Eerste Divisie 2005-06
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The 2005/2006 season of the Eerste Divisie
began on August 12, 2005 and ended on April 7, 2006. The title was won by Excelsior Rotterdam
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at the start of the season:
at the end of the season:
, the playoff spot is awarded to the highest placed team on the final league standings that hasn't already qualified for the playoffs.
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Round 2 (best of 3)
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Round 3 (best of 3)
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No team was promoted to the Eredivisie.
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...
began on August 12, 2005 and ended on April 7, 2006. The title was won by Excelsior Rotterdam
Excelsior Rotterdam
SBV Excelsior is a professional football club from the Kralingen-Crooswijk district of Rotterdam, Netherlands. It was founded on July 23, 1902 and was formerly known as 'Rotterdamse Voetbal en Atletiek Vereniging Excelsior'...
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Newly admitted team
The following team was admitted to the Eerste Divisie at the start of the season:- FC OmniworldFC OmniworldAlmere City Football Club is a Dutch football club. The club was founded in 2001, and is an expression of the ambitions of the city council of Almere to play an active role in top sports. To that end, a sports club was formed, which now comprises a volleyball branch, a basketball branch and a...
Relegated teams
These teams were relegated from the EredivisieEredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
at the start of the season:
- De GraafschapDe GraafschapDe Graafschap is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands. It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the "De Vijverberg" stadium. Their current home ground stands on where the old pitch used to be located and was opened on 12 August 2000...
(17th position, relegated through playoffs) - FC Den Bosch (18th position)
Promoted teams
The following team was promoted to the EredivisieEredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
at the end of the season:
- Excelsior RotterdamExcelsior RotterdamSBV Excelsior is a professional football club from the Kralingen-Crooswijk district of Rotterdam, Netherlands. It was founded on July 23, 1902 and was formerly known as 'Rotterdamse Voetbal en Atletiek Vereniging Excelsior'...
(champion)
League standings
| Final league standings | |||||||||
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| Team | Pts | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Excelsior Rotterdam Excelsior Rotterdam SBV Excelsior is a professional football club from the Kralingen-Crooswijk district of Rotterdam, Netherlands. It was founded on July 23, 1902 and was formerly known as 'Rotterdamse Voetbal en Atletiek Vereniging Excelsior'... |
75 | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 68 | 25 | +43 |
| 2 | VVV-Venlo | 68 | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 53 | 34 | +19 |
| 3 | 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... |
66 | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 59 | 43 | +16 |
| 4 | 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:... |
64 | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 62 | 55 | +7 |
| 5 | De Graafschap De Graafschap De Graafschap is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands. It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the "De Vijverberg" stadium. Their current home ground stands on where the old pitch used to be located and was opened on 12 August 2000... |
62 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 63 | 51 | +12 |
| 6 | FC Emmen FC Emmen FC Emmen is a Dutch football club based in Emmen, Drenthe, and currently playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of football in the Netherlands.-History:... |
60 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 68 | 56 | +12 |
| 7 | FC Den Bosch | 59 | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 62 | 51 | +11 |
| 8 | HFC Haarlem HFC Haarlem HFC Haarlem was a Dutch football club from the city of Haarlem, established in 1889. The club won the Dutch national title in 1946 and reached five Cup finals, winning in 1902 and 1912... |
59 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 57 | 51 | +6 |
| 9 | 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... |
56 | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 61 | 45 | +16 |
| 10 | AGOVV Apeldoorn AGOVV Apeldoorn AGOVV Apeldoorn is a Dutch football club, playing in the Eerste Divisie, based in Apeldoorn.The club was founded on 25 February 1913, as AGOSV, which stood for Apeldoornse Geheel Onthoudersvoetbalvereniging Steeds Voorwaarts... |
56 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 64 | 62 | +2 |
| 11 | TOP Oss TOP Oss FC Oss is a professional football club from the Netherlands, which was founded on April 9, 1928. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie.-History:... |
55 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 51 | 53 | -2 |
