2023–24 Eerste Divisie

The 2023–24 Eerste Divisie is be the 68th season of the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of football in the Netherlands since its establishment in 1956.

Eerste Divisie
Season2023–24
Dates11 August 2023 – 10 May 2024
ChampionsWillem II
PromotedWillem II
Groningen
NAC Breda
Matches played380
Goals scored1,149 (3.02 per match)
Top goalscorerHenk Veerman
(23 goals)
Biggest home winADO Den Haag 6–0 Jong FC Utrecht
(27 November 2023)
Biggest away winTOP Oss 1–8 Cambuur
(6 November 2023)
Highest scoringTOP Oss 1–8 Cambuur
(6 November 2023)
Longest winning run6 matches
Willem II
Groningen
Longest unbeaten run15 matches
Groningen
Longest winless run12 matches
Jong FC Utrecht
Longest losing run6 matches
Emmen
Telstar
Jong FC Utrecht
All statistics correct as of 10 May 2024.

Teams

A total of 20 teams take part in the league: 17 teams from the 2022–23 Eerste Divisie and 3 teams relegated from the 2022–23 Eredivisie.

Location of teams in the Eerste Divisie 2023–24

Stadiums and locations
Club Location Venue Capacity
ADO Den Haag The Hague Bingoal Stadion 15,000
Cambuur Leeuwarden Cambuurstadion 10,500
Den Bosch 's-Hertogenbosch Stadion De Vliert 8,713
Dordrecht Dordrecht M-Scores Stadion 4,235
Eindhoven Eindhoven Jan Louwers Stadion 4,600
Emmen Emmen De Oude Meerdijk 8,600
De Graafschap Doetinchem Stadion De Vijverberg 12,600
Groningen Groningen Euroborg 22,550
Helmond Sport Helmond GS Staalwerken Stadion 4,100
Jong Ajax Amsterdam Sportpark De Toekomst 2,050
Jong AZ Alkmaar AFAS Trainingscomplex 200
Jong PSV Eindhoven PSV Campus De Herdgang 2,500
Jong FC Utrecht Utrecht Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch 550
MVV Maastricht Maastricht Stadion De Geusselt 10,000
NAC Breda Breda Rat Verlegh Stadion 19,000
Roda JC Kerkrade Kerkrade Parkstad Limburg Stadion 19,979
Telstar Velsen BUKO Stadion 3,060
TOP Oss Oss Frans Heesenstadion 4,560
VVV-Venlo Venlo Covebo Stadion - De Koel 8,000
Willem II Tilburg Koning Willem II Stadion 14,700

Number of teams by provinces
Number of teams Province Team(s)
7  North BrabantDen Bosch, Eindhoven, Helmond Sport, Jong PSV, NAC Breda, TOP Oss, Willem II
3  LimburgMVV Maastricht, Roda JC Kerkrade, VVV-Venlo
 North HollandJong Ajax, Jong AZ, Telstar
2  South HollandADO Den Haag, Dordrecht
1  DrentheEmmen
 FrieslandCambuur
 GelderlandDe Graafschap
 GroningenGroningen
 UtrechtJong FC Utrecht

Personnel

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
ADO Den Haag Darije Kalezić Kürşad Sürmeli Erreà Hommerson Casino
Cambuur Henk de Jong Daniël van Kaam Adidas Bouwgroep Dijkstra Draisma
Den Bosch William van Overbeek (a.i.) Victor van den Bogert Robey D-Reizen
Dordrecht Michele Santoni Mathis Suray Capelli Sport Keukenwarenhuis.nl
Eindhoven Willem Weijs Mawouna Amevor Macron VDL Groep
Emmen Alfons Arts (a.i.) Maikel Kieftenbeld Hummel EasyToys
De Graafschap Jan Vreman Jeffry Fortes Robey Onverwachte Hoek
Groningen Dick Lukkien Leandro Bacuna Robey OG Clean Fuels
Helmond Sport Adrie Bogers (a.i.) and Tim Bakens (a.i.) Wouter van der Steen Saller Vescom
Jong Ajax Dave Vos Gabriel Misehouy Adidas Ziggo
Jong AZ Lee-Roy Echteld Jorn Berkhout Nike CTS GROUP
Jong PSV Wil Boessen Jason van Duiven Puma Metropoolregio Brainport Eindhoven
Jong FC Utrecht Ivar van Dinteren Yannick Leliendal Castore Odido
MVV Maastricht Maurice Verberne Nicky Souren Nike OneCasino
NAC Breda Jean-Paul van Gastel Cuco Martina Nike OK tankstations
Roda JC Kerkrade Bas Sibum Rodney Kongolo Kipsta APS Groep
Telstar Anthony Correia (a.i.) and Ulrich Landvreugd (a.i.) Mitch Apau Robey 711
TOP Oss Ruud Brood Calvin Mac-Intosh Saller Restaurant Quisine
VVV-Venlo Rick Kruys Rick Ketting Craft Seacon
Willem II Peter Maes Freek Heerkens Robey AVEC

