[1] On 1 August 2020, the KNVB detailed on its website in what scenarios will the reserve teams in the league be relegated from the Eerste Divisie.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules.
The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round.
The seeds are assigned based on the final ranking after the regular season.
In the second leg, if a match is leveled at the end of the normal playing time, extra time will be played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.