2016–17 in Belgian football
# 2016–17 in Belgian football

The following article is a summary of the 2016–17 football season in Belgium, which is the 114th season of competitive football in the country and runs from July 2016 until June 2017.

## National teams

### Belgium national football team

The Belgium national football team started their qualification campaign, winning 5 matches easily but needing a last minute equalizer at home against Greece to remain undefeated. They were less successful in friendlies, with two draws and one loss.

## Men's football

### League season

**Promotion and relegation**

The following teams had achieved promotion or suffered relegation going into the 2016–17 season.

| League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league |
| - | - | - |
| First Division A | Eupen | OH Leuven |
| First Division B | none | WS Brussels Dessel Sport Seraing United Virton ASV Geel Deinze Patro Eisden Maasmechelen Heist Coxyde |

**Belgian First Division A**

Anderlecht secured its 34th championship, denying Club Brugge a second consecutive title. Oostende qualified for the first time for European football while Westerlo was relegated at the bottom end of the table.

**Belgian First Division A**

**Regular season**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Anderlecht | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 67 | 30 | +37 | 61 | Qualification for the championship play-offs |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 56 | 24 | +32 | 59 | Qualification for the championship play-offs |
| 3 | Zulte Waregem | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 54 | Qualification for the championship play-offs |
| 4 | Gent | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 29 | +16 | 50 | Qualification for the championship play-offs |
| 5 | Oostende | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 50 | Qualification for the championship play-offs |
| 6 | Charleroi | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 49 | Qualification for the championship play-offs |
| 7 | Mechelen | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 48 | Qualification for the Europa League play-offs |
| 8 | Genk | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 48 | Qualification for the Europa League play-offs |
| 9 | Standard Liège | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 39 | Qualification for the Europa League play-offs |
| 10 | Kortrijk | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 31 | Qualification for the Europa League play-offs |
| 11 | Lokeren | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 31 | Qualification for the Europa League play-offs |
| 12 | Sint-Truiden | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 30 | Qualification for the Europa League play-offs |
| 13 | Eupen | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 40 | 64 | −24 | 30 | Qualification for the Europa League play-offs |
| 14 | Waasland-Beveren | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 43 | −15 | 30 | Qualification for the Europa League play-offs |
| 15 | Excel Mouscron | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 29 | 53 | −24 | 24 | Qualification for the Europa League play-offs |
| 16 | Westerlo (R) | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 33 | 65 | −32 | 23 | Relegation to the First Division B |

* 1 2 The match between Charleroi and Standard Liège on 4 December was stopped after 68 minutes after supporters from both teams had been throwing objects and fireworks onto the pitch, with Standard leading 3–1. On 15 December, the Royal Belgian Football Association decided to award zero points to both teams. Standard appealed this decision, however the Belgian arbitration court for sports finally ruled that the decision would stand, meaning the 3–1 score was kept but no points were awarded. Standard Liège was however relieved of the penalty to play one match behind closed doors.

**Belgian First Division A**

**Championship play-offs**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AND | CLU | GNT | OOS | CHA | ZWA |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Anderlecht (C) | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 52 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 45 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round | 1–1 | — | | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Gent | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 41 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 |
| 4 | Oostende (O) | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 37 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off final | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| 5 | Charleroi | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 35 | | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 |
| 6 | Zulte Waregem | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 33 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | — |

* ↑ Zulte Waregem qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2016–17 Belgian Cup.

**Belgian First Division B**

In the opening tournament, Roeselare edged out Lierse to assure its place in the promotion play-offs. In the closing tournament, Lierse competed with Antwerp for the lead, with Lierse being overtaken by Antwerp on the final matchday. Therefore, Lierse, who scored the most points overall, did not qualify for the promotion play-offs which were instead played by Roeselare and Antwerp. Antwerp beat Roeselare twice (3–1 at home and 1–2 in Roeselare) and returned to the highest level of Belgian football after thirteen seasons at the second level. Roeselare did qualify for the Europa League play-offs together with Lierse and Union SG. At the bottom end, Lommel United was relegated.

**Belgian First Division B**

**Aggregate table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Lierse | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 51 | 25 | +26 | 55 | Qualification to Europa League play-offs |
| 2 | Roeselare | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 50 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Antwerp | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 49 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Union SG | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 35 | Qualification to Europa League play-offs |
| 5 | Tubize | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 34 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
| 6 | Cercle Brugge | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 33 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
| 7 | OH Leuven | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 30 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
| 8 | Lommel United | 28 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 52 | −21 | 18 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |

* ↑ The team that promoted to the 2017–18 Belgian First Division A, by winning the Promotion playoff, did not take part in the Europa League play-offs. The next team in the aggregate league table took its spot.
* ↑ In case the team that wins the Promotion playoff finishes in the bottom four, the 4th placed team will play the relegation playoff instead.

**Belgian First Division B**

**Promotion play-offs**

Antwerp twice beat Roeselare and thereby allowed the club to return to the highest level of professional football in Belgium following thirteen seasons at the second level. Initially, they did not receive a license to compete in professional football the following season, but the decision was overturned. Roeselare got to play the Europa League play-offs.

