2018–19 Derde Divisie
# 2018–19 Derde Divisie

The 2018–19 Derde Divisie season was the third in the new Dutch fourth tier. They played before that in the Topklasse, until the restructuring of the Dutch football league system in the summer of 2016.

In May 2019, the referee scored a goal for HSV Hoek against Harkemase Boys. The goal was all the more noteworthy because it occurred on the last weekend possible before rules changes came into effect from 1 June to stop this kind of activity on the part of the referee.

## Saturday league

### Teams

| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity | Manager |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Achilles '29 | Groesbeek | Sportpark De Heikant | 4,500 | Johan van Osch |
| Ajax (amateurs) | Amsterdam | Sportpark De Toekomst | 2,050 | Yuri Rose |
| ASWH | Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht | Sportpark Schildman | 3,000 | Cesco Agterberg |
| ASV De Dijk | Amsterdam | Sportpark Schellingwoude | 1,500 | Jochem Twisker |
| DOVO | Veenendaal | Sportpark Panhuis | 3,200 | Gert Kruys |
| DVS '33 | Ermelo | Sportlaan | 5,000 | Bert van Hunenstijn |
| Eemdijk | Bunschoten-Spakenburg | Sportpark De Vinken | 1,200 | Patrick Loenen |
| Lisse | Lisse | Sportpark Ter Specke | 7,000 | Robbert de Ruiter |
| Harkemase Boys | Harkema | Sportpark De Bosk | 6,000 | Tieme Klompe |
| HSV Hoek | Hoek | Sportpark Denoek | 2,500 | Hugo Vandenheede |
| Jong Groningen | Groningen | Sportpark Corpus den Hoorn | 1,500 | Alfons Arts |
| Noordwijk | Noordwijk | Sportpark Duin Wetering | 6,100 | Kees Zethof |
| ODIN '59 | Heemskerk | Sportpark Assumburg | 3,000 | Richard Plug |
| ONS Sneek | Sneek | Zuidersportpark | 3,150 | Chris de Wagt |
| Quick Boys | Katwijk aan Zee | Sportpark Nieuw Zuid | 8,200 | Erik Assink |
| SJC | Noordwijk | Sportpark Lageweg | 3,000 | Sjaak Polak |
| SteDoCo | Hoornaar | Sportpark SteDoCo | 1,000 | Gijs Zwaan |
| VVOG | Harderwijk | Sportpark De Strokel | 10,000 | Ed Engelkes |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Noordwijk (C, P) | 34 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 94 | 41 | +53 | 80 | Promotion to Tweede Divisie |
| 2 | Quick Boys (O, P) | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 84 | 40 | +44 | 72 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 3 | DVS '33 | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 102 | 47 | +55 | 68 | |
| 4 | Hoek | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 82 | 55 | +27 | 64 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Jong Groningen | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 66 | 39 | +27 | 58 | |
| 6 | Harkemase Boys | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 68 | 59 | +9 | 57 | |
| 7 | ASWH (O, P) | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 74 | 54 | +20 | 55 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 8 | SteDoCo | 34 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 55 | |
| 9 | ODIN '59 | 34 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 71 | 66 | +5 | 54 | |
| 10 | Lisse | 34 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 62 | 64 | −2 | 51 | |
| 11 | DOVO | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 76 | 66 | +10 | 48 | |
| 12 | Ajax (amateurs) | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 52 | 61 | −9 | 41 | |
| 13 | ONS Sneek | 34 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 57 | 58 | −1 | 39 | |
| 14 | VVOG | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 41 | 72 | −31 | 35 | |
| 15 | Eemdijk (R) | 34 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 51 | 87 | −36 | 29 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 16 | SJC (R) | 34 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 50 | 105 | −55 | 26 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 17 | ASV De Dijk (R) | 34 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 49 | 111 | −62 | 19 | Relegation to Hoofdklasse |
| 18 | Achilles '29 (R) | 34 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 44 | 107 | −63 | 16 | Relegation to Hoofdklasse |

* ↑ Winner of the first period (games 1-12).
* ↑ Substitute winner of the first period (games 1-12).
* ↑ Winner of the second period (games 13-23).
* ↑ Winner of the third period (games 24-34).
* ↑ On 8 April 2019 Achilles '29 were deducted one point for not meeting the requirements regarding the annual financial reports. On 2 May 2019 they were deducted an additional three points for still not meeting the same requirement.

