2018–19 Eerste Divisie


The 2018–19 Eerste Divisie, known as Keuken Kampioen Divisie for sponsorship reasons, was the sixty-third season of Eerste Divisie since its establishment in 1955. It began in August 2018 and ended in May 2019 with the returns of the finals of the promotion/relegation play-offs, involving also the 16th- and 17th-placed teams from the 2018–19 Eredivisie.

Teams

A total of 20 teams are taking part in the league. Fortuna Sittard gained promotion to the Eredivisie, and was replaced by FC Twente, who finished bottom in the 2017–18 Eredivisie. FC Emmen and De Graafschap won the post-season playoff, and are replaced in the 2018–19 Eerste Divisie by Roda JC and Sparta Rotterdam.
At an extraordinary KNVB federation meeting on June 7, 2018, representatives of amateur and professional football reached an agreement to renew the football pyramid in the 2019–20 season. Part of the Agreement was that no promotion/relegation would take place between the Eerste and Tweede Divisie this season.
ClubLocationVenueCapacity
Almere CityAlmereYanmar Stadion3,000
CambuurLeeuwardenCambuur Stadion10,250
Den Bosch's-HertogenboschDe Vliert8,713
DordrechtDordrechtRiwal Hoogwerkers Stadion4,235
EindhovenEindhovenJan Louwers Stadion4,600
Go Ahead EaglesDeventerDe Adelaarshorst10,000
Helmond SportHelmondLavans Stadion4,174
Jong AjaxAmsterdamSportpark De Toekomst
Johan Cruyff Arena
2,050
53,502
Jong AZAlkmaarAFAS Trainingscomplex
AFAS Stadion
200
17,023
Jong PSVEindhovenDe Herdgang
Philips Stadion
2,500
36,500
Jong UtrechtUtrechtSportpark De Westmaat
Stadion Galgenwaard
8,000
23,750
MVVMaastrichtDe Geusselt8,800
NECNijmegenStadion de Goffert12,500
RKC WaalwijkWaalwijkMandemakers Stadion7,508
Roda JC KerkradeKerkradeParkstad Limburg Stadion19,979
Sparta RotterdamRotterdamHet Kasteel11,026
TelstarVelsenRabobank IJmond Stadion3,060
TOP OssOssFrans Heesenstadion4,560
TwenteEnschedeDe Grolsch Veste30,205
VolendamVolendamKras Stadion7,384

Standings


Period tables

Period 1


Period 2


Period 3


Period 4


Results


Positions by round

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

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGamesavg.
1.#expr: 29/34 round 20

Hat-tricks(+)

Updated to match played on 3 May 2019.

Assists

RankPlayerClubGamesavg.
1.#expr: 14/36 round 20

Attendances

RankClubAverage% ChangeHighest
1FC Twente26,2744.8%30,000
2Sparta Rotterdam9,039-10.9%10,606
3NEC8,537-11.4%9,888
4Go Ahead Eagles8,41021.9%9,851
5SC Cambuur7,092-2.7%8,191
6Roda JC6,785-46.2%10,069
7MVV Maastricht4,418-9.0%8,036
8FC Den Bosch3,66031.2%5,565
9FC Volendam3,052-3.2%4,752
10RKC Waalwijk2,60921.7%4,439
11Almere City2,31639.5%2,851
12FC Eindhoven2,3102.1%3,285
13TOP Oss2,21611.3%3,789
14SC Telstar2,134-14.0%3,263
15FC Dordrecht1,76714.6%3,011
16Helmond Sport1,554-9.6%2,843
17Jong PSV79323.2%2,574
18Jong Ajax695-27.7%1,300
19Jong AZ629-5.4%1,924
20Jong FC Utrecht529-22.5%1,577