2023–24 Eerste Divisie
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Article ImagesThe 2023–24 Eerste Divisie was the 68th season of the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of football in the Netherlands since its establishment in 1956.
Season | 2023–24 |
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Dates | 11 August 2023 – 10 May 2024 |
Champions | Willem II |
Promoted | Willem II Groningen NAC Breda |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 1,149 (3.02 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Henk Veerman (23 goals) |
Biggest home win | ADO Den Haag 6–0 Jong FC Utrecht (27 November 2023) |
Biggest away win | TOP Oss 1–8 Cambuur (6 November 2023) |
Highest scoring | TOP Oss 1–8 Cambuur (6 November 2023) |
Longest winning run | 6 matches Willem II Groningen |
Longest unbeaten run | 15 matches Groningen |
Longest winless run | 12 matches Jong FC Utrecht |
Longest losing run | 6 matches Emmen Telstar Jong FC Utrecht |
← 2022–23 2024–25 → |
A total of 20 teams took part in the league: 17 teams from the 2022–23 Eerste Divisie and 3 teams relegated from the 2022–23 Eredivisie.
Location of teams in the Eerste Divisie 2023–24
Stadiums and locations
Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
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ADO Den Haag | The Hague | Bingoal Stadion | 15,000 |
Cambuur | Leeuwarden | Cambuurstadion | 10,500 |
Den Bosch | 's-Hertogenbosch | Stadion De Vliert | 8,713 |
Dordrecht | Dordrecht | M-Scores Stadion | 4,235 |
Eindhoven | Eindhoven | Jan Louwers Stadion | 4,600 |
Emmen | Emmen | De Oude Meerdijk | 8,600 |
De Graafschap | Doetinchem | Stadion De Vijverberg | 12,600 |
Groningen | Groningen | Euroborg | 22,550 |
Helmond Sport | Helmond | GS Staalwerken Stadion | 4,100 |
Jong Ajax | Amsterdam | Sportpark De Toekomst | 2,050 |
Jong AZ | Alkmaar | AFAS Trainingscomplex | 200 |
Jong PSV | Eindhoven | PSV Campus De Herdgang | 2,500 |
Jong FC Utrecht | Utrecht | Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch | 550 |
MVV Maastricht | Maastricht | Stadion De Geusselt | 10,000 |
NAC Breda | Breda | Rat Verlegh Stadion | 19,000 |
Roda JC Kerkrade | Kerkrade | Parkstad Limburg Stadion | 19,979 |
Telstar | Velsen | BUKO Stadion | 3,060 |
TOP Oss | Oss | Frans Heesenstadion | 4,560 |
VVV-Venlo | Venlo | Covebo Stadion - De Koel | 8,000 |
Willem II | Tilburg | Koning Willem II Stadion | 14,700 |
Number of teams by provinces
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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ADO Den Haag | Dick Advocaat | End of interim spell | 30 June 2023 | Pre-season | Darije Kalezić | 1 July 2023 |
Emmen | Dick Lukkien | End of contract | Fred Grim | |||
De Graafschap | Adrie Poldervaart | Health issues | Jan Vreman | |||
Eindhoven | Rob Penders | Signed by Utrecht | Willem Weijs | |||
Groningen | Dennis van der Ree | End of contract | Dick Lukkien | |||
Jong AZ | Maarten Martens | Jan Sierksma | ||||
Jong FC Utrecht | Darije Kalezić | Mutual consent | Ivar van Dinteren | |||
Roda JC Kerkrade | Edwin de Graaf | End of contract | Bas Sibum | |||
TOP Oss | Klaas Wels | Mutual consent | Ruud Brood | |||
Jong PSV | Adil Ramzi | Signed by Wydad | 23 July 2023 | Wil Boessen | 4 August 2023 | |
Willem II | Reinier Robbemond | Sacked | 5 September 2023 | 15th | Peter van den Berg (a.i.) | 5 September 2023 |
NAC Breda | Peter Hyballa | 13 September 2023 | 10th | Ton Lokhoff (a.i.) | 13 September 2023 | |
Willem II | Peter van den Berg (a.i.) | End of interim spell | 18 September 2023 | 7th | Peter Maes | 18 September 2023 |
NAC Breda | Ton Lokhoff (a.i.) | 25 September 2023 | 15th | Jean-Paul van Gastel | 25 September 2023 | |
Cambuur | Sjors Ultee | Sacked | 9 October 2023 | 11th | Henk de Jong | 10 October 2023 |
Jong AZ | Jan Sierksma | Moved to AZ | 18 January 2024 | 12th | Lee-Roy Echteld | 20 January 2024 |
Telstar | Mike Snoei | Sacked | 5 February 2024 | 20th | Anthony Correia (a.i.) and Ulrich Landvreugd (a.i.) | 6 February 2024 |
Helmond Sport | Bob Peeters | 8 April 2024 | 13th | Adrie Bogers (a.i.) and Tim Bakens (a.i.) | 9 April 2024 | |
Emmen | Fred Grim | 9 April 2024 | 12th | Alfons Arts (a.i.) | 13 April 2024 | |
Den Bosch | Tomasz Kaczmarek | 11 April 2024 | 19th | William van Overbeek (a.i.) | 11 April 2024 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
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1 | Willem II[a] (C, P) | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 77 | 35 | +42 | 79 | Promotion to the Eredivisie |
2 | Groningen[b] (P) | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 71 | 30 | +41 | 75 | |
3 | Roda JC Kerkrade[c] | 38 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 69 | 34 | +35 | 75 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
4 | Dordrecht | 38 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 74 | 51 | +23 | 69 | |
5 | ADO Den Haag | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 72 | 50 | +22 | 63 | |
6 | De Graafschap | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 63 | |
7 | Emmen | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 59 | 60 | −1 | 57 | |
8 | NAC Breda (O, P) | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 63 | 56 | +7 | 56 | |
