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2023–24 Tweede Divisie
The 2023–24 Tweede Divisie, known as Betnation Divisie for sponsorship reasons, season is the eighth edition of the Dutch third tier since ending its hiatus since the 1970–71 season and the 23rd edition using the Tweede Divisie name. On 2 October 2017, representatives of amateur and professional football reached an agreement during the extraordinary general meeting of the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) regarding the path to renewal of the football pyramid. During the extraordinary general meeting of 7 June 2018, an agreement was reached on the number of allowed reserve teams (belofteteams) in each division. For the Tweede Divisie, there are two. It was also decided that only two reserve teams would compete in the Tweede Divisie, with the remaining reserve teams participating in the new Under 21 Eredivisie. This is accompanied by its own relegation system. After two extensions of the non-existent promotion/relegation system (due to Tweede Divisie club's not havin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tweede Divisie
Tweede Divisie ( en, Second Division) is the highest amateur (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. Plans for a new, amateur 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 ( en, Third Division), and leagues below decremented by one level, and furthermore, promotion and relegation among the second to fourth divisions were implemented starting in 2016–17. Despite its amateurism, the league obligates its club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derde Divisie
The Derde Divisie (; en, Third Division), formerly known as Topklasse (; en, Top Class), is the fourth tier of football in the Netherlands, which had its inaugural season as a third tier in 2010–11 and as a fourth tier in 2016–17. The league is placed between the Tweede Divisie and the Vierde Divisie (formerly Hoofdklasse), the third and fifth tiers of Dutch football, respectively. The introduction of the then Topklasse resulted from discussions between the Royal Dutch Football Association, the ''Coöperatie Eerste Divisie'' (the clubs in the Eerste Divisie) and the ''Centraal Overleg Hoofdklassers'' (the clubs in the Hoofdklasse). Background A national football competition in the Netherlands was established in 1956. Prior to that, the districts of the Dutch football association held their own competitions, and the champions of these competitions faced each other for the national title. The highest national division in the new league structure became the Eredivisie, follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koninklijke HFC
Koninklijke Haarlemsche Football Club (Royal Haarlem Football Club) is a football club based in Haarlem, Netherlands. It is the oldest existing club in Dutch football, founded by Pim Mulier in 1879. During the club's early years the team only played rugby but due to financial problems they then switched to association football. The first official football match in the Netherlands was played in 1886 between HFC and Amsterdam Sport. The club currently play in the Tweede Divisie (Second Division), a semi-professional tier re-established for the 2016–17 season, which is the third tier of the Dutch football pyramid and the highest non-pro league. History Koninklijke HFC was the first Dutch Rugby club, established on 15 September 1879 by the 14-year-old Pim Mulier, who first encountered the sport in 1870. However HFC switched to association football in 1883. (The ''Delftsche Studenten Rugby Club'' was the first official rugby club on 24 September 1918.) In 1899 they moved f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OFC Oostzaan
OFC Oostzaan is a football club from Oostzaan, Netherlands. It competes in the Tweede Divisie since 2022. History Oostzaan promoted to the Sunday Derde Divisie The Derde Divisie (; en, Third Division), formerly known as Topklasse (; en, Top Class), is the fourth tier of football in the Netherlands, which had its inaugural season as a third tier in 2010–11 and as a fourth tier in 2016–17. The league ... in 2016. In 2022, it promoted to the Tweede Divisie after winning a Tweede Divisie championship. References External links Official site Football clubs in the Netherlands Football clubs in North Holland Sport in Oostzaan Association football clubs established in 1932 1932 establishments in the Netherlands {{Netherlands-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Volendam
Football Club Volendam () is a professional Association football, football club based in Volendam, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football league system, Dutch football from the 2022–23 season following promotion. Nicknamed "de Palingboeren", the club was founded as Victoria in 1920, changed its name to RKSV Volendam in 1923 and emerged as an exclusively professional club, FC Volendam, in 1977, following a split from its parent club. The team plays its home matches in the 6,984-capacity Kras Stadion, where it has been based since 1975. The club has a reputation as the ''heen-en-weer club'' ("the back-and-forth club") due to its numerous Promotion and relegation, promotions and relegations between the first and second tiers of Football in the Netherlands, Dutch football. They have achieved ten promotions to the Eredivisie; a record. Volendam also reached two KNVB Cup finals – in KNVB Cup#Past finals, 1957–58 and KNVB Cup 1994-95, 1994–95 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SV TEC
