as it replaces the former Belgian Third Division and is now placed at the fourth-tier of football in Belgium.

The division consists of three separate leagues, each containing 16 teams. Leagues A and B consist of teams with a license from the Voetbalfederatie Vlaanderen (VFV, the Dutch speaking wing of the Belgian FA), while league C contains teams with a license from the Association des Clubs Francophones de Football (ACFF, the French speaking wing of the RBFA). The champions from each of the three leagues will promote to the 2017–18 Belgian First Amateur Division. The fixtures were announced on 5 July 2016.{{cite news |url=http://www.belgianfootball.be/fr/nouvelles/deuxi%C3%A8me-et-troisi%C3%A8me-amateurs-saison-2016-2017 |title=Deuxième et Troisième amateurs : saison 2016-2017|work=Belgian Second Amateur Division|date=5 July 2016 |accessdate=5 July 2016}}{{cite news |url=http://www.belgianfootball.be/nl/nieuws/2e-en-3e-amateurs-afdeling-seizoen-2016-2017 |title=Tweede en Derde amateurs : seizoen 2016-2017|work=Belgian Second Amateur Division|date=5 July 2016 |accessdate=5 July 2016}}

For the inaugural season the following teams will participate:

  • The 14 teams in each of the groups A and B of the 2015–16 Belgian Third Division that either did not apply for a Belgian remunerated football license, did not qualify in the top two for direct promotion or did not win promotion through the promotion play-offs.
  • 20 teams promoted from the 2015–16 Belgian Fourth Division.

Belgian Second Amateur Division A

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{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.9502924|long=4.0436605 |label=Aalst |position=bottom}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.0900574 |long=4.2431697 |label=Bornem |position=right}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.8032285 |long=3.7734016 |label=Brakel}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.0890263 |long=3.7642475 |label=Gent-Z |position=left}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.8399096 |long=3.1976782 |label=Gullegem |position=bottom}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.7396475 |long=4.2250026 |label=Halle |position=left}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.8454265 |long=3.3103757 |label=Harelbeke|position=right}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.9104426 |long=3.2068306 |label=Izegem |position=top}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.3385666 |long=3.2923164 |label=Knokke |position=left}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.8078467 |long=3.1175829 |label=Menen |position=left}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.9701286 |long=3.541635 |label=Petegem |position=right}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.1843869 |long=4.1745577 |label=Sint-Niklaas |position=right}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.1274577 |long=4.2063575 |label=Temse |position=left}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.0706893 |long=3.1063928 |label=Torhout|position=top}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.8433803 |long=2.8935011 |label=Westhoek |position=left}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.8722144 |long=3.1792833 |label=Winkel |position=left}}

