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For the Belgian competition see Belgian Third DivisionThe Derde Klasse (English: Third Class) is the seventh tier of football in the Netherlands and the fifth tier of Dutch amateur football. The league is divided into 44 divisions 20 played on Saturday and 24 on Sunday.Each division consists of 12 teams. The champions are promoted to the Tweede Klasse the teams finishing 11th and 12th are relegated to the Vierde Klasse. Each season is divided into a number of periods (Dutch: periodes).