# 2010–11 Eerste Divisie

The Eerste Divisie 2010–11 was the 55th season of the Eerste Divisie since its establishment in 1956.
The previous year's winners were De Graafschap, who were replaced by last-placed 2009–10 Eredivisie club RKC Waalwijk. The league featured 18 teams, two fewer than its previous season, following the exclusion of HFC Haarlem from professional football and the relegation of FC Oss to the 2010–11 Topklasse. On May 12, 2010 BV Veendam was declared bankrupt due to financial troubles, with FC Oss consequently expected to be readmitted into Eerste Divisie to replace it; however, the verdict was overturned later in June, and the club was thus allowed to play in the season with a reduced budget.
From this season on, the last-placed team would be relegated to the Topklasse, and replaced by the winner of the newly established third tier.
This season also featured the old Almere-based club FC Omniworld under the new denomination of Almere City FC.

## Teams overview
### Venues

| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
| AGOVV Apeldoorn | Apeldoorn | Stadion Berg & Bos | 3,250 |
| Almere City FC | Almere | Mitsubishi Forklift Stadion | 3,000 |
| Cambuur | Leeuwarden | Cambuur Stadion | 10,250 |
| FC Den Bosch | 's-Hertogenbosch | De Vliert | 9,000 |
| FC Dordrecht | Dordrecht | GN Bouw Stadion | 4,100 |
| FC Eindhoven | Eindhoven | Jan Louwers Stadion | 4,600 |
| FC Emmen | Emmen | Univé Stadion | 8,600 |
| Fortuna Sittard | Sittard | Wagner & Partners Stadion | 12,500 |
| Go Ahead Eagles | Deventer | Adelaarshorst | 6,700 |
| Helmond Sport | Helmond | Stadion De Braak | 4,100 |
| MVV | Maastricht | De Geusselt | 11,026 |
| RBC | Roosendaal | RBC Stadion | 4,995 |
| RKC | Waalwijk | Mandemakers Stadion | 7,500 |
| Sparta Rotterdam | Rotterdam | Het Kasteel | 11,026 |
| Telstar | Velsen | TATA Steel Stadion | 3,625 |
| BV Veendam | Veendam | De Langeleegte | 5,290 |
| FC Volendam | Volendam | Kras Stadion | 6,260 |
| FC Zwolle | Zwolle | FC Zwolle Stadion | 10,000 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | RKC Waalwijk (C, P) | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 85 | 40 | +45 | 73 | Promotion to the Eredivisie |
| 2 | Zwolle | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 69 | 27 | +42 | 69 | Qualification for promotion play-offs Second Round |
| 3 | Helmond Sport | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 61 | 43 | +18 | 59 | Qualification for promotion play-offs Second Round |
| 4 | Veendam | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 53 | Qualification for promotion play-offs Second Round |
| 5 | Cambuur | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 64 | 52 | +12 | 51 | Qualification for promotion play-offs Second Round |
| 6 | Volendam | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 56 | 50 | +6 | 51 | Qualification for promotion play-offs First Round |
| 7 | Go Ahead Eagles | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 50 | Qualification for promotion play-offs First Round |
| 8 | Den Bosch | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 56 | 47 | +9 | 47 | Qualification for promotion play-offs First Round |
| 9 | Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 71 | 65 | +6 | 43 | |
| 10 | MVV | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 42 | Qualification for promotion play-offs First Round |
| 11 | Dordrecht | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 41 | |
| 12 | Eindhoven | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 40 | |
| 13 | Emmen | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 48 | 64 | −16 | 35 | |
| 14 | Telstar | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 43 | 54 | −11 | 34 | |
| 15 | AGOVV | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 54 | 77 | −23 | 31 | |
| 16 | Fortuna Sittard | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 42 | 70 | −28 | 26 | |
| 17 | RBC Roosendaal (R, D) | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 38 | 66 | −28 | 26 | Bankrupt, team disbanded after season |
| 18 | Almere City | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 45 | 84 | −39 | 25 | |
* ↑ Deducted 1 point by KNVB for financial irregularities the previous season.
* 1 2 3 Zwolle, Volendam, MVV and RKC qualified as period champions.
* 1 2 Deducted 4 points by KNVB for financial irregularities the previous season.
* ↑ Deducted 3 points by KNVB for financial irregularities the previous season.
* ↑ Deducted 8 points by KNVB for financial irregularities the previous season.
* ↑ Deducted 9 points by KNVB for financial irregularities the previous season.
* ↑ Deducted 2 points by KNVB for financial irregularities the previous season.
* ↑ After the season, RBC Roosendaal were dissolved and restarted in the lower leagues under a new look.
* ↑ Almere City were originally relegated, but after the bankruptcy of RBC Roosendaal it was confirmed that they could keep their place in the Eerste Divisie.
* ↑ Deducted 6 points by KNVB for financial irregularities the previous season.

## Results

| Home \ Away | AGO | ALM | CAM | DBO | DOR | EIN | EMM | FOR | GAE | HEL | MVV | RBC | RKC | SPA | TEL | VEE | VOL | ZWO |
| AGOVV | | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–5 |
| Almere City | 1–6 | | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 |
| Cambuur | 0–1 | 4–0 | | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 |
| Den Bosch | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Dordrecht | 4–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 3–4 | | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 |
| Eindhoven | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
| Emmen | 6–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Fortuna Sittard | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 |
| Go Ahead Eagles | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 8–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 1–3 |
| Helmond Sport | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| MVV | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–4 | | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| RBC Roosendaal | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | | 2–4 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| RKC Waalwijk | 4–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 7–0 | | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 |
| Sparta Rotterdam | 3–3 | 12–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–4 | | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Telstar | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Veendam | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Volendam | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | | 0–2 |
| Zwolle | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–4 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | |

### Playoffs

Excelsior and VVV-Venlo joined the Eerste Divisie-teams for the playoffs, after finishing 16th and 17th in the Eredivisie.

#### Round 1

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Volendam | 5–2 | MVV | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| Go Ahead Eagles | 1–3 | Den Bosch | 0–1 | 1–2 |

#### Round 2

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Volendam | 1−4 | VVV-Venlo | 1−2 | 0-2 |
| Cambuur | 3−3 (p. 6–7) | Zwolle | 2−1 | 1-2 |
| Veendam | 3−4 | Helmond Sport | 3−3 | 0-1 |
| Den Bosch | 4−6 | Excelsior | 3−3 | 1-3 |

#### Round 3

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Zwolle | 3-4 | VVV-Venlo | 1−2 | 2-2 |
| Helmond Sport | 3–9 | Excelsior | 1−5 | 2–4 |
VVV-Venlo and Excelsior will play in 2011–12 Eredivisie.

## Top goalscorers
### 29 goals

* Johan Voskamp (Sparta Rotterdam)

### 27 goals

* Sjoerd Ars (FC Zwolle)

### 21 goals

* Melvin Platje (FC Volendam)

### 20 goals

* Donny de Groot (RKC Waalwijk)
* Michiel Hemmen (AGOVV Apeldoorn)

### 18 goals

* Derk Boerrigter (RKC Waalwijk)

### 17 goals

* Fred Benson (RKC Waalwijk)

### 16 goals

* Koen van der Biezen (Go Ahead Eagles)
* Danny Schreurs (FC Zwolle)

### 15 goals

* Ruud ter Heide (FC Emmen)
* Marc Höcher (Helmond Sport)