# 2024–25 Eerste Divisie

The 2024–25 Eerste Divisie is the 69th season of the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of football in the Netherlands since its establishment in 1956.

## Teams

A total of 20 teams take part in the league: 17 teams from the 2023–24 Eerste Divisie and 3 teams relegated from the 2023–24 Eredivisie.

### Stadiums and locations

| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
| ADO Den Haag | The Hague | Bingoal Stadion | 15,000 |
| Cambuur | Leeuwarden | Kooi Stadion [nl] | 15,000 |
| De Graafschap | Doetinchem | Stadion De Vijverberg | 12,600 |
| Den Bosch | 's-Hertogenbosch | Stadion De Vliert | 8,713 |
| Dordrecht | Dordrecht | M-Scores Stadion | 4,235 |
| Eindhoven | Eindhoven | Jan Louwers Stadion | 4,600 |
| Emmen | Emmen | De Oude Meerdijk | 8,600 |
| Excelsior | Rotterdam | Van Donge & De Roo Stadion | 4,500 |
| Helmond Sport | Helmond | GS Staalwerken Stadion | 4,100 |
| Jong Ajax | Amsterdam | Sportpark De Toekomst | 2,050 |
| Jong AZ | Alkmaar | AFAS Trainingscomplex | 200 |
| Jong PSV | Eindhoven | PSV Campus De Herdgang | 2,500 |
| Jong FC Utrecht | Utrecht | Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch | 550 |
| MVV Maastricht | Maastricht | Stadion De Geusselt | 10,000 |
| Roda JC Kerkrade | Kerkrade | Parkstad Limburg Stadion | 19,979 |
| Telstar | Velsen | BUKO Stadion | 3,060 |
| TOP Oss | Oss | Frans Heesenstadion | 4,560 |
| Vitesse | Arnhem | GelreDome | 21,248 |
| Volendam | Volendam | Kras Stadion | 7,384 |
| VVV-Venlo | Venlo | Covebo Stadion - De Koel | 8,000 |

### Number of teams by provinces

| Number of teams | Province | Team(s) |
| 5 | North Brabant | Den Bosch, Eindhoven, Helmond Sport, Jong PSV, TOP Oss |
| 4 | North Holland | Jong Ajax, Jong AZ, Telstar, Volendam |
| 3 | Limburg | MVV Maastricht, Roda JC Kerkrade, VVV-Venlo |
| 3 | South Holland | ADO Den Haag, Dordrecht, Excelsior |
| 2 | Gelderland | De Graafschap, Vitesse |
| 1 | Drenthe | Emmen |
| 1 | Friesland | Cambuur |
| 1 | Utrecht | Jong FC Utrecht |

## Standings
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | Volendam (X) | 31 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 72 | 36 | +36 | 67 | Promotion to the Eredivisie |
| 2 | ADO Den Haag (X) | 31 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 58 | Promotion to the Eredivisie |
| 3 | Excelsior | 31 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 56 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Dordrecht | 31 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 54 | 40 | +14 | 56 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Cambuur | 31 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 49 | 31 | +18 | 55 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 6 | De Graafschap | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 60 | 41 | +19 | 52 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 7 | Telstar | 31 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 54 | 40 | +14 | 47 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 8 | Emmen | 31 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 47 | |
| 9 | Den Bosch (X) | 31 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 46 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 10 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 45 | |
| 11 | Helmond Sport | 31 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 43 | |
| 12 | Jong AZ | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 54 | 53 | +1 | 39 | Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the Eredivisie |
| 13 | Eindhoven | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 39 | |
| 14 | MVV Maastricht | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 33 | |
| 15 | Jong Ajax | 31 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 31 | Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the Eredivisie |
| 16 | VVV-Venlo | 29 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 27 | 53 | −26 | 29 | |
| 17 | TOP Oss | 31 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 22 | 52 | −30 | 29 | |
| 18 | Jong PSV | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 43 | 63 | −20 | 23 | Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the Eredivisie |
| 19 | Jong FC Utrecht | 30 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 64 | −39 | 18 | Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the Eredivisie |
| 20 | Vitesse | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 64 | −22 | 8 | |
* ↑ Winner of the Second Period (Rounds 10–19)
* ↑ Winner of the Third Period (Rounds 20–29)
* ↑ Winner of the First Period (Rounds 1–9)
* ↑ Vitesse were deducted six points for breaking the license requirements set by the Royal Dutch Football Association in September 2024, and were deducted another twenty-one points in November 2024 for multiple violations.

