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What happens to the club finishing third from the bottom of the Eredivisie?

  • It's automatically relegated

  • It remains in the Eredivisie

  • It goes to separate promotion/relegation play-offs

  • It gets disbanded

Answer

In the Eredivisie, the club that finishes third from the bottom enters promotion/relegation play-offs to determine its fate. The team faces the victor of the promotion play-offs from the Eerste Divisie, the second-tier league in the Netherlands. These play-offs consist of two legs, with the aggregate score deciding the club that secures a spot in the Eredivisie for the following season.
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