2019–20 Eerste Klasse

The 2019–20 Eerste Klasse season was a season of the Eerste Klasse.

Eerste Klasse

Season	2019–20
← 2018–19 2020–21 →

Effects of the COVID-19 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.[1] On 15 March this period was extended until 6 April.[2] Due to the decision of the Dutch government to forbid all gatherings and events until 1 June 2020, this period was even further extended.[3]

Eventually, on 31 March 2020, the KNVB decided not to resume competitions at the amateur level. They also decided, for those competitions involved, there would be no final standings, and therefore no champions, initially no promotions and no relegations. All teams will start next season at the same level as they did this season.[4]

Following the cancellation, Meppeler Sport Club and Quick '20 gave up playing Sunday football to compete only on Saturdays[5] and the KNVB promoted the four Hoofdklasse group leaders and two best runners-up to the Derde Divisie. A total of six Eerste Klasse clubs were promoted to fill vacancies in the higher league.[6]

Saturday sections

Participating clubs were:[7]

A: West I Amsterdamsche FC Argon BOL Breukelen De Bilt HEDW Huizen Monnickendam Roda '46 Scherpenzeel Promoted Woudenberg ZOB Zuidvogels Zwaluwen '30

B: West II Brielle BVCB Die Haghe Forum Sport Heinenoord Honselerdijk Neptunus-Schiebroek Nootdorp Poortugaal Promoted RVVH SHO VELO Voorschoten '97 XerxesDZB

C: South Almkerk GRC '14 Heerjansdam Kloetinge Leerdam Montfoort Nieuw-Lekkerland Nivo Sparta Oranje Wit Papendrecht Sliedrecht SVL Terneuzense Boys WNC

D: East Bennekom CSV Apeldoorn DFS DOS '37 DOS Kampen Ede DZC '68 Kampen Hierden KHC Nunspeet Barneveld WHC SVZW

E: North Balk Blauw Wit '34 Broeksterwoude Drachten VV Groningen Leeuwarder Zwaluwen Noordscheschut Promoted Olde Veste Oranje Nassau Pelikaan-S PKC '83 SVI Winsum Zeerobben

Sunday sections

Participating clubs are:[7]

A: West I AFC '34 AGB DSOV Fortuna Wormerveer Hoofddorp Kolping Boys Legmeervogels LSVV De Meern Papendorp SDZ Uitgeest Zaanlandia De Zouaven Promoted

B: West II Boshuizen DHC DOSKO Den Hoorn Hillegersberg Olympia Gouda ROAC Rood Wit Spartaan '20 TAC '90 Promoted TOGB Promoted Vlissingen VUC Zwervers

C: South I Alverna Best Brabantia FC Eindhoven AV Erp HVCH Leones SC NEC Nemelaer Rhode SV TOP Unitas '30 Woezik 't Zand

D: South II Chevremont Deurne Geldrop Heeze Limburgia SSS '18 De Ster Venray Susteren Venlo Veritas Wilhelmina '08 Wittenhorst ZSV

E: East De Bataven Bemmel BVC '12 Heino Orion Rigtersbleek RKHVV Raalte Stevo Tubantia TVC '28 Voorwaarts Twello Winterswijk De Zweef

F: North Dalfsen FVC GAVC Gomos GRC Groningen VV Heerenveen Hoogezand Noordster Roden Sneek Wit Zwart Stadspark SVBO VKW WVV 1896

References

1. "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.
2. "Geen voetbalwedstrijden tot en met 6 april" [No football matches until 6 April] (in Dutch). KNVB. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
3. "Voetbalseizoen lijkt ten einde: Kabinet verlengt maatregelen tot 1 juni" [Football season seems to have ended: Government extends measures until 1 June 2020] (in Dutch). voetbal247.nl. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
4. "Competities amateurvoetbal niet hervat" [Amateur competitions not resumed] (in Dutch). KNVB. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
5. "Hoofdklasse: MSC Amslod en Quick '20 stoppen met prestatievoetbal op zondag". Het Amsterdamsche Voetbal (in Dutch). 19 January 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
6. "Concept divisie/klasse indelingen standaard zaterdag en zondag seizoen 2020/'21" (in Dutch). KNVB. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
7. "Indelingen 1e klasse standaard 2019-20". KNVB. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.