2011–12 Topklasse

Topklasse
Season2011–12
ChampionsAchilles '29
Promotednone

The 2011–12 Topklasse season was the second edition of the Dutch league since its inception in 2010. A total 32 teams competed in the league: 24 from the 2010–11 Topklasse, and the remaining eight from the 2010–11 Hoofdklasse. As usual, the competition was divided into two leagues: "Saturday" and "Sunday", who differ by the day their games are usually played.

For this season, no team was promoted to the Eerste Divisie, due to the fact all league teams declined to apply for that. Promotion to the higher tier for a Topklasse requires it to switch into full professionalism and play on Friday nights instead of either Saturday or Sunday afternoons.[1] The league was won by Sunday champions Achilles '29 from Groesbeek, who defeated Saturday champions SV Spakenburg in a two-legged final (5–0 aggregate).

Teams

Saturday league

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Location of teams in the Saturday Topklasse 2011–2012
Club City 2010–11 season
ARC Alphen aan den Rijn 12th in Topklasse Saturday
BVV Barendrecht Barendrecht 9th in Topklasse Saturday
Excelsior '31 Rijssen, Rijssen-Holten 5th in Topklasse Saturday
GVVV Veenendaal 1st in Hoofdklasse Saturday B
Harkemase Boys Harkema, Achtkarspelen 10th in Topklasse Saturday
HHC Hardenberg Hardenberg 8th in Topklasse Saturday
FC Lisse Lisse 11th in Topklasse Saturday
VV Montfoort Montfoort 3rd in Hoofdklasse Saturday B
VV Noordwijk Noordwijk 1st in Hoofdklasse Saturday A
Rijnsburgse Boys Rijnsburg 3rd in Topklasse Saturday
SC Genemuiden Genemuiden 7th in Topklasse Saturday
SVZW Wierden 1st in Hoofdklasse Saturday C
SV Spakenburg Spakenburg, Bunschoten 2nd in Topklasse Saturday
vv Capelle Capelle aan den IJssel 6th in Topklasse Saturday
VV Katwijk Katwijk 4th in Topklasse Saturday
IJsselmeervogels Spakenburg, Bunschoten 1st in Topklasse Saturday

Sunday league

Club City 2010–11 season
Achilles '29 Groesbeek 2nd in Topklasse Sunday
AFC Amsterdam 4th in Topklasse Sunday
De Treffers Groesbeek 5th in Topklasse Sunday
HBS The Hague 1st in Hoofdklasse Sunday A
EVV Echt, Echt-Susteren 9th in Topklasse Sunday
FC Hilversum Hilversum 13th in Topklasse Sunday
FC Lienden Lienden, Buren 10th in Topklasse Sunday
HSC '21 Haaksbergen 1st in Hoofdklasse Sunday C
UNA Zeelst, Veldhoven 1st in Hoofdklasse Sunday B
Haaglandia Rijswijk 7th in Topklasse Sunday
HVV Hollandia Hoorn 12th in Topklasse Sunday
JVC Cuijk Cuijk 6th in Topklasse Sunday
Quick '20 Oldenzaal 8th in Topklasse Sunday
SV Argon Mijdrecht, De Ronde Venen 3rd in Topklasse Sunday
WKE Emmen 3rd in Hoofdklasse Sunday C
VVSB Noordwijkerhout 11th in Topklasse Sunday

