2013–14 Topklasse


The 2013–14 Topklasse season is the fourth edition of the Dutch third tier since its inauguration in the current form in 2010. A total 32 teams are participating in the league: 25 from the 2012–13 Topklasse, and the remaining seven from the 2012–13 Hoofdklasse. As usual, the competition is divided into two leagues: "Saturday" and "Sunday", who differ by the day their games are usually played.
For the third consecutive season, no team was relegated from the Eerste Divisie, this time due to the fact all 2012–13 Topklasse have declined promotion into professionalism. However, Achilles '29 did promote from last season's Topklasse to the 2013–14 Eerste Divisie, being the first amateur club to do so.

Teams

Saturday league



ClubCity2012–13 season
BarendrechtBarendrecht2nd in Topklasse Saturday
CapelleCapelle aan den IJssel7th in Topklasse Saturday
Excelsior '31Rijssen10th in Topklasse Saturday
Excelsior MaassluisMaassluis1st in Hoofdklasse Saturday B
GVVVVeenendaal3rd in Topklasse Saturday
HHC HardenbergHardenberg4th in Topklasse Saturday
KatwijkKatwijk1st in Topklasse Saturday
Kozakken BoysWerkendam8th in Topklasse Saturday
LisseLisse6th in Topklasse Saturday
NoordwijkNoordwijk9th in Topklasse Saturday
ONS SneekSneek1st in Hoofdklasse Saturday C
Rijnsburgse BoysRijnsburg5th in Topklasse Saturday
ScheveningenScheveningen 11th in Topklasse Saturday
Ter LeedeSassenheim1st in Hoofdklasse Saturday A
SpakenburgBunschoten-Spakenburg13th in Topklasse Saturday
IJsselmeervogelsBunschoten-Spakenburg12th in Topklasse Saturday

Source: Voetbal op Zaterdag

Sunday league



ClubCity2012–13 season
ADO '20Heemskerk2nd in Topklasse Sunday
AFCAmsterdam11th in Topklasse Sunday
Be Quick 1887Groningen1st in Hoofdklasse Sunday C
ChababAmsterdam12th in Topklasse Sunday
De TreffersGroesbeek3rd in Topklasse Sunday
EVVEcht5th in Topklasse Sunday
HBS CraeyenhoutThe Hague8th in Topklasse Sunday
HaaglandiaRijswijk13th in Topklasse Sunday
HSC '21Haaksbergen6th in Topklasse Sunday
Juliana '31Malden6th in Hoofdklasse Sunday C
JVC CuijkCuijk10th in Topklasse Sunday
LeonidasRotterdam1st in Hoofdklasse Sunday A
LiendenLienden7th in Topklasse Sunday
UNAVeldhoven1st in Hoofdklasse Sunday B
VVSBNoordwijkerhout9th in Topklasse Sunday
WKEEmmen4th in Topklasse Sunday

Source: Amateurvoetbal op Zondag

League tables

Saturday league

Saturday championship playoff

In determining which team becomes champion, only the achieved number of points is considered. The goal difference is completely ignored.

Therefore, GVVV and Spakenburg were considered to have ended equal and had to play an additional match against each other on neutral ground to decide which team would become champion.

Sunday league

Championship final

Spakenburg won overall Topklasse title 6-4 on aggregate.

Promotion/relegation play-offs

Topklasse / Hoofdklasse playoff first round

In the first round the 3 period winners of each Hoofdklasse league decide which of them 3 continues in the semi final. For details see Promotion/Relegation play-off Topklasse - Hoofdklasse.
In the second/semifinal round, the 3 winners from the 3 Saturday Hoofdklasse leagues are joined with the team ranked 13th in the Saturday Topklasse league to play for 1 spot in the 2014–15 Topklasse Saturday league. Likewise, the 3 winners from the 3 Sunday Hoofdklasse leagues are joined with the team ranked 13th in the Sunday Topklasse league to play for 1 spot in the 2014–15 Topklasse Sunday league.

Topklasse / Hoofdklasse playoff semifinals

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Topklasse / Hoofdklasse playoff finals

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Ajax and EDO promoted to the 2014–15 Topklasse.