1977–78 Eerste Divisie
The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1977–78 season was contested by 19 teams. PEC Zwolle won the championship.
New entrants
Relegated from the 1976–77 EredivisiePromotion competition
In the promotion competition, four period winners played for promotion to the Eredivisie.Attendances
| # | Club | Average |
| 1 | MVV | 8,739 |
| 2 | Zwolle | 7,172 |
| 3 | Groningen | 6,478 |
| 4 | Fortuna | 4,278 |
| 5 | Cambuur | 4,017 |
| 6 | Heracles | 3,983 |
| 7 | Heerenveen | 3,922 |
| 8 | Wageningen | 3,894 |
| 9 | Eindhoven | 3,778 |
| 10 | Den Bosch | 3,622 |
| 11 | Willem II | 3,531 |
| 12 | De Graafschap | 2,978 |
| 13 | Excelsior | 2,922 |
| 14 | Helmond | 2,686 |
| 15 | Veendam | 2,567 |
| 16 | SVV | 2,461 |
| 17 | Vlaardingen | 2,003 |
| 18 | Amersfoort | 1,847 |
| 19 | Dordrecht | 1,772 |
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