2010–11 Hoofdklasse

The 2010–11 season of the Hoofdklasse was competed in six leagues, three Saturday leagues and three Sunday leagues. The Champions of each group promoted direct to the Topklasse.

Saturday

 * WKE and Montfoort will play in 2011–12 Topklasse.

Saturday
The teams ranked 11th and 12th of each of the 3 Saturday leagues (6 teams) and the 3 period winners of each of the 5 Saturday Eerste Klasse leagues (15 teams), making a total of 21 teams are grouped in 7 groups of 3 teams in such a way that the Hoofdklasse teams each end up in a different group. In each group the 3 teams play a mini-competition.

The 7 group winners will play next season in the 2011–12 Hoofdklasse and the remaining teams in the 2011–12 Eerste klasse.

Sunday
The teams ranked 11th and 12th of each of the 3 Sunday leagues (6 teams) and the 3 period winners of each of the 6 Sunday Eerste Klasse leagues (18 teams), making a total of 24 teams, play in a 2-round 2 leg knockout system in such a way that the Hoofdklasse teams can never meet each other.

The 6 winners of the second round matches will play next season in the 2011–12 Hoofdklasse and the remaining teams in the 2011–12 Eerste klasse.

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