Antwerp won 5–2 on aggregate and was promoted.

**Belgian First Division B**

**Relegation play-offs**

The four bottom teams overall competed in the relegation play-offs. In spite of a strong comeback, Lommel United was relegated finally on the last matchday after losing away to OH Leuven.

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TUB | OHL | CER | LOM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tubize | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 24 | | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| 2 | OH Leuven | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 23 | | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Cercle Brugge | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 23 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–5 |
| 4 | Lommel United (R) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 19 | Relegation to the 2017–18 Belgian First Amateur Division | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — |

**Belgian First Amateur Division**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Beerschot Wilrijk (P) | 30 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 63 | 16 | +47 | 80 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 2 | Dessel | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 68 | 28 | +40 | 66 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Virton | 30 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 63 | 30 | +33 | 59 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Heist | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 61 | 42 | +19 | 51 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Dender EH | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 50 | |
| 6 | Deinze | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 48 | |
| 7 | Seraing | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 48 | |
| 8 | ASV Geel | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 53 | 44 | +9 | 44 | |
| 9 | Oudenaarde | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 40 | |
| 10 | Patro Eisden Maasmechelen | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 38 | |
| 11 | Hamme | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 52 | 59 | −7 | 35 | |
| 12 | Oosterzonen Oosterwijk | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 44 | −12 | 31 | |
| 13 | Hasselt (R) | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 48 | −19 | 26 | Qualification for the Second Amateur Division Promotion play-offs Final |
| 14 | Coxyde (R) | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 27 | 81 | −54 | 22 | Relegation to the Second Amateur Division |
| 15 | WS Brussels (R) | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 66 | −43 | 20 | Relegation to the Second Amateur Division |
| 16 | Sprimont-Comblain (R) | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 30 | 61 | −31 | 19 | Relegation to the Second Amateur Division |

* ↑ On 5 April 2017, the Belgian FA announced that Beerschot Wilrijk was the only team which had asked and obtained a Belgian professional football license for the coming season, giving the right to play at the professional levels of Belgian football and necessary to be able to promote from the Belgian First Amateur Division. Only Deinze had also made the request but it had only received a Belgian remunerated football license. As a result, Beerschot-Wilrijk was already certain of the promotion even before the end of the regular season, let alone the promotional play-offs.
* ↑ On 24 February 2017, following a complaint from Seraing United and Sprimont-Comblain, the appeal committee ruled that Deinze defender Jarric Buysse was not correctly registered and all matches in which he played were to be converted on 0-5 losses for Deinze. Buysse played in 16 of the 22 matches played at that time, causing Deinze to drop from third place (41 points) to last place (7 points). On 4 May 2017, after the regular season had finished, the arbitrage committee ruled that Deinze should be awarded the points. As a result, Deinze moved from last place (14 points) to sixth place (48 points) and as a result was saved from relegation.
* ↑ On 8 February 2017, Coxyde announced that it did not apply for a Belgian remunerated football license for the coming season and will therefore automatically relegate to the 2017–18 Belgian Second Amateur Division irrespective of its finishing position. Eventually the club decided not to participate in the 2017–18 season, only to restart at the lowest level of Belgian football as part of the 2018–19 season.
* ↑ WS Brussels was refused a Belgian remunerated football license and did not appeal the decision, as a result the club will relegate automatically.

**Belgian Second Amateur Division**

**Division A**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Knokke (P) | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 73 | 25 | +48 | 72 | Promotion to the 2017–18 Belgian First Amateur Division |
| 2 | Petegem | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 60 | 44 | +16 | 58 | |
| 3 | Aalst (P) | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 56 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs VFV |
| 4 | Izegem | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 53 | |
| 5 | Sint-Eloois-Winkel | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 55 | 30 | +25 | 53 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs VFV |
| 6 | Brakel | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 59 | 51 | +8 | 43 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs VFV |
| 7 | Temse | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 42 | |
| 8 | Gent-Zeehaven | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 41 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs VFV |
| 9 | Torhout | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 39 | |
| 10 | Gullegem | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 46 | 52 | −6 | 37 | |
| 11 | Sint-Niklaas | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 35 | |
| 12 | Harelbeke | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 34 | |
| 13 | Westhoek | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 34 | |
| 14 | Bornem | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 34 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Halle (R) | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 55 | −28 | 23 | Relegation to the 2017–18 Belgian Third Amateur Division |
| 16 | Menen (R) | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 35 | 77 | −42 | 16 | Relegation to the 2017–18 Belgian Third Amateur Division |

* 1 2 3 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.

