promoted to the Eredivisie. Six other clubs enter the Nacompetitie , a promotion/relegation playoff that includes the 16th-placed club in the Eredivisie.

If the club that wins a period has qualified for the Nacompetitie by winning a previous period, its place is filled by the next-best club in that period that has not already qualified. Usually, the clubs that qualify for the Nacompetitie turn out to be the 3rd- through 9th-placed clubs in the final table. Clubs in the Nacompetitie face each other in