}}

=League table=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|show_limit=5

|section=Division A

|res_col_header=PR

|team1=KNO|name_KNO=Knokke

|team2=PET|name_PET=Petegem

|team3=AAL|name_AAL=Aalst

|team4=IZE|name_IZE=Izegem

|team5=SEW|name_SEW=Sint-Eloois-Winkel

|team6=BRA|name_BRA=Brakel

|team7=TEM|name_TEM=Temse

|team8=GZE|name_GZE=Gent-Zeehaven

|team9=TOR|name_TOR=Torhout

|team10=GUL|name_GUL=Gullegem

|team11=SSN|name_SSN=Sint-Niklaas

|team12=HAR|name_HAR=Harelbeke

|team13=WES|name_WES=Westhoek

|team14=BOR|name_BOR=Bornem

|team15=HAL|name_HAL=Halle

|team16=MEN|name_MEN=Menen

|win_KNO=23|draw_KNO=3|loss_KNO=4|gf_KNO=73|ga_KNO=25|status_KNO=P

|win_PET=17|draw_PET=7|loss_PET=6|gf_PET=60|ga_PET=44

|win_AAL=17|draw_AAL=5|loss_AAL=8|gf_AAL=55|ga_AAL=37|status_AAL=P

|win_IZE=16|draw_IZE=5|loss_IZE=9|gf_IZE=53|ga_IZE=42

|win_SEW=15|draw_SEW=8|loss_SEW=7|gf_SEW=55|ga_SEW=30

|win_BRA=12|draw_BRA=7|loss_BRA=11|gf_BRA=59|ga_BRA=51

|win_TEM=13|draw_TEM=3|loss_TEM=14|gf_TEM=38|ga_TEM=45

|win_GZE=11|draw_GZE=8|loss_GZE=11|gf_GZE=46|ga_GZE=43

|win_TOR=11|draw_TOR=6|loss_TOR=13|gf_TOR=36|ga_TOR=45

|win_GUL=10|draw_GUL=7|loss_GUL=13|gf_GUL=46|ga_GUL=52

|win_SSN=9|draw_SSN=8|loss_SSN=13|gf_SSN=45|ga_SSN=49

|win_HAR=10|draw_HAR=4|loss_HAR=16|gf_HAR=36|ga_HAR=45

|win_WES=9|draw_WES=7|loss_WES=14|gf_WES=40|ga_WES=56

|win_BOR=8|draw_BOR=10|loss_BOR=12|gf_BOR=31|ga_BOR=39

|win_HAL=5|draw_HAL=8|loss_HAL=17|gf_HAL=27|ga_HAL=55|status_HAL=R

|win_MEN=4|draw_MEN=4|loss_MEN=22|gf_MEN=35|ga_MEN=77|status_MEN=R

|note_PET=Petegem, Izegem and Temse did not apply for (or were not awarded) a Belgian remunerated football license and are thus not allowed to play in the 2017-18 Belgian First Amateur Division. As a result, the vacant places in the promotion play-offs VFV were taken by the highest finishers not already eligible: Brakel and Gent-Zeehaven.

|note_IZE=PET|note_TEM=PET

|col_P=#D0F0C0|text_P=Promotion to the 2017–18 Belgian First Amateur Division

|result1=P

|col_QPP=#E8FFD8|text_QPP=Qualification to Promotion play-offs VFV

|result3=QPP|result5=QPP|result6=QPP|result8=QPP

|col_QRP=#FFE6E6|text_QRP=Qualification to relegation play-offs

|result14=QRP

|col_R=#FFCCCC|text_R=Relegation to the 2017–18 Belgian Third Amateur Division

|result15=R|result16=R

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=13 May 2017

|source=https://int.soccerway.com/national/belgium/third-division/20162017/group-a/r36768/

}}

Belgian Second Amateur Division B

{{location map+|Belgium|float=right|width=500|caption=Locations of the 2016–17 Belgian Second Amateur Division B teams|places=

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.1877334 |long=4.4398369 |label=Berchem Sport |position=left}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.1680466 |long=5.5697905 |label=Bocholt |position=left}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.1037322 |long=4.3736179 |label=Rupel Boom |position=left}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.3153817 |long=4.4167382 |label=Cappellen |position=left}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.0978358 |long=4.4919492 |label=Duffel |position=right}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.9275469 |long=4.364329 |label=Grimbergen|position=left}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.9626198 |long=5.3610648 |label=Hades |position=right}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.9931012 |long=4.2982805 |label=Londerzeel |position=left}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.3998568 |long=4.7476254 |label=Hoogstraten |position=left}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.8663572 |long=5.5807108 |label=Spouwen-Mopertingen |position=bottom}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.0765879 |long=5.0870319 |label=Tessenderlo |position=right}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.8045123 |long=4.9449291 |label=Tienen |position=right}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.7594878 |long=4.5195483 |label=Overijse |position=bottom}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.9264099 |long=4.7067925 |label=Wijgmaal|position=top}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.8861956 |long=4.4792509 |label=Zaventem |position=left}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.3428159 |long=4.7498158 |label=Zwarte Leeuw |position=right}}

