2023–24 Challenger Pro League

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Challenger Pro League

| season = 2023–24

| winners = Beerschot

| promoted = Beerschot
Dender

| relegated = Oostende
SL16 FC

| league topscorer = 2 players (11 goals)

| matches = 186

| total goals = 517

| biggest home win = Patro Eisden Maasmechelen 4–0 Club NXT
Dender EH 5–1 Seraing
Deinze 4–0 Lierse Kempenzonen
RFC Liège 5–1 Beveren

| biggest away win = Seraing 0–5 Zulte Waregem

| highest scoring = Francs Borains 2–5 Jong Genk
Zulte Waregem 2–5 RSCA Futures

| longest wins = 5 matches (Beveren)

| longest unbeaten = 9 matches (Beveren)

| longest losses = 8 matches (SL16 FC)

| prevseason = 2022–23

| nextseason = 2024–25

}}

The 2023–24 season of the Challenger Pro League began in August 2023 and is scheduled to end in May 2024. It is the second season under its new name after being renamed from First Division B.

Team changes

This season, the league was expanded from 12 to 16 teams.

=Incoming=

=Outgoing=

Format changes

As the league expanded from 12 to 16 teams, this also involved a new format: a regular round-robin tournament of 30 matchdays. After this, the champions and runners-up will both be promoted to the 2024–25 Belgian Pro League and similarly, the two bottom finishers will be relegated to the 2024–25 Belgian National Division 1. Play-offs will be organized between the teams finishing in positions 3 through 6, with the winner of these play-offs facing the runner-up of the relegation playoffs in the 2023–24 Belgian Pro League for the final remaining ticket in the 2024–25 Belgian Pro League.

U23 are in theory eligible for promotion and relegation but always have to play at least one level below their mother club. This means that:

  • The four U23 teams in this division are not eligible for promotion. In case one or more of these teams finish in the top six positions, the promotion and play-offs spots will shift along to the next eligible team in the standings.
  • Should one of the mother clubs of the teams in this division be relegated from the 2023–24 Belgian Pro League, the corresponding U23 team will be forced to relegate as well from the 2023–24 Challenger Pro League, irrespective of its finishing position.

Team information

=Stadiums and locations=

{{location map+|Belgium|float=center|width=500|caption=Locations of the 2023–24 Challenger Pro League teams|places=

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.833333 |long=4.333333 |label=RSCA Futures |position=right}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.185 |long=4.382222 |label=Beerschot|position=right}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.2 |long=4.25 |label=Beveren |position=left}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.951458 |long=3.107778 |label=Club NXT|position=left}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.983611 |long=3.527778 |label=Deinze |position=top}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.883984 |long=4.071061 |label=Dender |position=left}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.4133768 |long=3.7786884 |label=Francs Borains |position=left}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.966667 |long=5.5 |label=Jong Genk |position=left}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.144167 |long=4.573611 |label=Lierse K. |position=right}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.239444 |long=5.307222 |label=Lommel |position=left}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=51.233333 |long=2.916667 |label=Oostende |position=left}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.9909615 |long=5.7045221 |label=Patro Eisden Maasmechelen |position=right}}

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

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.6007429|long=5.5038974|label=Seraing |position=left}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.633333 |long=5.566667 |label=SL16 FC |position=right}}

{{location map~|Belgium|lat=50.883333 |long=3.416667 |label=Zulte Waregem |position=bottom}}

}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! Matricule

! Club

! City

! First season of
current spell at
second level

! Coming from

! 2022-23 result

! Stadium

! Capacity

35

|{{sort|Anderlecht|RSCA Futures}}

|Anderlecht, Brussels

|2022–23

|U23 competition

|{{Hs|206}}6th (CPL)

|King Baudouin Stadium

|38,000

13

|{{sort|Beerschot|K Beerschot VA}}

|Antwerp

|2022–23

|Belgian First Division A

|{{Hs|203}}3rd (CPL)

|Olympic Stadium

|12,771

4068

|{{sort|Beveren|S.K. Beveren}}

|Beveren

|2021–22

|Belgian First Division B

|{{Hs|202}}2nd (CPL)

|Freethiel Stadion

|8,190

3

|{{sort|Club NXT|Club NXT}}

|Bruges{{efn|name=fn1|Club NXT did not play its home matches at the same venue as the A-squad of Club Brugge (the Jan Breydel Stadium) but rather they moved to Roeselare to play in the Schiervelde Stadion.}}

|2022–23

|U23 competition

|{{Hs|204}}4th (CPL)

|Schiervelde Stadion

|8,340

818

|{{sort|Deinze|K.M.S.K. Deinze}}

|Deinze

|2020–21

|Belgian First Amateur Division

|{{Hs|208}}8th (CPL)

|Burgemeester Van de Wiele Stadion

|7,515

3900

|{{sort|Dender EH|Dender}}

|Denderleeuw

|2022–23

|Belgian National Division 1

|{{Hs|209}}9th (CPL)

