2021–22 Eerste Divisie

Eerste Divisie
Season2021 – 2022
Dates6 August 2021 – 6 May 2022
ChampionsFC Emmen
PromotedFC Emmen
FC Volendam
Excelsior
Matches played380
Goals scored1,165 (3.07 per match)
Top goalscorerThijs Dallinga
(32 goals)
Biggest home winFC Emmen 7–1 MVV Maastricht
(10 September 2021)
Biggest away winJong FC Utrecht 0–6 FC Eindhoven
(5 November 2021)
Highest scoringJong Ajax 6–3 NAC Breda
(13 September 2021)
Jong Ajax 6–3 ADO Den Haag
(7 March 2022)
Longest winning run8 matches
FC Eindhoven
ADO Den Haag
Longest unbeaten run26 matches
FC Volendam
Longest winless run15 matches
TOP Oss
Longest losing run7 matches
TOP Oss
MVV Maastricht
All statistics correct as of 6 May 2022.

The 2021–22 Eerste Divisie, known as Keuken Kampioen Divisie for sponsorship reasons, was the 66th season of Eerste Divisie since its establishment in 1956.

It began on 6 August 2021, and ended with the promotion/relegation playoffs on 29 May 2022.[1]

Relegation for reserve teams

On 1 August 2020, the KNVB detailed on its website in what scenarios will the reserve teams in the league be relegated from the Eerste Divisie.[2]

Relegation to the Tweede Divisie

  • No reserve team from the Eerste Divisie can be relegated to the Tweede Divisie if the lowest classified reserves team in the Eerste Divisie is in the top 10.
  • If the lowest classified reserve team in the Eerste Divisie finishes between 11th through 18th and the highest classified reserve team in the Tweede Divisie finishes first, the two teams play each other in a two-legged tie to decide which team will play in the Eerste Divisie the next season and which team will also play in the Tweede Divisie.
  • If the lowest classified reserves in the Eerste Divisie finish 19th or 20th and the highest classified reserves in the Tweede Divisie finish first or second, the lowest classified team from the Eerste Divisie is relegated to the Tweede Divisie while the highest classified reserves in the Tweede Divisie are promoted to the Eerste Divisie.
  • If a reserve team plays in the Eerste Divisie and the first team is relegated from the Eredivisie to the Eerste Divisie, the reserves are automatically relegated to the Tweede Divisie. In case this reserve team finished between first through third in the final ranking of reserves, the fourth-placed team is not relegated.

Teams

Team changes

Promoted from 2020–21 Tweede Divisie Relegated from 2020–21 Eredivisie Promoted to 2021–22 Eredivisie Relegated to 2021–22 Tweede Divisie
None FC Emmen
VVV-Venlo
ADO Den Haag 		SC Cambuur
Go Ahead Eagles
N.E.C. 		None

A total of 20 teams will take part in the league: 17 teams from the 2020–21 Eerste Divisie and 3 teams relegated from the 2020–21 Eredivisie.

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Location of teams in the Eerste Divisie 2020–21

Stadiums and locations

Club Location Venue Capacity
ADO Den Haag The Hague Cars Jeans Stadion 15,000
Almere City FC Almere Yanmar Stadion 4,501
FC Den Bosch 's-Hertogenbosch Stadion De Vliert 8,713
FC Dordrecht Dordrecht Riwal Hoogwerkers Stadion 4,235
FC Eindhoven Eindhoven Jan Louwers Stadion 4,600
FC Emmen Emmen De Oude Meerdijk 8,600
Excelsior Rotterdam Van Donge & De Roo Stadion 4,500
De Graafschap Doetinchem Stadion De Vijverberg 12,600
Helmond Sport Helmond SolarUnie Stadion 12,600
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 Rabobank IJmond Stadion 3,060
TOP Oss Oss Frans Heesenstadion 4,560
FC Volendam Volendam Kras Stadion 7,384
VVV-Venlo Venlo Covebo Stadion - De Koel 8,000

