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The Belgian Women's First Division is the top level women's football league of Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

. It started in 1973-74.

Format

There are currently 14 teams in the league. They play a double round-robin to decide the champion. The champion of the league qualifies for the UEFA Women's Champions League. The last team gets relegated to the Belgian Women's Second Division, the 2nd level. The 13th-placed team plays a relegation match against the 2nd-placed team of the second division.

Teams in 2011/12

Team Home city Home ground
Standard de Liege
Standard Liège (women)
Standard Fémina de Liège is Standard Liège's women's section and the most honoured women's football team in Belgium, with 14 national leagues. It was founded in 1971 as Saint-Nicolas FC Liège before taking its current name three years later after winning the inaugural edition of the Belgian...

 
Luik 
Sint-Truidense VV  St. Trond 
WB Sinaai Girls Sint-Niklaas
Sint-Niklaas
Sint-Niklaas is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Sint-Niklaas proper and the towns of Belsele, Nieuwkerken-Waas, and Sinaai....

 
Anderlecht Brussel 
Lierse Kessel 
OH Leuven Heverlee
Heverlee
Heverlee is a town in Belgium. It is a deelgemeente of the city of Leuven. Heverlee is bordered by Herent, Bertem, Oud Heverlee and several other municipalities that are part of Leuven ....

 
Zulte-Waregem Zulte
Zulte
Zulte is a Belgian municipality located in Flanders and in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Machelen, Olsene and Zulte proper. On January 1, 2006 Zulte had a total population of 14,611...

 
Club Brugge Brugge
Brügge
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Eva's Tienen Lubbeek
Lubbeek
Lubbeek is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Binkom, Linden, Lubbeek proper and Pellenberg. On January 1, 2006 Lubbeek had a total population of 13,660. The total area is 46.13 km² which gives a population density of 296...

 
Beerschot AD Kontich
Kontich
Kontich is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Kontich proper and Waarloos. On December 31, 2010 Kontich had a total population of 20,584...

 
White Star Woluwé Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert or Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium...

 
Achterbroek Kalmthout
Kalmthout
Kalmthout is a municipality in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises only the village of Kalmthout. On January 1, 2007 Kalmthout had a population of 17,508. The total area is...

 
Heist Heist-op-den-Berg
Heist-op-den-Berg
Heist-op-den-Berg is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the villages of Booischot , Hallaar, Heist-op-den-Berg proper , Itegem, Schriek and Wiekevorst.-History:The 48-meter-high hill on which Heist would...

 
Rassing Harelbeke Harelbeke
Harelbeke
Harelbeke is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Harelbeke proper and the towns of Bavikhove and Hulste. On January 1, 2006 Harelbeke had a total population of 26,172...


List of Champions

Here the list of Belgium champions.
The first two seasons featured only local competitions
  • 1971/72 (A) Astro Begijnendijk, (B) Gosselies Sport, (C) St.Nicolas F.C. Liège
  • 1972/73 (A) Gosselies Sport, (B) H.O. Merchtem, (C) St. Nicolas F.C. Liège, (D) Astro Begijnendijk


Record champions

Titles Team
14 Standard de Liège (incl. St-Nicolas FC Liège)
5 Eendracht Aalst
Sint-Truidense VV (incl. KFC Rapide Wezemaal)
4 RSC Anderlecht (incl. Brüssel D. 71)
3 Herk Sport
RWD Herentals (incl. Sefa Dames Herentals)
1 Astro Begijnendijk
Cercle Brügge
SK Lebeke-Aalst
KVK Tienen

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