Eerste Divisie 2008–09 began in August 2008 and concluded in May 2009, with the promotion playoffs. Sixteen clubs were remained in the Eerste Divisie, whilst Excelsior and VVV-Venlo were relegated from the Eredivisie 2007-08

Eredivisie 2007-08

The 2007–08 Eredivisie was the 52nd season of the Eredivisie, the top division of association football in the Netherlands. The season began in August 2007 and ended on 18 May 2008, with defending champions PSV retaining their title with 72 points....

. VVV-Venlo won the league title and will be promoted to the Eredivisie

Eredivisie

The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....

, the highest tier of football in the Netherlands

Football in the Netherlands

Football is the most popular Sport in the Netherlands. Football was introduced to the Netherlands by Pim Mulier in the 19th century when in 1879, at the age of 14, he founded Haarlemsche Football Club...

, while eight other teams will compete in a playoff with two Eredivisie sides for two Eredivisie tickets.

Standings

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Period winners

The competition is divided into six periods of six matches each. The winner of each period 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.

Best Top Ranking Teams

Excelsior, Telstar, FC 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...

, TOP Oss

TOP Oss

FC Oss is a professional football club from the Netherlands, which was founded on April 9, 1928. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie.-History:...

 and 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...

 were awarded play-off spot as their performance in the six periods, along with RKC Waalwijk

RKC Waalwijk

RKC Waalwijk is a football club currently playing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' and was a fusion club of HEC, WVB and Hercules.-History:...

 and Cambuur, the two best placed team in Eerste Divisie who did not get a play-off spot via period route. As VVV-Venlo, one of the period winners, promoted as Eerste Divisie champions, MVV replaced them as the best placed team who did not qualify for play-off.

Period winners (Periodekampioenen)
Period	Winning team	G	W	D	L	Pts	GF	GA	GD
1	Excelsior	6	5	0	1	15	12	4	+8
2	VVV-Venlo	6	6	0	0	18	17	3	+14
3	Telstar	6	4	1	1	13	13	7	+6
4	FC 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...	6	5	0	1	15	13	11	+2
5	TOP Oss TOP Oss FC Oss is a professional football club from the Netherlands, which was founded on April 9, 1928. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie.-History:...	6	4	1	1	13	13	7	+6
6	Dordrecht Dordrecht Dordrecht , colloquially Dordt, historically in English named Dort, is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. It is the fourth largest city of the province, having a population of 118,601 in 2009...	6	6	0	0	18	15	3	+12

