The 2012–13 season of the Hoofdklasse is competed in six leagues, three Saturday leagues and three Sunday leagues. The champions of each group promoted direct to the 2013–14 Topklasse.
Teams
Saturday A
Club Home City Venue Capacity Ajax (amateurs) Amsterdam De Toekomst CSV Apeldoorn Apeldoorn Sportpark Orderbos 2.500 ARC Alphen aan den Rijn Zegersloot 9,000 Bennekom Bennekom Eikelhof DOVO Veenendaal Panhuis DTS Ede Ede Inschoten Huizen Huizen De Wolfskamer 5,000 Montfoort Montfoort Hofland ODIN '59 Heemskerk Assumburg Quick Boys Katwijk aan Zee Nieuw-Zuid 7,500 Sportlust '46 Woerden Cromwijck 1,400 Ter Leede Sassenheim De Roodemolen 3,000 Volendam Volendam Gem. Sportpark VVA '71 Achterberg De Meent
Saturday B
Club Location Venue Capacity Achilles Veen Veen De Heuye Alexandria '66 Rotterdam Oosterflank ASWH Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht Sportpark Schildman 3,000 Excelsior Maassluis Maassluis Lavendelstraat 5,000 Heinenoord Heinenoord De Tienvoet Hoek Hoek Denoek 2,500 Kloetinge Kloetinge Wesselopark 1,500 Nieuw-Lekkerland Nieuw Lekkerland Excelsior Nivo Sparta Zaltbommel Eurosportpark RVVH Ridderkerk Ridderkerk 3,000 Smitshoek Barendrecht Smitshoek 1,000 SteDoCo Hoornaar Stedoco Xerxes Rotterdam Sportpark Faas Wilkes 3,500 Zwaluwen Vlaardingen Zwaluwen
Saturday C
Club Location Venue Capacity ACV Assen Univé Sportpark 5.000 Berkum Zwolle De Vegtlust 3.000 DVS '33 Ermelo DVS '33 Flevo Boys Emmeloord Sportpark Ervenbos 3.000 Harkemase Boys Harkema De Bosk 5.500 HZVV Hoogeveen Bentinckspark NSC Nijkerk De Burcht Nunspeet Nunspeet De Wiltsangh 6.000 ONS Sneek Sneek Zuidersportpark Sparta Nijkerk Nijkerk Ebbenhorst Staphorst Staphorst Het Noorderslag 2.500 SVZW Wierden Het Lageveld VVOG Harderwijk De Strokel WHC Wezep Mulderssingel
Sunday A
Club Location Venue Capacity Alphense Boys Alphen aan den Rijn De Bijlen Argon Mijdrecht Argon De Zouaven Grootebroek De Kloet DHC Delft Brasserskade EDO Haarlem Noordersportpark Elinkwijk Zuilen, Utrecht Elinkwijk Feyenoord Rotterdam Varkenoord Hilversum Hilversum Crailoo Koninklijke HFC Haarlem Kon. HFC Leonidas Rotterdam Leonidas Nieuwenhoorn Nieuwenhoorn, Hellevoetsluis Nieuwenhoorn Quick (H) The Hague Nieuw Hanenburg RKAVV Leidschendam De Kastelenring Westlandia Naaldwijk Hoge Bomen
Sunday B
Club Location Venue Capacity Baronie Breda Sportpark De Blauwe Kei 7.000 Blauw Geel '38 Veghel Prins Willem Alexander Brabantia Eindhoven Gemeentelijk Sportpark Dongen Dongen De Biezen Deurne Deurne De Kranenmortel EHC Hoensbroek De Dem GOES Goes Het Schenge Groene Ster Heerlen Pronsebroek Nuenen Nuenen Oude Landen Schijndel Schijndel De Rooise Heide Someren Someren De Potacker UDI '19 Uden Parkzicht UNA Veldhoven Zeelst Venray Venray De Wieen
Sunday C
Club Location Venue Capacity Alcides Meppel Ezinge Be Quick 1887 Haren, Groningen Esserberg De Bataven Gendt Walburgen Hoogeveen Hoogeveen Bentinckspark Juliana '31 Malden De Broeklanden Longa '30 Lichtenvoorde De Treffer MSC Meppel Ezinge SC NEC Nijmegen De Eendracht Nieuw Buinen Nieuw-Buinen Buunerdrome OJC Rosmalen Rosmalen De Groote Wielen Quick '20 Oldenzaal Vondersweijde 6,500 Rigtersbleek Enschede Bleekrondom RKHVV Huissen De Blauwenburcht Rohda Raalte Raalte Tijenraan
League tables
Saturday A
In determining which teams relegate directly and which teams are allowed to play the playoffs to avoid relegation, only the achieved number of points is considered. The goal difference is completely ignored. Therefore, ARC and Volendam were considered to have ended equal and had to play an additional match against each other on neutral ground to decide which team was allowed to enter the playoffs.
