35-575: The Derde Klasse ('Third Class') is the eighth tier of football in the Netherlands and the sixth tier of Dutch amateur football . The league is divided into 37 divisions, 20 played on Saturday and 17 on Sunday. Each division consists of 14 teams. The champions are promoted to the Tweede Klasse , the teams finishing 13th and 14th are relegated to the Vierde Klasse . Each season is divided into
70-753: A Women's World Cup dates back to 1970 in Italy , with the first tournament of that name taking place in July 1970, which Denmark won. This was followed by another unofficial World Cup tournament in Mexico in 1971 , in which Denmark won the title after defeating Mexico , 3–0, in the final at the Azteca Stadium . In the 1980s, the Mundialito was held in Italy across four editions with both Italy and England winning two titles. Several countries lifted bans on women's football in
105-700: A historic tradition of aesthetic possession football based around technical ability and attacking flair. They won the European Championship in 1988, and have competed in many European and World Cups. The men's team finished second in the 1974,1978 and 2010 World Cups and third in the UEFA Euro 1976 and 2014 World Cup tournament. They have reached many finals ( 1974 World Cup , 1978 World Cup , Euro 1988 , 2010 World Cup ) and semi-finals ( Euro 1976 , 1998 World Cup , Euro 2000 , Euro 2004 , 2014 World Cup , Euro 2024 ). The women's team also managed to reach
140-707: A long time, but eventually submitted to pressure and merged with the NBVB in November 1954 to form a new football association and a new (professional) league. From 1956, the top flight of Dutch football is the Eredivisie (English: Premier Division , literally Honorary Division ). The second level is the Eerste Divisie (First Division). The third level is the Tweede Divisie (Second Division). Below that are two amateur divisions:
175-518: A number of periods ( Dutch : periodes ). The winner of these periods qualify for promotion playoffs, provided they finish in the top nine overall in the season. The teams finishing 12th in the final rankings play relegation playoffs. Football in the Netherlands Football is the most popular sport in the Netherlands . Football was introduced to the Netherlands by Pim Mulier in
210-463: Is an international association football competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association ( FIFA ), the sport's international governing body. The competition has been held every four years and one year after the men's FIFA World Cup since 1991, when the inaugural tournament , then called the FIFA Women's World Championship,
245-409: Is determined as follows: The knockout stage is a single-elimination tournament in which teams play each other in one-off matches, with extra time and penalty shootouts used to decide the winners if necessary. It begins with the round of 16. This is followed by the quarter-finals, semi-finals, the third-place match (contested by the losing semi-finalists), and the final. The first instance of
280-574: The 2007 final . The farthest advancing African team was Nigeria , who were eliminated in the quarter-finals in 1999. Oceania has sent two teams, Australia and New Zealand , to the World Cup, but Australia did not advance from the group stage until after the country's football association moved to the Asian Football Confederation , and New Zealand (which remains in the OFC) has never advanced to
315-456: The Asian Football Confederation and Oceania Football Confederation , this was the first FIFA senior competition to be hosted across two confederations. Spain won their first-ever title, defeating England 1-0 in the final. This made Spain the 2nd nation to win both the Men's and Women's World Cup, after Germany. The current trophy was designed in 1998 by William Sawaya for the 1999 tournament and takes
350-553: The 1970s, leading to new teams being established in many countries. After official continental women's tournaments were held in Asia in 1975 and Europe in 1984 , Ellen Wille declared that she wanted better effort from the FIFA Congress in promoting the women's game. This came in the form of the 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament in China as a test to see if a global women's World Cup
385-458: The 19th century when in 1879, at the age of 14, he founded Haarlemsche Football Club . Over the next 30 years, football gained popularity in the Netherlands and the late 1890s and early 1900s saw the foundation of many new clubs, notably Sparta Rotterdam in 1888, which is the oldest professional football club in the country, AFC Ajax in 1900, Feyenoord Rotterdam in 1908, and PSV Eindhoven in 1913. The Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB)
