2020–21 Derde Divisie

The 2020–21 Derde Divisie season is the fifth edition of the Dutch fourth tier, formerly called Topklasse, since the restructuring of the league system in the summer of 2016.

Derde Divisie
Season2020–21

Effects of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic

In the previous season, on 31 March 2020, the KNVB decided to cancel all competitions at amateur level. They also decided, for those competitions involved, there would be no final standings, and therefore no champions, no promotions and no relegations.[1] As a result this season starts with most of the same teams as the previous season.

On 7 April 2020, FC Lienden announced the withdrawal of its Sunday team. The club had ran into financial problems for some time after Lienden indicated that it would no longer sponsor the team and it was not possible to find a new main sponsor.[2] On 26 May, ONS Sneek was granted a voluntary demotion to the Hoofdklasse for financial reasons.[3] Also, the two remaining reserve teams, Jong ADO and Jong Almere City, or any other reserves, could no longer play in the Derde Divisie from this season on. In accordance with the decision from KNVB's meeting on 16 December 2019, these two teams are playing in the new under-21 competition.[4]

Later on 12 June, the KNVB officially announced that the Derde Divisie would again consist of 36 teams from next season.[5] This was one wish of CVTD, the interest group of football clubs from the Tweede and Derde Divisies. To fill vacancies and accommodate all teams that led their groups in the Hoofdklasse after the cancellation, the KNVB decided to make each Derde Divisie group have 18 teams. The Hoofdklasse group leaders, namely Sportlust '46, Staphorst, Unitas and Hollandia, therefore moved up to the Derde Divisie. The best runners-up of the Saturday and Sunday Hoofdklasse, Asser Christelijke Voetbalvereniging (ACV) and JOS Watergraafsmeer, were also promoted.[6]

Saturday league

Teams
Location of teams in the Derde Divisie Saturday 2020-21
Club Location Venue Capacity
ACV Assen Catawiki Sportpark 02,000
Ajax (amateurs) Amsterdam Sportpark De Toekomst 02,250
Barendrecht Barendrecht Sportpark De Bongerd 01,800
DOVO Veenendaal Sportpark Panhuis 03,200
DVS '33 Ermelo Sportlaan 05,500
Excelsior '31 Rijssen Sportpark De Koerbelt 03,150
Goes Goes Sportpark Het Schenge 01,500
Harkemase Boys Harkema Sportpark De Bosk 05,000
Hoek Hoek Sportpark Denoek 02,500
Lisse Lisse Sportpark Ter Specke 07,000
ODIN '59 Heemskerk Sportpark Assumburg 01,700
Sportlust '46 Woerden Sportpark Cromwijck 02,000
Staphorst Staphorst Sportpark Het Noorderslag 03,500
Sparta Nijkerk Nijkerk Sportpark De Ebbenhorst 05,000
SteDoCo Hoornaar Sportpark SteDoCo 01,700
Ter Leede Sassenheim Sportpark De Roodemolen 03,000
VVOG Harderwijk Sportpark De Strokel 10,000
VVSB Noordwijkerhout Sportpark De Boekhorst 02,500

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 ACV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to Tweede Divisie
2 Ajax (amateurs) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to promotion play-offs
3 Barendrecht 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DOVO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DVS '33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Excelsior '31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 GOES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Harkemase Boys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Hoek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Lisse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 ODIN '59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Sparta Nijkerk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Sportlust '46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Staphorst 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 SteDoCo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to relegation play-offs
16 Ter Leede 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 VVOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Hoofdklasse
18 VVSB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 22 August 2020. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)[7]

Fixtures/results
Home \ Away ACV AJA BAR DOV DVS EXC GOE HAR HOE LIS ODI SPA SPO STA SDC TER VVO VVS
ACV
Ajax (amateurs)
Barendrecht
DOVO
DVS '33
Excelsior '31
GOES
Harkemase Boys
Hoek
Lisse
ODIN '59
Sparta Nijkerk
Sportlust '46
Staphorst
SteDoCo
Ter Leede
VVOG
VVSB
First match(es) will be played on 22 August 2020. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Sunday league

Teams
Club Location Venue Capacity
ADO '20 Heemskerk Sportpark De Vlotter 04,500
Blauw Geel '38 Veghel PWA Sportpark 02,500
DEM Beverwijk Sportpark Adrichem 01,500
VV Dongen Dongen Sportpark De Biezen 01,800
EVV Echt Sportpark In de Bandert 02,000
Gemert Gemert Sportpark Molenbroek 04,000
Groene Ster Heerlerheide Sportpark Pronsebroek 02,500
USV Hercules Utrecht Sportpark Voordorp 01,800
Hoogland Hoogland Sportpark Langenoord 01,800
Hollandia Hoorn Sportpark Julianapark 0
HSC '21 Haaksbergen Groot Scholtenhagen 04,500
JOS Watergraafsmeer Amsterdam Sportpark Drieburg 0
OFC Oostzaan Sportpark OFC 01,500
OSS '20 Oss Sportpark De Rusheuvel 01,800
Quick (H) Den Haag Sportpark Nieuw Hanenburg 01,500
VV UNA Veldhoven Sportpark Zeelst 02,000
Unitas Gorinchem Sportpark Molenvliet 0
RKVV Westlandia Naaldwijk Sportpark De Hoge Bomen 02,000

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 ADO '20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to Tweede Divisie
2 Blauw Geel '38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to promotion play-offs
3 DEM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Dongen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 EVV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Gemert 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Groene Ster 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 USV Hercules 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Hoogland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Hollandia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 HSC '21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 JOS Watergraafsmeer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 OFC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 OSS '20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Quick (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to relegation play-offs
16 UNA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 GVV Unitas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Hoofdklasse
18 Westlandia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 22 August 2020. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)[7]

Fixtures/results
Home \ Away ADO BLA DEM DON EVV GEM GRO HER HGL HOL HSC JOS OFC OSS QHA UNA UNI WES
ADO '20
Blauw Geel '38
DEM
Dongen
EVV
Gemert
Groene Ster
USV Hercules
Hoogland
Hollandia
HSC '21
JOS Watergraafsmeer
OFC
OSS '20
Quick (H)
UNA
Unitas
Westlandia
First match(es) will be played on 22 August 2020. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References
  1. "Competities amateurvoetbal niet hervat" [Amateur competitions not resumed] (in Dutch). KNVB. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. "Kogel door de kerk: FC Lienden (zondag 1) stopt ermee" [Bullet through the church: FC Lienden (Sunday 1) stops]. de Gelderlander (in Dutch). 7 April 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. "ONS Sneek 'degradeert' naar hoofdklasse". Regio-Voetbal (in Dutch). 26 May 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  4. "Bondsvergadering kiest voor nieuwe competitiestructuur in jeugdvoetbal" [Association assembly opts for a new league structure in youth football] (in Dutch). KNVB. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  5. "Update: Concept klasse-indelingen standaardvoetbal en topjeugdvoetbal" (in Dutch). KNVB. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  6. "Concept divisie/klasse indelingen standaard zaterdag en zondag seizoen 2020/'21" (in Dutch). KNVB. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  7. "2019/2020 - Season rules" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
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