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
ADO Den Haag Dick AdvocaatEnd of interim spell30 June 2023Pre-season Darije Kalezić1 July 2023
Emmen Dick LukkienEnd of contract Fred Grim
De Graafschap Adrie PoldervaartHealth issues Jan Vreman
Eindhoven Rob PendersSigned by Utrecht Willem Weijs
Groningen Dennis van der ReeEnd of contract Dick Lukkien
Jong AZ Maarten Martens Jan Sierksma
Jong FC Utrecht Darije KalezićMutual consent Ivar van Dinteren
Roda JC Kerkrade Edwin de GraafEnd of contract Bas Sibum
TOP Oss Klaas WelsMutual consent Ruud Brood
Jong PSV Adil RamziSigned by Wydad23 July 2023 Wil Boessen4 August 2023
Willem II Reinier RobbemondSacked5 September 202315th Peter van den Berg (a.i.)5 September 2023
NAC Breda Peter Hyballa13 September 202310th Ton Lokhoff (a.i.)13 September 2023
Willem II Peter van den Berg (a.i.)End of interim spell18 September 20237th Peter Maes18 September 2023
NAC Breda Ton Lokhoff (a.i.)25 September 202315th Jean-Paul van Gastel25 September 2023
Cambuur Sjors UlteeSacked9 October 202311th Henk de Jong10 October 2023
Jong AZ Jan SierksmaMoved to AZ18 January 202412th Lee-Roy Echteld20 January 2024
Telstar Mike SnoeiSacked5 February 202420th Anthony Correia (a.i.) and Ulrich Landvreugd (a.i.)6 February 2024
Helmond Sport Bob Peeters8 April 202413th Adrie Bogers (a.i.) and Tim Bakens (a.i.)9 April 2024
Emmen Fred Grim9 April 202412th Alfons Arts (a.i.)13 April 2024
Den Bosch Tomasz Kaczmarek11 April 202419th William van Overbeek (a.i.)11 April 2024

Standings

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Willem II[lower-alpha 1] (C, P) 38 23 10 5 77 35 +42 79 Promotion to the Eredivisie
2 Groningen[lower-alpha 2] (P) 38 22 9 7 71 30 +41 75
3 Roda JC Kerkrade[lower-alpha 3] 38 21 12 5 69 34 +35 75 Qualification for promotion play-offs
4 Dordrecht 38 18 15 5 74 51 +23 69
5 ADO Den Haag 38 17 12 9 72 50 +22 63
6 De Graafschap 38 19 6 13 61 52 +9 63
7 Emmen 38 17 6 15 59 60 −1 57
8 NAC Breda (O, P) 38 15 11 12 63 56 +7 56
9 MVV Maastricht 38 16 8 14 64 60 +4 56
10 Jong AZ 38 16 8 14 62 61 +1 56 Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the Eredivisie
11 Helmond Sport 38 14 9 15 52 55 −3 51
12 VVV-Venlo 38 13 9 16 53 58 −5 48
13 Cambuur 38 13 8 17 71 74 −3 47
14 Eindhoven 38 9 16 13 45 57 −12 43
15 Jong Ajax 38 10 10 18 54 69 −15 40 Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the Eredivisie
16 Jong PSV 38 11 7 20 63 81 −18 40
17 Telstar 38 9 8 21 47 68 −21 35
18 TOP Oss 38 10 4 24 32 66 −34 34
19 Den Bosch 38 8 9 21 38 68 −30 33
20 Jong FC Utrecht 38 5 11 22 32 74 −42 26 Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the Eredivisie
Source: Flashscore, Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)[1]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. Winner of the Second Period (Rounds 10–19)
  2. Winner of the Third and Fourth Period (Rounds 20–29 and 30–38)
  3. Winner of the First Period (Rounds 1–9)

