Hoofdklasse (women)

Hoofdklasse
Founded	1973
Country	Netherlands
Confederation	UEFA
Number of teams	12
Level on pyramid	2 (since 2008); 1 (1973-2007)
Promotion to	Topklasse
Relegation to	Eerste Klasse
Domestic cup(s)	KNVB Women's Cup

The Hoofdklasse is the second highest league of amateur women's football in the Netherlands, and the third tier in general.

When the Hoofdklasse was created in 1973, the league was the top-level league of the Netherlands, and the winner was named the national champion. After the 2006/07 season, the professional Eredivisie was established as the top-level league which now plays out the championship.

There was no relegation or promotion between those two leagues.^[1]

In the 2011/12 season the Hoofdklasse became a third level league, and above it the Topklasse was created. The Hoffdklasse thus is the second highest amateur league and now promotes teams to the Topklasse.

Format

From 1973 to 1994, the Hoofdklasse was Championship Playoff between regional champions. Mostly consisting of 6 regional champions that would play each other once. The winner of the group becoming the champion of the Netherlands. Since the 1994–95 season the Hoofdklasse was played nationwide as a 12 team league.

The teams play each other 2 times over the course of the season.

The last two teams get relegated into the Eerste Klasse.

Current Teams (2018-19)

Teams the play in the 2018–19 season.^[2]

Team	Home city	Home ground	Capacity
RCL	Leiderdorp	Sportpark de Bloemerd	2000
PEC Zwolle II	Zwolle	Sportpark De Marslanden	2000
VV Vooruitgang is Ons Doel Driesum	Driesum	Sportpark Treffers Heech	1000
SSS	Klaaswaal	Sportpark SSS	1000
CVV Oranje Nassau	Groningen	Sportpark Coendersborg	1800
VV Heerenveen	Heerenveen	Sportpark Skoatterwâld	3000
BE QUICK 1928	Zwolle	Sportpark Ceintuurbaan	3000
VV Sterk Door Combinatie	Hoornaar	Sportpark SteDoCo	1700
VV IJzendijke	IJzendijke	Gemeentelijk Sportpark IJzendijke	2000
TER Leede II	Sassenheim	Sportpark De Roodemolen	3000
HTC Zwolle	Zwolle	Sportpark De Pelikaan	1000
Sporting 1970	Utrecht	Sportpark Voordorp (Sporting 70)	1000

Hoofdklasse champions

Until 2012, the Hoofdklasse was the first tier and its champions were champions of the Netherlands.^[3] Since 2012, the Hoofdklasse is a third level league and the winner is no longer the champion of the Netherlands.

1973–1990

1973/74: VV Reutum
1974/75: Osdorp Amsterdam
1975/76: Blauw Wit Amsterdam
1976/77: RKSV Braakhuizen
1977/78: Sint Hubert
1978/79: Alkmania Roelofarendsveen
1979/80: RKSV Braakhuizen
1980/81: RKSV Braakhuizen
1981/82: Puck Deventer
1982/83: RKTVC Tiel
1983/84: Groote Lindt Zwijndrecht
1984/85: UD Weerselo
1985/86: KFC '71 Delft
1986/87: RKSV Braakhuizen
1987/88: RKTVC Tiel
1988/89: KFC '71 Delft
1989/90: Rijsoord

1990–2007

1990/91: Den Dungen
1991/92: Den Dungen
1992/93: Den Dungen
1993/94: Den Dungen
1994/95: Den Dungen
1995/96: SV Saestum
1996/97: SV Saestum
1997/98: SV Saestum
1998/99: SV Saestum
1999/00: SV Saestum
2000/01: Ter Leede
2001/02: SV Saestum
2002/03: Ter Leede
2003/04: Ter Leede
2004/05: SV Saestum
2005/06: SV Saestum
2006/07: Ter Leede

Since 2007

2007–08: SV Saestum
2008–09: Ter Leede
2009–10: Ter Leede
2010–11: RCL
2011–12: DTS Ede and RKHVV (2 divisions)
2012–13: Wartburgia and Gelre
2013–14: Oranje Nassau Groningen and SV Saestum II
2014–15: BVV Barendrecht and VV AV Eindhoven

External links

References

^ "Eredivisie Vrousen". Eredivisievrouwenvoetbal.nl. Archived from the original on 2011-02-27. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
^ "Summary - Hoofdklasse Women - Netherlands - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Women Soccerway". us.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
^ "Netherlands - List of Women Champions". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 2010-06-27.

[1] "Eredivisie Vrousen". Eredivisievrouwenvoetbal.nl. Archived from the original on 2011-02-27. Retrieved 2010-06-27.

[2] "Summary - Hoofdklasse Women - Netherlands - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Women Soccerway". us.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-03-10.

[3] "Netherlands - List of Women Champions". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 2010-06-27.

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