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#1732855931912420-415: The 2015 24-team format, the two teams finishing first and second in each group and the four best teams among those ranked third qualified for the round of 16, also called the knockout stage. Points are used to rank the teams within a group. Since 1994 , Three points have been awarded for a win , one for a draw and none for a loss (before, winners received two points). The ranking of each team in each group
455-700: The Women's World Cup. China and the United States have each hosted the tournament twice, while Australia, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, and Sweden have each hosted it once. The 2023 competition was hosted by Australia and New Zealand, making it the first edition to be held in the Southern Hemisphere, the first Women's World Cup to be hosted by two countries, as well as the first FIFA competition for either men or women to be held across two confederations. The 2027 competition will be hosted by Brazil, making it
490-400: The experiment of a time-out concept throughout the tournament which was later tightened mid-tournament to only occur after a break in play. The time-out only appeared in the one tournament which saw it scrapped. The final of the 1995 edition saw Norway, who scored 17 goals in the group stage, defeat Germany, 2–0, to capture their only title. In the 1999 edition, one of the most famous moments of
525-405: The field expand from 16 to 24 teams. During the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup , both Formiga of Brazil and Homare Sawa of Japan appeared in their record sixth World Cup, a feat that had never been achieved before by either female or male players. Christie Pearce became the oldest player to ever play in a Women's World Cup match, at the age of 40 years. In March 2015, FIFA awarded France
560-461: The final in its just second FIFA Women's World Cup , where they reached the 2019 Women's World Cup but failed to win. This means the Netherlands is the second country in the world where both men's and women's teams reached the final of respective gender's World Cup yet failed to win both times, the other being Sweden. The women also won the Women's Euro 2017 . Only the Netherlands and Germany have won both
595-545: The final, while Brazil clinched third place by beating the hosts in a penalty shootout. The competition was deemed a success and on 30 June FIFA approved the establishment of an official World Cup, which was to take place in 1991 again in China. Again, twelve teams competed, this time culminating in the United States defeating Norway in the final, 2–1, with Michelle Akers scoring two goals. The 1995 edition in Sweden saw
630-679: The first edition to be held in South America. Qualifying tournaments are held within the six FIFA continental zones (Africa, Asia, North and Central America and Caribbean, South America, Oceania, Europe), and are organized by their respective confederations: Confederation of African Football (CAF), Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Confederation of North, Central America, and Caribbean Association Football ( CONCACAF ), South American Football Confederation ( CONMEBOL ), Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and Union of European Football Associations ( UEFA ). For each tournament, FIFA decides beforehand
665-524: The form of a spiral band, enclosing a football at the top. It was sculpted by Sawaya & Moroni in Milan and stands 47 cm (19 in) tall, weighs 4.6 kg (10 lb) and is made of sterling silver clad in 23-karat yellow and white gold. In the 2010s, it was fitted with a cone-shaped base. Underneath the base, the name of each of the tournament's previous winners is engraved. The trophy had an estimated value in 2015 of approximately $ 30,000; by contrast,
700-691: The fourth level is the Derde Divisie (Third Division), formerly Topklasse, and the fifth level the Hoofdklasse . The Topklasse was launched in 2010, before that time promotion to or relegation from the Eerste Divisie was not possible. In 2016, the Topklasse was renamed Derde Divisie and the Tweede Divisie was revived. The Netherlands national men's and women's team are usually dressed in orange and have
735-410: The host nation(s). There are two stages: the group stage followed by the knockout stage. In the group stage, teams are drawn into groups of four teams each. Each group plays a round-robin tournament , in which each team is scheduled for three matches against other teams in the same group. The last round of matches of each group is scheduled at the same time to preserve fairness among all four teams. In
