# 2005–06 Eerste Divisie

The 2005–06 season of the Eerste Divisie began on August 12, 2005 and ended on April 7, 2006. The title was won by Excelsior Rotterdam.

## Promoted teams

The following team was promoted to the Eredivisie at the end of the season:
* Excelsior Rotterdam (champion)

## Newly admitted teams

These teams were relegated from the Eredivisie at the start of the season:
* De Graafschap (17th position, relegated through playoffs)
* FC Den Bosch (18th position)
The following team was admitted to the Eerste Divisie at the start of the season:
* FC Omniworld

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | Excelsior Rotterdam (C, P) | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 68 | 25 | +43 | 75 | Promotion to the Eredivisie |
| 2 | VVV-Venlo | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 53 | 34 | +19 | 68 | Qualification for promotion play-offs Second Round |
| 3 | FC Volendam | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 66 | Qualification for promotion play-offs Second Round |
| 4 | Helmond Sport | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 64 | Qualification for promotion play-offs Second Round |
| 5 | De Graafschap | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 63 | 51 | +12 | 62 | Qualification for promotion play-offs Second Round |
| 6 | FC Emmen | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 68 | 56 | +12 | 60 | |
| 7 | FC Den Bosch | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 62 | 51 | +11 | 59 | |
| 8 | HFC Haarlem | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 59 | Qualification for promotion play-offs First Round |
| 9 | FC Dordrecht | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 61 | 45 | +16 | 56 | |
| 10 | AGOVV Apeldoorn | 38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 64 | 62 | +2 | 56 | Qualification for promotion play-offs First Round |
| 11 | TOP Oss | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 51 | 53 | −2 | 55 | Qualification for promotion play-offs First Round |
| 12 | FC Zwolle | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 54 | Qualification for promotion play-offs First Round |
| 13 | MVV | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 51 | |
| 14 | BV Veendam | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 54 | 60 | −6 | 51 | |
| 15 | Cambuur Leeuwarden | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 47 | |
| 16 | Stormvogels Telstar | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 37 | 53 | −16 | 40 | |
| 17 | FC Eindhoven | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 53 | 65 | −12 | 39 | |
| 18 | Go Ahead Eagles | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 45 | 70 | −25 | 35 | |
| 19 | FC Omniworld | 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 50 | 87 | −37 | 29 | |
| 20 | Fortuna Sittard | 38 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 35 | 85 | −50 | 17 | |
* ↑ Cambuur received a deduction of three points.

### Period winners

The competition is divided into six periods (Dutch: periode) of six matches each. The winner of each period (Dutch: periodekampioen) qualifies for the playoffs at the end of the season. If the winner of a period has already won a prior period in the season, the second placed team in the period is awarded the playoff slot. If the second placed team has also won a prior period, no winner is called, and the playoff slot is decided by league standing at the end of the season. If a team that has won a period goes on to win the league title and secure promotion to the Eredivisie, the playoff spot is awarded to the highest placed team on the final league standings that hasn't already qualified for the playoffs.
| Period | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | FC Volendam | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 16 |
| 2 | FC Zwolle | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 18 |
| 3 | TOP Oss | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 14 |
| 4 | Excelsior Rotterdam | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 14 |
| 5 | HFC Haarlem | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 16 |
| 6 | AGOVV Apeldoorn | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 16 |

## Playoffs

Round 1
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| FC Zwolle | 4–2 | HFC Haarlem | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| TOP Oss | 5–0 | AGOVV | 3–0 | 2–0 |
Round 2 (best of 3)
| Team 1 | Pts | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
| TOP Oss | 5–2 | NAC | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 (aet) |
| De Graafschap | 4–1 | VVV | 1–1 | 4–2 | Not played |
| Helmond Sport | 3–6 | FC Volendam | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 (aet) |
| FC Zwolle | 0–6 | Willem II | 2–4 | 2–6 | Not played |
Round 3 (best of 3)
| Team 1 | Pts | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
| De Graafschap | 1-3 | Willem II | 0–1 | 1–2 | Not played |
| FC Volendam | 1–2 | NAC | 1–2 | 0–0 | Not played |
No team was promoted to the Eredivisie.

## Top scorers

| Goals | Player | Team |
| 19 | Santi Kolk | FC Zwolle |
| 19 | Berry Powel | FC Den Bosch |
| 18 | Sergio van Dijk | FC Emmen |
| 18 | Mourad Mghizrat | FC Emmen |
| 17 | Sjoerd Ars | FC Omniworld |
| 17 | Wasiu Taiwo | Fortuna Sittard |
| 16 | Gonzalo García García | AGOVV Apeldoorn |
| 15 | Ruud ter Heide | AGOVV Apeldoorn |
| 15 | Cecilio Lopes | FC Dordrecht |
| 15 | Hilmi Mihci | FC Den Bosch |
| 15 | Jack Tuyp | FC Volendam |