The Dutch Eerste Divisie

Eerste Divisie

The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium...

 in the 1990/1991 season was contested by 20 teams, one more than in the previous season. This was due to VC Vlissingen

VC Vlissingen

VC Vlissingen is a Dutch football team based in Vlissingen.During the two season it spent as a professional team in the Eerste Divisie, the team was known as VCV Zeeland.-External links: *...

 entering from the amateurs. De Graafschap

De Graafschap

De Graafschap is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands. It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the "De Vijverberg" stadium. Their current home ground stands on where the old pitch used to be located and was opened on 12 August 2000...

 won the championship.

New entrants

Entering from amateur football

• VC Vlissingen
  VC Vlissingen
  VC Vlissingen is a Dutch football team based in Vlissingen.During the two season it spent as a professional team in the Eerste Divisie, the team was known as VCV Zeeland.-External links: *...
  
  

Relegated from the Eredivisie 1989-90

Eredivisie 1989-90

The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1989/1990 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship.-League standings:1 Ajax didn't qualify for the European Cup. On September 27 1989, Austrian goalkeeper Franz Wohlfahrt was hit and injured by a bar, thrown by a home supporter at an Ajax-Austria Wien...

• BVV Den Bosch
• HFC Haarlem
  HFC Haarlem
  HFC Haarlem was a Dutch football club from the city of Haarlem, established in 1889. The club won the Dutch national title in 1946 and reached five Cup finals, winning in 1902 and 1912...
  
  

DS '79 changed their name to Dordrecht '90

FC Dordrecht

FC Dordrecht is a football club from the city of Dordrecht in the Netherlands, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie.- History :Founded on 16 August 1883 as Dordrechtsche Football Club , it became a professional club in 1954 upon the introduction of professional football to the Netherlands...

 this season.

League standings

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	Pts	GF	GA
1	De Graafschap De Graafschap De Graafschap is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands. It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the "De Vijverberg" stadium. Their current home ground stands on where the old pitch used to be located and was opened on 12 August 2000...	38	25	11	2	61	84	34	Promotion to Eredivisie Eredivisie 1991-92 The 1991-92 season of the Dutch Eredivisie was contested by 18 teams. PSV won the title.-League standings:-Promotion/relegation:The number 16 of the Eredivisie would play against relegation against the runners-up of the promotion/relegation play-offs of the Eerste Divisie...
2	NAC Breda NAC Breda NAC Breda , simply often known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Dutch Eredivisie and are known by the fierce and fanatic support of...	38	21	14	3	56	94	50	Play-offs
3	VVV-Venlo	38	21	7	10	49	73	46
4	AZ	38	15	15	8	45	56	38
5	Helmond Sport Helmond Sport Helmond Sport is a Dutch football club, playing in the Dutch Eerste Divisie and located in Helmond, Noord-Brabant. The club was founded on July 27, 1967, as a breakaway from the local professional club Helmondia '55, which had gone bankrupt.-History:...	38	14	16	8	44	57	43
6	SC Heracles Heracles Almelo Heracles Almelo is a football club from Almelo, Netherlands.Heracles Almelo were founded on May 3, 1903 as Heracles, after the demigod son of Zeus. They changed their name on July 1, 1974 to SC Heracles '74 and finally settled on the current name in 1998. The club has won the Dutch national title...	38	13	18	7	44	50	36
7	Go Ahead Eagles Go Ahead Eagles The Go Ahead Eagles are a football club from Deventer, Netherlands, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. The club's home stadium is De Adelaarshorst. To date, the club has won the national championship four times...	38	14	15	9	43	57	43
8	Dordrecht '90 FC Dordrecht FC Dordrecht is a football club from the city of Dordrecht in the Netherlands, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie.- History :Founded on 16 August 1883 as Dordrechtsche Football Club , it became a professional club in 1954 upon the introduction of professional football to the Netherlands...	38	15	13	10	43	63	51	Play-offs
9	FC Eindhoven FC Eindhoven FC Eindhoven is a Dutch football club based in Eindhoven, North Brabant. They current play in the Eerste Divisie , and are one of two professional clubs which are based in the city of Eindhoven, the other one being PSV Eindhoven....	38	17	8	13	42	54	52
10	RBC	38	12	15	11	39	65	56
11	Cambuur Leeuwarden Cambuur Leeuwarden SC Cambuur , formed on June 19, 1964, is a Dutch football club from Leeuwarden, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. The club's home ground is the 10,250 seater Cambuur Stadion and they play in yellow shirts and blue shorts. The club's emblem originates from the coat of arms of the House of...	38	12	13	13	37	41	47
12	FC Emmen FC Emmen FC Emmen is a Dutch football club based in Emmen, Drenthe, and currently playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of football in the Netherlands.-History:...	38	10	16	12	36	54	67
13	Telstar	38	9	15	14	33	51	58
14	HFC Haarlem HFC Haarlem HFC Haarlem was a Dutch football club from the city of Haarlem, established in 1889. The club won the Dutch national title in 1946 and reached five Cup finals, winning in 1902 and 1912...	38	11	10	17	32	52	78
15	FC Wageningen FC Wageningen FC Wageningen was a Dutch football club which was founded on August 27, 1911. The club played its matches in the Wageningse Berg stadium ....	38	10	10	18	30	71	82
16	FC Zwolle FC Zwolle FC Zwolle is a Dutch football club based in Zwolle, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie, the country's second level of professional club football. The club was founded in 1990 after the bankruptcy of PEC. They have played in the Eredivisie, the highest tier of Dutch football, for a total of...	38	8	14	16	30	40	60	Play-offs
17	BVV Den Bosch	38	9	11	18	29	54	60
18	Veendam BV Veendam SC Veendam is a Dutch football club based in Veendam, Groningen province, playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of football in the Netherlands. The club's official colours are black and yellow.- History :...	38	5	15	18	25	47	78
19	Excelsior	38	8	7	23	23	50	82
20	VC Vlissingen VC Vlissingen VC Vlissingen is a Dutch football team based in Vlissingen.During the two season it spent as a professional team in the Eerste Divisie, the team was known as VCV Zeeland.-External links: *...	38	6	7	25	19	35	87

