Playoff Place Weridness

[Bencullen1]

Please see the attached picture, it would seem that some teams with a poorer league standing than myself have already been given playoff places, can anyone explain this for me.

Many thanks

Ben

 

[apvmoreira]

Corruption m8! You didn't pay to the federation guys. Oh.. Dutch league? I thought this was the Portuguese or Italian leagues.

Dunno m8

 

[bluebeard]

Dunno about the Dutch League, but I know in the second tier of Belgian football, there is a thing where the play off places are decided by who does best in three different periods of the league campaign. First place is automatic promotion, and then three play-off places. Frutratingly, it is quite possible to finish second on goal difference, be a few points clear of everyone else, and not qualify for a play-off, depending on how the other teams do at different spells. Didn't realise this during my first season with FC Brussels, and got wildly frustrated when I realised I had messed this up. I now know to check the league rules more carefully...

 

[Redders]

Dunno about the Dutch League, but I know in the second tier of Belgian football, there is a thing where the play off places are decided by who does best in three different periods of the league campaign.

This^.

At the end of each season, the champion of the Eerste Divisie is automatically promoted to the Eredivisie. Eight other clubs enter the Nacompetitie [ˈnaː.kɔm.pə.ˌti.(t)si], a promotion/relegation playoff that includes the 16th- and 17th-place clubs in the Eredivisie. The following teams qualify for the Nacompetitie:

• The club with the best record in the "first period" of the season (after 8 rounds).
• The club with the best record in the "second period" of the season (rounds 9–16).
• The club with the best record in the "third period" of the season (rounds 17–24).
• The club with the best record in the "fourth period" of the season (rounds 25–32).
• The four remaining spots are filled at the season's end by the highest-placed clubs that have not already earned automatic promotion or qualified for the Nacompetitie.

Sauce

 

[Bencullen1]

Thanks so much for the info guys, it makes perfect sense now. Should probably read the league rules much more carefully.

I knew that someone amongst you would know, it seems the people on these forums know everything there is to know abou this game.

Cheers again Ben

 

[lummy102]

As soon I saw your screenshot, I though that the team who got into playoff with best goal different? I'm just plain stupid as always