The 2015–16 season of the Hoofdklasse is competed in six leagues, three Saturday leagues and three Sunday leagues. The champions of each group will be promoted directly to the 2016–17 Derde Divisie. The 2015–16 Hoofdklasse started on Saturday 5 September 2014.

Teams

Saturday A

Club Home City Venue Capacity Achilles Veen Veen Sportpark De Hanen Weide Ajax (amateurs) Amsterdam De Toekomst 5,000 Bennekom Bennekom De Eikelhof 4,000 DOVO Veenendaal Sportpark Panhuis 3,200 Eemdijk Bunschoten-Spakenburg Sportpark De Vinken Huizen Huizen Sportpark De Wolfskamer 5,000 LRC Leerdam Sportpark Bruinsdeel NSC Nijkerk Sportpark De NSC Burcht ODIN '59 Heemskerk Sportpark Assumburg 3,000 SDC Putten Putten Sportpark Putter Eng 4,000 Sparta Nijkerk Nijkerk De Ebbenhorst SVL Langbroek Sportpark Oranjehof Swift Amsterdam Sportpark Olympiaplein VVA '71 Achterberg Sportpark De Meent

Saturday B

Club Location Venue Capacity ASWH Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht Sportpark Schildman 3,000 Deltasport Vlaardingen Sportpark de Broekpolder Haaglandia Rijswijk Prinses Irene Sportpark 3,000 Heinenoord Heinenoord Sportpark De Tienvoet Hoek Hoek Sportpark Denoek 3,500 Jodan Boys Gouda Sportpark Oosterwei 1,500 Noordwijk Noordwijk Sportpark Duin Wetering Quick Boys Katwijk aan Zee Nieuw-Zuid 7,500 Rijnvogels Katwijk aan den Rijn Sportpark De Kooltuin Spijkenisse Spijkenisse Sportpark Jaap Riedijk Sportlust '46 Woerden Cromwijck 1,400 Ter Leede Sassenheim Gemeentelijk Sportpark De Roodemolen XerxesDZB Rotterdam Sportpark Faas Wilkes 3,500 Zwaluwen Vlaardingen Sportpark Zwaluwenlaan

Saturday C

Club Location Venue Capacity ACV Assen Univé Sportpark 5.000 AZSV Aalten Villekamp CSV Apeldoorn Apeldoorn Sportpark Orderbos 2.500 DOS '37 Vriezenveen Sportpark Het Midden Drachtster Boys Drachten Drachtster Bos Excelsior '31 Rijssen Sportpark De Koerbelt Flevo Boys Emmeloord Sportpark Ervenbos 3.000 Genemuiden Genemuiden Sportpark De Wetering Harkemase Boys Harkema De Bosk 5.500 HZVV Hoogeveen Bentinckspark Staphorst Staphorst Het Noorderslag 2.500 SVZW Wierden Het Lageveld 3,000 Urk Urk Sportpark De Vormt VVOG Harderwijk De Strokel 2,500

Sunday A

Club Location Venue Capacity ADO '20 Heemskerk Sportpark De Vlotter DHC Delft Brasserskade ASV De Dijk Amsterdam Schellingwoude 1,500 EDO Haarlem Noordersportpark JOS Watergraafsmeer Amsterdam Sportpark Drieburg Leonidas Rotterdam Sportpark Leonidas De Meern De Meern Sportpark De Meern Nieuwerkerk Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel Sportpark Dorrestein Nieuw Utrecht Utrecht Sportpark Rijnvliet 1,500 OFC Oostzaan Sportpark OFC 1,500 Quick The Hague Nieuw Hanenburg RKAVV Leidschendam Sportpark Kastelering SDO Bussum Sportpark De Kuil Westlandia Naaldwijk Sportpark De Hoge Bomen 2,000

Sunday B

Club Location Venue Capacity Baronie Breda Sportpark De Blauwe Kei 7.000 Blauw Geel '38 Veghel Prins Willem Alexander Sportpark 2,000 DESO Oss Gemeentelijk Sportpark Oss Dongen Dongen De Biezen DOSKO Bergen op Zoom Meilust EHC Hoensbroek Sportpark De Dem 2,000 Gemert Gemert Molenbroek 4,000 Gestel Eindhoven Sportpark Dommeldal Zuid Groene Ster Heerlen Pronsebroek Halsteren Halsteren Sportpark De Beek Oss '20 Oss Sportpark De Rusheuvel SV TOP Oss Sportpark TOP UDI '19 Uden Parkzicht Vlissingen Vlissingen Sportpark Irislaan

