1978–79 Eerste Divisie
| Season | 1978-79 |
|---|---|
| Champions | SBV Excelsior |
| Promoted |
SBV Excelsior Willem II |
| Goals scored | 937 |
| Average goals/game | 2.73 |
|
← 1977-78 1979-80 → | |
The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1978/1979 season was contested by 19 teams. Excelsior won the championship.
New entrants
Relegated from the Eredivisie 1977-78
- FC Amsterdam
- Telstar
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | Won | Drw | Lst | GF | GA | Pts | GD | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SBV Excelsior | 36 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 76 | 32 | 51 | +44 | Promoted to Eredivisie. |
| 2 | FC Groningen | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 60 | 31 | 50 | +29 | Qualified for Promotion play-off as Period champions. |
| 3 | Willem II | 36 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 60 | 32 | 48 | +28 | |
| 4 | Fortuna SC | 36 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 64 | 35 | 47 | +29 | |
| 5 | FC Eindhoven | 36 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 53 | 32 | 44 | +21 | |
| 6 | FC Wageningen | 36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 59 | 44 | 44 | +15 | |
| 7 | FC Den Bosch | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 58 | 43 | 42 | +15 | |
| 8 | De Graafschap | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 60 | 47 | 41 | +13 | |
| 9 | FC Amsterdam | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 52 | 40 | 37 | +12 | |
| 10 | Telstar | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 45 | 34 | 0 | Qualified for Promotion play-off as Period champions. |
| 11 | sc Heerenveen | 36 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 33 | -13 | |
| 12 | SC Veendam | 36 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 51 | 67 | 32 | -16 | |
| 13 | SC Heracles | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 46 | 49 | 31 | -3 | |
| 14 | SVV | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 42 | 48 | 31 | -6 | |
| 15 | SC Cambuur | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 33 | 54 | 28 | -21 | |
| 16 | FC Vlaardingen | 36 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 35 | 54 | 26 | -19 | |
| 17 | Helmond Sport | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 42 | 71 | 26 | -29 | |
| 18 | SC Amersfoort | 36 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 34 | 78 | 23 | -44 | |
| 19 | FC Dordrecht | 36 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 33 | 88 | 16 | -55 | Changed name to DS '79 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 | Willem II | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | +4 | Promoted to Eredivisie. |
| 2 | Fortuna SC | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | +3 | Changed name to Fortuna Sittard for next season. |
| 3 | FC Groningen | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
| 4 | Telstar | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 2 | -7 |
See also
- Eredivisie 1978-79
- KNVB Cup 1978-79