2019–20 Derde Divisie

The 2019–20 Derde Divisie season was the fourth edition of the Dutch fourth tier, formerly called Topklasse, since the restructuring of the league system in the summer of 2016.

Derde Divisie

Season	2019–20
Champions	No champions.^[1]
Promoted	No team promoted.^[1]
Relegated	ONS Sneek (demoted)
← 2018–19 2020–21 →

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.^[2] On 15 March this period was extended until 6 April.^[3] Due to the decision of the Dutch government to forbid all gatherings and events until 1 June 2020, this period was even further extended.^[4]

Eventually, on 31 March 2020, the KNVB decided not to resume 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. All teams will start next season at the same level as they did this season.^[1]

Later on 12 June, the KNVB officially announced that the Derde Divisie would again consist of 36 teams from next season.^[5] 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 Hoofklasse 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, ACV and JOS Watergraafsmeer, were also allowed to be promoted.^[6]

Saturday league

Teams

 

 

Ajax

 

Barendrecht

 

DOVO

 

DVS '33

 

Excelsior '31

 

GOES

 

Harkemase B

 

HSV Hoek

 

Jong Almere City

 

Lisse

 

ODIN '59

 

ONS Sneek

 

Sparta Nijkerk

 

SteDoCo

 

Ter Leede

 

VVOG

 

VVSB

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Location of teams in the Derde Divisie Saturday 2019-20

Club	Location	Venue	Capacity
Ajax (amateurs)	Amsterdam	Sportpark De Toekomst	02,250
Barendrecht	Barendrecht	Sportpark De Bongerd	01,800
DOVO	Veenendaal	Sportpark Panhuis	03,200
DVS '33	Ermelo	Sportlaan	05,500
Excelsior '31	Rijssen	Sportpark De Koerbelt	03,150
GOES	Goes	Sportpark Het Schenge	01,500
Harkemase Boys	Harkema	Sportpark De Bosk	05,000
Hoek	Hoek	Sportpark Denoek	02,500
Jong Almere City	Almere	Yanmar Stadion	03,000
Lisse	Lisse	Sportpark Ter Specke	07,000
ODIN '59	Heemskerk	Sportpark Assumburg	01,700
ONS Sneek	Sneek	Zuidersportpark	03,150
Sparta Nijkerk	Nijkerk	Sportpark De Ebbenhorst	05,000
SteDoCo	Hoornaar	Sportpark SteDoCo	01,700
Ter Leede	Sassenheim	Sportpark De Roodemolen	03,000
VVOG	Harderwijk	Sportpark De Strokel	10,000
VVSB	Noordwijkerhout	Sportpark De Boekhorst	02,500

>> As the competition was cancelled, below is the situation on 7 March 2020, the date the last matches were played. <<

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Sparta Nijkerk^[a]	22	17	1	4	58	27	+31	52	Promotion to Tweede Divisie
2	ODIN '59	22	15	2	5	63	30	+33	47	Qualification to promotion play-offs
3	Harkemase Boys	22	13	3	6	43	34	+9	42
4	DVS '33	23	13	3	7	39	30	+9	42
5	Lisse	23	11	5	7	44	33	+11	38
6	Hoek	23	10	4	9	54	42	+12	34
7	Barendrecht	23	10	4	9	37	38	−1	34
8	Ajax (amateurs)	22	9	4	9	31	38	−7	31
9	Excelsior '31	23	9	4	10	50	40	+10	31
10	Jong Almere City	23	9	4	10	54	48	+6	31	Entered under-21 competition
11	GOES	23	9	4	10	33	44	−11	31
12	VVSB	22	8	4	10	47	48	−1	28
13	SteDoCo	22	7	7	8	41	42	−1	28
14	Ter Leede	23	7	6	10	36	53	−17	27	Qualification to relegation play-offs
15	DOVO	23	6	4	13	45	55	−10	22
16	ONS Sneek (R)	23	2	6	15	32	72	−40	12	Voluntary relegation to Hoofdklasse
17	VVOG	22	2	5	15	26	59	−33	11	Relegation to Hoofdklasse

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)^[7]
(R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Winner of the first period (games 1-16).

