| Competition: | Tweede Divisie |
| Season: | 2023–24 |
| Dates: | 19 August 2023 – 25 May 2024 |
| Matches: | 306 |
| Total Goals: | 966 |
| League Topscorer: | Ahmed El Azzouti |
| Winners: | Spakenburg |
| Relegated: | Kozakken Boys Lisse |
| Biggest Home Win: | |
| Biggest Away Win: | |
| Highest Scoring: | |
| Longest Wins: | 9 matches Spakenburg |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 19 matches Spakenburg |
| Longest Winless: | 13 matches Scheveningen Kozakken Boys |
| Longest Losses: | 8 matches Scheveningen |
| Prevseason: | 2022–23 |
| Nextseason: | 2024–25 |
The 2023–24 Tweede Divisie, known as Betnation Divisie for sponsorship reasons,[1] season is the eighth edition of the Dutch third tier since ending its hiatus since the 1970–71 season and the 23rd edition using the Tweede Divisie name.[2]
On 2 October 2017, representatives of amateur and professional football reached an agreement during the extraordinary general meeting of the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) regarding the path to renewal of the football pyramid.
During the extraordinary general meeting of 7 June 2018, an agreement was reached on the number of allowed reserve teams (belofteteams) in each division. For the Tweede Divisie, there are two. It was also decided that only two reserve teams would compete in the Tweede Divisie, with the remaining reserve teams participating in the new Under 21 Eredivisie. This is accompanied by its own relegation system.
After two extensions of the non-existent promotion/relegation system (due to Tweede Divisie club's not having the economic capacity to compete in a fully professional league) in 2022, a decision was made to suspend the mandatory promotion/relegation system between the Eerste Divisie and Tweede Divisie for the next five to ten seasons for standard teams. The suspension does not apply to reserve teams. During the general meeting on 24 June 2022, it was announced that a proposal would be put forth for an admission arrangement to the Eerste Divisie.[3]
The league distinguishes between first team (standard team) of a football club and second team, also known as a reserve team or reserve squad (teams starting with "Jong"). For this season, there are two reserve teams playing in the Tweede Divisie, namely Jong Sparta and Jong Almere City FC.
For promotion, the following applies:
For relegation, the following applies:
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACV | Assen | Univé Sportpark | 3,000 | |
| ADO '20 | Heemskerk | Sportpark de Vlotter | 6,000 | |
| AFC | Amsterdam | Sportpark Goed Genoeg | 3,000 | |
| Excelsior Maassluis | Maassluis | Sportpark Dijkpolder | 5,000 | |
| GVVV | Veenendaal | Sportpark Panhuis | 4,500 | |
| HHC | Hardenberg | Sportpark De Boshoek | 4,500 | |
| Koninklijke HFC | Haarlem | Sportpark Spanjaardslaan | 1,500 | |
| Jong Almere City | Almere | Yanmar Stadion | 4,501 | |
| Jong Sparta | Rotterdam | Het Kasteel | 11,000 | |
| Katwijk | Katwijk | Sportpark De Krom | 6,000 | |
| Kozakken Boys | Werkendam | Sportpark De Zwaaier | 3,000 | |
| Lisse | Lisse | Sportpark Ter Specke | 7,000 | |
| Noordwijk | Noordwijk | Sportpark Duin Wetering | 3,500 | |
| Quick Boys | Katwijk aan Zee | Sportpark Nieuw Zuid | 8,100 | |
| Rijnsburgse Boys | Rijnsburg | Sportpark Middelmors | 6,100 | |
| Scheveningen | Scheveningen | Sportpark Houtrust | 3,500 | |
| Spakenburg | Spakenburg | Sportpark De Westmaat | 8,500 | |
| De Treffers | Groesbeek | Sportpark Zuid | 4,000 |
| Number of teams | Province | Team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Excelsior Maassluis, Jong Sparta, Katwijk, Lisse, Noordwijk, Quick Boys, Rijnsburgse Boys, Scheveningen | |
| 3 | ADO '20, AFC, Koninklijke HFC | |
| 2 | GVVV, Spakenburg | |
| 1 | ACV | |
| Jong Almere City | ||
| De Treffers | ||
| Kozakken Boys | ||
| HHC |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ahmed El Azzouti | Spakenburg | 25 |
| 2 | Rob van der Leij | HHC Hardenberg | 22 |
| 3 | Nick Broekhuizen | Quick Boys | 17 |
| 4 | Mukhtar Suleiman | Spakenburg | 16 |
| 5 | Sem van Duijn | Quick Boys | 15 |
| Fughill Zeldenrust | Rijnsburgse Boys | ||
| Tijmen Wildeboer | Jong Almere City | ||
| Ilias Latif | GVVV | ||
| 9 | Tim Waterink | De Treffers | 14 |
| Milan Zonneveld | ADO '20 |