| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 August 2025 – 23 May 2026 |
2026–27 → | |
The2025–26 Tweede Divisie season is the tenth edition of the Dutch third tier since ending its hiatus since the1970–71 season and the 25th edition using theTweede Divisie name.
On 2 October 2017, representatives of amateur and professional football reached an agreement during the extraordinary general meeting of theRoyal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) regarding the path to renewal of thefootball pyramid.
During the extraordinary general meeting of 7 June 2018, an agreement was reached on the number of allowed reserve teams (belofteteams) in each division. For the Tweede Divisie, there are two. It was also decided that only two reserve teams would compete in the Tweede Divisie, with the remaining reserve teams participating in the new Under 21 Eredivisie. This is accompanied by its own relegation system.
After two extensions of the non-existent promotion/relegation system (due to Tweede Divisie clubs not having the economic capacity to compete in a fully professional league) in 2022, a decision was made to suspend the mandatory promotion/relegation system between theEerste Divisie and Tweede Divisie for the next five to ten seasons for standard teams. The suspension does not apply to reserve teams. During the general meeting on 24 June 2022, it was announced that a proposal would be put forth for an admission arrangement to the Eerste Divisie.[1]
The league distinguishes between first teams (standard team) of a football club and second teams, also known as a reserve team or reserve squad (teams starting with "Jong"). For this season, there are two reserve teams playing in the Tweede Divisie, namelyJong Sparta andJong Almere City.
For promotion, the following applies:
For relegation, the following applies:
| Promoted from 2024–25 Derde Divisie | Relegated to 2025-26 Derde Divisie |
|---|---|
| Hoek IJsselmeervogels Kozakken Boys | ADO '20 Noordwijk Scheveningen |
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACV | Assen | Univé Sportpark | 3,000 |
| AFC | Amsterdam | Sportpark Goed Genoeg | 3,000 |
| Barendrecht | Barendrecht | Sportpark De Bongerd | 1,500 |
| Excelsior Maassluis | Maassluis | Sportpark Dijkpolder | 5,000 |
| GVVV | Veenendaal | Sportpark Panhuis | 4,500 |
| HHC | Hardenberg | Sportpark De Boshoek | 4,500 |
| Koninklijke HFC | Haarlem | Sportpark Spanjaardslaan | 1,500 |
| Hoek | Hoek | Sportpark Denoek | 2,500 |
| IJsselmeervogels | Spakenburg | Sportpark De Westmaat | 8,500 |
| Jong Almere City | Almere | Yanmar Stadion | 4,501 |
| Jong Sparta | Rotterdam | Het Kasteel | 11,000 |
| Katwijk | Katwijk | Sportpark De Krom | 6,000 |
| Kozakken Boys | Werkendam | Sportpark De Zwaaier | 3,000 |
| Quick Boys | Katwijk aan Zee | Sportpark Nieuw Zuid | 8,100 |
| Rijnsburgse Boys | Rijnsburg | Sportpark Middelmors | 6,100 |
| Spakenburg | Spakenburg | Sportpark De Westmaat | 8,500 |
| De Treffers | Groesbeek | Sportpark Zuid | 4,000 |
| RKAV Volendam | Volendam | KWABO-stadion | 6,500 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hoek | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 13 | +12 | 32 | |
| 2 | Quick Boys[a] | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 13 | +18 | 28 | |
| 3 | HHC Hardenberg | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 28 | |
| 4 | Spakenburg | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 26 | |
| 5 | Jong Almere City | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 23 | |
| 6 | Jong Sparta | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 23 | |
| 7 | AFC | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 20 | |
| 8 | Kozakken Boys | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 20 | |
| 9 | De Treffers | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 19 | |
| 10 | GVVV | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 19 | |