## Period tables
### Period 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Den Bosch | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 18 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 2 | Helmond Sport | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 18 | |
| 3 | Excelsior | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 17 | |
| 4 | De Graafschap | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 15 | |
| 5 | Eindhoven | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 15 | |
| 6 | Dordrecht | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 15 | |
| 7 | Volendam | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 13 | |
| 8 | Telstar | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 13 | |
| 9 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 13 | |
| 10 | Emmen | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | |
| 11 | Jong PSV | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 11 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
| 12 | Jong AZ | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 11 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
| 13 | ADO Den Haag | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 11 | |
| 14 | Jong Ajax | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 10 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
| 15 | Cambuur | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 10 | |
| 16 | Vitesse | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 10 | |
| 17 | MVV Maastricht | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 8 | |
| 18 | VVV-Venlo | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 8 | |
| 19 | TOP Oss | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 8 | |
| 20 | Jong FC Utrecht | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 4 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |

### Period 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Volendam | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 24 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 2 | Cambuur | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 22 | |
| 3 | Excelsior | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 21 | |
| 4 | Emmen | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 20 | |
| 5 | Dordrecht | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 20 | |
| 6 | ADO Den Haag | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 17 | |
| 7 | De Graafschap | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 17 | |
| 8 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 17 | |
| 9 | TOP Oss | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 14 | |
| 10 | Telstar | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 13 | |
| 11 | Helmond Sport | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 13 | |
| 12 | MVV Maastricht | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 12 | |
| 13 | Den Bosch | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 12 | Period 1 winner |
| 14 | Eindhoven | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 10 | |
| 15 | Vitesse | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 24 | −13 | 9 | |
| 16 | Jong AZ | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 8 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
| 17 | Jong Ajax | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 8 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
| 18 | Jong PSV | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 7 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
| 19 | VVV-Venlo | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 7 | |
| 20 | Jong FC Utrecht | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 6 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |

### Period 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | ADO Den Haag (Q) | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 27 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 2 | Volendam | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 24 | Period 2 winner |
| 3 | Cambuur | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 20 | |
| 4 | Telstar | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 18 | |
| 5 | Dordrecht | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 18 | |
| 6 | De Graafschap | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 17 | |
| 7 | Jong AZ | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 14 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
| 8 | VVV-Venlo | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 14 | |
| 9 | Eindhoven | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 14 | |
| 10 | MVV Maastricht | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 13 | |
| 11 | Jong Ajax | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 13 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
| 12 | Den Bosch | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 13 | Period 1 winner |
| 13 | Vitesse | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 13 | |
| 14 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 12 | |
| 15 | Excelsior | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 12 | |
| 16 | Helmond Sport | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 11 | |
| 17 | Emmen | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 9 | |
| 18 | Jong FC Utrecht | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 8 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
| 19 | TOP Oss | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 6 | |
| 20 | Jong PSV | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 3 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |

### Period 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Volendam | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 | Period 2 winner |
| 2 | Emmen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Jong AZ | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Excelsior | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
| 5 | De Graafschap | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 | |
| 6 | Dordrecht | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 | |
| 7 | Vitesse | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | |
| 8 | Den Bosch | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Period 1 winner |
| 9 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 10 | Telstar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 11 | Cambuur | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 12 | ADO Den Haag | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | Period 3 winner |
| 13 | Jong PSV | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
| 14 | Helmond Sport | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 1 | |
| 15 | TOP Oss | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |
| 16 | Eindhoven | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 | |
| 17 | MVV Maastricht | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | |
| 18 | VVV-Venlo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | |
| 19 | Jong Ajax | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
| 20 | Jong FC Utrecht | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |

