2009–10 Eerste Divisie


The Eerste Divisie 2009–10 was the 54th season of the Eerste Divisie since its establishment in 1956.
The previous year's winners were VVV-Venlo; they, with runner-up RKC Waalwijk, after a promotion/relegation playoff win over De Graafschap, were promoted to the Eredivisie. Twenty teams took part: eighteen from the 2008–2009 season and relegated teams FC Volendam and De Graafschap. The season's champion was promoted to the Eredivisie, while eight other teams, the second- through fifth-place finishers and period winners, faced the Eredivisie's sixteenth- and seventeenth-place finishers in promotion/relegation playoffs. For the first time since 1971, Eerste Divisie clubs also faced relegation; the last- and second-to-last-place teams were relegated to the new Topklasse, in which the best teams from Dutch amateur football play. The 2009–10 Eerste Divisie was sponsored by the Belgian beer brand Jupiler and so the official name of the league was Jupiler League.
The league started with twenty teams, but was reduced to nineteen in January 2010 following the disbandment of debt-ridden HFC Haarlem. All league games involving HFC Haarlem were cancelled and the number of teams that was relegated was consequently reduced to one.

Teams overview

Venues

ClubLocationVenueCapacity
AGOVV ApeldoornApeldoornStadion Berg & Bos3,250
BV VeendamVeendamDe Langeleegte6,500
De GraafschapDoetinchemDe Vijverberg12,600
ExcelsiorRotterdamWoudestein3,531
FC Den Bosch's-HertogenboschDe Vliert9,000
FC DordrechtDordrechtGN Bouw Stadion4,077
FC EindhovenEindhovenJan Louwers Stadion4,600
FC EmmenEmmenUnivé Stadion8,600
FC OmniworldAlmereMitsubishi Forklift Stadion3,000
FC OssOssTOP Oss Stadion4,700
FC VolendamVolendamKras Stadion6,984
FC ZwolleZwolleOosterenk Stadion10,000
Fortuna SittardSittardWagner & Partners Stadion12,500
Go Ahead EaglesDeventerAdelaarshorst6,750
Helmond SportHelmondStadion De Braak4,100
HFC HaarlemHaarlemHaarlem Stadion3,442
MVVMaastrichtDe Geusselt10,000
RBCRoosendaalRBC Stadion4,995
SC Cambuur-LeeuwardenLeeuwardenCambuur Stadion10,250
TelstarVelsenSchoonenberg Stadion3,250

Standings and results

Standings


Playoffs

Please note that the following teams: Sparta Rotterdam & Willem II joined the Eerste Divisie-teams for the playoffs, after finishing 16th and 17th in the Eredivisie.

Round 3

Willem II and Excelsior will play in Eredivisie 2010–11.

Statistics

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Attendances

#ClubAverage
1De Graafschap10,491
2Cambuur8,636
3Zwolle5,483
4MVV5,418
5Go Ahead4,811
6Den Bosch4,056
7Fortuna3,762
8Volendam3,478
9Veendam3,296
10Emmen3,097
11Helmond3,053
12RBC2,624
13AGOVV2,609
14Oss2,124
15Dordrecht2,046
16Eindhoven2,005
17Excelsior1,949
18Telstar1,876
19Omniworld1,713
20Haarlem1,658

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