Fixtures and results

Home \ Away	AJA	BAR	DOV	DVS	EXC	GOE	HAR	HOE	JAL	LIS	ODI	ONS	SPA	SDC	TER	VVO	VVS
Ajax (amateurs)		0–1	14 Mar	0–4	4–0	1–1	0–2	23 May	28 Mar	1–2	4 Apr	2–1	18 Apr	9 May	2–1	2–1	2–2
Barendrecht	1–1		2–2	4 Apr	23 May	0–1	2 May	0–4	2–2	0–2	0–2	21 Mar	2–1	0–3	4–1	11 Apr	3–1
DOVO	2–3	1–2		23 May	2–6	2–3	1–0	18 Apr	1–2	3–1	0–4	5–0	9 May	4 Apr	1–1	7–5	21 Mar
DVS '33	3–2	0–2	2–1		0–3	4–0	14 Mar	0–0	5–2	16 May	4–1	9 May	0–1	1–0	28 Mar	1–0	11 Apr
Excelsior '31	16 May	1–1	1–2	1–3		2 May	2–3	2–3	11 Apr	2–2	0–1	6–1	28 Mar	3–3	2–2	5–0	0–2
GOES	0–1	18 Apr	1–0	3–1	0–4		28 Mar	2–0	0–3	1–2	9 May	2–2	23 May	0–1	3–0	3–0	1–2
Harkemase Boys	0–0	1–2	4–3	2–2	18 Apr	2–3		6–0	3–2	0–3	0–6	3–2	4 Apr	21 Mar	9 May	2–0	16 May
Hoek	6–1	1–2	1–3	21 Mar	4 Apr	6–1	1–1		14 Mar	1–0	16 May	4–0	2–4	5–2	1–4	6–0	2 May
Jong Almere City	1–3	16 May	4–2	0–1	2–4	4–4	0–3	4–1		21 Mar	3–3	6–0	2–3	5–1	18 Apr	9 May	1–0
Lisse	11 Apr	1–0	3–1	6–0	9 May	14 Mar	0–1	1–1	3–3		18 Apr	4–1	1–0	4–2	0–2	28 Mar	2–4
ODIN '59	1–0	3–4	3–2	2 May	3–1	5–1	11 Apr	0–1	2–1	0–3		4–1	1–2	23 May	8–0	14 Mar	28 Mar
ONS Sneek	2 May	3–2	11 Apr	1–2	14 Mar	1–1	23 May	28 Mar	2–3	4–1	1–2		1–4	2–2	3–3	1–1	1–7
Sparta Nijkerk	4–2	3–2	4–1	1–0	2–0	3–0	3–0	2–5	2 May	4–1	21 Mar	4–1		3–3	11 Apr	16 May	3–1
SteDoCo	3–0	28 Mar	1–1	1–0	0–2	16 May	1–2	11 Apr	4–1	2 May	2–3	1–1	1–0		14 Mar	2–0	3–3
Ter Leede	0–1	0–3	16 May	1–2	1–3	21 Mar	0–2	3–2	1–0	1–1	2–2	4 Apr	0–4	3–3		4–3	2–0
VVOG	21 Mar	4–2	2 May	1–1	0–1	4 Apr	1–3	1–1	0–3	1–1	1–4	3–2	1–3	18 Apr	23 May		1–3
VVSB	2–3	9 May	2–2	1–3	3–1	0–2	2–3	3–2	23 May	4 Apr	1–5	18 Apr	14 Mar	3–2	3–4	2–2

Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Sunday league

Teams

 

 

ADO '20

 

Blauw Geel '38

 

DEM

 

Dongen

 

EVV

 

Gemert

 

Groene Ster

 

Hercules

 

Hoogland

 

HSC '21

 

Jong ADO

 

Lienden

 

OFC

 

OSS '20

 

Quick (H)

 

UNA

 

Westlandia

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Location of teams in the Derde Divisie Sunday 2019-20

Club	Location	Venue	Capacity
ADO '20	Heemskerk	Sportpark De Vlotter	04,500
Blauw Geel '38	Veghel	PWA Sportpark	02,500
DEM	Beverwijk	Sportpark Adrichem	01,500
VV Dongen	Dongen	Sportpark De Biezen	01,800
EVV	Echt	Sportpark In de Bandert	02,000
Gemert	Gemert	Sportpark Molenbroek	04,000
Groene Ster	Heerlerheide	Sportpark Pronsebroek	02,500
USV Hercules	Utrecht	Sportpark Voordorp	01,800
Hoogland	Hoogland	Sportpark Langenoord	01,800
HSC '21	Haaksbergen	Groot Scholtenhagen	04,500
Jong ADO Den Haag	Den Haag	Cars Jeans Stadion	15,000
Lienden	Lienden	Sportpark De Abdijhof	02,400
OFC	Oostzaan	Sportpark OFC	01,500
OSS '20	Oss	Sportpark De Rusheuvel	01,800
Quick (H)	Den Haag	Sportpark Nieuw Hanenburg	01,500
VV UNA	Veldhoven	Sportpark Zeelst	02,000
RKVV Westlandia	Naaldwijk	Sportpark De Hoge Bomen	02,000

>> As the competition was cancelled, below is the situation on 8 March 2020, the date the last matches were played. <<

