2019–20 Eerste Divisie
It began in August 2019 with the first matches of the season and was scheduled to end in May 2020 with the finals of the promotion/relegation play-offs, also involving the 16th-placed team from the 2019–20 Eredivisie.The season was temporarily halted in March 2020, then postponed for several weeks and later abandoned altogether due to the global COVID-19 pandemic and consequent Dutch government decision to disallow all large-scale events until 1 September 2020.[4] Due to the decision of the Dutch government to forbid all gatherings and events until 1 June 2020, this period was even further extended.[5] The Dutch government announced on 21 April that all events subject to authorization, would remain forbidden at least until 1 September 2020.Sparta Rotterdam and RKC Waalwijk won the post-season playoff, and were replaced in the 2019–20 Eerste Divisie by Excelsior and De Graafschap.