2023–24 Derde Divisie

The 2023–24 Derde Divisie season was the eighth edition of the Dutch fourth tier, formerly called Topklasse, since the restructuring of the league system in the summer of 2016.^[1]

Derde Divisie

Season	2023–24
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

Derde Divisie A

Derde Divisie A

Season	2023–24
Champions	RKAV Volendam
Promoted	RKAV Volendam
Relegated	Staphorst Hoogeveen Kampong ODIN '59
Matches played	306
Goals scored	1,079 (3.53 per match)
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

Teams

Team changes

Promoted from 2022–23 Vierde Divisie	Relegated from 2022–23 Tweede Divisie	Promoted to 2023–24 Tweede Divisie	Relegated to 2023–24 Vierde Divisie
Eemdijk Genemuiden Hoogeveen Kampong ODIN '59	IJsselmeervogels	ACV GVVV	ASWH Excelsior '31 Ter Leede VVOG

DEM

DVS '33

Genemuiden

Harkemase Boys

Hoogeveen

HSC '21

ODIN '59

Rijnvogels

Sparta Nijkerk

Staphorst

Urk

RKAV Volendam

VVSB

Utrecht

Utrecht teams

DOVO
Eemdijk
Hercules
IJsselmeervogels
Kampong

Location of teams in the Derde Divisie A 2023-24

DOVO

Eemdijk

Hercules

IJsselmeervogels

Kampong

Utrecht clubs in the Derde Divisie A 2023-24

Club	Location
DEM	Beverwijk
DOVO	Veenendaal
DVS '33	Ermelo
Eemdijk	Bunschoten
Genemuiden	Genemuiden
Harkemase Boys	Harkema
Hercules	Utrecht
Hoogeveen	Hoogeveen
HSC '21	Haaksbergen
IJsselmeervogels	Spakenburg
Kampong	Utrecht
ODIN '59	Heemskerk
Rijnvogels	Katwijk
Sparta Nijkerk	Nijkerk
Staphorst	Staphorst
Urk	Urk
RKAV Volendam	Volendam
VVSB	Noordwijkerhout

Number of teams by province

Number of teams	Province	Team(s)
5	Utrecht	DOVO, Eemdijk, Hercules, IJsselmeervogels, Kampong
3	North Holland	DEM, ODIN '59, RKAV Volendam
	Overijssel	Genemuiden, HSC '21, Staphorst
2	Gelderland	DVS '33, Sparta Nijkerk
	South Holland	Rijnvogels, VVSB
1	Drenthe	Hoogeveen
	Flevoland	Urk
	Friesland	Harkemase Boys

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	RKAV Volendam (C, P)	34	21	3	10	92	53	+39	66	Promotion to Tweede Divisie
2	IJsselmeervogels	34	19	6	9	72	43	+29	63
3	Genemuiden[a]	34	16	11	7	68	40	+28	59	Qualification for promotion play-offs
4	Hercules[b]	34	17	6	11	63	43	+20	57
5	Sparta Nijkerk	34	18	2	14	81	66	+15	56
6	Harkemase Boys[c]	34	14	12	8	62	47	+15	54	Qualification for promotion play-offs
7	DOVO	34	14	10	10	62	45	+17	52
8	HSC '21	34	14	10	10	60	53	+7	52
9	DVS '33	34	14	6	14	61	42	+19	48
10	Rijnvogels	34	14	6	14	60	62	−2	48
11	Eemdijk	34	13	9	12	57	62	−5	48
12	VVSB	34	14	5	15	62	67	−5	47
13	DEM	34	14	5	15	49	54	−5	47
14	Urk	34	12	9	13	56	73	−17	45
15	Staphorst (R)	34	13	5	16	56	64	−8	44	Qualification for relegation play-offs
16	Hoogeveen (R)	34	10	3	21	45	87	−42	33
17	Kampong (R)	34	6	7	21	44	70	−26	25	Relegation to Vierde Divisie
18	ODIN '59 (R)	34	3	5	26	29	108	−79	14

Updated to match(es) played on 25 May 2024. Source: Flashsore
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Winner of the Second Period (Rounds 13–23)
2. Winner of the Third Period (Rounds 24–34)
3. Winner of the First Period (Rounds 1–12)

