1977–78 Eerste Divisie
| Season | 1977-78 |
|---|---|
| Champions | PEC Zwolle |
| Promoted |
PEC Zwolle MVV |
| Goals scored | 955 |
| Average goals/game | 2.79 |
|
← 1976-77 1978-79 → | |
The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1977/1978 season was contested by 19 teams. PEC Zwolle won the championship.
New entrants
Relegated from the Eredivisie 1976-77
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | Won | Drw | Lst | GF | GA | Pts | GD | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PEC Zwolle | 36 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 83 | 31 | 54 | +52 | Promoted to Eredivisie. |
| 2 | MVV Maastricht | 36 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 72 | 33 | 52 | +39 | Qualified for Promotion play-off as Period champions. |
| 3 | FC Wageningen | 36 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 47 | 23 | 46 | +24 | |
| 4 | SBV Excelsior | 36 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 69 | 38 | 45 | +31 | |
| 5 | Fortuna SC | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 66 | 41 | 45 | +25 | |
| 6 | FC Groningen | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 62 | 39 | 45 | +23 | Qualified for Promotion play-off as Period champions. |
| 7 | Willem II | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 39 | 4 | +16 | |
| 8 | FC Den Bosch | 36 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 51 | 46 | 40 | +5 | |
| 9 | FC Eindhoven | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 48 | 37 | +1 | |
| 10 | SC Heracles | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 37 | 36 | -1 | |
| 11 | sc Heerenveen | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 43 | 36 | -3 | |
| 12 | SC Cambuur | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 53 | 36 | -7 | |
| 13 | FC Vlaardingen | 36 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 29 | 40 | 30 | -11 | |
| 14 | De Graafschap | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 48 | 61 | 29 | -13 | |
| 15 | SVV | 36 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 45 | 75 | 26 | -30 | |
| 16 | Helmond Sport | 36 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 46 | 80 | 23 | -34 | |
| 17 | SC Veendam | 36 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 81 | 22 | -35 | |
| 18 | FC Dordrecht | 36 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 42 | 81 | 21 | -39 | |
| 19 | SC Amersfoort | 36 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 23 | 66 | 21 | -43 |
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 | MVV Maastricht | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 7 | +5 | Promoted to Eredivisie. |
| 2 | FC Groningen | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | +3 | |
| 3 | FC Wageningen | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | +2 | |
| 4 | SBV Excelsior | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 3 | -10 |
See also
- Eredivisie 1977-78
- KNVB Cup 1977-78