2011–12 Topklasse
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The 2011–12 Topklasse
season will be the second edition of the Dutch
third tier. A total 32 teams will compete in the league: 24 from the 2010–11 Topklasse
, and the remaining eight from the 2010–11 Hoofdklasse
. The competition will be divided into two leagues: "Saturday" and "Sunday", who differ by the day their games are usually played.
Topklasse
Topklasse is the third tier of football in the Netherlands, which had its inaugural season in 2010–11. The league is placed between the Eerste Divisie and the Hoofdklasse, the second and fourth tiers of Dutch football, respectively...
season will be the second edition of the Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
third tier. A total 32 teams will compete in the league: 24 from the 2010–11 Topklasse
2010–11 Topklasse
The 2010–11 Topklasse season was the first and inaugural edition of the newly created Dutch third tier. A total 32 teams competed in the league, one of them coming from the fully professional 2009–10 Eerste Divisie, and the remaining 31 from the amateur 2009–10 Hoofdklasse...
, and the remaining eight from the 2010–11 Hoofdklasse
2010–11 Hoofdklasse
The 2010-2011 season of the Hoofdklasse was competed in six leagues, three Saturday leagues and three Sunday leagues. The Champions of each group promoted direct to the Topklasse.-Key:-Saturday A:...
. The competition will be divided into two leagues: "Saturday" and "Sunday", who differ by the day their games are usually played.
Saturday league
| Club | City | 2010–11 season |
|---|---|---|
| ARC | Alphen aan den Rijn Alphen aan den Rijn Alphen aan den Rijn is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, between Leiden and Utrecht. The town is situated on the banks of the river Oude Rijn , where the river Gouwe branches off. The municipality had a population of 72,674 in 2010, and covers an... |
12th in Topklasse Saturday |
| BVV Barendrecht BVV Barendrecht BVV Barendrecht is a football club from Barendrecht in the Netherlands.The club, established in 12 February 1926, is one of the member of the inaugural Topklasse season of 2010–11 season.- Current squad :-External links:*... |
Barendrecht Barendrecht Barendrecht is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of 43,104 in 2007, and covers an area of 21.72 km² of which 1.45 km² is water.... |
9th in Topklasse Saturday |
| Excelsior'31 | Rijssen Rijssen Rijssen is a town in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is part of Rijssen-Holten, one of thirteen municipalities in Twente. It has over 28,000 inhabitants... , Rijssen-Holten Rijssen-Holten Rijssen-Holten is a municipality in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel.The municipality was formed in 2001 by the joining of the municipalities of Holten and Rijssen... |
5th in Topklasse Saturday |
| GVVV GVVV Gelders Veenendaalse Voetbal Vereniging, better known as GVVV, is a Dutch football club.It is one of seven football clubs from Veenendaal... |
Veenendaal | 1st in Hoofdklasse Saturday B |
| Harkemase Boys Harkemase Boys Harkemase Boys is a football club from Harkema in the Netherlands. The club currently plays in the newly established Topklasse, the highest tier of amateur football in the Netherlands.- Current squad :-External links:*... |
Harkema Harkema Harkema is a village in the municipality of Achtkarspelen, Friesland province, The Netherlands.Harkema is in the eastern part of Friesland, 9 km north of Drachten. As of 18 December 2008, the village had a population of 4,228.... , Achtkarspelen Achtkarspelen -History:The name Achtkarspelen is derived from the original eight kerspelen within the grietenij, namely: Augustinusga, Buitenpost, Drogeham, De Kooten, Kortwoude, Lutkepost, Surhuizum and Twijzel. Achtkarspelen held a separate status within Friesland for many years... |
10th in Topklasse Saturday |
| HHC Hardenberg HHC Hardenberg HHC Hardenberg is a football club from Hardenberg, the Netherlands. The club is currently playing in the Topklasse.-History:HHC Hardenberg was founded in 1954, as the result of a merger between Hardenberg Voetbal Club of Hardenberg en SV Heemse of neighbouring Heemse... |
Hardenberg Hardenberg Hardenberg is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel. The city of Hardenberg has a population of about 17,200. It received city rights in 1362 from Jan van Arkel, Bishop of Utrecht. The famous Pieterpad also passes through Hardenberg.-Cycling:There are... |
