Eerste Divisie 1974-75
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The Dutch Eerste Divisie
in the 1974/1975 season was contested by 19 teams, one team less than in the previous year. This was due to the absorption of Volewijckers
by eredivisie-club FC Amsterdam
. NEC Nijmegen won the championship.
Fortuna Vlaardingen changed their name to FC Vlaardingen for this season.
Eerste Divisie
The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium...
in the 1974/1975 season was contested by 19 teams, one team less than in the previous year. This was due to the absorption of Volewijckers
Volewijckers
De Volewijckers is a football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands. They are one of a number of Dutch clubs that were successful in post-war leagues before being forced to merge to cope with the popularity of the big teams such as Ajax and Feyenoord.-History:...
by eredivisie-club FC Amsterdam
FC Amsterdam
FC Amsterdam was a Dutch football club which was founded on June 20, 1972, from the merger of the Amsterdam football clubs Blauw Wit and DWS. The club Volewijckers joined the side for the 1973-1974 season...
. NEC Nijmegen won the championship.
New entrants
Relegated from the Eredivisie 1973-74Eredivisie 1973-74
The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1973/1974 season was contested by 18 teams. Feyenoord won the championship.-League standings:1 Winners KNVB Cup.-References:* *...
Fortuna Vlaardingen changed their name to FC Vlaardingen for this season.
League standings
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | |
| 1 | NEC | 36 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 48 | 50 | 23 | Promotion to Eredivisie Eredivisie 1975-76 The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1975/1976 season was contested by 18 teams. PSV won the championship.-League standings:1 PSV also won the KNVB Cup, thereby taking the double. They would participate in the European Cup, so finalists Roda JC could play in the Cup Winners' Cup.-References:* *... |
| 2 | FC Groningen | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 48 | 63 | 40 | Period champions |
| 3 | Vitesse | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 45 | 64 | 40 | |
| 4 | PEC Zwolle FC Zwolle FC Zwolle is a Dutch football club based in Zwolle, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie, the country's second level of professional club football. The club was founded in 1990 after the bankruptcy of PEC. They have played in the Eredivisie, the highest tier of Dutch football, for a total of... |
36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 45 | 50 | 35 | |
| 5 | FC VVV | 36 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 43 | 59 | 30 | |
| 6 | FC Eindhoven FC Eindhoven FC Eindhoven is a Dutch football club based in Eindhoven, North Brabant. They current play in the Eerste Divisie , and are one of two professional clubs which are based in the city of Eindhoven, the other one being PSV Eindhoven.... |
36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 43 | 59 | 37 | Period champions |
| 7 | sc Heerenveen | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 42 | 47 | 34 | |
| 8 | FC Volendam FC Volendam Football Club Volendam is a Dutch football club based in Volendam, North Holland, Edam-Volendam. Founded on June 1, 1977, as a result of a split up with RKSV . It currently plays in the Eerste Divisie, holding home games at Kras Stadion, with a 6,260-seat capacity.-History:Football Club Volendam... |
36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 38 | 56 | 46 | |
| 9 | Fortuna SC Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard is a football club in Sittard, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Trendwork Arena and features in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. The club was a merger of former clubs 'Fortuna 54' and 'Sittardia' to merge as the Fortuna Sittard Combinatie on July 1,... |
36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 38 | 44 | 35 | |
| 10 | FC Den Bosch | 36 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 36 | 41 | 48 | |
| 11 | SC Heracles Heracles Almelo Heracles Almelo is a football club from Almelo, Netherlands.Heracles Almelo were founded on May 3, 1903 as Heracles, after the demigod son of Zeus. They changed their name on July 1, 1974 to SC Heracles '74 and finally settled on the current name in 1998. The club has won the Dutch national title... |
36 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 35 | 49 | 56 | |
| 12 | SC Amersfoort SC Amersfoort Sportclub Amersfoort was a Dutch football club which was founded on July 30, 1973, and played in the Dutch second league of professional football, Eerste Divisie.Due to financial problems the club based in Amersfoort, Utrecht, folded on June 30, 1982.... |
36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 30 | 37 | 46 | |
| 13 | SC Cambuur | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 43 | 57 | |
| 14 | Willem II | 36 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 29 | 42 | 51 | |
| 15 | SVV Schiedamse Voetbal Vereniging Schiedamse Voetbal Vereniging was a Dutch professional football club from Schiedam. Founded in 1904, the club won the Dutch national football title in 1949. In 1991, SVV and neighbouring Dordrecht'90 merged to form FC Dordrecht.-History:... |
36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 34 | 52 | |
| 16 | FC Vlaardingen | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 34 | 56 | |
| 17 | FC Dordrecht FC Dordrecht FC Dordrecht is a football club from the city of Dordrecht in the Netherlands, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie.- History :Founded on 16 August 1883 as Dordrechtsche Football Club , it became a professional club in 1954 upon the introduction of professional football to the Netherlands... |
36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 40 | 60 | |
| 18 | Helmond Sport Helmond Sport Helmond Sport is a Dutch football club, playing in the Dutch Eerste Divisie and located in Helmond, Noord-Brabant. The club was founded on July 27, 1967, as a breakaway from the local professional club Helmondia '55, which had gone bankrupt.-History:... |
36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 28 | 49 | |
| 19 | SC Veendam BV Veendam SC Veendam is a Dutch football club based in Veendam, Groningen province, playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of football in the Netherlands. The club's official colours are black and yellow.- History :... |
36 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 31 | 76 |
Promotion competition
In the promotion competition, four period winners (the best teams during each of the four quarters of the regular competition) played for promotion to the eredivisie.| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | |
| 1 | FC Eindhoven FC Eindhoven FC Eindhoven is a Dutch football club based in Eindhoven, North Brabant. They current play in the Eerste Divisie , and are one of two professional clubs which are based in the city of Eindhoven, the other one being PSV Eindhoven.... |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 5 | Promotion to Eredivisie Eredivisie 1975-76 The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1975/1976 season was contested by 18 teams. PSV won the championship.-League standings:1 PSV also won the KNVB Cup, thereby taking the double. They would participate in the European Cup, so finalists Roda JC could play in the Cup Winners' Cup.-References:* *... |
| 2 | FC Groningen | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 9 | |
| 3 | Vitesse | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | |
| 4 | PEC Zwolle | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 |