**Belgian Second Amateur Division**

**Division B**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Berchem Sport (P) | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 65 | 24 | +41 | 68 | Promotion to the 2017–18 Belgian First Amateur Division |
| 2 | Tessenderlo | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 61 | 38 | +23 | 66 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs VFV |
| 3 | Rupel Boom | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 55 | 38 | +17 | 52 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs VFV |
| 4 | Spouwen-Mopertingen | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 54 | 56 | −2 | 50 | |
| 5 | Wijgmaal | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 44 | |
| 6 | Bocholt | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 41 | |
| 7 | Zwarte Leeuw | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 40 | |
| 8 | Londerzeel | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 38 | |
| 9 | Hoogstraten | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 51 | 60 | −9 | 37 | |
| 10 | Hades | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 45 | 60 | −15 | 37 | |
| 11 | Overijse | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 53 | 59 | −6 | 36 | |
| 12 | Cappellen | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 36 | |
| 13 | Duffel | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 53 | 56 | −3 | 35 | |
| 14 | Tienen-Hageland | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 30 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Grimbergen (R) | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 29 | Relegation to the 2017–18 Belgian Third Amateur Division |
| 16 | Woluwe-Zaventem (R) | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 46 | 62 | −16 | 29 | Relegation to the 2017–18 Belgian Third Amateur Division |

* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 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.

**Belgian Second Amateur Division**

**Division C**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Châtelet (P) | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 67 | 32 | +35 | 70 | Promotion to the 2017–18 Belgian First Amateur Division |
| 2 | RFC Liège | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 66 | 30 | +36 | 65 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs ACFF |
| 3 | Olympic Charleroi | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 61 | 46 | +15 | 51 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs ACFF |
| 4 | La Louvière Centre | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 50 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs ACFF |
| 5 | Hamoir | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 44 | |
| 6 | Acrenoise | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 42 | |
| 7 | Solières | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 52 | 48 | +4 | 42 | |
| 8 | Walhain | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 41 | |
| 9 | Union La Calamine | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 65 | 59 | +6 | 40 | |
| 10 | Waremme | 30 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 60 | 58 | +2 | 38 | |
| 11 | Ciney | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 56 | 57 | −1 | 37 | |
| 12 | Meux | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 36 | |
| 13 | Couvin-Mariembourg (R) | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 54 | 66 | −12 | 33 | Relegation to the 2017–18 Belgian Third Amateur Division |
| 14 | Givry (R) | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 39 | 60 | −21 | 30 | Relegation to the 2017–18 Belgian Third Amateur Division |
| 15 | Charleroi Fleurus (R) | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 37 | 77 | −40 | 26 | Relegation to the 2017–18 Belgian Third Amateur Division |
| 16 | Namur (R) | 30 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 32 | 77 | −45 | 16 | Relegation to the 2017–18 Belgian Third Amateur Division |

* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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.

**Belgian Third Amateur Division**

**Division A**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ingelmunster (C, P) | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 71 | 33 | +38 | 71 | Promotion to the 2017–18 Belgian Second Amateur Division |
| 2 | Wetteren | 30 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 58 | 37 | +21 | 62 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs VFV |
| 3 | Pepingen (P) | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 55 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs VFV |
| 4 | Ronse (P) | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 53 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs VFV |
| 5 | Dikkelvenne | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 56 | 45 | +11 | 47 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs VFV |
| 6 | Ninove | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 44 | |
| 7 | Mariekerke | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 49 | 51 | −2 | 39 | |
| 8 | Wolvertem Merchtem | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 39 | |
| 9 | Lebbeke | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 39 | |
| 10 | Lede | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 37 | |
| 11 | Merelbeke | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 37 | |
| 12 | Wervik | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 36 | |
| 13 | Vlamertinge | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 31 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Berlare (R) | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 55 | −24 | 30 | Relegation to the 2017–18 Belgian Provincial Leagues |
| 15 | Sint-Gillis Waas (R) | 30 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 49 | −25 | 24 | Relegation to the 2017–18 Belgian Provincial Leagues |
| 16 | Zele (R) | 30 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 68 | −43 | 18 | Relegation to the 2017–18 Belgian Provincial Leagues |

* ↑ Although OMS Ingelmunster officially received promotion, the team will cease to exist and instead merge with KFC Izegem, playing in the Belgian Second Amateur Division, to become Mandel United. As a result, one extra promotion spot became available in the Promotion play-offs VFV.

**Belgian Third Amateur Division**

**Division B**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Turnhout (C, P) | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 74 | 38 | +36 | 63 | Promotion to the 2017–18 Belgian Second Amateur Division |
| 2 | City Pirates (P) | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 80 | 40 | +40 | 59 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs VFV |
| 3 | Sint-Lenaarts (P) | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 54 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs VFV |
| 4 | Diegem | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 50 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs VFV |
| 5 | Vosselaar (P) | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 55 | 49 | +6 | 49 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs VFV |
| 6 | Esperanza Pelt | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 45 | |
| 7 | Houtvenne | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 60 | 53 | +7 | 44 | |
| 8 | Eppegem | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 43 | |
| 9 | Leopoldsburg | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 39 | |
| 10 | Nijlen | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 38 | |
| 11 | Wellen | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 36 | |
| 12 | Sterrebeek | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 36 | |
| 13 | Diest | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 46 | 67 | −21 | 34 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Helchteren (R) | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 32 | Relegation to the 2017–18 Belgian Provincial Leagues |
| 15 | Betekom (R) | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 45 | 67 | −22 | 32 | Relegation to the 2017–18 Belgian Provincial Leagues |
| 16 | Racing Mechelen (R) | 30 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 81 | −52 | 13 | Relegation to the 2017–18 Belgian Provincial Leagues |