8th in Topklasse Saturday |
| FC Lisse FC Lisse FC Lisse is a Dutch football club from Lisse which was founded in 1981. It currently plays in the Topklasse.-History:The history of FC Lisse is linked to its Catholic religion, the first version of a football club being formed in 1911 by a local Catholic priest, called Lissese Voetbal Vereniging,... |
Lisse Lisse Lisse is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 16.11 km² of which 0.41 km² is water. Its population is 21864... |
11th in Topklasse Saturday |
| VV Montfoort VV Montfoort Voetbalvereniging Montfoort, is a football club from Montfoort, the Netherlands. The club is founded in 1946 and is playing in the Dutch third tier Topklasse since of the Topklasse 2011–12 season.-External links:*... |
Montfoort Montfoort Montfoort is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. Montfoort received city rights in 1329.-Population centres :... |
3rd in Hoofdklasse Saturday B |
| VV Noordwijk VV Noordwijk Voetbalvereniging Noordwijk, is a Dutch football club founded in 1933, based in Noordwijk. It currently competes in the Toplklasse.-External links:... |
Noordwijk Noordwijk Noordwijk is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 51.53 km² and had a population of 24,707 in May 2006.... |
1st in Hoofdklasse Saturday A |
| Rijnsburgse Boys Rijnsburgse Boys Rijnsburgse Boys are a football club from Rijnsburg in the Netherlands.The club was established on March 24, 1930. They currently play in the Topklasse. The club won the Saturday Hoofdklasse A title in the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons.- Current squad :... |
Rijnsburg Rijnsburg Rijnsburg is a community in the eastern part of the city Katwijk, in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The name means Rhines Burg in Dutch.-History:... |
3rd in Topklasse Saturday |
| SC Genemuiden SC Genemuiden SC Genemuiden is a Dutch amateur association football club from Genemuiden, part of the municipality of Zwartewaterland, Overijssel.The club was founded on October 22, 1930 and has played exclusively at amateur level in all its history... |
Genemuiden Genemuiden Genemuiden is a city located in the north western part of the Province of Overijssel. It received city rights in 1275 which is also the first time Genemuiden gets mentioned in history.... |
7th in Topklasse Saturday |
| SVZW SV Zwaluwen Wierden Sport Vereniging Zwaluwen Wierden is a football club from Wierden, Overijssel in the Netherlands.Founded on 23 September 1948, the club currently competes in the Topklasse, the third tier of football in the Netherlands.-External links:*... |
Wierden Wierden Wierden is a town and a municipality in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel.The municipality of Wierden also includes the following towns, villages and townships:Enter, Hoge Hexel, Ypelo, Notter, Rectum, Zuna.... |
1st in Hoofdklasse Saturday C |
| SV Spakenburg SV Spakenburg SV Spakenburg is a Dutch football club based in Spakenburg which was founded in 1931, currently competing in the Topklasse.It shares a football rivalry with another Spakenburg-based club, IJsselmeervogels.-History:... |
Spakenburg Spakenburg Spakenburg is a Dutch village north of Bunschoten. Spakenburg is formally called Bunschoten-Spakenburg since its fusion with Bunschoten. The village lays south of the IJsselmeer in the municipality Bunschoten, Utrecht... , Bunschoten |
2nd in Topklasse Saturday |
| VV Capelle VV Capelle Voetbalvereniging Capelle is a Dutch football team, founded on 20 February 1930.Their home venue is Sportpark 't Slot in Capelle aan den IJssel.It currently competes in the Topklasse.- Current squad :2010/2011 season... |
Capelle aan den IJssel Capelle aan den IJssel Capelle aan den IJssel is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of 65,605 in 2005, and covers an area of 15.42 km² of which 1.13 km² is water... |
6th in Topklasse Saturday |
| VV Katwijk VV Katwijk Voetbal Vereniging Katwijk, is a Dutch football team founded in 1939, based in Katwijk. Currently competing in the Topklasse.-Honours:*Hoofdklasse title: 4*National Saturday Amateur title: 3*National amateur football title: 3... |
Katwijk Katwijk Katwijk is a coastal municipality and town in the province of South Holland in the western Netherlands. It has a population of 61,292.-Location:... |
