1989–90 Eerste Divisie

Eerste Divisie
Season 1989-90
Champions SVV
Promoted SVV
sc Heerenveen
Goals scored 927
Average goals/game 2.71
Top goalscorer Peter van Velzen
24 goals

The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1989/1990 season was contested by 19 teams. Schiedamse Voetbal Vereniging (SVV) won the championship.

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New play-off system

From this year onwards, only one club promoted directly to the Eredivisie, instead of two. Also, one of the Eredivisie-clubs (the number 16 of 18) now had a chance to avert relegation. Promotion was no longer certain for the runner-up of the Eerste Divisie. A new and expanded play-off system was introduced. The following teams entered:
Group round
Six entrants would play in two groups of three teams.

The two group winners: play-off 1. Losers: remain in Eerste Divisie
Play-off 1

Winners: promoted to the Eredivisie. Losers: play-off 2.
Play-off 2

Winners: Eredivisie. Losers: Eerste Divisie.

New entrants

Relegated from the Eredivisie 1988-89

League standings

Pos Club P W D L Pts GF GA
1 SVV 36 26 6 4 58 67 21 Promotion to Eredivisie
2 NAC Breda 36 16 11 9 43 55 39 Play-offs
3 SC Heracles 36 17 8 11 42 42 42
4 VVV-Venlo 36 12 15 9 39 53 44
5 FC Eindhoven 36 14 11 11 39 63 56
6 FC Emmen 36 13 12 11 38 53 47 Play-offs
7 De Graafschap 36 13 12 11 38 52 47
8 Veendam 36 14 10 12 38 46 48
9 Go Ahead Eagles 36 15 7 14 37 55 50 Play-offs
10 FC Wageningen 36 11 13 12 35 44 49
11 Cambuur Leeuwarden 36 11 12 13 34 44 49
12 AZ 36 12 9 15 33 48 46
13 Helmond Sport 36 12 9 15 33 49 55
14 Excelsior 36 10 13 13 33 47 53
15 PEC Zwolle 36 9 14 13 32 34 36
16 sc Heerenveen 36 12 8 16 32 49 53 Play-offs
17 RBC 36 10 12 14 32 39 46
18 Telstar 36 8 10 18 26 46 71
19 DS '79 36 6 10 20 22 41 75

Promotion/relegation play-offs

The promotion/relegation play-offs consisted of three rounds. In the group round, four period winners (the best teams during each of the four quarters of the regular competition) and two (other) best placed teams in the league, played in two groups of three teams. The group winners would play in play-off 1. The winners of that play-off would be promoted to the Eredivisie, the loser had to take on the number 16 of the Eredivisie in play-off 2. These two teams played for the third and last position in the Eredivisie of next season.

Group 1

Pos Club P W D L Pts GF GA
1 sc Heerenveen 4 2 0 2 4 7 6 Play-off 1
2 Go Ahead Eagles 4 2 0 2 4 7 7
3 NAC Breda 4 2 0 2 4 6 7

Group 2

Pos Club P W D L Pts GF GA
1 FC Emmen 4 3 0 1 6 7 5 Play-off 1
2 FC Wageningen 4 1 2 1 4 5 3
3 SC Heracles 4 0 2 2 2 2 6

Play-off 1

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
FC Emmen 1-2 sc Heerenveen 1-0 0-2

sc Heerenveen: promoted to Eredivisie
FC Emmen: play-off 2

Play-off 2

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
FC Emmen 1-2 NEC 1-2 0-0

NEC Nijmegen: remain in Eredivisie
FC Emmen: remain in Eerste Divisie

See also

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