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#1732855931912770-403: The jerseys of the winning team until the winners of the next tournament have been decided. † Source: FIFA Notes: In total, 44 nations have played in at least one Women's World Cup . Of those, five nations have won the World Cup. With four titles, the United States is the most successful Women's World Cup team; it is one of only seven nations to play in every World Cup . They have also had
805-571: The knockout rounds. The United States and Norway are the only teams to have won a tournament hosted by their own confederations, with the U.S. winning in 1999 (at home) and 2015 (in Canada), and Norway in 1995 (in Sweden). As of 2017 , the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Final was the most watched soccer match in American history with nearly 23 million viewers, more than the 2015 NBA Finals and Stanley Cup . It
840-469: The men's World Cup trophy is fabricated in 18-karat gold and has a precious metal value of $ 150,000. However, a new Winner's Trophy is constructed for each women's champion to take home, while there is only one original women's trophy which is retained by FIFA with each women's champion taking home a replica trophy. Since 2007, the winners are also awarded the FIFA Champions Badge , which is worn on
875-9272: The men's and the women's European Championship. Level League(s)/Division(s) 1 Eredivisie 18 clubs 2 Eerste Divisie 20 clubs 3 Tweede Divisie 18 clubs Saturday Sunday 4 Derde Divisie Saturday 18 clubs Derde Divisie Sunday 18 clubs 5 Saturday Hoofdklasse A 16 clubs Saturday Hoofdklasse B 16 clubs Sunday Hoofdklasse A 16 clubs Sunday Hoofdklasse B 16 clubs 6 District West 1: Saturday Eerste Klasse A 14 clubs District West 2: Saturday Eerste Klasse B 14 clubs District South 1: Saturday Eerste Klasse C 14 clubs District East: Saturday Eerste Klasse D 14 clubs District North: Saturday Eerste Klasse E 14 clubs (All divisions run in parallel) District West 1: Sunday Eerste Klasse A 14 clubs District West 2: Sunday Eerste Klasse B 13 clubs District South 1: Sunday Eerste Klasse C 14 clubs District South 2: Sunday Eerste Klasse D 14 clubs District East: Sunday Eerste Klasse E 13 clubs District North: Sunday Eerste Klasse F 14 clubs (All divisions run in parallel) 7 District West 1: Saturday Tweede Klasse A 14 clubs District West 1: Saturday Tweede Klasse B 14 clubs District West 2: Saturday Tweede Klasse C 14 clubs District West 2: Saturday Tweede Klasse D 14 clubs District South 1: Saturday Tweede Klasse E 14 clubs District South 1: Saturday Tweede Klasse F 14 clubs District East: Saturday Tweede Klasse G 14 clubs District East: Saturday Tweede Klasse H 14 clubs District North: Saturday Tweede Klasse I 14 clubs District North: Saturday Tweede Klasse J 14 clubs (All divisions run in parallel) District West 1: Sunday Tweede Klasse A 14 clubs District West 1: Sunday Tweede Klasse B 14 clubs District West 2: Sunday Tweede Klasse C 14 clubs District West 2: Sunday Tweede Klasse D 13 clubs District South 1: Sunday Tweede Klasse E 14 clubs District South 1: Sunday Tweede Klasse F 14 clubs District South 2: Sunday Tweede Klasse G 14 clubs District South 2: Sunday Tweede Klasse H 14 clubs District East: Sunday Tweede Klasse I 14 clubs District East: Sunday Tweede Klasse J 14 clubs District North: Sunday Tweede Klasse K 14 clubs District North: Sunday Tweede Klasse L 14 clubs (All divisions run in parallel) 8 District West 1 Saturday Derde Klasse A 14 clubs , Saturday Derde Klasse B 14 clubs Saturday Derde Klasse C 14 clubs , Saturday Derde Klasse D 14 clubs District West 2 Saturday Derde Klasse A 14 clubs , Saturday Derde Klasse B 14 clubs Saturday Derde Klasse C 14 clubs , Saturday Derde Klasse D 14 clubs District South 1 Saturday Derde Klasse A 14 clubs , Saturday Derde Klasse B 14 clubs Saturday Derde Klasse C 14 clubs , Saturday Derde Klasse D 14 clubs District East Saturday Derde Klasse A 14 clubs , Saturday Derde Klasse B 14 clubs Saturday Derde Klasse C 14 clubs , Saturday Derde Klasse D 14 clubs District North Saturday Derde Klasse A 14 clubs , Saturday Derde Klasse B 14 clubs Saturday Derde Klasse C 14 clubs , Saturday Derde Klasse D 14 clubs (All divisions run in parallel) District West 1 Sunday Derde Klasse A 14 clubs , Sunday Derde Klasse B 14 clubs Sunday Derde Klasse C 14 clubs , Sunday Derde Klasse D 14 clubs District West 2 Sunday Derde Klasse A 15 clubs , Sunday Derde Klasse B 14 clubs Sunday Derde Klasse C 14 clubs , Sunday Derde Klasse D 14 clubs District South 1 Sunday Derde Klasse A 14 clubs , Sunday Derde Klasse B 14 clubs Sunday Derde Klasse C 14 clubs , Sunday Derde Klasse D 14 clubs District South 2 Sunday Derde Klasse A 14 clubs , Sunday Derde Klasse B 14 clubs