1978–79 Eerste Divisie

23rd season of the second-tier football league in Netherlands

Football league season

Eerste DivisieSeason| 1978–79

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Champions| SBV Excelsior
Promoted|

* SBV Excelsior
* Willem II

Goals scored| 937
Average goals/game| 2.73

← 1977–78

1979–80 →

The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1978–79 season was contested by 19 teams. Excelsior won the championship.

## New entrants

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Relegated from the 1977–78 Eredivisie

* FC Amsterdam
* Telstar

## League standings

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification

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1  | SBV Excelsior | 36  | 22  | 7  | 7  | 76  | 32  | +44  | 51  | Promoted to Eredivisie.
2  | FC Groningen | 36  | 20  | 10  | 6  | 60  | 31  | +29  | 50  | Qualified for Promotion play-off as Period champions.
3  | Willem II | 36  | 17  | 14  | 5  | 60  | 32  | +28  | 48
4  | Fortuna SC | 36  | 17  | 13  | 6  | 64  | 35  | +29  | 47
5  | FC Eindhoven | 36  | 14  | 16  | 6  | 53  | 32  | +21  | 44  |
6  | FC Wageningen | 36  | 17  | 10  | 9  | 59  | 44  | +15  | 44
7  | FC Den Bosch | 36  | 16  | 10  | 10  | 58  | 43  | +15  | 42
8  | De Graafschap | 36  | 15  | 11  | 10  | 60  | 47  | +13  | 41
9  | FC Amsterdam | 36  | 13  | 11  | 12  | 52  | 40  | +12  | 37
10  | Telstar | 36  | 12  | 10  | 14  | 45  | 45  | 0  | 34  | Qualified for Promotion play-off as Period champions.
11  | sc Heerenveen | 36  | 10  | 13  | 13  | 34  | 47  | −13  | 33  |
12  | SC Veendam | 36  | 13  | 6  | 17  | 51  | 67  | −16  | 32
13  | SC Heracles | 36  | 10  | 11  | 15  | 46  | 49  | −3  | 31
14  | SVV | 36  | 11  | 9  | 16  | 42  | 48  | −6  | 31
15  | SC Cambuur | 36  | 9  | 10  | 17  | 33  | 54  | −21  | 28
16  | FC Vlaardingen | 36  | 7  | 12  | 17  | 35  | 54  | −19  | 26
17  | Helmond Sport | 36  | 9  | 8  | 19  | 42  | 71  | −29  | 26
18  | SC Amersfoort | 36  | 8  | 7  | 21  | 34  | 78  | −44  | 23
19  | FC Dordrecht | 36  | 5  | 6  | 25  | 33  | 88  | −55  | 16  | Changed name to DS '79 for next season.

Source: rsssf.com

## Promotion competition

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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

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1  | Willem II | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 9  | 5  | +4  | 8  | Promoted to Eredivisie.
2  | Fortuna SC | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 7  | 4  | +3  | 8  | Changed name to Fortuna Sittard for next season.
3  | FC Groningen | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 6  | 6  | 0  | 6  |
4  | Telstar | 6  | 1  | 0  | 5  | 5  | 12  | −7  | 2

Source: rsssf.com

## See also

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* 1978–79 Eredivisie
* 1978–79 KNVB Cup

## References

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* Netherlands - List of final tables (RSSSF)

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