1973–74 Eerste Divisie

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

HVC changed their name to SC Amersfoort for this season.

League standings

Pos Team Pld Won Drw Lst GF GA Pts GD Notes
1SBV Excelsior3821107683552+33Promoted to Eredivisie.
2Vitesse3820810684448+24Qualified for Promotion play-off as Period champions.
3sc Heerenveen3818119533047+23
4FC Wageningen38181010483646+12Qualified for Promotion play-off as Period champions.
5Fortuna SC38161210473344+14
6Helmond Sport3817912534443+9
7PEC Zwolle38141212554640+9
8FC Volendam3816715554439+11
9SVV38141113415539-14
10Heracles38121412473938+8
11SC Cambuur38131213474338+4
12FC Eindhoven38121214424736-5
13Fortuna Vlaardingen38101513384435-6Changed name to FC Vlaardingen for next season.
14SC Amersfoort38121115384735+11Qualified for Promotion play-off as Period champions.
15FC Dordrecht38121115456635-21
16VVV-Venlo3881713465333-7
17FC Den Bosch38101018465230-6
18Willem II3881317416529-24
19Veendam389920447427-30
20De Volewijckers3881020416626-25Merged 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
1FC Wageningen62401268+6Promoted to Eredivisie.
2Fortuna SC6321848+4
3Vitesse6042484-4
4SC Amersfoort61234104-6

See also

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