The Eerste Divisie ('First Division') is the second level
ice hockey league in the
Netherlands. A semi-professional league, the Erste Divisie is directly below the professional
BeNe League
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. Before the BeNe League was founded by Dutch and Belgian teams in 2015, the Eerste Divisie was the second level below the professional
Eredivisie. With the creation of the binational BeNe League, the Eerste Divisie became the highest national ice hockey league in the Netherlands.
Several Eerste Divisie teams are the secondary or developmental squads of BeNe League teams and often play out of the same arenas as their BeNe League affiliates.
Since 2012, Eerste Divisie teams compete for the
Dutch Cup
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with teams from the BeNe League and, previously, from the Eredivisie. However, they were not eligible for the title of national champions, as the national championship was determined by the Eredivisie playoffs.
2018–19 season
Teams
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Amsterdam Tigers
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Capitals Leeuwarden
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Devils Nijmegen II
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Dordrecht Lions
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Kemphanen Eindhoven
Eindhoven Kemphanen is an ice hockey club in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. They played in the Dutch Cup and the Eredivisie
The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the N ...
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GIJS Groningen
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Flyers Heerenveen II
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Hijs Hokij Den Haag II
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Red Eagles 's-Hertogenbosch
The 's-Hertogenbosch Red Eagles are an ice hockey team in 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands. Previously part of the BeNe League (ice hockey), BeNe League, they have played in the Eerste Divisie (ice hockey), Eerste Divisie since the 2017–2018 se ...
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Smoke Eaters Geleen II
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Tilburg Trappers II
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Zoetermeer Panters II
External links
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