Team 1 Score Team 2 Volendam 4 – 2 ARC
Saturday B
Saturday C
Sunday A
Sunday B
Sunday C
Promotion/relegation play-off Topklasse – Hoofdklasse
First round The 3 period winners of each league are grouped together and play a semi-competition to decide which of the three continues to the second round. Each team plays one match at home and one match away.
Saturday A
Saturday B
Saturday C
Sunday A
Sunday B
Sunday C
Second and Final round The 3 remaining teams from the Saturday leagues and the team ranked 13th in the 2012–13 Topklasse Saturday league play in a knock-out system for 1 spot in the 2013–14 Topklasse Saturday league. Likewise, the 3 remaining teams from the Sunday leagues and the team ranked 13th in the 2012–13 Topklasse Sunday league play in a knock-out system for 1 spot in the 2013–14 Topklasse Sunday league. For details and results see 2012–13 Topklasse promotion/relegation play-offs.
Promotion/relegation play-off Hoofdklasse – Eerste Klasse
Saturday The teams ranked 11th and 12th of each of the 3 Saturday leagues (6 teams) and the 3 period winners of each of the 5 Saturday Eerste Klasse leagues (15 teams), making a total of 21 teams are grouped in 7 groups of 3 teams in such a way that the Hoofdklasse teams each end up in a different group. In each group the 3 teams play a semi-competition in such a way that each team plays one match at home and one match away. The 7 group winners will play next season in the 2013–14 Hoofdklasse and the remaining teams in the 2013–14 Eerste klasse.
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
Group 7
Sunday The teams ranked 11th and 12th of each of the 3 Sunday leagues (6 teams) and the 3 period winners of each of the 6 Sunday Eerste Klasse leagues (18 teams), making a total of 24 teams, play in a 2-round 2 leg knockout system in such a way that the Hoofdklasse teams can never meet each other. The 6 winners of the second round matches will play next season in the 2013–14 Hoofdklasse and the remaining teams in the 2013–14 Eerste klasse.
Updated to games played on 30 May 2013.Source:
"Lucky losers" play-off Hoofdklasse – Eerste Klasse Sunday End of season several clubs/teams from the Sunday leagues decided to switch from the Sunday to the Saturday leagues. The most important reason for doing so was the hope the attract a bigger audience on Saturdays. Among these clubs/teams were 3 Sunday Hoofdklasse teams, Argon, Feyenoord and Hilversum. The decision of Hilversum resulted in an extra spot, in the Sunday Hoofdklasse leagues, becoming available.
Therefore, the teams who lost in the second/final round of the regular promotion/relegation play-off Hoofdklasse – Eerste Klasse Sunday were allowed to compete for this extra spot in a 2-round system.
First round In the first round the 6 teams were paired up 2 by 2 to decide in a single match which ones were going to proceed to the second/final round. The home advantage was drawn by lot.
Since Feyenoord had already decided to switch to the Saturday leagues, it was decided, after consultation between Feyenoord and the KNVB, to withdraw Feyenoord from the "Lucky losers" play-off. As a result, Quick (H) proceeded to the second/final round without playing.
Team 1 Score Team 2 Quick (H) CANC Feyenoord Achilles 1894 1 – 4 Joure Deurne 4 – 0 Best Vooruit
Second/Final round A second spot became available when Achilles '29, as champion of the 2012–13 Topklasse Sunday league, decided to promote to the 2013–14 Eerste Divisie. Promotion from the Topklasse to the Eerste Divisie is not mandatory and in general declined by the champions of the Topklasse leagues, as done by Katwijk, the champion of 2012–13 Topklasse Saturday league. See 2012–13 Topklasse Championship play-offs for details.
So, the 3 remaining teams were now competing for 2 open spots in the 2013–14 Hoofdklasse Sunday leagues.
However, with the competition already in progress, a third spot became available. Right after the Topklasse / Hoofdklasse playoff semifinals match between Alphense Boys and Haaglandia, a big fight took place. Both teams received a fine of Euro 200,00. Additionally Alphense Boys, as a disciplinary measure, was relegated to the Eerste Klasse, because the club was held accountable for the behavior of their supporters who were designated as the cause for the fight. Alphense Boys lost the appeal against the punishment and decided not to try for a second appeal.
The 3 teams were supposed to play a semi-competition with each team playing one match at home and one match away. With eventually 3 open spots available, all 3 teams were allowed to play in the 2013–14 Hoofdklasse Sunday leagues. Therefore, the last match between Joure and Deurne was cancelled. Updated to games played on 9 June 2013.
References
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