Eerste Divisie 1978-79
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The Dutch Eerste Divisie
in the 1978/1979 season was contested by 19 teams. Excelsior won the championship.
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 1978/1979 season was contested by 19 teams. Excelsior won the championship.
New entrants
Relegated from the Eredivisie 1977-78Eredivisie 1977-78
The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1977/1978 season was contested by 18 teams. PSV won the championship.-League standings:1 Winners KNVB Cup.-References:* *...
- FC AmsterdamFC AmsterdamFC 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...
- Telstar
League standings
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | |
| 1 | Excelsior | 36 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 76 | 32 | Promotion to Eredivisie Eredivisie 1979-80 The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1979/1980 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship.-League standings:1 Winners KNVB Cup. 2 Clubs participating in the Intertoto Cup 1980.-References:* *... |
| 2 | FC Groningen | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 50 | 60 | 31 | Period champions |
| 3 | Willem II | 36 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 48 | 60 | 32 | |
| 4 | 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 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 47 | 64 | 35 | |
| 5 | 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 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 44 | 53 | 32 | |
| 6 | FC Wageningen FC Wageningen FC Wageningen was a Dutch football club which was founded on August 27, 1911. The club played its matches in the Wageningse Berg stadium .... |
36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 44 | 59 | 44 | |
| 7 | FC Den Bosch | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 58 | 43 | |
| 8 | De Graafschap De Graafschap De Graafschap is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands. It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the "De Vijverberg" stadium. Their current home ground stands on where the old pitch used to be located and was opened on 12 August 2000... |
36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 41 | 60 | 47 | |
| 9 | 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... |
36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 52 | 40 | |
| 10 | Telstar | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 45 | 45 | Period champions |
| 11 | sc Heerenveen | 36 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 34 | 47 | |
| 12 | 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 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 32 | 51 | 67 | |
| 13 | 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 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 49 | |
| 14 | 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 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 42 | 48 | |
| 15 | SC Cambuur | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 33 | 54 | |
| 16 | FC Vlaardingen | 36 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 26 | 35 | 54 | |
| 17 | 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 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 42 | 71 | |
| 18 | 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 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 34 | 78 | |
| 19 | 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 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 16 | 33 | 88 |
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 | Willem II Willem II Tilburg Willem II , also known as Willem II Tilburg, is a football club based in Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands. The team was founded on 12 August 1896 as Tilburgia... |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 5 | Promotion to Eredivisie Eredivisie 1979-80 The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1979/1980 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship.-League standings:1 Winners KNVB Cup. 2 Clubs participating in the Intertoto Cup 1980.-References:* *... |
| 2 | 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,... |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | |
| 3 | FC Groningen | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| 4 | Telstar | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 |