Eerste Divisie 1973-74
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The Dutch Eerste Divisie
in the 1973/1974 season was contested by 20 teams. Excelsior won the championship.
HVC changed their name to SC Amersfoort
for this season.
1 De Volewijckers would be absorbed by eredivisie-club FC Amsterdam
next season.
Eerste Divisie
The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium...
in the 1973/1974 season was contested by 20 teams. Excelsior won the championship.
New entrants
Relegated from the Eredivisie 1972-73Eredivisie 1972-73
The Eredivisie is a football league in the Netherlands. In the 1972/1973 season it was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship.-League standings:1 Winners KNVB Cup. 2 Clubs participating in the Intertoto Cup 1973....
- FC Den Bosch
- Excelsior
HVC changed their name to SC Amersfoort
SC Amersfoort
Sportclub Amersfoort was a Dutch football club which was founded on July 30, 1973, and played in the Dutch second league of professional football, Eerste Divisie.Due to financial problems the club based in Amersfoort, Utrecht, folded on June 30, 1982....
for this season.
League standings
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | |
| 1 | Excelsior | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 52 | 68 | 35 | Promotion to Eredivisie Eredivisie 1974-75 The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1974/1975 season was contested by 18 teams. PSV won the championship.-League standings:1 Winners KNVB Cup. 2 Clubs participating in the Intertoto Cup 1975.-References:* *... |
| 2 | Vitesse | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 48 | 68 | 44 | Period champions |
| 3 | sc Heerenveen | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 47 | 53 | 30 | |
| 4 | FC Wageningen FC Wageningen FC Wageningen was a Dutch football club which was founded on August 27, 1911. The club played its matches in the Wageningse Berg stadium .... |
38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 48 | 36 | Period champions |
| 5 | Fortuna SC Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard is a football club in Sittard, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Trendwork Arena and features in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. The club was a merger of former clubs 'Fortuna 54' and 'Sittardia' to merge as the Fortuna Sittard Combinatie on July 1,... |
38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 44 | 47 | 33 | |
| 6 | Helmond Sport Helmond Sport Helmond Sport is a Dutch football club, playing in the Dutch Eerste Divisie and located in Helmond, Noord-Brabant. The club was founded on July 27, 1967, as a breakaway from the local professional club Helmondia '55, which had gone bankrupt.-History:... |
38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 43 | 53 | 44 | |
| 7 | PEC Zwolle FC Zwolle FC Zwolle is a Dutch football club based in Zwolle, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie, the country's second level of professional club football. The club was founded in 1990 after the bankruptcy of PEC. They have played in the Eredivisie, the highest tier of Dutch football, for a total of... |
38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 55 | 46 | |
| 8 | FC Volendam FC Volendam Football Club Volendam is a Dutch football club based in Volendam, North Holland, Edam-Volendam. Founded on June 1, 1977, as a result of a split up with RKSV . It currently plays in the Eerste Divisie, holding home games at Kras Stadion, with a 6,260-seat capacity.-History:Football Club Volendam... |
38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 39 | 55 | 44 | |
| 9 | SVV Schiedamse Voetbal Vereniging Schiedamse Voetbal Vereniging was a Dutch professional football club from Schiedam. Founded in 1904, the club won the Dutch national football title in 1949. In 1991, SVV and neighbouring Dordrecht'90 merged to form FC Dordrecht.-History:... |
38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 39 | 41 | 55 | |
| 10 | Heracles Heracles Almelo Heracles Almelo is a football club from Almelo, Netherlands.Heracles Almelo were founded on May 3, 1903 as Heracles, after the demigod son of Zeus. They changed their name on July 1, 1974 to SC Heracles '74 and finally settled on the current name in 1998. The club has won the Dutch national title... |
38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 38 | 47 | 39 | |
| 11 | SC Cambuur | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 38 | 47 | 43 | |
| 12 | FC Eindhoven FC Eindhoven FC Eindhoven is a Dutch football club based in Eindhoven, North Brabant. They current play in the Eerste Divisie , and are one of two professional clubs which are based in the city of Eindhoven, the other one being PSV Eindhoven.... |
38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 36 | 42 | 47 | |
| 13 | Fortuna Vlaardingen Fortuna Vlaardingen Fortuna Vlaardingen was a Dutch football club which was founded in 1904 in Vlaardingen. The club played its matches in the Floreslaan stadium.... |
38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 35 | 38 | 44 | |
| 14 | SC Amersfoort SC Amersfoort Sportclub Amersfoort was a Dutch football club which was founded on July 30, 1973, and played in the Dutch second league of professional football, Eerste Divisie.Due to financial problems the club based in Amersfoort, Utrecht, folded on June 30, 1982.... |
38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 35 | 38 | 47 | Period champions |
| 15 | FC Dordrecht FC Dordrecht FC Dordrecht is a football club from the city of Dordrecht in the Netherlands, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie.- History :Founded on 16 August 1883 as Dordrechtsche Football Club , it became a professional club in 1954 upon the introduction of professional football to the Netherlands... |
38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 35 | 45 | 66 | |
| 16 | FC VVV | 38 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 53 | |
| 17 | FC Den Bosch | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 46 | 52 | |
| 18 | Willem II | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 29 | 41 | 65 | |
| 19 | Veendam BV Veendam SC Veendam is a Dutch football club based in Veendam, Groningen province, playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of football in the Netherlands. The club's official colours are black and yellow.- History :... |
38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 44 | 74 | |
| 20 | De Volewijckers | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 26 | 41 | 66 | 1 |
1 De Volewijckers would be absorbed by eredivisie-club FC Amsterdam
FC Amsterdam
FC Amsterdam was a Dutch football club which was founded on June 20, 1972, from the merger of the Amsterdam football clubs Blauw Wit and DWS. The club Volewijckers joined the side for the 1973-1974 season...
next season.
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 | Club | P | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | |
| 1 | FC Wageningen FC Wageningen FC Wageningen was a Dutch football club which was founded on August 27, 1911. The club played its matches in the Wageningse Berg stadium .... |
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 6 | Promotion to Eredivisie Eredivisie 1974-75 The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1974/1975 season was contested by 18 teams. PSV won the championship.-League standings:1 Winners KNVB Cup. 2 Clubs participating in the Intertoto Cup 1975.-References:* *... |
| 2 | Fortuna SC Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard is a football club in Sittard, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Trendwork Arena and features in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. The club was a merger of former clubs 'Fortuna 54' and 'Sittardia' to merge as the Fortuna Sittard Combinatie on July 1,... |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | |
| 3 | Vitesse | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| 4 | SC Amersfoort SC Amersfoort Sportclub Amersfoort was a Dutch football club which was founded on July 30, 1973, and played in the Dutch second league of professional football, Eerste Divisie.Due to financial problems the club based in Amersfoort, Utrecht, folded on June 30, 1982.... |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 |