The Zesde Klasse is the ninth and lowest 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...

 for most of the districts and the seventh 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 26 divisions, 5 played on Saturday and 21 on Sunday.

The divisions consists of 11, 12, 13 or 14 teams. The champions are promoted to the Vijfde Klasse

Vijfde Klasse

The Vijfde Klasse is the eight tier of football in the Netherlands and the sixth tier of Dutch amateur football. The league is divided into 55 divisions, 11 played on Saturday and 44 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. Because the Zesde Klasse is the lowest football tier, teams cannot be relegated. Only in the North district there is a relegation to the Zevende Klasse

Zevende Klasse

The Zevende Klasse is the tenth and lowest tier of football in the Netherlands and the eight tier of Dutch amateur football. The league is divided into 3 divisions, only played on Sunday and only in district North....

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Zesde Klasse divisions

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