**Belgian Third Amateur Division**

**Division C**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | RWDM47 (C, P) | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 72 | 31 | +41 | 61 | Promotion to the 2017–18 Belgian Second Amateur Division |
| 2 | Rebecq (P) | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 58 | 24 | +34 | 61 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs ACFF |
| 3 | Francs Borains | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 63 | 21 | +42 | 60 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs ACFF |
| 4 | Albert Quevy-Mons | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 47 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs ACFF |
| 5 | Tournai | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 40 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs ACFF |
| 6 | Onhaye | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 37 | |
| 7 | Manage | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 35 | |
| 8 | Uccle | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 34 | |
| 9 | Wavre | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 30 | |
| 10 | Solre | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 59 | −27 | 27 | |
| 11 | Waterloo | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 30 | 49 | −19 | 26 | |
| 12 | Ganshoren | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 38 | 66 | −28 | 25 | |
| 13 | Tamines | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 29 | 51 | −22 | 20 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Profondeville (R) | 26 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 81 | −63 | 2 | Relegation to the 2017–18 Belgian Provincial Leagues |

**Belgian Third Amateur Division**

**Division D**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Durbuy (C, P) | 26 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 52 | 15 | +37 | 64 | Promotion to the 2017–18 Belgian Second Amateur Division |
| 2 | Tilleur | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 60 | 20 | +40 | 57 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs ACFF |
| 3 | Verlaine | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 45 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs ACFF |
| 4 | Richelle | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 43 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs ACFF |
| 5 | Mormont | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 41 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs ACFF |
| 6 | Huy | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 39 | |
| 7 | Bertrix | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 32 | |
| 8 | Cointe | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 31 | |
| 9 | Aische | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 30 | |
| 10 | Longlier | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 30 | |
| 11 | Herstal | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 28 | |
| 12 | Aywaille | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 28 | |
| 13 | Warnant (R) | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 34 | 61 | −27 | 27 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Arlon (R) | 26 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 32 | 70 | −38 | 13 | Relegation to the 2017–18 Belgian Provincial Leagues |

### Cup competitions

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2016–17 Belgian Cup | Zulte Waregem | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Oostende |
| 2016 Belgian Super Cup | Club Brugge | 2–1 | Standard Liège |

## UEFA competitions

Champions Club Brugge qualified directly for the group stage of the Champions League, while runners-up Anderlecht started in the qualifying rounds. As cup winner, Standard Liège qualified directly for the group stage of the Europa League, while Gent and Genk started in the qualifying rounds.

Overall, Belgian football clubs performed very strongly during the 2016–17 season, with both Anderlecht, Genk and Gent still active after the winter break and going very far in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League, more specifically it was the first time since the 1993–94 season that three Belgian clubs reached the last 16 in Europe in the same season.

