| Competition: | Derde Divisie |
| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Winners: | Sat: IJsselmeervogels Sun: De Dijk |
| Promoted: | Sat: IJsselmeervogels Sat: Rijnsburgse Boys Sat: Lisse Sun: De Dijk |
| Relegated: | Sat: Huizen Sat: Rijnvogels Sat: SteDoCo Sun: UDI '19 Sun: Jong Achilles '29 Sun: Juliana '31 Sun: Jong Den Bosch |
| Prevseason: | 2015–16 Topklasse |
| Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
The 2016–17 Derde Divisie season is the first edition of the new Dutch fourth tier, formerly called Topklasse, since the restructuring of the league system in the summer of 2016.
This change in the league system was approved in a KNVB assembly in December 2014. A new semi-professional level Tweede Divisie was added at the third tier, thus the Derde Divisie and leagues below it decremented by one level, and furthermore, promotion and relegation between the Tweede Divisie and the new Derde Divisie became effective.[1] [2]
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jong Almere City | Almere | Yanmar Stadion | 3,200 | René Koster |
| ASWH | Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht | Sportpark Schildman | 3,000 | Jack van den Berg |
| Capelle | Capelle aan den IJssel | Sportpark 't Slot | 4,000 | Ton van Bremen |
| DVS '33 | Ermelo | Sportlaan | 1,500 | Roeland ten Berge |
| Jong Groningen | Groningen | Sportpark Corpus den Hoorn | 1,500 | Alfons Arts |
| Harkemase Boys | Harkema | Sportpark De Bosk | 5,500 | Jan Vlap |
| Sportpark De Wolfskamer | 6,000 | Henk van de Pol | ||
| IJsselmeervogels | Spakenburg | Sportpark De Westmaat | 8,000 | Sandor van der Heide |
| Sportpark Ter Specke | 5,000 | Robert de Ruiter | ||
| ODIN '59 | Heemskerk | Sportpark Assumburg | 3,000 | Richard Plug |
| ONS Sneek | Sneek | Zuidersportpark | 3,150 | Richard Karrenbelt |
| Quick Boys | Katwijk aan Zee | Sportpark Nieuw Zuid | 8,500 | Jan Zoutman |
| Rijnsburgse Boys | Rijnsburg | Sportpark Middelmors | 6,100 | Pieter Mulders |
| Rijnvogels | Katwijk aan den Rijn | Sportpark De Kooltuin | 3,000 | Hein van Heek |
| Scheveningen | Scheveningen | Sportpark Houtrust | 3,500 | John Blok |
| SteDoCo | Hoornaar | Sportpark SteDoCo | 1,700 | Virgil Breetveld |
| Jong Volendam | Volendam | Kras Stadion | 7,200 | Berry Smit |
| VVOG | Harderwijk | Sportpark De Strokel | 10,000 | Ed Engelkes |
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jong Achilles '29 | Groesbeek | Sportpark De Heikant | 4,500 | Dennis Krijgsman |
| Be Quick 1887 | Haren | Stadion Esserberg | 12,000 | Mischa Visser |
| Jong Den Bosch[3] | 's-Hertogenbosch | Stadion De Vliert | 8,500 | Arnold Scholten |
| ASV De Dijk | Amsterdam | Sportpark Schellingwoude | 1,500 | Jochem Twisker |
| Jong De Graafschap | Varsselder | De Buitenham [4] | 1,500 | Richard Roelofsen |
| JVC Cuijk | Cuijk | Sportpark De Groenendijkse | 3,000 | Ruud Kaiser |
| VV Dongen | Dongen | Sportpark De Biezen | 1,800 | Ron Timmers |
| EVV | Echt | Sportpark In de Bandert | 2,000 | Leo Beckers |
| HBS Craeyenhout | The Hague | Sportpark Daal en Bergselaan | 1,000 | Marcel Koning |
| USV Hercules | Utrecht | Sportpark Voordorp | 800 | Erik Speelziek |
| HSC '21 | Haaksbergen | Groot Scholtenhagen | 4,500 | Eddy Boerhof |
| Juliana '31 | Malden | Sportpark De Broeklanden | 1,500 | Arnold Brehler |
| Magreb '90 | Utrecht | Sportpark Papendorp | 1,000 | Aart Jan van Boksel |
| OFC Oostzaan | Oostzaan | Sportpark OFC | 1,500 | Imdat Ilgüy |
| OJC Rosmalen | Rosmalen | Sportpark De Groote Wielen | 3,000 | David Vecht |
| Quick '20 | Oldenzaal | Vondersweijde | 7,000 | |
| UDI '19 | Uden | Sportpark Parkzicht | 5,000 | Bert Ruijsch |
| RKVV Westlandia | Naaldwijk | Sportpark De Hoge Bomen | 2,000 | Edwin Grünholz |
The numbers 15 and 16 from the 2016–17 Tweede Divisie and three (substitute) period winners of each of the 2016–17 Derde Divisie's, making a total of eight teams, decide in a 2-round knockout system in which two teams will play next season in the 2017–18 Tweede Divisie. The remaining six teams will play next season in the 2017–18 Derde Divisie.
| Club | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|
| UNA | 15th in the Tweede Divisie | |
| Spakenburg | 16th in the Tweede Divisie | |
| Lisse | Winner of the First Period in the Derde Divisie Saturday | |
| Harkemase Boys | Winner of the Second Period in the Derde Divisie Saturday | |
| Rijnsburgse Boys | 3rd in the Derde Divisie Saturday (Third Period won by the league champions) | |
| Dongen | 3rd in the Derde Divisie Sunday (First Period won by the league champions) | |
| Westlandia | Winner of the Second Period in the Derde Divisie Sunday | |
| USV Hercules | 4th in the Derde Divisie Sunday (Third Period won by the league champions) |
The numbers 15 and 16 from the 2016–17 Derde Divisie Saturday league and 3 (substitute) period winners of each of the two 2016–17 Hoofdklasse Saturday leagues, making a total of 8 teams, decided in a 2-round knockout system which 2 teams play next season in the 2017–18 Derde Divisie Saturday league. The remaining 6 teams play next season in the 2017–18 Hoofdklasse Saturday leagues.
The same applied for the 2016–17 Derde Divisie Sunday league and each of the two 2016–17 Hoofdklasse Sunday leagues.
See Hoofdklasse promotion play-offs.