| 11 | Rijnsburgse Boys | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 18 | |
| 12 | Koninklijke HFC | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 17 | |
| 13 | Katwijk | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 17 | |
| 14 | RKAV Volendam | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 16 | |
| 15 | Barendrecht | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 16 | |
| 16 | IJsselmeervogels | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 12 | Qualification forrelegation play-offs |
| 17 | Excelsior Maassluis | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 12 | |
| 18 | ACV | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 35 | −20 | 7 | Relegation toDerde Divisie |
| Home \ Away | ACV | AFC | BAR | EXM | GVV | HHC | HFC | HOE | IJS | JAL | JSP | KAT | KOZ | QUI | RIJ | SPA | TRE | VOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACV | 0–1 | 1–5 | 14 Mar | 28 Mar | 18 Apr | 16 May | 7 Feb | 13 Dec | 0–4 | 24 Jan | 3–3 | 1–2 | 9 May | 3–3 | 10 Jan | 4–1 | 28 Feb | |
| AFC | 31 Jan | 3–1 | 9 May | 6 Dec | 23 May | 1–2 | 18 Apr | 17 Jan | 7 Feb | 1–4 | 14 Mar | 2–2 | 0–2 | 28 Feb | 28 Mar | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Barendrecht | 7 Mar | 21 Feb | 23 May | 1–2 | 17 Jan | 2–0 | 9 May | 31 Jan | 4–3 | 3–2 | 28 Mar | 0–1 | 0–6 | 14 Mar | 18 Apr | 2–2 | 6 Dec | |
| Excelsior Maassluis | 2–0 | 29 Nov | 13 Dec | 21 Mar | 4–0 | 0–0 | 28 Feb | 0–4 | 16 May | 1–3 | 24 Jan | 25 Apr | 11 Apr | 10 Jan | 7 Feb | 0–1 | 3–0 | |
| GVVV | 2–2 | 16 May | 10 Jan | 1–1 | 11 Apr | 7 Feb | 1–3 | 25 Apr | 13 Dec | 28 Feb | 1–0 | 29 Nov | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 24 Jan | 14 Mar | |
| HHC Hardenberg | 0–0 | 13 Dec | 3–0 | 28 Mar | 3–2 | 2–0 | 14 Mar | 29 Nov | 10 Jan | 0–2 | 7 Feb | 16 May | 25 Apr | 24 Jan | 28 Feb | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Koninklijke HFC | 6 Dec | 22 Mar | 11 Apr | 31 Jan | 2–0 | 21 Feb | 17 Jan | 7 Mar | 26 Oct | 2–1 | 29 Nov | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 23 May | 26 Apr | 3–0 | |
| Hoek | 2–1 | 2–2 | 29 Nov | 3–1 | 7 Mar | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 25 Apr | 0–0 | 10 Jan | 11 Apr | 21 Mar | 16 May | 24 Jan | 13 Dec | 21 Feb | |
| IJsselmeervogels | 23 May | 0–2 | 1–3 | 18 Apr | 0–3 | 9 May | 3–0 | 28 Mar | 24 Jan | 1–3 | 28 Feb | 10 Jan | 6 Dec | 7 Feb | 14 Mar | 2–0 | 2–3 | |
| Jong Almere City | 21 Feb | 2–1 | 28 Feb | 6 Dec | 23 May | 1–3 | 28 Mar | 1–2 | 3–2 | 18 Apr | 3–0 | 31 Jan | 17 Jan | 5–1 | 4–2 | 14 Mar | 9 May | |
| Jong Sparta | 3–0 | 11 Apr | 25 Apr | 21 Feb | 5–2 | 7 Mar | 10 Jan | 31 Jan | 21 Mar | 2–2 | 13 Dec | 1–1 | 4–4 | 29 Nov | 4–4 | 16 May | 1–5 | |
| Katwijk | 25 Apr | 0–1 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 31 Jan | 0–2 | 9 May | 0–1 | 3–0 | 21 Mar | 23 May | 7 Mar | 21 Feb | 11 Apr | 6 Dec | 2–4 | 17 Jan | |
| Kozakken Boys | 17 Jan | 24 Jan | 7 Feb | 1–1 | 9 May | 6 Dec | 14 Mar | 1–3 | 4–3 | 0–3 | 28 Mar | 0–0 | 23 May | 1–3 | 1–2 | 28 Feb | 18 Apr | |
| Quick Boys | 29 Nov | 10 Jan | 24 Jan | 2–1 | 18 Apr | 1–0 | 28 Feb | 2–0 | 16 May | 2–1 | 14 Mar | 3–0 | 13 Dec | 0–0 | 5–2 | 7 Feb | 28 Mar | |
| Rijnsburgse Boys | 21 Mar | 3–0 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 17 Jan | 0–4 | 18 Apr | 6 Dec | 1–3 | 7 Mar | 9 May | 1–3 | 21 Feb | 31 Jan | 1–2 | 28 Mar | 23 May | |
| Spakenburg | 4–0 | 2–1 | 8–0 | 2–0 | 21 Feb | 2–3 | 13 Dec | 1–3 | 1–0 | 11 Apr | 17 Jan | 16 May | 21 Mar | 7 Mar | 25 Apr | 29 Nov | 31 Jan | |
| De Treffers | 11 Apr | 8 Mar | 21 Mar | 17 Jan | 2–0 | 31 Jan | 23 Nov | 23 May | 21 Feb | 12 Oct | 7 Dec | 18 Apr | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 9 May | 1–0 | |
| RKAV Volendam | 3–0 | 25 Apr | 16 May | 7 Mar | 0–2 | 21 Mar | 24 Jan | 2–1 | 11 Apr | 29 Nov | 7 Feb | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 13 Dec | 1–3 | 10 Jan |