# 2017–18 Derde Divisie

The 2017–18 Derde Divisie season is the second edition of the new Dutch fourth tier, formerly called Topklasse, since the restructuring of the league system in the summer of 2016.

## Teams
### Saturday league

| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity | Manager |
| ACV | Assen | Univé-Sportpark | 5,000 | Fred de Boer |
| Jong Almere City | Almere | Yanmar Stadion | 3,200 | Ivar van Dinteren |
| ASWH | Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht | Sportpark Schildman | 3,000 | Jack van den Berg Cesco Agterberg |
| Capelle | Capelle aan den IJssel | Sportpark 't Slot | 3,000 | Ton van Bremen |
| DOVO | Veenendaal | Sportpark Panhuis | 3,200 | Gert Kruys |
| DVS '33 | Ermelo | Sportlaan | 5,000 | Willem Leushuis |
| Jong Groningen | Groningen | Sportpark Corpus den Hoorn | 1,500 | Alfons Arts |
| Harkemase Boys | Harkema | Sportpark De Bosk | 6,000 | Henk Herder |
| Magreb '90 | Utrecht | Sportpark Papendorp | 1,000 | Jamal Yahiaoui |
| 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 | 8,200 | Jan Zoutman |
| Scheveningen | Scheveningen | Sportpark Houtrust | 3,000 | John Blok |
| SV Spakenburg | Spakenburg | Sportpark De Westmaat | 8,000 | John de Wolf |
| VV Spijkenisse | Spijkenisse | Sportpark Jaap Riedijk | 3,500 | Peter Wubben |
| Jong FC Twente | Hengelo | FC Twente-trainingscentrum | 1,000 | Paul Bosvelt |
| Jong Volendam | Volendam | Kras Stadion | 7,164 | Berry Smit |
| VVOG | Harderwijk | Sportpark De Strokel | 10,000 | Ed Engelkes |

### Sunday league

| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity | Manager |
| ADO '20 | Heemskerk | Sportpark De Vlotter | 1,100 | Thijs Sluijter |
| Be Quick 1887 | Haren | Stadion Esserberg | 12,000 | Mischa Visser |
| Blauw Geel '38 | Veghel | PWA Sportpark | 2,500 | Erwin van Breugel |
| Jong De Graafschap | Varsselder | De Buitenham | 1,500 | Richard Roelofsen |
| VV Dongen | Dongen | Sportpark De Biezen | 1,800 | Ron Timmers |
| EVV | Echt | Sportpark In de Bandert | 2,000 | Leo Beckers |
| HBS Craeyenhout | Den Haag | 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 |
| JVC Cuijk | Cuijk | Sportpark De Groenendijkse | 3,000 | Ruud Kaiser |
| VV De Meern | Utrecht | Sportpark De Meern | 2,000 | Joël Titaley |
| OFC | 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 |
| Quick (H) | Den Haag | Sportpark Nieuw Hanenburg | 1,500 | Paul van der Zwaan |
| VV UNA | Veldhoven | Sportpark Zeelst | 1,000 | Mark Schenning |
| Jong Vitesse | Arnhem | NSC Papendal | 2,000 | Joseph Oosting |
| RKVV Westlandia | Naaldwijk | Sportpark De Hoge Bomen | 4,000 | Edwin Grünholz |

## League tables
### Saturday league

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | SV Spakenburg (C, P) | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 68 | 32 | +36 | 71 | Promotion to Tweede Divisie |
| 2 | Scheveningen (O, P) | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 68 | 44 | +24 | 65 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 3 | DVS '33 | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 74 | 37 | +37 | 62 | |
| 4 | Jong Almere City (O, P) | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 73 | 54 | +19 | 61 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Jong Groningen | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 72 | 34 | +38 | 58 | |
| 6 | Quick Boys | 34 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 58 | |
| 7 | Jong Volendam | 34 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 60 | 48 | +12 | 56 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 8 | ODIN '59 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 49 | |
| 9 | DOVO | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 49 | |
| 10 | Jong Twente | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 52 | 45 | +7 | 48 | |
| 11 | ASWH | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 52 | 51 | +1 | 47 | |
| 12 | Harkemase Boys | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 55 | 56 | −1 | 46 | |
| 13 | VVOG | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 42 | |
| 14 | ONS Sneek | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 62 | 88 | −26 | 37 | |
| 15 | Capelle (R) | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 35 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 16 | VV Spijkenisse (R) | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 56 | 83 | −27 | 33 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 17 | ACV (R) | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 57 | 83 | −26 | 32 | Relegation to Hoofdklasse |
| 18 | Magreb '90 (R) | 34 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 31 | 122 | −91 | 3 | Relegation to Hoofdklasse |
* ↑ Winner of the Second Period (games 13-23).
* ↑ Winner of the First Period (games 1-12).
* ↑ Winner of the Third Period (games 24-34).
* ↑ Magreb '90 were deducted three points for no certified youth training and not having three registered contracted players. They were deducted an additional point for still not meeting the same criteria on February 8, 2018. On top on that they were deducted three more points for not meeting the criteria regarding the annual financial report.