## Sunday league

### Teams

| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity | Manager |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| ADO '20 | Heemskerk | Sportpark De Vlotter | 1,100 | Peter van Kersbergen |
| Blauw Geel '38 | Veghel | PWA Sportpark | 2,500 | Niels van Casteren |
| VV Dongen | Dongen | Sportpark De Biezen | 1,800 | Ruud Kaiser |
| EVV | Echt | Sportpark In de Bandert | 2,000 | Tini Ruijs |
| GOES | Goes | Sportpark Het Schenge | 6,000 | Roger Veenstra |
| HBS Craeyenhout | The Hague | Sportpark Daal en Bergselaan | 1,000 | Marcel Koning |
| USV Hercules | Utrecht | Sportpark Voordorp | 800 | Jochen Twisker |
| HSC '21 | Haaksbergen | Groot Scholtenhagen | 4,500 | Daniël Nijhof |
| Jong Volendam | Volendam | Kras Stadion | 7,384 | Johan Steur |
| JVC Cuijk | Cuijk | Sportpark De Groenendijkse | 3,000 | Ferdi Akankan |
| OFC | Oostzaan | Sportpark OFC | 1,500 | Eric Heerings |
| OJC Rosmalen | Rosmalen | Sportpark De Groote Wielen | 3,000 | Bas Gösgens |
| OSS '20 | Oss | Sportpark De Rusheuvel | 4,000 | Bertran Kreekels |
| Quick '20 | Oldenzaal | Vondersweijde | 7,000 | Michel Steggink |
| Quick (H) | The Hague | Sportpark Nieuw Hanenburg | 1,500 | Paul van der Zwaan |
| TEC | Tiel | Sportpark De Lok | 12,000 | Frits van den Berk |
| VV UNA | Veldhoven | Sportpark Zeelst | 1,000 | Jeroen van Bezouwen |
| RKVV Westlandia | Naaldwijk | Sportpark De Hoge Bomen | 4,000 | Edwin Grünholz |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jong Volendam (C, P) | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 97 | 44 | +53 | 71 | Promotion to Tweede Divisie |
| 2 | TEC (P) | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 70 | Promotion to Tweede Divisie |
| 3 | OFC | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 79 | 43 | +36 | 62 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 4 | GOES | 34 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 80 | 55 | +25 | 61 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 5 | UNA | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 68 | 55 | +13 | 56 | |
| 6 | OSS '20 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 70 | 53 | +17 | 54 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 7 | Quick (H) | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 67 | 66 | +1 | 50 | |
| 8 | ADO '20 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 59 | 57 | +2 | 47 | |
| 9 | Westlandia | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 59 | 73 | −14 | 46 | |
| 10 | Dongen | 34 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 51 | 70 | −19 | 45 | |
| 11 | USV Hercules | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 55 | 63 | −8 | 44 | |
| 12 | HSC '21 | 34 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 51 | 73 | −22 | 44 | |
| 13 | Blauw Geel '38 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 62 | 65 | −3 | 43 | |
| 14 | EVV | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 41 | |
| 15 | JVC Cuijk (R) | 34 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 43 | 77 | −34 | 39 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 16 | OJC Rosmalen (R) | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 35 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 17 | Quick '20 (R) | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 53 | 84 | −31 | 31 | Relegation to Hoofdklasse |
| 18 | HBS Craeyenhout (R) | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 37 | 62 | −25 | 28 | Relegation to Hoofdklasse |

* ↑ Winner of the first period (games 1-12).
* ↑ Substitute winner of the first period (games 1-12).
* ↑ Winner of the third period (games 24-34).
* ↑ Winner of the second period (games 13-23).
* ↑ EVV were deducted one point for no certified youth training and/or not having the required number of registered contract players.

## Promotion/relegation play-offs Derde Divisie and Hoofdklasse

The numbers 15 and 16 of each of the 2018–19 Derde Divisies (2 times 2 teams) and the 3 (substitute) period winners of each of the 2018–19 Hoofdklassen (4 times 3 teams), making 16 teams, decide in a 3-round 2-leg knockout system, which 3 teams play next season in the 2019–20 Derde Divisie leagues. The remaining 13 teams play next season in the 2019–20 Hoofdklasse leagues. Contrary to previous seasons, the play-offs for Saturday and Sunday teams are not fully separated any more.

