# 2016–17 Eerste Divisie

The 2016–17 Eerste Divisie, known as Jupiler League for sponsorship reasons, was the sixty-first season of Eerste Divisie since its establishment in 1955. It began in August 2016 with the first matches of the season and ended in May 2017 with the finals of the promotion/relegation play-offs, also involving the 16th- and 17th-placed teams from the 2016–17 Eredivisie. The fixtures were announced on 14 June 2016.

## Teams

A total of 20 teams are taking part in the league. 2015–16 Eerste Divisie champion Sparta Rotterdam gained promotion to the Eredivisie, and was replaced by Cambuur, that finished last in the 2015–16 Eredivisie. Go Ahead Eagles won the post-season playoff, and are replaced in the 2016–17 Eerste Divisie by De Graafschap. Achilles '29 was relegated, and Jong FC Utrecht joined the league.
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
| Achilles '29 | Groesbeek | Sportpark De Heikant | 4,500 |
| Jong Ajax | Amsterdam | Sportpark De Toekomst | 4,000 |
| Almere City | Almere | Yanmar Stadion | 3,000 |
| Cambuur | Leeuwarden | Cambuur Stadion | 10,500 |
| De Graafschap | Doetinchem | De Vijverberg | 12,600 |
| Den Bosch | 's-Hertogenbosch | De Vliert | 9,000 |
| Dordrecht | Dordrecht | GN Bouw Stadion | 4,088 |
| Eindhoven | Eindhoven | Jan Louwers Stadion | 4,600 |
| Emmen | Emmen | De JENS Vesting | 8,600 |
| Fortuna Sittard | Sittard | Fortuna Sittard Stadion | 12,500 |
| Helmond Sport | Helmond | Lavans Stadion | 4,100 |
| MVV | Maastricht | De Geusselt | 10,000 |
| NAC Breda | Breda | Rat Verlegh Stadion | 19,000 |
| Oss | Oss | Frans Heesenstadion | 4,700 |
| Jong PSV | Eindhoven | De Herdgang | 2,500 |
| RKC Waalwijk | Waalwijk | Mandemakers Stadion | 7,508 |
| Telstar | Velsen | Rabobank IJmond Stadion | 3,625 |
| Jong FC Utrecht | Utrecht | Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch | 450 |
| Volendam | Volendam | Kras Stadion | 6,260 |
| VVV-Venlo | Venlo | Seacon Stadion – De Koel | 8,000 |

### Personnel and kits

| Club | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Sponsors |
| Achilles '29 | Eric Meijers | Klupp | Van Helden Relatiegeschenken |
| Jong Ajax | Marcel Keizer | Adidas | Ziggo |
| Almere City | Jack de Gier | Adidas | Van Wijnen |
| Cambuur | Rob Maas | Nike | Bouwgroep Dijkstra Draisma |
| De Graafschap | Henk de Jong | Nike | ATAG |
| Den Bosch | Wiljan Vloet | Macron | Van Wanrooij |
| Dordrecht | Gérard de Nooijer | Macron | Riwal Hoogwerkers |
| Eindhoven | Ricardo Moniz | Joma | VDL Groep |
| Emmen | Gert Heerkes | Robey | Q&S Gartendeco |
| Fortuna Sittard | Ben van Dael | Givova | Fitland |
| Helmond Sport | Remond Strijbosch | Hummel | Vescom |
| MVV | Ron Elsen | Masita | Drink Water |
| NAC | Stijn Vreven | Legea | cm. Payments |
| Oss | François Gesthuizen | Erima | NGSN |
| Jong PSV | Pascal Jansen | Umbro | Philips |
| RKC Waalwijk | Peter van den Berg | Hummel | Mandemakers Keukens |
| Telstar | Michel Vonk | Hummel | MPM Oil |
| Jong FC Utrecht | Robin Pronk | Hummel | Zorg van de Zaak |
| Volendam | Robert Molenaar | Jako | HSB |
| VVV-Venlo | Maurice Steijn | Masita | Seacon Logistics |