* Club Brugge had a difficult European season as they lost all six matches in the group stage of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League, in a group with Leicester City, Porto and Copenhagen.
* Anderlecht also started mediocre, not getting past Rostov in the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round after first getting a 2–2 draw in Russia before losing 0–2 at home. As a result, they entered the Play-off round of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League where they fared much better, by easily overcoming Slavia Prague (winning twice 3–0). In the group stage they started with a home win against Gabala and looked on their way to a 0–1 away win against Saint-Etienne before conceding and injury time equalizer. They then scored 4 points in two matches against Mainz, including a spectacular 6–1 home win. Injury time goals against Gabala secured qualification but on the final matchday Anderlecht gave away a 2–0 lead at home to Saint-Etienne to lose 2–3 and with that they also had to settle for the runner-up position. In the round of 32, Anderlecht were coupled with Zenit Saint Petersburg and were underdogs. Following a confident 2–0 home win they were going into the return leg with a comfortable lead, however Zenit stormed past Anderlecht in the return leg to lead 3–0 with only ten minutes to play. In the injury time, Isaac Kiese Thelin scored his first ever goal for Anderlecht to send them through on the away goals rule. In the round of 16, Anderlecht strolled past APOEL with two 1–0 victories before meeting Manchester United in the quarterfinals. At home, Leander Dendoncker headed in the 1–1 equalizer just minutes before the end of the match. At Old Trafford, Anderlecht held Manchester to another 1–1 draw, sending the match into extra time. Marcus Rashford finally scored the 2–1, eliminating Anderlecht in their first quarter final since 1997.
* In the same manner as Club Brugge but in the Europa League rather than the Champions League, Standard Liège had also qualified directly for the group stage and failed to progress. In contrary to Club Brugge however, Standard Liège did manage to score some points and were even in the running to progress up to last matchday. Standard started with a 1–1 draw at home with Celta de Vigo and a loss away to Ajax. They then scored 4 out of 6 against Panathinaikos before again holding Celta de Vigo to 1–1. On the last matchday, they needed to beat the result of Celta de Vigo playing away to Panathinaikos, but whereas Celta won, Standard Liège only managed to draw 1–1 with Ajax and where thus eliminated.
* Gent started in the third qualifying round of the Europa League where they started with a convincing 5–0 home win against Viitorul Constanța, followed up with a lacklustre 0–0 in Romania. In the play-off round Gent also had no problems with Macedonian team Shkëndija, winning twice: 2–1 at home and 4–0 away. They thus qualified for the group stage where they drew an uninteresting group with far away teams Konyaspor, Shakhtar Donetsk and Braga. Gent started with a 1–1 draw away to Braga before beating Konyaspor 2–0 at home. They then conceded ten goals over two matches with Shakhtar Donetsk, losing 5–0 in Ukraine and 3–5 in Ghent. After another draw with Braga (2–2), Gent went into the last match knowing that they could progress only in case of an away win at Konyaspor while also requiring Braga not to win against Shakhtar. Shakhtar soon took the lead but Gent struggled throughout the match to create chances against Konyaspor and looked on their way to elimination as the match was about to end in a goalless draw when in the fifth minute of extra time Kalifa Coulibaly scored from outside of the penalty area to send Gent through. Gent was rewarded with a draw in the round of 32 against Tottenham Hotspur and managed to stun Tottenham in a 1–0 home win with a goal from Jérémy Perbet. In the return leg at Wembley, Gent was expected by many to lose but eliminated Tottenham following a 2–2 draw, with Perbet again scoring for Gent. Gent was then eliminated by Genk in the round of 16 after first losing the home leg 2–5 after which they only managed a draw in Genk.
* Genk received the final ticket in Europe and had to start already in the second qualifying round of the Europa League where they were drawn against Budućnost Podgorica from Montenegro. A 2–0 home win in the opening leg was quickly undone in the return leg as Genk was down 0–2 at halftime and the score would remain after extra-time, forcing a penalty shoot-out which Genk won 4–2. Genk then had less trouble with Cork City from Ireland, winning twice to progress into the play-off round where they faced Croatian team Lokomotiva. Genk took a 0–2 lead in Croatia but conceded two goals to only score a 2–2 away draw but followed this up with a convincing 2–0 home win to move into the group stage where they were paired with Athletic Bilbao, Rapid Wien and Sassuolo. Genk lost 3–2 away to Rapid Wien in their opening match but recovered with two home wins against Sassuolo (3–1) and Athletic Bilbao (2–0). They were then defeated 5–3 in Bilbao before scoring their third home win, beating Rapid Wien 1–0. Genk were already certain of qualification for the round of 16 before their final match, which was postponed by one day due to heavy fog in Sassuolo. As a result, on a Friday afternoon in an empty stadium, Genk won 0–2 away to Sassuolo in a match which had no more importance for neither team. In the round of 32, Genk drew 2–2 away to Romanian team Astra Giurgiu and then won the return match 1–0 before meeting Gent in the round of 16. Genk overclassed Gent during the first leg in Ghent, winning 2–5 and virtually killing the tie. The return ended in a dull 1–1 draw. Genk then fell to Celta de Vigo in the quarter-finals after first losing 3–2 in Spain but then coming one goal short as they were held to a 1–1 draw in Genk.