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	OSS '20^[a]	22	16	5	1	55	24	+31	53	Promotion to Tweede Divisie
2	Jong ADO Den Haag	22	12	3	7	47	36	+11	39	Entered under-21 competition
3	OFC	22	11	3	8	38	27	+11	36	Qualification to promotion play-offs
4	Gemert	22	10	5	7	42	42	0	35
5	Dongen	20	9	7	4	34	19	+15	34
6	UNA	22	8	8	6	35	39	−4	32
7	EVV	22	8	7	7	30	27	+3	31
8	Blauw Geel '38	22	8	5	9	38	38	0	29
9	HSC '21	22	8	5	9	34	39	−5	29
10	USV Hercules	21	8	3	10	35	38	−3	27
11	DEM	22	7	6	9	31	31	0	27
12	Groene Ster	22	7	6	9	28	33	−5	27
13	Quick (H)	21	7	5	9	29	26	+3	26
14	Westlandia	22	6	6	10	31	40	−9	24	Qualification to relegation play-offs
15	ADO '20	21	5	6	10	29	35	−6	21
16	Lienden	21	4	6	11	17	39	−22	18	Withdrawal from Derde Divisie
17	Hoogland	22	3	8	11	31	51	−20	17	Relegation to Hoofdklasse

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)^[7]
Notes:

1. Winner of the first period (games 1-16).

Fixtures and results

Home \ Away	ADO	BLA	DEM	DON	EVV	GEM	GRO	HER	HGL	HSC	JAD	LIE	OFC	OSS	QHA	UNA	WES
ADO '20		2–2	2–0	26 Apr	3 May	2–2	2–0	0–3	10 Apr	22 Mar	29 Mar	1–2	2–1	1–1	17 May	1–2	1–3
Blauw Geel '38	13 Apr		11 Apr	1–1	2–1	14 Mar	1–1	1–0	3–5	3–2	1–2	29 Mar	17 May	0–1	0–0	3–0	10 May
DEM	2–2	1–4		1–0	1–1	1–2	0–2	0–2	24 May	4–1	14 Mar	13 Apr	5 Apr	1–3	3–3	0–0	18 Apr
Dongen	3–2	24 May	22 Mar		1–1	13 Apr	19 Apr	1–0	4–0	0–1	10 May	4–1	2–1	1–1	0–0	5 Apr	3–0
EVV	1–0	2–0	0–3	1–0		28 Mar	2–1	10 May	1–1	10 Apr	24 May	5–0	2–3	0–1	2–1	0–0	2–2
Gemert	19 Apr	1–1	17 May	3–2	2–0		3–1	2–1	1–1	4–1	5 Apr	10 May	3–0	2–4	3–2	21 Mar	2–0
Groene Ster	5 Apr	22 Mar	3 May	1–1	1–1	2–0		17 May	15 Mar	0–0	3–2	3–1	2–1	0–1	1–0	2–2	2–3
USV Hercules	4–2	3 May	29 Mar	0–1	1–3	11 Apr	1–3		2–2	2–1	2–1	3–0	1–2	15 Mar	1–5	24 May	3–2
Hoogland	1–2	1–8	1–2	1–1	0–2	3–3	2–1	13 Apr		5 Apr	2–2	19 Apr	22 Mar	10 May	1–1	3–3	1–0
HSC '21	1–0	18 Apr	3–3	29 Mar	2–1	3–0	10 May	3–4	2–0		2–1	1–1	0–4	0–3	4–1	13 Apr	17 May
Jong ADO Den Haag	2–0	5–1	0–3	2–2	3–0	4–2	3–1	22 Mar	3 May	2–2		11 Apr	1–2	17 May	2–1	4–1	3–1
Lienden	1–1	1–2	0–0	17 May	22 Mar	1–3	0–0	1–1	2–1	3 May	1–3		0–3	1–4	1–0	1–2	5 Apr
OFC	10 May	3–0	2–1	1–2	15 Mar	0–0	4–0	19 Apr	2–1	24 May	0–1	0–1		29 Mar	11 Apr	2–1	3–1
OSS '20	1–1	3–2	0–2	3 May	5 Apr	4–2	3–1	4–2	2–1	3–2	5–0	24 May	2–2		22 Mar	19 Apr	5–0
Quick (H)	2–0	0–2	1–0	15 Mar	13 Apr	4–1	24 May	5 Apr	29 Mar	2–0	19 Apr	1–0	1–1	1–2		10 May	3–1
UNA	1–5	4–1	2–1	1–5	17 May	5–1	11 Apr	2–2	2–1	0–2	3–2	15 Mar	3 May	2–2	1–0		0–0
Westlandia	15 Mar	2–0	0–2	11 Apr	2–2	24 May	29 Mar	2–0	5–2	1–1	1–2	1–1	3–1	26 Apr	3 May	1–1

Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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2. "tot en met 31 maart geen voetbal in nederland" [Until 31 March no football in the Netherlands] (in Dutch). KNVB. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
3. "Geen voetbalwedstrijden tot en met 6 april" [No football matches until 6 April] (in Dutch). KNVB. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
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