2019–20 Tweede Divisie

The 2019–20 Tweede Divisie season was the fourth edition of the Dutch third tier since on hiatus from 1970-71 season and the 19th edition using Tweede Divisie name. Thirteen teams competed from the last season along with five promoted teams from the Derde Divisie.

Tweede Divisie
Season2019–20
ChampionsNo champions.[1]
PromotedNo team promoted.[2]
RelegatedNo team relegated.[1]

At an extraordinary KNVB federation meeting on 2 October 2017, representatives of the amateur and professional football reached an agreement about the route to be taken to renew the football pyramid. Part of this agreement was that no promotion/relegation will take place between the Eerste and Tweede Divisie for the current season.[2]

At another extraordinary KNVB federation meeting on 7 June 2018, an agreement was reached about the number of reserves teams allowed in each division as of season 2019–20.[3] For the Tweede Divisie it will be 2 teams.

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.[4] On 15 March this period was extended until 6 April.[5] Due to the decision of the Dutch government to forbid all gatherings and events until 1 June 2020, this period was even further extended.[6]

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]

Teams
Location of teams in the Tweede Divisie 2019-20
Club Location Venue Capacity
AFC Amsterdam Sportpark Goed Genoeg 03,000
ASWH Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht Sportpark Schildman 03,000
Excelsior Maassluis Maassluis Sportpark Dijkpolder 05,000
GVVV Veenendaal Sportpark Panhuis 03,950
HHC Hardenberg Hardenberg Sportpark De Boshoek 04,500
Koninklijke HFC Haarlem Sportpark Spanjaardslaan 01,500
IJsselmeervogels Spakenburg Sportpark De Westmaat 08,200
Jong Sparta Rotterdam Het Kasteel 11,000
Jong Volendam Volendam Kras Stadion 07,384
Katwijk Katwijk Sportpark De Krom 06,000
Kozakken Boys Werkendam Sportpark De Zwaaier 04,000
Noordwijk Noordwijk Sportpark Duin Wetering 06,100
Quick Boys Katwijk aan Zee Sportpark Nieuw Zuid 08,100
Rijnsburgse Boys Rijnsburg Sportpark Middelmors 06,100
Scheveningen Scheveningen Sportpark Houtrust 03,500
SV Spakenburg Spakenburg Sportpark De Westmaat 08,200
TEC Tiel Sportpark De Lok 02,500
De Treffers Groesbeek Sportpark Zuid 04,000

Standings

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Katwijk[lower-alpha 1] 24 15 4 5 48 26 +22 49 Champion
2 HHC Hardenberg 24 14 4 6 54 27 +27 46
3 AFC 24 13 6 5 50 33 +17 45
4 Rijnsburgse Boys 24 13 6 5 55 42 +13 45
5 IJsselmeervogels[lower-alpha 2] 24 13 5 6 57 37 +20 44
6 Kozakken Boys 24 13 3 8 38 29 +9 42
7 SV Spakenburg 24 10 7 7 37 44 −7 37
8 Koninklijke HFC 23 10 5 8 43 36 +7 35
9 De Treffers 24 9 8 7 42 36 +6 35
10 Noordwijk 24 8 8 8 47 44 +3 32
11 Jong Sparta 24 9 4 11 43 42 +1 31
12 Excelsior Maassluis 24 9 4 11 36 47 −11 31
13 GVVV 24 9 3 12 38 48 −10 30
14 Quick Boys 24 7 6 11 25 32 −7 27 Qualification to relegation play-offs
15 Scheveningen 23 7 4 12 24 36 −12 25
16 TEC 24 3 7 14 17 40 −23 16 Relegation to Derde Divisie
17 Jong Volendam 24 3 5 16 40 61 −21 14 Possible relegation to Derde Divisie[lower-alpha 3]
18 ASWH 24 3 5 16 26 60 −34 14 Relegation to Derde Divisie
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 second period (games 13-23).
  2. Winner of the first period (games 1-12).
  3. Team relegates only if in one (or both) Derde Divisie(s) at least one reserve team ends at rank 1 to 4.

