The 2018–19 Tweede Divisie season is the third edition of the

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third tier since on hiatus from 1970-71 season and the 18th edition using

Tweede Divisie Tweede Divisie ( en, Second Division) is the highest amateur (and historically the lowest professional) football league in the Netherlands. It was established in 1956, together with the Eredivisie and the Eerste Divisie. Between 1956 and 1960 and b ...

name. Thirteen teams competed from the last season along with one relegated team from the

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the ...

and four promoted teams from the

Derde Divisie The Derde Divisie (; en, Third Division), formerly known as Topklasse (; en, Top Class), is the fourth tier of football in the Netherlands, which had its inaugural season as a third tier in 2010–11 and as a fourth tier in 2016–17. The league ...

. At an extraordinary KNVB federation meeting on 2 October 2017, representatives of the amateur and professional football reached an agreement about the route to be taken to renew the football pyramid. Part of this agreement was that no promotion/relegation will take place between the Eerste and Tweede Divisie for the current season. At another extraordinary KNVB federation meeting on 7 June 2018, an agreement was reached about the number of reserves teams allowed in each division as of season 2019–20.In seizoen 2819/'20 gewijzigde opzet beloftenteams in voetbalpiramide
, KNVB.nl, 27 January 2019 For the Tweede Divisie it will be 2 teams. Since there are currently 3 reserve teams ( Jong Almere,

Jong Sparta Sparta Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. Established on 1 April 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands. Sparta currently compete in the Eredivisie, the top flight ...

and Jong Vitesse) in the Tweede Divisie, the reserve team which ends lowest of the three will relegate to the Derde Divisie. In case a reserve team becomes champion in one of the Derde Divisies, the second best reserve team in the Tweede divisie will relegate as well. On 18 December 2018

FC Lienden FC Lienden is a football club from Lienden, Netherlands. The club was established on 1 August 1930. History In 2010s, the club saw a rise through the Dutch football pyramid, under the guidance of former professional player Hans Kraay Jr., wh ...

withdrew from the competition due to financial difficulties. On 6 January 2019 FC Lienden succeeded in making a restart with the help of their manager

Hans van de Haar Johannes "Hans" van de Haar (born February 1, 1975) is a Dutch football manager and former player. He currently manages Tweede Divisie club TEC Professional career Netherlands, Austria & Germany Van de Haar was born in Amersfoort. He played ...

. The club found a new sponsor and will start working together with two football academies to complement the first team for the second half of the season.FC Lienden maakt definitief doorstart in Tweede Divisie
voetbal247.nl, 27 January 2019

Teams

Standings

References

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