# 2016–17 Derde Divisie

The 2016–17 Derde Divisie season is the first edition of the new Dutch fourth tier, formerly called Topklasse, since the restructuring of the league system in the summer of 2016.
This change in the league system was approved in a KNVB assembly in December 2014. A new semi-professional level Tweede Divisie was added at the third tier, thus the Derde Divisie and leagues below it decremented by one level, and furthermore, promotion and relegation between the Tweede Divisie and the new Derde Divisie became effective.

## Teams
### Saturday league

| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity | Manager |
| Jong Almere City | Almere | Yanmar Stadion | 3,200 | René Koster |
| ASWH | Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht | Sportpark Schildman | 3,000 | Jack van den Berg |
| Capelle | Capelle aan den IJssel | Sportpark 't Slot | 4,000 | Ton van Bremen |
| DVS '33 | Ermelo | Sportlaan | 1,500 | Roeland ten Berge |
| Jong Groningen | Groningen | Sportpark Corpus den Hoorn | 1,500 | Alfons Arts |
| Harkemase Boys | Harkema | Sportpark De Bosk | 5,500 | Jan Vlap |
| Huizen | Huizen | Sportpark De Wolfskamer | 6,000 | Henk van de Pol |
| IJsselmeervogels | Spakenburg | Sportpark De Westmaat | 8,000 | Sandor van der Heide |
| Lisse | Lisse | Sportpark Ter Specke | 5,000 | Robert de Ruiter |
| ODIN '59 | Heemskerk | Sportpark Assumburg | 3,000 | Richard Plug |
| ONS Sneek | Sneek | Zuidersportpark | 3,150 | Richard Karrenbelt |
| Quick Boys | Katwijk aan Zee | Sportpark Nieuw Zuid | 8,500 | Jan Zoutman |
| Rijnsburgse Boys | Rijnsburg | Sportpark Middelmors | 6,100 | Pieter Mulders |
| Rijnvogels | Katwijk aan den Rijn | Sportpark De Kooltuin | 3,000 | Hein van Heek |
| Scheveningen | Scheveningen | Sportpark Houtrust | 3,500 | John Blok |
| SteDoCo | Hoornaar | Sportpark SteDoCo | 1,700 | Virgil Breetveld |
| Jong Volendam | Volendam | Kras Stadion | 7,200 | Berry Smit |
| VVOG | Harderwijk | Sportpark De Strokel | 10,000 | Ed Engelkes |

### Sunday league

| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity | Manager |
| Jong Achilles '29 | Groesbeek | Sportpark De Heikant | 4,500 | Dennis Krijgsman |
| Be Quick 1887 | Haren | Stadion Esserberg | 12,000 | Mischa Visser |
| Jong Den Bosch | 's-Hertogenbosch | Stadion De Vliert | 8,500 | Arnold Scholten |
| ASV De Dijk | Amsterdam | Sportpark Schellingwoude | 1,500 | Jochem Twisker |
| Jong De Graafschap | Varsselder | De Buitenham | 1,500 | Richard Roelofsen |
| JVC Cuijk | Cuijk | Sportpark De Groenendijkse | 3,000 | Ruud Kaiser |
| VV Dongen | Dongen | Sportpark De Biezen | 1,800 | Ron Timmers |
| EVV | Echt | Sportpark In de Bandert | 2,000 | Leo Beckers |
| HBS Craeyenhout | The Hague | Sportpark Daal en Bergselaan | 1,000 | Marcel Koning |
| USV Hercules | Utrecht | Sportpark Voordorp | 800 | Erik Speelziek |
| HSC '21 | Haaksbergen | Groot Scholtenhagen | 4,500 | Eddy Boerhof |
| Juliana '31 | Malden | Sportpark De Broeklanden | 1,500 | Arnold Brehler |
| Magreb '90 | Utrecht | Sportpark Papendorp | 1,000 | Aart Jan van Boksel |
| OFC Oostzaan | Oostzaan | Sportpark OFC | 1,500 | Imdat Ilgüy |
| OJC Rosmalen | Rosmalen | Sportpark De Groote Wielen | 3,000 | David Vecht |
| Quick '20 | Oldenzaal | Vondersweijde | 7,000 | René Nijhuis |
| UDI '19 | Uden | Sportpark Parkzicht | 5,000 | Bert Ruijsch |
| RKVV Westlandia | Naaldwijk | Sportpark De Hoge Bomen | 2,000 | Edwin Grünholz |

## League tables
### Saturday league

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | IJsselmeervogels (C, P) | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 74 | 36 | +38 | 70 | Promotion to Tweede Divisie |
| 2 | Lisse (Q, O, P) | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 55 | 38 | +17 | 65 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Rijnsburgse Boys (Q, O, P) | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 84 | 62 | +22 | 61 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 4 | ASWH | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 64 | 53 | +11 | 58 | |
| 5 | Scheveningen | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 56 | |
| 6 | Jong Volendam | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 60 | 56 | +4 | 56 | |
| 7 | DVS '33 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 48 | |
| 8 | Jong Groningen | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 45 | |
| 9 | Harkemase Boys (Q) | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 55 | 60 | −5 | 45 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 10 | VVOG | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 44 | |
| 11 | Quick Boys | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 43 | |
| 12 | Capelle | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 42 | 52 | −10 | 41 | |
| 13 | ONS Sneek | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 51 | 60 | −9 | 40 | |
| 14 | Jong Almere City | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 63 | 61 | +2 | 38 | |
| 15 | ODIN '59 (Q) | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 35 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 16 | SteDoCo (Q, R) | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 46 | 69 | −23 | 35 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 17 | Huizen (R) | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 33 | Relegation to Hoofdklasse |
| 18 | Rijnvogels (R) | 34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 55 | 78 | −23 | 33 | Relegation to Hoofdklasse |
* 1 2 Harkemase Boys and ODIN '59 were deducted one point for not having the required number of players with a contract.
* ↑ Jong Almere were deducted one point for having three players from the first team on the field at the same time, while the rules only allow two players from the first team on the field at the same time.

