2015–16 Hoofdklasse


The 2015–16 season of the Hoofdklasse is competed in six leagues, three Saturday leagues and three Sunday leagues. The champions of each group will be promoted directly to the 2016–17 Derde Divisie. The 2015–16 Hoofdklasse started on Saturday 5 September 2014.

Teams

Saturday A



ClubHome CityVenueCapacity
Achilles VeenVeenSportpark De Hanen Weide
Ajax AmsterdamDe Toekomst5,000
BennekomBennekomDe Eikelhof4,000
DOVOVeenendaalSportpark Panhuis3,200
EemdijkBunschoten-SpakenburgSportpark De Vinken
HuizenHuizenSportpark De Wolfskamer5,000
LRCLeerdamSportpark Bruinsdeel
NSCNijkerkSportpark De NSC Burcht
ODIN '59HeemskerkSportpark Assumburg3,000
SDC PuttenPuttenSportpark Putter Eng4,000
Sparta NijkerkNijkerkDe Ebbenhorst
SVLLangbroekSportpark Oranjehof
SwiftAmsterdamSportpark Olympiaplein
VVA '71AchterbergSportpark De Meent

Saturday B



ClubLocationVenueCapacity
ASWHHendrik-Ido-AmbachtSportpark Schildman3,000
DeltasportVlaardingenSportpark de Broekpolder
HaaglandiaRijswijkPrinses Irene Sportpark3,000
HeinenoordHeinenoordSportpark De Tienvoet
HoekHoekSportpark Denoek3,500
Jodan BoysGoudaSportpark Oosterwei1,500
NoordwijkNoordwijkSportpark Duin Wetering
Quick BoysKatwijk aan ZeeNieuw-Zuid7,500
RijnvogelsKatwijk aan den RijnSportpark De Kooltuin
SpijkenisseSpijkenisseSportpark Jaap Riedijk
Sportlust '46WoerdenCromwijck1,400
Ter LeedeSassenheimGemeentelijk Sportpark De Roodemolen
XerxesDZBRotterdamSportpark Faas Wilkes3,500
ZwaluwenVlaardingenSportpark Zwaluwenlaan

Saturday C



ClubLocationVenueCapacity
ACVAssenUnivé Sportpark5.000
AZSVAaltenVillekamp
CSV ApeldoornApeldoornSportpark Orderbos2.500
DOS '37VriezenveenSportpark Het Midden
Drachtster BoysDrachtenDrachtster Bos
Excelsior '31RijssenSportpark De Koerbelt
Flevo BoysEmmeloordSportpark Ervenbos3.000
GenemuidenGenemuidenSportpark De Wetering
Harkemase BoysHarkemaDe Bosk5.500
HZVVHoogeveenBentinckspark
StaphorstStaphorstHet Noorderslag2.500
SVZWWierdenHet Lageveld3,000
UrkUrkSportpark De Vormt
VVOGHarderwijkDe Strokel2,500

Sunday A



ClubLocationVenueCapacity
ADO '20HeemskerkSportpark De Vlotter
DHCDelftBrasserskade
ASV De DijkAmsterdamSchellingwoude1,500
EDOHaarlemNoordersportpark
JOS WatergraafsmeerAmsterdamSportpark Drieburg
LeonidasRotterdamSportpark Leonidas
De MeernDe MeernSportpark De Meern
NieuwerkerkNieuwerkerk aan den IJsselSportpark Dorrestein
Nieuw UtrechtUtrechtSportpark Rijnvliet1,500
OFCOostzaanSportpark OFC1,500
QuickThe HagueNieuw Hanenburg
RKAVVLeidschendamSportpark Kastelering
SDOBussumSportpark De Kuil
WestlandiaNaaldwijkSportpark De Hoge Bomen2,000

Sunday B



ClubLocationVenueCapacity
BaronieBredaSportpark De Blauwe Kei7.000
Blauw Geel '38VeghelPrins Willem Alexander Sportpark2,000
DESOOssGemeentelijk Sportpark Oss
DongenDongenDe Biezen
DOSKOBergen op ZoomMeilust
EHCHoensbroekSportpark De Dem2,000
GemertGemertMolenbroek4,000
GestelEindhovenSportpark Dommeldal Zuid
Groene SterHeerlenPronsebroek
HalsterenHalsterenSportpark De Beek
Oss '20OssSportpark De Rusheuvel
SV TOPOssSportpark TOP
UDI '19UdenParkzicht
VlissingenVlissingenSportpark Irislaan

