The Tweede Divisie (Template:Lang-en) is the only semi-professional (and historically the lowest professional) football league in the Netherlands. It was established in 1956, together with the Eredivisie and the Eerste Divisie. Between 1956 and 1960 and between 1962 and 1966, the league consisted of two divisions, Tweede Divisie A and Tweede Divisie B. The league was disbanded in 1971. Six clubs were promoted to the Eerste Divisie (De Volewijckers, FC Eindhoven, FC VVV, Fortuna Vlaardingen, PEC and Roda JC), while the other eleven teams became amateur clubs.
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| Founded | 1956; 2016 |
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| Country | Netherlands |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Number of teams | 18 |
| Level on pyramid | 3 |
| Promotion to | Eerste Divisie |
| Relegation to | Derde Divisie |
| Domestic cup(s) | KNVB Cup |
| Current champions | AFC (2018–19) |
| Current: 2019–20 Tweede Divisie | |
Plans for a new, semi-professional Tweede Divisie, to be made up of 4 reserve teams and 14 Topklasse clubs, were approved in a KNVB assembly in December 2014. Thus, the Topklasse, renamed the Derde Divisie (Template:Lang-en), and leagues below decremented by one level, and furthermore, promotion and relegation among the second to fourth divisions were implemented starting in 2016-17.[1][2]
Champions
- 1956-1957 - Leeuwarden & RBC
- 1957-1958 - ZFC & Heracles
- 1958-1959 - 't Gooi & Go Ahead
- 1959-1960 - EDO & Be Quick
- 1960-1961 - HFC Haarlem
- 1961-1962 - Velox
- 1962-1963 - VSV (beat HFC Haarlem in a play-off)
- 1963-1964 - NEC (beat Alkmaar '54 in a play-off)
- 1964-1965 - SC Cambuur (beat DFC in a play-off)
- 1965-1966 - Vitesse Arnhem & FC Den Bosch
- 1966-1967 - HFC Haarlem
- 1967-1968 - FC Wageningen
- 1968-1969 - De Graafschap
- 1969-1970 - SC Heerenveen
- 1970-1971 - Volewijckers
- 2016-2017 - Jong AZ
- 2017-2018 - Katwijk
- 2018-2019 - AFC
2019-20 Teams
| Club | City | 2018-19 season | Home ground | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC | Amsterdam | 1st | Sportpark Goed Genoeg | 3,000 |
| ASWH | Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht | 7th (Saturday Derde Divisie, promoted through playoffs) | Sportpark Schildman | 3,000 |
| De Treffers | Groesbeek | 11th | Sportpark Zuid | 4,000 |
| Excelsior Maassluis | Maassluis | 2nd | Sportpark Dijkpolder | 5,000 |
| GVVV | Veenendaal | 10th | Sportpark Panhuis | 3,950 |
| HHC Hardenberg | Hardenberg | 6th | Sportpark De Boshoek | 4,500 |
| IJsselmeervogels | Spakenburg | 3rd | Sportpark De Westmaat | 8,200 |
| Jong Sparta | Rotterdam | 12th | Het Kasteel | 11,000 |
| Jong Volendam | Volendam | 1st (Sunday Derde Divisie) | Kras Stadion | 7,384 |
| Katwijk | Katwijk | 5th | Sportpark De Krom | 6,000 |
| Koninklijke HFC | Haarlem | 4th | Sportpark Spanjaardslaan | 1,500 |
| Kozakken Boys | Werkendam | 7th | Sportpark De Zwaaier | 4,000 |
| Noordwijk | Noordwijk | 1st (Saturday Derde Divisie) | Sportpark Duin Wetering | 6,100 |
| Quick Boys | Katwijk aan Zee | 2nd (Saturday Derde Divisie, promoted through playoffs) | Sportpark Nieuw Zuid | 8,100 |
| Rijnsburgse Boys | Rijnsburg | 13th | Sportpark Middelmors | 6,100 |
| Scheveningen | Scheveningen | 14th | Sportpark Houtrust | 3,500 |
| SV Spakenburg | Spakenburg | 9th | Sportpark De Westmaat | 8,200 |
| TEC | Tiel | 2nd (Sunday Derde Divisie) | Sportpark De Lok | 2,500 |
References
- ^ "Plans for a new Tweede Divisie starting 2016/2017". NOS.nl (in Dutch). 2 December 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ^ "Vanaf seizoen 2016/17: promotie/degradatie tussen amateurvoetbal en betaald voetbal". KNVB.nl (in Dutch). 2 December 2014. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
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