|Van Roystadion

|6,429

5192

|{{sort|Francs Borains|Francs Borains}}

|Boussu

|2023–24

|Belgian National Division 1

|{{Hs|303}}3rd (NatD1) Image:Arrow-up.png

|Stade Robert Urbain

|6,000

322

|{{sort|Genk|Jong Genk}}

|Genk

|2022–23

|U23 competition

|{{Hs|211}}11th (CPL)

|Luminus Arena

|24,956

3970

|{{sort|Lierse|Lierse Kempenzonen}}

|Lier

|2020–21

|Belgian First Amateur Division

|{{Hs|205}}5th (CPL)

|Herman Vanderpoortenstadion

|14,538

2554

|{{sort|Lommel|Lommel SK}}

|Lommel

|2018–19

|Belgian First Amateur Division

|{{Hs|207}}7th (CPL)

|Soevereinstadion

|8,000

31

|{{sort|Oostende|Oostende}}

|Ostend

|2023–24

|Belgian Pro League

|{{Hs|116}}16th (BPL) Image:Arrow-down.gif

|Diaz Arena

|8,432

3434

|{{sort|Patro Eisden Maasmechelen|Patro Eisden Maasmechelen}}

|Maasmechelen

|2023–24

|Belgian National Division 1

|{{Hs|301}}1st (NatD1) Image:Arrow-up.png

|Gemeentelijk Sportparkstadion

|5,500

4

|{{sort|RFC Liège|RFC Liège}}

|Liège

|2023–24

|Belgian National Division 1

|{{Hs|302}}2nd (NatD1) Image:Arrow-up.png

|Stade de Rocourt

|8,000

167

|{{sort|Seraing|Seraing}}

| Seraing

|2023–24

|Belgian Pro League

|{{Hs|118}}18th (BPL) Image:Arrow-down.gif

|Stade du Pairay

|8,207

16

|{{sort|Standard|SL16 FC}}

|Liège

|2022–23

|U23 competition

|{{Hs|210}}10th (CPL)

|Stade Maurice Dufrasne

|30,023

5381

|{{sort|Zulte|Zulte Waregem}}

| Waregem

|2023–24

|Belgian Pro League

|{{Hs|117}}17th (BPL) Image:Arrow-down.gif

|Regenboogstadion

|12,500

Regular season

=League table=

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

|section=Regular season

|source=[https://www.proleague.be/fr/cpl-ranking Challenger Pro League]

|result1=P |result2=P |result3=PO |result4=PO |result5=PO |result6=PO |result9=I |result10=I |result12=I |result13=RR |result16=R

