1983–84 Eerste Divisie
The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1983–84 season was contested by 17 teams, one more than in the previous season. This was due to RBC Roosendaal, entering from the amateurs. MVV won the championship.
New entrants
Entered from amateur footballRelegated from the 1982–83 Eredivisie
Promotion competition
In the promotion competition, four period winners played for promotion to the eredivisie.Attendances
| # | Club | Average |
| 1 | Twente | 8,134 |
| 2 | Cambuur | 7,075 |
| 3 | De Graafschap | 5,194 |
| 4 | NAC | 4,697 |
| 5 | MVV | 4,006 |
| 6 | RBC | 3,631 |
| 7 | Heerenveen | 3,456 |
| 8 | Heracles | 3,213 |
| 9 | Den Haag | 2,863 |
| 10 | VVV | 2,847 |
| 11 | Telstar | 2,713 |
| 12 | Wageningen | 2,503 |
| 13 | NEC | 2,475 |
| 14 | Eindhoven | 2,200 |
| 15 | Vitesse | 2,175 |
| 16 | Veendam | 1,506 |
| 17 | SVV | 1,036 |
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