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | VVV-Venlo (C, P) | 38 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 75 | 35 | +40 | 80 | Promotion to the Eredivisie |
| 2 | Jong Ajax | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 93 | 54 | +39 | 76 | |
| 3 | Cambuur | 38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 78 | 42 | +36 | 71 | Qualification to promotion play-offs Second round |
| 4 | Jong PSV | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 66 | 35 | +31 | 69 | |
| 5 | NAC Breda (O, P) | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 64 | Qualification to promotion play-offs Second round |
| 6 | Volendam | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 63 | 44 | +19 | 62 | Qualification to promotion play-offs Second round |
| 7 | MVV | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 59 | Qualification to promotion play-offs Second round |
| 8 | Almere City | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 74 | 66 | +8 | 59 | Qualification to promotion play-offs First round |
| 9 | Emmen | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 55 | Qualification to promotion play-offs First round |
| 10 | RKC Waalwijk | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 62 | 70 | −8 | 54 | Qualification to promotion play-offs First round |
| 11 | Eindhoven | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 64 | 71 | −7 | 53 | |
| 12 | De Graafschap | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 70 | 63 | +7 | 50 | |
| 13 | Helmond Sport | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 51 | 67 | −16 | 49 | Qualification to promotion play-offs First round |
| 14 | Den Bosch | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 48 | 67 | −19 | 45 | |
| 15 | Oss | 38 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 67 | 95 | −28 | 41 | |
| 16 | Telstar | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 46 | 64 | −18 | 40 | |
| 17 | Fortuna Sittard | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 54 | 67 | −13 | 39 | |
| 18 | Jong FC Utrecht | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 50 | 71 | −21 | 37 | |
| 19 | Dordrecht | 38 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 42 | 72 | −30 | 24 | |
| 20 | Achilles '29 (R) | 38 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 37 | 92 | −55 | 19 | Relegation to the Tweede Divisie |
* 1 2 3 Reserves teams cannot be promoted and cannot participate in the promotion play-offs.
* 1 2 3 4 Ten teams, two from the Eredivisie and eight from the Eerste Divisie, play for two spots in the 2017–18 Eredivisie, the remaining eight teams play in the 2017–18 Eerste Divisie. The season is subdivided in periods consisting of games 1–9, 10–18, 19–27 and 28–36. The top finisher in each period (that has not won a previous period) is a period winner and qualifies for the promotion play-offs first round even if they finish the season outside of the top nine.
* ↑ Fortuna Sittard were deducted three points for an outstanding bill owed to KNVB. On 10 April 2017 Fortuna Sittard were deducted another 6 points for not meeting financial targets.
* ↑ Achilles '29 were deducted three points for repeatedly not meeting financial requirements.

## Period Tables
### Period 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Jong PSV | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 21 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
| 2 | VVV-Venlo | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 18 | Qualification to promotion play-offs Second round |
| 3 | Volendam | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 17 | |
| 4 | NAC Breda | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 17 | |
| 5 | MVV | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 17 | |
| 6 | Jong Ajax | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 12 | +17 | 16 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
| 7 | Emmen | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 14 | |
| 8 | Fortuna Sittard | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 14 | |
| 9 | Telstar | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 14 | |
| 10 | Almere City | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 13 | |
| 11 | Eindhoven | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 13 | |
| 12 | RKC Waalwijk | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 12 | |
| 13 | Cambuur | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 11 | |
| 14 | Helmond Sport | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 11 | |
| 15 | De Graafschap | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 10 | |
| 16 | Dordrecht | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 9 | |
| 17 | Jong FC Utrecht | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 8 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
| 18 | Den Bosch | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 8 | |
| 19 | Oss | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 7 | |
| 20 | Achilles '29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 25 | −15 | 3 | |

### Period 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | VVV-Venlo | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 20 | Period 1 winner |
| 2 | Helmond Sport | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 20 | Qualification to promotion play-offs Second round |
| 3 | Jong Ajax | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 20 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Almere City | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 19 | |
| 5 | MVV | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 19 | |
| 6 | Cambuur | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 18 | |
| 7 | Oss | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 16 | |
| 8 | Eindhoven | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 16 | |
| 9 | RKC Waalwijk | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 16 | |
| 10 | Volendam | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 15 | |
| 11 | Den Bosch | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 14 | |
| 12 | Emmen | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 12 | |
| 13 | NAC Breda | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 11 | |
| 14 | Jong PSV | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 10 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
| 15 | Telstar | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 7 | |
| 16 | Jong FC Utrecht | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 6 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
| 17 | De Graafschap | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 5 | |
| 18 | Fortuna Sittard | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 4 | |
| 19 | Dordrecht | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 2 | |
| 20 | Achilles '29 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 22 | −19 | 2 | |