Results

Top scorers

Goals	Player	Team
25	Sandro Calabro Sandro Calabro Sandro Calabro is a Dutch professional footballer who currently plays for Swiss club FC St. Gallen as a striker.- Career :...	VVV-Venlo
20	Gunther Thiebaut	MVV
18	Serhat Koç Serhat Koç Serhat Koç is a Dutch footballer of Turkish descent, who currently plays for Jupiler League side FC Eindhoven.Koç made his first first team appearance on January 11, 2008 against FC Volendam....	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....
	Glynor Plet Glynor Plet Glynor Plet is a Dutch footballer, currently playing for Eredivisie side Heracles Almelo. He previously played for FC Den Bosch and Telstar.-Telstar:...	Telstar
17	Sjoerd Ars Sjoerd Ars Sjoerd Ars is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a striker for Bulgarian A PFG club Levski Sofia. Ars has played previously in the Dutch second division, and he is known as a striker with pace.-Youth career:...	RBC Roosendaal
16	Keisuke Honda Keisuke Honda is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Russian CSKA Moscow and the Japan national football team. His current position is as a deep-lying playmaker, but he can equally play as an attacking midfielder or second striker. He is also a very skilled free kick taker scoring one in the FIFA World...	VVV-Venlo
14	Jeremy Bokila Jeremy Bokila Jeremy Bokila is a Dutch professional football Forward. He currently plays for Sparta Rotterdam on loan from the Belgian club SV Zulte Waregem.-External links:*...	AGOVV Apeldoorn AGOVV Apeldoorn AGOVV Apeldoorn is a Dutch football club, playing in the Eerste Divisie, based in Apeldoorn.The club was founded on 25 February 1913, as AGOSV, which stood for Apeldoornse Geheel Onthoudersvoetbalvereniging Steeds Voorwaarts...
	Ruud ter Heide Ruud ter Heide Ruud ter Heide is a Dutch footballer currently playing for Jupiler League side FC Emmen.Ter Heide started his career with FC Twente. He had 5 caps from 2001 until 2003. In the 2003–04 season, he played with the German team Eintracht Nordhorn where he got 30 caps and 24 goals...	SC Cambuur
13	Marc Höcher Marc Höcher Marc Höcher is a Dutch football player who currently plays for Helmond Sport in the Dutch second division. He made his debut in professional football, being part of the Heracles Almelo squad in the 2002–03 season. Since the season 2007–08 he plays for Helmond Sport...	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:...
	Dries Mertens Dries Mertens Dries Mertens is a Belgian footballer currently playing for Dutch Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven.- Early career :...	AGOVV Apeldoorn AGOVV Apeldoorn AGOVV Apeldoorn is a Dutch football club, playing in the Eerste Divisie, based in Apeldoorn.The club was founded on 25 February 1913, as AGOSV, which stood for Apeldoornse Geheel Onthoudersvoetbalvereniging Steeds Voorwaarts...
	Fred Benson Fred Benson Fredua Buadee Benson Erchiah is a Dutch-Ghanaian footballer, currently playing for Lechia Gdańsk in Poland.-Club:In January 2005 was promoted to the Eredivisie team from Vitesse Arnhem...	RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk is a football club currently playing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' and was a fusion club of HEC, WVB and Hercules.-History:...
	Roy Stroeve Roy Stroeve Johannes Hermanus Roy Stroeve is a footballer currently playing for Dutch third division club HHC Hardenberg. He previously played for FC Emmen, Sparta Rotterdam, Heracles Almelo and ADO Den Haag.-References:...	FC Emmen FC Emmen FC Emmen is a Dutch football club based in Emmen, Drenthe, and currently playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of football in the Netherlands.-History:...
	Adnan Barakat Adnan Barakat Adnan Barakat is a Moroccan-Dutch professional footballer who currently plays for FK Baku. He formerly played for Dutch sides NAC Breda, FC Eindhoven, Cambuur Leeuwarden and FC Den Bosch He can play as a defensive midfielder with attacking thoughts. He can also play on the left cause he is...	FC Den Bosch
	Koen van der Biezen	Go Ahead Eagles Go Ahead Eagles The Go Ahead Eagles are a football club from Deventer, Netherlands, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. The club's home stadium is De Adelaarshorst. To date, the club has won the national championship four times...  / FC Den Bosch
12	Samir El Gaaouiri Samir El Gaaouiri Samir El Gaaouiri is a Dutch football winger who currently plays for Belgian club Roeselare.- Career :El Gaaouiri began his professional career in 2001 at Fortuna Sittard. The first season he played very few games, but in the next couple of seasons he played 48 matches, in which he scores 5 goals....	VVV-Venlo
	Karim Fachtali Karim Fachtali Abdelkarim Fachtali is a Dutch footballer of Moroccan heritage who currently plays for Dutch second division side Almere City as a striker.-Career:...	TOP Oss TOP Oss FC Oss is a professional football club from the Netherlands, which was founded on April 9, 1928. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie.-History:...
	Ruud Berger Ruud Berger Rudy Johan Berger is a football midfielder from the Netherlands, who is playing for RKC Waalwijk since the 2005–2006 season in the Dutch highest league, Eredivisie...	RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk is a football club currently playing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' and was a fusion club of HEC, WVB and Hercules.-History:...
	Cecilio Lopes Cecilio Lopes Cecilio Lopes is a Cape Verdean international footballer. He currently plays professionally as a striker for FC Dordrecht.-Club career:Lopes formerly played for SBV Excelsior, FC Dordrecht, Sparta Rotterdam, FC Volendam and FC Zwolle....	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...

Playoffs

Please note that the following teams: Roda JC & 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...

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

Round 1

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Round 2 (best of 3)

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Round 3 (best of 3)

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The 2 winners of Round 3 will play in Eredivisie 2009–10.

