Season | 2023–24 |
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Dates | 11 August 2023 – 10 May 2024 |
Champions | Willem II |
Promoted | Willem II Groningen NAC Breda |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 1,149 (3.02 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Henk Veerman (23 goals) |
Biggest home win | ADO Den Haag 6–0 Jong FC Utrecht (27 November 2023) |
Biggest away win | TOP Oss 1–8 Cambuur (6 November 2023) |
Highest scoring | TOP Oss 1–8 Cambuur (6 November 2023) |
Longest winning run | 6 matches Willem II Groningen |
Longest unbeaten run | 15 matches Groningen |
Longest winless run | 12 matches Jong FC Utrecht |
Longest losing run | 6 matches Emmen Telstar Jong FC Utrecht |
← 2022–23 2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 10 May 2024. |
The 2023–24 Eerste Divisie was the 68th season of the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of football in the Netherlands since its establishment in 1956.
Teams
[edit]A total of 20 teams took part in the league: 17 teams from the 2022–23 Eerste Divisie and 3 teams relegated from the 2022–23 Eredivisie.
Stadiums and locations
[edit]Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
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ADO Den Haag | The Hague | Bingoal Stadion | 15,000 |
Cambuur | Leeuwarden | Cambuurstadion | 10,500 |
Den Bosch | 's-Hertogenbosch | Stadion De Vliert | 8,713 |
Dordrecht | Dordrecht | M-Scores Stadion | 4,235 |
Eindhoven | Eindhoven | Jan Louwers Stadion | 4,600 |
Emmen | Emmen | De Oude Meerdijk | 8,600 |
De Graafschap | Doetinchem | Stadion De Vijverberg | 12,600 |
Groningen | Groningen | Euroborg | 22,550 |
Helmond Sport | Helmond | GS Staalwerken Stadion | 4,100 |
Jong Ajax | Amsterdam | Sportpark De Toekomst | 2,050 |
Jong AZ | Alkmaar | AFAS Trainingscomplex | 200 |
Jong PSV | Eindhoven | PSV Campus De Herdgang | 2,500 |
Jong FC Utrecht | Utrecht | Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch | 550 |
MVV Maastricht | Maastricht | Stadion De Geusselt | 10,000 |
NAC Breda | Breda | Rat Verlegh Stadion | 19,000 |
Roda JC Kerkrade | Kerkrade | Parkstad Limburg Stadion | 19,979 |
Telstar | Velsen | BUKO Stadion | 3,060 |
TOP Oss | Oss | Frans Heesenstadion | 4,560 |
VVV-Venlo | Venlo | Covebo Stadion - De Koel | 8,000 |
Willem II | Tilburg | Koning Willem II Stadion | 14,700 |
Number of teams by provinces
[edit]Personnel
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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ADO Den Haag | ![]() |
End of interim spell | 30 June 2023 | Pre-season | ![]() |
1 July 2023 |
Emmen | ![]() |
End of contract | ![]() | |||
De Graafschap | ![]() |
Health issues | ![]() | |||
Eindhoven | ![]() |
Signed by Utrecht | ![]() | |||
Groningen | ![]() |
End of contract | ![]() | |||
Jong AZ | ![]() |
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Jong FC Utrecht | ![]() |
Mutual consent | ![]() | |||
Roda JC Kerkrade | ![]() |
End of contract | ![]() | |||
TOP Oss | ![]() |
Mutual consent | ![]() | |||
Jong PSV | ![]() |
Signed by Wydad | 23 July 2023 | ![]() |
4 August 2023 | |
Willem II | ![]() |
Sacked | 5 September 2023 | 15th | ![]() |
5 September 2023 |
NAC Breda | ![]() |
13 September 2023 | 10th | ![]() |
13 September 2023 | |
Willem II | ![]() |
End of interim spell | 18 September 2023 | 7th | ![]() |
18 September 2023 |
NAC Breda | ![]() |
25 September 2023 | 15th | ![]() |
25 September 2023 | |
Cambuur | ![]() |
Sacked | 9 October 2023 | 11th | ![]() |
10 October 2023 |
Jong AZ | ![]() |
Moved to AZ | 18 January 2024 | 12th | ![]() |
20 January 2024 |
Telstar | ![]() |
Sacked | 5 February 2024 | 20th | ![]() ![]() |
6 February 2024 |
Helmond Sport | ![]() |
8 April 2024 | 13th | ![]() ![]() |
9 April 2024 | |
Emmen | ![]() |
9 April 2024 | 12th | ![]() |
13 April 2024 | |
Den Bosch | ![]() |
11 April 2024 | 19th | ![]() |
11 April 2024 |
Standings
[edit]League table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
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1 | Willem II[a] (C, P) | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 77 | 35 | +42 | 79 | Promotion to the Eredivisie |
2 | Groningen[b] (P) | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 71 | 30 | +41 | 75 | |
3 | Roda JC Kerkrade[c] | 38 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 69 | 34 | +35 | 75 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
4 | Dordrecht | 38 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 74 | 51 | +23 | 69 | |
5 | ADO Den Haag | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 72 | 50 | +22 | 63 | |
6 | De Graafschap | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 63 | |
7 | Emmen | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 59 | 60 | −1 | 57 | |
8 | NAC Breda (O, P) | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 63 | 56 | +7 | 56 | |
9 | MVV Maastricht | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 64 | 60 | +4 | 56 | |
10 | Jong AZ | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 62 | 61 | +1 | 56 | Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the Eredivisie |
11 | Helmond Sport | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 51 | |
12 | VVV-Venlo | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 53 | 58 | −5 | 48 | |
13 | Cambuur | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 71 | 74 | −3 | 47 | |
14 | Eindhoven | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 43 | |
15 | Jong Ajax | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 54 | 69 | −15 | 40 | Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the Eredivisie |
16 | Jong PSV | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 63 | 81 | −18 | 40 | |