Number of teams by provinces

Number of teams Province Team(s)
6  North Brabant FC Den Bosch, FC Eindhoven, Helmond Sport, Jong PSV, NAC Breda, TOP Oss
4  North Holland Jong Ajax, Jong AZ, Telstar, FC Volendam
3  Limburg MVV Maastricht, Roda JC Kerkrade, VVV-Venlo
 South Holland ADO Den Haag, FC Dordrecht, Excelsior
1  Drenthe FC Emmen
 Flevoland Almere City FC
 Gelderland De Graafschap
 Utrecht Jong FC Utrecht

Personnel

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 Manager Captain Shirt sponsor
ADO Den Haag Netherlands Giovanni Franken Netherlands Boy Kemper Cars Jeans
Almere City FC Netherlands Alex Pastoor Netherlands Tim Receveur SenS Online Solutions
FC Den Bosch Netherlands Jack de Gier Netherlands Wouter van der Steen Timmermans Infra
FC Dordrecht Italy Michele Santoni Netherlands Jari Schuurman Keukenwarenhuis.nl
FC Eindhoven Netherlands Rob Penders Togo Mawouna Amevor VDL Groep
FC Emmen Netherlands Dick Lukkien Netherlands Jeroen Veldmate EasyToys
Excelsior Netherlands Marinus Dijkhuizen Netherlands Redouan El Yaakoubi DSW Zorgverzekeraar
De Graafschap Netherlands Jan Vreman (a.i.) Netherlands Ted van de Pavert AgriBioSource
Helmond Sport Belgium Sven Winnen Netherlands Robin van der Meer Vescom
Jong Ajax Netherlands John Heitinga Netherlands Youri Regeer Ziggo
Jong AZ Belgium Maarten Martens Netherlands Joey Jacobs AFAS Software
Jong PSV Netherlands Ruud van Nistelrooy Curaçao Shurandy Sambo Metropoolregio Brainport Eindhoven
Jong FC Utrecht Bosnia and Herzegovina Darije Kalezić Netherlands Nick Venema T-Mobile
MVV Maastricht Netherlands Klaas Wels Netherlands Sven Blummel SuperGame
NAC Breda Netherlands Edwin de Graaf Netherlands Nick Olij OK tankstations
Roda JC Kerkrade Netherlands Jurgen Streppel Finland Richard Jensen Flow Traders Foundation
Telstar Netherlands Andries Jonker Netherlands Glynor Plet BUKO
TOP Oss Belgium Bob Peeters Netherlands Rick Stuy van den Herik Hendriks Bouw en Ontwikkeling
FC Volendam Netherlands Wim Jonk Netherlands Damon Mirani HSB
VVV-Venlo Netherlands Jos Luhukay Sweden Kristopher Da Graca Seacon

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment Ref.
De Graafschap Netherlands Mike Snoei Sacked 19 May 2021 Pre season Netherlands Reinier Robbemond 1 July 2021
FC Eindhoven Netherlands Ernie Brandts Mutual consent 21 May 2021 Netherlands Rob Penders
NAC Breda Netherlands Maurice Steijn Resigned 19 June 2021 Netherlands Edwin de Graaf 14 July 2021
Almere City FC Netherlands Jeroen Rijsdijk End of interim spell 30 June 2021 Netherlands Gertjan Verbeek 1 July 2021
FC Dordrecht Netherlands Jan Zoutman End of contract Italy Michele Santoni
Jong Ajax Netherlands Mitchell van der Gaag Signed by Ajax Netherlands John Heitinga
Jong AZ Netherlands Michel Vonk End of contract Belgium Maarten Martens
Jong PSV Netherlands Peter Uneken End of contract Netherlands Ruud van Nistelrooy
Jong FC Utrecht Netherlands Ab Plugboer End of interim spell Bosnia and Herzegovina Darije Kalezić
MVV Maastricht Bosnia and Herzegovina Darije Kalezić End of contract Netherlands Klaas Wels
TOP Oss Netherlands Klaas Wels End of contract Belgium Bob Peeters
Almere City FC Netherlands Gertjan Verbeek Mutual consent 23 November 2021 18th Netherlands Tim Bakens (a.i.) 23 November 2021 [3]
Netherlands Tim Bakens (a.i.) End of interim spell 19 December 2021 19th Netherlands Alex Pastoor 19 December 2021 [4]
Helmond Sport Netherlands Wil Boessen Sacked 14 February 2022 19th Belgium Sven Winnen 14 February 2022 [5]
ADO Den Haag Netherlands Ruud Brood 28 February 2022 6th Netherlands Giovanni Franken 28 February 2022 [6]
De Graafschap Netherlands Reinier Robbemond 16 March 2022 9th Netherlands Jan Vreman (a.i.) 16 March 2022 [7][8]

