2023–24 Tweede Divisie

The 2023–24 Tweede Divisie, known as Betnation Divisie for sponsorship reasons,[1] season is the eighth edition of the Dutch third tier since ending its hiatus since the 1970–71 season and the 23rd edition using the Tweede Divisie name.[2]

Tweede Divisie
Season2023–24
Dates19 August 2023 – 25 May 2024
Matches played79
Goals scored233 (2.95 per match)
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 21 October 2023.

On 2 October 2017, representatives of amateur and professional football reached an agreement during the extraordinary general meeting of the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) regarding the path to renewal of the football pyramid.

During the extraordinary general meeting of 7 June 2018, an agreement was reached on the number of allowed reserve teams (belofteteams) in each division. For the Tweede Divisie, there are two. It was also decided that only two reserve teams would compete in the Tweede Divisie, with the remaining reserve teams participating in the new Under 21 Eredivisie. This is accompanied by its own relegation system.

After two extensions of the non-existent promotion/relegation system (due to Tweede Divisie club's not having the economic capacity to compete in a fully professional league) in 2022, a decision was made to suspend the mandatory promotion/relegation system between the Eerste Divisie and Tweede Divisie for the next five to ten seasons for standard teams. The suspension does not apply to reserve teams. During the general meeting on 24 June 2022, it was announced that a proposal would be put forth for an admission arrangement to the Eerste Divisie.[3]

Overview before the season

The league distinguishes between first team (standard team) of a football club and second team, also known as a reserve team or reserve squad (teams starting with "Jong"). For this season, there are two reserve teams playing in the Tweede Divisie, namely Jong Sparta and Jong Almere City FC.

For promotion, the following applies:

  • If the lowest-ranked reserve team in the Eerste Divisie finishes in 19th or 20th place, a reserve team will be promoted directly from the Tweede Divisie if it finishes in first or second place.
  • If the lowest-ranked reserve team in the Eerste Divisie finishes between 11th and 18th place, and a reserve team becomes the champion of the Tweede Divisie, a play-off match will take place for one spot in the Eerste Divisie.
  • If the lowest-ranked reserve team in the Eerste Divisie finishes in the top ten, there will be no promotion or relegation between the Eerste Divisie and Tweede Divisie.

For relegation, the following applies:

  • The two standard teams that, based solely on the first teams, finish in 14th and 15th place, will play a relegation playoff with the period champions of the Derde Divisie for one spot in the1 Tweede Divisie.
  • The standard team that finishes 16th, based solely on the first teams, will be relegated to the Derde Divisie.
  • If the lowest-ranked reserve team in the Tweede Divisie finishes in 17th or 18th place, it will be directly relegated to the Under 21 competition.
  • If the lowest-ranked reserve team in the Tweede Divisie finishes between 10th and 16th place, it will play a playoff match against the champion of the Under 21 competition for one spot in the Tweede Divisie.
  • If the lowest-ranked reserve team in the Tweede Divisie finishes in the top nine, there will be no promotion or relegation between the Tweede Divisie and the Under 21 competition.

Teams

Team changes
Promoted from
2022–23 Derde Divisie		 Promoted from
2022–23 Divison 1 U21		 Relegated to
2023-24 Derde Divisie		 Relegated to
2023–24 Divison 1 U21		 Withdrawn
ACV
ADO '20
GVVV		 Jong Almere City IJsselmeervogels
TEC		 Jong Volendam OFC
Location of teams in the Tweede Divisie 2022-23
Club Location Venue Capacity
ACV Assen Univé Sportpark 03,000
ADO '20 Heemskerk Sportpark de Vlotter 06,000
AFC Amsterdam Sportpark Goed Genoeg 03,000
Excelsior Maassluis Maassluis Sportpark Dijkpolder 05,000
GVVV Veenendaal Sportpark Panhuis 04,500
HHC Hardenberg Sportpark De Boshoek 04,500
Koninklijke HFC Haarlem Sportpark Spanjaardslaan 01,500
Jong Almere City Almere Yanmar Stadion 04,501
Jong Sparta Rotterdam Het Kasteel 11,000
Katwijk Katwijk Sportpark De Krom 06,000
Kozakken Boys Werkendam Sportpark De Zwaaier 03,000
Lisse Lisse Sportpark Ter Specke 07,000
Noordwijk Noordwijk Sportpark Duin Wetering 03,500
Quick Boys Katwijk aan Zee Sportpark Nieuw Zuid 08,100
Rijnsburgse Boys Rijnsburg Sportpark Middelmors 06,100
Scheveningen Scheveningen Sportpark Houtrust 03,500
Spakenburg Spakenburg Sportpark De Westmaat 08,500
De Treffers Groesbeek Sportpark Zuid 04,000