Fixtures and results

Home \ Away	DEM	DOV	DVS	EEM	GEN	HAR	HER	HOO	HSC	IJS	KAM	ODI	RIJ	SPA	STA	URK	VOL	VVS
DEM		2–2	0–2	1–3	2–1	2–0	2–3	2–3	2–2	2–0	0–0	2–0	4–2	2–0	1–2	1–1	1–4	0–2
DOVO	3–0		2–0	5–2	2–2	1–1	2–2	3–1	0–1	2–3	3–2	2–0	4–2	4–2	3–0	3–0	2–1	1–1
DVS '33	2–0	2–2		5–0	0–3	1–3	0–2	3–0	4–0	1–2	3–2	7–1	5–1	2–3	1–1	0–1	0–3	1–1
Eemdijk	0–3	1–1	0–1		1–4	1–0	1–0	3–4	4–1	2–0	2–1	3–1	3–4	4–3	2–1	1–1	3–1	0–2
Genemuiden	1–2	4–1	1–1	4–0		1–1	2–1	1–0	2–2	0–0	3–1	4–2	1–1	2–1	5–1	0–0	3–1	3–3
Harkemase Boys	0–1	3–1	0–0	2–2	0–3		3–2	4–0	1–1	0–0	1–1	4–2	1–1	1–0	3–0	4–4	2–1	3–0
Hercules	2–0	1–0	2–0	3–3	2–1	1–2		5–0	3–0	0–0	2–2	1–1	2–1	0–2	3–2	5–1	4–0	0–1
Hoogeveen	1–2	0–2	3–2	1–0	1–2	2–2	0–2		4–1	0–3	0–3	3–2	0–5	2–1	1–3	1–1	1–3	2–4
HSC '21	1–2	3–3	1–4	1–1	1–1	0–1	2–1	2–2		2–1	3–1	1–0	3–0	1–2	2–0	5–2	2–0	1–1
IJsselmeervogels	2–0	3–1	1–0	2–2	2–2	3–1	4–0	7–1	0–4		2–0	2–1	1–2	3–2	4–1	1–1	0–3	4–1
Kampong	1–2	1–1	2–1	0–0	2–1	0–1	0–1	0–1	0–2	1–4		2–2	4–0	0–1	1–2	1–2	1–3	1–3
ODIN '59	1–4	1–1	0–3	0–4	0–2	2–2	1–0	1–3	1–3	1–4	1–3		2–1	0–7	1–4	1–1	0–5	1–0
Rijnvogels	1–1	0–3	1–0	1–1	0–3	3–3	1–3	0–1	0–1	3–0	5–2	3–0		3–1	2–1	4–1	1–1	1–0
Sparta Nijkerk	4–1	1–0	1–5	2–2	3–2	4–2	2–5	1–1	1–1	2–0	4–1	5–1	2–1		3–2	1–2	4–1	4–0
Staphorst	0–2	0–2	1–0	3–0	0–0	2–0	1–1	5–1	0–5	1–0	1–1	3–0	1–2	5–1		1–4	3–6	1–0
Urk	1–0	1–0	1–3	1–3	1–0	0–6	1–2	4–1	2–2	1–6	1–3	4–0	2–4	4–3	1–3		4–2	2–2
RKAV Volendam	4–2	1–0	1–1	1–0	3–0	1–3	3–1	3–2	4–2	1–2	6–0	11–2	3–1	3–1	3–3	3–0		3–1
VVSB	3–1	1–0	0–1	2–3	2–3	3–2	2–1	3–1	3–1	2–6	6–4	4–0	2–3	2–5	3–2	1–3	1–3

Updated to match(es) played on 25 May 2024. Source: Flashsore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Derde Divisie B

Derde Divisie B

Season	2023–24
Champions	Barendrecht
Promoted	Barendrecht
Relegated	AWC Unitas Groene Ster Baronie
Matches played	306
Goals scored	981 (3.21 per match)
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

Teams

Team changes

Promoted from 2022–23 Vierde Divisie	Relegated from 2022–23 Tweede Divisie	Promoted to 2023–24 Tweede Divisie	Relegated to 2023–24 Vierde Divisie
AWC Kloetinge Meerssen	TEC	ADO '20	Dongen JOS Watergraafsmeer UDI '19

AWC

Barendrecht

Baronie

Blauw Geel '38

Gemert

Groene Ster

Hoek

Kloetinge

Meerssen

OJC

OSS '20

Quick

Sportlust '46

SteDoCo

TEC

TOGB

UNA

Unitas

Location of teams in the Derde Divisie B 2023-24

Club	Location
AWC	Wijchen
Barendrecht	Barendrecht
Baronie	Breda
Blauw Geel '38	Veghel
Gemert	Gemert
Groene Ster	Heerlerheide
Hoek	Hoek
Kloetinge	Kloetinge
Meerssen	Meerssen
OJC	Rosmalen
OSS '20	Oss
Quick	Den Haag
Sportlust '46	Woerden
SteDoCo	Hoornaar
TEC	Tiel
TOGB	Berkel en Rodenrijs
UNA	Veldhoven
Unitas	Gorinchem