| Date | Team | Competition | Round | Leg | Opponent | Location | Score | Belgian Team Goalscorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 July 2016 | Genk | Europa League | Qual. Round 2 | Leg 1, Home | Budućnost Podgorica | Luminus Arena, Genk | 2–0 | Kebano, Samatta |
| 21 July 2016 | Genk | Europa League | Qual. Round 2 | Leg 2, Away | Budućnost Podgorica | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica | 2–0 (aet)(2–4 p) | |
| 26 July 2016 | Anderlecht | Champions League | Qual. Round 3 | Leg 1, Away | Rostov | Olimp-2, Rostov-on-Don | 2–2 | Hanni, Tielemans |
| 28 July 2016 | Genk | Europa League | Qual. Round 3 | Leg 1, Home | Cork City | Luminus Arena, Genk | 1–0 | Bailey |
| 28 July 2016 | Gent | Europa League | Qual. Round 3 | Leg 1, Home | Viitorul Constanța | Ghelamco Arena, Ghent | 5–0 | Mitrović, Coulibaly (2), Depoitre, Neto |
| 3 August 2016 | Anderlecht | Champions League | Qual. Round 3 | Leg 2, Home | Rostov | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht | 2–0 | |
| 4 August 2016 | Genk | Europa League | Qual. Round 3 | Leg 2, Away | Cork City | Turners Cross, Cork | 1–2 | Buffel, Dewaest |
| 4 August 2016 | Gent | Europa League | Qual. Round 3 | Leg 2, Away | Viitorul Constanța | Stadionul Viitorul, Ovidiu | 0–0 | |
| 18 August 2016 | Anderlecht | Europa League | Play-off round | Leg 1, Away | Slavia Prague | Eden Arena, Prague | 0–3 | Sylla, Teodorczyk, Hanni |
| 18 August 2016 | Genk | Europa League | Play-off round | Leg 1, Away | Lokomotiva | Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb | 2–2 | Bailey, Samatta |
| 18 August 2016 | Gent | Europa League | Play-off round | Leg 1, Home | Shkëndija | Ghelamco Arena, Ghent | 2–1 | Matton, Coulibaly |
| 25 August 2016 | Anderlecht | Europa League | Play-off round | Leg 2, Home | Slavia Prague | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht | 3–0 | Tielemans, Teodorczyk, Heylen |
| 25 August 2016 | Genk | Europa League | Play-off round | Leg 2, Home | Lokomotiva | Luminus Arena, Genk | 2–0 | Samatta, Bailey |
| 25 August 2016 | Gent | Europa League | Play-off round | Leg 2, Away | Shkëndija | Philip II Arena, Skopje | 2–1 | Matton, Coulibaly |
| 14 September 2016 | Club Brugge | Champions League | Group Stage | Matchday 1, Home | Leicester City | Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges | 0–3 | |
| 15 September 2016 | Anderlecht | Europa League | Group Stage | Matchday 1, Home | Gabala | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht | 3–1 | Teodorczyk, Rafael (o.g.), Capel |
| 15 September 2016 | Genk | Europa League | Group Stage | Matchday 1, Away | Rapid Wien | Allianz Stadion, Vienna | 3–2 | Bailey (2) |
| 15 September 2016 | Gent | Europa League | Group Stage | Matchday 1, Away | Braga | Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga | 1–1 | Milićević |
| 15 September 2016 | Standard Liège | Europa League | Group Stage | Matchday 1, Home | Celta Vigo | Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège | 1–1 | Dossevi |
| 27 September 2016 | Club Brugge | Champions League | Group Stage | Matchday 2, Away | Copenhagen | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen | 4–0 | |
| 29 September 2016 | Anderlecht | Europa League | Group Stage | Matchday 2, Away | Saint-Étienne | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne | 1–1 | Tielemans |
| 29 September 2016 | Genk | Europa League | Group Stage | Matchday 2, Home | Sassuolo | Luminus Arena, Genk | 3–1 | Karelis, Bailey, Buffel |
| 29 September 2016 | Gent | Europa League | Group Stage | Matchday 2, Home | Konyaspor | Ghelamco Arena, Ghent | 2–0 | Sayef, Neto |
| 29 September 2016 | Standard Liège | Europa League | Group Stage | Matchday 2, Away | Ajax | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam | 1–0 | |
| 18 October 2016 | Club Brugge | Champions League | Group Stage | Matchday 3, Home | Porto | Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges | 1–2 | Vossen |
| 20 October 2016 | Anderlecht | Europa League | Group Stage | Matchday 3, Away | Mainz | Opel Arena, Mainz | 1–1 | Teodorczyk |
| 20 October 2016 | Genk | Europa League | Group Stage | Matchday 3, Home | Athletic Bilbao | Luminus Arena, Genk | 2–0 | Brabec, Ndidi |
| 20 October 2016 | Gent | Europa League | Group Stage | Matchday 3, Away | Shakhtar Donetsk | Arena Lviv, Lviv | 5–0 | |
| 20 October 2016 | Standard Liège | Europa League | Group Stage | Matchday 3, Home | Panathinaikos | Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège | 2–2 | Edmilson, Belfodil |
