Hoofdklasse
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| Country | Netherlands |
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| Confederation | UEFA |
| Number of teams | 84 (6 Groups of 14) |
| Level on pyramid | 5 |
| Promotion to | Derde Divisie |
| Relegation to | Eerste Klasse |
| Domestic cup(s) | KNVB Cup |
 2015–16 Hoofdklasse |
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The Hoofdklasse (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦoːftklɑsə]) is the 2nd highest league of amateur football in the Netherlands, and the fifth tier in general.
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Background
The league is divided into two sections: Saturday and Sunday. This is a result of the traditional pillarisation (Dutch: verzuiling), 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 pillarisation 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 Hoofdklasse 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. The winner of each Hoofdklasse is promoted to the Derde Divisie (formerly Topklasse, since 2016-17), and two to three teams from each Derde Divisie (four to six in total) are relegated to the Hoofdklasse.
Before this, it was only possible for Hoofdklasse clubs to be admitted to the Eerste Divisie after application and licensing. The last clubs to have done so are FC Omniworld (2005) and AGOVV Apeldoorn (2003).
Hoofdklasse champions since 1975
| Season | Saturday champion | Sunday champion | National champion |
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| 1974–75 | Spijkenisse | FC Emmen | Spijkenisse |
| 1975–76 | IJsselmeervogels | Limburgia | IJsselmeervogels |
| 1976–77 | IJsselmeervogels | Rheden | IJsselmeervogels |
| 1977–78 | ACV | vv 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 | SV Spakenburg | DHC | SV 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 | AGOVV |
| 2002–03 | Huizen | FC Türkiyemspor | Huizen |
| 2003–04 | Quick Boys | HSC'21 | Quick Boys |
| 2004–05 | ASWH | SV Argon | ASWH |
| 2005–06 | IJsselmeervogels | FC Türkiyemspor | IJsselmeervogels |
| 2006–07 | IJsselmeervogels | SV Argon | SV Argon |
| 2007–08 | FC Lisse | Hollandia | FC Lisse |
| 2008–09 | Rijnsburgse Boys | WKE | WKE |
| 2009–10 | IJsselmeervogels | VV Gemert | IJsselmeervogels |
| 2010–11 | Noordwijk, GVVV, SVZW | HBS, UNA, HSC '21 | Contested in the Topklasse |
| 2011–12 | Jodan Boys, Scheveningen, DETO | ADO '20, Gemert, Sneek Wit Zwart | |
| 2012–13 | Ter Leede, Excelsior Maassluis, ONS Sneek | Leonidas, UNA, Be Quick 1887 | |
| 2013–14 | Sparta Nijkerk, Hoek, Genemuiden | HFC, Rosmalen, Hercules | |
| 2014–15 | SteDoco, Katwijk, DVS'33 | Magreb'90, TEC, Sneek Wit Zwart | |
| 2015–16 | ODIN '59, Quick Boys, Harkemase Boys | Westlandia, Dongen, Juliana '31 |
Saturday titles since 1975
| # | Clubs |
| 11 | IJsselmeervogels |
| 4 | Katwijk, Quick Boys |
| 3 | ACV, Huizen |
| 2 | DOS Kampen, FC Lisse, Rijnsburgse Boys, Kat |
| 1 | Spakenburg, Noordwijk, Heerjansdam, Spijkenisse, DOVO, VVOG, Scheveningen, ASWH, Stedoco, DVS '33, Harkemase Boys |
Sunday titles since 1975
| # | Clubs |
| 3 | Baronie, Geldrop, De Treffers |
| 2 | Argon, HSC'21, Holland, Rheden, DHC, RKC Waalwijk, FC Türkiyemspor, Sneek Wit Zwart |
| 1 | Achilles 1894, RCH, FC Emmen, AGOVV, TOP Oss, Limburgia, Rheden, vv Hoogeveen, Xerxes, Stevo, ROHDA Raalte, Hollandia, WKE, Gemert, Magreb'90, TEC, Dongen, Juliana '31, Westlandia |
National titles 1975–2010
By club
| # | Clubs |
| 6 | IJsselmeervogels |
| 3 | Geldrop, Katwijk |
| 2 | RKC Waalwijk, ACV, De Treffers, Baronie, Quick Boys |
| 1 | Spijkenisse, Noordwijk, ROHDA Raalte, SV Spakenburg, DOS Kampen, RCH, Scheveningen, HSC'21, AGOVV, Huizen, ASWH, SV Argon, FC Lisse, WKE |
By day
| Day | Number of titles | Titles |
| Saturday | 21 | 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010 |
| Sunday | 15 | 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2009 |
