2020–21 Hoofdklasse

The 2020–21 season of the Hoofdklasse is played in four leagues, two for Saturday and two for Sunday. The champions of each league promote directly to the Derde Divisie; other teams can promote through play-offs. The 2020–21 Hoofdklasse starts on Saturday 29 August 2020.

Hoofdklasse
Season2020–21

Effects of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic

During 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, initially no promotions and no relegations.[1]

On 26 May, former Derde Divisie club ONS Sneek was granted a voluntary demotion to the Hoofdklasse for financial reasons.[2]

Later on 12 June, the KNVB officially announced that the Derde Divisie would again consist of 36 teams in 2020–21.[3] 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 respectively, were also promoted.[4]

Meppeler Sport Club and Quick '20 withdrew from Sunday football to compete instead in its Saturday counterpart.[5] As a result this season starts with almost the same teams as the previous one.

Play-offs

Promotion

In each competition teams play periods of 10 games, three times per season (30 games per season). After each period the best team which has not yet qualified earns a spot in the play-offs for the Derde Divisie as the period champion. 6 teams from the Saturday Hoofdklasse play against 2 teams from the Saturday Derde Divisie for 2 promotion spots. The teams from the Sunday leagues do the same.

Relegation

The teams in place 13 and 14 at the end of the season fight against relegation in the relegation play-offs. They face the period champions of the Eerste Klasse.

Saturday A

Teams
Location of teams in the Saturday Hoofdklasse A 2020/21
Club Home City Venue Capacity
Achilles '29 Groesbeek Sportpark De Heikant 4,500
Achilles Veen Veen Sportpark De Hanen Weide 2,000
ARC Alphen aan den Rijn Sportpark Zegersloot 9,000
Capelle Capelle aan den IJssel Sportpark 't Slot 3,000
DHSC Utrecht Sportpark Wesley Sneijder 2,000
DUNO Doorwerth Sportpark De Waayenberg 1,000
SC Feyenoord Rotterdam Varkenoord 1,400
's-Gravenzande 's-Gravenzande Juliana Sportpark 3,000
Jodan Boys Gouda Sportpark Oosterwei 1,500
Poortugaal Poortugaal Sportpark Polder Albrandswaard N/A
Rijnvogels Katwijk aan den Rijn Sportpark De Kooltuin 1,500
Rijsoord Ridderkerk Sportpark Rijsoord 1,800
Smitshoek Barendrecht Sportpark Smitshoek 2,000
Spijkenisse Spijkenisse Sportpark Jaap Riedijk 1,800
Scherpenzeel Scherpenzeel Sportpark De Bree-Oost N/A
Zwaluwen Vlaardingen Sportpark Zwaluwen 2,750

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Achilles '29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to Derde Divisie
2 Achilles Veen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to promotion play-offs
3 ARC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Capelle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DHSC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DUNO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 SC Feyenoord 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 's-Gravenzande 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Jodan Boys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Poortugaal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Rijnvogels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Rijsoord 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Smitshoek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to relegation play-offs
14 Spijkenisse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Scherpenzeel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Eerste Klasse
16 Zwaluwen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 29 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)[6]

Fixtures/results
Home \ Away A29 ACH ARC CAP DHS DUN FEY GRA JOD POR RVO RSO SCH SMI SPI ZWA
Achilles '29
Achilles Veen
ARC
Capelle
DHSC
DUNO
SC Feyenoord
's-Gravenzande
Jodan Boys
Poortugaal
Rijnvogels
Rijsoord
Scherpenzeel
Smitshoek
Spijkenisse
Zwaluwen
First match(es) will be played on 29 August 2020. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Saturday B

Teams
Club Location Venue Capacity
AZSV Aalten Sportpark Villekamp 3,000
Berkum Zwolle Sportpark De Vegtlust 3,000
Buitenpost Buitenpost Sportpark De Swadde 1,500
DETO Twenterand Vriezenveen Sportpark 't Midden 4,000
ASV De Dijk Amsterdam Sportpark Schellingwoude 1,500
Eemdijk Bunschoten Sportpark De Vinken 1,500
Flevo Boys Emmeloord Sportpark Ervenbos 3,250
Genemuiden Genemuiden Sportpark De Wetering 5,900
HZVV Hoogeveen Sportvelden Bentinckspark 5,000
Noordscheschut Noordscheschut Sportpark De Meulewieke N/A
NSC Nijkerk Sportpark De NSC Burcht 1,800
ONS Sneek Sneek Zuidersportpark 3,150
SDC Putten Putten Sportpark Putter Eng 4,500
Swift Amsterdam Sportpark Olympiaplein 1,500
Urk Urk Sportpark De Vormt 4,500
RKAV Volendam Volendam Kwabo Stadion 6,500

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 AZSV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to Derde Divisie
2 Berkum 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to promotion play-offs
3 Buitenpost 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ASV De Dijk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DETO Twenterand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Eemdijk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Flevo Boys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Genemuiden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 HZVV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Noordscheschut 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 NSC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 ONS Sneek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 SDC Putten 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to relegation play-offs
14 Swift 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Urk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Eerste Klasse
16 RKAV Volendam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 29 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)[6]