### Period 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | VVV-Venlo | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 4 | +21 | 24 | Period 1 winner |
| 2 | Jong Ajax | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 18 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Jong PSV | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 18 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Cambuur | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 17 | |
| 5 | Volendam | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 16 | |
| 6 | NAC Breda | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 16 | |
| 7 | Fortuna Sittard | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 15 | |
| 8 | Emmen | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 12 | |
| 9 | De Graafschap | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 12 | |
| 10 | Eindhoven | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 11 | |
| 11 | Den Bosch | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 11 | |
| 12 | MVV | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 11 | |
| 13 | Telstar | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 11 | |
| 14 | Almere City | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 11 | |
| 15 | RKC Waalwijk | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 11 | |
| 16 | Jong FC Utrecht | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 10 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
| 17 | Oss | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 8 | |
| 18 | Dordrecht | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 7 | |
| 19 | Helmond Sport | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 7 | Period 2 winner |
| 20 | Achilles '29 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 5 | |
* ↑ Ajax as reserves team cannot participate in the promotion play-off, therefore period 3 winner will be highest ranked team at end of season

### Period 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cambuur | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 5 | +21 | 22 | Qualification to promotion play-offs Second round |
| 2 | De Graafschap | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 22 | |
| 3 | Jong Ajax | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 16 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Almere City | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 15 | |
| 5 | VVV-Venlo | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 15 | Period 1 winner |
| 6 | Jong PSV | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 14 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
| 7 | NAC Breda | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 14 | |
| 8 | Emmen | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 14 | |
| 9 | Fortuna Sittard | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 12 | |
| 10 | Eindhoven | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 12 | |
| 11 | MVV | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 11 | |
| 12 | Volendam | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 11 | |
| 13 | RKC Waalwijk | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 11 | |
| 14 | Achilles '29 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 11 | |
| 15 | Den Bosch | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 9 | |
| 16 | Helmond Sport | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 9 | Period 2 winner |
| 17 | Telstar | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 8 | |
| 18 | Jong FC Utrecht | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 7 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
| 19 | Oss | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 7 | |
| 20 | Dordrecht | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 6 | |

## Results

| Home \ Away | ACH | ALM | CAM | GRA | DBO | DOR | EIN | EMM | FOR | HEL | JAJ | JPS | JUT | MVV | NAC | OSS | RKC | TEL | VOL | VVV |
| Achilles '29 | | 3–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–6 | 0–3 |
| Almere City | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 6–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Cambuur | 3–1 | 4–1 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| De Graafschap | 3–3 | 4–1 | 3–0 | | 0–3 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–5 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Den Bosch | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–5 | 0–2 |
| Dordrecht | 3–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 5–2 |
| Eindhoven | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Emmen | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 |
| Fortuna Sittard | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | | 4–1 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Helmond Sport | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Jong Ajax | 7–1 | 6–3 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 7–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 |
| Jong PSV | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 5–4 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Jong FC Utrecht | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 0–0 |
| MVV | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| NAC Breda | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Oss | 4–0 | 2–3 | 2–7 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 6–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 3–4 | | 2–5 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 |
| RKC Waalwijk | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 3–0 | | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 |
| Telstar | 1–1 | 3–6 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–4 | | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Volendam | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | | 0–1 |
| VVV-Venlo | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 7–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |

## Promotion/relegation play-offs Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie

The numbers 16 and 17 from the 2016–17 Eredivisie, 4 (substitute) period winners of the 2016–17 Eerste Divisie, as well as the 4 otherwise highest ranked teams of the 2016–17 Eerste Divisie, making a total of 10 teams, decide in a 3-round knockout system which 2 teams will play next season in the 2017–18 Eredivisie. The remaining 8 teams will play next season in the 2017–18 Eerste Divisie. Reserves teams are excluded from participating.

### Qualified Teams

| Club | Qualification |
| NEC | 16th in the Eredivisie |
| Roda JC | 17th in the Eredivisie |
| NAC Breda | 5th in the Eerste Divisie (First and Third Period won by the league champions) |
| Helmond Sport | Winner of the Second Period in the Eerste Divisie |
| Volendam | 6th in the Eerste Divisie (First and Third Period won by the league champions) |
| Cambuur | Winner of the Fourth Period in the Eerste Divisie |
| MVV | 7th in the Eerste Divisie |
| Almere City | 8th in the Eerste Divisie |
| Emmen | 9th in the Eerste Divisie |
| RKC Waalwijk | 10th in the Eerste Divisie |