Promotion/relegation play-offs

The promotion/relegation play-offs consisted of three rounds. In the group round, four period winners (the best teams during each of the four quarters of the regular competition) and two (other) best placed teams in the league, played in two groups of three teams. The group winners would play in play-off 1. The winners of that play-off would be promoted to the Eredivisie, the loser had to take on the number 16 of the Eredivisie in play-off 2. These two teams played for the third and last position in the Eredivisie of next season.

Group 1

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	Pts	GF	GA
1	NAC Breda NAC Breda NAC Breda , simply often known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Dutch Eredivisie and are known by the fierce and fanatic support of...	4	2	2	0	4	8	3	Play-off 1
2	FC Zwolle FC Zwolle FC Zwolle is a Dutch football club based in Zwolle, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie, the country's second level of professional club football. The club was founded in 1990 after the bankruptcy of PEC. They have played in the Eredivisie, the highest tier of Dutch football, for a total of...	4	1	2	1	4	5	6
3	AZ	4	0	2	2	2	5	9

Group 2

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	Pts	GF	GA
1	VVV-Venlo	4	2	2	0	6	6	3	Play-off 1
2	FC Eindhoven FC Eindhoven FC Eindhoven is a Dutch football club based in Eindhoven, North Brabant. They current play in the Eerste Divisie , and are one of two professional clubs which are based in the city of Eindhoven, the other one being PSV Eindhoven....	4	1	1	2	3	5	6
3	Dordrecht '90 FC Dordrecht FC Dordrecht is a football club from the city of Dordrecht in the Netherlands, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie.- History :Founded on 16 August 1883 as Dordrechtsche Football Club , it became a professional club in 1954 upon the introduction of professional football to the Netherlands...	4	1	1	2	3	4	6	1

¹Dordrecht '90 would merge with eredivisie-club SVV

Schiedamse Voetbal Vereniging

Schiedamse Voetbal Vereniging was a Dutch professional football club from Schiedam. Founded in 1904, the club won the Dutch national football title in 1949. In 1991, SVV and neighbouring Dordrecht'90 merged to form FC Dordrecht.-History:...

 next year to form SVV/Dordrecht '90.

Play-off 1
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VVV-Venlo: promoted to Eredivisie

Eredivisie 1991-92

The 1991-92 season of the Dutch Eredivisie was contested by 18 teams. PSV won the title.-League standings:-Promotion/relegation:The number 16 of the Eredivisie would play against relegation against the runners-up of the promotion/relegation play-offs of the Eerste Divisie...

 

NAC Breda: play-off 2

Play-off 2
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SVV: remain in Eredivisie and merge with Dordrecht '90

NAC Breda: remain in Eerste Divisie