1988–89 Eerste Divisie
The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1988–89 season was contested by 19 teams. Vitesse Arnhem won the championship.
New entrants
Relegated from the 1987–88 EredivisiePromotion competition
In the promotion competition, four period winners played for promotion to the eredivisie.Attendances
| # | Club | Average |
| 1 | Heerenveen | 4,656 |
| 2 | Cambuur | 4,008 |
| 3 | Vitesse | 3,892 |
| 4 | NEC | 3,722 |
| 5 | ADO | 3,453 |
| 6 | AZ | 3,432 |
| 7 | NAC | 3,408 |
| 8 | De Graafschap | 2,614 |
| 9 | Excelsior | 2,356 |
| 10 | SVV | 2,344 |
| 11 | Go Ahead | 2,228 |
| 12 | Heracles | 2,136 |
| 13 | Eindhoven | 1,792 |
| 14 | Emmen | 1,635 |
| 15 | Telstar | 1,415 |
| 16 | Helmond | 1,350 |
| 17 | RBC | 1,289 |
| 18 | Wageningen | 1,261 |
| 19 | DS '79 | 760 |
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