17 | Telstar | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 47 | 68 | −21 | 35 | |
18 | TOP Oss | 38 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 32 | 66 | −34 | 34 | |
19 | Den Bosch | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 38 | 68 | −30 | 33 | |
20 | Jong FC Utrecht | 38 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 74 | −42 | 26 | Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the Eredivisie |
Source: Flashscore, Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)[1]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)[1]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Period tables
[edit]Period 1
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 22 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
2 | Emmen | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 18 | |
3 | ADO Den Haag | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 18 | |
4 | Eindhoven | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 17 | |
5 | Willem II | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 17 | |
6 | Dordrecht | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 14 | |
7 | De Graafschap | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 14 | |
8 | VVV-Venlo | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 14 | |
9 | Helmond Sport | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 13 | |
10 | Groningen | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 13 | |
11 | Cambuur | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 13 | |
12 | Jong PSV | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 13 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
13 | Jong AZ | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 11 | |
14 | NAC Breda | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 11 | |
15 | Jong FC Utrecht | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 11 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
16 | MVV Maastricht | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 10 | |
17 | Den Bosch | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 9 | |
18 | Jong Ajax | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 5 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
19 | TOP Oss | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 4 | |
20 | Telstar | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 4 |
Source: Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Period 2
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Willem II | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 7 | +18 | 25 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
2 | NAC Breda | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 20 | |
3 | De Graafschap | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 19 | |
4 | Cambuur | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 18 | |
5 | Jong AZ | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 17 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
6 | ADO Den Haag | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 16 | |
7 | Dordrecht | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 16 | |
8 | Groningen | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 16 | |
9 | Jong Ajax | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 16 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
10 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 16 | Period 1 winner |
11 | Emmen | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 14 | |
12 | MVV Maastricht | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 13 | |
13 | Eindhoven | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 12 | |
14 | VVV-Venlo | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 12 | |
15 | Helmond Sport | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 11 | |
16 | Telstar | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 10 | |
17 | Jong FC Utrecht | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 7 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
18 | TOP Oss | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 7 | |
19 | Jong PSV | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 5 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
20 | Den Bosch | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 3 |
Source: Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Period 3
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Groningen | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 4 | +19 | 25 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
2 | Dordrecht | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 22 | |
3 | ADO Den Haag | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 20 | |
4 | De Graafschap | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 19 | |
5 | Willem II | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 18 | Period 2 winner |
6 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 17 | Period 1 winner |
7 | VVV-Venlo | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 16 | |
8 | Jong AZ | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 15 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
9 | NAC Breda | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 15 | |
10 | MVV Maastricht | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 14 | |
11 | Helmond Sport | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 14 | |
12 | TOP Oss | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 12 | |
13 | Den Bosch | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 11 | |
14 | Jong PSV | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 10 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
15 | Telstar | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 10 | |