Fixtures/results
Home \ Away AZS BER BUI DIJ DET EEM FLE GEN HZV NOO NSC ONS SDC SWI URK VOL
AZSV
Berkum
Buitenpost
ASV De Dijk
DETO Twenterand
Eemdijk
Flevo Boys
Genemuiden
HZVV
Noordscheschut
NSC
ONS Sneek
SDC Putten
Swift
Urk
RKAV Volendam
First match(es) will be played on 29 August 2020. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Sunday A

Teams
Club Location Venue Capacity
Alcides Meppel Sportpark Ezinge 5,000
Alphense Boys Alphen aan den Rijn Sportpark De Bijlen 3,200
Be Quick 1887 Haren Stadion Esserberg 12,000
De Zouaven Grootebroek Sportpark De Kloet N/A
VV Emmen Emmen Sportpark De Meerdijk 1,700
HBS Craeyenhout The Hague Sportpark Craeyenhout 2,600
Hoogeveen Hoogeveen Sportvelden Bentinckspark 5,000
Longa '30 Lichtenvoorde Sportpark De Treffer 2,300
Purmersteijn Purmerend Purmersteijn Sportpark N/A
RKAVV Leidschendam Sportpark Kastelering 4,500
RKZVC Zieuwent Sportpark De Greune Weide 1,500
SDO Bussum Sportpark De Kuil 1,500
Silvolde Silvolde Sportpark De Munsterman 1,500
SJC Noordwijk Gemeentelijk Sportpark SJC 3,000
TAC '90 The Hague Sportpark De Verlichting N/A
Velsen Velsen Sportpark Driehuis 1,000

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 MVV Alcides 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to Derde Divisie
2 Alphense Boys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to promotion play-offs
3 Be Quick 1887 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 De Zouaven 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 VV Emmen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 HBS Craeyenhout 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Hoogeveen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Longa '30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Purmersteijn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 RKAVV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 RKZVC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 SDO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Silvolde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to relegation play-offs
14 SJC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 TAC '90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Eerste Klasse
16 Velsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 29 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)[6]

Fixtures/results
Home \ Away ALC ALP BEQ DEZ EMM HBS HOO LON PUR RKA RKZ SDO SIL SJC TAC VEL
MVV Alcides
Alphense Boys
Be Quick 1887
De Zouaven
VV Emmen
HBS Craeyenhout
Hoogeveen
Longa '30
Purmersteijn
RKAVV
RKZVC
SDO
Silvolde
SJC
TAC '90
Velsen
First match(es) will be played on 29 August 2020. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Sunday B

Teams
Club Location Venue Capacity
AWC Wijchen Sportpark De Wijchert 2,000
Baronie Breda Sportpark Blauwe Kei 7,000
EHC Hoensbroek Sportpark De Dem 3,000
Halsteren Halsteren Sportpark De Beek 1,800
IFC Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht Sportpark Schildman 1,500
Juliana '31 Malden Sportpark De Broeklanden 1,500
Leonidas Rotterdam Sportpark Leonidas 3,000
Meerssen Meerssen Sportpark Marsana 2,000
Minor Nuth Sportpark De Kollenberg 1,500
Moerse Boys Zundert Sportpark De Akkermolen 1,500
Nuenen Nuenen Sportpark Oude Landen 1,800
OJC Rosmalen Rosmalen Sportpark De Groote Wielen 3,000
Orion Nijmegen Sportpark Mariënbosch N/A
TOGB Berkel en Rodenrijs Sportpark Het Hoge Land N/A
UDI '19 Uden Sportpark Parkzicht 5,000
VOC Rotterdam Sportpark Hazelaarweg 1,000

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 AWC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to Derde Divisie
2 Baronie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to promotion play-offs
3 EHC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Halsteren 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 IFC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Juliana '31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Leonidas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Meerssen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Minor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Moerse Boys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Nuenen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 OJC Rosmalen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Orion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to relegation play-offs
14 TOGB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 UDI '19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Eerste Klasse
16 VOC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 29 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)[6]

Fixtures/results
Home \ Away AWC BAR EHC HAL IFC JUL LEO MRS MIN MOE NUE OJC ORI TOG UDI VOC
AWC
Baronie
EHC
Halsteren
IFC
Juliana '31
Leonidas
Meerssen
Minor
Moerse Boys
Nuenen
OJC Rosmalen
Orion
TOGB
UDI '19
VOC
First match(es) will be played on 29 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. "ONS Sneek 'degradeert' naar hoofdklasse". Regio-Voetbal (in Dutch). 26 May 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  3. "Update: Concept klasse-indelingen standaardvoetbal en topjeugdvoetbal" (in Dutch). KNVB. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  4. "Concept divisie/klasse indelingen standaard zaterdag en zondag seizoen 2020/'21" (in Dutch). KNVB. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  5. "Hoofdklasse: MSC Amslod en Quick '20 stoppen met prestatievoetbal op zondag". Het Amsterdamsche Voetbal (in Dutch). 19 January 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  6. "2019/2020 - Season rules" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
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