2016–17 Tweede Divisie

The 2016–17 Tweede Divisie season was the first edition of the Dutch third tier since its initial dissolution from the 1970-71 season and the fifteenth overall using "Tweede Divisie" name. Fourteen teams were completed from the Topklasse Saturday and Sunday divisions. Seven highest-placed teams of each division earned promotion to constitute a new, amateur Tweede Divisie. This change in the league system was approved in a KNVB assembly in December 2014. Thus, the Topklasse and leagues below it decremented by one level, and furthermore, promotion and relegation between the Tweede Divisie and the Topklasse were implemented.[1][2]

Tweede Divisie
Season2016–17
ChampionsJong AZ
PromotedJong AZ
RelegatedJong Twente
Jong Vitesse
UNA
Spakenburg

Teams
Club City 2015–16 season
Excelsior Maassluis Maassluis Top 7 in Topklasse Saturday
HHC Hardenberg Top 7 in Topklasse Saturday
Katwijk Katwijk Top 7 in Topklasse Saturday
Kozakken Boys Werkendam Top 7 in Topklasse Saturday
Barendrecht Barendrecht Top 7 in Topklasse Saturday
Spakenburg Bunschoten-Spakenburg Top 7 in Topklasse Saturday
GVVV Veenendaal Top 7 in Topklasse Saturday
Lienden Lienden Top 7 in Topklasse Sunday
TEC Tiel Top 7 in Topklasse Sunday
VVSB Noordwijkerhout Top 7 in Topklasse Sunday
Koninklijke HFC Haarlem Top 7 in Topklasse Sunday
De Treffers Groesbeek Top 7 in Topklasse Sunday
AFC Amsterdam Top 7 in Topklasse Sunday
UNA Veldhoven Top 7 in Topklasse Sunday
Jong AZ Wijdewormer 3rd in Beloften Eredivisie
Jong Twente Hengelo 6th in Beloften Eredivisie
Jong Sparta Rotterdam 4th in Beloften Eredivisie
Jong Vitesse Arnhem 2nd in Beloften Eredivisie

League standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Jong AZ (C, P) 34 23 7 4 85 29 +56 76 Promotion to Eerste Divisie
2 Kozakken Boys 34 17 6 11 70 54 +16 57
3 Katwijk 34 15 10 9 52 42 +10 55
4 De Treffers 34 14 12 8 70 55 +15 54
5 Excelsior Maassluis 34 13 10 11 52 43 +9 49
6 Lienden 34 13 9 12 52 48 +4 48
7 Jong Sparta 34 12 11 11 74 67 +7 47
8 Barendrecht 34 12 11 11 57 57 0 47
9 VVSB 34 12 11 11 62 64 −2 47
10 GVVV 34 13 8 13 51 63 −12 47
11 AFC[lower-alpha 1] 34 13 7 14 59 63 −4 45
12 TEC 34 13 6 15 53 67 −14 45
13 Koninklijke HFC 34 11 9 14 49 50 −1 42
14 HHC 34 10 11 13 41 53 −12 41
15 UNA (R) 34 12 5 17 57 79 −22 41 Qualification to relegation play-offs
16 Spakenburg (R) 34 9 10 15 61 66 −5 37
17 Jong Vitesse[lower-alpha 2] (R) 34 11 4 19 66 79 −13 34 Relegation to Derde Divisie
18 Jong Twente (R) 34 6 7 21 32 64 −32 25
Source: [5]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. AFC were deducted 1 point for not having the required number of players with a contract.[3]
  2. Jong Vitesse were deducted three points for having 3 players from the first team on the field at the same time, while the rules only allow 2 players from the first team on the field at the same time.[4]

Relegation Play-offs

See (Derde Divisie) Promotion/Relegation Play-offs Tweede and Derde Divisie.

Number of teams by provinces
Number of teams Province Team(s)
5  South HollandBarendrecht, Excelsior Maassluis, Jong Sparta, Katwijk and VVSB
4  GelderlandLienden, Jong Vitesse, TEC and De Treffers
3  North HollandAFC, Jong AZ and Koninklijke HFC
2  North BrabantKozakken Boys and VV UNA
 OverijsselHHC and Jong Twente
 UtrechtGVVV and Spakenburg

Attendances[6]
Team Home average
Spakenburg1,670
GVVV1,126
HHC Hardenberg1,090
Katwijk1,084
Kozakken Boys1,015
VVSB821
Barendrecht674
De Treffers657
Excelsior Maassluis655
FC Lienden553
TEC483
UNA475
Jong AZ419
Koninklijke HFC369
Jong Vitesse346
AFC328
Jong Sparta Rotterdam235
Jong FC Twente192

References
  1. "Plannen tweede divisie gaan door". NOS.nl (in Dutch). 2 December 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  2. "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.
  3. "Punt in mindering veertien clubs Tweede en Derde Divisie". Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  4. "Vitesse in de fout; duel met Barendrecht moet over". Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  5. "Eindstand Tweede Divisie 2016-2017". Voetbal247.nl.
  6. "Tweede Divisie 2016/2017 » Toeschouwers » Thuiswedstrijden". Voetbal.com.
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