The 2017–18 season of the Hoofdklasse was played in four leagues, two Saturday leagues and two Sunday leagues. The champions of each group promote directly to the 2018–19 Derde Divisie. The 2017–18 Hoofdklasse started on Saturday 2 September 2017.
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 Veen Veen Sportpark De Hanen Weide AFC Amsterdam Sportpark Goed Genoeg Argon Mijdrecht Sportpark Argon 3,500 's-Gravenzande 's-Gravenzande Juliana Sportpark Hoek Hoek Sportpark Denoek 3,500 Jodan Boys Gouda Sportpark Oosterwei Noordwijk Noordwijk Sportpark Duin Wetering Nootdorp Nootdorp Sportpark 's-Gravenhout Rijnvogels Katwijk aan den Rijn Sportpark De Kooltuin Rijsoord Ridderkerk Sportpark Rijsoord RVVH Ridderkerk Sportpark Ridderkerk Smitshoek Barendrecht Sportpark Smitshoek SteDoCo Hoornaar Sportpark SteDoCo Swift Amsterdam Sportpark Olympiaplein Ter Leede Sassenheim Gemeentelijk Sportpark De Roodemolen Zwaluwen Vlaardingen Sportpark Zwaluwen
Standings
Saturday B Teams
Club Location Venue Capacity Ajax (amateurs) Amsterdam Sportpark De Toekomst 5,000 CSV Apeldoorn Apeldoorn Sportpark Orderbos AZSV Aalten Sportpark Villekamp Berkum Zwolle Sportpark De Vegtlust DFS Opheusden Sportpark 't Heerenland Eemdijk Bunschoten-Spakenburg Sportpark De Vinken Excelsior '31 Rijssen Sportpark De Koerbelt Genemuiden Genemuiden Sportpark De Wetering Huizen Huizen Sportpark De Wolfskamer HZVV Hoogeveen Sportvelden Bentinckspark NSC Nijkerk Sportpark De NSC Burcht SDC Putten Putten Sportpark Putter Eng Sparta Nijkerk Nijkerk Sportpark De Ebbenhorst Staphorst Staphorst Sportpark Het Noorderslag Urk Urk Sportpark De Vormt Zuidvogels Huizen Sportpark De Wolfskamer
Standings
Sunday A Teams
Club Location Venue Capacity Achilles 1894 Assen Sportpark Marsdijk Jong Achilles '29 Groesbeek Sportpark De Heikant Alphense Boys Alphen aan den Rijn Sportpark De Bijlen De Bataven Gendt Sportpark Walburgen DHC Delft Delft Gemeentelijk Sportpark Brasserskade VV Heerenveen Heerenveen Sportpark Skoatterwald Hollandia Hoorn Juliana Sportpark Leonidas Rotterdam Sportpark Leonidas MSC Meppel Sportpark Ezinge Purmersteijn Purmerend Sportpark Purmersteijn RKAVV Leidschendam Sportpark Kastelering RKHVV Huissen Sportpark SP de Blauwenburcht SDO Bussum Sportpark De Kuil Silvolde Silvolde Sportpark de Munsterman SJC Noordwijk Gemeentelijk Sportpark S.J.C. Sneek Wit Zwart Sneek Sportpark VV SWZ
Standings
Sunday B Teams
Club Location Venue Capacity Baronie Breda Sportpark Blauwe Kei BVC '12 Beek Sportpark BVC Jong Den Bosch 's-Hertogenbosch Stadion De Vliert 8,500 EHC Hoensbroek Sportpark De Dem 2,000 Gemert Gemert Sportpark Molenbroek 4,000 GOES Goes Sportpark Het Schenge Groene Ster Heerlerheide Sportpark Pronsebroek Halsteren Halsteren Sportpark De Beek IFC Hendrik Ido Ambacht Sportpark Schildman Juliana '31 Malden Sportpark De Broeklanden Meerssen Meerssen Sportpark Marsana Nuenen Nuenen Sportpark Oude Landen Oss '20 Oss Sportpark De Rusheuvel UDI '19 Uden Gemeentelijk Sportpark Vlissingen Vlissingen Sportpark Irislaan Woezik Wijchen Sportpark Noord
Standings
Promotion/relegation play-offs Derde Divisie and Hoofdklasse Saturday The numbers 15 and 16 from the 2017–18 Derde Divisie Saturday and 3 (substitute) period winners of each of the 2017–18 Hoofdklassen Saturday, making 8 teams, decided in a 2-round knockout system of which 2 teams play next season in the 2018–19 Derde Divisie Saturday. The remaining 6 teams play next season in the 2018–19 Hoofdklasse Saturday.