Sportvereniging Tielse Eendracht Combinatie, more commonly known as SV TEC or simply TEC (), is a football club based in Tiel, Gelderland. Formed on 1 June 1924, it plays in the Tweede Divisie, the third tier of the Dutch football league system, and has spent most of its history in the lower amateur tiers. Its home ground is Sportpark De Lok. History TEC was founded on 1 June 1924 as a merger of four clubs in Tiel, Gelderland. Initially, ''Amical'', ''Hercules'' and ''Inter Amicos'' joined forces. Later ''Houdt Stand'' also participated in the merger which was called Tielse Eendracht Combinatie (TEC). Despite a difficult start, which saw economical difficulties, the club managed to reach promotion to the Tweede Klasse during the 1930s and another Tiel-based side, ''Velox'', participated in the merger. In the 1951–52 season, TEC finally won promotion to the Eerste Klasse after beating SC Emma. It would only last one season at that level, and the club subsequently suffered two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IJsselmeervogels
IJsselmeervogels () is a Dutch amateur football club. With seven national amateur titles IJsselmeervogels is the most successful amateur club in the Netherlands. The Reds come from Bunschoten Bunschoten () is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht (province), Utrecht. It lies about 7 km north of Amersfoort. Its territory comprises the original municipality of Bunschoten (created in 1204 by the ... – Spakenburg, in the Dutch province Utrecht, on the shores of the former IJsselmeer lake. IJsselmeervogels is placed first on the all time rankings, measured by the number of points scored in games at the highest amateur level in Saturday league football. (Since introducing in 1970 it was first named First Class 'Eerste Klasse' and later Head Class 'Hoofdklasse'). These days, IJsselmeervogels plays in the Tweede Divisie, the highest amateur league. History Early years The club was formed in 1932 and in the early days, the club had a nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almere City FC
Almere City Football Club is a Dutch professional football club based in Almere, Flevoland. Founded in 2001, plays in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, and hosts home matches at the Yanmar Stadion. The club builds on former clubs from Amsterdam and is a result of ambitions of the Almere city council to play an active role in top sports. To that end, the sports club ''Omniworld'' was formed, which comprises a volleyball branch, a basketball branch and a football branch. Prior to the 2010–11 season, the club was renamed to Almere City FC. History Almere City can trace its history back to 1976, with the merger of DWS, Volewijckers and Blauw-Wit into FC Amsterdam. Disgruntled DWS supporters founded their own club, De Zwarte Schapen, named after their nickname, which translates as "Black Sheep". The club quickly rose through the ranks of Dutch amateur football, eventually reaching the Hoofdklasse. After several violent incidents on the pitch and a six-month su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GVVV
Gelders Veenendaalse Voetbal Vereniging, better known as GVVV, is a Dutch football club. It is one of seven football clubs from Veenendaal. GVVV's colors are blue-white. GVVV plays its matches at Sportpark Panhuis. Since 2016, it plays in the Tweede Divisie Tweede Divisie ( en, Second Division) is the highest amateur (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 b .... Current squad ''As of 3 May 2020'' Timeline *1948/1949 champions 3e klasse UPVB *1954/1955 champions 2e klasse UPVB *1957/1958 champions 1e klasse UPVB *1958/1959 champions 4e klasse KNVB *1959/1960 champions 3e klasse KNVB *1969/1970 promotion 2e to 1e klasse KNVB *1975/1976 relegation to 2e klasse *1979/1980 champions 2e klasse C KNVB *1984/1985 champions 1e klasse B KNVB *1996/1997 champions hoofdklasse A KNVB *2003/2004 relegation to 1e klasse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ADO '20
Aanhouden Doet Overwinnen 1920, simply known as ADO '20, is a Dutch association football club from Heemskerk, North Holland. They are currently playing in the Dutch Derde Divisie. The club was founded on 15 May 1920 as ''Aanhouden Doet Overwinnen 1920''. The home games are played at Sportpark de Vlotter. In February 2007, ADO '20 entered into a partnership with AZ Alkmaar in the field of youth development, knowledge exchange and scouting. This partnership has enabled ADO '20 to improve its youth academy. The most renowned youth prospect of the ADO '20 academy has been Jeffrey Gouweleeuw, who also played professionally for AZ. His move to German Bundesliga club FC Augsburg in January 2016 meant, that ADO '20 received a development fee which was used for renovating the main stand on Sportpark de Vlotter, since named the "Jeffrey Gouweleeuw Stand". In February 2018, ADO '20 entered into a partnership with Ajax. The main rival of ADO '20 is ODIN '59 HSV ODIN '59 is a footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asser Christelijke Voetbalvereniging
The Asser Christelijke Voetbalvereniging (English ''Assen Christian Football club''), also known as ACV, is a Dutch amateur football club, based in Assen. History The club was founded in 1939. In 2008, the club was relegated for the first time since 1974 from the Hoofdklasse. After one successful Eerste Klasse The Eerste Klasse ( en, First Class) started as the 1st tier of football in the Netherlands and is now the 6th tier. The league is divided into eleven divisions, six for Saturday clubs and five for Sunday clubs. These divisions correspond to the s ... season, in 2009 ACV was promoted back to the Hoofdklasse as unbeaten champions. In 2017–18 and in 2020–21 it played in the Derde Divisie. Honours * Hoofdklasse division title: 9 :: 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1993–94, 2001–02. *Saturday Hoofdklasse title: 3 :: 1977–78, 1985–86 en 1986–87 *National Hoofdklasse title: 2 :: 1977–78, 1985–86 External li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
