2020–21 Tweede Divisie

The 2020–21 Tweede Divisie season is the fifth edition of the Dutch third tier since on hiatus from 1970-71 season and the 20th edition using Tweede Divisie name.

Tweede Divisie
Season2020–21
PromotedHighest-ranked reserve team TBD[1]

At an extraordinary KNVB federation meeting on 2 October 2017, representatives of the amateur and professional football reached an agreement about the route to be taken to renew the football pyramid. Part of this agreement was that no promotion or relegation took place between the Eerste and Tweede Divisie for the 2017–18 season at first.[2]

At another extraordinary KNVB meeting on 7 June 2018, an agreement was reached about the number of reserves teams allowed in each division as of the 2019–20 season and the extension of the non-promotion or relegation clause to initially two more seasons.[3] For the Tweede Divisie it has been two teams.

The KNVB met again on 16 December 2019 and decided to further extend the clause to last until 2022–23 and to relegate reserve teams from the Tweede Divisie along with the other second teams in the new under-21 competition. In addition, at the end of each season, the lowest-ranked Tweede Divisie under-23 team will switch places with the under-21 league champion and the highest-ranked reserves will be promoted to the Eerste Divisie.[1]

Effects of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic

In the previous season, on 31 March 2020, the KNVB decided to cancel all competitions at amateur level. They also decided, for those competitions involved, there would be no final standings, and therefore no champions, no promotions and no relegations.[4]

As a result this season starts with the exact same teams as the previous season.

Teams
Club Location Venue Capacity
AFC Amsterdam Sportpark Goed Genoeg 03,000
ASWH Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht Sportpark Schildman 03,000
Excelsior Maassluis Maassluis Sportpark Dijkpolder 05,000
GVVV Veenendaal Sportpark Panhuis 03,950
HHC Hardenberg Hardenberg Sportpark De Boshoek 04,500
Koninklijke HFC Haarlem Sportpark Spanjaardslaan 01,500
IJsselmeervogels Spakenburg Sportpark De Westmaat 08,200
Jong Sparta Rotterdam Het Kasteel 11,000
Jong Volendam Volendam Kras Stadion 07,384
Katwijk Katwijk Sportpark De Krom 06,000
Kozakken Boys Werkendam Sportpark De Zwaaier 04,000
Noordwijk Noordwijk Sportpark Duin Wetering 06,100
Quick Boys Katwijk aan Zee Sportpark Nieuw Zuid 08,100
Rijnsburgse Boys Rijnsburg Sportpark Middelmors 06,100
Scheveningen Scheveningen Sportpark Houtrust 03,500
SV Spakenburg Spakenburg Sportpark De Westmaat 08,200
TEC Tiel Sportpark De Lok 02,500
De Treffers Groesbeek Sportpark Zuid 04,000

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 AFC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Champion
2 ASWH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Excelsior Maassluis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 GVVV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Koninklijke HFC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 HHC Hardenberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 IJsselmeervogels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Jong Sparta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to Eerste Divisie
9 Jong Volendam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to under-21 division
10 Katwijk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Kozakken Boys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Noordwijk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Quick Boys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Rijnsburgse Boys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Scheveningen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to relegation play-offs
16 SV Spakenburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 TEC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Derde Divisie
18 De Treffers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 22 August 2020. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)[5]

Fixtures/results
Home \ Away AFC ASW EXM GVV HFC HHC IJS JSP JVO KAT KOZ NOO QUI RIJ SCH SPA TEC TRE
AFC
ASWH
Excelsior Maassluis
GVVV
Koninklijke HFC
HHC Hardenberg
IJsselmeervogels
Jong Sparta
Jong Volendam
Katwijk
Kozakken Boys
Noordwijk
Quick Boys
Rijnsburgse Boys
Scheveningen
SV Spakenburg
TEC
De Treffers
First match(es) will be played on 22 August 2020. Source: Soccerway
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References
  1. Bondsvergadering kiest voor nieuwe competitiestructuur in jeugdvoetbal (in Dutch), KNVB.nl, 16 December 2019
  2. Traject naar vernieuwing voetbalpiramide van start (in Dutch), KNVB.nl, 2 October 2017
  3. In seizoen 2019/'20 gewijzigde opzet beloftenteams in voetbalpiramide (in Dutch), KNVB.nl, 27 January 2019 (in Dutch)
  4. "Competities amateurvoetbal niet hervat" [Amateur competitions not resumed] (in Dutch). KNVB. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  5. "2019/2020 - Season rules" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
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