 If a period winner ends the season as champions, they will be replaced by the highest ranked team not yet qualified for the play-offs.In total 12 (substitute) period winners and 4 teams from the Derde Divisie compete for 3 spots in next seasons Derde Divisie.Due to the removal of Papendorp from the league, there have been only 2 periods of 14 games each in the Hoofdklasse B Sunday.