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regioklasse

Regioklasse is a term used in Dutch-speaking sports administration to designate a regional division within a sport’s competition structure. The word combines regio (region) and klasse (class or division), and it signals that teams compete primarily within a geographic area rather than in national-level leagues. The exact meaning and organization of a regioklasse vary by sport, region, and governing body, and the term is most commonly seen in historical contexts or in informal descriptions of local competitions rather than as a formal, current national level in all sports.

In Dutch football, regioklassen have historically referred to lower-tier leagues grouped by regional associations. They served

Outside football, the concept appears in other sports and in other Dutch-speaking regions, where regional divisions

See also: regional league, Dutch football league system, amateur football.

as
intermediate
feeders
to
higher
divisions
and
as
a
way
to
organize
a
large
number
of
clubs
within
manageable
geographic
blocks.
Over
time,
the
official
naming
and
structure
of
lower
leagues
evolved,
and
the
specific
use
of
the
term
regioklasse
has
become
less
uniform;
in
many
cases
regional
competition
is
now
referred
to
by
other
names,
while
the
regio
concept
survives
in
regional
cup
competitions
and
in
the
organization
of
local
leagues
by
provincial
associations.
function
similarly:
a
geographic
grouping
of
teams
with
promotion
and
relegation
paths
to
adjacent
levels,
depending
on
the
sport’s
federation.