}}

=League table=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|show_limit=5

|section=Division B

|res_col_header=PR

|team1=BER|name_BER=Berchem Sport

|team2=TES|name_TES=Tessenderlo

|team3=RBO|name_RBO=Rupel Boom

|team4=SPM|name_SPM=Spouwen-Mopertingen

|team5=WIJ|name_WIJ=Wijgmaal

|team6=BOC|name_BOC=Bocholt

|team7=ZWL|name_ZWL=Zwarte Leeuw

|team8=LON|name_LON=Londerzeel

|team9=HOO|name_HOO=Hoogstraten

|team10=HAD|name_HAD=Hades

|team11=OVE|name_OVE=Overijse

|team12=CAP|name_CAP=Cappellen

|team13=DUF|name_DUF=Duffel

|team14=THG|name_THG=Tienen-Hageland

|team15=GRI|name_GRI=Grimbergen

|team16=WZV|name_WZV=Woluwe-Zaventem

|note_SPM=Besides Berchem Sport, Tessenderlo and Rupel-Boom, no other teams applied for (or were awarded) a Belgian remunerated football license although several were eligible to participate based on their finishing position. As a result, these teams are not allowed to play in the 2017-18 Belgian First Amateur Division and therefore two places in the promotion play-offs VFV were vacant.

|note_WIJ=SPM|note_BOC=SPM|note_ZWL=SPM|note_LON=SPM

|note_HOO=SPM|note_HAD=SPM|note_OVE=SPM|note_CAP=SPM|note_DUF=SPM

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|win_TES=21|draw_TES=3|loss_TES=6|gf_TES=61|ga_TES=38

|win_RBO=15|draw_RBO=7|loss_RBO=8|gf_RBO=55|ga_RBO=38

|win_SPM=15|draw_SPM=5|loss_SPM=10|gf_SPM=54|ga_SPM=56

|win_WIJ=12|draw_WIJ=8|loss_WIJ=10|gf_WIJ=45|ga_WIJ=42

|win_BOC=10|draw_BOC=11|loss_BOC=9|gf_BOC=44|ga_BOC=39

|win_ZWL=12|draw_ZWL=4|loss_ZWL=14|gf_ZWL=39|ga_ZWL=56

|win_LON=10|draw_LON=8|loss_LON=12|gf_LON=46|ga_LON=39

|win_HOO=11|draw_HOO=4|loss_HOO=15|gf_HOO=51|ga_HOO=60

|win_HAD=11|draw_HAD=4|loss_HAD=15|gf_HAD=45|ga_HAD=60

|win_OVE=11|draw_OVE=3|loss_OVE=16|gf_OVE=53|ga_OVE=59

|win_CAP=8|draw_CAP=12|loss_CAP=10|gf_CAP=41|ga_CAP=42

|win_DUF=10|draw_DUF=5|loss_DUF=15|gf_DUF=53|ga_DUF=56

|win_THG=8|draw_THG=6|loss_THG=16|gf_THG=29|ga_THG=45

|win_GRI=7|draw_GRI=8|loss_GRI=15|gf_GRI=35|ga_GRI=46|status_GRI=R

|win_WZV=7|draw_WZV=8|loss_WZV=15|gf_WZV=46|ga_WZV=62|status_WZV=R

|col_P=#D0F0C0|text_P=Promotion to the 2017–18 Belgian First Amateur Division

|result1=P

|col_QPP=#E8FFD8|text_QPP=Qualification to Promotion play-offs VFV

|result2=QPP|result3=QPP

|col_QRP=#FFE6E6|text_QRP=Qualification to relegation play-offs

|result14=QRP

|col_R=#FFCCCC|text_R=Relegation to the 2017–18 Belgian Third Amateur Division

|result15=R|result16=R

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=13 May 2017

|source=https://int.soccerway.com/national/belgium/third-division/20162017/vfv-b/r37998/

}}

Belgian Second Amateur Division C

{{location map+|Belgium|float=right|width=500|caption=Locations of the 2016–17 Belgian Second Amateur Division C teams|places=

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.2885049 |long=5.0965271 |label=Ciney |position=right}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.408602 |long=4.4567023 |label=Ol. Charleroi |position=left}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.3971703 |long=4.531063 |label=Châtelet |position=right}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.0924532 |long=4.5156874 |label=Couvin-Mariembourg |position=bottom}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.7291861 |long=3.8510953 |label=Acrenoise |position=bottom}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.3849014 |long=4.4762745 |label=Charleroi Fl.|position=bottom}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.0562445 |long=5.6444367 |label=Givry |position=left}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.4245137 |long=5.5312954 |label=Hamoir |position=right}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.7139381 |long=6.0149377 |label=Union La Calamine |position=right}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.4781823 |long=4.2006926 |label=La Louvière |position=left}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.661003 |long=5.5511434 |label=RFC Liège |position=bottom}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.5529362 |long=4.7963247 |label=Meux |position=left}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.4681844 |long=4.8488593 |label=Namur |position=left}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.4733866 |long=5.1760058 |label=Solières|position=bottom}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.698301 |long=5.2455018 |label=Waremme |position=top}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.6200259 |long=4.6998195 |label=Walhain |position=left}}

