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Hoofdklasse
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The Hoofdklasse is the third highest Dutch football league and the highest amateur league.
The league is divided into two sections: Saturday and Sunday. This is a result of the traditional pillarization, the segregation of Dutch society. The Saturday-clubs are by and large protestant christian clubs, who were not allowed to play on Sunday. The Sunday-clubs were in general catholic and working class clubs, whose players had to work on Saturday and therefore could only play on Sunday. Although the verzuiling has ended in the 1960s and 1970s, the clubs and the league have maintained this division. The Saturday Hoofdklasse and the Sunday Hoofdklasse are divided into three leagues each:
- Clubs in the Saturday Hoofdklasse A and Sunday Hoofdklasse A are from the west of the Netherlands.
- Clubs in the Saturday Hoofdklasse B and Sunday Hoofdklasse B are from the central and southern parts of the Netherlands.
- Clubs in the Saturday Hoofdklasse C and Sunday Hoofdklasse C are from the northern and eastern part of the Netherlands.
The champions of the Saturday Hoofdklasse A, B and C play against each other for the national Saturday championship, just like the champions of the Sunday Hoofdklasse A, B and C face each other for the national Sunday title. The winners of the Saturday and Sunday championships then face each other for the national amateur title.
Clubs can be relegated from the Hoofdklasse to the 1e Klasse (First Class) and can be promoted from the 1e Klasse to the Hoofdklasse, but it's not possible to be promoted from the Hoofdklasse to the Eerste Divisie. It is possible for Hoofdklasse clubs to be admitted to the Eerste Divisie, but they have to apply for that, and after applying, they have to meet a number of criteria. The last clubs to have done so are FC Omniworld (2005) and AGOVV Apeldoorn (2003).
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Saturday Hoofdklasse A - Ajax (amateurs), ARC, Capelle, DOTO, Excelsior Maassluis, Hoek, Katwijk, Kloetinge, FC Lisse, Noordwijk, Quick Boys, Rijnsburgse Boys, Scheveningen, Ter Leede.
Saturday Hoofdklasse B - ASWH, Bennekom, Delta Sport, DOVO, Geinoord, GVVV, Heerjansdam, Kozakken Boys, SDC Putten, SHO, Spakenburg, Sparta Nijkerk, VVOG, IJsselmeervogels.
Saturday Hoofdklasse C - ACV, Be Quick'28, DOS Kampen, Drachtster Boys, Excelsior'31, Flevo Boys, Genemuiden, Go Ahead Kampen, Harkemase Boys, HHC, ONS Sneek, SVZW, Urk, WHC.
Sunday Hoofdklasse A - ADO'20, AFC, Argon, Blauw Wit Amsterdam, DWV, Elinkwijk, Haaglandia, Hilversum, Nieuwenhoorn, Omniworld, Tonegido, Turkiyemspor, VVSB, Westlandia.
Sunday Hoofdklasse B - Baronie, Deurne, EVV, Geldrop, Gemert, JVC Cuijk, sv Meerssen, Panningen, Papendrecht, OJC Rosmalen, Schijndel, sv. Triborgh, UDI'19, UNA.
Sunday Hoofdklasse C - Achilles'29, Appingedam, Babberich, Be Quick 1887, Germania, HSC'21, SC Joure, Quick'20, ROHDA Raalte, Sneek, Stevo, De Treffers, WKE, WSV.
| Season | Saturday champion | Sunday champion | National champion |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974–75 | Spijkenisse | FC Emmen | Spijkenisse |
| 1975–76 | IJsselmeervogels | Limburgia | IJsselmeervogels |
| 1976–77 | IJsselmeervogels | Rheden | IJsselmeervogels |
| 1977–78 | ACV | Hoogeveen | ACV |
| 1978–79 | DOVO | ROHDA Raalte | ROHDA Raalte |
| 1979–80 | Noordwijk | Xerxes | Noordwijk |
| 1980–81 | DOS Kampen | RKC Waalwijk | RKC Waalwijk |
| 1981–82 | IJsselmeervogels | RKC Waalwijk | RKC Waalwijk |
| 1982–83 | IJsselmeervogels | DHC | IJsselmeervogels |
| 1983–84 | IJsselmeervogels | Geldrop | Geldrop |
| 1984–85 | Spakenburg | DHC | Spakenburg |
| 1985–86 | ACV | TOP Oss | ACV |
| 1986–87 | ACV | Geldrop | Geldrop |
| 1987–88 | DOS Kampen | De Treffers | DOS Kampen |
| 1988–89 | Heerjansdam | RCH | RCH |
| 1989–90 | Rijnsburgse Boys | Geldrop | Geldrop |
| 1990–91 | Quick Boys | De Treffers | De Treffers |
| 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 | Baronie | Scheveningen |
| 1996–97 | VVOG | Baronie | Baronie |
| 1997–98 | IJsselmeervogels | De Treffers | De Treffers |
| 1998–99 | IJsselmeervogels | HSC'21 | HSC'21 |
| 1999–2000 | Katwijk | Achilles 1894 | Katwijk |
| 2000–01 | FC Lisse | Baronie | Baronie |
| 2001–02 | Huizen | AGOVV Apeldoorn | AGOVV Apeldoorn |
| 2002–03 | Huizen | Türkiyemspor | Huizen |
| 2003–04 | Quick Boys | HSC'21 | Quick Boys |
| 2004–05 | ASWH | Argon | ASWH |
| 2005–06 | IJsselmeervogels | Türkiyemspor | IJsselmeervogels |
| # | Clubs |
| 9 | IJsselmeervogels |
| 3 | ACV, Katwijk, Huizen, Quick Boys |
| 2 | DOS Kampen |
| 1 | Spakenburg, Noordwijk, Rijnsburgse Boys, Heerjansdam, Spijkenisse, DOVO, VVOG, Scheveningen, FC Lisse, ASWH |
| # | Clubs |
| 3 | Baronie, Geldrop, De Treffers |
| 2 | HSC'21, Holland, Rheden, DHC, RKC Waalwijk, Türkiyemspor |
| 1 | Achilles 1894, RCH, FC Emmen, AGOVV Apeldoorn, TOP Oss, Limburgia, Rheden, Hoogeveen, Argon, Xerxes, Stevo |
| # | Clubs |
| 5 | IJsselmeervogels |
| 3 | Katwijk, Geldrop |
| 2 | Huizen, Quick Boys, Baronie, De Treffers, ACV, RKC Waalwijk |
| 1 | ASWH, AGOVV Apeldoorn, HSC'21, Scheveningen, RCH, DOS Kampen, Spakenburg, ROHDA Raalte, Noordwijk, Spijkenisse |
| Day | Number of titles | Titles |
| Saturday | 19 | 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| Sunday | 13 | 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002 |