| Competition: | Tweede Divisie |
| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Winners: | Jong AZ |
| Promoted: | Jong AZ |
| Relegated: | Jong Twente Jong Vitesse UNA Spakenburg |
| Prevseason: | 1970–71 |
| Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
The 2016–17 Tweede Divisie season was the first edition of the Dutch third tier since its initial dissolution from the 1970-71 season and the fifteenth overall using "Tweede Divisie" name. Fourteen teams were completed from the Topklasse Saturday and Sunday divisions. Seven highest-placed teams of each division earned promotion to constitute a new, amateur Tweede Divisie. This change in the league system was approved in a KNVB assembly in December 2014. Thus, the Topklasse and leagues below it decremented by one level, and furthermore, promotion and relegation between the Tweede Divisie and the Topklasse were implemented.[1] [2]
| Club | City | 2015–16 season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Excelsior Maassluis | Maassluis | Top 7 in Topklasse Saturday | |
| HHC | Hardenberg | Top 7 in Topklasse Saturday | |
| Katwijk | Katwijk | Top 7 in Topklasse Saturday | |
| Kozakken Boys | Werkendam | Top 7 in Topklasse Saturday | |
| Barendrecht | Barendrecht | Top 7 in Topklasse Saturday | |
| Spakenburg | Bunschoten-Spakenburg | Top 7 in Topklasse Saturday | |
| GVVV | Veenendaal | Top 7 in Topklasse Saturday | |
| Lienden | Lienden | Top 7 in Topklasse Sunday | |
| TEC | Tiel | Top 7 in Topklasse Sunday | |
| VVSB | Noordwijkerhout | Top 7 in Topklasse Sunday | |
| Koninklijke HFC | Haarlem | Top 7 in Topklasse Sunday | |
| De Treffers | Groesbeek | Top 7 in Topklasse Sunday | |
| AFC | Amsterdam | Top 7 in Topklasse Sunday | |
| UNA | Veldhoven | Top 7 in Topklasse Sunday | |
| Jong AZ | Wijdewormer | 3rd in Beloften Eredivisie | |
| Jong Twente | Hengelo | 6th in Beloften Eredivisie | |
| Jong Sparta | Rotterdam | 4th in Beloften Eredivisie | |
| Jong Vitesse | Arnhem | 2nd in Beloften Eredivisie |
See (Derde Divisie) Promotion/relegation play-offs Tweede and Derde Divisie.
| Number of teams | Province | Team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Barendrecht, Excelsior Maassluis, Jong Sparta, Katwijk and VVSB | |
| 4 | Lienden, Jong Vitesse, TEC and De Treffers | |
| 3 | AFC, Jong AZ and Koninklijke HFC | |
| 2 | Kozakken Boys and VV UNA | |
| HHC and Jong Twente | ||
| GVVV and Spakenburg |
| Team | Home average |
|---|---|
| Spakenburg | 1,670 |
| GVVV | 1,126 |
| HHC Hardenberg | 1,090 |
| Katwijk | 1,084 |
| Kozakken Boys | 1,015 |
| VVSB | 821 |
| Barendrecht | 674 |
| De Treffers | 657 |
| Excelsior Maassluis | 655 |
| FC Lienden | 553 |
| TEC | 483 |
| UNA | 475 |
| Jong AZ | 419 |
| Koninklijke HFC | 369 |
| Jong Vitesse | 346 |
| AFC | 328 |
| Jong Sparta Rotterdam | 235 |
| Jong FC Twente | 192 |