2012–13 Belgian Second Division
| Season | 2012–13 |
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| Champions | Oostende |
| Promoted | Oostende |
| Relegated |
Oudenaarde Sint-Niklaas |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 803 (2.62 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Hervé Onana (17 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
Dessel Sport 5–0 Antwerp Sint-Truiden 5–0 Sint-Niklaas |
| Biggest away win | Sint-Niklaas 0–5 Tubize |
| Highest scoring |
Tubize 4–4 Eendracht Aalst Westerlo 4–4 Sint-Niklaas |
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2013–14 →
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The 2012–13 season of the Belgian Second Division (also known as Belgacom League for sponsorship reasons) began on 22 August 2012 and ended in April 2013. The season was won by Oostende, who were thus promoted to the Belgian Pro League. Mouscron-Péruwelz, Westerlo and WS Woluwe played the second division final round but lost this to Cercle Brugge, resulting in no other team gaining promotion. At the bottom end of the table, Sint-Niklaas and Oudenaarde were relegated, while Heist were saved due to the bankruptcy of Beerschot AC.
After promotion and relegation, only 13 teams of the previous season remained in the league, with 5 others being replaced:
Source: Belgian Second Division
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of matches won; if teams are still tied a playoff is organised
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
1Beerschot, who were relegated from the Belgian Pro League, went bankrupt just after the season. As a result the 16th placed team (Heist) was able to remain in the Second Division, while Oudenaarde had to play the relegation round instead of directly relegating. 2During Oudenaarde-Woluwe, Woluwe substituted one of their players for an unregistered player and initially lost the game with a 5-0 score due to forfeit. The Belgian FA later decided that Oudenaarde would not gain 3 points and the result would be cancelled. Oudenaarde then refused to play the relegation round and forfeited their playoff matches, causing them to be relegated.
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