The 2015–16 Topklasse season was the sixth and last edition of the Dutch third tier since its inauguration in the current form in 2010. A total 32 teams participated in the league: 25 from the 2014–15 Topklasse, and the remaining seven from the 2014–15 Hoofdklasse. As usual, the competition was divided into two leagues: "Saturday" and "Sunday", who differed by the day their games were usually played.
For this season only, the first 7 teams from the Saturday and Sunday divisions earned promotion to constitute a new, semi-professional third-division Tweede Divisie. This change in the league system was approved in a KNVB assembly in December 2014. Thus, the Topklasse and leagues below it decremented by one level, and furthermore, promotion and relegation between the Tweede Divisie and the Topklasse became effective from next season. From next season the Topklasse carries the name Derde Divisie and competes as the fourth division.
Teams
Saturday league
Club City 2014–15 season Barendrecht Barendrecht 4th in Topklasse Saturday Capelle Capelle aan den IJssel 8th in Topklasse Saturday DVS '33 Ermelo 1st in Hoofdklasse Saturday C Excelsior Maassluis Maassluis 10th in Topklasse Saturday GVVV Veenendaal 6th in Topklasse Saturday HHC Hardenberg Hardenberg 3rd in Topklasse Saturday Katwijk Katwijk 1st in Hoofdklasse Saturday B Kozakken Boys Werkendam 1st in Topklasse Saturday Lisse Lisse 11th in Topklasse Saturday ONS Sneek Sneek 12th in Topklasse Saturday Rijnsburgse Boys Rijnsburg 7th in Topklasse Saturday RVVH Ridderkerk Hoofdklasse Playoff Winners(3rd in Hoofdklasse Saturday B) Scheveningen Scheveningen (The Hague) 9th in Topklasse Saturday Spakenburg Bunschoten-Spakenburg 2nd in Topklasse Saturday SteDoCo Hoornaar 1st in Hoofdklasse Saturday A IJsselmeervogels Bunschoten-Spakenburg 5th in Topklasse Saturday
Sunday league
Club City 2014–15 season AFC Amsterdam 10th in Topklasse Sunday De Treffers Groesbeek 4th in Topklasse Sunday EVV Echt 7th in Topklasse Sunday HBS Craeyenhout The Hague Hoofdklasse Playoff Winners(13th in Topklasse Sunday) Hercules Utrecht 12th in Topklasse Sunday HSC '21 Haaksbergen 11th in Topklasse Sunday Koninklijke HFC Haarlem 6th in Topklasse Sunday JVC Cuijk Cuijk 5th in Topklasse Sunday Lienden Lienden 1st in Topklasse Sunday Magreb '90 Utrecht 1st in Hoofdklasse Sunday A OJC Rosmalen Rosmalen 9th in Topklasse Sunday Sneek Wit Zwart Sneek 1st in Hoofdklasse Sunday C TEC Tiel 1st in Hoofdklasse Sunday B UNA Veldhoven 2nd in Topklasse Sunday VVSB Noordwijkerhout 3rd in Topklasse Sunday WKE Emmen 8th in Topklasse Sunday
League tables
Saturday league
Sunday league
Promotion play-off
Championship final The Saturday and Sunday champions play a two-legged final for the overall amateur championship. Both division champions will be promoted to the Tweede Divisie.
Excelsior won overall Topklasse title 4-3 on aggregate.
Derde Divisie / Hoofdklasse play-offs Both for the Saturday and Sunday leagues applies the same systematic.
The team ranked 15th in the Topklasse and the 3 period winners of the 3 Hoofdklasse leagues (9 teams), making a total of 10 teams participate in the play-offs. The 10 teams are paired up to play a 1-round 2 leg knockout system. The 5 winners play next season in the 2016–17 Derde Divisie and the 5 losers in the 2016–17 Hoofdklasse.
Saturday Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Staphorst 2 - 6 Lisse 1 - 0 1 - 6 Noordwijk 3 - 5 ASWH 2 - 2 1 - 3 VVOG 5 - 4 DOVO 4 - 3 1 - 1 Huizen 1 - 0 Achilles Veen 0 - 0 1 - 0 ACV 2 - 3 Rijnvogels 1 - 0 1 - 3 Source:
Sunday Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Be Quick 1887 5 - 4 DHC 4 - 0 1 - 4 EHC 2 - 7 Quick '20 0 - 1 2 - 6 Oss '20 5 - 6 De Dijk 3 - 3 2 - 3 Sneek Wit Zwart 2 - 5 UDI '19 2 - 2 0 - 3 OFC 5 - 0 De Bataven 2 - 0 3 - 0 Source:
Season Statistics Top scorers
Up to and including matches played on 14 and 16 April 2016.
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Ali AklaDVS '3317 Wesley MeeuwsenDe Treffers3 Marciano MengerinkKatwijk164 Daniël EsajasBarendrecht15 Yumé RamosONS Sneek Danny van den MeirackerSpakenburg7 Olivier PilonGVVV14 Rob van der LeijHHC Ilias ZaimiJVC Cuijk10 Pieter KoopmanAFC13 Daan SutoriusAFC Mike van de BanHFC
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