1973–74 Eerste Divisie
| Season | 1973-74 |
|---|---|
| Champions | SBV Excelsior |
| Promoted |
SBV Excelsior FC Wageningen |
| Goals scored | 963 |
| Average goals/game | 2.53 |
|
← 1972-73 1974-75 → | |
The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1973/1974 season was contested by 20 teams. Excelsior won the championship.
New entrants
Relegated from the Eredivisie 1972-73
- FC Den Bosch
- Excelsior
HVC changed their name to SC Amersfoort for this season.
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | Won | Drw | Lst | GF | GA | Pts | GD | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SBV Excelsior | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 68 | 35 | 52 | +33 | Promoted to Eredivisie. |
| 2 | Vitesse | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 68 | 44 | 48 | +24 | Qualified for Promotion play-off as Period champions. |
| 3 | sc Heerenveen | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 53 | 30 | 47 | +23 | |
| 4 | FC Wageningen | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 48 | 36 | 46 | +12 | Qualified for Promotion play-off as Period champions. |
| 5 | Fortuna SC | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 47 | 33 | 44 | +14 | |
| 6 | Helmond Sport | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 53 | 44 | 43 | +9 | |
| 7 | PEC Zwolle | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 55 | 46 | 40 | +9 | |
| 8 | FC Volendam | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 55 | 44 | 39 | +11 | |
| 9 | SVV | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 41 | 55 | 39 | -14 | |
| 10 | Heracles | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 47 | 39 | 38 | +8 | |
| 11 | SC Cambuur | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 47 | 43 | 38 | +4 | |
| 12 | FC Eindhoven | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 42 | 47 | 36 | -5 | |
| 13 | Fortuna Vlaardingen | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 38 | 44 | 35 | -6 | Changed name to FC Vlaardingen for next season. |
| 14 | SC Amersfoort | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 38 | 47 | 35 | +11 | Qualified for Promotion play-off as Period champions. |
| 15 | FC Dordrecht | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 45 | 66 | 35 | -21 | |
| 16 | VVV-Venlo | 38 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 46 | 53 | 33 | -7 | |
| 17 | FC Den Bosch | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 46 | 52 | 30 | -6 | |
| 18 | Willem II | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 41 | 65 | 29 | -24 | |
| 19 | Veendam | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 44 | 74 | 27 | -30 | |
| 20 | De Volewijckers | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 41 | 66 | 26 | -25 | Merged into FC Amsterdam for next season. |
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 | Team | Pld | Won | Drw | Lst | GF | GA | Pts | GD | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Wageningen | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 8 | +6 | Promoted to Eredivisie. |
| 2 | Fortuna SC | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | +4 | |
| 3 | Vitesse | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | -4 | |
| 4 | SC Amersfoort | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | -6 |
See also
- Eredivisie 1973-74
- KNVB Cup 1973-74