|res_col_header=Q

|col_P=green1 |text_P=Promoted to Pro League

|col_PO=yellow1 |text_PO=Qualification for promotion play-offs

|col_I=white |text_I=Ineligible for promotion and promotion play-offs

|col_RR=red2 |text_RR=Dissolved due to bankruptcy

|col_R=red2 |text_R=Relegated to National Division 1

|team_order=BEE, DEN, DEI, LOM, ZWA, PEM, RFC, BEV, NXT, GNK, LIE, AND, OOS, FRB, SER, STA

|update=complete

|win_BEE=17|draw_BEE=5 |loss_BEE=8 |gf_BEE=46|ga_BEE=29

|win_BEV=13|draw_BEV=6 |loss_BEV=11|gf_BEV=44|ga_BEV=40

|win_NXT=11|draw_NXT=4 |loss_NXT=15|gf_NXT=40|ga_NXT=49

|win_DEI=16|draw_DEI=5 |loss_DEI=9 |gf_DEI=48|ga_DEI=37

|win_DEN=15|draw_DEN=9 |loss_DEN=6 |gf_DEN=55|ga_DEN=32

|win_FRB=9 |draw_FRB=5 |loss_FRB=16|gf_FRB=38|ga_FRB=52

|win_GNK=10|draw_GNK=7 |loss_GNK=13|gf_GNK=46|ga_GNK=52

|win_LIE=10|draw_LIE=5 |loss_LIE=15|gf_LIE=44|ga_LIE=59

|win_LOM=15|draw_LOM=7 |loss_LOM=8 |gf_LOM=51|ga_LOM=31

|win_OOS=10|draw_OOS=8 |loss_OOS=12|gf_OOS=32|ga_OOS=39

|win_PEM=14|draw_PEM=9 |loss_PEM=7 |gf_PEM=40|ga_PEM=28

|win_AND=8 |draw_AND=10|loss_AND=12|gf_AND=39|ga_AND=47

|win_RFC=15|draw_RFC=4 |loss_RFC=11|gf_RFC=49|ga_RFC=41

|win_SER=6 |draw_SER=10|loss_SER=14|gf_SER=33|ga_SER=51

|win_STA=5 |draw_STA=2 |loss_STA=23|gf_STA=25|ga_STA=60

|win_ZWA=15|draw_ZWA=6 |loss_ZWA=9 |gf_ZWA=51|ga_ZWA=34

|adjust_points_OOS=-6

|hth_OOS=On 20 December 2023, Oostende were deducted 3 points for outstanding debts and not adhering to the Belgian FA regulations.{{cite web|title=Vandaag min 3 punten en morgen alweer? KV Oostende, dat ook transferverbod kreeg, lijkt in vrije val|trans-title=Today minus 3 points and tomorrow again? KV Oostende, which also received a transfer ban, seems to be in free fall|url=https://sporza.be/nl/2023/12/20/vandaag-min-3-punten-en-morgen-alweer-kv-oostende-dat-ook-transferverbod-kreeg-lijkt-in-vrije-val~1703075586993/|publisher=Sporza|date=20 December 2023|access-date=21 December 2023}} One day later, another 6 points were deducted for missing a second deadline for repayment of debts.{{cite web|title=Clubs in de problemen: KV Oostende verliest nóg eens 6 punten, Standard krijgt transferverbod|trans-title=Clubs in trouble: KV Oostende loses another 6 points, Standard receives a transfer ban|url=https://sporza.be/nl/2023/12/21/clubs-in-de-problemen-kv-oostende-verliest-nog-eens-6-punten-standard-krijgt-transferverbod~1703162662738/|publisher=Sporza|date=21 December 2023|access-date=21 December 2023}} Oostende appealed this decision and the verdict on 25 January 2024 reduced the points deduction back to 6 points. They were still not allowed to have incoming transfers.{{cite web|title=KV Oostende krijgt 3 punten terug in beroep, andere sancties blijven overeind|trans-title=KV Oostende awarded 3 points back after appeal, other sanctions remain|url=https://sporza.be/nl/2024/01/25/kv-oostende-krijgt-3-punten-terug-in-beroep-andere-sancties-bli~1706209362174/|publisher=Sporza|date=21 December 2023|access-date=25 January 2024}} On 14 May 2024, one month after completion of the season, Oostende announced it had not found an investor to take over the club and due to financial debts would not be able to meet the criteria for playing in the Challenger Pro League or even the Belgian National Division 1. As a result, the club will at least relegate two levels to the Belgian Division 2 and be penalized with -3 points.https://sporza.be/nl/2024/05/16/het-faillissement-van-kv-oostende-is-nu-echt-nabij-geen-mirakeloplossing-meer-uit-de-bus-gekomen~1715874655909/ On 3 June 2024, the club officially filed for bankruptcy and is in talks with neighboring clubs to form a merger and restart at the level of that club. If no club is found willing to merge with KV Oostende, the club can only restart the at the bottom of the Belgian football pyramid, the fourth West-Flanders provincial league (level 9).https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2024/06/03/voetbalclub-kv-oostende-vraagt-officieel-faillissement-aan-doo/

|note_SER=Seraing would have been relegated but due to Oostende not receiving a license one month after completion of the season, the team was spared.

|status_BEE=C, P

|status_DEN=P

|status_LOM=O

|status_OOS=R

|status_STA=R

|name_BEE=Beerschot

|name_BEV=Beveren

|name_NXT=Club NXT

|name_DEI=Deinze

|name_DEN=Dender EH

|name_FRB=Francs Borains

|name_GNK=Jong Genk

|name_LIE=Lierse Kempenzonen

|name_LOM=Lommel

|name_OOS=Oostende

|name_PEM=Patro Eisden Maasmechelen

|name_RFC=RFC Liège

|name_AND=RSCA Futures

|name_SER=Seraing

|name_STA=SL16 FC

|name_ZWA=Zulte Waregem

|show_limit=5

|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won; 7) Play-off.{{cite web |url=http://static.belgianfootball.be/project/publiek/reglement/reglement_nl.pdf |title=General terms Belgian competition |publisher=kbvb.be |accessdate=21 May 2017 |archive-date=17 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517031127/http://static.belgianfootball.be/project/publiek/reglement/reglement_nl.pdf |url-status=dead }}

}}

{{notelist}}

= Positions by round =

The table lists the positions of teams after the completion of each round, with postponed matches and points deductions only included when occurring. Teams that have played fewer matches are shown with their position underlined:

  • The match between SL16 FC and Beerschot of matchday 3 was postponed due to being prohibited by the mayor of Liège, it was rescheduled to be played between matchdays 14 and 15 and hence its effects will only appear in the table below at the end of matchday 15.
  • The match between Dender EH and Francs Borains on matchday 14 was postponed due to snow. It was played a few days later between matchdays 14 and 15 and hence its effects will only appear in the table below at the end of matchday 15.
  • On 20 December 2023, between matchdays 16 and 17, Oostende was deducted 9 points (3+6) for outstanding debts and breach of Belgian FA regulations.
  • The matches Lommel-Beerschot, Dender EH-Seraing, Francs Borains-Oostende, and RSCA Futures-RFC Liege of matchday 18 were all postponed due to snow. All matches will be played on 7 February, between matchdays 20 and 21, except for Francs Borains-Oostende which was rescheduled to 14 February, between matchdays 21 and 22.
  • On 25 January 2024, between matchdays 18 and 19, the points deduction of Oostende was reduced from 9 to 6 points.