Period tables

Period 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Roda JC Kerkrade 9 7 1 1 22 5 +17 22 Qualification for promotion play-offs
2 Emmen 9 5 3 1 18 12 +6 18
3 ADO Den Haag 9 5 3 1 14 8 +6 18
4 Eindhoven 9 4 5 0 9 4 +5 17
5 Willem II 9 5 2 2 14 10 +4 17
6 Dordrecht 9 3 5 1 18 14 +4 14
7 De Graafschap 9 4 2 3 11 11 0 14
8 VVV-Venlo 9 4 2 3 14 15 −1 14
9 Helmond Sport 9 4 1 4 16 12 +4 13
10 Groningen 9 4 1 4 14 10 +4 13
11 Cambuur 9 4 1 4 21 21 0 13
12 Jong PSV 9 4 1 4 13 19 −6 13 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
13 Jong AZ 9 3 2 4 12 14 −2 11
14 NAC Breda 9 3 2 4 15 18 −3 11
15 Jong FC Utrecht 9 3 2 4 10 17 −7 11 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
16 MVV Maastricht 9 3 1 5 14 17 −3 10
17 Den Bosch 9 3 0 6 11 15 −4 9
18 Jong Ajax 9 1 2 6 16 24 −8 5 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
19 TOP Oss 9 1 1 7 7 13 −6 4
20 Telstar 9 1 1 7 8 18 −10 4
Source: Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Period 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Willem II 10 8 1 1 25 7 +18 25 Qualification for promotion play-offs
2 NAC Breda 10 6 2 2 21 10 +11 20
3 De Graafschap 10 6 1 3 15 12 +3 19
4 Cambuur 10 5 3 2 24 15 +9 18
5 Jong AZ 10 5 2 3 15 16 −1 17 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
6 ADO Den Haag 10 4 4 2 22 14 +8 16
7 Dordrecht 10 4 4 2 21 14 +7 16
8 Groningen 10 4 4 2 16 9 +7 16
9 Jong Ajax 10 4 4 2 15 14 +1 16 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
10 Roda JC Kerkrade 10 4 4 2 9 8 +1 16 Period 1 winner
11 Emmen 10 4 2 4 11 13 −2 14
12 MVV Maastricht 10 3 4 3 13 12 +1 13
13 Eindhoven 10 3 3 4 18 18 0 12
14 VVV-Venlo 10 3 3 4 16 16 0 12
15 Helmond Sport 10 3 2 5 13 19 −6 11
16 Telstar 10 3 1 6 10 17 −7 10
17 Jong FC Utrecht 10 1 4 5 8 19 −11 7 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
18 TOP Oss 10 2 1 7 5 18 −13 7
19 Jong PSV 10 1 2 7 12 22 −10 5 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
20 Den Bosch 10 0 3 7 8 24 −16 3
Source: Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Period 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Groningen 10 8 1 1 23 4 +19 25 Qualification for promotion play-offs
2 Dordrecht 10 7 1 2 16 13 +3 22
3 ADO Den Haag 10 6 2 2 24 14 +10 20
4 De Graafschap 10 6 1 3 18 14 +4 19
5 Willem II 10 5 3 2 19 10 +9 18 Period 2 winner
6 Roda JC Kerkrade 10 4 5 1 19 12 +7 17 Period 1 winner
7 VVV-Venlo 10 4 4 2 15 14 +1 16
8 Jong AZ 10 4 3 3 18 14 +4 15 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
9 NAC Breda 10 4 3 3 15 13 +2 15
10 MVV Maastricht 10 4 2 4 22 20 +2 14
11 Helmond Sport 10 3 5 2 13 12 +1 14
12 TOP Oss 10 4 0 6 11 19 −8 12
13 Den Bosch 10 2 5 3 8 13 −5 11
14 Jong PSV 10 2 4 4 19 21 −2 10 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
15 Telstar 10 2 4 4 11 16 −5 10
16 Jong Ajax 10 2 3 5 11 14 −3 9 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
17 Cambuur 10 2 2 6 17 23 −6 8
18 Emmen 10 2 1 7 10 20 −10 7
19 Jong FC Utrecht 10 1 2 7 7 17 −10 5 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
20 Eindhoven 10 0 5 5 8 21 −13 5
Source: Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Period 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Groningen 9 6 3 0 18 7 +11 21 Period 3 winner
2 Roda JC Kerkrade 9 6 2 1 19 9 +10 20 Period 1 winner
3 Willem II 9 5 4 0 19 8 +11 19 Period 2 winner
4 MVV Maastricht 9 6 1 2 15 11 +4 19
5 Emmen 9 6 0 3 20 15 +5 18
6 Dordrecht 9 4 5 0 19 10 +9 17
