1985–86 Eerste Divisie
| Season | 1985-86 |
|---|---|
| Champions | FC Den Haag |
| Promoted |
FC Den Haag PEC Zwolle SC Veendam |
| Goals scored | 1036 |
| Average goals/game | 3.02 |
|
← 1984-85 1986-87 → | |
The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1985/1986 season was contested by 19 teams, one more than in the previous season. This was due to FC Emmen entering from the amateurs. FC Den Haag won the championship without losing a single match.
New entrants
Entered from amateur football
Relegated from the Eredivisie 1984-85
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | Won | Drw | Lst | GF | GA | Pts | GD | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Den Haag | 36 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 85 | 33 | 62 | +52 | Promoted to Eredivisie. |
| 2 | PEC Zwolle | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 71 | 31 | 51 | +40 | |
| 3 | RKC Waalwijk | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 67 | 51 | 45 | +16 | Qualified for Promotion play-off as Period champions. |
| 4 | SC Veendam | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 63 | 35 | 44 | +28 | |
| 5 | Willem II | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 63 | 48 | 42 | +15 | |
| 6 | Telstar | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 55 | 51 | 41 | +4 | |
| 7 | FC Volendam | 36 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 62 | 55 | 40 | +7 | |
| 8 | Vitesse | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 52 | 54 | 38 | -2 | Qualified for Promotion play-off as Period champions. |
| 9 | De Graafschap | 36 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 57 | 62 | 33 | -5 | |
| 10 | RBC Roosendaal | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 52 | 58 | 33 | -6 | |
| 11 | SVV | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 59 | 68 | 33 | -9 | |
| 12 | Helmond Sport | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 52 | 58 | 32 | -6 | |
| 13 | NAC Breda | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 54 | 61 | 32 | -7 | |
| 14 | FC Wageningen | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 48 | 61 | 3 | -13 | |
| 15 | DS '79 | 36 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 44 | 61 | 29 | -17 | |
| 16 | FC Eindhoven | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 40 | 61 | 29 | -21 | |
| 17 | sc Heerenveen | 36 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 50 | 66 | 27 | -16 | |
| 18 | FC Emmen | 36 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 54 | 24 | -24 | |
| 19 | SC Cambuur | 36 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 32 | 68 | 19 | -36 |
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 | SC Veendam | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 12 | +10 | Promoted to Eredivisie, |
| 2 | Willem II | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | +3 | |
| 3 | RKC Waalwijk | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 3 | -1 | |
| 4 | Vitesse | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 2 | -12 |
See also
- Eredivisie 1985-86
- KNVB Cup 1985-86