Qualified Teams Club Qualification Capelle 15th in the Derde Divisie Saturday VV Spijkenisse 16th in the Derde Divisie Saturday Hoek 4th in the Hoofdklasse A Saturday (First Period won by the league champions) Ter Leede Winner of the Second Period in the Hoofdklasse A Saturday SteDoCo Winner of the Third Period in the Hoofdklasse A Saturday Excelsior '31 Winner of the First Period in the Hoofdklasse B Saturday Berkum 2nd in the Hoofdklasse B Saturday (Second Period won by the league champions) Ajax (amateurs) Winner of the Third Period in the Hoofdklasse B Saturday
Results
Extra match Because Jong Twente decided at the end of season to withdraw from the Derde Divisie Saturday and to continue in the league for reserve teams only, an extra spot became available in the Derde Divisie Saturday. Therefore, the two teams who lost in the second round of the play-offs were given a second chance. In an extra match, on neutral ground, these teams competed for the spot that became available.
Sunday The numbers 15 and 16 from the 2017–18 Derde Divisie Sunday and 3 (substitute) period winners of each of the 2017–18 Hoofdklassen Sunday, making 8 teams, decided in a 2-round knockout system which 2 teams play next season in the 2018–19 Derde Divisie Sunday. The remaining 6 teams play next season in the 2018–19 Hoofdklasse Sunday.
Qualified Teams Club Qualification Quick '20 15th in the Derde Divisie Sunday Be Quick 1887 16th in the Derde Divisie Sunday Silvolde 3rd in the Hoofdklasse A Sunday (First Period won by the league champions) Hollandia Winner of the Second Period in the Hoofdklasse A Sunday Achilles 1894 Winner of the Third Period in the Hoofdklasse A Sunday Gemert Winner of the First Period in the Hoofdklasse B Sunday Halsteren 3rd in the Hoofdklasse B Sunday (Second Period won by the league champions) GOES Winner of the Third Period in the Hoofdklasse B Sunday
Results
Promotion/relegation play-offs Hoofdklasse and Eerste Klasse Saturday The numbers 13 and 14 from each of the 2017–18 Hoofdklasse Saturday leagues (2 times 2 teams) and 3 (substitute) period winners of each of the 2017–18 Eerste Klasse Saturday leagues (5 times 3 teams), making 19 teams, decided in a 3-round single match knockout system of which 3 teams play next season in the 2018–19 Hoofdklasse Saturday leagues. The remaining 16 teams play next season in the 2018–19 Eerste Klasse Saturday leagues.
Out of the 4 Hoofdklasse teams and the 5 highest ranked period winners (9 teams total), 5 teams were excluded by draw from playing the first round.
Home advantage was decided by a draw.