### Sunday league

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Jong Vitesse (C, P) | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 96 | 36 | +60 | 75 | Promotion to Tweede Divisie |
| 2 | UNA | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 74 | 38 | +36 | 71 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Quick (H) | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 74 | 58 | +16 | 63 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Dongen | 34 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 61 | 65 | −4 | 55 | |
| 5 | Westlandia | 34 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 77 | 74 | +3 | 54 | |
| 6 | OFC | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 52 | |
| 7 | ADO '20 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 76 | 70 | +6 | 52 | |
| 8 | JVC Cuijk | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 60 | 58 | +2 | 50 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 9 | USV Hercules | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 63 | 59 | +4 | 49 | |
| 10 | Blauw Geel '38 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 60 | 62 | −2 | 47 | |
| 11 | OJC Rosmalen | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 52 | 61 | −9 | 47 | |
| 12 | HBS Craeyenhout | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 40 | |
| 13 | EVV | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 32 | 48 | −16 | 39 | |
| 14 | HSC '21 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 38 | |
| 15 | Quick '20 (O) | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 52 | 67 | −15 | 38 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 16 | Be Quick 1887 (R) | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 61 | 85 | −24 | 33 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 17 | Jong De Graafschap (R) | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 32 | Relegation to Hoofdklasse |
| 18 | De Meern (R) | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 76 | −48 | 25 | Relegation to Hoofdklasse |
* ↑ Winner of the Third Period (games 24-34).
* ↑ Winner of the First Period (games 1-12).
* ↑ Substitute winner of the Third Period (games 24-34).
* ↑ OFC were deducted one point for not supplying the annual report in time.
* ↑ Winner of the Second Period (games 13-23).

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

The numbers 15 and 16 from the 2017–18 Tweede Divisie and 3 (substitute) period winners of each of the 2017–18 Derde Divisie's, making a total of 8 teams, decide in a 2-round knockout system which 2 teams will play next season in the 2018–19 Tweede Divisie. The remaining 6 teams will play next season in the 2018–19 Derde Divisie.

### Qualified Teams

| Club | Qualification |
| Lisse | 15th in the Tweede Divisie |
| TEC | 16th in the Tweede Divisie |
| Jong Almere City | Winner of the First Period in the Derde Divisie Saturday |
| Scheveningen | Winner of the Second Period in the Derde Divisie Saturday |
| Jong Volendam | Winner of the Third Period in the Derde Divisie Saturday |
| UNA | Winner of the First Period in the Derde Divisie Sunday |
| JVC Cuijk | Winner of the Second Period in the Derde Divisie Sunday |
| Quick (H) | 3rd 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 |
| Jong Almere City (pen. 3–1) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jong Almere City (pen. 3–1) | 1 | 1 | 2 | E | E | E | E |
| UNA | 1 | 1 | 2 | E | E | E | E |
| UNA | 1 | 1 | 2 | Jong Almere City | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| B | B | B | B | | | | Jong Almere City | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| B | B | B | B | JVC Cuijk | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| JVC Cuijk | 0 | 3 | 3 | JVC Cuijk | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Lisse | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| C | C | C | C | | | | | | | |
| Quick (H) | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| Quick (H) | 1 | 0 | 1 | F | F | F | F |
| Scheveningen | 1 | 1 | 2 | F | F | F | F |
| Scheveningen | 1 | 1 | 2 | Scheveningen | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| D | D | D | D | | | | Scheveningen | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| D | D | D | D | TEC | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jong Volendam | 1 | 0 | 1 | TEC | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| TEC | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
Jong Almere City and Scheveningen promoted to the 2018–19 Tweede Divisie. Lisse and TEC relegated to the 2018–19 Derde Divisie. The other teams remain in the 2018–19 Derde Divisie.

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

The numbers 15 and 16 from the 2017–18 Derde Divisie Saturday league and 3 (substitute) period winners of each of the two 2017–18 Hoofdklasse Saturday leagues, making a total of 8 teams, decide in a 2-round knockout system which 2 teams play next season in the 2018–19 Derde Divisie Saturday league. The remaining 6 teams play next season in the 2018–19 Hoofdklasse Saturday leagues.
The same applies for the 2017–18 Derde Divisie Sunday league and each of the two 2017–18 Hoofdklasse Sunday leagues.
See Promotion/relegation play-offs Derde Divisie and Hoofdklasse on the Hoofdklasse page