Hoofdklasse (soccer)
| Hoofd class | |
| Association | KNVB |
| First edition | 1974 |
| hierarchy | 5th league |
| Teams | 84 (6x14) |
| master | VV IJsselmeervogels (2010) |
| Record champions | VV IJsselmeervogels (6 titles) |
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↑ top class (IV) ↓ First class (VI)
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The Hoofdklasse is a Dutch football league. It was founded in 1974 as the highest amateur league of the KNVB and substructure for the two professional leagues Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie . Since the newly founded top class started playing in 2010 , the hoofd class has been on the 4th level of the league system in Dutch football . In the course of the introduction of professional football in the mid-1950s, Hoofdklasse was the name of the highest (professional) football league in the 1955/56 season, in which the Dutch football champions were played in two groups; in the following season it was replaced by the newly founded Eredivisie.
In 2016 the Hoofdklasse was replaced as the highest amateur league by the newly founded Tweede Divisie . After the top class , which was renamed Derde Divisie in 2016 , the Hoofd class is currently only the third amateur league.
Graduation
As a result of the historically grown denominational particularism ( Verzuiling ) of the Netherlands, the Hoofd class is divided into two departments, the Saturday and Sunday amateurs ( zaterdagamateurs / zondagamateurs ). Traditionally Protestant teams play in the Saturday group and Catholic or proletarian teams play in the Sunday group. From the foundation in 1974 to the replacement as the highest amateur league by the top class, both departments played their winners nationwide in three seasons each and these then determined the Dutch amateur or high class champion. Since the 2010/11 season, the winners of each of the three regional relays have been promoted to the two groups of the top class. A championship is currently not played out at either section or class level.
Group and overall winner since 1974
| season | Saturday master | Sunday master | Hoofd class master |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974/75 | Spijkenisse | FC Emmen | Spijkenisse |
| 1975/76 | VV IJsselmeervogels | Limburgia | IJsselmeervogels |
| 1976/77 | IJsselmeervogels | Rheden | IJsselmeervogels |
| 1977/78 | ACV (Asser Christelijke Voetbalvereniging) | VV Hoogeveen | ACV |
| 1978/79 | DOVO | ROHDA Raalte | ROHDA Raalte |
| 1979/80 | Noordwijk | XerxesDZB (Rotterdam) | Noordwijk |
| 1980/81 | DOS Kampen | RKC Waalwijk | RKC Waalwijk |
| 1981/82 | IJsselmeervogels | RKC Waalwijk | RKC Waalwijk |
| 1982/83 | IJsselmeervogels | DHC Delft | IJsselmeervogels |
| 1983/84 | IJsselmeervogels | Geldrop | Geldrop |
| 1984/85 | SV Spakenburg | DHC Delft | SV Spakenburg |
| 1985/86 | ACV | TOP Oss | ACV |
| 1986/87 | ACV | Geldrop | Geldrop |
| 1987/88 | DOS Kampen | De hits | DOS Kampen |
| 1988/89 | Heerjansdam | RCH | RCH |
| 1989/90 | Rijnsburgse Boys | Geldrop | Geldrop |
| 1990/91 | Quick boys | De hits | De hits |
| 1991/92 | Quick boys | Rheden | Quick boys |
| 1992/93 | Katwijk | Holland | Katwijk |
| 1993/94 | Katwijk | Stevo | Katwijk |
| 1994/95 | IJsselmeervogels | Holland | IJsselmeervogels |
| 1995/96 | Scheveningen | Barony | Scheveningen |
| 1996/97 | VVOG | Barony | Barony |
| 1997/98 | IJsselmeervogels | De hits | De hits |
| 1998/99 | IJsselmeervogels | HSC'21 | HSC'21 |
| 1999/2000 | Katwijk | Achilles 1894 | Katwijk |
| 2000/01 | FC Lisse | Barony | Barony |
| 2001/02 | Huizen | AGOVV | AGOVV |
| 2002/03 | Huizen | FC Türkiyemspor | Huizen |
| 2003/04 | Quick boys | HSC'21 (Haaksbergen) | Quick boys |
| 2004/05 | ASWH (Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht) | argon | ASWH |
| 2005/06 | IJsselmeervogels | FC Türkiyemspor | IJsselmeervogels |
| 2006/07 | IJsselmeervogels | SV argon | SV argon |
| 2007/08 | FC Lisse | HVV Hollandia (Hoorn) | FC Lisse |
| 2008/09 | Rijnsburgse Boys | WKE | WKE |
| 2009/10 | IJsselmeervogels | VV Gemert | IJsselmeervogels |
| 2010/11 | Noordwijk, GVVV , SVZW | HBS Craeyenhout, VV UNA, HSC '21 | |
| 2011/12 | Jodan Boys, SVV Scheveningen, DETO | ADO '20, VV Gemert, Sneek Wit Zwart | |
| 2012/13 | Ter Leede, Excelsior Maassluis, ONS Sneek | RKSV Leonidas, VV UNA, Be Quick 1887 |
Remarks
- ↑ Since the 2010/11 season there has been no more season-wide championship.
- ↑ At first only the Hoofdklasse of Sunday amateurs was founded in 1974, in which the 42 best teams of the six relays of the first class competed from then on, while the Saturday amateurs continued to play their champions in relays of the first class until 1996