Sunday Derde Klasse C 14 clubs , Sunday Derde Klasse D 14 clubs District East Sunday Derde Klasse A 14 clubs , Sunday Derde Klasse B 14 clubs Sunday Derde Klasse C 14 clubs , Sunday Derde Klasse D 14 clubs District North Sunday Derde Klasse A 12 clubs , Sunday Derde Klasse B 12 clubs Sunday Derde Klasse C 12 clubs , Sunday Derde Klasse D 12 clubs (All divisions run in parallel) 9 District West 1 Saturday Vierde Klasse A 14 clubs , Saturday Vierde Klasse B 13 clubs , Saturday Vierde Klasse C 10 clubs , Saturday Vierde Klasse D 14 clubs , Saturday Vierde Klasse E 12 clubs , Saturday Vierde Klasse F 11 clubs , Saturday Vierde Klasse G 12 clubs District West 2 Saturday Vierde Klasse A 13 clubs , Saturday Vierde Klasse B 12 clubs , Saturday Vierde Klasse C 13 clubs , Saturday Vierde Klasse D 13 clubs Saturday Vierde Klasse E 13 clubs , Saturday Vierde Klasse F 14 clubs Saturday Vierde Klasse G 13 clubs District South 1 Saturday Vierde Klasse A 14 clubs , Saturday Vierde Klasse B 14 clubs , Saturday Vierde Klasse C 14 clubs , Saturday Vierde Klasse D 14 clubs District East Saturday Vierde Klasse A 13 clubs , Saturday Vierde Klasse B 12 clubs , Saturday Vierde Klasse C 14 clubs , Saturday Vierde Klasse D 12 clubs , Saturday Vierde Klasse E 12 clubs District North Saturday Vierde Klasse A 12 clubs , Saturday Vierde Klasse B 13 clubs , Saturday Vierde Klasse C 13 clubs , Saturday Vierde Klasse D 12 clubs (All divisions run in parallel) District West 1 Sunday Vierde Klasse A 14 clubs , Sunday Vierde Klasse B 14 clubs , Sunday Vierde Klasse C 14 clubs , Sunday Vierde Klasse D 14 clubs , Sunday Vierde Klasse E 14 clubs , Sunday Vierde Klasse F 14 clubs , Sunday Vierde Klasse G 14 clubs , Sunday Vierde Klasse H 12 clubs District West 2 Sunday Vierde Klasse A 13 clubs , Sunday Vierde Klasse B 14 clubs District South 1 Sunday Vierde Klasse A 14 clubs , Sunday Vierde Klasse B 14 clubs , Sunday Vierde Klasse C 14 clubs , Sunday Vierde Klasse D 14 clubs , Sunday Vierde Klasse E 14 clubs , Sunday Vierde Klasse F 14 clubs , Sunday Vierde Klasse G 14 clubs , Sunday Vierde Klasse H 14 clubs District South 2 Sunday Vierde Klasse A 14 clubs , Sunday Vierde Klasse B 14 clubs , Sunday Vierde Klasse C 14 clubs , Sunday Vierde Klasse D 14 clubs , Sunday Vierde Klasse E 14 clubs , Sunday Vierde Klasse F 14 clubs , Sunday Vierde Klasse G 14 clubs , Sunday Vierde Klasse H 14 clubs District East Sunday Vierde Klasse A 14 clubs , Sunday Vierde Klasse B 14 clubs , Sunday Vierde Klasse C 14 clubs , Sunday Vierde Klasse D 14 clubs , Sunday Vierde Klasse E 15 clubs , Sunday Vierde Klasse F 12 clubs , Sunday Vierde Klasse G 12 clubs , Sunday Vierde Klasse H 12 clubs District North Sunday Vierde Klasse A 13 clubs , Sunday Vierde Klasse B 14 clubs , Sunday Vierde Klasse C 13 clubs , Sunday Vierde Klasse D 13 clubs , Sunday Vierde Klasse E 14 clubs , Sunday Vierde Klasse F 14 clubs (All divisions run in parallel) 10 District North Saturday Vijfde Klasse A 13 clubs , Saturday Vijfde Klasse B 12 clubs , Saturday Vijfde Klasse C 13 clubs , Saturday Vijfde Klasse D 14 clubs , Saturday Vijfde Klasse E 14 teams (All divisions run in parallel) District West 1 Sunday Vijfde Klasse A 11 clubs , Sunday Vijfde Klasse B 13 clubs , Sunday Vijfde Klasse C 6 clubs , Sunday Vijfde Klasse D 11 clubs , Sunday Vijfde Klasse E 10 clubs District South 1 Sunday Vijfde Klasse A 14 clubs , Sunday Vijfde Klasse B 14 clubs , Sunday Vijfde Klasse C 13 clubs , Sunday Vijfde Klasse D 14 clubs District South 2 Sunday Vijfde Klasse A 14 clubs , Sunday Vijfde Klasse B 14 clubs , Sunday Vijfde Klasse C 14 clubs , Sunday Vijfde Klasse D 14 clubs , Sunday Vijfde Klasse E 13 clubs , Sunday Vijfde Klasse F 14 clubs , Sunday Vijfde Klasse G 13 clubs , Sunday Vijfde Klasse H 13 clubs , Sunday Vijfde Klasse I 13 clubs District East Sunday Vijfde Klasse A 12 clubs , Sunday Vijfde Klasse B 11 clubs , Sunday Vijfde Klasse C 13 clubs , Sunday Vijfde Klasse D 12 clubs , Sunday Vijfde Klasse E 12 clubs , Sunday Vijfde Klasse F 11 clubs , Sunday Vijfde Klasse G 13 clubs , Sunday Vijfde Klasse H 13 clubs District North Sunday Vijfde Klasse A 13 clubs , Sunday Vijfde Klasse B 14 clubs , Sunday Vijfde Klasse C 13 clubs , Sunday Vijfde Klasse D 13 clubs , Sunday Vijfde Klasse E 14 clubs , Sunday Vijfde Klasse F 14 clubs (All divisions run in parallel) Level League(s)/Division(s) 1 Eredivisie 18 clubs 2 Eerste Divisie 20 clubs Saturday Sunday 3 Topklasse Saturday 16 clubs Topklasse Sunday 16 clubs FIFA Women%27s World Cup The FIFA Women's World Cup
