2020–21 Eerste Klasse was an

Eerste Klasse The Eerste Klasse () started as the 1st tier of football in the Netherlands and is now the 6th tier. The league is divided into ten divisions. These divisions correspond to the six districts of the Royal Dutch Football Association: each district i ...

season. The teams were near-identical to the

2019–20 Eerste Klasse The 2019–20 Eerste Klasse season was a season of the Eerste Klasse. Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic On 12 March 2020, all football leagues were suspended until 31 March as the Dutch government forbade events due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the ...

season, after the

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caused the

KNVB The Royal Dutch Football Association (, ; KNVB ) is the governing body of football in the Netherlands. It organises the main Dutch football leagues (Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie), the amateur leagues, the KNVB Cup, and the Dutch men's and women ...

to decide that there would be no relegation and promotion following the previous season. A few teams promoted anyway to the Hoofdklasse and Eerste Klasse. The league commenced on 22 August 2020 for the Saturday sections and 23 August for the Sunday sections and were curtailed on 24 February 2021, when the KNVB discontinued category A senior competitions in this season, including Eerste Klasse, again without promotion or relegation.

Saturday sections

Participating clubs were:

A: West I

Amsterdamsche FC Amsterdamsche Football Club, commonly known as AFC is a association football, football club based in Amsterdam. The team compete in the Tweede Divisie, the third level of the Dutch football league system. History 19th century: Foundation AFC ...

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* BOL * Die Haghe *

Forum Sport Forum Sport is a Dutch football club from Voorburg. Its main squad plays since 2013 in the Eerste Klasse The Eerste Klasse () started as the 1st tier of football in the Netherlands and is now the 6th tier. The league is divided into ten division ...

* HEDW *

Honselersdijk Honselersdijk is a town in the Netherlands, Dutch province of South Holland. It is home to the historic Huis Honselaarsdijk, former palatial estate of the Dutch Princes of Orange. Huis Honselaarsdijk was one of the finest examples of Baroque a ...

Monnickendam Monnickendam () is a city in the Netherlands, Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Waterland, and lies on the coast of the Markermeer, about southeast of Purmerend. It received City rights in the Netherlands, city ...

* Nootdorp * VELO * Valken '68 * Voorschoten '97 * ZOB *

Zwaluwen '30 Zwaluwen 1930 is a football club from Hoorn, Netherlands. The club was founded in 1930. Zwaluwen is competing in the Eerste Klasse, after one continuous run in the Hoofdklasse The Vierde Divisie (; "Fourth Division"), formerly known as Hoofdkl ...

B: West II

Brielle Brielle (), also called Den Briel in Dutch and Brill in English, is a town and historic seaport in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, on the north side of the island of Voorne-Putten, at the mouth of the New Maas. The for ...

* BVCB *

Heerjansdam Heerjansdam () is a village in the western Netherlands, in the municipality of Zwijndrecht, Netherlands, Zwijndrecht, South Holland. It has a population of 3,590. History It was originally called "''Heren Heyenland''", a name which first appeare ...

* Heinenoord * Kloetinge * Neptunus-Schiebroek * Nieuw-Lekkerland *

Nieuwenhoorn Nieuwenhoorn is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located in the municipality of Voorne aan Zee, about 3 km north of Hellevoetsluis city centre. History The village was first mentioned in 1390 as "van den nuwen hoern ...

* Oranje Wit *

Papendrecht Papendrecht () is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, at the crossing of the River Beneden Merwede and the Noord River. The municipality had a population of in and covers an area of of which is ...

RVVH Ridderkerkse Voetbal Vereniging Hercules, known as RVVH is a Dutch football club, based in Ridderkerk. Since 2023, its main male squad competes in the Vierde Divisie. RVVH has a highly successful women's squad. It played most years in the Topklas ...

* SHO * Terneuzense Boys *

XerxesDZB XerxesDZB is a Dutch association football, football club based in Rotterdam. History The club was founded in 1904 as RFC Xerxes and their first regional championship was won in 1907. After a second championship in 1911 the club was promoted to t ...

C: South

* Almkerk *

De Bilt De Bilt () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and town in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Utrecht (province), Utrecht, Netherlands. It had a population of in . De Bilt houses the headquarters of the Royal Netherland ...

