The Vijfde Klasse is the eight tier of football in the Netherlands

Football in the Netherlands

Football is the most popular Sport in the Netherlands. Football was introduced to the Netherlands by Pim Mulier in the 19th century when in 1879, at the age of 14, he founded Haarlemsche Football Club...

 and the sixth tier of Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 amateur football

Amateur sports

Amateur sports are sports in which participants engage largely or entirely without remuneration. Sporting amateurism was a zealously guarded ideal in the 19th century, especially among the upper classes, but faced steady erosion throughout the 20th century with the continuing growth of pro sports...

. The league is divided into 55 divisions, 11 played on Saturday and 44 on Sunday.

Each division consists of 12 teams. The champions are promoted to the Vierde Klasse

Vierde Klasse

The Vierde Klasse is the seventh tier of football in the Netherlands and the fifth tier of Dutch amateur football. The league is divided into 70 division, 26 played on Saturday and 44 on Sunday....

, the teams finishing 11th and 12th are relegated to the Zesde Klasse

Zesde Klasse

The Zesde Klasse is the ninth and lowest tier of football in the Netherlands for most of the districts and the seventh tier of Dutch amateur football. The league is divided into 26 divisions, 5 played on Saturday and 21 on Sunday....

. Each season is divided into a number of periods . The winner of these periods qualify for promotion playoffs, provided they finish in the top nine overall in the season. The team finishing 10th in the final rankings play relegation playoffs.

Vijfde Klasse divisions

District	Saturday division	Sunday division
West I	Vijfde Klasse A Vijfde Klasse B Vijfde Klasse C	Vijfde Klasse A Vijfde Klasse B Vijfde Klasse C Vijfde Klasse D Vijfde Klasse E Vijfde Klasse F Vijfde Klasse G Vijfde Klasse H
West II	Vijfde Klasse A Vijfde Klasse B Vijfde Klasse C Vijfde Klasse D	Vijfde Klasse A Vijfde Klasse B Vijfde Klasse C Vijfde Klasse D
South I		Vijfde Klasse A Vijfde Klasse B Vijfde Klasse C Vijfde Klasse D Vijfde Klasse E Vijfde Klasse F Vijfde Klasse G Vijfde Klasse H Vijfde Klasse I Vijfde Klasse J
South II		Vijfde Klasse A Vijfde Klasse B Vijfde Klasse C Vijfde Klasse D Vijfde Klasse E Vijfde Klasse F Vijfde Klasse G Vijfde Klasse H
East		Vijfde Klasse A Vijfde Klasse B Vijfde Klasse C Vijfde Klasse D Vijfde Klasse E Vijfde Klasse F Vijfde Klasse G Vijfde Klasse H
North	Vijfde Klasse A Vijfde Klasse B Vijfde Klasse C Vijfde Klasse D	Vijfde Klasse A Vijfde Klasse B Vijfde Klasse C Vijfde Klasse D Vijfde Klasse E Vijfde Klasse F