}}

=League table=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|show_limit=5

|section=Division C

|res_col_header=PR

|team1=CHÂ|name_CHÂ=Châtelet

|team2=LIÈ|name_LIÈ=RFC Liège

|team3=CHA|name_CHA=Olympic Charleroi

|team4=LLC|name_LLC=La Louvière Centre

|team5=HAM|name_HAM=Hamoir

|team6=ACR|name_ACR=Acrenoise

|team7=SOL|name_SOL=Solières

|team8=WAL|name_WAL=Walhain

|team9=ULC|name_ULC=Union La Calamine

|team10=WAR|name_WAR=Waremme

|team11=CIN|name_CIN=Ciney

|team12=MEU|name_MEU=Meux

|team13=CMR|name_CMR=Couvin-Mariembourg

|team14=GIV|name_GIV=Givry

|team15=CFL|name_CFL=Charleroi Fleurus

|team16=NAM|name_NAM=Namur

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|win_LIÈ=19|draw_LIÈ=8|loss_LIÈ=3|gf_LIÈ=66|ga_LIÈ=30

|win_CHA=15|draw_CHA=6|loss_CHA=9|gf_CHA=61|ga_CHA=46

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|win_CIN=9|draw_CIN=10|loss_CIN=11|gf_CIN=56|ga_CIN=57

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|win_CMR=9|draw_CMR=6|loss_CMR=15|gf_CMR=54|ga_CMR=66|status_CMR=R

|win_GIV=7|draw_GIV=9|loss_GIV=14|gf_GIV=39|ga_GIV=60|status_GIV=R

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|win_NAM=3|draw_NAM=7|loss_NAM=20|gf_NAM=32|ga_NAM=77|status_NAM=R

|note_HAM=Besides RFC Liège, Olympic Charleroi and La Louvière Centre, no other teams applied for (or were awarded) a Belgian remunerated football license although several were eligible to participate based on their finishing position. As a result, these teams are not allowed to play in the 2017-18 Belgian First Amateur Division and therefore one place in the promotion play-offs ACFF was vacant.

|note_ACR=HAM|note_SOL=HAM|note_WAL=HAM|note_ULC=HAM|note_WAR=HAM|note_CIN=HAM|note_MEU=HAM

|col_P=#D0F0C0|text_P=Promotion to the 2017–18 Belgian First Amateur Division

|result1=P

|col_QPP=#E8FFD8|text_QPP=Qualification to Promotion play-offs ACFF

|result2=QPP|result3=QPP|result4=QPP

|col_R=#FFCCCC|text_R=Relegation to the 2017–18 Belgian Third Amateur Division

|result13=R|result14=R|result15=R|result16=R

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=16 May 2017

|source=https://int.soccerway.com/national/belgium/third-division/20162017/group-b/r36769/

}}

Promotion play-offs

=Promotion play-offs VFV=

The teams finishing in second place in the Second Amateur Division A and Second Amateur Division B will take part in a promotion playoff first round together with three period winners from both divisions. These 8 teams from the VFV will play the first round of a promotion-playoff, with two teams qualifying for the Promotion play-offs Final. In division A, the first period was won by Petegem, while the second and third periods were won by Knokke. In division B, Tessenderlo won the first period, while periods two and three were won by Berchem Sport.{{cite news |url=http://www.belgianfootball.be/fr/championnats-resultats-classements-et-calendriers |title=Period tables A|work=Belgian Second Amateur Division|date=20 January 2017 |accessdate=20 January 2017}}

In division A, with the promotion of Knokke and the fact that Petegem did not apply for a remunerated license, the four participants were simply the highest finishers in the standings that had applied for a license: Aalst (3rd), Sint-Eloois-Winkel (5th), Brakel (6th) and Gent-Zeehaven (8th). In division B, no teams outside the top two applied for a license except for Rupel Boom. As a result only Tessenderlo and Rupel Boom took place in the play-offs while the two other places were not used. Therefore in the draw for round one of these play-offs, two teams received a bye.