Number of teams by province

Number of teams	Province	Team(s)
6	North Brabant	Baronie, Blauw Geel '38, Gemert, OJC, OSS '20, UNA
5	South Holland	Barendrecht, Quick, SteDoCo, TOGB, Unitas
2	Gelderland	AWC, TEC
	Limburg	Groene Ster, Meerssen
	Zeeland	Hoek, Kloetinge
1	Utrecht	Sportlust '46

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Barendrecht[a] (C, P)	34	22	5	7	76	37	+39	71	Promotion to Tweede Divisie
2	SteDoCo[b]	34	20	9	5	70	32	+38	69	Qualification for promotion play-offs
3	Blauw Geel '38[c]	34	20	7	7	67	35	+32	67
4	TEC	34	17	10	7	67	33	+34	61
5	Sportlust '46	34	18	7	9	56	36	+20	61
6	Gemert	34	17	7	10	64	62	+2	58
7	Meerssen	34	16	8	10	71	52	+19	56
8	TOGB	34	16	2	16	47	43	+4	50
9	Hoek	34	13	8	13	73	53	+20	47
10	UNA	34	13	8	13	50	46	+4	47
11	Quick	34	15	2	17	62	64	−2	47
12	Kloetinge	34	13	8	13	45	48	−3	47
13	OJC	34	8	12	14	55	70	−15	36
14	OSS '20	34	10	6	18	47	70	−23	36	Withdrawn
15	AWC (R)	34	8	7	19	28	66	−38	30[d]	Qualification for relegation play-offs
16	Unitas (R)	34	8	5	21	40	64	−24	29
17	Groene Ster (R)	34	7	5	22	29	79	−50	26	Relegation to Vierde Divisie
18	Baronie (R)	34	6	2	26	34	91	−57	20

Source: Flashsore
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Winner of the Second Period (Rounds 13–23)
2. Winner of the First Period (Rounds 1–12)
3. Winner of the Third Period (Rounds 24–34)
4. AWC were deducted 1 point for the disturbances after the match against UNA

Fixtures and results

Home \ Away	AWC	BAR	BAO	BLA	GEM	GRO	HOE	KLO	MEE	OJC	OSS	QUI	SPO	SDC	TEC	TOG	UNA	UNI
AWC		1–0	3–0	0–1	1–2	1–0	0–4	2–0	1–4	2–2	0–2	0–0	0–4	0–3	0–4	0–1	2–1	2–0
Barendrecht	6–0		4–2	0–0	0–2	3–1	3–4	5–0	5–2	3–0	0–1	2–1	1–0	0–0	3–1	2–1	3–1	2–0
Baronie	1–0	2–4		0–1	3–4	0–1	2–1	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–1	0–4	0–6	0–2	0–4	2–3	0–3	2–0
Blauw Geel '38	3–3	2–2	4–0		2–3	1–0	2–0	0–2	2–1	2–1	3–1	2–0	1–2	1–4	3–0	3–1	3–1	4–2
Gemert	0–0	4–1	7–0	2–1		3–1	0–4	3–1	3–3	1–1	5–1	1–4	2–1	1–3	0–4	2–1	2–1	0–2
Groene Ster	1–3	2–2	1–0	0–3	3–4		2–2	0–1	0–2	1–5	3–1	2–1	0–0	0–2	0–10	1–2	3–1	1–2
Hoek	4–0	1–3	3–1	1–2	3–0	4–1		1–1	4–1	1–2	2–0	1–2	1–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–2	2–3
Kloetinge	3–0	0–2	2–0	2–4	1–1	1–1	2–1		1–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	3–0	1–1	3–0	2–1	0–2	2–1
Meerssen	2–0	3–1	3–2	0–0	4–2	5–1	1–1	1–0		4–2	3–1	5–1	1–3	2–2	2–3	4–0	1–1	3–0
OJC	0–0	0–2	4–4	1–4	1–2	4–1	1–5	2–2	2–2		2–2	1–4	0–0	1–4	2–0	1–2	2–2	1–1
OSS '20	1–0	0–3	3–4	1–5	2–2	0–1	2–1	1–0	3–3	1–5		5–2	0–1	0–2	1–1	4–1	1–5	2–1
Quick	1–2	0–4	2–3	0–3	5–0	6–0	1–6	3–1	4–1	4–1	3–2		3–0	1–0	2–1	1–0	0–1	3–2
Sportlust '46	2–0	0–1	2–0	2–1	4–1	0–1	1–1	3–1	0–2	4–2	3–1	5–1		2–2	1–1	2–0	1–0	1–0
SteDoCo	3–3	0–2	4–0	1–1	1–3	5–0	3–2	2–0	0–1	4–1	1–0	2–1	1–1		1–0	1–0	1–1	5–0
TEC	3–0	3–3	0–0	0–0	0–2	0–0	3–3	1–1	1–0	1–1	2–0	3–0	5–0	3–2		1–0	3–0	2–1
TOGB	3–0	1–2	2–0	0–0	3–0	2–0	3–0	2–1	1–0	0–1	2–1	3–0	1–0	1–3	0–2		3–0	3–0
UNA	1–1	0–1	3–1	2–1	0–0	1–0	1–2	4–1	3–1	0–1	2–2	1–0	1–2	0–1	1–1	4–2		3–2
Unitas	4–1	2–1	2–3	0–2	0–0	2–0	1–3	0–2	1–1	4–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–2	1–0	0–1