Colored cells refer to being promoted (green), in promotion play-offs (yellow) or relegation play-offs (red). Note that U23 teams are ineligible for promotion and playoffs, and the coloring is adjusted accordingly. Furthermore, if one of the mother clubs of these four teams is relegated, the U23 would automatically take up one of the relegation spots as U23 teams always have to remain at least one level below their mother club, this is not accounted for in the coloring until after the season.

{{#invoke:Sports rbr table|table

| sortable = y

| labelnowrap = y

| source = [http://vbal4.be/p010121z8.htm worldfootball.net]

| update = complete

| pos_AND = 14/10/12/13/15/14/14/11/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 7/10/ 8/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/10/ 9/ 9/ 9/10/11/11/12/12/12

| pos_BEE = 2/ 4/10/ 6/ 7/ 5/ 6/ 5/ 3/ 3/ 2/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1

| pos_BEV = 10/14/15/11/11/12/12/14/12/10/11/11/10/ 8/ 7/ 6/ 5/ 6/ 7/ 6/ 6/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8

| pos_NXT = 5/ 8/ 3/ 3/ 8/ 4/ 4/ 3/ 4/ 4/ 8/ 8/ 9/ 7/10/10/10/10/10/11/11/11/11/10/ 9/ 9/ 9/10/11/9

| pos_DEI = 13/12/13/ 7/ 5/ 7/ 8/ 7/ 5/ 5/ 6/ 4/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 4/ 3/ 3/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 3/ 3

| pos_DEN = 6/ 7/ 8/ 9/ 6/ 9/10/ 8/ 8/ 6/ 7/ 5/ 6/ 9/ 4/ 5/ 3/ 5/ 6/ 7/ 7/ 5/ 6/ 6/ 5/ 4/ 3/ 2/ 2/ 2

| pos_FRB = 3/ 9/ 6/ 8/ 4/ 8/ 9/10/11/14/10/13/13/14/16/16/13/13/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/13/13/13/14

| pos_GNK = 8/ 1/ 5/ 5/ 9/10/ 7/ 9/10/12/14/15/16/12/13/14/11/11/11/10/ 9/10/10/11/11/10/10/ 9/ 9/10

| pos_LIE = 9/ 6/ 7/12/13/15/15/15/14/13/12/10/11/11/11/11/12/12/13/13/13/14/14/14/14/13/12/11/10/11

| pos_LOM = 7/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 2/ 3/ 3/ 5/ 6/ 9/ 8/ 7/ 8/ 5/ 5/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 3/ 3/ 2/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 4

| pos_OOS = 11/16/16/16/14/13/13/13/15/15/15/12/12/13/14/12/16/16/16/14/15/13/13/13/13/14/14/14/14/13

| pos_PEM = 4/ 5/ 4/ 4/ 3/ 3/ 2/ 6/ 7/ 7/ 4/ 6/ 4/ 4/ 5/ 4/ 8/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 5/ 6/ 3/ 5/ 6/ 5/ 5/ 4/ 6/ 6

| pos_RFC = 12/15/11/14/10/ 6/ 5/ 4/ 6/ 8/ 5/ 7/ 8/ 5/ 6/ 7/ 6/ 7/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7

| pos_SER = 1/ 3/ 9/10/12/11/11/12/13/11/13/14/14/15/15/15/15/15/15/16/14/15/15/15/15/15/15/15/15/15

| pos_STA = 16/13/14/15/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/15/16/12/13/14/14/14/15/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16

| pos_ZWA = 15/11/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 3/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 3/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 5/ 5

|team1=BEE |team2=DEN |team3=DEI |team4=LOM |team5=ZWA |team6=PEM |team7=RFC |team8=BEV |team9=NXT |team10=GNK |team11=LIE |team12=AND |team13=OOS |team14=FRB |team15=SER |team16=STA