7 Jong AZ 9 4 1 4 17 17 0 13 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
8 Helmond Sport 9 4 1 4 10 12 −2 13
9 Jong PSV 9 4 0 5 19 19 0 12 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
10 De Graafschap 9 3 2 4 17 15 +2 11
11 Telstar 9 3 2 4 18 17 +1 11
12 TOP Oss 9 3 2 4 9 16 −7 11
13 NAC Breda 9 2 4 3 12 15 −3 10
14 Jong Ajax 9 3 1 5 12 17 −5 10 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
15 Den Bosch 9 3 1 5 11 16 −5 10
16 ADO Den Haag 9 2 3 4 12 14 −2 9
17 Eindhoven 9 2 3 4 10 14 −4 9
18 Cambuur 9 2 2 5 9 15 −6 8
19 VVV-Venlo 9 2 0 7 8 13 −5 6
20 Jong FC Utrecht 9 0 3 6 7 21 −14 3 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
Source: Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Results
Home \ Away ADO CAM DBO DOR EIN EMM GRA GRO HEL JAJ JAZ JPS JUT MVV NAC RJC TEL TOP VVV WIL
ADO Den Haag 1–2 3–0 2–2 1–1 3–0 5–3 0–2 0–1 2–1 4–1 2–3 6–0 2–2 3–1 0–3 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–1
Cambuur 0–2 3–1 3–3 2–2 2–2 1–2 2–1 1–1 4–2 1–2 3–4 2–4 5–2 2–3 1–1 1–0 1–2 3–3 1–0
Den Bosch 1–2 3–1 0–3 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–4 0–0 3–3 0–0 1–2 1–1 3–2 2–2 0–0 1–4 1–0 1–2 1–4
Dordrecht 2–2 5–2 5–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 4–0 0–0 1–4 3–3 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 1–1
Eindhoven 1–1 0–3 2–0 1–1 3–2 0–1 0–3 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–5 3–0 0–3 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–2 1–1
Emmen 2–3 2–0 1–0 2–4 0–0 2–1 0–3 3–0 4–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–3 2–3 0–1 2–0 0–1 2–2 2–0
De Graafschap 0–0 2–3 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 0–2 2–1 4–2 2–2 3–0 1–0 0–0 5–1 2–1 3–0 0–2
Groningen 0–1 3–0 0–3 2–2 2–1 0–0 4–2 0–0 4–1 4–1 4–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–0 2–1 0–0
Helmond Sport 3–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 3–1 1–2 3–1 3–1 2–2 4–0 1–2 1–0 3–3 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–2
Jong Ajax 0–0 2–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 3–3 1–2 0–1 4–1 1–4 3–0 2–1 3–0 0–1 1–1 0–3 1–0 3–0 1–0
Jong AZ 1–2 2–0 0–0 5–1 0–0 3–2 3–0 0–5 2–1 5–2 4–1 1–0 2–3 2–3 1–0 3–1 3–0 2–1 0–2
Jong PSV 1–2 3–1 2–2 0–1 3–4 3–0 1–3 2–3 2–1 2–2 1–2 2–0 2–3 0–5 2–3 1–0 4–1 0–0 1–1
Jong FC Utrecht 0–2 3–2 0–2 1–1 2–5 2–3 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–3 0–0 1–1
MVV Maastricht 0–3 1–1 1–0 1–3 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 3–0 2–1 4–0 3–3 3–0 1–4 0–3 6–1 2–0 2–0 1–1
NAC Breda 2–2 1–2 1–0 1–4 2–2 1–3 0–0 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–2 1–3 3–1 2–0 1–0 1–2
Roda JC Kerkrade 2–2 2–0 4–1 4–1 3–0 3–2 1–1 0–0 4–1 2–1 3–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 3–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 0–1
Telstar 3–1 2–3 0–0 0–2 0–1 2–3 1–2 1–1 3–2 3–2 1–1 3–1 5–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–5
TOP Oss 1–3 1–8 1–2 0–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 4–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–4 1–0 2–1 0–5
VVV-Venlo 2–1 1–2 2–3 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 0–1 0–4 2–0 2–2 3–2 4–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–3
Willem II 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 3–0 3–0 4–2 1–1 4–1 1–1 4–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–4 2–3 3–2 2–1 2–0
Source: Soccerway, Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Promotion/relegation play-offs

