The Belgian Women's First Division is the top level women's football league of Belgium

Belgium

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. 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 Brügge is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.Its small church and market square are noted for their beauty....
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

External links

• League at UEFA
• women.soccerway.com, Standings, results and fixtures