Standings

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 FC Emmen[a] (C, P) 38 26 5 7 64 24 +40 83 Promotion to the Eredivisie
2 FC Volendam (P) 38 21 12 5 81 53 +28 75
3 FC Eindhoven 38 21 8 9 69 43 +26 71 Qualification to promotion play-offs
4 ADO Den Haag[b] 38 22 7 9 76 53 +23 67[c]
5 Roda JC Kerkrade 38 18 12 8 77 50 +27 66
6 Excelsior[d] (O, P) 38 19 9 10 82 57 +25 66
7 Jong Ajax 38 18 9 11 82 63 +19 63 Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the Eredivisie
8 NAC Breda 38 16 11 11 60 45 +15 59 Qualification to promotion play-offs
9 De Graafschap 38 15 11 12 52 43 +9 56
10 VVV-Venlo 38 14 6 18 50 64 −14 48
11 FC Den Bosch 38 14 5 19 42 61 −19 47
12 Jong PSV 38 11 11 16 61 63 −2 44 Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the Eredivisie
13 Jong AZ 38 12 6 20 39 50 −11 42
14 Almere City FC 38 11 8 19 57 69 −12 41
15 TOP Oss 38 11 8 19 48 62 −14 41
16 MVV Maastricht 38 12 4 22 43 75 −32 40
17 FC Dordrecht 38 10 9 19 53 77 −24 39
18 Jong FC Utrecht 38 11 5 22 43 67 −24 38 Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the Eredivisie
19 Telstar 38 8 11 19 47 74 −27 35
20 Helmond Sport 38 8 7 23 39 72 −33 28[e]
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2022. Source: Soccerway, 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)[11]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Winner of the Third and Fourth Period (Rounds 20–28 and 29–38)
  2. ^ Winner of the First Period (Rounds 1–9)
  3. ^ ADO Den Haag were deducted a total of six points for breaking the financial standards set by the Royal Dutch Football Association.[9]
  4. ^ Winner of the Second Period (Rounds 10–19)
  5. ^ Helmond Sport were deducted a total of three points for failing to participate in the FC Emmen – Helmond Sport match, which was set on 14 January 2022.[10]


Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round.

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
FC Emmen12151217191396374443433433352222222111111111
FC Volendam918171012853111111111111111111111222222222
FC Eindhoven7610411711710981066677788888755654444433333
ADO Den Haag213834428679118766654423444335557766544
Roda JC Kerkrade1726811812756777899877766688777776554665
Excelsior1681352231422232222222234576443333345456
Jong Ajax192014181315131011129555354345545333566665677777
NAC Breda81118121616171817181513912111210999991010109999889988888
De Graafschap209534968533324545566677867888998899999
VVV-Venlo10139151061099810111315161514111112111111111111101010101010101010101110
FC Den Bosch324715181416191916171410988101010121213141415121313121314141111111011
Jong PSV1316111618141617141517151213121311131311101099910111111111111111212121212
Jong AZ43111115245689101113141514141514151517131414131213131515151513
Almere City FC151419149121514161719191818181818171819191920202020191918151512121314131314
TOP Oss6462551213151618181919191919191918161715121214161212141415151413141415
MVV Maastricht51079610711131413141611131012121213131416171716171819191819181918191816
FC Dordrecht11581317192019202020202020202020202020202019191818181516161716161819171717
Jong FC Utrecht1717161173246101181014141415151415151617161612141617181918191717181618
Telstar1412152020201815121112121516151616161717181312131313151715171617171616161919
Helmond Sport1819201914171920181314161717171717181616171818181919202020202020202020202020
Promotion to the Eredivisie
Qualification to promotion play-offs
Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the 2022–23 Eredivisie
Source: Flashscore