==VFV Round 1==

As a result of the draw, both Brakel and Gent-Zeehaven received byes into round 2.

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|time = 15:00

|team1 = Rupel Boom

|score = 0–2

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|team2 = Tessenderlo

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Vanwelkenhuysen {{goal|4}}
Bennassar {{goal|85}}

|stadium = Gemeentelijk parkstadion, Boom

|attendance =

|referee = Robin Lefever

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|time = 15:00

|team1 = Sint-Eloois-Winkel

|score = 0–4

|report = [https://www.eendracht-aalst.be/seizoen/wedstrijden/eindronde/item/3604-winkel-sport-eendracht-aalst Report]

|team2 = Aalst

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Yala Lusala {{goal|7}}
De Rock {{goal|14}}
F. Geenens {{goal|66}}
Mitu {{goal|72}}

|stadium = Sportpark Terschueren, Sint-Eloois-Winkel

|attendance =

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}}

==VFV Round 2==

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|date = {{Start date|2017|5|11|df=y}}

|time = 20:30

|team1 = Aalst

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://www.eendracht-aalst.be/seizoen/wedstrijden/eindronde/item/3616-eendracht-aalst-krc-gent Report]

|team2 = Gent-Zeehaven

|goals1 = De Rock {{goal|67}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Pierre Cornelisstadion, Aalst

|attendance =

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|time = 20:30

|team1 = Brakel

|score = 2–2

|aet = yes

|report = [http://www.olsabrakel.be//index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=1918&Itemid=36 Report]

|team2 = Tessenderlo

|goals1 = Kaj Knipping {{goal}}
Delie {{goal}}

|goals2 = Vanwelkenhuysen {{goal}}
Van Oudenhove {{goal||pen.}}

|stadium = Olsa Stadion, Brakel

|attendance =

|referee =

|penalties1 =

|penaltyscore = 4–3

|penalties2 =

}}

Aalst and Brakel qualified for the Promotion play-offs Final.

=Promotion play-offs ACFF=

The team finishing in second place in the Second Amateur Division C will take part in the promotion playoff first round together with three period winners. These 4 teams will play the first round of a promotion-playoff, with the winner qualifying for the Promotion play-offs Final. The period winners were RFC Liège (periods 1 and 3) and overall champions Châtelet.{{cite news |url=http://www.belgianfootball.be/fr/championnats-resultats-classements-et-calendriers |title=Period tables C|work=Belgian Second Amateur Division|date=20 January 2017 |accessdate=20 January 2017}}

As only Olympic Charleroi and La Louvière-Centre had received a remunerated license, only three teams played the play-offs instead of four, resulting in one team receiving a bye into round 2.

==ACFF Round 1==

As a result of the draw, RFC Liège received a bye into round 2.

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|time = 20:00

|team1 = Olympic Charleroi

|score = 2–2

|aet = yes

|report = [http://www.olympic-charleroi.be/?p=2604 Report]

|team2 = La Louvière Centre

|goals1 = Jatta {{goal|40}}
Khaïda {{goal|92}}

|goals2 = Sbaa {{goal|61||82}}

|stadium = Stade de la Neuville, Montignies-sur-Sambre

|attendance =

|referee =

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==ACFF Round 2==

{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2017|5|10|df=y}}

|time = 20:00

|team1 = RFC Liège

|score = 2–1

|report = [http://www.olympic-charleroi.be/?p=2702 Report]

|team2 = Olympic Charleroi

|goals1 = Bruggeman {{goal|2}}
Ezzahri {{goal|89}}

|goals2 = Giorlando {{goal|54}}

|stadium = Stade de Rocourt, Liège

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

RFC Liège qualified for the Promotion play-offs Final.

=Promotion play-offs Final=

The two winners of the Promotion play-offs on the VFV side (Aalst and Brakel) and the winning team from the ACFF Promotion play-offs (RFC Liège) will play a final tournament together with the team that finished in 13th place in the 2016–17 Belgian First Amateur Division, Hasselt. The winner of this play-off promotes to (or remains in) the 2017–18 Belgian First Amateur Division.

