Tweede Klasse

The Tweede Klasse (English: Second Class) is the seventh tier of football in the Netherlands and the fifth tier of Dutch amateur football. The league is divided into 21 divisions, 12 played on Saturday and nine on Sunday.

Tweede Klasse

Founded	1890 1956 (Saturday clubs)
Country	Netherlands
Confederation	UEFA
Number of clubs	296 (20 Groups of 13/14)
Level on pyramid	7
Promotion to	Eerste Klasse
Relegation to	Derde Klasse
Domestic cup(s)	KNVB Cup
Current: 2023-24 Tweede Klasse

Each division consists of 14 teams. The champions are promoted to the Eerste Klasse (First Class), and the teams finishing 13th and 14th are relegated to the Derde Klasse (Third Class). Each season is divided into a number of periods (Dutch: periodes). The winners of these periods qualify for promotion playoffs, provided they finish in the top nine overall in the season. The teams finishing 12th in the final rankings play relegation playoffs.

Divisions

Competition per district for the 2023/24 season

District	Saturday division	Sunday division
West I	Tweede Klasse A Tweede Klasse B	Tweede Klasse A Tweede Klasse B
West II	Tweede Klasse C Tweede Klasse D
South I	Tweede Klasse E Tweede Klasse F Tweede Klasse G	Tweede Klasse C Tweede Klasse D
South II		Tweede Klasse E Tweede Klasse F
East	Tweede Klasse H Tweede Klasse I	Tweede Klasse G
North	Tweede Klasse J Tweede Klasse K	Tweede Klasse H Tweede Klasse I
Total	11	9