### First round

The 4 Derde Divisie teams and the 4 highest ranked (substitute) period winners (HPWs) from the Hoofdklassen are released from playing the first round. Teams are paired in such a way that the 2 middle ranked (substitute) period winners (MPWs) from the Saturday Hoofdklassen play against the lowest ranked (substitute) period winners (LPWs) from the other Saturday Hoofdklasse. The same applies for the Sunday MPWs and LPWs. So at this stage there will be no matches yet between Saturday and Sunday teams. The lowest ranked teams (LPWs) will play the first match at home, and the highest ranked teams (MPWs) the second match.

### Second round

In the second round there're still no matches between Saturday and Sunday teams. The following applies identical for the Saturday as well as Sunday teams. The highest ranked Derde Divisie team (H3D) will play against the winner of the match between the LPW of the A league against the MPW of the B league. The lowest ranked Derde Divisie team (L3D) will play against the HPW of the A league. The HPW of the B league will play against the winner of the match between the LPW of the B league against the MPW of the A league. The lowest ranked teams will play the first match at home, and the highest ranked teams the second match.

### Finals

The first final is between the winners of the 2 matches in which the Derde Divisie Saturday teams play. The second final is between the winners of the 2 matches in which the Derde Divisie Sunday teams play. The consequence is that at least 1 Saturday and at least 1 Sunday Derde Divisie team will relegate. The third final is between the winners of the 2 remaining matches. This is the only play-offs match in which a Saturday and a Sunday team will face each other and for sure both teams will be Hoofdklasse period winners. Therefore, at least 1 Hoofdklasse team will promote.

### Qualified Teams

| Club | Qualification | Remark |
| - | - | - |
| Eemdijk | 15th in the Derde Divisie Saturday | Released from playing the first round |
| SJC | 16th in the Derde Divisie Saturday | Released from playing the first round |
| JVC Cuijk | 15th in the Derde Divisie Sunday | Withdrew from the play-offs |
| OJC Rosmalen | 16th in the Derde Divisie Sunday | Released from playing the first round |
| RKAV Volendam | Winner of the first period in the Hoofdklasse A Saturday (2nd) | Released from playing the first round |
| SC Feyenoord | Substitute winner of the third period in the Hoofdklasse A Saturday (3rd) | |
| Jodan Boys | Winner of the second period in the Hoofdklasse A Saturday (7th) | |
| Staphorst | Winner of the second period in the Hoofdklasse B Saturday (2nd) | Released from playing the first round |
| Sparta Nijkerk | Winner of the third period in the Hoofdklasse B Saturday (3rd) | |
| ACV | Winner of the first period in the Hoofdklasse B Saturday (5th) | |
| Hoogeveen | Winner of the first period in the Hoofdklasse A Sunday (2nd) | Released from playing the first round |
| SDO | Substitute winner of the third period in the Hoofdklasse A Sunday (3rd) | |
| Hoogland | Winner of the second period in the Hoofdklasse A Sunday (5th) | |
| Gemert | Substitute winner of the second period in the Hoofdklasse B Sunday (2nd) | Released from playing the first round |
| Halsteren | Substitute winner of the fictional third period in the Hoofdklasse B Sunday (3rd) | |
| Unitas | Winner of the first period in the Hoofdklasse B Sunday (5th) | |

### Results

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jodan Boys | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| Sparta Nijkerk | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| Sparta Nijkerk | 2 | 2 | 4 | Sparta Nijkerk | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | Eemdijk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | Sparta Nijkerk | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | RKAV Volendam | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | SJC | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | RKAV Volendam | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Unitas | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| SDO | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| SDO | 2 | 2 | 4 | SDO | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | | Gemert | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| | | | | | | | | Gemert | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | Staphorst | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| ACV (pen.) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | Staphorst | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| SC Feyenoord | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| SC Feyenoord | 1 | 2 | 3 | SC Feyenoord | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | Staphorst | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Hoogland | 3 | 4 | 7 | | | | |
| Halsteren | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| Halsteren | 2 | 4 | 6 | Hoogland | | | |
| | | | | JVC Cuijk | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Hoogland | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | OJC Rosmalen | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | OJC Rosmalen | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | Hoogeveen | 0 | 1 | 1 |

Sparta Nijkerk, Gemert and Hoogland promoted to the 2019-20 Derde Divisie. Eemdijk, SJC, JVC Cuijk and OJC Rosmalen relegated to the 2019-20 Hoofdklasse. The other teams remained in the 2019-20 Hoofdklasse.

