First Division

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First Division
Full name Keuken Kampioen Divisie
Association KNVB
First edition 1956
hierarchy 2nd league
Teams 20th
master FC Twente Enschede
Record champions FC Volendam  (6 wins)
Current season 2019/20
Website www.keukenkampioendivisie.nl
↑ Eredivisie (I)
↓ Tweede Divisie (III)

The Eerste Divisie (pronunciation: [ˈɪːr.stə di.ˈvi.zi] , First Division ) has been the second highest division in Dutch football since it was founded in 1956 . It carried the name Jupiler League (pronunciation: [ʒy.pi.ˈleɪ̯ ˈlik] ) from the 2006/07 season , named after its former main sponsor, the Jupiler brewery . Since the 2018/19 season it has been called Keuken Kampioen Divisie (pronunciation: [køkə (n) kɑmpijun divizi]), also named after the main sponsor, the Keuken Kampioen company, a kitchen manufacturer.

General

The Dutch First Division consists of 20 teams in the 2019/20 season, four of which are the second teams of the honorary divisions AFC Ajax, PSV, FC Utrecht and AZ Alkmaar. The clubs play against each other twice during a season. The first half of the season takes place in the autumn season, the second half of the season after the winter break in the spring season.

Ascent and descent

After the end of the season, the champions will automatically be promoted to the Eredivisie , but reserve teams are not eligible for promotion. Eight other teams fight with the 16th of the Eredivisie in three relegation rounds for promotion. The game is then played according to the international rules in the first and second leg as well as taking the away goals rule into account . The clubs in places 6 to 9 are qualified for the 1st round, those in places 2 to 5 and the 16th of the Eredivisie for the 2nd round.

Up to the 2004/05 season the game was played in two groups of four teams each. Each group consisted of one club from the Eredivisie and three clubs from the Eerste Divisie. The group winners played in the Eredivisie the following season.

Between the 1971/72 season and the 2008/09 season there was no sporting relegation from this league. Clubs from the Hoofdklasse , which at the time was the third highest league (amateur league), could be accepted into the Eerste Divisie upon application and after fulfilling the licensing requirements.

Between the 2009/10 and 2016/17 seasons, relegation was possible again. As a first step, two teams should be relegated to the new top class from the 2010/11 season this season . After HFC Haarlem had given up, only one other club ( FC Oss ) had to move into the lower league. Finally, from the 2010/11 season, the last placed was relegated, unless both finalists from the top class, who played for the promotion place, waived the promotion.

Since the 2013/14 season, reserve teams from the Eredivisiemeam have been allowed to compete in the Dutch second division. Jong Ajax, Jong PSV, Jong FC Utrecht, Jong Twente and Jong AZ Alkmaar have so far made use of this right.

Champion in the First Division

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