4th in Topklasse Saturday |
| IJsselmeervogels IJsselmeervogels IJsselmeervogels are a Dutch amateur football club, based in Bunschoten-Spakenburg. The club was founded in 1932, as Na Arbeid Sport . The club currently plays in the Topklasse, the highest tier of amateur football in the Netherlands. It is the most successful amateur team in the Netherlands... |
Spakenburg Spakenburg Spakenburg is a Dutch village north of Bunschoten. Spakenburg is formally called Bunschoten-Spakenburg since its fusion with Bunschoten. The village lays south of the IJsselmeer in the municipality Bunschoten, Utrecht... , Bunschoten |
1st in Topklasse Saturday |
Sunday league
| Club | City | 2010–11 season |
|---|---|---|
| Achilles '29 Achilles '29 Achilles '29 is a football club from Groesbeek, the Netherlands. The club, which was founded in 1929, is currently playing in the Topklasse.- Current squad :... |
Groesbeek Groesbeek Groesbeek is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.-Description:Groesbeek is named after a small stream called the Groesbeek, which in its original form doesn't exist anymore... |
2nd in Topklasse Sunday |
| AFC Amsterdamsche FC Amsterdamsche Football Club, known as AFC is a football club from Amsterdam, the Netherlands.The club was founded in 1895, is currently playing in the Topklasse, the third tier of football in the Netherlands.- Current squad :2010/2011 season... |
Amsterdam Amsterdam Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population... |
4th in Topklasse Sunday |
| De Treffers De Treffers De Treffers is an amateur football club from Groesbeek, The Netherlands.The club is currently ranked in the Topklasse, the highest amateur league in the Netherlands and the third tier of Dutch football.-History:... |
Groesbeek Groesbeek Groesbeek is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.-Description:Groesbeek is named after a small stream called the Groesbeek, which in its original form doesn't exist anymore... |
5th in Topklasse Sunday |
| HBS HBS Craeyenhout (football club) HBS Craeyenhout is a Dutch association football team based in The Hague, a part of the wider HBS Craeyenhout sports team.One of the original clubs of Dutch football, and three times champions , the club refused to enter into professionalism in the 1950s and has played at the amateur level since then... |
The Hague The Hague The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam... |
1st in Hoofdklasse Sunday A |
| EVV EVV (football club) EVV is a Dutch amateur association football club from Echt, in the municipality of Echt-Susteren.The club was founded on June 26, 1926 and played in the Hoofdklasse in the 2009–10 season. They will be one of the teams to participate to the first season of the newly-established Topklasse league in... |
Echt Echt (Limburg) Echt is a city in the Dutch municipality of Echt-Susteren, located in the province of Limburg, Netherlands. It used to be a municipality by itself until it merged with the municipality of Susteren, an event that took place on January 1, 2003.... , Echt-Susteren Echt-Susteren Echt-Susteren is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. Echt-Susteren was created in 2003 by merging the former municipalities of Echt and Susteren.... |
9th in Topklasse Sunday |
| FC Hilversum FC Hilversum FC Hilversum is a football club from Hilversum, Netherlands. The club was founded in 1906 as Voorwaarts and is currently playing in the Topklasse, the highest tier of amateur football in the Netherlands. It will play in the inaugural season of the newly formed Dutch third tier Topklasse in... |
Hilversum Hilversum is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Located in the region called "'t Gooi", it is the largest town in that area. It is surrounded by heathland, woods, meadows, lakes, and smaller villages... |
13th in Topklasse Sunday |
| FC Lienden FC Lienden FC Lienden is a football club from Lienden, the Netherlands. The club, established on August 1, 1930, currently plays in the Topklasse.In recent years, the club saw a rise through the Dutch football pyramid, upunder the guidance of former professional player Hans Kraay, Jr., who served as head... |
Lienden, Buren Buren Buren is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. It is also a county; with the Dutch Monarch still holding the title "Count of Buren".- Population centres :... |