League tables

Saturday league

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Spakenburg (Q) 30 20 5 5 84 44 +40 65 Qualification for playoff finals
2 Rijnsburgse Boys 30 19 7 4 76 36 +40 64
3 Katwijk 30 15 10 5 78 41 +37 55
4 Noordwijk 30 16 7 7 66 43 +23 55
5 GVVV 30 16 5 9 70 56 +14 53
6 IJsselmeervogels 30 15 3 12 67 50 +17 48
7 Genemuiden 30 14 5 11 60 55 +5 47
8 Excelsior '31 30 14 3 13 39 47 −8 45
9 HHC Hardenberg 30 14 3 13 48 59 −11 45
10 Capelle 30 11 9 10 47 46 +1 42
11 Lisse 30 10 8 12 48 56 −8 38
12 Barendrecht 30 9 9 12 39 40 −1 30[a]
13 Harkemase Boys (R) 30 7 4 19 39 61 −22 25 Qualification for relegation playoffs
14 SVZW (R) 30 7 4 19 36 72 −36 25 Relegation to 2012–13 Hoofdklasse
15 Montfoort (R) 30 4 8 18 34 73 −39 18[b]
16 ARC (R) 30 2 4 24 36 88 −52 10
Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2012. Source: https://www.soccerway.com/national/netherlands/topklasse/2011-2012/saturday/
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Barendrecht deducted 6 points due to having played footballer Marvin van der Pluijm in league games against Spakenburg and GVVV, while still contracted with US club Dayton Dutch Lions.[2]
  2. ^ Montfoort deducted 2 points due to violent behaviour during a game against SVZW.[3]

Sunday league

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Achilles '29 (C, Q) 30 23 2 5 72 26 +46 71 Qualification for playoff finals
2 Haaglandia 30 20 2 8 82 50 +32 62
3 WKE 30 16 5 9 52 49 +3 53
4 De Treffers 30 14 8 8 59 41 +18 50
5 HSC '21 30 13 10 7 61 40 +21 49
6 EVV 30 13 8 9 50 43 +7 47
7 Lienden 30 14 4 12 49 40 +9 46
8 Hollandia 30 14 4 12 45 39 +6 46
9 HBS 30 14 2 14 55 62 −7 44
10 AFC 30 10 8 12 57 55 +2 38
11 JVC Cuijk 30 10 7 13 44 49 −5 37
12 VVSB 30 10 7 13 37 41 −4 37
13 UNA (R) 30 9 5 16 48 62 −14 32 Qualification for relegation playoffs
14 Hilversum (R) 30 8 7 15 35 60 −25 31 Relegation to 2012–13 Hoofdklasse
15 Argon (R) 30 6 7 17 38 63 −25 25
16 Quick '20 (R) 30 2 2 26 23 87 −64 8
Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2012. Source: https://www.soccerway.com/national/netherlands/topklasse/2011-2012/sunday/
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Championship play-offs

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Achilles '29 5–0[4] Spakenburg 3–0 2–0

Achilles '29 won the overall Topklasse title. As neither them nor runners-up Spakenburg applied for that, no Topklasse team was promoted to 2012–13 Eerste Divisie.

Promotion/relegation play-offs

13th place play-off – Saturday league

Harkemase Boys and SVZW both finished the season with 25 points. So there was an extra match between them to decide who could play relegation playoffs and who had to relegate immediately.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Harkemase Boys 2–0[5] SVZW

SVZW relegated to 2012–13 Hoofdklasse. Harkemase Boys will play relegation playoffs.

Topklasse / Hoofdklasse playoff semifinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Berkum 4–6 Ter Leede 1–2 3–4
Harkemase Boys 1–8 Kozakken Boys 0–4 1–4
Blauw Geel '38 1–1(4–5p) Be Quick 1887 0–1 1–0
Chabab 4–2 UNA 1–2 3–0

Topklasse / Hoofdklasse playoff finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ter Leede 1–5[6] Kozakken Boys
Be Quick 1887 0–0(4–5p)[7] Chabab

Kozakken Boys promoted to 2012–13 Topklasse Saturday; Chabab promoted to 2012–13 Topklasse Sunday.

References

  1. ^ "Geen degradatie uit Jupiler League einde van seizoen" [No relegation from Jupiler League at the end of the season] (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Topklasser Barendrecht zwaar gestraft" (in Dutch). NUsport.nl. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Twee punten in mindering voor Montfoort" (in Dutch). RTV Utrecht. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Netherlands – Topklasse – Play-offs – Finals". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Netherlands – Hoofdklasse". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Ter Leede vs. Kozakken Boys 1–5". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Be Quick 1887 vs. Chabab 0–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 June 2012.