2016–17 Belgian Third Amateur Division
The 2016–17 Belgian Third Amateur Division was the inaugural season of the division in its current format, replacing the former Belgian Fourth Division and now placed at the fifth-tier of football in Belgium.
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Ingelmunster, Turnhout, RWDM47 and Durbuy |
| Promoted | Ingelmunster, Turnhout, RWDM47, Durbuy, Pepingen, Ronse, City Pirates, Sint-Lenaarts, Vosselaar and Rebecq |
| Relegated | Berlare, Sint-Gillis Waas, Zele, Helson Helchteren, Betekom, KRC Mechelen, Profondeville, Warnant and Arlon |
← 2015–16 Fourth Division 2017–18 → | |
The division consists of four separate leagues, leagues A and B consist of teams with a license from the Voetbalfederatie Vlaanderen (VFV, the Dutch speaking wing of the Belgian FA) and contain 16 teams each, while leagues C and D contain teams with a license from the Association des Clubs Francophones de Football (ACFF, the French speaking wing of the RBFA) and contain 14 teams each. The champions from each of the four leagues will promote to the 2017–18 Belgian Second Amateur Division. The fixtures were announced on 5 July 2016.
For the inaugural season the following teams participated:
- The two teams finishing last in groups A and B of the 2015–16 Belgian Third Division.
- 35 teams in the groups A through D of the 2015–16 Belgian Fourth Division that either did not qualify in the top three for direct promotion, did not win promotion through the promotion play-offs or dissolved.
- 23 teams promoted from the Belgian Provincial Leagues.