1989–90 Eerste Divisie

Eerste Divisie
Season1989–90
ChampionsSVV
Promoted
Goals scored927
Average goals/game2.71
Top goalscorerPeter van Velzen
24 goals

The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1989–90 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.

  • 4 period champions (the best teams during each of the four quarters of the regular competition)
  • 2 best placed teams in the league (not being league or period champion)

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

  • The two group winners from the group round.

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

  • The losers of play-off 1
  • The numbers 16 from the Eredivisie (the numbers 17 and 18 already relegated directly)

Winners: Eredivisie. Losers: Eerste Divisie.

New entrants

Relegated from the 1988–89 Eredivisie

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 SVV 36 26 6 4 67 21 +46 58 Promotion to Eredivisie
2 NAC Breda 36 16 11 9 55 39 +16 43 Play-offs
3 SC Heracles 36 17 8 11 42 42 0 42
4 VVV-Venlo 36 12 15 9 53 44 +9 39
5 FC Eindhoven 36 14 11 11 63 56 +7 39
6 FC Emmen 36 13 12 11 53 47 +6 38 Play-offs
7 De Graafschap 36 13 12 11 52 47 +5 38
8 Veendam 36 14 10 12 46 48 −2 38
9 Go Ahead Eagles 36 15 7 14 55 50 +5 37 Play-offs
10 FC Wageningen 36 11 13 12 44 49 −5 35
11 Cambuur Leeuwarden 36 11 12 13 44 49 −5 34
12 AZ 36 12 9 15 48 46 +2 33
13 Helmond Sport 36 12 9 15 49 55 −6 33
14 Excelsior 36 10 13 13 47 53 −6 33
15 PEC Zwolle 36 9 14 13 34 36 −2 32
16 sc Heerenveen 36 12 8 16 49 53 −4 32 Play-offs
17 RBC 36 10 12 14 39 46 −7 32
18 Telstar 36 8 10 18 46 71 −25 26
19 DS '79 36 6 10 20 41 75 −34 22
Source: rsssf.com

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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 sc Heerenveen 4 2 0 2 7 6 +1 4 Play-off 1
2 Go Ahead Eagles 4 2 0 2 7 7 0 4
3 NAC Breda 4 2 0 2 6 7 −1 4
Source: rsssf.com
Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Emmen 4 3 0 1 7 5 +2 6 Play-off 1
2 FC Wageningen 4 1 2 1 5 3 +2 4
3 SC Heracles 4 0 2 2 2 6 −4 2
Source: rsssf.com

Play-off 1

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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.Tooltip Aggregate score 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

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