Number of teams by province
Number of teams Province Team(s)
8  South HollandExcelsior Maassluis, Jong Sparta, Katwijk, Lisse, Noordwijk, Quick Boys, Rijnsburgse Boys, Scheveningen
3  North HollandADO '20, AFC, Koninklijke HFC
2  UtrechtGVVV, Spakenburg
1  DrentheACV
 FlevolandJong Almere City
 GelderlandDe Treffers
 North BrabantKozakken Boys
 OverijsselHHC

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Spakenburg 9 7 0 2 19 10 +9 21
2 Quick Boys 9 6 1 2 22 11 +11 19
3 De Treffers 9 6 1 2 16 10 +6 19
4 Koninklijke HFC 9 5 2 2 17 10 +7 17
5 HHC Hardenberg 9 5 1 3 13 5 +8 16
6 ADO '20 9 5 1 3 12 13 −1 16
7 ACV 9 4 2 3 15 11 +4 14
8 GVVV 9 4 2 3 13 14 −1 14
9 AFC 9 4 2 3 13 15 −2 14
10 Noordwijk 9 2 6 1 11 10 +1 12
11 Scheveningen 9 3 3 3 15 15 0 12
12 Katwijk 9 3 1 5 10 15 −5 10
13 Jong Sparta 8 3 0 5 14 15 −1 9
14 Rijnsburgse Boys 9 2 2 5 8 14 −6 8
15 Kozakken Boys 9 1 4 4 7 9 −2 7 Qualification for relegation play-offs
16 Excelsior Maassluis 9 1 3 5 12 17 −5 6
17 Jong Almere City 7 1 2 4 8 13 −5 5 Qualification for U21 relegation play-offs
18 Lisse 8 0 1 7 8 26 −18 1 Relegation to Derde Divisie
Updated to match(es) played on 21 October 2023. Source: Flashscore
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)[4]