Period tables

Period 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ADO Den Haag 9 6 1 2 22 13 +9 19 Qualification to promotion play-offs
2 FC Volendam 9 5 3 1 22 13 +9 18
3 Jong AZ 9 6 0 3 11 8 +3 18 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
4 FC Emmen 9 5 1 3 15 8 +7 16
5 Excelsior 9 5 1 3 18 12 +6 16
6 De Graafschap 9 5 1 3 16 12 +4 16
7 Jong FC Utrecht 9 4 3 2 14 8 +6 15 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
8 Roda JC Kerkrade 9 4 2 3 17 13 +4 14
9 VVV-Venlo 9 4 1 4 11 11 0 13
10 FC Eindhoven 9 4 1 4 13 14 −1 13
11 Jong Ajax 9 4 0 5 20 20 0 12 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
12 Telstar 9 3 3 3 10 14 −4 12
13 MVV Maastricht 9 4 0 5 13 26 −13 12
14 Jong PSV 9 3 1 5 10 13 −3 10 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
15 TOP Oss 9 3 1 5 11 16 −5 10
16 Almere City FC 9 2 3 4 17 18 −1 9
17 NAC Breda 9 2 3 4 15 17 −2 9
18 Helmond Sport 9 3 0 6 10 15 −5 9
19 FC Den Bosch 9 3 0 6 8 15 −7 9
20 FC Dordrecht 9 1 3 5 9 16 −7 6
Source: Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored


Period 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Excelsior 10 8 1 1 29 13 +16 25 Qualification to promotion play-offs
2 FC Volendam 10 7 3 0 25 12 +13 24
3 Jong Ajax 10 7 3 0 24 11 +13 24 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
4 ADO Den Haag 10 7 1 2 22 10 +12 22 Period 1 winner
5 FC Emmen 10 6 2 2 14 7 +7 20
6 NAC Breda 10 5 3 2 16 6 +10 18
7 FC Eindhoven 10 5 2 3 20 13 +7 17
8 De Graafschap 10 5 2 3 15 11 +4 17
9 Roda JC Kerkrade 10 4 4 2 20 14 +6 16
10 FC Den Bosch 10 5 1 4 14 19 −5 16
11 Jong PSV 10 3 3 4 19 19 0 12 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
12 MVV Maastricht 10 3 2 5 9 13 −4 11
13 VVV-Venlo 10 3 1 6 10 14 −4 10
14 Helmond Sport 10 2 4 4 7 14 −7 10
15 Almere City FC 10 2 2 6 14 22 −8 8
16 Telstar 10 1 4 5 12 25 −13 7
17 Jong FC Utrecht 10 2 1 7 10 23 −13 7 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
18 TOP Oss 10 0 5 5 9 15 −6 5
19 FC Dordrecht 10 1 1 8 13 32 −19 4
20 Jong AZ 10 0 3 7 5 14 −9 3 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
Source: Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored


Period 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Emmen 9 7 1 1 16 5 +11 22 Qualification to promotion play-offs
2 FC Eindhoven 9 6 3 0 18 5 +13 21
3 FC Volendam 9 6 2 1 16 10 +6 20
4 FC Dordrecht 9 5 3 1 19 11 +8 18
5 ADO Den Haag 9 5 2 2 15 13 +2 17 Period 1 winner
6 Roda JC Kerkrade 9 4 4 1 17 7 +10 16
7 VVV-Venlo 9 5 1 3 19 13 +6 16
8 NAC Breda 9 4 3 2 14 10 +4 15
9 TOP Oss 9 5 0 4 15 13 +2 15
10 Jong PSV 9 4 1 4 17 12 +5 13 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
11 De Graafschap 9 3 4 2 9 6 +3 13
12 Jong Ajax 9 4 1 4 13 15 −2 13 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
13 Excelsior 9 3 2 4 13 14 −1 11 Period 2 winner
14 Telstar 9 2 3 4 8 14 −6 9
15 Jong AZ 9 2 1 6 11 17 −6 7 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
16 Almere City FC 9 1 3 5 8 17 −9 6
17 Jong FC Utrecht 9 2 0 7 6 21 −15 6 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
18 FC Den Bosch 9 1 2 6 8 16 −8 5
19 MVV Maastricht 9 1 0 8 7 19 −12 3
20 Helmond Sport 9 1 2 6 10 21 −11 2[a]
Source: Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Helmond Sport were deducted a total of three points for failing to participate in the FC Emmen – Helmond Sport match, which was set on 14 January 2022.[12]