Fixtures/results
Home \ Away AFC ASW EXM GVV HFC HHC IJS JSP JVO KAT KOZ NOO QUI RIJ SCH SPA TEC TRE
AFC 4–0 3–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 2–0 2–1 14 Mar 9 May 2–0 11 Apr 28 Mar 6–3 0–1 2–0 16 May 2–2
ASWH 18 Apr 3–4 2–1 28 Mar 0–4 1–3 14 Mar 5–2 16 May 9 May 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–2
Excelsior Maassluis 2–3 1–0 18 Apr 2 May 4 Apr 1–3 1–2 3–2 1–4 1–0 0–1 23 May 3–3 2–0 21 Mar 0–0 1–1
GVVV 1–3 3–0 1–2 2–0 16 May 0–3 28 Mar 3–1 0–3 11 Apr 2–2 14 Mar 3–4 4–0 1–2 2 May 2–2
Koninklijke HFC 23 May 4–1 2–3 4 Apr 3–1 9 May 3–2 4–0 1–1 18 Apr 21 Mar 1–0 2–1 13 Apr 1–1 1–1 2–3
HHC Hardenberg 0–2 11 Apr 5–0 4–0 3–0 23 May 18 Apr 28 Mar 1–2 0–1 2–2 3–1 3–3 1–0 6–1 2–1 9 May
IJsselmeervogels 5–1 4–1 16 May 3–0 1–5 1–2 4–2 3–3 0–3 0–0 4–2 11 Apr 1–1 2 May 2–2 5–1 21 Mar
Jong Sparta 5 Apr 6–2 11 Apr 0–1 3–1 1–1 2–3 2 May 21 Mar 1–0 4–0 2–1 23 May 0–0 2–4 3–1 2–0
Jong Volendam 4–6 1–1 4–1 21 Mar 3–6 1–3 4 Apr 5–0 2–3 1–2 16 May 9 May 18 Apr 1–2 1–1 3–1 0–1
Katwijk 1–2 3–0 1–2 2–3 11 Apr 2–1 2–1 2–1 23 May 28 Mar 3–2 0–0 14 Mar 3–2 2 May 2–0 2–0
Kozakken Boys 21 Mar 3–0 2–0 4–2 0–2 2–4 1–3 2–1 2–1 0–0 2 May 1–1 4 Apr 14 Mar 4–2 0–1 16 May
Noordwijk 2–2 5–1 1–3 1–3 4–1 2–0 14 Mar 9 May 5–1 18 Apr 2–5 1–1 3–3 23 May 0–3 4 Apr 4–1
Quick Boys 1–1 2 May 1–1 2–0 16 May 21 Mar 2–1 1–3 3–1 4 Apr 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–3 0–1 1–0 0–2
Rijnsburgse Boys 2–0 21 Mar 4–3 6–2 2–1 2 May 28 Mar 2–1 1–1 0–3 1–2 0–1 3–1 11 Apr 16 May 1–0 2–1
Scheveningen 1–0 4 Apr 9 May 0–1 0–0 0–3 0–1 16 May 2–1 0–2 3–1 1–4 18 Apr 2–5 5–0 21 Mar 1–1
SV Spakenburg 2–4 1–0 1–0 9 May 14 Mar 1–3 18 Apr 2–2 1–1 4–2 23 May 2–1 2–0 2–2 28 Mar 1–0 4 Apr
TEC 2–2 23 May 28 Mar 1–2 0–2 14 Mar 0–3 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 9 May 1–1 11 Apr 19 Apr
De Treffers 3 May 3–1 14 Mar 23 May 4–1 1–1 3–3 3–1 11 Apr 2–2 1–2 28 Mar 1–3 0–2 1–0 4–0 3–0
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References
  1. "Competities amateurvoetbal niet hervat" [Amateur competitions not resumed] (in Dutch). KNVB. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. Traject naar vernieuwing voetbalpiramide van start (in Dutch), KNVB.nl, 2 October 2017
  3. In seizoen 2019/'20 gewijzigde opzet beloftenteams in voetbalpiramide (in Dutch), KNVB.nl, 27 January 2019 (in Dutch)
  4. "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.
  5. "Geen voetbalwedstrijden tot en met 6 april" [No football matches until 6 April] (in Dutch). KNVB. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  6. "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.
  7. "2019/2020 - Season rules" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
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