Nederlandene - Tweede Divisie

Tweede Divisie (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈtʋeːdə diˈvizi]; English: Second Division) is the highest amateur (and historically the lowest professional) football league in the Netherlands. It was established in 1956, together with the Eredivisie and the Eerste Divisie. Between 1956 and 1960 and between 1962 and 1966, the league consisted of two divisions, Tweede Divisie A and Tweede Divisie B. The league was disbanded in 1971. Six clubs were promoted to the Eerste Divisie (De Volewijckers, FC Eindhoven, FC VVV, Fortuna Vlaardingen, PEC and Roda JC), while the other eleven teams became amateur clubs.

Plans for a new, amateur Tweede Divisie, to be made up of 4 reserve teams and 14 Topklasse clubs, were approved in a KNVB assembly in December 2014. Thus, the Topklasse, renamed the Derde Divisie (English: Third Division), and leagues below decremented by one level, and furthermore, promotion and relegation among the second to fourth divisions were implemented starting in 2016–17. Despite its amateurism, the league obliges its clubs to have a minimum number of players under contract. No first team will be promoted to the Eerste Divisie until after 2022–23, but from the end of 2020–21 at first, the highest-ranked second (i.e., reserve) team gains promotion, while the lowest-ranked reserves are relegated to a new under-21 division. An under-23 competition has been established for the Tweede Divisie's amateur clubs that are not directly eligible for its under-21 equivalent. Because of the 2020–21 season's cancellation, promotion or relegation was suspended for five to 10 years in June 2022.

**Nederlandene - Tweede Divisie**

Tweede Divisie er den tredjebedste fodboldliga i Nederlandene. Den består af 18 hold, som spiller i en dobbeltrundtrurnering. De øverste to hold rykker automatisk op i Eerste Divisie, mens de to lavest placerede hold rykker ned i Derde Divisie.

**Format**

Sæsonen løber fra august til maj. Hvert hold spiller 34 kampe, hvor de møder hvert andet hold to gange, en gang hjemme og en gang ude. De to hold med flest point rykker op i Eerste Divisie, mens de to lavest placerede hold rykker ned i Derde Divisie.

**Hold**

De 18 hold i Tweede Divisie for 2022/23-sæsonen er:

* AFC
* Almere City FC
* FC Den Bosch
* De Graafschap
* Helmond Sport
* Jong Ajax
* Jong AZ
* Jong PSV
* Jong Utrecht
* Katwijk
* Kozakken Boys
* MVV Maastricht
* NEC Nijmegen
* RKC Waalwijk
* Telstar
* TOP Oss
* FC Volendam
* De Treffers

**Historie**

Tweede Divisie blev grundlagt i 1956 som den tredje bedste fodboldliga i Nederlandene. Den har haft forskellige navne og formater gennem årene, men den er altid blevet betragtet som en af de stærkeste tredjebedste ligaer i Europa.