Sunday C

Club Location Venue Capacity Achilles 1894 Assen Sportpark Marsdijk Alcides Meppel Ezinge Alverna Wijchen Sportpark Bospad De Bataven Gendt Walburgen Be Quick 1887 Haren Stadion Esserberg 12,000 Dieze West Zwolle Sportpark Het Hoge Laar Hollandia Hoorn Juliana 2,500 Juliana '31 Malden De Broeklanden MSC Meppel Ezinge Quick '20 Oldenzaal Vondersweijde 6,500 Rigtersbleek Enschede Sportpark vv Rigtersbleek RKHVV Huissen De Blauwenburcht Rohda Raalte Raalte Tijenraan Silvolde Silvolde Sportpark de Munsterman

League tables Saturday A

Saturday B

Saturday C

Sunday A

Sunday B

Sunday C

Promotion/relegation play-off Derde Divisie – Hoofdklasse 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 leagues (9 teams), making a total of 10 teams participate in the play-offs.

In previous years these 10 teams competed in 3 rounds for a berth in the Topklasse. In the first round the 3 period winners of each league competed first for a berth in the second round (3 teams). Only in the second round the team ranked 15th in the Topklasse joined, making the total at that moment 4 teams. These 4 teams participated in a 2-round 2 leg system for 1 berth in next seasons Topklasse. The other 9 teams played next season in the Hoofdklasse.

With the introduction of the new league system, from Topklasse and Hoofdklasse to Tweede Divisie, Derde Divisie and Hoofdklasse, the number of berths for now the Derde Divisie was increased from 1 to 5.

As a result, the 10 teams were right away paired up to play a 1-round 2 leg knockout system. The 5 winners played next season in the 2016–17 Derde Divisie and the 5 losers in the 2016–17 Hoofdklasse.

For details and results see 2015–16 Derde Divisie / Hoofdklasse 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 participate in the play-offs.

In previous years these 21 teams were split up into 7 groups of 3 teams each. The winner of each group played next season in the Hoofdklasse and the remaining teams in the Eerste Klasse.

With the introduction of the new league system, from Topklasse and Hoofdklasse to Tweede Divisie, Derde Divisie and Hoofdklasse, the number of Hoofdklasse Saturday leagues was reduced from 3 to 2.

As a result, the 21 teams are not competing any more for 7 berths in the Hoofdklasse, but only for 3 berths.

To accomplish this, the 21 teams were first split into 3 groups of 7 teams each. All 7 teams in 1 group playing each other would be too time-consuming. Therefore, each group of 7 teams is split up further into 2 subgroups or poules. One poule of 4 and one poule of 3 teams. The split is made in such a way that there will be a team, which played this season in the Hoofdklasse, in each of the poules (6 total).

In the first round each poule played a semi competition. In the poules with 3 teams, each team played one match at home and one match away. In the poules with 4 teams, 2 teams played two matches at home and one match away, and the other 2 teams played only one match at home and two matches away.

In the second round, the 2 winners of the poules within a group decide which team played next season the Hoofdklasse.

First round Group 1 Poule A

Poule B

Group 2 Poule A

Poule B

Groep 3 Poule A

Poule B

Second round Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg (Penalties) Sliedrecht 2 (6) – 2 (5) Heinenoord 0 – 2 2 – 0 Brielle 1 – 2 Breukelen 0 – 1 1 – 1 Dronten 2 – 1 Zwaluwen '30 1 – 0 1 – 1 Source:

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 participate in the play-offs.

In previous years these 24 teams played in a 2-round 2 leg knockout system. The 6 winners of the second/final round played next season in the Hoofdklasse and the remaining teams in the Eerste Klasse.

With the introduction of the new league system, from Topklasse and Hoofdklasse to Tweede Divisie, Derde Divisie and Hoofdklasse, the number of Hoofdklasse Sunday leagues were reduced from 3 to 2.

As a result, the 24 teams were not competing any more for 6 berths in the Hoofdklasse, but only for 2 berths. However, since the Topklasse club WKE went bankrupt and therefore their team did not relegate to the Hoofdklasse, an extra berth became available. So the teams could compete for 3 berths.

To go from 24 to 3 teams the teams played a 3-round 2 leg knockout system. The teams are paired in a way that two teams, which played this season in the Hoofdklasse, can't meet until the final third round.

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