2018–19 Belgian First Division B
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The 2018–19 season of the Belgian First Division B began in August 2018 and ended in April 2019. It was the third season of the First Division B following a change in league format from the old Belgian Second Division.
Season | 2018–19 |
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Champions | Mechelen |
Promoted | Mechelen |
Relegated | Tubize |
Top goalscorer | Leonardo Rocha (16 goals) |
Biggest home win | 9 matches (6x 3–0, 2x 4–1 & 1x 5–2) |
Biggest away win | Mechelen vs Union SG, 0–5 |
Highest scoring | Beerschot-Wilrijk vs Tubize, 5–2 |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → |
The season was impacted by the 2017–19 Belgian football fraud scandal which most notably involved Mechelen, as it was unclear upon completion of the season whether and how any involved clubs would be sanctioned and what the effect would be on the number of promotion and relegation places. As a result, Mechelen won the title and celebrated promotion on 16 March 2019, following a win over Beerschot Wilrijk in the promotion-playoffs, although the verdict on the investigation was still pending.[1] End of May, Mechelen was found guilty and not allowed to be promoted, with runners-up Beerschot Wilrijk taking their spot instead. Mechelen appealed the decision at the Belgian Court for Sportsarbitration, which confirmed the verdict of guilt in July, but also ruled that according to the rules of the Belgian Football FA Mechelen could not be penalized with relegation back to the Belgian First Division A as the violation occurred during a previous season, hence Mechelen was allowed to keep its promotion.