Sunday C



ClubLocationVenueCapacity
Achilles 1894AssenSportpark Marsdijk
AlcidesMeppelEzinge
AlvernaWijchenSportpark Bospad
De BatavenGendtWalburgen
Be Quick 1887HarenStadion Esserberg12,000
Dieze WestZwolleSportpark Het Hoge Laar
HollandiaHoornJuliana2,500
Juliana '31MaldenDe Broeklanden
MSCMeppelEzinge
Quick '20OldenzaalVondersweijde6,500
RigtersbleekEnschedeSportpark vv Rigtersbleek
RKHVVHuissenDe Blauwenburcht
Rohda RaalteRaalteTijenraan
SilvoldeSilvoldeSportpark de Munsterman

League tables

Saturday A

Saturday B

Saturday C

Sunday A

Sunday B

Sunday C

Promotion/Relegation play-off Derde Divisie – Hoofdklasse

Both for the Saturday and Sunday leagues applies the same systematic.
The team ranked 15th in the Topklasse and the 3 period winners of the 3 leagues, making a total of 10 teams participate in the play-offs.
In previous years these 10 teams would compete in 3 rounds for a spot in the Topklasse. In the first round the 3 period winners of each league would compete first for a spot in the second round. Only in the second round the team ranked 15th in the Topklasse would join, making the total at that moment 4 teams. These 4 teams would participate in a 2-round 2 leg system for 1 spot in next seasons Topklasse. The other 9 teams would play next season in the Hoofdklasse.
With the introduction of the new league system, from Topklasse and Hoofdklasse to Tweede Divisie, Derde Divisie and Hoofdklasse, the number of spots for now the Derde Divisie was increased from 1 to 5.
As a result, the 10 teams are right away paired up to play a 1-round 2 leg knockout system. The 5 winners play next season in the 2016–17 Derde Divisie and the 5 losers in the 2016–17 Hoofdklasse.
For details and results see 2015–16 Derde Divisie / Hoofdklasse Promotion/relegation play-offs.

Promotion/Relegation play-off Hoofdklasse – Eerste Klasse

Saturday

The teams ranked 11th and 12th of each of the 3 Saturday leagues and the 3 period winners of each of the 5 Saturday Eerste Klasse leagues, making a total of 21 teams participate in the play-offs.
In previous years these 21 teams were split up into 7 groups of 3 teams each. The winner of each group would play next season in the Hoofdklasse and the remaining teams in the Eerste Klasse.
With the introduction of the new league system, from Topklasse and Hoofdklasse to Tweede Divisie, Derde Divisie and Hoofdklasse, the number of Hoofdklasse Saturday leagues was reduced from 3 to 2.
As a result, the 21 teams are not competing any more for 7 spots in the Hoofdklasse, but only for 3 spots.
To accomplish this, the 21 teams are first split into 3 groups of 7 teams each. All 7 teams in 1 group playing each other would be too time consuming. Therefore, each group of 7 teams is split up further into 2 subgroups or poules. One poule of 4 and one poule of 3 teams. The split is made in such a way that there will be a team, which played this season in the Hoofdklasse, in each of the poules.
In the first round each poule will play a semi competition. In the poules with 3 teams, each team will play one match at home and one match away. In the poules with 4 teams, 2 teams will play two matches at home and one match away, and the other 2 teams will play only one match at home and two matches away.
In the second round, the 2 winners of the poules within a group decide which team will play next season the Hoofdklasse.

First Round

Group 1
Poule A
Poule B
Group 2
Poule A
Poule B
Groep 3
Poule A
Poule B

Second Round

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Sunday

The teams ranked 11th and 12th of each of the 3 Sunday leagues and the 3 period winners of each of the 6 Sunday Eerste Klasse leagues, making a total of 24 teams participate in the play-offs.
In previous years these 24 teams played in a 2-round 2 leg knockout system. The 6 winners of the second/final round would play next season in the Hoofdklasse and the remaining teams in the Eerste Klasse.
With the introduction of the new league system, from Topklasse and Hoofdklasse to Tweede Divisie, Derde Divisie and Hoofdklasse, the number of Hoofdklasse Sunday leagues was reduced from 3 to 2.
As a result, the 24 teams are not competing any more for 6 spots in the Hoofdklasse, but only for 2 spots. However, since the Topklasse club WKE went bankrupt and therefore their team didn't relegate to the Hoofdklasse, an extra spot became available. So the teams could compete for 3 spots.
To go from 24 to 3 teams the teams play a 3-round 2 leg knockout system. The teams are paired in a way that two teams, which played this season in the Hoofdklasse, can't meet until the final third round.
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