Breukelen Breukelen () is a town and former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It is situated to the northwest of Utrecht, along the river Vecht and close to the lakes of the Loosdrechtse Plassen, an area of natural and tourist i ...

* GRC '14 *

Huizen Huizen () is a municipality and a village in the province of North Holland, the Netherlands. The name "Huizen" is Dutch for "houses" and this usage has been linked to the belief that the first stone houses in the region, instead of the more commo ...

* LRC *

Montfoort Montfoort () is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht (province), Utrecht. Montfoort received City rights in the Netherlands, city rights in 1329. Population centres The municipality of Montfoort consists of t ...

* Nivo Sparta *

Roda '46 Roda '46 (self-styled as RODA '46) is a Dutch football club from Leusden. It was founded on 15 September 1946. The club has Saturday and Sunday football teams. Its Saturday football team plays in 2018–19 in the Eerste Klasse, while its Sunday tea ...

* Sliedrecht * SVL * WNC *

Woudenberg Woudenberg () is a town and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the central Netherlands, in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Utrecht (province), Utrecht. In 2023, it had a population of 14,410. There are forests in the ...

Zuidvogels Huizen Sport Vereniging De Zuidvogels is a football club from Huizen, Netherlands. Its first squad plays in the Eerste Klasse since 2001, with the exception of the 2017–18 Hoofdklasse, 2017–18 and 2024–25 Vierde Divisie, 2024–25 which wer ...

D: East

Bennekom Bennekom is a village and parish in the Netherlands, which is part of the Municipality of Ede in the south-west of the Veluwe district of the Gelderland, Province of Gelderland. It adjoins the town of Wageningen on the Nederrijn, Lower-Rhine to th ...

* CSV Apeldoorn * DFS * DOS '37 *

DOS Kampen DOS Kampen (acronym of ''Door Oefening Sterk Kampen'') is a Dutch football club based in the city of Kampen, currently competing in the Eerste Klasse The Eerste Klasse () started as the 1st tier of football in the Netherlands and is now the ...

* Ede * DZC '68 * Kampen *

Hierden Hierden is a farming village in the centre-east of Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Harderwijk, Gelderland. It was first mentioned 1331 as Heyrde and means "solid underground". The first church was built in the 17th century. The c ...

* KHC *

Nunspeet Nunspeet () is a municipality and town in the central Netherlands. It has been an agricultural site since prehistoric times. The municipality contains a number of villages, namely Hulshorst, Elspeet, and Vierhouten. Nunspeet has a vivid historica ...

* Barneveld * SVI * SVZW

E: North

Balk In baseball, a balk is a set of illegal motions or actions that a pitcher may make. Most of these violations involve pitchers pretending to pitch when they have no intention of doing so. In games played under the Baseball_rules#Rules, Official Ba ...

* Blauw Wit '34 * Broeksterwoude * FC Burgum *

Drachten Drachten (, ) is a town in the northern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Smallingerland, Friesland. It had a population of around 56.098 in 2023 and is the Friesland#Urban areas, second largest town in the province of Friesland. ...

* VV Groningen * Leeuwarder Zwaluwen * Olde Veste * Oranje Nassau * Pelikaan-S * PKC '83 * WHC * Winsum * Zeerobben

Sunday sections

Participating clubs were:

A: West I

AFC '34 Alkmaarse Football Club '34, mainly known as AFC '34 is a association football, football club based in Alkmaar, Netherlands. Founded in 1934, they are currently members of the Vierde Divisie, the fifth tier of the Dutch football league system. Th ...

* AGB *

Assendelft Assendelft () is a town in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. It is a part of the municipality of Zaanstad. Assendelft was a separate municipality until 1974, when the municipality of Zaanstad was formed. However, Assendelft didn't wan ...

* DSOV * Fortuna Wormerveer *

Hillegom Hillegom () is a town and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Western Netherlands, in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland. Hillegom is part of an area called the Duin- en Bollenstreek ("Dune and Bulb Regi ...

Hoofddorp Hoofddorp (; ) is the main town of the municipality of Haarlemmermeer, in the province of North Holland, the Netherlands. In 2021, the population was 77,885. The town was founded in 1853, immediately after the Haarlemmermeer had been drained. Hi ...

Kampong A kampong (this term is in Za'aba Spelling, ''kampung'' in both modern Malay and Indonesian) is a term for a type of village in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore and a "dock" in Cambodia. The term applies to traditional villages, especi ...

