2025–26 Derde Divisie
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
← 2024–25 2026–27 → | |
The 2025–26 Derde Divisie season is the tenth edition of the Dutch fourth tier.[1]
Derde Divisie A
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Champions | ROHDA |
| Promoted | ROHDA |
| Relegated | Huizen Urk HSC '21 |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 1,016 (3.32 per match) |
← 2024–25 2026–27 → | |
Teams
Team changes
| Promoted from 2024–25 Vierde Divisie |
Relegated from 2024–25 Tweede Divisie |
Promoted to 2025–26 Tweede Divisie |
Relegated to 2025–26 Vierde Divisie |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scherpenzeel Hoogeveen Staphorst |
ADO '20 | IJsselmeervogels | Ajax DEM HBC |

Utrecht
Location of teams in the Derde Divisie A 2025-26
Utrecht clubs in the Derde Divisie A 2024-25
Number of teams by province
| Number of teams | Province | Team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Excelsior '31, Genemuiden, HSC '21, ROHDA, Staphorst | |
| 4 | DVS '33, Scherpenzeel, Sparta Nijkerk, TEC | |
| DOVO, Eemdijk, Hercules, Sportlust '46 | ||
| 2 | ADO '20, Huizen | |
| 1 | Hoogeveen | |
| Urk | ||
| Harkemase Boys |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROHDA[a] (C, P) | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 63 | 36 | +27 | 67 | Promotion to Tweede Divisie |
| 2 | DVS '33[b] | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 59 | 39 | +20 | 62 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Sparta Nijkerk[c] | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 84 | 43 | +41 | 61 | |
| 4 | ADO '20 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 60 | |
| 5 | Genemuiden | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 56 | |
| 6 | Staphorst | 34 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 63 | 53 | +10 | 54 | |
| 7 | Harkemase Boys | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 56 | 44 | +12 | 52 | |
| 8 | DOVO | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 52 | |
| 9 | Eemdijk | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 50 | |
| 10 | Scherpenzeel | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 59 | 49 | +10 | 49 | |
| 11 | Hoogeveen | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 54 | 64 | −10 | 48 | |
| 12 | Sportlust '46 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 47 | |
| 13 | Hercules | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 53 | 57 | −4 | 44 | |
| 14 | Excelsior '31 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 49 | 57 | −8 | 40 | |
| 15 | Huizen (R) | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 51 | 63 | −12 | 40 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 16 | TEC (O) | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 48 | 64 | −16 | 40 | |
| 17 | Urk (R) | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 61 | 97 | −36 | 31 | Relegation to Vierde Divisie |
| 18 | HSC '21 (R) | 34 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 35 | 109 | −74 | 8 |
Source: Flashscore
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Fixtures and results
Derde Divisie B
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Kloetinge |
| Promoted | Kloetinge |
| Relegated | SteDoCo Scheveningen Meerssen ASWH |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 1,016 (3.32 per match) |
← 2024–25 2026–27 → | |
Teams
Team changes
| Promoted from 2024–25 Vierde Divisie |
Relegated from 2024–25 Tweede Divisie |
Promoted to 2025–26 Tweede Divisie |
Relegated to 2025–26 Vierde Divisie |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zwaluwen UDI '19 Groene Ster RBC |
Noordwijk Scheveningen |
Hoek Kozakken Boys |
OJC 's-Gravenzande Smitshoek Quick |

Location of teams in the Derde Divisie B 2025-26
Number of teams by province
| Number of teams | Province | Team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | ASWH, Lisse, Noordwijk, Rijnvogels, Scheveningen, SteDoCo, TOGB, VVSB, Zwaluwen | |
| 5 | Blauw Geel '38, Gemert, RBC, UDI '19, UNA | |
| 2 | Groene Ster, Meerssen | |
| GOES, Kloetinge |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kloetinge[a] (C, P) | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 68 | 43 | +25 | 73 | Promotion to Tweede Divisie |
| 2 | Lisse[b] | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 67 | 33 | +34 | 68 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 3 | VVSB | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 70 | 37 | +33 | 68 | |
| 4 | Rijnvogels | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 64 | |
| 5 | Gemert | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 71 | 46 | +25 | 61 | |
| 6 | RBC | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 71 | 58 | +13 | 54 | |
| 7 | TOGB | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 64 | 61 | +3 | 53 | |
| 8 | Zwaluwen | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 51 | |
| 9 | Blauw Geel '38 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 48 | |
| 10 | Noordwijk | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 44 | |
| 11 | UDI '19 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 57 | 74 | −17 | 39 | |
| 12 | UNA | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 51 | 59 | −8 | 38 | |
| 13 | GOES | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 43 | 61 | −18 | 37 | |
| 14 | Groene Ster | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 45 | 64 | −19 | 36 | |
| 15 | SteDoCo (R) | 34 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 35 | 69 | −34 | 34 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 16 | Scheveningen (R) | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 49 | 65 | −16 | 32 | |
| 17 | Meerssen (R) | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 47 | 70 | −23 | 31 | Relegation to Vierde Divisie |
| 18 | ASWH (R) | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 45 | 87 | −42 | 25 |
Source: Flashsore
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Fixtures and results
Play-offs
Tweede divisie promotion/relegation play-offs
8 teams (16th and 17th place in the Tweede Divisie and three teams each from the Derde Divisie A and Derde Divisie B) play for one spot in next season's Tweede Divisie.
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| IJsselmeervogels | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Sparta Nijkerk | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| IJsselmeervogels | 7 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| ADO '20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Lisse | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| ADO '20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| IJsselmeervogels | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Excelsior Maassluis | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Excelsior Maassluis | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| VVSB | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Excelsior Maassluis (p) | 1 | 2 | 3 (5) | ||||||||||||||
| Rijnvogels | 2 | 1 | 3 (4) | ||||||||||||||
| DVS '33 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Rijnvogels | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
ADO '20 won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Rijnvogels | 1−0 | DVS '33 |
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Report |
Sportpark de Kooltuin, Katwijk
Referee: Daan Schaper
| DVS '33 | 2−2 | Rijnvogels |
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Sportpark Zuid, Ermelo
Rijnvogels won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Sparta Nijkerk | 0−3 | IJsselmeervogels |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
De Ebbenhorst, Nijkerk
Attendance: Andy Wolff
| IJsselmeervogels | 2−1 | Sparta Nijkerk |
|---|---|---|
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IJsselmeervogels won 5–1 on aggregate.
| VVSB | 1−1 | Excelsior Maassluis |
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Report |
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Sportpark De Boekhorst, Noordwijkerhout
Referee: Robin Vereijken
| Excelsior Maassluis | 3−0 | VVSB |
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Sportpark Dijkpolder, Maassluis
Excelsior Maassluis won 4–1 on aggregate.
Semifinals
| ADO '20 | 0−7 | IJsselmeervogels |
|---|---|---|
Sportpark De Vlotter, Heemskerk
IJsselmeervogels won 8–0 on aggregate.
| Rijnvogels | 2−1 | Excelsior Maassluis |
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Sportpark de Kooltuin, Katwijk
| Excelsior Maassluis | 2−1 (a.e.t.) | Rijnvogels |
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| Penalties | ||
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5−4 |
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Sportpark Dijkpolder, Maassluis
3–3 on aggregate. Excelsior Maassluis won 5–4 on penalties.
Final
| Excelsior Maassluis | 2–1 | IJsselmeervogels |
|---|---|---|
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| IJsselmeervogels | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Excelsior Maassluis |
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IJsselmeervogels won 3–2 on aggregate.
References
- ↑ "Derde Divisie". KNVB (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 January 2026.