Fixtures and results
Home \ Away ACV ADO AFC EXM GVV HHC HFC JAL JSP KAT KOZ LIS NOO QUI RIJ SCH SPA TRE
ACV 30 Mar 2 Dec 16 Dec 3–0 20 Jan 4 May 3 Feb 4–2 18 May 24 Feb 2–0 1–1 16 Mar 18 Nov 13 Apr 1–2 4 Nov
ADO '20 28 Oct 3 Mar 23 Mar 2–2 6 Apr 1–4 21 Apr 21 Jan 2–1 11 May 12 Nov 25 Nov 25 May 17 Feb 4–1 9 Dec 28 Jan
AFC 11 May 2–0 25 Nov 24 Feb 9 Dec 5 Nov 4–1 13 Apr 20 Apr 2–1 25 May 20 Jan 0–3 30 Mar 1–1 3 Feb 17 Mar
Excelsior Maassluis 25 May 0–1 4 May 16 Mar 0–1 18 Nov 5–3 9 Dec 2 Dec 0–0 20 Jan 3 Feb 2–4 13 Apr 4 Nov 24 Feb 30 Mar
GVVV 23 Mar 13 Jan 3–0 2–1 28 Oct 17 Feb 11 Nov 25 May 2 Mar 25 Nov 6 Apr 20 Apr 9 Dec 1–4 27 Jan 11 May 1–1
HHC Hardenberg 3–0 4 Nov 18 May 13 Jan 30 Mar 2 Dec 1–0 2–0 16 Dec 0–0 3 Feb 24 Feb 1–3 4 May 18 Nov 16 Mar 13 Apr
Koninklijke HFC 25 Nov 25 Feb 7 Apr 20 Apr 0–1 11 May 25 May 30 Mar 11 Nov 20 Jan 10 Dec 2–2 3 Feb 4–0 16 Mar 2–1 0–2
Jong Almere City 3–1 18 Nov 13 Jan 27 Jan 13 Apr 17 Feb 16 Dec TBA[lower-alpha 1] 0–1 1–1 TBA[lower-alpha 2] 16 Mar 4 Nov 18 May 2 Dec 30 Mar 4 May
Jong Sparta 13 Jan 0–1 11 Nov 18 May 16 Dec 27 Jan 28 Oct 2 Mar 25 Nov 6 Apr 17 Feb 23 Mar 11 May 2–1 1–2 20 Apr 0–1
Katwijk 9 Dec 16 Mar 18 Nov 11 May 0–2 25 May 13 Apr 20 Jan 4 May 3 Feb 3–1 2–2 24 Feb 4 Nov 30 Mar 1–4 0–1
Kozakken Boys 0–0 2 Dec 27 Jan 17 Feb 4 May 2 Mar 1–2 23 Mar 4 Nov 1–2 2–0 28 Oct 18 Nov 13 Jan 16 Dec 13 Apr 18 May
Lisse 27 Jan 13 Apr 16 Dec 1–1 4 Nov 0–5 18 May 24 Feb 4–7 13 Jan 16 Mar 1–3 30 Mar 2 Dec 4 May 1–3 18 Nov
Noordwijk 17 Feb 4 May 1–1 1–1 18 Nov 1–0 13 Jan 0–0 0–2 27 Jan 30 Mar 2 Mar 13 Apr 16 Dec 18 May 4 Nov 2 Dec
Quick Boys 0–3 16 Dec 17 Feb 2 Mar 18 May 23 Mar 1–2 6 Apr 2 Dec 2–0 20 Apr 28 Oct 11 Nov 27 Jan 5–1 25 Nov 13 Jan
Rijnsburgse Boys 20 Apr 0–1 28 Oct 11 Nov 3 Feb 25 Nov 23 Mar 9 Dec 16 Mar 6 Apr 2–1 11 May 25 May 1–1 0–0 20 Jan 24 Feb
Scheveningen 11 Nov 3 Feb 23 Mar 6 Apr 3–1 20 Apr 1–1 11 May 24 Feb 28 Oct 25 May 25 Nov 9 Dec 20 Jan 2 Mar 1–2 5–0
Spakenburg 2 Mar 18 May 0–2 4–2 2 Dec 1–0 27 Jan 28 Oct 18 Nov 17 Feb 11 Nov 23 Mar 6 Apr 4 May 2–0 13 Jan 16 Dec
De Treffers 6 Apr 3–0 5–1 28 Oct 20 Jan 11 Nov 3 Mar 26 Nov 4 Feb 23 Mar 9 Dec 21 Apr 11 May 1–3 2–0 17 Feb 25 May
Updated to match(es) played on 21 October 2023. Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. Match has to played over due to Jong Almere City FC fielding an uneligible player. The match initially ended in 1–0.
  2. Match has to played over due to Jong Almere City FC fielding an uneligible player. The match initially ended in 1–1.

References
  1. "Naam tweede divisie verandert van Jack's League in Betnation". RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 7 July 2023. Archived from the original on 7 July 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  2. KNVB. KNVB https://www.knvb.nl/tag/Tweede-divisie. Retrieved 21 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "Voorjaarsvergadering Ledenraad Amateurvoetbal". Royal Dutch Football Association (in Dutch). 24 June 2022. p. 24. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  4. "Reglementen betaald voetbal seizoen 2020-21" [Regulations professional football season 2020-21] (PDF) (in Dutch). KNVB. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
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