The 2018–19 Tweede Divisie season is the third edition of the Dutch third tier since on hiatus from 1970-71 season and the 18th edition using Tweede Divisie name. Thirteen teams competed from the last season along with one relegated team from the Eerste Divisie and four promoted teams from the Derde Divisie.
At an extraordinary KNVB federation meeting on 2 October 2017, representatives of the amateur and professional football reached an agreement about the route to be taken to renew the football pyramid. Part of this agreement was that no promotion/relegation will take place between the Eerste and Tweede Divisie for the current season.
At another extraordinary KNVB federation meeting on 7 June 2018, an agreement was reached about the number of reserves teams allowed in each division as of season 2019–20.In seizoen 2819/'20 gewijzigde opzet beloftenteams in voetbalpiramide , KNVB.nl, 27 January 2019 For the Tweede Divisie it will be 2 teams. Since there are currently 3 reserve teams (Jong Almere, Jong Sparta and Jong Vitesse) in the Tweede Divisie, the reserve team which ends lowest of the three will relegate to the Derde Divisie. In case a reserve team becomes champion in one of the Derde Divisies, the second best reserve team in the Tweede divisie will relegate as well.
On 18 December 2018 FC Lienden withdrew from the competition due to financial difficulties.FC Lienden trekt zich met financiële problemen terug uit Tweede Divisie, NU.nl (18 December 2018) On 6 January 2019 FC Lienden succeeded in making a restart with the help of their manager Hans van de Haar. The club found a new sponsor and will start working together with two football academies to complement the first team for the second half of the season., voetbal247.nl, 27 January 2019
Teams
Club City 2017–18 season AFC Amsterdam 12th Barendrecht Barendrecht 4th Excelsior Maassluis Maassluis 7th GVVV Veenendaal 6th HHC Hardenberg Hardenberg 3rd Koninklijke HFC Haarlem 10th IJsselmeervogels Spakenburg 9th Jong Almere City Almere (D3) Promotion playoff winner Jong Sparta Rotterdam 11th Jong Vitesse Arnhem (D3) Sun, 1st Katwijk Katwijk 1st Kozakken Boys Werkendam 2nd Lienden Lienden 14th Rijnsburgse Boys Rijnsburg 5th Scheveningen Scheveningen (D3) Promotion playoff winner SV Spakenburg Spakenburg (D3) Sat, 1st De Treffers Groesbeek 13th VVSB Noordwijkerhout 8th
Standings
Attendances
# Club Average 1 IJsselmeervogels 1,829 2 Spakenburg 1,710 3 Katwijk 1,196 4 Rijnsburgse Boys 1,171 5 HHC 1,000 6 GVVV 986 7 Kozakken Boys 871 8 VVSB 853 9 De Treffers 693 10 SVV 679 11 Excelsior Maassluis 674 12 Barendrecht 490 13 HFC 476 14 AFC 471 15 Lienden 460 16 Jong Vitesse 271 17 Jong Sparta 192 18 Jong Almere City 186
Source:https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/ned/avened19.htm
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