1989–90 Eerste Divisie

Eerste Divisie
Season 1989-90
Champions SVV
Promoted SVV
sc Heerenveen
Goals scored 927
Average goals/game 2.71
Top goalscorer Peter van Velzen
24 goals
1988-89
1990-91

The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1989/1990 season was contested by 19 teams. Schiedamse Voetbal Vereniging (SVV) won the championship.

New play-off system

From this year onwards, only one club promoted directly to the Eredivisie, instead of two. Also, one of the Eredivisie-clubs (the number 16 of 18) now had a chance to avert relegation. Promotion was no longer certain for the runner-up of the Eerste Divisie. A new and expanded play-off system was introduced. The following teams entered:
Group round
Six entrants would play in two groups of three teams.

The two group winners: play-off 1. Losers: remain in Eerste Divisie
Play-off 1

Winners: promoted to the Eredivisie. Losers: play-off 2.
Play-off 2

Winners: Eredivisie. Losers: Eerste Divisie.

New entrants

Relegated from the Eredivisie 1988-89

League standings

PosClubPWDLPtsGFGA
1SVV362664586721 Promotion to Eredivisie
2NAC Breda3616119435539 Play-offs
3SC Heracles3617811424242
4VVV-Venlo3612159395344
5FC Eindhoven36141111396356
6FC Emmen36131211385347 Play-offs
7De Graafschap36131211385247
8Veendam36141012384648
9Go Ahead Eagles3615714375550 Play-offs
10FC Wageningen36111312354449
11Cambuur Leeuwarden36111213344449
12AZ3612915334846
13Helmond Sport3612915334955
14Excelsior36101313334753
15PEC Zwolle3691413323436
16sc Heerenveen3612816324953 Play-offs
17RBC36101214323946
18Telstar3681018264671
19DS '793661020224175

Promotion/relegation play-offs

The promotion/relegation play-offs consisted of three rounds. In the group round, four period winners (the best teams during each of the four quarters of the regular competition) and two (other) best placed teams in the league, played in two groups of three teams. The group winners would play in play-off 1. The winners of that play-off would be promoted to the Eredivisie, the loser had to take on the number 16 of the Eredivisie in play-off 2. These two teams played for the third and last position in the Eredivisie of next season.

Group 1

PosClubPWDLPtsGFGA
1sc Heerenveen4202476 Play-off 1
2Go Ahead Eagles4202477
3NAC Breda4202467

Group 2

PosClubPWDLPtsGFGA
1FC Emmen4301675 Play-off 1
2FC Wageningen4121453
3SC Heracles4022226

Play-off 1

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
FC Emmen 1-2 sc Heerenveen 1-0 0-2

sc Heerenveen: promoted to Eredivisie
FC Emmen: play-off 2

Play-off 2

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
FC Emmen 1-2 NEC 1-2 0-0

NEC Nijmegen: remain in Eredivisie
FC Emmen: remain in Eerste Divisie

See also

References

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