## Results

| Home \ Away | ADO | CAM | DBO | DOR | EIN | EMM | EXC | GRA | HEL | JAJ | JAZ | JPS | JUT | MVV | RJC | TEL | TOP | VIT | VOL | VVV |
| ADO Den Haag | | 2 May | 2–1 | 30 Mar | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 20 Apr | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Cambuur | 2–1 | | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 28 Mar | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 13 Apr | 9 May | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 25 Apr | 1–2 | 5–0 |
| Den Bosch | 2–0 | 0–2 | | 2–3 | 6 Apr | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2 May | 3–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 18 Apr |
| Dordrecht | 1–1 | 2–0 | 12 Apr | | 3–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4 Apr | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 25 Apr | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 9 May | 4–0 |
| Eindhoven | 0–4 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | | 0–3 | 1–2 | 11 Apr | 28 Mar | 0–3 | 2 May | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 18 Apr | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 |
| Emmen | 0–1 | 4 Apr | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 18 Apr | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2 May |
| Excelsior | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 27 Apr | | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2 May | 28 Mar | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 11 Apr | 1–3 | 0–0 | 4–0 |
| De Graafschap | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | | 2–3 | 19 Apr | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 22 Mar | 6 Apr | 2 May | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 3–1 |
| Helmond Sport | 2–1 | 18 Apr | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 9 May | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 5 Apr | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 |
| Jong Ajax | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 28 Apr | | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 9 May | 14 Apr | 31 Mar | 0–1 |
| Jong AZ | 3–3 | 2–3 | 28 Apr | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 9 May | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | | 7 Apr | 5–1 | 2–3 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 31 Mar | 0–1 | 14 Apr | 3–0 |
| Jong PSV | 2–2 | 1–4 | 31 Mar | 1–2 | 28 Apr | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | | 9 May | 14 Apr | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 6–4 | 1–4 | 1–2 |
| Jong FC Utrecht | 7 Apr | 0–4 | 0–3 | 2 May | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | | 4–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 28 Apr | 1 Apr |
| MVV Maastricht | 23 Feb | 0–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 28 Mar | 4 Apr | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2 May | 0–1 | 3–2 | 18 Apr | | 3–2 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Roda JC Kerkrade | 24 Apr | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 9 May | 11 Apr | 3–0 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 29 Mar |
| Telstar | 11 Apr | 2–2 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 0–3 | 9 May | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 9 Feb | 4–0 | 3–1 | | 25 Apr | 28 Mar | 2–2 | 4–0 |
| TOP Oss | 1–5 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 19 Apr | 0–4 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | | 2 May | 0–2 | 4 Apr |
| Vitesse | 0–1 | 0–6 | 9 May | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4 Apr | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 19 Apr | 2–3 | 0–0 | | 1–2 | 12 Jan |
| Volendam | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 20 Apr | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4 Apr | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2 May | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | | 2–4 |
| VVV-Venlo | 9 May | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 22 Mar | 0–2 | 1–1 | 28 Apr | 13 Apr | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 9 Feb | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | |

## Statistics
### Top scorers

    As of 16 March 2025
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Henk Veerman | Volendam | 21 |
| 2 | Robert Mühren | Volendam | 17 |
| 2 | Zakaria Eddahchouri | Telstar | 17 |
| 4 | Youssef El Kachati | Telstar | 15 |
| 4 | Remco Balk | Cambuur | 15 |
| 6 | Anthony van den Hurk | Helmond Sport | 13 |
| 7 | Tai Abed | Jong PSV | 12 |
| 8 | Kélian Nsona | Emmen | 11 |
| 8 | Miliano Jonathans | Vitesse | 11 |
| 8 | Camil Mmaee | MVV Maastricht | 11 |