2018–19 Hoofdklasse


The 2018-19 season of the Hoofdklasse was played in four leagues, two Saturday leagues and two Sunday leagues. The champions of each group promoted directly to the 2019–20 Derde Divisie. The 2018–19 Hoofdklasse started on Saturday 1 September 2018.

Play-offs

Promotion

In each competition teams play periods of 10 games, three times per season. After each period the best team which has not yet qualified earns a spot in the play-offs for the Derde Divisie as the period champion. If a period winner ends the season as champions, they will be replaced by the highest ranked team not yet qualified for the play-offs. In total 12 period winners and 4 teams from the Derde Divisie compete for 3 spots in next seasons Derde Divisie.
Due to the removal of Papendorp from the league, there have been only 2 periods of 14 games each in the Hoofdklasse B Sunday. The highest ranked team not yet qualified for the play-offs was assigned as third period winner.

Relegation

The teams in place 13 and 14 at the end of the season fight against relegation in the relegation play-offs. They face the period champions of the Eerste Klasse.

Saturday A

Teams





ClubHome CityVenueCapacity
Achilles VeenVeenSportpark De Hanen Weide
CapelleCapelle aan den IJsselSportpark 't Slot3,000
DFSOpheusdenSportpark 't Heerenland
SC FeyenoordRotterdamVarkenoord
's-Gravenzande's-GravenzandeJuliana Sportpark
Jodan BoysGoudaSportpark Oosterwei
Jong Den Bosch's-HertogenboschStadion De Vliert8,500
NootdorpNootdorpSportpark 's-Gravenhout
RijnvogelsKatwijk aan den RijnSportpark De Kooltuin
SmitshoekBarendrechtSportpark Smitshoek
SpijkenisseSpijkenisseSportpark Jaap Riedijk3,500
SwiftAmsterdamSportpark Olympiaplein
Ter LeedeSassenheimGemeentelijk Sportpark De Roodemolen
RKAV VolendamVolendamGem. Sportpark
XerxesDZBRotterdamSportpark Faas Wilkes3,500
ZwaluwenVlaardingenSportpark Zwaluwen

Standings

Saturday B

Teams





ClubLocationVenueCapacity
ACVAssenUnivé-Sportpark5,000
AZSVAaltenSportpark Villekamp
BerkumZwolleSportpark De Vegtlust
BuitenpostBuitenpostSportpark De Swadde1,500
CSV ApeldoornApeldoornSportpark Orderbos2,500
DETO TwenterandVriezenveen't Midden4,000
DUNODoorwerthSportpark De Waayenberg1,000
Excelsior '31RijssenSportpark De Koerbelt
Flevo BoysEmmeloordSportpark Ervenbos3,000
GenemuidenGenemuidenSportpark De Wetering
SDC PuttenPuttenSportpark Putter Eng
Sparta NijkerkNijkerkSportpark De Ebbenhorst
StaphorstStaphorstSportpark Het Noorderslag
SVZWWierdenHet Lageveld
UrkUrkSportpark De Vormt
WHCWezepMulderssingel

Standings

Sunday A

Teams



ClubLocationVenueCapacity
Achilles 1894AssenSportpark Marsdijk
AlcidesMeppelEzinge
AWCWijchenSportpark De Wijchert2,000
De BatavenGendtSportpark Walburgen
Be Quick 1887HarenStadion Esserberg12,000
DEMBeverwijkSportpark Adrichem1,800
Fortuna WormerveerWormerveerSportpark Fortuna Wormerveer2,000
HollandiaHoornJuliana Sportpark
HoogeveenHoogeveenBentinckspark
HooglandHooglandSportpark de Langenoord
MSCMeppelSportpark Ezinge
PurmersteijnPurmerendSportpark Purmersteijn
RKHVVHuissenSportpark SP de Blauwenburcht
RKZVCZieuwentSportpark De Greune Weide1,500
SDOBussumSportpark De Kuil
SilvoldeSilvoldeSportpark de Munsterman

