2020–21 Derde Divisie


The 2020–21 Derde Divisie season is the fifth edition of the Dutch fourth tier, formerly called Topklasse, since the restructuring of the league system in the summer of 2016.

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. As a result this season starts with most of the same teams as the previous season.
On 7 April 2020, FC Lienden announced the withdrawal of its Sunday team. The club had ran into financial problems for some time after Lienden indicated that it would no longer sponsor the team and it was not possible to find a new main sponsor. On 26 May, ONS Sneek was granted a voluntary demotion to the Hoofdklasse for financial reasons. Also, the two remaining reserve teams, Jong ADO and Jong Almere City, or any other reserves, could no longer play in the Derde Divisie from this season on. In accordance with the decision from KNVB's meeting on 16 December 2019, these two teams are playing in the new under-21 competition.
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. To fill vacancies and accommodate all teams that led their groups in the Hoofdklasse after the cancellation, the KNVB decided to make each Derde Divisie group have 18 teams. The Hoofdklasse group leaders, namely Sportlust '46, Staphorst, Unitas and Hollandia, therefore moved up to the Derde Divisie. The best runners-up of the Saturday and Sunday Hoofdklasse, Asser Christelijke Voetbalvereniging and JOS Watergraafsmeer, were also promoted.

Saturday league

Teams



ClubLocationVenueCapacity
ACVAssenCatawiki Sportpark2,000
Ajax AmsterdamSportpark De Toekomst2,250
BarendrechtBarendrechtSportpark De Bongerd1,800
DOVOVeenendaalSportpark Panhuis3,200
DVS '33ErmeloSportlaan5,500
Excelsior '31RijssenSportpark De Koerbelt3,150
GoesGoesSportpark Het Schenge1,500
Harkemase BoysHarkemaSportpark De Bosk5,000
HoekHoekSportpark Denoek2,500
LisseLisseSportpark Ter Specke7,000
ODIN '59HeemskerkSportpark Assumburg1,700
Sportlust '46WoerdenSportpark Cromwijck2,000
StaphorstStaphorstSportpark Het Noorderslag3,500
Sparta NijkerkNijkerkSportpark De Ebbenhorst5,000
SteDoCoHoornaarSportpark SteDoCo1,700
Ter LeedeSassenheimSportpark De Roodemolen3,000
VVOGHarderwijkSportpark De Strokel10,000
VVSBNoordwijkerhoutSportpark De Boekhorst2,500

Standings

Fixtures/results

Sunday league

Teams



ClubLocationVenueCapacity
ADO '20HeemskerkSportpark De Vlotter4,500
Blauw Geel '38VeghelPWA Sportpark2,500
DEMBeverwijkSportpark Adrichem1,500
VV DongenDongenSportpark De Biezen1,800
EVVEchtSportpark In de Bandert2,000
GemertGemertSportpark Molenbroek4,000
Groene SterHeerlerheideSportpark Pronsebroek2,500
USV HerculesUtrechtSportpark Voordorp1,800
HooglandHooglandSportpark Langenoord1,800
HollandiaHoornSportpark Julianapark
HSC '21HaaksbergenGroot Scholtenhagen4,500
JOS WatergraafsmeerAmsterdamSportpark Drieburg
OFCOostzaanSportpark OFC1,500
OSS '20OssSportpark De Rusheuvel1,800
Quick Den HaagSportpark Nieuw Hanenburg1,500
VV UNAVeldhovenSportpark Zeelst2,000
UnitasGorinchemSportpark Molenvliet
RKVV WestlandiaNaaldwijkSportpark De Hoge Bomen2,000

Standings

Fixtures/results