| pos3_rnd4_color=yellow1

| pos3_rnd6_color=yellow1

| pos3_rnd7_color=yellow1

| pos3_rnd8_color=yellow1

| pos2_rnd2_color=yellow1

| pos2_rnd3_color=yellow1

| pos14_rnd4_color=yellow1

| pos10_rnd2_color=none

| pos10_rnd3_color=none

| pos10_rnd4_color=none

| pos10_rnd7_color=none

| pos11_rnd3_color=yellow1

| pos4_rnd1_color=yellow1

| pos9_rnd1_color=none

| pos9_rnd3_color=none

| pos9_rnd4_color=none

| pos9_rnd6_color=none

| pos9_rnd7_color=none

| pos9_rnd8_color=none

| pos9_rnd9_color=none

| pos9_rnd10_color=none

| pos6_rnd9_color=yellow1

| pos6_rnd10_color=yellow1

| pos15_rnd2_color=green1

|name_BEE=Beerschot

|name_BEV=Beveren

|name_NXT=Club NXT

|name_DEI=Deinze

|name_DEN=Dender EH

|name_FRB=Francs Borains

|name_GNK=Jong Genk

|name_LIE=Lierse Kempenzonen

|name_LOM=Lommel

|name_OOS=Oostende

|name_PEM=Patro Eisden Maasmechelen

|name_RFC=RFC Liège

|name_AND=RSCA Futures

|name_SER=Seraing

|name_STA=SL16 FC

|name_ZWA=Zulte Waregem

|note_AND=ineligible for promotion and playoffs

|note_GNK=AND

|note_NXT=AND

|note_STA=AND

|color_1=green1|color_2=green1

|color_3=yellow1|color_4=yellow1|color_5=yellow1|color_6=yellow1

|color_15=red2|color_16=red2

|color_1 = green1

|color_2 = green1

|color_3 = yellow1

|color_4 = yellow1

|color_5 = yellow1

|color_6 = yellow1

|color_15 = red2

|color_16 = red2

}}

= Results =

{{#invoke:Sports results|main|matches_style=FBR

|section=Challenger Pro League results

|source=[https://www.flashscore.com/football/belgium/challenger-pro-league/ Flashscore]

|solid_cell=grey

|team_nowrap=y

|update=complete

|team1=BEE |team2=DEN |team3=DEI |team4=LOM |team5=ZWA |team6=PEM |team7=RFC |team8=BEV |team9=NXT |team10=GNK |team11=LIE |team12=AND |team13=OOS |team14=FRB |team15=SER |team16=STA

|name_BEE=Beerschot

|name_BEV=Beveren

|name_NXT=Club NXT

|name_DEI=Deinze

|name_DEN=Dender EH

|name_FRB=Francs Borains

|name_GNK=Jong Genk

|name_LIE=Lierse Kempenzonen

|name_LOM=Lommel

|name_OOS=Oostende

|name_PEM=Patro Eisden Maasmechelen

|name_RFC=RFC Liège

|name_AND=RSCA Futures

|name_SER=Seraing

|name_STA=SL16 FC

|name_ZWA=Zulte Waregem

|match_AND_BEE=1–3

|match_SER_STA=3–0

|match_NXT_LIE=3–2

|match_RFC_DEN=0–1

|match_PEM_DEI=3–1

|match_GNK_BEV=1–0

|match_OOS_LOM=0–1

|match_ZWA_FRB=1–3

|match_LOM_NXT=1–0

|match_DEN_AND=2–3

|match_BEE_ZWA=1–2

|match_BEV_SER=1–1

|match_DEI_OOS=1–0

|match_LIE_PEM=2–1

|match_FRB_GNK=2–5

|match_STA_RFC=2–1

|match_GNK_NXT=0–3

|match_SER_ZWA=0–5

|match_STA_BEE=1–0

|match_STA_BEE_note = After the match between SL16 FC and Beerschot had been prohibited by the mayor of Liège in August citing a lack of available police officers, the match of matchday 3 was rescheduled from 26 August to 5 December, in between matchdays 14 and 15. As a result, the calendar commission also decided to switch the places on the calendar of the matches Seraing-Lommel (from 10 to 8 December) and Beerschot-Deinze (from 8 to 10 December).{{cite web | url=https://sporza.be/nl/2023/11/08/uitgesteld-duel-tussen-beerschot-en-sl16-wordt-op-5-december-ing~1699449479276/ | title=Uitgesteld duel tussen Beerschot en SL16 wordt op 5 december ingehaald | sporza }}