### Results

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | | | Final round | Final round | Final round | Final round |
| | | | | C | C | C | C | | | | | |
| | | | | MVV | 1 | 2 | 3 | | |
| | | | | Cambuur | 1 | 1 | 2 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | G | G | G | G |
| | | | | | | | | | | MVV | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Roda JC * | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | D | D | D | D | | | | | | |
| | | | | Helmond Sport | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| A | A | A | A | | | | Helmond Sport | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| A | A | A | A | Roda JC | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Helmond Sport | 4 | 2 | 6 | Roda JC | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Almere City | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | E | E | E | E | | | | | | |
| | | | | Volendam | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | NAC | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | H | H | H | H |
| | | | | | | | | | | NAC ** | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | NEC | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | F | F | F | F | | | | | | |
| | | | | Emmen | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | |
| B | B | B | B | | | | Emmen | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | |
| B | B | B | B | NEC | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | |
| RKC | 1 | 1 | 2 | NEC | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Emmen | 5 | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
* Succeeded to remain in the Eredivisie ** Promoted to the Eredivisie

### Final round
#### Match G
#### Match H
## Number of teams by provinces

| Number of teams | Province | Team(s) |
| 7 | North Brabant | Den Bosch, Eindhoven, Helmond Sport, NAC Breda, Oss, Jong PSV and RKC Waalwijk |
| 3 | Limburg | Fortuna Sittard, MVV and VVV-Venlo |
| 3 | North Holland | Jong Ajax, Telstar and Volendam |
| 2 | Gelderland | Achilles '29 and De Graafschap |
| 1 | Drenthe | Emmen |
| 1 | Flevoland | Almere City |
| 1 | Friesland | Cambuur |
| 1 | South Holland | Dordrecht |
| 1 | Utrecht | Jong FC Utrecht |

