Eerste Divisie 1996-97
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The Dutch Eerste Divisie
in the 1996/1997 season was contested by 18 teams. MVV won the championship.
Group 1
Group 2
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 1996/1997 season was contested by 18 teams. MVV won the championship.
League standings
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | |
| 1 | MVV | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 70 | 62 | 30 | Promotion to Eredivisie Eredivisie 1997-98 The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1997/1998 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship.-League standings:1 Ajax also won the KNVB Cup, thereby taking the double. They would participate in the Champions League, just like finalists PSV. sc Heerenveen, the winner of the third place match,... |
| 2 | 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... |
34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 67 | 65 | 33 | Play-offs |
| 3 | 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:... |
34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 63 | 58 | 36 | |
| 4 | VVV-Venlo | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 57 | 55 | 40 | |
| 5 | 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... |
34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 55 | 52 | 40 | |
| 6 | 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... |
34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 58 | 48 | |
| 7 | FC Den Bosch | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 54 | 55 | 43 | |
| 8 | ADO Den Haag ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag , commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag , is a Dutch football club from the city of The Hague. The club was for a time known as FC Den Haag , with ADO representing the amateur branch of the club... |
34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 48 | 48 | 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.... |
34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 50 | 53 | 53 | |
| 10 | 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 :... |
34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 49 | 44 | 35 | |
| 11 | TOP Oss TOP Oss FC Oss is a professional football club from the Netherlands, which was founded on April 9, 1928. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie.-History:... |
34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 47 | 46 | 50 | |
| 12 | 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... |
34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 46 | 45 | 49 | |
| 13 | 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... |
34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 37 | 51 | 50 | |
| 14 | 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:... |
34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 36 | 46 | 64 | |
| 15 | RBC Roosendaal | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 35 | 41 | 63 | |
| 16 | Telstar | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 34 | 68 | |
| 17 | Excelsior | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 37 | 67 | |
| 18 | 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... |
34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 34 | 67 |
Promotion/relegation play-offs
In the promotion/relegation competition, eight entrants (six from this league and two from the Eredivisie) entered in two groups. The group winners were promoted to the Eredivisie.Group 1
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | |
| 1 | RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk is a football club currently playing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' and was a fusion club of HEC, WVB and Hercules.-History:... |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 19 | 6 | Remain in Eredivisie |
| 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... |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 9 | |
| 3 | 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:... |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | |
| 4 | ADO Den Haag ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag , commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag , is a Dutch football club from the city of The Hague. The club was for a time known as FC Den Haag , with ADO representing the amateur branch of the club... |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
Group 2
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | |
| 1 | NEC Nijmegen | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 19 | 5 | Remain in Eredivisie |
| 2 | 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... |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 8 | |
| 3 | 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... |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | |
| 4 | VVV-Venlo | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 22 |