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Eerste Klasse

Field	Value
logo	Flag of the Netherlands.svg
pixels	180
country	Netherlands
confed	UEFA
founded	1897
teams	130 (10 Groups of 13)
promotion	Vierde Divisie
relegation	Tweede Klasse
levels	6
domest_cup	KNVB Cup
current	2025–26 Eerste Klasse
name	Eerste Klasse

The Eerste Klasse () started as the 1st tier of football in the Netherlands and is now the 6th tier. The league is divided into ten divisions. These divisions correspond to the six districts of the Royal Dutch Football Association: each district is organised geographically.

Each division consists of 14 teams. The champion of the Eerste Klasse divisions are promoted to the Vierde Divisie (formerly Hoofdklasse). Furthermore, a season is divided into two periods () of eight matches each. The winners of these periods qualify for promotion playoffs, provided they finish in the top nine overall in the season. The numbers 11 and 12 in the final rankings play relegation playoffs, and the numbers 13 and 14 relegated to the Tweede Klasse.

Until the 2022–23 season, clubs were divided into Saturday and Sunday groups. The separation between Saturday and Sunday football was abolished in the Eerste Klasse from 2023–24. Amateur clubs are asked before the season whether they want to play their home games on Saturday or Sunday. This rule may be deviated from by principled Saturday clubs that retain the right to play on their day.

Eerste Klasse divisions

District	Divisions
West I	Eerste Klasse A, B
West II	Eerste Klasse C, D
South I	Eerste Klasse E
South II	Eerste Klasse F
East	Eerste Klasse G, H
North	Eerste Klasse I, J

References

(29 May 2017). "VSV gedegradeerd naar de tweede klasse". Voetbal in Haarlem.
(18 June 2022). "Ledenraad stemt in met aanpassing voetbalpiramide". KNVB.

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