Belgium and Holland second divisions help needed

[BruceG]

Hi to all!

Im interested in Belgium and Holland second division period system.

As I know, in Holland 2nd division, 1st team on end of the season goes directly in 1st league. That should be De Graafschap.

Then 6 teams which won one of the period goes to playoff together with 2 best placed teams which doesn't won the peridod, and 16th and 17th team from division 1.

But De Graafschap won 2 periods, and I read that in that case in playoffs goes 5 period winners, and 3 best placed teams, and if one team won period twice then the winner of that period is the next team on period table which doesnt won either period. That should be FC Zwolle for period 6!!! But also i have read now that Zwolle have a chance to go to playoffs if they will be on one of 3 best placed teams which doesn't won the period? Also I have read that if 1st and 2nd team in one period already won the period in that case 3rd from that period (Zwolle in 6th period) doesn't go to play off because that spot is reserved for next best team which doesn't won period. Is it posible that now 4 other period winners, and 4 best placed teams goes to playoff???

For Belgium second division I know that there are 3 periods. 1st placed team goes directly to 1st division, and every period winner plus 17th placed from 1st division plays mini league where winners goes in Division 1.

But what if club win period, and win the league? Who is period winner?
Dender is 1st in this moment and have won 1st period http://www.tweedeklasse.be/stand/stand.php?periode=1
Who will go from this period in playoff? Royal Antwerpen as a second placed team?

Also I don't understand why Mechelen is winner of period 2 http://www.tweedeklasse.be/stand/stand.php?periode=2
Royal Antwerpen had better goal diff. Is this a typo? If it is than again who will go from 1st period and 2nd period in playoff because Royal Antwerpen have won 2nd period.

Can somebody make this clear so we can all prepare to finish of seasons...

Thank you

[BruceG]

OK i think that i understand now Holland league.

De Graafshcap is champion and goes directly to division 1. They have also won 2 periods, but in 6th period 2nd placed team was Den Bosch so rules says that 6th period winner is De Graafschap and there is no teams from this period which secured spot in playoffs. That place will be awarded to best placed team on end of the season

Now we have Den Bosch, Roosendaal, Deventer and Volendam who secured playoff spots, and we are searchin for 4 best teams which doesn't won any period.

What about Belgium?