| 12 | FC 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... |
54 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 57 | 52 | +5 |
| 13 | MVV MVV Maastricht MVV Maastricht is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Maastricht, founded on April 2, 1902... |
51 | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 53 | 52 | +1 |
| 14 | BV 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 :... |
51 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 54 | 60 | -6 |
| 15 | Cambuur Leeuwarden Cambuur Leeuwarden SC Cambuur , formed on June 19, 1964, is a Dutch football club from Leeuwarden, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. The club's home ground is the 10,250 seater Cambuur Stadion and they play in yellow shirts and blue shorts. The club's emblem originates from the coat of arms of the House of... |
47 | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 48 | 50 | -2 |
| 16 | Stormvogels Telstar Stormvogels Telstar Telstar is a Dutch football club based in Velsen. The club was established after the merger of two football clubs in the town of Velsen.- History :... |
40 | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 37 | 53 | -16 |
| 17 | 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.... |
39 | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 53 | 65 | -12 |
| 18 | Go Ahead Eagles Go Ahead Eagles The Go Ahead Eagles are a football club from Deventer, Netherlands, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. The club's home stadium is De Adelaarshorst. To date, the club has won the national championship four times... |
35 | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 45 | 70 | -25 |
| 19 | FC Omniworld FC Omniworld Almere City Football Club is a Dutch football club. The club was founded in 2001, and is an expression of the ambitions of the city council of Almere to play an active role in top sports. To that end, a sports club was formed, which now comprises a volleyball branch, a basketball branch and a... |
29 | 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 50 | 87 | -37 |
| 20 | 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,... |
17 | 38 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 35 | 85 | -50 |
| Pts – points earned; G – games played; W - wins; D - draws; L - losses; GF – goals for; GA – goals against; GD – goal differential |
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| Team wins the title and is promoted to the Eredivisie Eredivisie The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA.... |
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| Teams enter play-offs | |
| Teams remain in the Eerste Divisie |
Period winners
The competition is divided into six periods of six matches each. The winner of each period qualifies for the playoffs at the end of the season. If the winner of a period has already won a prior period in the season, the second placed team in the period is awarded the playoff slot. If the second placed team has also won a prior period, no winner is called, and the playoff slot is decided by league standing at the end of the season. If a team that has won a period goes on to win the league title and secure promotion to the EredivisieEredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
, the playoff spot is awarded to the highest placed team on the final league standings that hasn't already qualified for the playoffs.
| Period winners (Periodekampioenen) | |||||||||
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| Period | Winning team | Pts | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | 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... |
16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 |
| 2 | FC 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... |
18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 |
| 3 | TOP Oss TOP Oss FC Oss is a professional football club from the Netherlands, which was founded on April 9, 1928. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie.-History:... |
14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 |
| 4 | Excelsior Rotterdam Excelsior Rotterdam SBV Excelsior is a professional football club from the Kralingen-Crooswijk district of Rotterdam, Netherlands. It was founded on July 23, 1902 and was formerly known as 'Rotterdamse Voetbal en Atletiek Vereniging Excelsior'... |
14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 |
| 5 | HFC Haarlem HFC Haarlem HFC Haarlem was a Dutch football club from the city of Haarlem, established in 1889. The club won the Dutch national title in 1946 and reached five Cup finals, winning in 1902 and 1912... |
16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 |
| 6 | AGOVV Apeldoorn AGOVV Apeldoorn AGOVV Apeldoorn is a Dutch football club, playing in the Eerste Divisie, based in Apeldoorn.The club was founded on 25 February 1913, as AGOSV, which stood for Apeldoornse Geheel Onthoudersvoetbalvereniging Steeds Voorwaarts... |
16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 |
Playoffs
Round 1|}
Round 2 (best of 3)
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Round 3 (best of 3)
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No team was promoted to the Eredivisie.