| 2 November 2016 | Club Brugge | Champions League | Group Stage | Matchday 4, Away | Porto | Estádio do Dragão, Porto | 1–0 | |
| 3 November 2016 | Anderlecht | Europa League | Group Stage | Matchday 4, Home | Mainz | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht | 6–1 | Stanciu (2), Tielemans, Teodorczyk (2), Bruno |
| 3 November 2016 | Genk | Europa League | Group Stage | Matchday 4, Away | Athletic Bilbao | San Mamés, Bilbao | 5–3 | Bailey, Ndidi, Sušić |
| 3 November 2016 | Gent | Europa League | Group Stage | Matchday 4, Home | Shakhtar Donetsk | Ghelamco Arena, Ghent | 3–5 | Coulibaly, Perbet, Milićević |
| 3 November 2016 | Standard Liège | Europa League | Group Stage | Matchday 4, Away | Panathinaikos | Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, Athens | 0–3 | Cissé, Belfodil (2) |
| 22 November 2016 | Club Brugge | Champions League | Group Stage | Matchday 5, Away | Leicester City | King Power Stadium, Leicester | 2–1 | Izquierdo |
| 24 November 2016 | Anderlecht | Europa League | Group Stage | Matchday 5, Away | Gabala | Bakcell Arena, Baku | 1–3 | Tielemans, Bruno, Teodorczyk |
| 24 November 2016 | Genk | Europa League | Group Stage | Matchday 5, Home | Rapid Wien | Luminus Arena, Genk | 1–0 | Karelis |
| 24 November 2016 | Gent | Europa League | Group Stage | Matchday 5, Home | Braga | Ghelamco Arena, Ghent | 2–2 | Coulibaly, Milićević |
| 24 November 2016 | Standard Liège | Europa League | Group Stage | Matchday 5, Away | Celta Vigo | Balaídos, Vigo | 1–1 | Laifis |
| 7 December 2016 | Club Brugge | Champions League | Group Stage | Matchday 6, Home | Copenhagen | Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges | 0–2 | |
| 8 December 2016 | Anderlecht | Europa League | Group Stage | Matchday 6, Home | Saint-Étienne | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht | 2–3 | Chipciu, Stanciu |
| 8 December 2016 | Gent | Europa League | Group Stage | Matchday 6, Away | Konyaspor | Torku Arena, Konya | 0–1 | Coulibaly |
| 8 December 2016 | Standard Liège | Europa League | Group Stage | Matchday 6, Home | Ajax | Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège | 1–1 | Raman |
| 9 December 2016 | Genk | Europa League | Group Stage | Matchday 6, Away | Sassuolo | Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia | 0–2 | Heynen, Trossard |
| 16 February 2017 | Anderlecht | Europa League | Round of 32 | Leg 1, Home | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht | 2–0 | Acheampong (2) |
| 16 February 2017 | Genk | Europa League | Round of 32 | Leg 1, Away | Astra Giurgiu | Stadionul Marin Anastasovici, Giurgiu | 2–2 | Castagne, Trossard |
| 16 February 2017 | Gent | Europa League | Round of 32 | Leg 1, Home | Tottenham Hotspur | Ghelamco Arena, Ghent | 1–0 | Perbet |
| 23 February 2017 | Anderlecht | Europa League | Round of 32 | Leg 2, Away | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg | 3–1 | Kiese Thelin |
| 23 February 2017 | Genk | Europa League | Round of 32 | Leg 2, Home | Astra Giurgiu | Luminus Arena, Genk | 1–0 | Pozuelo |
| 23 February 2017 | Gent | Europa League | Round of 32 | Leg 2, Away | Tottenham Hotspur | Wembley Stadium, London | 2–2 | Kane (o.g.), Perbet |
| 9 March 2017 | Anderlecht | Europa League | Round of 16 | Leg 1, Away | APOEL | GSP Stadium, Nicosia | 0–1 | Stanciu |
| 9 March 2017 | Genk | Europa League | Round of 16 | Leg 1, Away | Gent | Ghelamco Arena, Ghent | 2–5 | Malinovskyi, Colley, Samatta (2), Uronen |
| 9 March 2017 | Gent | Europa League | Round of 16 | Leg 1, Home | Genk | Ghelamco Arena, Ghent | 2–5 | Kalu, Coulibaly |
| 16 March 2017 | Anderlecht | Europa League | Round of 16 | Leg 2, Home | APOEL | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht | 1–0 | Acheampong |
| 16 March 2017 | Genk | Europa League | Round of 16 | Leg 2, Home | Gent | Luminus Arena, Genk | 1–1 | Castagne |
| 16 March 2017 | Gent | Europa League | Round of 16 | Leg 2, Away | Genk | Luminus Arena, Genk | 1–1 | L. Verstraete |
| 13 April 2017 | Anderlecht | Europa League | Quarter-finals | Leg 1, Home | Manchester United | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht | 1–1 | Dendoncker |
| 13 April 2017 | Genk | Europa League | Quarter-finals | Leg 1, Away | Celta Vigo | Balaídos, Vigo | 3–2 | Boëtius, Buffel |
| 20 April 2017 | Anderlecht | Europa League | Quarter-finals | Leg 2, Away | Manchester United | Old Trafford, Manchester | 2–1 (aet) | Hanni |
| 20 April 2017 | Genk | Europa League | Quarter-finals | Leg 2, Home | Celta Vigo | Luminus Arena, Genk | 1–1 | Trossard |

