Topklasse

Topklasse (English:Top Class) is the new third tier of football in the Netherlands, which will have its inaugural season in 2010–11. The league will be placed between the Eerste Divisie and the Hoofdklasse, previously the second and third tiers of Dutch football, respectively. The new structure resulted from discussions between the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB), the Coöperatie Eerste Divisie (the clubs in the Eerste Divisie) and the Centraal Overleg Hoofdklassers (the clubs in the Hoofdklasse).