Qualified Teams Club Qualification AFC 13th in the Hoofdklasse A Saturday Rijsoord 14th in the Hoofdklasse A Saturday HZVV 13th in the Hoofdklasse B Saturday Huizen 14th in the Hoofdklasse B Saturday Sportlust '46 Winner of the First Period in the Eerste Klasse A Saturday ARC Winner of the Second Period in the Eerste Klasse A Saturday XerxesDZB 3rd in the Eerste Klasse A Saturday (Third Period won by the league champions) Brielle 2nd in the Eerste Klasse B Saturday (First Period won by the league champions) Kloetinge Winner of the Second Period in the Eerste Klasse B Saturday Oranje Wit Winner of the Third Period in the Eerste Klasse B Saturday Montfoort Winner of the First Period in the Eerste Klasse C Saturday DTS Ede 3rd in the Eerste Klasse C Saturday (Second Period won by the league champions) WNC Winner of the Third Period in the Eerste Klasse C Saturday DETO Winner of the First Period in the Eerste Klasse D Saturday WHC Winner of the Second Period in the Eerste Klasse D Saturday Flevo Boys 2nd in the Eerste Klasse D Saturday (Third Period won by the league champions) Drachtster Boys Winner of the First Period in the Eerste Klasse E Saturday Gorecht 3rd in the Eerste Klasse E Saturday (Second Period won by the league champions) VV Groningen Winner of the Third Period in the Eerste Klasse E Saturday
Results
Extra matches Because Jong Twente decided, at the end of season, to withdraw from the Derde Divisie Saturday and to continue in the league for reserve teams only, an extra spot became available in the Derde Divisie Saturday. This caused a repeated pattern of an extra available spot for all lower Saturday tiers of the pyramid. Therefore, the three teams who lost in the third round of the play-offs were given a second chance. In extra matches, each team playing one match at home and one match away, these teams competed for the spot that became available in the 2018-19 Hoofdklasse Saturday.
Sunday The numbers 13 and 14 from each of the 2017–18 Hoofdklasse Sunday leagues (2 times 2 teams) and 3 (substitute) period winners of each of the 2017–18 Eerste Klasse Sunday leagues (6 times 3 teams), making 22 teams, decided in a 4-round single match knockout system of which 2 teams play next season in the 2018–19 Hoofdklasse Sunday leagues. The remaining 20 teams play next season in the 2018–19 Eerste Klasse Sunday leagues.
The 4 Hoofdklasse teams and the 6 highest ranked period winners (10 teams total) were excluded from playing the first round. In the first round the second best and lowest ranked period winners (of each Eerste Klasse separate) meet each other, where the lowest ranked period winner has home advantage.
In the second round home advantage was decided by draw.
Qualified Teams Club Qualification Sneek Wit Zwart 13th in the Hoofdklasse A Sunday DHC Delft 14th in the Hoofdklasse A Sunday Juliana '31 13th in the Hoofdklasse B Sunday BVC '12 14th in the Hoofdklasse B Sunday JOS Watergraafsmeer Winner of the First Period in the Eerste Klasse A Sunday Legmeervogels 3rd in the Eerste Klasse A Sunday (Second Period won by the league champions) DEM Winner of the Third Period in the Eerste Klasse A Sunday VOC 4th in the Eerste Klasse B Sunday (First Period won by the league champions) Nieuwerkerk Winner of the Second Period in the Eerste Klasse B Sunday Hoogland 2nd in the Eerste Klasse B Sunday (No third period, rank based) Rood-Wit 4th in the Eerste Klasse C Sunday (First Period won by the league champions) SV TOP Winner of the Second Period in the Eerste Klasse C Sunday HVCH 2nd in the Eerste Klasse C Sunday (No third period, rank based) Geldrop Winner of the First Period in the Eerste Klasse D Sunday Chevremont 2nd in the Eerste Klasse D Sunday (Third Period won by the league champions) Bekkerveld Winner of the Third Period in the Eerste Klasse D Sunday Longa '30 2nd in the Eerste Klasse E Sunday (Third Period won by the league champions) Rohda Raalte Winner of the Second Period in the Eerste Klasse E Sunday SC NEC Winner of the Third Period in the Eerste Klasse E Sunday Alcides 2nd in the Eerste Klasse F Sunday (Third Period won by the league champions) VV Emmen Winner of the Second Period in the Eerste Klasse F Sunday WVV 1896 Winner of the Third Period in the Eerste Klasse F Sunday
Results
Extra match Because Jong De Graafschap, relegated from Derde Divisie, decided at the end of season to withdraw from the Hoofdklasse for next season and to continue in the league for reserve teams only, an extra spot became available in the Hoofdklasse Sunday leagues. Therefore, the two teams who lost in the fourth round of the play-offs were given a second chance. In an extra match, on neutral ground, these teams competed for the spot that became available.
References
https://www.hollandsevelden.nl/