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- The 2020–21 Belgian National Division 1 was the fifth season of the third-tier football league in Belgium and the first under its new name after changing from First Amateur Division to National Division 1. Eventually, the season was cancelled in January 2021 with just a few matches played, as measures taken by the Belgian government against the spread of COVID-19 prohibited amateur football. Just before the season started, Roeselare went bankrupt. Initially, it seemed as though a third-party would be willing to take over the club, with Roeselare forfeiting its first two matches while negotiations continued, eventually however the club folded and the league was to be played with only 15 teams. All results were removed and Roeselare ended in last place. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league had started later than initially planned, with the first matches played only in September. Mid-October, with only the first four matchdays partially completed, the league was stopped as the second wave of the COVID-19 cases was in full force. With amateur football allowed again as from February 2021, it was decided in early December 2020 to restart the amateur leagues from mid-February 2021, in case the pandemic has evolved positively. Any matches from the first four matchdays which still need to be played can be played already from the beginning of February. In any case, the 2020–21 season was shortened, consisting of only the first half of the season, meaning a single round-robin tournament in which all teams play each other just once. All direct promotion and relegation places were to remain valid, but all post-season playoff tournaments were canceled, with no extra promotion and relegation rounds taking place, which meant that:
* the promotion play-offs, normally between the top four teams, was not be held and the leading team after the single round-robin tournament was to be promoted directly, providing it also meets the other requirements for promoting into a professional league (e.g. infrastructure, financial, etc.)
* the 13th-place finisher of the Belgian National Division 1 was not required to play a relegation round. With the planned restarting date coming closer, but COVID-19 figures still high, on 12 January 2021 a first meeting was held between representatives of both the Flemish and Francophone amateur football; the Belgian FA; the union of professional football clubs; and politicians, on whether to cancel the season entirely. The representatives concluded to postpone the decision to 25 January 2021, taking into account the result of the COVID-19 consultation committee of 22 January in which the possibility of relaxing the lockdown measures would be decided. Eventually, the decision was taken to cancel the season entirely. As a result, no teams were promoted or relegated from the league. (en)
- Le Championnat de Belgique de football D3 2020-2021 est la nonante-deuxième saison du championnat belge de 3e Division. Après quatre éditions sous le nom de « Division 1 Amateur », il s'agit de la première édition de ce niveau sous l'appellation « Nationale 1 » (ou 1re division nationale). Le changement de dénomination est intervenu à la demande des clubs qui considéraient que le vocable «amateur», utilisé depuis la saison 2016-2017, pouvait avoir une connotation péjorative . La «Nationale 1» est composée de seize clubs issus de toutes les parties du pays en termes d’appartenance linguistique. Ce qui doit être la saison inaugurale de la nouvelle dénomination est arrêtée après cinq journées, début octobre 2020, en raison de la situation sanitaire (Pandémie de Covid-19). Alors que les semaines défilent, certains osent espérer une reprise, même partielle, après la Trêve des Confiseurs ou alors au début du printemps . Mais pour l'évolution de Pandémie ne permet pas de reprendre sans garantir une nouvelle interruption. Les dirigeants de la fédération belge préfère ne pas tergiverser et décrètent l'arrêt définitif de toutes les compétitions séniores « non-professionnelles » (sous la Division 1B) peu avant la fin janvier 2021 & La seule incertitude qui plane reste la situation des différentes séries. Des « rumeurs » évoquent un mini-championnat pour désigner les éventuels montants éventuels ou repêchés, mais immédiatement la fédération coupe court à toutes les supputations, en annonçant le 25 janvier 2021 que la saison 2020-2021 est déclarée blanche, c'est-à-dire aucune montée et aucune relégation (sauf si cette dernière est volontaire dans le chef d'un club) . À partir de l'annulation évoquée ci-dessus, les seules rencontres qui sont encore autorisées aux clubs amateurs concernés, est la participation de ces derniers « s'ils le souhaitent » au(x) 1/16e et 1/8e de finale de la Coupe de Belgique. (fr)
- Het seizoen 2020/21 van de Belgische Eerste nationale ging van start in september 2020 en eindigde in januari 2021. De competitie begon later als gevolg van de COVID-19 pandemie en werd hierdoor na amper vier deels afgewerkte speeldagen voor onbepaalde duur stilgelegd en uiteindelijk niet meer hervat. Hierdoor was er ook maar beperkt publiek toegelaten. Als gevolg van de stopzetting was er geen stijger of daler. (nl)
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