* ^ Lokomotiva played their play-off round home match at Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Kranjčevićeva, Zagreb.
* ^ Shkëndija played their home match at Philip II Arena, Skopje, instead of their regular stadium City Stadium, Tetovo.
* ^ Shakhtar Donetsk play their home matches at Arena Lviv, Lviv instead of their regular stadium, Donbass Arena, Donetsk, due to the war conditions in Eastern Ukraine.
* ^ Gabala play their home match at Bakcell Arena, Baku instead of their regular stadium, City Stadium, Qabala, as it does not meet UEFA requirements.
* ^ The Sassuolo v Genk match, originally scheduled on 8 December 2016, 19:00 CET, was postponed to the following day due to heavy fog.
* ^ Tottenham Hotspur played their home match at Wembley Stadium, London instead of their regular stadium, White Hart Lane, London, due to renovation.

### European qualification for 2017–18 summary

| Competition | Qualifiers | Reason for Qualification |
| - | - | - |
| UEFA Champions League Group Stage | Anderlecht | 1st in Belgian First Division A |
| UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round for Non-Champions | Club Brugge | 2nd in Belgian First Division A |
| UEFA Europa League Group Stage | Zulte Waregem | Cup winner |
| UEFA Europa League Third Qualifying Round | Gent | 3rd in Belgian First Division A |
| UEFA Europa League Second Qualifying Round | Oostende | Europa League Playoff winner |

## Managerial changes

This is a list of changes of managers within Belgian professional league football (Belgian First Division A and Belgian First Division B):

| Team | Division | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sint-Truiden | Belgian First Division A | Chris O'Loughlin | Sacked | End of 2015–16 season | Pre-season | Ivan Leko | 14 April 2016 |
| Antwerp | Belgian First Division B | David Gevaert | Sacked | End of 2015–16 season | Pre-season | Frederik Vanderbiest | 19 May 2016 |
| Anderlecht | Belgian First Division A | Besnik Hasi | Mutual consent | End of 2015–16 season | Pre-season | René Weiler | 21 June 2016 |
| Kortrijk | Belgian First Division A | Patrick De Wilde | Mutual consent | End of 2015–16 season | Pre-season | Karim Belhocine | 1 July 2016 |
| Cercle Brugge | Belgian First Division B | Frederik Vanderbiest | Mutual consent | 18 May 2016 | Pre-season | Vincent Euvrard | 25 May 2016 |
| Roeselare | Belgian First Division B | Franky Van der Elst | Mutual consent | 18 May 2016 | Pre-season | Arnauld Mercier | 25 May 2016 |
| Tubize | Belgian First Division B | Colbert Marlot | Mutual consent | 8 June 2016 | Pre-season | Thierry Goudet | 8 June 2016 |
| Tubize | Belgian First Division B | Thierry Goudet | Sacked | 17 August 2016 | 8th | Régis Brouard | 28 August 2016 |
| Kortrijk | Belgian First Division A | Karim Belhocine | Did not possess Pro-licence diploma | 29 August 2016 | 8th | Bart Van Lancker | 29 August 2016 |
| Standard Liège | Belgian First Division A | Yannick Ferrera | Sacked | 6 September 2016 | 10th | Aleksandar Janković | 6 September 2016 |
| Mechelen | Belgian First Division A | Aleksandar Janković | Signed by Standard Liège | 6 September 2016 | 7th | Yannick Ferrera | 12 September 2016 |
| Westerlo | Belgian First Division A | Bob Peeters | Sacked | 13 September 2016 | 16th | Jacky Mathijssen | 14 September 2016 |
| Lommel United | Belgian First Division B | Karel Fraeye | Sacked | 8 October 2016 | 8th | Walter Meeuws | 20 October 2016 |
| Antwerp | Belgian First Division B | Frederik Vanderbiest | Sacked | 11 October 2016 | 4th | David Gevaert | 15 October 2016 |
| Lokeren | Belgian First Division A | Georges Leekens | Sacked | 26 October 2016 | 12th | Rúnar Kristinsson | 28 October 2016 |
| Waasland-Beveren | Belgian First Division A | Stijn Vreven | Sacked | 28 October 2016 | 14th | Čedomir Janevski | 7 November 2016 |
| Cercle Brugge | Belgian First Division B | Vincent Euvrard | Sacked | 29 October 2016 | 7th | José Riga | 1 November 2016 |
| Antwerp | Belgian First Division B | David Gevaert | Resigned | 10 November 2016 | 3rd | Wim De Decker | 17 November 2016 |
| Lommel United | Belgian First Division B | Walter Meeuws | Sacked | 23 November 2016 | Closing tournament: 6th Overall: 8th | Tom Van Imschoot | 23 November 2016 |
| Excel Mouscron | Belgian First Division A | Glen De Boeck | Sacked | 5 December 2016 | 15th | Mircea Rednic | 6 December 2016 |
| Genk | Belgian First Division A | Peter Maes | Sacked | 26 December 2016 | 9th | Albert Stuivenberg | 27 December 2016 |
| OH Leuven | Belgian First Division B | Emilio Ferrera | Sacked | 15 January 2017 | Closing tournament: 6th Overall: 5th | Dennis van Wijk | 19 January 2017 |
| Kortrijk | Belgian First Division A | Bart Van Lancker | Belhocine obtained Pro-licence diploma | 8 March 2017 | 10th | Karim Belhocine | 8 March 2017 |
| Lierse | Belgian First Division B | Eric Van Meir | Sacked | 15 March 2017 | Closing tournament: 2nd Overall: 1st | Frederik Vanderbiest | 17 March 2017 |
| Standard Liège | Belgian First Division A | Aleksandar Janković | Sacked | 17 April 2017 | Regular season: 9th Europa League POs: 5th | José Jeunechamps (caretaker) | 17 April 2017 |
| Tubize | Belgian First Division B | Régis Brouard | Sacked | 21 April 2017 | Relegation play-offs: 2nd | Sadio Demba | 3 May 2017 |
