1980–81 Eerste Divisie
| Season | 1980-81 |
|---|---|
| Champions | HFC Haarlem |
| Promoted |
HFC Haarlem De Graafschap |
| Goals scored | 977 |
| Average goals/game | 2.85 |
|
← 1979-80 1981-82 → | |
The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1980/1981 season was contested by 19 teams. HFC Haarlem won the championship.
New entrants
Relegated from the Eredivisie 1979-80
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | Won | Drw | Lst | GF | GA | Pts | GD | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HFC Haarlem | 36 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 78 | 25 | 54 | +53 | Promoted to Eredivisie. |
| 2 | sc Heerenveen | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 68 | 41 | 46 | +27 | Qualified for Promotion play-off as Period champions. |
| 3 | FC Volendam | 36 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 68 | 49 | 46 | +19 | |
| 4 | Fortuna Sittard | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 65 | 50 | 43 | +15 | |
| 5 | DS '79 | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 64 | 49 | 42 | +15 | Qualified for Promotion play-off as Period champions. |
| 6 | FC Den Bosch | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 46 | 41 | 42 | +5 | |
| 7 | De Graafschap | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 55 | 43 | 41 | +12 | |
| 8 | Vitesse | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 55 | 58 | 38 | -3 | |
| 9 | SC Cambuur | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 38 | 36 | +8 | |
| 10 | FC Eindhoven | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 44 | 36 | +3 | |
| 11 | Telstar | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 43 | 56 | 35 | -13 | |
| 12 | Helmond Sport | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 45 | 45 | 34 | 0 | |
| 13 | VVV-Venlo | 36 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 68 | 74 | 33 | -6 | |
| 14 | SVV | 36 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 35 | 47 | 33 | -12 | |
| 15 | SC Veendam | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 53 | 65 | 31 | -12 | |
| 16 | FC Amsterdam | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 45 | 62 | 29 | -17 | |
| 17 | SC Amersfoort | 36 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 59 | 23 | -29 | |
| 18 | FC Vlaardingen | 36 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 59 | 22 | -28 | Withdrew owing to bankruptcy. |
| 19 | SC Heracles | 36 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 35 | 72 | 20 | -37 |
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 | De Graafschap | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | +3 | Promoted to Eredivisie. |
| 2 | sc Heerenveen | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | +2 | |
| 3 | FC Den Bosch | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | +1 | |
| 4 | DS '79 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 3 | -6 |
See also
- Eredivisie 1980-81
- KNVB Cup 1980-81