2019–20 Hoofdklasse


The 2019–20 season of the Hoofdklasse was played in four leagues, two Saturday leagues and two Sunday leagues. The champions of each league were to be promoted directly to the 2020–21 Derde Divisie; other teams could have been promoted through playoffs. The exact division of the 2019–20 Hoofdklasse competitions was published on 1 July 2019. The 2019–20 Hoofdklasse started on Saturday 31 August 2019.

Effects of the 2020 coronavirus 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 Netherlands. On 15 March this period was extended until 6 April. Due to the decision of the Dutch government to forbid all gatherings and events until 1 June, this period was even further extended.
Eventually, on 31 March, the KNVB decided not to resume competitions at the amateur level. They also decided, for those competitions involved, there would be no final standings, and therefore no champions, initially no promotions and no relegations. Most teams had to start next season at the same level as they did this season.
Later on 12 June, the KNVB officially announced that the Derde Divisie would again consist of 36 teams from next season. This was one wish of CVTD, the interest group of football clubs from the Tweede and Derde Divisies. After the loss of the two reserve teams, the withdrawal of FC Lienden and the voluntary relegation of ONS Sneek, the two divisions of the third tier would have consisted of only 15 clubs each. To accommodate all group leaders in the Hoofdklasse, the KNVB decided to make each Derde Divisie group have 18 teams. The Hoofdklasse group leaders, namely Sportlust '46, Staphorst, Hollandia and Unitas, therefore moved up to the Derde Divisie. The best runners-up of the Saturday and Sunday Hoofdklasse, ACV and JOS Watergraafsmeer respectively, were also allowed to be promoted.
Meppeler Sport Club and Quick '20 gave up playing Sunday football to compete only on Saturdays after this season.

Play-offs

Promotion

In each competition teams play periods of 10 games, three times per season. After each period the best team which has not yet qualified earns a spot in the play-offs for the Derde Divisie as the period champion. 6 teams from the Saturday Hoofdklasse play against 2 teams from the Saturday Derde Divisie for 2 promotion spots. The teams from the Sunday leagues do the same.

Relegation

The teams in place 13 and 14 at the end of the season fight against relegation in the relegation play-offs. They face the period champions of the Eerste Klasse.

Saturday A

Teams






ClubHome CityVenueCapacity
Achilles '29GroesbeekSportpark De Heikant4,500
Achilles VeenVeenSportpark De Hanen Weide2,000
ARCAlphen aan den RijnSportpark Zegersloot9,000
AZSVAaltenSportpark Villekamp3,000
CapelleCapelle aan den IJsselSportpark 't Slot3,000
DHSCUtrechtSportpark Wesley Sneijder2,000
DUNODoorwerthSportpark De Waayenberg1,000
SC FeyenoordRotterdamVarkenoord1,400
's-Gravenzande's-GravenzandeJuliana Sportpark3,000
Jodan BoysGoudaSportpark Oosterwei1,500
RijnvogelsKatwijk aan den RijnSportpark De Kooltuin1,500
RijsoordRidderkerkSportpark Rijsoord1,800
SmitshoekBarendrechtSportpark Smitshoek2,000
SpijkenisseSpijkenisseSportpark Jaap Riedijk1,800
Sportlust '46WoerdenSportpark Cromwijck2,000
ZwaluwenVlaardingenSportpark Zwaluwen2,750


>> Competition cancelled, what's listed below is the situation on 7 March 2020, the date the last matches were played.<<

Standings

Fixtures/results

Saturday B

Teams




ClubLocationVenueCapacity
ACVAssenCatawiki Sportpark5,000
BerkumZwolleSportpark De Vegtlust3,000
BuitenpostBuitenpostSportpark De Swadde1,500
DETO TwenterandVriezenveenSportpark 't Midden4,000
ASV De DijkAmsterdamSportpark Schellingwoude1,500
EemdijkBunschotenSportpark De Vinken1,500
Flevo BoysEmmeloordSportpark Ervenbos3,250
GenemuidenGenemuidenSportpark De Wetering5,900
HZVVHoogeveenSportvelden Bentinckspark5,000
NSCNijkerkSportpark De NSC Burcht1,800
PurmersteijnPurmerendSportpark Purmersteijn1,500
SDC PuttenPuttenSportpark Putter Eng4,500
StaphorstStaphorstSportpark Het Noorderslag3,500
SwiftAmsterdamSportpark Olympiaplein1,500
UrkUrkSportpark De Vormt4,500
RKAV VolendamVolendamKwabo Stadion6,500


>> Competition cancelled, what's listed below is the situation on 7 March 2020, the date the last matches were played.<<

Standings

Fixtures/results

Sunday A

Teams




ClubLocationVenueCapacity
AlcidesMeppelSportpark Ezinge5,000
Alphense BoysAlphen aan den RijnSportpark De Bijlen3,200
Be Quick 1887HarenStadion Esserberg12,000
VV EmmenEmmenSportpark De Meerdijk1,700
HBS CraeyenhoutDen HaagSportpark Craeyenhout2,600
HollandiaHoornJuliana Sportpark4,000
HoogeveenHoogeveenSportvelden Bentinckspark5,000
JOS WatergraafsmeerAmsterdamSportpark Drieburg1,000
LeonidasRotterdamSportpark Leonidas3,000
MSCMeppelSportpark Ezinge2,500
Quick '20OldenzaalSportpark De Vondersweijde6,400
RKAVVLeidschendamSportpark Kastelering4,500
SDOBussumSportpark De Kuil1,500
SJCNoordwijkGemeentelijk Sportpark SJC3,000
VelsenVelsenSportpark Driehuis1,000
VOCRotterdamSportpark Hazelaarweg1,000


>> Competition cancelled, what is listed below is the situation on 8 March 2020, the date the last matches were played.<<

Standings

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Sunday B

Teams




ClubLocationVenueCapacity
AWCWijchenSportpark De Wijchert2,000
BaronieBredaSportpark Blauwe Kei7,000
EHCHoensbroekSportpark De Dem3,000
HalsterenHalsterenSportpark De Beek1,800
IFCHendrik-Ido-AmbachtSportpark Schildman1,500
Juliana '31MaldenSportpark De Broeklanden1,500
Longa '30LichtenvoordeSportpark De Treffer2,300
MeerssenMeerssenSportpark Marsana2,000
MinorNuthSportpark De Kollenberg1,500
Moerse BoysZundertSportpark De Akkermolen1,500
NuenenNuenenSportpark Oude Landen1,800
OJC RosmalenRosmalenSportpark De Groote Wielen3,000
RKZVCZieuwentSportpark De Greune Weide1,500
SilvoldeSilvoldeSportpark De Munsterman1,500
UDI '19UdenSportpark Parkzicht5,000
UnitasGorinchemSportpark Molenvliet3,000


>> Competition cancelled, what is listed below is the situation on 8 March 2020, the date the last matches were played.<<

Standings

Fixtures/results