Source: Flashsore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Tweede divisie promotion/relegation play-offs

8 teams (16th and 17th place in the Tweede Divisie and three teams each from the Derde Divisie A and Derde Divisie B) play for one spot in next season's Tweede Divisie.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals						Final
	Genemuiden	0	5	5
	TEC	1	1	2
							Genemuiden (p)	3	4	7(4)
							Blauw Geel '38	4	3	7(3)
	Kozakken Boys	1	2	3(4)
	Blauw Geel '38 (p)	2	1	3(5)
													Genemuiden	1	0	1
													Excelsior Maassluis	3	3	6
	Excelsior Maassluis	1	3	4
	Hercules	1	0	1
							Excelsior Maassluis	1	2	3
							Harkemase Boys	1	1	2
	SteDoCo	1	1	2(5)
	Harkemase Boys (p)	1	1	2(6)

Quarterfinals

29 May 2024 (2024-05-29)

20:00

Blauw Geel '38	2–1	Kozakken Boys

1 June 2024 (2024-06-01)

15:00

Kozakken Boys	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Blauw Geel '38
Penalties
	4–5

3–3 on aggregate. Blauw Geel '38 won 5–4 on penalties

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29 May 2024 (2024-05-29)

20:00

TEC	1–0	Genemuiden

1 June 2024 (2024-06-01)

14:30

Genemuiden	5–1	TEC

Genemuiden won 5–2 on aggregate.

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29 May 2024 (2024-05-29)

20:00

Harkemase Boys	1–1	SteDoCo

1 June 2024 (2024-06-01)

14:30

SteDoCo	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Harkemase Boys
Penalties
	5–6

2–2 on aggregate. Harkemase Boys won 6–5 on penalties

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29 May 2024 (2024-05-29)

20:00

Hercules	1–1	Excelsior Maassluis

1 June 2024 (2024-06-01)

14:30

Excelsior Maassluis	3–0	Hercules

Excelsior Maassluis won 4–1 on aggregate.

Semifinals

5 June 2024 (2024-06-05)

20:00

Blauw Geel '38	4–3	Genemuiden

8 June 2024 (2024-06-08)

15:30

Genemuiden	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Blauw Geel '38
Penalties
	4–3

7–7 on aggregate. Genemuiden won 4–3 on penalties

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5 June 2024 (2024-06-05)

20:00

Harkemase Boys	1–1	Excelsior Maassluis

8 June 2024 (2024-06-08)

15:30

Excelsior Maassluis	2–1	Harkemase Boys

Excelsior Maassluis won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

12 June 2024 (2024-06-12)

20:00

Excelsior Maassluis	3–1	Genemuiden

15 June 2024 (2024-06-15)

14:30

Genemuiden	0–3	Excelsior Maassluis

Excelsior Maassluis won 6–1 on aggregate.

Derde Divisie promotion/relegation playoffs

The teams who finish 15th and 16th in both the Derde Divisie A and B will play relegation playoffs against teams from the Vierde Divisie. The four bracket winners will play in next season's Derde Divisie.