Overview

Club	Location	Current manager	Previous managers during 2008-09 season
AGOVV Apeldoorn AGOVV Apeldoorn AGOVV Apeldoorn is a Dutch football club, playing in the Eerste Divisie, based in Apeldoorn.The club was founded on 25 February 1913, as AGOSV, which stood for Apeldoornse Geheel Onthoudersvoetbalvereniging Steeds Voorwaarts...	Apeldoorn Apeldoorn Apeldoorn is a municipality and city in the province of Gelderland, about 60 miles south east of Amsterdam, in the centre of the Netherlands. It is a regional centre and has 155,000 . The municipality of Apeldoorn, including villages like Beekbergen, Loenen and Hoenderloo, has over 155,000...	John van den Brom John van den Brom John van den Brom is a former professional footballer and currently head coach of Dutch Eredivisie-side Vitesse.-Club career:...
SC Cambuur	Leeuwarden	Stanley Menzo Stanley Menzo Stanley Purl Menzo is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and a current coach.Most of his professional career was spent at Ajax , appearing in more than 300 official matches with the club and winning nine major titles.Menzo represented the Dutch national team in one World Cup...	Jurrie Koolhof Jurrie Koolhof Jurjen Jacob Koolhof is a former Dutch international football striker and manager.As a player, Koolhof had a long and productive career, with 190 league goals. He played for a number of clubs in the Netherlands including Vitesse Arnhem, F.C. Groningen and PSV Eindhoven...
FC Den Bosch	's-Hertogenbosch	Vacant	Theo Bos Theo Bos Theo Bos is a Dutch road cyclist and track cyclist, Olympic silver medalist and five-time world champion. He lives in Alkmaar, Netherlands. Theo Bos is the brother of Olympic medalist in speed skating Jan Bos. Bos rides for UCI ProTeam .-Early life:Theo Bos was born on 22 August 1983 in Hierden,...
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...	Dordrecht Dordrecht Dordrecht , colloquially Dordt, historically in English named Dort, is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. It is the fourth largest city of the province, having a population of 118,601 in 2009...	Gert Kruys Gert Kruys Gert Kruys is a former football midfielder from the Netherlands, who played his entire career for FC Utrecht with one short spell at RKC Waalwijk . He retired in 1988, and soon afterwards became a coach who worked for AGOVV Apeldoorn, Cambuur Leeuwarden, FC Den Bosch, De Graafschap, and FC...
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....	Eindhoven	Marc Brys Marc Brys Marc Brys is a former Belgian football player who is currently the manager of YRKV Mechelen since May 2010.-References:...
FC Emmen FC Emmen FC Emmen is a Dutch football club based in Emmen, Drenthe, and currently playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of football in the Netherlands.-History:...	Emmen	Paul Krabbe	Gerry Hamstra
Excelsior	Rotterdam Rotterdam Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...	Ton Lokhoff Ton Lokhoff Antonius Johannes Jacobus Lokhoff is a Dutch former football midfielder, who was the head coach of Excelsior since the summer of 2006, when he succeeded Mario Been. He is nicknamed Mister NAC. Lokhoff's contract at Excelsior expired in the spring of 2009...
Fortuna Sittard 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,...	Sittard Sittard Sittard is a city in the Dutch province of Limburg, which is the southernmost province of the Netherlands.On the east Sittard borders on Germany . It has some 48,400 inhabitants . Sittard is part of the municipality of Sittard-Geleen...	Roger Reijners
Go Ahead Eagles Go Ahead Eagles The Go Ahead Eagles are a football club from Deventer, Netherlands, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. The club's home stadium is De Adelaarshorst. To date, the club has won the national championship four times...	Deventer Deventer Deventer is a municipality and city in the Salland region of the Dutch province of Overijssel. Deventer is largely situated on the east bank of the river IJssel, but also has a small part of its territory on the west bank. In 2005 the municipality of Bathmen Deventer is a municipality and city in...	Andries Ulderink
HFC Haarlem HFC Haarlem HFC Haarlem was a Dutch football club from the city of Haarlem, established in 1889. The club won the Dutch national title in 1946 and reached five Cup finals, winning in 1902 and 1912...	Haarlem Haarlem Haarlem is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland, the northern half of Holland, which at one time was the most powerful of the seven provinces of the Dutch Republic...	Jan Zoutman
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:...	Helmond Helmond Helmond is a municipality and a city in the province of North Brabant in the southern Netherlands.- Quarters and Neighbourhoods :*Quarter 11 Inner City**Neighbourhood 0 Centrum**Neighbourhood 2 Leonardus**Neighbourhood 3 Heipoort...	Jurgen Streppel Jurgen Streppel Jurgen Streppel is a retired football player from the Netherlands, who is to be the current head coach of Willem II.-Club career:As a player he served Helmond Sport, RKC Waalwijk, and Telstar.-References:...
