1987–88 Eerste Divisie
32nd season of the second-tier football league in Netherlands
Football league season
- RKC Waalwijk
- SC Veendam
- MVV
← 1986–87
1988–89 →
The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1987–88 season was contested by 19 teams. RKC Waalwijk won the championship.
New entrants
Relegated from the 1986–87 Eredivisie
- Excelsior
- Go Ahead Eagles
- SC Veendam
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RKC Waalwijk | 36 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 104 | 30 | +74 | 65 | Promotion to Eredivisie |
| 2 | SC Veendam | 36 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 66 | 39 | +27 | 51 | |
| 3 | MVV | 36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 65 | 39 | +26 | 44 | Period champions |
| 4 | De Graafschap | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 44 | |
| 5 | NEC | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 68 | 51 | +17 | 42 | |
| 6 | FC Eindhoven | 36 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 58 | 47 | +11 | 40 | |
| 7 | RBC | 36 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 40 | Period champions |
| 8 | Excelsior | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 38 | |
| 9 | Vitesse Arnhem | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 58 | 67 | −9 | 36 | Period champions |
| 10 | sc Heerenveen | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 59 | 52 | +7 | 34 | |
| 11 | SC Cambuur | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 34 | |
| 12 | Go Ahead Eagles | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 49 | 51 | −2 | 34 | |
| 13 | Telstar | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 61 | 71 | −10 | 34 | |
| 14 | FC Wageningen | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 51 | 67 | −16 | 31 | |
| 15 | SVV | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 57 | 72 | −15 | 29 | |
| 16 | Helmond Sport | 36 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 36 | 57 | −21 | 25 | |
| 17 | NAC Breda | 36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 45 | 69 | −24 | 25 | |
| 18 | FC Emmen | 36 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 59 | −30 | 22 | |
| 19 | SC Heracles | 36 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 91 | −60 | 16 |
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 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 10 | Promotion to Eredivisie |
| 2 | Vitesse Arnhem | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 5 | |
| 3 | RBC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 5 | |
| 4 | De Graafschap | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 4 |
Source: rsssf.com
See also
References
- Netherlands - List of final tables (RSSSF)
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