Bracket
First round Semifinals Final
            
Excelsior 2 7 9
ADO Den Haag 1 1 2
ADO Den Haag 3 2 5
De Graafschap 2 2 4
Excelsior 2 4 6
NAC Breda 6 1 7
Dordrecht 2 0 2
Emmen 2 1 3
Emmen 1 0 1
NAC Breda 1 3 4
Roda JC Kerkrade 1 0 1
NAC Breda 3 5 8

First round
NAC Breda3–1Roda JC Kerkrade
 Report
Referee: Ingmar Oostrom
Roda JC Kerkrade0–5NAC Breda
Report
Referee: Jannick van der Laan

NAC Breda won 8–1 on aggregate.

Emmen2–2Dordrecht
 Report
Referee: Sander van der Eijk
Dordrecht0–1Emmen
Report
Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

Emmen won 3–2 on aggregate.

De Graafschap2–3ADO Den Haag
 Report
Referee: Marc Nagtegaal
ADO Den Haag2–2De Graafschap
 Report
Referee: Alex Bos

ADO Den Haag won 5–4 on aggregate.

Semifinals
NAC Breda1–1Emmen
 Report
Referee: Marc Nagtegaal
Emmen0–3NAC Breda
Report
Referee: Rob Dieperink

NAC Breda won 4–1 on aggregate.

ADO Den Haag1–2Excelsior
Excelsior7–1ADO Den Haag
 Report
Referee: Jeroen Manschot

Excelsior won 9–2 on aggregate.

Final
NAC Breda6–2Excelsior
 Report
Referee: Dennis Higler
Excelsior4–1NAC Breda
 Report

NAC Breda won 7–6 on aggregate.

Statistics

Top scorers
As of 10 May 2024[2]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Henk Veerman ADO Den Haag 23
2 Martijn Kaars Helmond Sport 21
3 Milan Smit Cambuur 19
4 Romano Postema Groningen 18
5 Jeredy Hilterman Willem II 16
Kacper Kostorz Den Bosch
Dailon Livramento MVV Maastricht
8 Zakaria Eddahchouri Telstar 14
9 Mathis Suray Dordrecht 13
10 Roberts Uldriķis Cambuur 12
Walid Ould-Chikh Roda JC Kerkrade
Thijs Oosting Willem II
Ozan Kökçü Eindhoven
Enrique Peña Zauner Roda JC Kerkrade
Ernest Poku Jong AZ

References
  1. "Reglementen betaald voetbal seizoen 2020-21" [Regulations professional football season 2020-21] (PDF) (in Dutch). KNVB. 20 January 2021.
  2. Flashscore
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