MVV	Maastricht Maastricht Maastricht is situated on both sides of the Meuse river in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands, on the Belgian border and near the German border...	Fuat Çapa Fuat Capa Fuat Çapa is a Belgian-Turkish football manager.Çapa coached in Belgium before moving on to Turkey. His career in Belgium spanned four years as he held positions with K.V. Turnhout, K. Patro Maasmechelen, K. Beringen-Heusden-Zolder, Verbroedering Geel, and most recently VW Hamme...
FC Omniworld FC Omniworld Almere City Football Club is a Dutch football club. The club was founded in 2001, and is an expression of the ambitions of the city council of Almere to play an active role in top sports. To that end, a sports club was formed, which now comprises a volleyball branch, a basketball branch and a...	Almere Almere Almere is a planned city and municipality in the province of Flevoland, the Netherlands, bordering Lelystad and Zeewolde. The municipality of Almere comprises the districts Almere Stad, Almere Haven, Almere Buiten, Almere Hout, Almere Poort and Almere Pampus .Almere is the youngest city in the...	Henk Wisman Henk Wisman Henk Wisman is a Dutch football manager, who was the coach of the Armenia national football team for around a year.Wisman began his career at AFC Ajax, having played in their youth system...	Peter Boeve
RBC Roosendaal	Roosendaal	Rini Coolen Rini Coolen Rini Coolen is a former football defender from the Netherlands, who played for Go Ahead Eagles, Heracles Almelo, De Graafschap and AZ Alkmaar.-Biography:...	Rob Meppelink Rob Meppelink Rob Meppelink is a former amateur football player from The Netherlands. He became a football coach in 1990. Since then he guided clubs like AZ Alkmaar, ADO Den Haag, and RBC Roosendaal.-References:*...
RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk is a football club currently playing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' and was a fusion club of HEC, WVB and Hercules.-History:...	Waalwijk Waalwijk Waalwijk is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands.It is a member of the Langstraat.It has a population of around 38,920 and is located near the motorways A59 and N261...	Ruud Brood Ruud Brood Ruud Brood is a Dutch former football player, who was the head coach of Heracles Almelo.He previously coached Helmond Sport and the second team of NAC Breda. As a player he served Feyenoord Rotterdam , RKC Waalwijk , FC Den Bosch , Willem II Tilburg and NAC Breda .-References:*...
Telstar	Velsen Velsen Velsen is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is located on both sides of the North Sea Canal.On the north side of the North Sea Canal, in IJmuiden, there is a major steel plant, Corus Strip Products IJmuiden, formerly known as Koninklijke Hoogovens...	Edward Metgod Edward Metgod Edward Metgod is a former Dutch football goalkeeper,and current coach of Team VVCS. He made his debut in Dutch professional football on 13 April 1980 for HFC Haarlem in a competition game against Roda JC losing 1-2. He spent 11 years at Haarlem before finishing his playing career with 7 seasons...
TOP Oss TOP Oss FC Oss is a professional football club from the Netherlands, which was founded on April 9, 1928. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie.-History:...	Oss Oss Oss is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands, in the province of Noord Brabant.- Population centres :-Transportation:* Railway stations: Oss, Oss West, Ravenstein- The city of Oss :...	Hans de Koning Hans de Koning Hans de Koning is a former football goalkeeper from the Netherlands, who is the current head coach of Helmond Sport in the Dutch Eerste Divisie.-Playing career:...
BV 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 :...	Veendam Veendam Veendam is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Dutch province of Groningen.A Holland America Line cruise ship, the MS Veendam, is named after the city.- Population centres :...	Joop Gall Joop Gall Joop Gall is a former football forward turned coach from the Netherlands.-Playing career:...
VVV-Venlo	Venlo Venlo Venlo is a municipality and a city in the southeastern Netherlands, next to the German border. It is situated in the province of Limburg.In 2001, the municipalities of Belfeld and Tegelen were merged into the municipality of Venlo. Tegelen was originally part of the Duchy of Jülich centuries ago,...	Jan van Dijk Jan van Dijk (footballer) Johannes Hermannus van Dijk is a former football midfielder from the Netherlands turned manager.-Club career:...
FC 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...	Zwolle Zwolle Zwolle is a municipality and the capital city of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands, 120 kilometers northeast of Amsterdam. Zwolle has about 120,000 citizens.-History:...	Marco Roelofsen Marco Roelofsen Marco Roelofsen is a retired football midfielder from the Netherlands, who started his professional career in the 1987/1988 season. He played for FC Twente, NEC Nijmegen, FC Zwolle, and SC Heerenveen. He retired in 2004. His nephew Richard Roelofsen also played football on the highest level in...	Jan Everse Jan Everse Jan Everse is a retired Dutch footballer, who currently coaches the Dutch amateur team WHC.-Career:He played for Feyenoord Rotterdam and Ajax Amsterdam in the 1970s...

External links

• JupilerLeague.nl - Official website Eerste Divisie