9 | MVV Maastricht | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 64 | 60 | +4 | 56 | |
10 | Jong AZ | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 62 | 61 | +1 | 56 | Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the Eredivisie |
11 | Helmond Sport | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 51 | |
12 | VVV-Venlo | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 53 | 58 | −5 | 48 | |
13 | Cambuur | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 71 | 74 | −3 | 47 | |
14 | Eindhoven | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 43 | |
15 | Jong Ajax | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 54 | 69 | −15 | 40 | Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the Eredivisie |
16 | Jong PSV | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 63 | 81 | −18 | 40 | |
17 | Telstar | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 47 | 68 | −21 | 35 | |
18 | TOP Oss | 38 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 32 | 66 | −34 | 34 | |
19 | Den Bosch | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 38 | 68 | −30 | 33 | |
20 | Jong FC Utrecht | 38 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 74 | −42 | 26 | Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the Eredivisie |
Source: Flashscore, Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)[1]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 22 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
2 | Emmen | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 18 | |
3 | ADO Den Haag | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 18 | |
4 | Eindhoven | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 17 | |
5 | Willem II | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 17 | |
6 | Dordrecht | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 14 | |
7 | De Graafschap | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 14 | |
8 | VVV-Venlo | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 14 | |
9 | Helmond Sport | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 13 | |
10 | Groningen | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 13 | |
11 | Cambuur | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 13 | |
12 | Jong PSV | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 13 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
13 | Jong AZ | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 11 | |
14 | NAC Breda | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 11 | |
15 | Jong FC Utrecht | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 11 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
16 | MVV Maastricht | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 10 | |
17 | Den Bosch | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 9 | |
18 | Jong Ajax | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 5 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
19 | TOP Oss | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 4 | |
20 | Telstar | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 4 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Willem II | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 7 | +18 | 25 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
2 | NAC Breda | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 20 | |
3 | De Graafschap | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 19 | |
4 | Cambuur | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 18 | |
5 | Jong AZ | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 17 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
6 | ADO Den Haag | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 16 | |
7 | Dordrecht | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 16 | |
8 | Groningen | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 16 | |
9 | Jong Ajax | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 16 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
10 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 16 | Period 1 winner |
11 | Emmen | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 14 | |
12 | MVV Maastricht | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 13 | |
13 | Eindhoven | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 12 | |
14 | VVV-Venlo | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 12 | |
15 | Helmond Sport | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 11 | |
16 | Telstar | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 10 | |
17 | Jong FC Utrecht | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 7 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
18 | TOP Oss | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 7 | |
19 | Jong PSV | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 5 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
20 | Den Bosch | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 3 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Groningen | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 4 | +19 | 25 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
2 | Dordrecht | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 22 | |
