# 2004–05 Eerste Divisie

The 2004–05 season of the Eerste Divisie began in August 2004 and ended in April 2005. The title was won by Heracles Almelo.

## Promoted teams

The following teams were promoted to the Eredivisie at the end of the season:
* Heracles Almelo (champion)
* Sparta Rotterdam (promoted through playoffs)

## New teams

These teams were relegated from the Eredivisie at the start of the season:
* FC Volendam (17th position, relegated through playoffs)
* FC Zwolle (18th position)

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | Heracles Almelo | 36 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 67 | 34 | +33 | 75 | Champion, promoted to the Eredivisie |
| 2 | Sparta Rotterdam | 36 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 93 | 39 | +54 | 74 | Promoted to the Eredivisie following play-offs |
| 3 | VVV-Venlo | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 56 | 36 | +20 | 62 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 4 | FC Zwolle | 36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 66 | 50 | +16 | 61 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 5 | FC Volendam | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 61 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 6 | Helmond Sport | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 61 | 44 | +17 | 57 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 7 | Stormvogels Telstar | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 56 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 8 | FC Dordrecht | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 53 | |
| 9 | Cambuur Leeuwarden | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 47 | |
| 10 | AGOVV Apeldoorn | 36 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 55 | 60 | −5 | 46 | |
| 11 | BV Veendam | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 45 | |
| 12 | Excelsior Rotterdam | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 56 | 59 | −3 | 44 | |
| 13 | HFC Haarlem | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 42 | |
| 14 | MVV | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 39 | |
| 15 | FC Eindhoven | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 60 | 80 | −20 | 39 | |
| 16 | TOP Oss | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 41 | 66 | −25 | 39 | |
| 17 | Go Ahead Eagles | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 40 | 60 | −20 | 35 | |
| 18 | FC Emmen | 36 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 38 | 71 | −33 | 30 | |
| 19 | Fortuna Sittard | 36 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 46 | 67 | −21 | 28 | |
* ↑ Deducted 3 points for financial mismanagement
* ↑ Deducted 6 points for financial mismanagement

## Playoff standings

Group A :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | RBC Roosendaal | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 11 | Promoted to the Eredivisie |
| 2 | FC Volendam | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 9 | |
| 3 | Stormvogels Telstar | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 8 | |
| 4 | VVV-Venlo | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 4 | |
Group B :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Sparta Rotterdam | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 15 | Promoted to the Eredivisie |
| 2 | Helmond Sport | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 9 | |
| 3 | De Graafschap | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 8 | |
| 4 | FC Zwolle | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 1 | |

## Top scorers

| Goals | Player | Team |
| 24 | Danny Koevermans | Sparta Rotterdam |
| 22 | Ricky van den Bergh | Sparta Rotterdam |
| 22 | Riga Mustapha | Sparta Rotterdam |
| 19 | Ivan Cvetkov | Helmond Sport |
| 18 | Dirk Jan Derksen | Fortuna Sittard |
| 16 | Ronald Hamming | BV Veendam |
| 15 | Bernard Hofstede | VVV-Venlo |
| 15 | Leon Kantelberg | Stormvogels Telstar |
| 13 | Ruud Berger | FC Zwolle |
| 13 | Santinho Lopes Monteiro | AGOVV Apeldoorn |
| 13 | Ibad Muhamadu | MVV |
| 13 | Gert-Jan Tamerus | Heracles Almelo |