### Sunday league

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | De Dijk (C, P) | 34 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 91 | 42 | +49 | 83 | Promotion to Tweede Divisie |
| 2 | Westlandia (Q) | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 101 | 47 | +54 | 74 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Dongen (Q) | 34 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 65 | 46 | +19 | 65 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 4 | USV Hercules (Q) | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 64 | 48 | +16 | 60 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Quick '20 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 67 | 57 | +10 | 54 | |
| 6 | Be Quick 1887 | 34 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 74 | 61 | +13 | 53 | |
| 7 | HSC '21 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 73 | 69 | +4 | 48 | |
| 8 | EVV | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 47 | |
| 9 | HBS Craeyenhout | 34 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 55 | 62 | −7 | 46 | |
| 10 | OFC | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 53 | 62 | −9 | 44 | |
| 11 | JVC Cuijk | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 44 | |
| 12 | OJC Rosmalen | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 47 | 69 | −22 | 40 | |
| 13 | Jong De Graafschap | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 66 | 79 | −13 | 36 | |
| 14 | Magreb '90 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 53 | 78 | −25 | 35 | |
| 15 | Juliana '31 (Q, R) | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 56 | 68 | −12 | 34 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 16 | Jong Den Bosch (Q, R) | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 45 | 61 | −16 | 30 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 17 | UDI '19 (R) | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 45 | 80 | −35 | 30 | Relegation to Hoofdklasse |
| 18 | Jong Achilles '29 (R) | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 58 | 82 | −24 | 27 | Relegation to Hoofdklasse |
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 RKVV Westlandia, VV Dongen, Quick '20, USV Hercules, Be Quick 1887, EVV, OJC Rosmalen, HBS Craeyenhout, Magreb '90, Juliana '31 and UDI '19 were deducted one point for not having the required number of players with a contract.
* ↑ Magreb '90 was deducted one point for not having the required number of players with a contract and an additional three points for failing to meet the license criteria in general.
* ↑ Jong Achilles '29 was deducted one point for having one dispensation player too many on the team in the away match against Quick '20

## Promotion/relegation play-offs Tweede and Derde Divisie

The numbers 15 and 16 from the 2016–17 Tweede Divisie and three (substitute) period winners of each of the 2016–17 Derde Divisie's, making a total of eight teams, decide in a 2-round knockout system in which two teams will play next season in the 2017–18 Tweede Divisie. The remaining six teams will play next season in the 2017–18 Derde Divisie.

### Qualified Teams

| Club | Qualification |
| UNA | 15th in the Tweede Divisie |
| Spakenburg | 16th in the Tweede Divisie |
| Lisse | Winner of the First Period in the Derde Divisie Saturday |
| Harkemase Boys | Winner of the Second Period in the Derde Divisie Saturday |
| Rijnsburgse Boys | 3rd in the Derde Divisie Saturday (Third Period won by the league champions) |
| Dongen | 3rd in the Derde Divisie Sunday (First Period won by the league champions) |
| Westlandia | Winner of the Second Period in the Derde Divisie Sunday |
| USV Hercules | 4th in the Derde Divisie Sunday (Third Period won by the league champions) |

### Results

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Final round | Final round | Final round | Final round |
| A | A | A | A |
| Rijnsburgse Boys | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Rijnsburgse Boys | 1 | 5 | 6 | E | E | E | E |
| Westlandia | 2 | 1 | 3 | E | E | E | E |
| Westlandia | 2 | 1 | 3 | Rijnsburgse Boys * | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| B | B | B | B | | | | Rijnsburgse Boys * | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| B | B | B | B | Spakenburg | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| USV Hercules | 2 | 2 | 4 | Spakenburg | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Spakenburg | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| C | C | C | C | | | | | | | |
| Dongen | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| Dongen | 2 | 1 | 3 | F | F | F | F |
| Lisse | 5 | 2 | 7 | F | F | F | F |
| Lisse | 5 | 2 | 7 | Lisse * | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| D | D | D | D | | | | Lisse * | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| D | D | D | D | Harkemase Boys | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Harkemase Boys | 0 | 3 | 3 | Harkemase Boys | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| UNA | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
* Promotion to Tweede Divisie

### Final round
#### Match E
#### Match F
## Promotion/relegation play-offs Derde Divisie and Hoofdklasse

The numbers 15 and 16 from the 2016–17 Derde Divisie Saturday league and 3 (substitute) period winners of each of the two 2016–17 Hoofdklasse Saturday leagues, making a total of 8 teams, decided in a 2-round knockout system which 2 teams play next season in the 2017–18 Derde Divisie Saturday league. The remaining 6 teams play next season in the 2017–18 Hoofdklasse Saturday leagues.
The same applied for the 2016–17 Derde Divisie Sunday league and each of the two 2016–17 Hoofdklasse Sunday leagues.
See Hoofdklasse promotion play-offs.