|match_LOM_DEI=1–0

|match_PEM_BEV=2–1

|match_DEN_LIE=2–2

|match_RFC_OOS=2–0

|match_FRB_AND=1–0

|match_AND_GNK=1–1

|match_ZWA_DEN=1–1

|match_DEI_RFC=3–1

|match_BEE_FRB=2–1

|match_OOS_SER=1–1

|match_LIE_LOM=1–2

|match_NXT_PEM=2–2

|match_BEV_STA=2–0

|match_RFC_NXT=3–1

|match_GNK_ZWA=2–4

|match_AND_PEM=1–3

|match_BEE_BEV=0–0

|match_DEN_LOM=3–1

|match_DEI_SER=1–0

|match_FRB_LIE=2–0

|match_STA_OOS=0–1

|match_ZWA_DEI=2–1

|match_PEM_DEN=1–1

|match_SER_AND=1–1

|match_NXT_STA=4–1

|match_OOS_GNK=2–2

|match_LOM_FRB=3–0

|match_BEV_RFC=1–2

|match_LIE_BEE=1–3

|match_STA_PEM=0–1

|match_DEI_BEV=0–0

|match_BEE_OOS=1–1

|match_AND_LIE=3–3

|match_FRB_SER=0–2

|match_ZWA_NXT=0–1

|match_RFC_LOM=2–1

|match_DEN_GNK=1–3

|match_LOM_STA=1–0

|match_SER_DEN=1–3

|match_GNK_BEE=1–2

|match_PEM_RFC=0–2

|match_NXT_FRB=1–0

|match_BEV_ZWA=0–3

|match_OOS_AND=1–2

|match_LIE_DEI=0–1

|match_BEE_LOM=2–1

|match_DEI_GNK=3–2

|match_AND_STA=3–0

|match_ZWA_RFC=1–0

|match_LIE_SER=1–0

|match_DEN_OOS=1–1

|match_NXT_BEV=0–3

|match_FRB_PEM=0–0

|match_OOS_PEM=0–0

|match_LOM_ZWA=1–1

|match_SER_NXT=2–1

|match_STA_DEI=2–1

|match_GNK_LIE=1–3

|match_BEE_DEN=0–1

|match_BEV_FRB=3–0

|match_RFC_AND=0–2

|match_ZWA_OOS=0–1

|match_DEI_DEN=1–1

|match_AND_LOM=1–1

|match_LIE_BEV=2–2

|match_FRB_STA=2–1

|match_GNK_RFC=2–3

|match_PEM_SER=2–1

|match_NXT_BEE=0–2

|match_STA_GNK=3–1

|match_DEN_NXT=2–0

|match_SER_BEE=1–2

|match_OOS_FRB=1–0

|match_AND_DEI=1–3

|match_RFC_LIE=2–4

|match_BEV_LOM=2–2

|match_PEM_ZWA=0–3

|match_BEV_DEN=3–2

|match_LOM_PEM=1–2

|match_NXT_OOS=3–3

|match_ZWA_AND=2–5

|match_FRB_DEI=0–1

|match_GNK_SER=1–1

|match_BEE_RFC=3–0

|match_LIE_STA=1–4

|match_LOM_GNK=0–1

|match_PEM_BEE=0–2

|match_STA_ZWA=1–3

|match_AND_BEV=0–2

|match_DEI_NXT=1–3

|match_OOS_LIE=0–1

|match_RFC_SER=2–1

|match_DEN_FRB=2–0

|match_DEN_FRB_note = The match between Dender EH and Francs Borains of matchday 14 (3 December) was postponed for two days due to snow.

|match_GNK_PEM=0–1

|match_BEE_DEI=1–2

|match_BEE_DEI_note = STA_BEE

|match_STA_DEN=0–4

|match_NXT_AND=0–1

|match_LIE_ZWA=0–1

|match_SER_LOM=2–2

|match_SER_LOM_note = STA_BEE

|match_RFC_FRB=1–0

|match_OOS_BEV=0–2

|match_DEN_RFC=0–0

|match_ZWA_SER=2–1

|match_PEM_NXT=4–0

|match_AND_OOS=0–0

|match_BEV_GNK=2–1

|match_FRB_BEE=1–3

|match_DEI_STA=2–1

|match_LOM_LIE=3–0

|match_BEE_AND=1–1

|match_RFC_PEM=1–0

|match_STA_BEV=1–4

|match_LIE_DEN=2–4

|match_NXT_LOM=0–2

|match_OOS_ZWA=3–2

|match_SER_FRB=1–5

|match_GNK_DEI=3–2

|match_LOM_BEE=3–0

|match_LOM_BEE_note = Four matches of matchday 18 were postponed due to snow. Lommel-Beerschot, Dender EH-Seraing, and RSCA Futures-RFC Liège were rescheduled to 7 February, between matchdays 20 and 21. Francs Borains-Oostende will be played one week later on 14 February, between matchdays 21 and 22. To allow all teams sufficient time in between matches (at least 48 hours), the calendar of matchday 21 was altered strongly: the matches Deinze-Patro Eisden Maasmechelen (10 Feb to 9 Feb), Francs Borains-Club NXT (11 Feb to 9 Feb) and Beveren-SL16 FC (11 Feb to 10 Feb) were moved ahead, while Zulte Waregem-Lommel (9 Feb to 10 Feb), Jong Genk-Dender EH (9 Feb to 11 Feb) and Oostende-RFC Liège (10 Feb to 11 Feb) were shifted backward.{{cite web | url=https://www.proleague.be/nieuws/kalenderupdate-voor-speeldagen-18-en-21-van-de-challenger-pro-league | title=Kalenderupdate voor speeldagen 18 en 21 van de Challenger Pro League }}

