# 2016–17 Tweede Divisie

The 2016–17 Tweede Divisie season was the first edition of the Dutch third tier since its initial dissolution from the 1970-71 season and the fifteenth overall using "Tweede Divisie" name. Fourteen teams were completed from the Topklasse Saturday and Sunday divisions. Seven highest-placed teams of each division earned promotion to constitute a new, amateur Tweede Divisie. This change in the league system was approved in a KNVB assembly in December 2014. Thus, the Topklasse and leagues below it decremented by one level, and furthermore, promotion and relegation between the Tweede Divisie and the Topklasse were implemented.

## Teams

| Club | City | 2015–16 season |
| Excelsior Maassluis | Maassluis | Top 7 in Topklasse Saturday |
| HHC | Hardenberg | Top 7 in Topklasse Saturday |
| Katwijk | Katwijk | Top 7 in Topklasse Saturday |
| Kozakken Boys | Werkendam | Top 7 in Topklasse Saturday |
| Barendrecht | Barendrecht | Top 7 in Topklasse Saturday |
| Spakenburg | Bunschoten-Spakenburg | Top 7 in Topklasse Saturday |
| GVVV | Veenendaal | Top 7 in Topklasse Saturday |
| Lienden | Lienden | Top 7 in Topklasse Sunday |
| TEC | Tiel | Top 7 in Topklasse Sunday |
| VVSB | Noordwijkerhout | Top 7 in Topklasse Sunday |
| Koninklijke HFC | Haarlem | Top 7 in Topklasse Sunday |
| De Treffers | Groesbeek | Top 7 in Topklasse Sunday |
| AFC | Amsterdam | Top 7 in Topklasse Sunday |
| UNA | Veldhoven | Top 7 in Topklasse Sunday |
| Jong AZ | Wijdewormer | 3rd in Beloften Eredivisie |
| Jong Twente | Hengelo | 6th in Beloften Eredivisie |
| Jong Sparta | Rotterdam | 4th in Beloften Eredivisie |
| Jong Vitesse | Arnhem | 2nd in Beloften Eredivisie |

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Jong AZ (C, P) | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 85 | 29 | +56 | 76 | Promotion to Eerste Divisie |
| 2 | Kozakken Boys | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 70 | 54 | +16 | 57 | |
| 3 | Katwijk | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 55 | |
| 4 | De Treffers | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 70 | 55 | +15 | 54 | |
| 5 | Excelsior Maassluis | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 49 | |
| 6 | Lienden | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 52 | 48 | +4 | 48 | |
| 7 | Jong Sparta | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 74 | 67 | +7 | 47 | |
| 8 | Barendrecht | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 47 | |
| 9 | VVSB | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 62 | 64 | −2 | 47 | |
| 10 | GVVV | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 51 | 63 | −12 | 47 | |
| 11 | AFC | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 59 | 63 | −4 | 45 | |
| 12 | TEC | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 53 | 67 | −14 | 45 | |
| 13 | Koninklijke HFC | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 42 | |
| 14 | HHC | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 41 | |
| 15 | UNA (R) | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 57 | 79 | −22 | 41 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 16 | Spakenburg (R) | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 61 | 66 | −5 | 37 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 17 | Jong Vitesse (R) | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 66 | 79 | −13 | 34 | Relegation to Derde Divisie |
| 18 | Jong Twente (R) | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 32 | 64 | −32 | 25 | Relegation to Derde Divisie |
* ↑ AFC were deducted 1 point for not having the required number of players with a contract.
* ↑ Jong Vitesse were deducted three points for having 3 players from the first team on the field at the same time, while the rules only allow 2 players from the first team on the field at the same time.

## Relegation play-offs

See (Derde Divisie) Promotion/relegation play-offs Tweede and Derde Divisie.

## Number of teams by provinces

| Number of teams | Province | Team(s) |
| 5 | South Holland | Barendrecht, Excelsior Maassluis, Jong Sparta, Katwijk and VVSB |
| 4 | Gelderland | Lienden, Jong Vitesse, TEC and De Treffers |
| 3 | North Holland | AFC, Jong AZ and Koninklijke HFC |
| 2 | North Brabant | Kozakken Boys and VV UNA |
| 2 | Overijssel | HHC and Jong Twente |
| 2 | Utrecht | GVVV and Spakenburg |

## Attendances

| Team | Home average |
| Spakenburg | 1,670 |
| GVVV | 1,126 |
| HHC Hardenberg | 1,090 |
| Katwijk | 1,084 |
| Kozakken Boys | 1,015 |
| VVSB | 821 |
| Barendrecht | 674 |
| De Treffers | 657 |
| Excelsior Maassluis | 655 |
| FC Lienden | 553 |
| TEC | 483 |
| UNA | 475 |
| Jong AZ | 419 |
| Koninklijke HFC | 369 |
| Jong Vitesse | 346 |
| AFC | 328 |
| Jong Sparta Rotterdam | 235 |
| Jong FC Twente | 192 |