Eerste Klasse

Eerste Klasse

Country	Netherlands
Confederation	UEFA
Number of teams	154 (11 Groups of 14)
Level on pyramid	5
Promotion to	Hoofdklasse
Relegation to	Tweede Klasse
Domestic cup(s)	KNVB Cup

The Eerste Klasse (English: First Class) is the 5th tier of football in the Netherlands. The league is divided into eleven divisions, five for Saturday clubs and six for Sunday clubs. These divisions correspond to the six districts of the Royal Dutch Football Association: each district organises a Saturday competition and a Sunday competition, except for South II, which only has a Sunday competition.

Each division consists of 14 teams. The champion of the Eerste Klasse divisions are promoted to the Hoofdklasse. Furthermore, a season is divided into 2 periods (Dutch: periodes) of eight matches each. The winners of these periods qualify for promotion playoffs, provided they finish in the top nine overall in the season. The numbers 11 and 12 in the final rankings play relegation playoffs, and the numbers 13 and 14 relegated to the Tweede Klasse.

Eerste Klasse divisions

District	Saturday division	Sunday division
West I	Eerste Klasse A	Eerste Klasse A
West II	Eerste Klasse B	Eerste Klasse B
South I	Eerste Klasse C	Eerste Klasse C
South II		Eerste Klasse D
East	Eerste Klasse D	Eerste Klasse E
North	Eerste Klasse E	Eerste Klasse F

Football in the Netherlands

Overview

International

Men	Netherlands U-21 U-19 U-17 U-16 Variants (Beach Futsal)

Women	Netherlands women

Leagues

Men	Eredivisie Eerste Divisie Tweede Divisie (from 2016) Topklasse Hoofdklasse Eerste Klasse Tweede Klasse Derde Klasse Vierde Klasse Vijfde Klasse Zesde Klasse (defunct) Zevende Klasse (defunct)

Women	Eredivisie BeNe League (with Belgium, 2012–2015) Topklasse Hoofdklasse

Cups

Men	KNVB Cup Johan Cruijff Shield KNVB Amateur Cup KNVB District Cup KNVB Reserve Cup

Women	KNVB Women's Cup BeNe Super Cup (with Belgium)

Others

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