10th in Topklasse Sunday |
| HSC '21 Haaksbergse Sport Club 1921 Haaksbergse Sport Club 1921, known as HSC '21 is a football club from Haaksbergen, the Netherlands. The club, was founded in 1921, is currently playing in the Sunday Topklasse, the highest tier of amateur football in the Netherlands.-External links:*... |
Haaksbergen Haaksbergen Haaksbergen is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel, in the Twente region.-External links:*... |
1st in Hoofdklasse Sunday C |
| UNA VV UNA Voetbalvereniging UNA is a football club from Zeelst, Veldhoven, in the Netherlands.Founded on 7 November 1929, the club currently competes in the Topklasse, the third tier of football in the Netherlands.-External links:* *... |
Zeelst Zeelst Zeelst is a former village in the Dutch province of North Brabant, now a neighbourhood of Veldhoven.Zeelst was a separate municipality until 1921, when it became part of Veldhoven.- External links :*... , Veldhoven Veldhoven Veldhoven is a municipality and a town on the Gender stream in the southern Netherlands, located just south-west of Eindhoven.- Population centres :... |
1st in Hoofdklasse Sunday B |
| Haaglandia Haaglandia VV Haaglandia is an association football club from Rijswijk, the Netherlands.The club was established on July 1, 2005, through a merger of amateur sides RVC/Rijswijk and FC Kranenburg... |
Rijswijk Rijswijk Rijswijk is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It is a suburb of The Hague and covers an area of 14.48 km² .... |
7th in Topklasse Sunday |
| HVV Hollandia HVV Hollandia HVV Hollandia is a Dutch amateur association football club from Hoorn, North Holland.The club was founded on September 1, 1898 and has played exclusively at amateur level in all its history... |
Hoorn Hoorn -Cities :* Purmerend * Enkhuizen * Alkmaar * Amsterdam * Lelystad * Den Helder * Leeuwarden -Towns :* Edam... |
12th in Topklasse Sunday |
| JVC Cuijk JVC Cuijk JVC Cuijk is a Dutch association football club from Cuijk.The club was founded on April 1, 1931 as JVC'31, JVC being the initials of Jan van Cuyck, a local historical hero who lived during the 13th century. The club was renamed JVC Cuijk in May 2000... |
Cuijk Cuijk Cuijk is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands of pre-historic origin. Its existence is recorded on the Roman roadmap Tabula Peutingeriana under the name of Ceuclum. Cuijk is twinned with Maldon in Essex, UK. It is a big commuter town with very good public transport services to... |
6th in Topklasse Sunday |
| Quick '20 | Oldenzaal | 8th in Topklasse Sunday |
| SV Argon SV Argon Sport Vereniging Argon, is a football club from Mijdrecht, De Ronde Venen, the Netherlands.The club was founded in 1971 and will play in the inaugural season of the newly formed Dutch third tier Topklasse in November 2010.- Current squad :... |
Mijdrecht Mijdrecht Mijdrecht is a town in the municipality of De Ronde Venen, in the Netherlands.It is located west of the main A2 motorway, between Utrecht and Amsterdam.Its population is around 17,000. The football team Argon has its stadium here.... , De Ronde Venen De Ronde Venen De Ronde Venen is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht.-Population centres :The municipality of De Ronde Venen consists of the villages Amstelhoek, De Hoef, Mijdrecht, Vinkeveen, Waverveen, and Wilnis, and a number of hamlets, such as Aan de Zuwe and Achterbos... |
3rd in Topklasse Sunday |
| WKE WKE WKE WKE WKE (Woonwagenkamp Emmen is a football club from Emmen in the Netherlands. WKE was founded on June 14, 1966 by residents of the local trailer park. The club won promotion to the hoofdklasse in 1981. Since 1981, WKE was relegated to the Eerste Klasse in 1998 and 2004... |
Emmen | 3nd in Hoofdklasse Sunday C |
| VVSB VVSB VVSB is a Dutch amateur association football club from Noordwijkerhout, South Holland.The club was founded on October 26, 1931 and has played exclusively at amateur level in all its history... |
Noordwijkerhout Noordwijkerhout Noordwijkerhout is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 23.40 km² and had a population of 15,121 in May 2006... |
11th in Topklasse Sunday |
Saturday league
- 1. Barendrecht deducted 6 points due to having played footballer Marvin van der Pluijm in league games against Spakenburg and GVVV, while still contracted with US club Dayton Dutch Lions.