Derde Divisie A

Bracket 1

	Semifinals						Final
	Staphorst	2	2	4
	JOS Watergraafsmeer (a.e.t.)	1	4	5
							JOS Watergraafsmeer	1	0	1
							HBC	2	2	4
	Scherpenzeel	0	2	2
	HBC (p)	0	2	2

Semifinals

29 May 2024 (2024-05-29)

20:00

JOS Watergraafsmeer	1–2	Staphorst

1 June 2024 (2024-06-01)

14:30

Staphorst	2–4 (a.e.t.)	JOS Watergraafsmeer

JOS Watergraafsmeer won 5–4 on aggregate.

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29 May 2024 (2024-05-29)

HBC	0–0	Scherpenzeel

1 June 2024 (2024-06-01)

Scherpenzeel	2–2 (a.e.t.)	HBC
Penalties
	3–4

2–2 on aggregate. HBC won 4–3 on penalties.

Final

5 June 2024 (2024-06-05)

HBC	2–1	JOS Watergraafsmeer

8 June 2024 (2024-06-08)

JOS Watergraafsmeer	0–2	HBC

HBC won 4–1 on aggregate.

Bracket 2

	Semifinals						Final
	Huizen	1	1	2
	AZSV	0	1	1
							Huizen	1	0	1
							ROHDA	0	0	0
	Hoogeveen	3	0	3
	ROHDA	1	3	4

Semifinals

29 May 2024 (2024-05-29)

ROHDA	1–3	Hoogeveen

1 June 2024 (2024-06-01)

Hoogeveen	0–3	ROHDA

ROHDA won 4–3 on aggregate.

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29 May 2024 (2024-05-29)

AZSV	0–1	Huizen

1 June 2024 (2024-06-01)

Huizen	1–1	AZSV

Huizen won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

5 June 2024 (2024-06-05)

ROHDA	0–1	Huizen

8 June 2024 (2024-06-08)

Huizen	0–0	ROHDA

Huizen won 1–0 on aggregate.

Derde Divisie B

Bracket 1

	Semifinals						Final
	Achilles Veen	3	2	5
	Westlandia	0	0	0
							Achilles Veen	0	0	0
							Smitshoek	1	1	2
	AWC	1	0	1
	Smitshoek	1	2	3

Semifinals

29 May 2024 (2024-05-29)

Smitshoek	1–1	AWC

1 June 2024 (2024-06-01)

AWC	0–2	Smitshoek

AWC won 3–1 on aggregate.

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29 May 2024 (2024-05-29)

Westlandia	0–3	Achilles Veen

1 June 2024 (2024-06-01)

Achilles Veen	2–0	Westlandia

Achilles Veen won 5–0 on aggregate.

Final

5 June 2024 (2024-06-05)

Smitshoek	1–0	Achilles Veen

8 June 2024 (2024-06-08)

Achilles Veen	0–1	Smitshoek

Smitshoek won 2–0 on aggregate.

Bracket 2

	Semifinals						Final
	's-Gravenzande	3	2	5
	Halsteren	2	0	2
							's-Gravenzande	2	1	3
							Unitas	2	0	2
	Unitas (p)	1	1	2
	Dongen	1	1	2

Semifinals

29 May 2024 (2024-05-29)

Dongen	1–1	Unitas

1 June 2024 (2024-06-01)

Unitas	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Dongen
Penalties
	4–2

2–2 on aggregate. Unitas won 4–2 on penalties

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29 May 2024 (2024-05-29)

Halsteren	2–3	's-Gravenzande

1 June 2024 (2024-06-01)

's-Gravenzande	2–0	Halsteren

's-Gravenzande won 5–2 on aggregate.

Final

5 June 2024 (2024-06-05)

Unitas	2–2	's-Gravenzande

8 June 2024 (2024-06-08)

's-Gravenzande	1–0	Unitas

's-Gravenzande won 3–2 on aggregate.

"Second chance" promotion play-off

Due to the withdrawal of OSS '20 from the Derde Divisie, the four losing promotion finalists will compete for one last spot in next season's Derde Divisie. The final will be played at a neutral site.

Bracket

	Semifinal				Final
	ROHDA	2
	Achilles Veen	1
					ROHDA	4
					Unitas	0
	JOS Watergraafsmeer	2
	Unitas	3

Semifinals

12 June 2024 (2024-06-12)

20:00

ROHDA	2–1	Achilles Veen

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12 June 2024 (2024-06-12)

20:00

JOS Watergraafsmeer	2–3	Unitas

Final

15 June 2024 (2024-06-15)

15:00

ROHDA	4–0	Unitas