Eerste Divisie 1981-82
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The Dutch Eerste Divisie
in the 1981/1982 season was contested by 18 teams, one less than in the previous season. This was due to the bankruptcy of FC Vlaardingen. Helmond Sport
won the championship.
From this season onwards, instead of two, three teams would promote to the eredivisie. Two were promoted directly and one through a promotion competition which was organized the same as in previous seasons.
1 This was the last completed season of SC Amersfoort, as the would be taken out of the competition halfway 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 1981/1982 season was contested by 18 teams, one less than in the previous season. This was due to the bankruptcy of FC Vlaardingen. 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:...
won the championship.
From this season onwards, instead of two, three teams would promote to the eredivisie. Two were promoted directly and one through a promotion competition which was organized the same as in previous seasons.
New entrants
Relegated from the Eredivisie 1980-81Eredivisie 1980-81
The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1980/1981 season was contested by 18 teams. AZ '67 won the championship.-League standings:1 AZ also won the KNVB Cup, thereby taking the double. They would participate in the European Cup, so finalists Ajax could play in the Cup Winners' Cup. 2 Willem II participated in...
- Excelsior
- FC WageningenFC WageningenFC Wageningen was a Dutch football club which was founded on August 27, 1911. The club played its matches in the Wageningse Berg stadium ....
League standings
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | |
| 1 | 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:... |
34 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 48 | 53 | 30 | Promotion to Eredivisie Eredivisie 1982-83 The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1982/1983 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship.-League standings:1 Ajax also won the KNVB Cup, thereby taking the double. They would participate in the European Cup, so finalists NEC could play in the Cup Winners' Cup... |
| 2 | Fortuna Sittard 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,... |
34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 47 | 62 | 35 | |
| 3 | Excelsior | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 74 | 44 | Period champions |
| 4 | Telstar | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 44 | 44 | 31 | |
| 5 | FC Den Bosch | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 62 | 41 | |
| 6 | sc Heerenveen | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 61 | 43 | Period champions |
| 7 | FC VVV | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 64 | 47 | |
| 8 | Vitesse | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 36 | 52 | 45 | |
| 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:... |
34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 44 | 40 | |
| 10 | SC 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 :... |
34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 46 | 54 | |
| 11 | SC Cambuur | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 29 | 23 | 38 | |
| 12 | 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... |
34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 42 | 49 | |
| 13 | 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... |
34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 37 | 54 | Disbanded |
| 14 | 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.... |
34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 41 | 64 | |
| 15 | DS '79 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... |
34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 26 | 51 | 66 | |
| 16 | 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... |
34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 48 | 68 | |
| 17 | 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 .... |
34 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 33 | 52 | |
| 18 | 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.... |
34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 21 | 36 | 72 | 1 |
1 This was the last completed season of SC Amersfoort, as the would be taken out of the competition halfway 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 | Excelsior | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | Promotion to Eredivisie Eredivisie 1982-83 The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1982/1983 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship.-League standings:1 Ajax also won the KNVB Cup, thereby taking the double. They would participate in the European Cup, so finalists NEC could play in the Cup Winners' Cup... |
| 2 | sc Heerenveen | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | |
| 3 | FC VVV | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 9 | |
| 4 | Telstar | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 |