Period 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Emmen 10 8 1 1 19 4 +15 25 Period 3 winner
2 Roda JC Kerkrade 10 6 2 2 23 16 +7 20 Qualification to promotion play-offs
3 FC Eindhoven 10 6 2 2 18 11 +7 20
4 Almere City FC 10 6 0 4 18 12 +6 18
5 NAC Breda 10 5 2 3 15 12 +3 17
6 FC Den Bosch 10 5 2 3 12 11 +1 17
7 ADO Den Haag 10 4 3 3 17 17 0 15 Period 1 winner
8 Jong Ajax 10 3 5 2 25 17 +8 14 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
9 Excelsior 10 3 5 2 22 18 +4 14 Period 2 winner
10 Jong AZ 10 4 2 4 12 11 +1 14 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
11 MVV Maastricht 10 4 2 4 14 17 −3 14
12 FC Volendam 10 3 4 3 18 18 0 13
13 TOP Oss 10 3 2 5 13 18 −5 11
14 FC Dordrecht 10 3 2 5 12 18 −6 11
15 Jong FC Utrecht 10 3 1 6 13 15 −2 10 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
16 De Graafschap 10 2 4 4 12 14 −2 10
17 Jong PSV 10 1 6 3 15 19 −4 9 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
18 VVV-Venlo 10 2 3 5 10 26 −16 9
19 Telstar 10 2 1 7 17 21 −4 7
20 Helmond Sport 10 2 1 7 12 22 −10 7
Source: Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored


Results

Fixtures and results

Home \ Away ADO ALM DBO DOR EIN EMM EXC GRA HEL JAJ JAZ JPS JUT MVV NAC RJC TEL TOP VOL VVV
ADO Den Haag 1–0 3–2 5–1 4–2 1–2 0–2 0–0 2–1 2–0 3–2 2–2 1–1 2–3 4–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–0
Almere City FC 1–3 2–0 2–2 2–0 0–0 3–0 1–2 3–0 2–4 0–3 3–5 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–4 0–0 3–0 2–3 0–1
FC Den Bosch 0–1 1–0 3–0 0–2 0–2 0–5 2–1 2–0 2–3 2–1 3–2 2–1 3–1 0–5 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–2 0–0
FC Dordrecht 3–1 2–2 3–3 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–4 0–1 3–3 2–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–1 2–5 0–1 1–0 3–2 0–1
FC Eindhoven 1–1 3–1 1–0 5–1 1–0 4–1 1–2 3–2 1–3 1–0 1–3 4–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 4–0
FC Emmen 3–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–2 3–1 3–0 2–0 2–0 7–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 4–1 1–0
Excelsior 2–3 4–4 4–0 3–1 3–4 0–1 0–0 3–0 6–2 3–3 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–4 0–1 1–1 3–0
De Graafschap 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 0–0 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–3 0–0 1–1 2–2 1–3 2–0 0–3 1–1 1–2 0–3 1–2
Helmond Sport 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–5 0–4 3–1 1–2 1–0 0–3 1–2 4–0 0–3 2–2 1–3 1–1 0–3
Jong Ajax 6–3 1–3 2–1 1–2 2–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 6–3 2–1 3–0 4–1 4–4 6–1
Jong AZ 0–1 2–1 3–3 2–1 1–3 0–0 0–2 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 3–2 1–0 0–1 2–0
Jong PSV 0–1 5–1 0–1 1–1 3–2 1–3 3–0 2–3 2–0 3–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 0–0 3–3 2–3 2–2 2–2 2–1
Jong FC Utrecht 1–4 1–2 0–1 0–4 0–6 0–1 0–1 0–2 3–2 0–2 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 3–0 2–1 0–1 2–3
MVV Maastricht 2–6 0–3 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–3 3–2 1–0 2–3 1–2 2–4 1–2 1–1 3–0 1–1 0–1 0–5
NAC Breda 3–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–0 1–2 4–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 3–0 2–2 2–2 3–0 0–0 3–1
Roda JC Kerkrade 5–0 3–4 3–2 4–0 2–0 1–2 1–2 2–0 5–3 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 4–3 2–0 1–1 0–0
Telstar 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–5 0–3 2–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–3 2–1 1–4 3–4 2–2 1–5 1–3
TOP Oss 3–3 2–3 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–2 1–1 0–3 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 4–1 0–1 1–3 1–2 1–1 2–3 2–1
FC Volendam 1–3 3–2 3–0 4–2 2–2 2–2 5–2 3–1 4–1 3–1 2–1 3–2 2–0 5–0 1–0 2–2 2–1 1–2 2–1
VVV-Venlo 0–5 2–1 2–1 4–2 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–2 1–0 1–3 0–1 1–4 1–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 3–2 2–3 0–0
Source: Soccerway, Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by round