Standings

Sunday B

Teams



ClubLocationVenueCapacity
Alphense BoysAlphen aan den RijnSportpark De Bijlen
BaronieBredaSportpark Blauwe Kei
GemertGemertSportpark Molenbroek4,000
Groene SterHeerlerheideSportpark Pronsebroek
HalsterenHalsterenSportpark De Beek
IFCHendrik Ido AmbachtSportpark Schildman
LeonidasRotterdamSportpark Leonidas
De MeernUtrechtSportpark De Meern2,000
MeerssenMeerssenSportpark Marsana
MinorNuthSportpark De Kollenberg1,500
NuenenNuenenSportpark Oude Landen
PapendorpUtrechtSportpark Papendorp1,000
RKAVVLeidschendamSportpark Kastelering
UDI '19UdenGemeentelijk Sportpark
UnitasGorinchemSportpark Molenvliet3,000
VlissingenVlissingenSportpark Irislaan

Standings

Promotion/Relegation Play-offs Hoofdklasse and Eerste Klasse

Saturday

The numbers 13 and 14 from each of the 2018–19 Hoofdklasse Saturday leagues and 3 period winners of each of the 2018–19 Eerste Klasse Saturday leagues, making 19 teams, decide in a 3-round single match knockout system, which 3 teams play next season in the 2019–20 Hoofdklasse Saturday leagues. The remaining 16 teams play next season in the 2019–20 Eerste Klasse Saturday leagues.
;First round
The 2 highest ranked Hoofdklasse teams are released from playing the first round. Out of the 2 lowest ranked Hoofdklasse teams and the 5 highest ranked period winners, 3 more teams are by draw released from playing the first round. The remaining 14 teams are paired by draw in such a way that, a HK or HPW team will always play a lowest ranked period winner, and the highest ranked team gets the home advantage. The ranking order is HPW, HK, middle ranked period winner and LPW teams. If 2 equally ranked teams face each other, the order in which the 2 teams are drawn decides on the home advantage.
;Second round
The 7 winners of the first round and the 5 teams released from playing the first round, making 12 teams, are paired by draw. The highest ranked team gets the home advantage. The ranking order is identical as in the first round.
;Finals
The 6 winners of the second round are paired by draw. Matches are played on neutral ground and the 3 winners play next season in the 2019–20 Hoofdklasse Saturday leagues.

Qualified Teams

Results






Sunday

The numbers 13 and 14 from each of the 2018–19 Hoofdklasse Sunday leagues and 3 period winners of each of the 2018–19 Eerste Klasse Sunday leagues, making 22 teams, decide in a 4-round single match knockout system, which 2 teams play next season in the 2019–20 Hoofdklasse Sunday leagues. The remaining 20 teams play next season in the 2019–20 Eerste Klasse Sunday leagues.
;First round
The Hoofdklasse teams and 6 highest ranked period winners are released from playing the first round. The 12 remaining period winners are paired by draw in such a way that, a middle period winner will always play a lowest ranked period winner. The MPW teams also get the home advantage.
;Second round
The 6 winners of the first round and the 10 teams released from playing the first round, making 16 teams, are paired by draw in such a way that, two HPW teams can never face each other. The highest ranked team gets the home advantage. The ranking order is HPW, highest ranked Hoofdklasse teams, lowest ranked Hoofdklasse teams, MPW and LPW teams. If 2 equally ranked teams face each other, the order in which the 2 teams are drawn decides on the home advantage.
;Third round
The 8 winners of the first round are paired by draw. The highest ranked team gets the home advantage. The ranking order is identical as in the second round.
;Finals
The 4 winners of the third round are paired by draw. Matches are played on neutral ground and the 2 winners play next season in the 2019–20 Hoofdklasse Sunday leagues.

Qualified Teams

Results




Extra match

Because JVC Cuijk, relegated from the Derde Divisie, decided to stop playing football at top amateur levels completely, due to lack of the necessary funds, an extra spot became available in the Hoofdklasse Sunday leagues. Therefore the two teams who lost in the fourth round of the play-offs were given a second chance. In an extra match, on neutral ground, these teams competed for the spot that became available.