The 2019–20 season of the Hoofdklasse was played in four leagues, two Saturday leagues and two Sunday leagues. The champions of each league were to be promoted directly to the 2020–21 Derde Divisie; other teams could have been promoted through playoffs. The exact division of the 2019–20 Hoofdklasse competitions was published on 1 July 2019. The 2019–20 Hoofdklasse started on Saturday 31 August 2019.
Effects of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic On 12 March 2020, all football leagues were suspended until 31 March as the Dutch government forbade events due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands. On 15 March this period was extended until 6 April. Due to the decision of the Dutch government to forbid all gatherings and events until 1 June, this period was even further extended.
Eventually, on 31 March, the KNVB decided not to resume competitions at the amateur level. They also decided, for those competitions involved, there would be no final standings, and therefore no champions, initially no promotions and no relegations. Most teams had to start next season at the same level as they did this season.
Later on 12 June, the KNVB officially announced that the Derde Divisie would again consist of 36 teams from next season. This was one wish of CVTD, the interest group of football clubs from the Tweede and Derde Divisies. After the loss of the two reserve teams, the withdrawal of FC Lienden and the voluntary relegation of ONS Sneek, the two divisions of the third tier would have consisted of only 15 clubs each. To accommodate all group leaders in the Hoofdklasse, the KNVB decided to make each Derde Divisie group have 18 teams. The Hoofdklasse group leaders, namely Sportlust '46, Staphorst, Hollandia and Unitas, therefore moved up to the Derde Divisie. The best runners-up of the Saturday and Sunday Hoofdklasse, ACV and JOS Watergraafsmeer respectively, were also allowed to be promoted.
Meppeler Sport Club and Quick '20 gave up playing Sunday football to compete only on Saturdays after this season.
Play-offs Promotion In each competition teams play periods of 10 games, three times per season (30 games 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. 6 teams from the Saturday Hoofdklasse play against 2 teams from the Saturday Derde Divisie for 2 promotion spots. The teams from the Sunday leagues do the same.
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
Club Home City Venue Capacity Achilles '29 Groesbeek Sportpark De Heikant 4,500 Achilles Veen Veen Sportpark De Hanen Weide 2,000 ARC Alphen aan den Rijn Sportpark Zegersloot 9,000 AZSV Aalten Sportpark Villekamp 3,000 Capelle Capelle aan den IJssel Sportpark 't Slot 3,000 DHSC Utrecht Sportpark Wesley Sneijder 2,000 DUNO Doorwerth Sportpark De Waayenberg 1,000 SC Feyenoord Rotterdam Varkenoord 1,400 's-Gravenzande 's-Gravenzande Juliana Sportpark 3,000 Jodan Boys Gouda Sportpark Oosterwei 1,500 Rijnvogels Katwijk aan den Rijn Sportpark De Kooltuin 1,500 Rijsoord Ridderkerk Sportpark Rijsoord 1,800 Smitshoek Barendrecht Sportpark Smitshoek 2,000 Spijkenisse Spijkenisse Sportpark Jaap Riedijk 1,800 Sportlust '46 Woerden Sportpark Cromwijck 2,000 Zwaluwen Vlaardingen Sportpark Zwaluwen 2,750
>> Competition cancelled, what's listed below is the situation on 7 March 2020, the date the last matches were played.<<
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Saturday B Teams
Club Location Venue Capacity ACV Assen Catawiki Sportpark 5,000 Berkum Zwolle Sportpark De Vegtlust 3,000 Buitenpost Buitenpost Sportpark De Swadde 1,500 DETO Twenterand Vriezenveen Sportpark 't Midden 4,000 ASV De Dijk Amsterdam Sportpark Schellingwoude 1,500 Eemdijk Bunschoten Sportpark De Vinken 1,500 Flevo Boys Emmeloord Sportpark Ervenbos 3,250 Genemuiden Genemuiden Sportpark De Wetering 5,900 HZVV Hoogeveen Sportvelden Bentinckspark 5,000 NSC Nijkerk Sportpark De NSC Burcht 1,800 Purmersteijn Purmerend Sportpark Purmersteijn 1,500 SDC Putten Putten Sportpark Putter Eng 4,500 Staphorst Staphorst Sportpark Het Noorderslag 3,500 Swift Amsterdam Sportpark Olympiaplein 1,500 Urk Urk Sportpark De Vormt 4,500 RKAV Volendam Volendam Kwabo Stadion 6,500
>> Competition cancelled, what's listed below is the situation on 7 March 2020, the date the last matches were played.<<
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Sunday A Teams
Club Location Venue Capacity Alcides Meppel Sportpark Ezinge 5,000 Alphense Boys Alphen aan den Rijn Sportpark De Bijlen 3,200 Be Quick 1887 Haren Stadion Esserberg 12,000 VV Emmen Emmen Sportpark De Meerdijk 1,700 HBS Craeyenhout Den Haag Sportpark Craeyenhout 2,600 Hollandia Hoorn Juliana Sportpark 4,000 Hoogeveen Hoogeveen Sportvelden Bentinckspark 5,000 JOS Watergraafsmeer Amsterdam Sportpark Drieburg 1,000 Leonidas Rotterdam Sportpark Leonidas 3,000 MSC Meppel Sportpark Ezinge 2,500 Quick '20 Oldenzaal Sportpark De Vondersweijde 6,400 RKAVV Leidschendam Sportpark Kastelering 4,500 SDO Bussum Sportpark De Kuil 1,500 SJC Noordwijk Gemeentelijk Sportpark SJC 3,000 Velsen Velsen Sportpark Driehuis 1,000 VOC Rotterdam Sportpark Hazelaarweg 1,000
>> Competition cancelled, what is listed below is the situation on 8 March 2020, the date the last matches were played.<<
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Sunday B Teams
Club Location Venue Capacity AWC Wijchen Sportpark De Wijchert 2,000 Baronie Breda Sportpark Blauwe Kei 7,000 EHC Hoensbroek Sportpark De Dem 3,000 Halsteren Halsteren Sportpark De Beek 1,800 IFC Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht Sportpark Schildman 1,500 Juliana '31 Malden Sportpark De Broeklanden 1,500 Longa '30 Lichtenvoorde Sportpark De Treffer 2,300 Meerssen Meerssen Sportpark Marsana 2,000 Minor Nuth Sportpark De Kollenberg 1,500 Moerse Boys Zundert Sportpark De Akkermolen 1,500 Nuenen Nuenen Sportpark Oude Landen 1,800 OJC Rosmalen Rosmalen Sportpark De Groote Wielen 3,000 RKZVC Zieuwent Sportpark De Greune Weide 1,500 Silvolde Silvolde Sportpark De Munsterman 1,500 UDI '19 Uden Sportpark Parkzicht 5,000 Unitas Gorinchem Sportpark Molenvliet 3,000
>> Competition cancelled, what is listed below is the situation on 8 March 2020, the date the last matches were played.<<
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