3 | ADO Den Haag | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 20 | |
4 | De Graafschap | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 19 | |
5 | Willem II | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 18 | Period 2 winner |
6 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 17 | Period 1 winner |
7 | VVV-Venlo | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 16 | |
8 | Jong AZ | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 15 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
9 | NAC Breda | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 15 | |
10 | MVV Maastricht | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 14 | |
11 | Helmond Sport | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 14 | |
12 | TOP Oss | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 12 | |
13 | Den Bosch | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 11 | |
14 | Jong PSV | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 10 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
15 | Telstar | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 10 | |
16 | Jong Ajax | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 9 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
17 | Cambuur | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 8 | |
18 | Emmen | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 7 | |
19 | Jong FC Utrecht | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 5 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
20 | Eindhoven | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 5 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Groningen | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 21 | Period 3 winner |
2 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 20 | Period 1 winner |
3 | Willem II | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 19 | Period 2 winner |
4 | MVV Maastricht | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 19 | |
5 | Emmen | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 18 | |
6 | Dordrecht | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 17 | |
7 | Jong AZ | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 13 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
8 | Helmond Sport | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 13 | |
9 | Jong PSV | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 12 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
10 | De Graafschap | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 11 | |
11 | Telstar | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 11 | |
12 | TOP Oss | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 11 | |
13 | NAC Breda | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 10 | |
14 | Jong Ajax | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 10 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
15 | Den Bosch | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 10 | |
16 | ADO Den Haag | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 9 | |
17 | Eindhoven | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 9 | |
18 | Cambuur | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 8 | |
19 | VVV-Venlo | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 6 | |
20 | Jong FC Utrecht | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 3 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
Promotion/relegation play-offs
First round | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
Excelsior | 2 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
ADO Den Haag | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
ADO Den Haag | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
De Graafschap | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Excelsior | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
NAC Breda | 6 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
Dordrecht | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Emmen | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Emmen | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
NAC Breda | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Roda JC Kerkrade | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
NAC Breda | 3 | 5 | 8 |
NAC Breda won 8–1 on aggregate.
Emmen won 3–2 on aggregate.
ADO Den Haag won 5–4 on aggregate.
NAC Breda won 4–1 on aggregate.
Excelsior won 9–2 on aggregate.
NAC Breda won 7–6 on aggregate.
- As of 10 May 2024[2]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Henk Veerman | ADO Den Haag | 23 |
2 | Martijn Kaars | Helmond Sport | 21 |
3 | Milan Smit | Cambuur | 19 |
4 | Romano Postema | Groningen | 18 |
5 | Jeredy Hilterman | Willem II | 16 |
Kacper Kostorz | Den Bosch | ||
Dailon Livramento | MVV Maastricht | ||
8 | Zakaria Eddahchouri | Telstar | 14 |
9 | Mathis Suray | Dordrecht | 13 |
10 | Roberts Uldriķis | Cambuur | 12 |
Walid Ould-Chikh | Roda JC Kerkrade | ||
Thijs Oosting | Willem II | ||
Ozan Kökçü | Eindhoven | ||
Enrique Peña Zauner | Roda JC Kerkrade | ||
Ernest Poku | Jong AZ |
- ^ "Reglementen betaald voetbal seizoen 2020-21" [Regulations professional football season 2020-21] (PDF) (in Dutch). KNVB. 20 January 2021.
- ^ Flashscore