|match_DEI_LIE=4–0

|match_DEN_SER=5–1

|match_DEN_SER_note = LOM_BEE

|match_AND_RFC=1–1

|match_AND_RFC_note = LOM_BEE

|match_FRB_OOS=0–2

|match_FRB_OOS_note = LOM_BEE

|match_ZWA_GNK=1–1

|match_PEM_STA=3–1

|match_BEV_NXT=0–2

|match_GNK_AND=3–0

|match_GNK_AND_note = Some matches of matchdays 19 were moved due to the 2024 Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, in particular, Jong Genk-RSCA Futures moved from 26 January to 27 January, Francs Borains-Beveren moved from 27 January to 26 January.{{cite web | url=https://www.proleague.be/nieuws/kalenderwijzigingen-door-activiteiten-eu-voorzitterschap-van-belgie | title=Kalenderwijzigingen door activiteiten EU-voorzitterschap van België }}

|match_STA_LOM=0–4

|match_FRB_BEV=3–0

|match_FRB_BEV_note = GNK_AND

|match_DEN_PEM=0–0

|match_SER_LIE=1–1

|match_BEE_NXT=3–0

|match_RFC_ZWA=0–2

|match_OOS_DEI=0–1

|match_STA_AND=0–1

|match_NXT_DEI=0–1

|match_LIE_OOS=1–2

|match_LOM_DEN=2–2

|match_ZWA_BEV=0–1

|match_RFC_BEE=1–4

|match_SER_GNK=1–3

|match_PEM_FRB=3–1

|match_ZWA_LOM=0–3

|match_ZWA_LOM_note = LOM_BEE

|match_GNK_DEN=2–1

|match_GNK_DEN_note = LOM_BEE

|match_OOS_RFC=0–2

|match_OOS_RFC_note = LOM_BEE

|match_DEI_PEM=0–0

|match_DEI_PEM_note = LOM_BEE

|match_AND_SER=1–2

|match_BEV_LIE=3–1

|match_BEV_LIE_note = LOM_BEE

|match_BEE_STA=2–0

|match_FRB_NXT=2–2

|match_FRB_NXT_note = LOM_BEE

|match_NXT_ZWA=1–3

|match_LIE_GNK=3–1

|match_LOM_OOS=0–1

|match_DEN_BEV=1–0

|match_SER_RFC=0–4

|match_PEM_AND=0–0

|match_DEI_BEE=4–2

|match_STA_FRB=1–2

|match_PEM_LIE=3–0

|match_BEV_DEI=2–2

|match_AND_DEN=2–1

|match_RFC_STA=1–1

|match_OOS_NXT=1–4

|match_BEE_SER=0–0

|match_GNK_LOM=1–1

|match_FRB_ZWA=2–1

|match_ZWA_STA=1–1

|match_NXT_GNK=2–1

|match_LIE_FRB=3–1

|match_LOM_RFC=4–1

|match_DEI_AND=4–1

|match_DEN_BEE=1–1

|match_SER_PEM=3–0

|match_BEV_OOS=2–3

|match_BEE_LIE=1–2

|match_PEM_GNK=2–2

|match_STA_NXT=1–2

|match_OOS_DEN=0–1

|match_SER_BEV=1–2

|match_AND_ZWA=0–1

|match_FRB_LOM=1–2

|match_RFC_DEI=1–0

|match_ZWA_BEE=0–1

|match_BEV_PEM=0–1

|match_NXT_SER=1–1

|match_LOM_AND=3–1

|match_LIE_RFC=3–2

|match_DEI_FRB=2–3

|match_DEN_STA=4–1

|match_GNK_OOS=3–1

|match_NXT_DEN=0–1

|match_BEE_GNK=1–0

|match_AND_FRB=3–3

|match_DEI_ZWA=1–1

|match_STA_LIE=0–1

|match_SER_OOS=1–1

|match_PEM_LOM=3–0

|match_RFC_BEV=5–1

|match_ZWA_PEM=0–0

|match_BEV_AND=2–1

|match_LIE_NXT=3–1

|match_LOM_SER=0–0

|match_DEN_DEI=3–0

|match_GNK_STA=1–0

|match_OOS_BEE=1–2

|match_FRB_RFC=2–2

|match_BEV_BEE=2–0

|match_NXT_RFC=1–2

|match_LIE_AND=1–1

|match_DEN_ZWA=1–4

|match_DEI_LOM=3–2

|match_GNK_FRB=1–1

|match_STA_SER=1–2

|match_PEM_OOS=2–3

|match_BEE_PEM=0–1

|match_RFC_GNK=5–0

|match_OOS_STA=2–1

|match_AND_NXT=1-2

|match_SER_DEI=1–2

|match_FRB_DEN=0–3

|match_ZWA_LIE=4–1

|match_LOM_BEV=3–1

}}

Promotion play-offs

{{2023–24 Challenger Pro League play-offs}}

Season statistics

=Top scorers=

Note: goals during the playoffs are not included.{{cite web|title=Spelersstatistieken|url=https://www.proximus11.be/nl/proximus-league/statistieken|accessdate=22 August 2023}}