910-572: The men's tournament for the first time, and president Gianni Infantino suggested in May 2023 that the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup might not be broadcast in the "Big 5" European countries due to disappointing offers. As of 3 June 2023 , FIFA had yet to reach broadcast agreements in Spain, Germany, Italy, France, Japan, or the United Kingdom, with German broadcasters ZDF and ARD bidding 3% as much for
945-486: The most top-four finishes (8), medals (8), as well as final appearances (5), including the longest streak of three consecutive finals in 2011 , 2015 , and 2019 . As of 2023 , four of the six FIFA confederations have made it to a Women's World Cup final, the only exceptions being CAF (Africa) and the OFC (Oceania). CONMEBOL is the only confederation to have made a World Cup final without winning, following Brazil 's defeat in
980-558: The number of berths awarded to each of the continental zones, based on the relative strength of the confederations' teams. The hosts of the World Cup receive an automatic berth in the finals. Except for the UEFA, other confederations organize its qualification campaign throughout continental tournaments. Since the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup , the number of finalists increased from 16 to 24 and now 32. The final tournament has featured between 12 and 32 national teams competing over about one month in
1015-530: The right to host the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup over South Korea . In the 2019 edition, which was held in France, the United States won the tournament for the fourth time. In 2023, Australia and New Zealand hosted the FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time as joint hosts, and the number of participants was expanded from 24 to 32. It was also the first tournament to be held in the Southern Hemisphere. With Australia and New Zealand respectively being members of
1050-569: The tournament was American defender Brandi Chastain 's victory celebration after scoring the Cup-winning penalty kick against China . She took off her jersey and waved it over her head (as men frequently do) as she celebrated. The 1999 final in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California , had an attendance of 90,185. The 1999 and 2003 Women's World Cups were both held in the United States; in 2003 China
1085-406: Was also the most watched Spanish-language broadcast in tournament history. More than 750 million viewers were reported to have watched the tournament worldwide. The 2015 Women's World Cup generated almost $ 73 million. By comparison, that equates to 1% of the revenue generated by the 2018 men's tournament of $ 6.1 billion. In 2023, FIFA separated broadcast rights for the Women's World Cup from
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1120-456: Was feasible. Twelve national teams took part in the competition – four from UEFA , three from AFC , two from CONCACAF , one each from CONMEBOL , CAF and OFC . After the opening match of the tournament between China and Canada was attended by 45,000 people, the tournament was deemed a success, with crowds averaging 20,000. Norway , who was the European champions , defeated Sweden , 1–0, in
1155-651: Was founded on 8 December 1889 and joined FIFA in 1904 as one of the founding members alongside the Football Associations of Belgium , Denmark , France , Spain , Sweden , and Switzerland . Professional football was introduced in 1954, with the establishment of the Dutch Professional Football Association ( Nederlandse Beroeps Voetbal Bond , or NBVB). The first professional game was played on 14 August 1954 between Alkmaar '54 and SC Venlo . The KNVB had opposed professional football for
1190-646: Was held in China. Under the tournament's current format, national teams vie for the remaining 31 slots in a three-year qualification phase . The host nation's team is automatically entered as the first slot. The tournament, called the World Cup Finals , is contested at venues within the host nation(s) over about one month. The nine FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments have been won by five national teams. The United States have won four times. The other winners are Germany , with two titles, and Japan , Norway , and Spain with one title each. Eight countries have hosted
1225-499: Was supposed to host it, but the tournament was moved because of SARS . As compensation, China retained their automatic qualification to the 2003 tournament as host nation, and was automatically chosen to host the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup . Germany hosted the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup , as decided by vote in October 2007. In March 2011, FIFA awarded Canada the right to host the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup . The 2015 competition saw
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