Top scorers
| Goals | Player | Team |
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 Santi KolkSanti Kolk Santi Kolk is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for NAC Breda on loan from German 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Union Berlin. His favorite position is right-winger.... |
FC 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... |
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| Berry Powel Berry Powel Berry Powel is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Spanish second division club Gimnàstic de Tarragona.Powel started playing football at AFC Quick 1890 and succeeded at the non-professional club Roda'46. Powel was discovered by FC Den Bosch, and in 2003 he made his debut for the club's 1st... |
FC Den Bosch | |
| Sergio van Dijk Sergio van Dijk Serginho "Sergio" van Dijk is a Dutch-born Indonesian footballer player, who currently plays for Adelaide United in the A-League... |
FC Emmen FC Emmen FC Emmen is a Dutch football club based in Emmen, Drenthe, and currently playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of football in the Netherlands.-History:... |
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| Mourad Mghizrat Mourad Mghizrat Mourad Mghizrat is a Moroccan-Dutchfootballer, who plays in midfield. He currently plays for Dutch Topklasse team Haaglandia... |
FC Emmen FC Emmen FC Emmen is a Dutch football club based in Emmen, Drenthe, and currently playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of football in the Netherlands.-History:... |
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| Sjoerd Ars Sjoerd Ars Sjoerd Ars is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a striker for Bulgarian A PFG club Levski Sofia. Ars has played previously in the Dutch second division, and he is known as a striker with pace.-Youth career:... |
FC Omniworld FC Omniworld Almere City Football Club is a Dutch football club. The club was founded in 2001, and is an expression of the ambitions of the city council of Almere to play an active role in top sports. To that end, a sports club was formed, which now comprises a volleyball branch, a basketball branch and a... |
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 Wasiu TaiwoWasiu Taiwo Wasio Taiwo is a Nigerian football player currently with Oluyole Warriors.-Club career:Taiwo played football in the Netherlands for 10 years and after that he played in Austria for one year. He began his career at Shooting Stars F.C.... |
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,... |
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 Gonzalo García GarcíaGonzalo García García Gonzalo Manuel García García , simply Gonzalo, is an Uruguayan-Spanish footballer who plays for AEK Larnaca F.C. in Cyprus, as an attacking midfielder.-Early years:... |
AGOVV Apeldoorn AGOVV Apeldoorn AGOVV Apeldoorn is a Dutch football club, playing in the Eerste Divisie, based in Apeldoorn.The club was founded on 25 February 1913, as AGOSV, which stood for Apeldoornse Geheel Onthoudersvoetbalvereniging Steeds Voorwaarts... |
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| Ruud ter Heide Ruud ter Heide Ruud ter Heide is a Dutch footballer currently playing for Jupiler League side FC Emmen.Ter Heide started his career with FC Twente. He had 5 caps from 2001 until 2003. In the 2003–04 season, he played with the German team Eintracht Nordhorn where he got 30 caps and 24 goals... |
AGOVV Apeldoorn AGOVV Apeldoorn AGOVV Apeldoorn is a Dutch football club, playing in the Eerste Divisie, based in Apeldoorn.The club was founded on 25 February 1913, as AGOSV, which stood for Apeldoornse Geheel Onthoudersvoetbalvereniging Steeds Voorwaarts... |
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| Cecilio Lopes Cecilio Lopes Cecilio Lopes is a Cape Verdean international footballer. He currently plays professionally as a striker for FC Dordrecht.-Club career:Lopes formerly played for SBV Excelsior, FC Dordrecht, Sparta Rotterdam, FC Volendam and FC Zwolle.... |
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... |
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| Hilmi Mihci Hilmi Mihçi Hilmi Mihçi ia a Dutch footballer of Turkish descent.-Club career:A journeyman striker, Mihci began his career at FC Den Bosch and currently plays for Dutch top amateur side IJsselmeervogels, with whom he won the Dutch Amateur League title in June 2010.-External links:* * - VoetbalInternational... |
FC Den Bosch | |
| Jack Tuyp Jack Tuyp Jacobus "Jack" Johannes Tuyp is a Dutch footballer, currently playing for FC Volendam.Tuyp made his debut for FC Volendam in the 2002-03 Eerste Divisie season, scoring 7 goals in 18 matches. FC Volendam won promotion to the Eredivisie through the playoffs. In the highest Dutch league, Tuyp scored... |
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... |