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
ADO Den HaagWWWLWDWWWWDLLWWWWWWWWWLDWLDWLDDLWWWDWL
Almere City FCLDLWWDLDLLLLWLDLLWDLLLLDDDWLWWWWWLLWLL
FC Den BoschWWLLLLWLLLWDWWWWLLLDLLLLLLWDLWLDWWWLWD
FC DordrechtDWDLLLLDLLLDLWLLLLLDWWWLDDWWLDLWLLLWWD
FC EindhovenDWLWLWLWLWDLWWWLWLDDDWWWWWDWWWDLWWLWWD
FC EmmenDLWLLWWWWLWWWDDWWLWWWLWWWDWWWWWWDWWWLW
ExcelsiorLWDWWWLWLWWWLWDWWWWDLDLLLWWWWWDWLLDDDD
De GraafschapLWWWLLWDWWDWWLDWLWLWLDWDWDLDDLLWDLLWDD
Helmond SportLLLWWLLLWWDDLLDLLDWDLWLLLDLLLLWLLLLLWD
Jong AjaxLLWLWLWWLDWWWWWDWWDDWWLWWLLLWDDWDDLWLD
Jong AZWWWWWLLLWDLLLLDDLLLDLLWLLLWLDWWLWLLDLW
Jong PSVDLWLLWLLWLDWWDDLWLLDWWWLWLLLLDDDLLWDDD
Jong FC UtrechtLDDWWWWDLLLWLLLDLLWLLLLWLWLLLLLWLWLDWL
MVV MaastrichtWLWLWLWLLLWLDWLWLDLLLLLLLWLLLLWLWLDDWW
NAC BredaDDLWLDLLWLWWWLDDWWDLDDLWDWWWWWLLDWWLWD
Roda JC KerkradeWLWLDDWLWWDLDWLDDWWDWWWDDDWLWWDWWDWLLW
TelstarDDLLLDWWWWLDLLDLDLDDLWWDLDLLDLWLLWLLLL
TOP OssWWLWLDLLLLLLLDDLDDDWWLWWLLLWDLDLWWWLLL
FC VolendamDLDWDWWWWWWWWDWDWDWWWDWDWWLWDLDDLWWWLD
VVV-VenloDLWLWWLWLWLLLLLWDWLLWLLWWDWWDLLDLLWLDW
Source: Flashscore

Promotion/relegation play-offs

The seeds are assigned based on the final ranking after the regular season. The best ranked team will get the highest seed (lowest number). Eredivisie teams are considered to be better ranked than eerste divisie teams.

In the second leg, if a match is leveled at the end of the normal playing time, extra time will be played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.

Seven teams, six from the Eerste Divisie and one from the Eredivisie, will play for a spot in the 2022–23 Eredivisie. The remaining six teams will play in the 2022–23 Eerste Divisie. The highest seeded team or the team from the Eredivisie will always host the second leg.