==Final Round 1==

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|date = {{Start date|2017|5|14|df=y}}

|time = 15:00

|team1 = Hasselt

|score = 1–3

|report = [https://www.eendracht-aalst.be/seizoen/wedstrijden/eindronde/item/3632-sporting-hasselt-eendracht-aalst Report]

|team2 = Aalst

|goals1 = Sidibe {{goal|54}}

|goals2 = Mitu {{goal|7||68}}
F. Geenens {{goal|44}}

|stadium = Stedelijk Sportstadion Hasselt, Hasselt

|attendance =

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|time = 20:30

|team1 = Aalst

|score = 2–3

|aet = yes

|report =

|team2 = Hasselt

|goals1 = Van Hoevelen {{goal|15}}
Baras {{goal|107}}

|goals2 = Sidibe {{goal|43}}
Jarju {{goal|46}}
Bilican {{goal|55}}

|stadium = Pierre Cornelisstadion, Aalst

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|date = {{Start date|2017|5|14|df=y}}

|time = 15:00

|team1 = Brakel

|score = 3–1

|report = [http://fcliege.be/fr/foutue-80eme-minute/ Report]

|team2 = RFC Liège

|goals1 = De Lange {{goal|8}}
Haezebroeck {{goal|69}}
Delie {{goal|80}}

|goals2 = Ezzahri {{goal|19}}

|stadium = Olsa Stadion, Brakel

|attendance =

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|date = {{Start date|2017|5|17|df=y}}

|time = 20:30

|team1 = RFC Liège

|score = 3–1

|aet = yes

|report = [http://fcliege.be/fr/liege-qualifie-aux-tirs-au-but/ Report]

|team2 = Brakel

|goals1 = Teruel {{goal|15}}
Ezzahri {{goal|38||90|pen.}}

|goals2 = Delie {{goal|73}}

|stadium = Stade de Rocourt, Liège

|attendance =

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|penalties1 =

|penaltyscore = 4–2

|penalties2 =

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Aalst and RFC Liège qualified for the Promotion play-offs Final. By not progressing, Hasselt relegated from the Belgian First Amateur Division.

==Final Round 2==

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|date = {{Start date|2017|5|21|df=y}}

|time = 15:00

|team1 = Aalst

|score = 0–1

|report =

|team2 = RFC Liège

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Mauclet {{goal|87}}

|stadium = Pierre Cornelisstadion, Aalst

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|date = {{Start date|2017|5|28|df=y}}

|time = 15:00

|team1 = RFC Liège

|score = 1–2

|report =

|team2 = Aalst

|goals1 = Ezzahri {{goal|90+1}}

|goals2 = Mitu {{goal|56}}
Diarra {{goal|75}}

|stadium = Stade de Rocourt, Liège

|attendance =

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2–2 on aggregate. Aalst promoted to the 2017–18 Belgian First Amateur Division on the away goals rule.

Relegation play-offs

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|date = {{Start date|2017|5|07|df=y}}

|time = 14:00

|team1 = Bornem

|score = 1–4

|report = [http://www.ksvbornem.be/nieuws/4438/ksv-bornem-verliest-barragematch-met-1-4 Report]

|team2 = Tienen-Hageland

|goals1 = Hermans {{goal|2}}

|goals2 = Singh {{goal|13|pen.}}
Grancea {{goal|43}}
Haroun {{goal|84}}
Eboigbe {{goal|88}}

|stadium = Stadion Het Breeven, Bornem

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

Before the match, it was not known whether an extra VFV team would be relegated, which depended on the result of the promotion play-offs. If an ACFF team won the promotion play-offs, then an extra VFV team would be relegated. By winning the match, Tienen-Hageland was sure of avoiding relegation, while losing team Bornem were now dependent on the result of the only ACFF team in contention for promotion, RFC Liège. On 28 May 2017, RFC Liège lost the final match of the promotion play-off, resulting in Bornem being saved and avoiding relegation to the Belgian Third Amateur Division.

{{2016–17 in Belgian football}}

References

{{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2016-17 Belgian Second Amateur Division}}

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