2017–18 Tweede Divisie

The 2017–18 Tweede Divisie season is the second edition of the Dutch third tier since on hiatus from 1970-71 season and the 17th edition using Tweede Divisie name. Thirteen teams competed from the last season along with one relegated team from the Eerste Divisie and four promoted teams from the Derde Divisie.

Tweede Divisie
Season2017–18
ChampionsKatwijk
PromotedNo team promoted.[1]
RelegatedAchilles '29
De Dijk
Lisse
TEC
Matches played306
Goals scored1,012 (3.31 per match)

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.[1]

Teams

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Club City 2016–17 season
Achilles '29 Groesbeek (D1) 20th
Excelsior Maassluis Maassluis 5th
HHC Hardenberg 14th
Katwijk Katwijk 3rd
Kozakken Boys Werkendam 2nd
Barendrecht Barendrecht 8th
GVVV Veenendaal 10th
Lienden Lienden 6th
TEC Tiel 12th
VVSB Noordwijkerhout 9th
Koninklijke HFC Haarlem 13th
De Treffers Groesbeek 4th
AFC Amsterdam 11th
Jong Sparta Rotterdam 7th
IJsselmeervogels Spakenburg (D3) Sat, 1st
ASV De Dijk Amsterdam (D3) Sun, 1st
Rijnsburgse Boys Rijnsburg (D3) Promotion playoff winner
Lisse Lisse (D3) Promotion playoff winner

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Katwijk (C) 34 23 3 8 67 33 34 72 Champion
2 Kozakken Boys 34 21 7 6 74 34 40 70
3 HHC 34 18 5 11 77 56 21 59
4 Barendrecht 34 18 5 11 64 57 7 59
5 Rijnsburgse Boys 34 17 5 12 60 63 −3 56
6 GVVV 34 16 6 12 54 44 10 54
7 Excelsior Maassluis 34 13 12 9 43 30 13 51
8 VVSB 34 14 9 11 47 54 −7 51
9 IJsselmeervogels 34 13 10 11 59 45 14 49
10 Koninklijke HFC 34 13 9 12 55 46 9 48
11 Jong Sparta 34 12 7 15 72 64 8 43
12 AFC 34 12 7 15 45 56 −11 43
13 De Treffers 34 11 8 15 51 55 −4 41
14 Lienden 34 12 5 17 52 67 −15 41
15 Lisse (R) 34 12 4 18 48 57 −9 40 Qualification to relegation play-offs
16 TEC (R) 34 11 5 18 53 66 −13 38
17 ASV De Dijk (R) 34 10 0 24 50 85 −35 30 Relegation to Derde Divisie
18 Achilles '29[a] (R) 34 5 3 26 41 100 −59 12
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ On 24 January 2018 Achilles '29 were deducted one point for not having their budget for the 2017/2018 season in order.[2] On 16 March 2018 they were deducted another 3 points for failing to pay employees, 1 point for failing to pay the Tax and Customs Administration and another point for owing money to another club.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Traject naar vernieuwing voetbalpiramide van start (in Dutch), KNVB.nl, 2 October 2017
  2. ^ "Achilles'29 krijgt een punt in mindering". Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  3. ^ "Achilles'29 krijgt vijf punten in mindering". Retrieved March 17, 2018.