16 | Jong Ajax | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 9 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
17 | Cambuur | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 8 | |
18 | Emmen | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 7 | |
19 | Jong FC Utrecht | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 5 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
20 | Eindhoven | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 5 |
Source: Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Period 4
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Groningen | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 21 | Period 3 winner |
2 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 20 | Period 1 winner |
3 | Willem II | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 19 | Period 2 winner |
4 | MVV Maastricht | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 19 | |
5 | Emmen | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 18 | |
6 | Dordrecht | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 17 | |
7 | Jong AZ | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 13 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
8 | Helmond Sport | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 13 | |
9 | Jong PSV | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 12 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
10 | De Graafschap | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 11 | |
11 | Telstar | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 11 | |
12 | TOP Oss | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 11 | |
13 | NAC Breda | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 10 | |
14 | Jong Ajax | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 10 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
15 | Den Bosch | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 10 | |
16 | ADO Den Haag | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 9 | |
17 | Eindhoven | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 9 | |
18 | Cambuur | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 8 | |
19 | VVV-Venlo | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 6 | |
20 | Jong FC Utrecht | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 3 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
Source: Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Results
[edit]Play-offs
[edit]Promotion/relegation play-offs
[edit]Bracket
[edit]First round | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||
Excelsior | 2 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
ADO Den Haag | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
ADO Den Haag | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
De Graafschap | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Excelsior | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
NAC Breda | 6 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
Dordrecht | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Emmen | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Emmen | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
NAC Breda | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Roda JC Kerkrade | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
NAC Breda | 3 | 5 | 8 |
First round
[edit]NAC Breda | 3–1 | Roda JC Kerkrade |
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Report |
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Referee: Ingmar Oostrom
NAC Breda won 8–1 on aggregate.
Emmen | 2–2 | Dordrecht |
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Report |
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Referee: Sander van der Eijk
Emmen won 3–2 on aggregate.
De Graafschap | 2–3 | ADO Den Haag |
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Report |
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Referee: Marc Nagtegaal
ADO Den Haag | 2–2 | De Graafschap |
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Report |
Referee: Alex Bos
ADO Den Haag won 5–4 on aggregate.
Semifinals
[edit]NAC Breda | 1–1 | Emmen |
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Report |
Referee: Marc Nagtegaal
Emmen | 0–3 | NAC Breda |
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Report |
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Referee: Rob Dieperink
NAC Breda won 4–1 on aggregate.
ADO Den Haag | 1–2 | Excelsior |
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Excelsior | 7–1 | ADO Den Haag |
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Report |
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Excelsior won 9–2 on aggregate.
Final
[edit]NAC Breda won 7–6 on aggregate.
Statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]- As of 10 May 2024[2]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
ADO Den Haag | 23 |
2 | ![]() |
Helmond Sport | 21 |
3 | ![]() |
Cambuur | 19 |
4 | ![]() |
Groningen | 18 |
5 | ![]() |
Willem II | 16 |
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Den Bosch | ||
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MVV Maastricht | ||
8 | ![]() |
Telstar | 14 |
9 | ![]() |
Dordrecht | 13 |
10 | ![]() |
Cambuur | 12 |
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Roda JC Kerkrade | ||
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Willem II | ||
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Eindhoven | ||
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Roda JC Kerkrade | ||
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Jong AZ |
References
[edit]- ^ "Reglementen betaald voetbal seizoen 2020-21" [Regulations professional football season 2020-21] (PDF) (in Dutch). KNVB. 20 January 2021.
- ^ Flashscore