* Kolping Boys * Legmeervogels * LSVV * ROAC *

Uitgeest Uitgeest () is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Population centres The municipality of Uitgeest consists of the following towns, villages and districts: Topography ''Map of the municipality of ...

* SDZ

B: West II

* Boshuizen *

DHC DHC may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Dance Hall Crashers, a popular Ska punk band ** "DHC" is the final song on the band's debut album of the same name (1990) * Discovery Health Channel, part of US Discovery TV channel Aviation * de Havilla ...

* DOSKO * Den Hoorn *

Hillegersberg Hillegersberg () is a neighbourhood of Rotterdam, Netherlands. Primarily a green residential area with lakes, canals and parks, it was incorporated into the city of Rotterdam in 1941. Settlement around its Hillegonda church was first established ...

* Olympia * ONA * Rood Wit * 't Zand * Sarto * Spartaan '20 * Unitas '30 * VUC * Zwervers

C: South I

* Alverna * Berghem *

Best Best or The Best may refer to: People * Best (surname), people with the surname Best * Best (footballer, born 1968), retired Portuguese footballer Companies and organizations * Best & Co., an 1879–1971 clothing chain * Best Lock Corporatio ...

* Brabantia * EFC * FC Eindhoven AV * Erp * HVCH * Leones * SC NEC * Nemelaer * Rhode *

SV TOP SV TOP is a football club from Oss, Netherlands. SV TOP plays in the 2017–18 Sunday Eerste Klasse C. History TOP had a short spell in professional football from 1955 until 1957. First 1 year in the Eerste Klasse, which can be compared to the E ...

* Woezik

D: South II

* Chevremont * Deurne *

Geldrop Geldrop is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is in the municipality of Geldrop-Mierlo, around 5km east of Eindhoven's city centre. Geldrop was a separate municipality until 2004, when it merged with Mierlo. As of 2023, Geldrop ...

Heeze Heeze is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Heeze-Leende, about 9 km southeast of Eindhoven. The Heeze Castle is located east of the town. Further east and to the north lies the Strabrechtse ...

* Limburgia * SSS '18 * De Ster *

Venray Venray or Venraij (; ) is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a city in Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg, the Netherlands. The municipality of Venray consists of 14 towns over an area of , with 43,494 inhabitants as of July 2016 ...

Susteren Susteren (; ) is a city in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Echt-Susteren, about 7 km northwest of Sittard. It was a separate municipality until 2003, when it was merged with Echt. Susteren received cit ...

Venlo Venlo () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in southeastern Netherlands, close to the border with Germany. It is situated in the province of Limburg (Netherlands), ...

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* Wilhelmina '08 * Wittenhorst * ZSV

E: East

* De Bataven *

Bemmel Bemmel is a town in the eastern Netherlands, in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Gelderland. It is located in the Betuwe region, and falls under the Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of Lingewaard. The town is situated ...

* BVC '12 * AVV Columbia * SV Dalfsen *

Heino Heinz Georg Kramm (born 13 December 1938), known professionally as Heino, is a German singer of Schlager and traditional Volksmusik. Having sold a total of over 50 million records, he is one of the most successful German musicians of all time ...

* MASV * RKHVV *

Raalte Raalte () is a municipality and a town in the heart of the region of Salland in the Dutch province of Overijssel. Population centres The municipality consists of the following towns and villages. Raalte is the main place of the municipality, w ...

* Stevo * Tubantia * TVC '28 * Voorwaarts Twello *

Winterswijk Winterswijk (; also known as ''Winterswiek'' or ''Wenters'') is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. It has a population of and is situated in the Achterhoek, which lies in the easternmost part ...

F: North

* FVC *

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* GRC Groningen * VV Heerenveen *

Hoogezand Hoogezand () is a town in the municipality of Midden-Groningen, in the province of Groningen in northeast Netherlands. History The name refers to a higher sanded ''(Hooge Sandt)'' place in the peatlands cut through when the Winschoterdiep Cha ...

Jubbega Jubbega () is a village in the north of the Netherlands, located in the municipality of Heerenveen, Friesland. In 2021, it had a population of 3,255, mai History 15th–18th century The village was first mentioned in 1408 as Jobbegae, and means ...

* Noordster *

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* Sneek Wit Zwart * Stadspark * SVBO * VKW * WVV 1896

References

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