The Vierde Klasse ( en, Fourth Class) is the ninth tier of
football in the Netherlands
Football is the most popular sport in the Netherlands. Football was introduced to the Netherlands by Pim Mulier in the 19th century when in 1879, at the age of 14, he founded Haarlemsche Football Club. Over the next 30 years, football gained ...
and the seventh tier of
Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
amateur football
Amateur sports are sports in which participants engage largely or entirely without remuneration. The distinction is made between amateur sporting participants and professional sports, professional sporting participants, who are paid for the time ...
. This is the lowest league in the West II region. The league is divided into 64 divisions, 32 played on Saturday and 32 on Sunday.
Each division consists of 12 to 14 teams. The champions are promoted to the
Derde Klasse
The ('Third Class') is the eighth tier of football in the Netherlands and the sixth tier of Dutch amateur football. The league is divided into 44 divisions, 20 played on Saturday and 24 on Sunday.
Each division consists of 14 teams. The champion ...
,
the bottom two teams are relegated to the
Vijfde Klasse
The Vijfde Klasse ( en, Fifth Class) is the tenth and lowest tier of football in the Netherlands and the eighth tier of Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dut ...
(only in districts where a Vijfde Klasse exists). Each season is divided into a number of periods ( nl, periodes). The winner of these periods qualify for promotion playoffs, provided they finish in the top nine overall in the season. The teams finishing third from bottom in the final rankings play relegation playoffs.
Vierde Klasse divisions
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