The 2012–13 Topklasse season is the third edition of the Dutch third tier since its inauguration in the current form in 2010. A total 32 teams are participating in the league: 24 from the 2011–12 Topklasse, and the remaining eight from the 2011–12 Hoofdklasse. As usual, the competition is divided into two leagues: "Saturday" and "Sunday", who differ by the day their games are usually played.
For the second consecutive season, no team was relegated from the Eerste Divisie, this time due to the fact all 2011–12 Topklasse have declined promotion into professionalism.
Teams
Saturday league
Club City 2011–12 season BVV Barendrecht Barendrecht 12th in Topklasse Saturday vv Capelle Capelle aan den IJssel 10th in Topklasse Saturday DETO Vriezenveen 1st in Hoofdklasse Saturday C Excelsior '31 Rijssen 8th in Topklasse Saturday SC Genemuiden Genemuiden 7th in Topklasse Saturday GVVV Veenendaal 5th in Topklasse Saturday HHC Hardenberg Hardenberg 9th in Topklasse Saturday CVV de Jodan Boys Gouda 1st in Hoofdklasse Saturday A VV Katwijk Katwijk 3rd in Topklasse Saturday Kozakken Boys Werkendam 2nd in Hoofdklasse Saturday B FC Lisse Lisse 11th in Topklasse Saturday VV Noordwijk Noordwijk 4th in Topklasse Saturday Rijnsburgse Boys Rijnsburg 2nd in Topklasse Saturday SVV Scheveningen Scheveningen (The Hague) 1st in Hoofdklasse Saturday B SV Spakenburg Bunschoten-Spakenburg 1st in Topklasse Saturday IJsselmeervogels Bunschoten-Spakenburg 6th in Topklasse Saturday
Sunday league
Club City 2011–12 season Achilles '29 Groesbeek 1st in Topklasse Sunday ADO '20 Heemskerk 1st in Hoofdklasse Sunday A AFC Amsterdam 10th in Topklasse Sunday FC Chabab Amsterdam 6th in Hoofdklasse Sunday B De Treffers Groesbeek 4th in Topklasse Sunday HBS Craeyenhout The Hague 9th in Topklasse Sunday EVV Echt 6th in Topklasse Sunday VV Gemert Gemert 1st in Hoofdklasse Sunday B HSC '21 Haaksbergen 5th in Topklasse Sunday Haaglandia Rijswijk 2nd in Topklasse Sunday HVV Hollandia Hoorn 8th in Topklasse Sunday JVC Cuijk Cuijk 11th in Topklasse Sunday FC Lienden Lienden 7th in Topklasse Sunday SWZ Sneek 1st in Hoofdklasse Sunday C WKE Emmen Emmen 3rd in Topklasse Sunday VVSB Noordwijkerhout 12th in Topklasse Sunday
League tables
Saturday league
Sunday league
Championship play-offs
Katwijk won the overall Topklasse title. Katwijk didn't apply to promote to the Eerste Divisie, Achilles '29 did. Therefore, Achilles was promoted to the 2013–14 Eerste Divisie.
Promotion/relegation play-offs
Topklasse / Hoofdklasse playoff semifinals
Topklasse / Hoofdklasse playoff finals
Because Achilles '29 promoted to the 2013–14 Eerste Divisie, there was an extra spot in the 2013–14 Sunday Topklasse. Therefore, Juliana '31 and Haaglandia didn't have to play the playoff final, as they were both qualified for the 2013-14 Topklasse. Spakenburg won the playoffs for the Saturday Topklasse and were not relegated.
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