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Rank

! Player

! Club

! Goals

rowspan=1|1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|CAR}} Goduine Koyalipou

|align="left"|Beveren

|rowspan=1|15

rowspan=1|2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Bruny Nsimba

|align="left"|Dender EH

|rowspan=1|14

rowspan=1|3

|align="left"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Jelle Vossen

|align="left"|Zulte Waregem

|rowspan=1|13

rowspan=1|4

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NGA}} Victory Beniangba

|align="left"|Jong Genk

|rowspan=1|12

rowspan=2|5

|align="left"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Adriano Bertaccini

|align="left"|RFC Liège

|rowspan=2|11

align="left"|{{flagicon|HUN}} Zalán Vancsa

|align="left"|Lommel

rowspan=3|7

|align="left"|{{flagicon|SEN}} Pape Moussa Fall

|align="left"|Seraing

|rowspan=3|10

align="left"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Tom Reyners

|align="left"|Beerschot

align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Arthur Sales

|align="left"|Lommel

rowspan=3|10

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NGA}} Jordan Attah Kadiri

|align="left"|Francs Borains

|rowspan=3|9

align="left"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Lennart Mertens

|align="left"|Deinze

align="left"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Thibaut Van Acker

|align="left"|Lierse Kempenzonen

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=Team of the season=

Upon completion of the regular season a team of the season award was compiled, based upon the results of the team of the week results, constructed based on nominations from managers, assistant managers, journalists, and analysts. The results were announced on 13 May 2024.{{cite web|title=Challenger Pro League – XI of the Season (2023-2024)|url=https://challengerproleague.com/challenger-pro-league-xi-of-the-season-2023-2024/|date=13 May 2024|accessdate=21 August 2024}}

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Pos

!

!Player

Club
GK{{sort|ESP|{{flagicon|ESP}}}}align=left|{{sortname|Nacho|Miras}}align=left| Deinze
RB{{sort|BEL|{{flagicon|BEL}}}}align=left|{{sortname|Benoît|Nyssen}}align=left| RFC Liège
CB{{sort|BEL|{{flagicon|BEL}}}}align=left|{{sortname|Joedrick|Pupe}}align=left| Dender EH
CB{{sort|BEL|{{flagicon|BEL}}}}align=left|{{sortname|Hervé|Matthys}}align=left| Beerschot
LB{{sort|NED|{{flagicon|NED}}}}align=left|{{sortname|Sam|De Grand}}align=left| Lommel
MF{{sort|BEL|{{flagicon|BEL}}}}align=left|{{sortname|Ryan|Sanusi}}align=left| Beerschot
MF{{sort|BEL|{{flagicon|BEL}}}}align=left|{{sortname|Lennard|Hens}}align=left| Dender EH
MF{{sort|BEL|{{flagicon|BEL}}}}align=left|{{sortname|Gaëtan|Hendrickx}}align=left| Deinze
LW{{sort|BEL|{{flagicon|BEL}}}}align=left|{{sortname|Thibaud|Verlinden}}align=left| Beerschot
FW{{sort|CAF|{{flagicon|CAF}}}}align=left|{{sortname|Goduine|Koyalipou}}align=left| Beveren
RW{{sort|ANG|{{flagicon|ANG}}}}align=left|{{sortname|Bruny|Nsimba}}align=left| Dender EH

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{{Image label|x=0.45|y=1.35|scale=300|text=Miras}}

{{Image label|x=0.77|y=1.00|scale=300|text=Nyssen}}

{{Image label|x=0.65|y=1.10|scale=300|text=Pupe}}

{{Image label|x=0.30|y=1.10|scale=300|text=Matthys}}

{{Image label|x=0.10|y=1.00|scale=300|text=De Grand}}

{{Image label|x=0.45|y=0.80|scale=300|text=Hens}}

{{Image label|x=0.20|y=0.58|scale=300|text=Sanusi}}

{{Image label|x=0.55|y=0.58|scale=300|text=Hendrickx}}

{{Image label|x=0.10|y=0.35|scale=300|text=Verlinden}}

{{Image label|x=0.45|y=0.20|scale=300|text=Koyalipou}}

{{Image label|x=0.77|y=0.35|scale=300|text=Nsimba}}

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Number of teams by provinces

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Number of teams

! Province or region

! Team(s)

rowspan=4|3

|align="left"|{{flag|East Flanders}}

Beveren, Deinze and Dender EH
align="left"|{{flag|Liège}}Seraing, SL16 FC and RFC Liège
align="left"|{{flag|Limburg (Belgium)|name=Limburg}}Jong Genk, Lommel and Patro Eisden Maasmechelen
align="left"|{{flag|West Flanders}}Club NXT, Oostende and Zulte Waregem
rowspan=1|2

|align="left"|{{flag|Antwerp}}

Beerschot and Lierse Kempenzonen
rowspan=2|1

|align="left"|{{flag|Brussels}}

RSCA Futures
align="left"|{{flag|Hainaut}}Francs Borains

Notes

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References

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{{Belgian First Division B}}

{{2023–24 in Belgian football}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Challenger Pro League 2023-24}}

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