Qualified teams

Team Rank seed
Heracles Almelo 16 1
FC Eindhoven 3 2
ADO Den Haag 4 3
Roda JC Kerkrade 5 4
Excelsior 6 5
NAC Breda 8 6
De Graafschap 9 7

Bracket

First round Semifinals Final
               
5 Excelsior 3 3 6
1 Heracles Almelo 0 1 1
4 Roda JC Kerkrade 2 0 2
5 Excelsior 2 2 4
5 Excelsior (p) 1 4 5 (8)
3 ADO Den Haag 1 4 5 (7)
2 FC Eindhoven 1 3 4
7 De Graafschap 1 1 2
2 FC Eindhoven 1 1 2
3 ADO Den Haag 2 2 4
3 ADO Den Haag 2 2 4
6 NAC Breda 1 1 2

First round

First legs

9 May 2022 De Graafschap 1–1 FC Eindhoven De Vijverberg, Doetinchem
20:00 CEST
Report
Attendance: 10,022
Referee: Alex Bos
10 May 2022 NAC Breda 1–2 ADO Den Haag Rat Verlegh Stadion, Breda
18:45 CEST
Report
Attendance: 16,728
Referee: Edwin van de Graaf
10 May 2022 Excelsior 2–2 Roda JC Kerkrade Van Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam
21:00 CEST
Report
Attendance: 3,178
Referee: Rob Dieperink

Second legs

13 May 2022 FC Eindhoven 3–1
(4–2 agg.)		 De Graafschap Jan Louwers Stadion, Eindhoven
20:00 CEST
Report
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Jannick van der Laan
14 May 2022 ADO Den Haag 2–1
(4–2 agg.)		 NAC Breda Cars Jeans Stadion, Den Haag
16:30 CEST
Report
Attendance: 10,379
Referee: Allard Lindhout

Semifinals

First legs

18 May 2022 Excelsior 3–0 Heracles Almelo Van Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam
18:45 CEST
Report Attendance: 4,400
Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

Second legs

21 May 2022 FC Eindhoven 1–2
(2–4 agg.)		 ADO Den Haag Jan Louwers Stadion, Eindhoven
16:30 CEST
Report
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
21 May 2022 Heracles Almelo 1–3
(1–6 agg.)		 Excelsior Erve Asito, Almelo
20:00 CEST
Report
Attendance: 6,924
Referee: Edwin van de Graaf

Final

First leg

24 May 2022 Excelsior 1–1 ADO Den Haag Van Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam
20:00 CEST
Report
Attendance: 4,400
Referee: Dennis Higler

Second leg

Statistics

Top scorers

As of 6 May 2022[13]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Netherlands Thijs Dallinga Excelsior 32
2 Netherlands Thomas Verheydt ADO Den Haag 30
3 Netherlands Robert Mühren FC Volendam 29
4 Suriname Dylan Vente Roda JC Kerkrade 23
5 Netherlands Joey Sleegers FC Eindhoven 21
6 Netherlands Reuven Niemeijer Excelsior 17
Belgium Johan Bakayoko Jong PSV
8 Netherlands Naci Ünüvar Jong Ajax 16
9 Germany Rui Mendes FC Emmen 15
Netherlands Sem Steijn ADO Den Haag
Netherlands Nick Venema VVV-Venlo

Top assists

As of 6 May 2022[14]
Rank Player Club Assists
1 Netherlands Daryl van Mieghem FC Volendam 14
2 Netherlands Naci Ünüvar Jong Ajax 12
Germany Patrick Pflücke Roda JC Kerkrade
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina Amar Ćatić ADO Den Haag 11
Netherlands Joey Sleegers FC Eindhoven
Netherlands Lance Duijvestijn Almere City FC
Netherlands Robert Mühren FC Volendam
Netherlands Reuven Niemeijer Excelsior
9 Belgium Johan Bakayoko Jong PSV 10
10 Netherlands Ralf Seuntjens NAC Breda 9

Clean sheets

As of 6 May 2022[15]
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 Netherlands Michael Brouwer FC Emmen 17
2 Netherlands Nigel Bertrams FC Eindhoven 14
Netherlands Hidde Jurjus De Graafschap
Netherlands Nick Olij NAC Breda
4 Netherlands Rody de Boer Roda JC Kerkrade 12
5 Netherlands Stijn van Gassel Excelsior 10
Netherlands Wouter van der Steen FC Den Bosch
7 Netherlands Mike Havekotte Helmond Sport 8
8 Netherlands Delano van Crooij VVV-Venlo 7
Netherlands Luuk Koopmans ADO Den Haag
Serbia Filip Stanković FC Volendam

Discipline

As of 6 May 2022

Player

Club

References

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