2023–24 Challenger Pro League
The 2023–24 season of the Challenger Pro League began in August 2023 and ended 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
- Francs Borains, Patro Eisden and RFC Liège were promoted from the 2022–23 Belgian National Division 1. Both clubs will play their first-ever season at the second level.
- Oostende, Seraing and Zulte Waregem were relegated from the 2022–23 Belgian Pro League after 10, 2 and 18 years in top flight, respectively.
Outgoing
- RWD Molenbeek were promoted to 2023–24 Jupiler Pro League as champions.
- Virton were relegated to 2023–24 Belgian National Division 1 after finishing last.
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
| Matricule | Club | City | First season of current spell at second level | Coming from | 2022-23 result | Stadium | Capacity |
| 35 | Anderlecht, Brussels | 2022–23 | U23 competition | 6th | King Baudouin Stadium | 38,000 | |
| 13 | Antwerp | 2022–23 | Belgian First Division A | 3rd | Olympic Stadium | 12,771 | |
| 4068 | Beveren | 2021–22 | Belgian First Division B | 2nd | Freethiel Stadion | 8,190 | |
| 3 | Bruges | 2022–23 | U23 competition | 4th | Schiervelde Stadion | 8,340 | |
| 818 | Deinze | 2020–21 | Belgian First Amateur Division | 8th | Burgemeester Van de Wiele Stadion | 7,515 | |
| 3900 | Denderleeuw | 2022–23 | Belgian National Division 1 | 9th | Van Roystadion | 6,429 | |
| 5192 | Boussu | 2023–24 | Belgian National Division 1 | 3rd | Stade Robert Urbain | 6,000 | |
| 322 | Genk | 2022–23 | U23 competition | 11th | Luminus Arena | 24,956 | |
| 3970 | Lier | 2020–21 | Belgian First Amateur Division | 5th | Herman Vanderpoortenstadion | 14,538 | |
| 2554 | Lommel | 2018–19 | Belgian First Amateur Division | 7th | Soevereinstadion | 8,000 | |
| 31 | Ostend | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 16th | Diaz Arena | 8,432 | |
| 3434 | Maasmechelen | 2023–24 | Belgian National Division 1 | 1st | Gemeentelijk Sportparkstadion | 5,500 | |
| 4 | Liège | 2023–24 | Belgian National Division 1 | 2nd | Stade de Rocourt | 8,000 | |
| 167 | Seraing | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 18th | Stade du Pairay | 8,207 | |
| 16 | Liège | 2022–23 | U23 competition | 10th | Stade Maurice Dufrasne | 30,023 | |
| 5381 | Waregem | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 17th | Regenboogstadion | 12,500 |
Regular season
League table
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 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.
Season statistics
Top scorers
Note: goals during the playoffs are not included.| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Team of the seasonUpon 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.
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