## Attendances

| | A29 | ALM | CAM | BOS | DOR | EIN | EMM | FOR | GRA | HEL | JAJ | JPS | JUT | MVV | NAC | OSS | RKC | TEL | VOL | VVV | Total | Average |
| Achilles '29 | | 1.333 | 1.185 | 1.235 | 2.322 | 1.243 | 1.220 | 800 | 2.320 | 1.000 | 2.133 | 1.943 | 1.220 | 1.262 | 2.919 | 1.430 | 1.533 | 1.432 | 1.220 | 1.640 | 29.390 | 1.547 |
| Almere City FC | 1.530 | | 1.807 | 1.357 | 1.430 | 1.359 | 1.589 | 1.486 | 2.130 | 1.576 | 1.839 | 1.662 | 2.388 | 1.546 | 1.953 | 1.964 | 1.837 | 2.150 | 1.538 | 2.276 | 33.417 | 1.759 |
| SC Cambuur | 6.872 | 7.032 | | 7.368 | 7.197 | 8.388 | 7.735 | 7.133 | 7.206 | 8.083 | 8.321 | 7.042 | 7.084 | 7.511 | 7.258 | 7.021 | 9.142 | 7.610 | 7.250 | 7.420 | 142.673 | 7.509 |
| FC Den Bosch | 1.589 | 2.373 | 2.479 | | 3.687 | 2.741 | 2.268 | 2.173 | 2.953 | 3.567 | 3.579 | 2.987 | 2.572 | 2.782 | 3.494 | 2.641 | 3.452 | 2.296 | 2.573 | 2.058 | 52.264 | 2.751 |
| FC Dordrecht | 1.434 | 1.983 | 1.742 | 1.238 | | 1.156 | 1.525 | 1.135 | 1.638 | 1.641 | 1.425 | 1.303 | 1.133 | 1.123 | 2.106 | 1.952 | 1.684 | 1.226 | 2.492 | 1.109 | 29.045 | 1.529 |
| FC Eindhoven | 1.960 | 2.423 | 2.645 | 3.513 | 3.076 | | 2.413 | 2.871 | 2.836 | 3.620 | 3.125 | 3.156 | 2.338 | 1.865 | 3.055 | 2.826 | 2.833 | 2.018 | 1.703 | 3.496 | 51.772 | 2.725 |
| FC Emmen | 2.468 | 3.450 | 3.710 | 3.423 | 3.644 | 3.014 | | 2.113 | 2.630 | 3.244 | 3.150 | 2.580 | 3.608 | 2.115 | 2.850 | 2.280 | 2.740 | 3.212 | 2.630 | 2.866 | 55.727 | 2.933 |
| Fortuna Sittard | 1.541 | 1.806 | 1.837 | 1.120 | 1.776 | 1.143 | 1.721 | | 1.512 | 1.623 | 1.549 | 1.680 | 1.734 | 4.780 | 1.290 | 1.875 | 2.440 | 1.444 | 1.560 | 2.450 | 34.881 | 1.836 |
| De Graafschap | 10.033 | 8.364 | 8.064 | 8.416 | 8.304 | 7.463 | 8.324 | 11.312 | | 0 | 10.043 | 9.311 | 8.514 | 10.623 | 9.124 | 8.602 | 10.110 | 8.714 | 8.394 | 8.230 | 161.945 | 8.523 |
| Helmond Sport | 1.621 | 1.533 | 1.331 | 1.471 | 1.873 | 3.195 | 1.516 | 2.382 | 1.011 | | 2.491 | 2.578 | 1.028 | 2.013 | 2.211 | 1.231 | 1.812 | 1.286 | 2.562 | 2.397 | 35.542 | 1.871 |
| Jong Ajax | 528 | 772 | 616 | 462 | 500 | 744 | 1.098 | 653 | 2.068 | 500 | | 2.152 | 675 | 514 | 1.721 | 848 | 650 | 683 | 1.007 | 1.183 | 17.374 | 914 |
| Jong PSV | 363 | 463 | 419 | 600 | 475 | 650 | 350 | 250 | 543 | 604 | 1.634 | | 700 | 549 | 641 | 550 | 407 | 520 | 491 | 950 | 11.159 | 587 |
| Jong FC Utrecht | 500 | 741 | 791 | 881 | 1.181 | 654 | 387 | 891 | 829 | 874 | 1.423 | 503 | | 556 | 1.612 | 604 | 1.019 | 915 | 770 | 771 | 15.902 | 836 |
| MVV Maastricht | 4.031 | 3.997 | 4.427 | 5.504 | 4.754 | 4.681 | 4.370 | 7.004 | 4.821 | 4.188 | 4.767 | 4.290 | 3.782 | | 4.977 | 4.013 | 4.402 | 4.380 | 5.012 | 4.704 | 88.104 | 4.637 |
| NAC Breda | 12.335 | 13.211 | 14.285 | 12.058 | 11.456 | 13.821 | 12.065 | 14.070 | 14.016 | 10.435 | 15.054 | 14.865 | 12.285 | 12.556 | | 13.148 | 13.826 | 12.283 | 13.805 | 16.753 | 252.327 | 13.280 |
| FC Oss | 2.221 | 1.975 | 921 | 2.889 | 2.012 | 1.915 | 1.759 | 1.996 | 2.278 | 1.900 | 3.004 | 2.756 | 3.267 | 1.087 | 2.009 | | 2.066 | 1.989 | 1.512 | 2.225 | 39.781 | 2.094 |
| RKC Waalwijk | 2.250 | 1.540 | 1.800 | 2.900 | 2.267 | 2.100 | 2.268 | 1.738 | 2.100 | 1.996 | 2.450 | 2.275 | 1.444 | 1.407 | 3.442 | 2.131 | | 2.100 | 2.756 | 3.089 | 42.053 | 2.213 |
| Telstar | 1.499 | 1.903 | 1.563 | 2.222 | 1.701 | 1.963 | 1.263 | 1.763 | 2.363 | 1.299 | 2.963 | 2.323 | 1.444 | 2.017 | 2.601 | 1.850 | 1.001 | | 2.275 | 1.663 | 35.676 | 1.878 |
| FC Volendam | 4.301 | 3.525 | 5.269 | 4.075 | 4.248 | 4.155 | 2.871 | 4.094 | 4.475 | 4.446 | 6.345 | 4.058 | 2.952 | 3.295 | 3.657 | 4.207 | 5.066 | 2.718 | | 4.582 | 78.339 | 4.123 |
| VVV-Venlo | 4.411 | 5.183 | 4.422 | 4.612 | 4.227 | 4.722 | 7.803 | 6.123 | 5.105 | 5.011 | 6.379 | 4.277 | 3.813 | 8.000 | 6.634 | 3.911 | 4.239 | 4.621 | 4.356 | | 97.849 | 5.150 |
| Totaal | 61.487 | 63.607 | 59.313 | 65.344 | 66.130 | 65.107 | 62.545 | 69.987 | 62.834 | 55.607 | 81.674 | 71.741 | 61.981 | 65.601 | 63.554 | 63.084 | 70.259 | 61.597 | 63.906 | 69.862 | 1.306.220 | 3.437 |