1977–78 Eerste Divisie
22nd season of the second-tier football league in Netherlands
Football league season
- PEC Zwolle
- MVV
← 1976–77
1978–79 →
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 Eredivisie
- FC Eindhoven
- De Graafschap
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PEC Zwolle | 36 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 83 | 31 | +52 | 54 | Promoted to Eredivisie. |
| 2 | MVV Maastricht | 36 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 72 | 33 | +39 | 52 | Qualified for Promotion play-off as Period champions. |
| 3 | FC Wageningen | 36 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 47 | 23 | +24 | 46 | |
| 4 | SBV Excelsior | 36 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 69 | 38 | +31 | 45 | |
| 5 | Fortuna SC | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 66 | 41 | +25 | 45 | |
| 6 | FC Groningen | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 62 | 39 | +23 | 45 | Qualified for Promotion play-off as Period champions. |
| 7 | Willem II | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 40 | |
| 8 | FC Den Bosch | 36 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 40 | |
| 9 | FC Eindhoven | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 37 | |
| 10 | SC Heracles | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 36 | |
| 11 | sc Heerenveen | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 36 | |
| 12 | SC Cambuur | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 36 | |
| 13 | FC Vlaardingen | 36 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 30 | |
| 14 | De Graafschap | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 29 | |
| 15 | SVV | 36 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 45 | 75 | −30 | 26 | |
| 16 | Helmond Sport | 36 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 46 | 80 | −34 | 23 | |
| 17 | SC Veendam | 36 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 81 | −35 | 22 | |
| 18 | FC Dordrecht | 36 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 42 | 81 | −39 | 21 | |
| 19 | SC Amersfoort | 36 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 23 | 66 | −43 | 21 |
Source: rsssf.com
Promotion competition
In the promotion competition, four period winners (the best teams during each of the four quarters of the regular competition) played for promotion to the Eredivisie.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MVV Maastricht | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 7 | Promoted to Eredivisie. |
| 2 | FC Groningen | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 | FC Wageningen | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 7 | |
| 4 | SBV Excelsior | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 3 |
Source: rsssf.com
See also
References
- Netherlands - List of final tables (RSSSF)
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