1995–96 Eerste Divisie

40th season of the second-tier football league in Netherlands

Football league season

Eerste DivisieSeason| 1995–96

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Champions| AZ
Promoted| AZ
Goals scored| 861
Average goals/game| 2.81

← 1994–95

1996–97 →

The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1995–1996 season was contested by 18 teams. AZ won the championship. This was the first year teams earned three points for a win instead of two.

## New entrants

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Relegated from the 1994–95 Eredivisie

* Dordrecht '90
* MVV

## Final ranking

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

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1  | AZ | 34  | 21  | 10  | 3  | 64  | 26  | +38  | 73  | Promotion to Eredivisie
2  | FC Emmen | 34  | 18  | 13  | 3  | 71  | 39  | +32  | 67  | Play-offs
3  | FC Den Bosch | 34  | 15  | 13  | 6  | 51  | 36  | +15  | 58
4  | Veendam | 34  | 16  | 10  | 8  | 48  | 35  | +13  | 58
5  | VVV-Venlo | 34  | 15  | 12  | 7  | 55  | 33  | +22  | 57
6  | Cambuur Leeuwarden | 34  | 15  | 12  | 7  | 49  | 32  | +17  | 57
7  | Dordrecht '90 | 34  | 14  | 12  | 8  | 62  | 45  | +17  | 54  |
8  | SC Heracles | 34  | 14  | 8  | 12  | 56  | 50  | +6  | 50  | Play-offs
9  | Telstar | 34  | 13  | 11  | 10  | 42  | 38  | +4  | 50  |
10  | HFC Haarlem | 34  | 14  | 3  | 17  | 47  | 53  | −6  | 45
11  | MVV | 34  | 10  | 12  | 12  | 41  | 46  | −5  | 42
12  | TOP Oss | 34  | 8  | 15  | 11  | 46  | 50  | −4  | 39
13  | RBC | 34  | 11  | 6  | 17  | 35  | 51  | −16  | 39
14  | FC Zwolle | 34  | 7  | 12  | 15  | 37  | 43  | −6  | 33
15  | ADO Den Haag | 34  | 8  | 7  | 19  | 39  | 60  | −21  | 31
16  | Excelsior | 34  | 8  | 5  | 21  | 42  | 72  | −30  | 29
17  | FC Eindhoven | 34  | 5  | 11  | 18  | 41  | 75  | −34  | 26
18  | Helmond Sport | 34  | 6  | 4  | 24  | 35  | 77  | −42  | 22

Source: [citation needed]

## Promotion/relegation play-offs

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In the promotion/relegation competition, eight entrants (six from this league and two from the Eredivisie) entered in two groups. The group winners were promoted to the Eredivisie.

### Group 1

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | FC Volendam | 6  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 10  | 2  | +8  | 18  | Remain in Eredivisie
2  | SC Heracles | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 13  | 7  | +6  | 10  |
3  | VVV-Venlo | 6  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 3  | 9  | −6  | 4
4  | FC Den Bosch | 6  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 2  | 10  | −8  | 2

Source: [citation needed]

#### Round 1

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1996-05-11

FC Den Bosch| 0 – 1| FC Volendam

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VVV-Venlo| 0 – 3| SC Heracles

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#### Round 2

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1996-05-18

SC Heracles| 2 – 0| FC Den Bosch

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FC Volendam| 1 – 0| VVV-Venlo

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#### Round 3

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1996-05-21

FC Den Bosch| 0 – 0| VVV-Venlo

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FC Volendam| 1 – 0| SC Heracles

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#### Round 4

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1996-05-25

VVV-Venlo| 2 – 0| FC Den Bosch

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SC Heracles| 1 – 2| FC Volendam

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#### Round 5

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1996-05-28

VVV-Venlo| 0 – 1| FC Volendam

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|  | Nijholt 55'

De Koel, Venlo

Attendance: 1,844

Referee: Uilenberg

FC Den Bosch| 2 – 2| SC Heracles

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Gerver 26'
Nijhuis 61' |  | Klaver 10'
Holster 66'

De Vliert, Den Bosch

Attendance: 1,174

Referee: Jol

#### Round 6

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1996-06-01

FC Volendam| 3 – 0| FC Den Bosch

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SC Heracles| 4 – 1| VVV-Venlo

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### Group 2

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | NEC Nijmegen | 6  | 5  | 0  | 1  | 12  | 4  | +8  | 15  | Remain in Eredivisie
2  | Veendam | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 8  | 7  | +1  | 10  |
3  | FC Emmen | 6  | 3  | 0  | 3  | 10  | 8  | +2  | 9
4  | Cambuur Leeuwarden | 6  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 2  | 13  | −11  | 1

Source: [citation needed]

#### Round 1

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1996-05-14

NEC Nijmegen| 3 – 1| FC Emmen

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Janssen 7'
Sumiala 65'
Pothuizen 73' |  | Alberda 10'

De Goffert, Nijmegen

Attendance: 4,500

Referee: Luinge

Cambuur Leeuwarden| 2 – 2| Veendam

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Van der Berg 73'
Oosterhof 90' |  | Radomski 10'
Oosting 19'

Cambuur Stadion, Leeuwarden

Attendance: 5,500

Referee: Temmink

#### Round 2

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1996-05-18

Veendam| 1 – 0| NEC Nijmegen

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Wiekens 88' |  |

De Langeleegte, Veendam

Attendance: 4,777

Referee: Reygwart

FC Emmen| 4 – 0| Cambuur Leeuwarden

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Van Oostrum 21',  63'
Nurmela 70'
Stroeve 87' |  |

Univé Stadion, Emmen

Attendance: 4,281

Referee: Uilenberg

#### Round 3

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1996-05-21

NEC Nijmegen| 2 – 0| Cambuur Leeuwarden

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Janssen 65' (pk)
Sumiala 82' |  |

De Goffert, Nijmegen

Attendance: 5,500

Referee: Van Hulten

FC Emmen| 2 – 1| Veendam

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#### Round 4

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1996-05-25

Cambuur Leeuwarden| 0 – 1| NEC Nijmegen

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|  | Langerak 67'

Cambuur Stadion, Leeuwarden

Attendance: 4,250

Referee: Luyten

Veendam| 1 – 0| FC Emmen

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#### Round 5

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1996-05-28

Cambuur Leeuwarden| 0 – 1| FC Emmen

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|  | De Jonge 72'

Cambuur Stadion, Leeuwarden

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Van der Ende

NEC Nijmegen| 3 – 0| Veendam

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Van Diemen 25'
Sumiala 49'
Pothuizen 71' |  |

De Goffert, Nijmegen

Attendance: 8,100

Referee: Van Vliet

#### Round 6

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1996-06-01

FC Emmen| 2 – 3| NEC Nijmegen

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Drent 36'
Barmentloo 90' |  | Sumiala 23',  83'
De Kruyff 78' (og)

Univé Stadion, Emmen

Attendance: 6,800

Referee: Temmink

Veendam| 3 – 0| Cambuur Leeuwarden

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do Nascimento 68',  90'
Wiekens 79' |  |

De Langeleegte, Veendam

Attendance: 2,631

Referee: Koopman

## See also

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* 1995–96 in Dutch football
* 1995–96 Eredivisie
* 1995–96 KNVB Cup

## References

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* Netherlands - List of final tables (RSSSF)
* SC Cambuur Archive

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| League competitions|

* Eredivisie
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Cup competitions|

* KNVB Cup (Final)
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*[Pos]: Position
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*[GD]: Goal difference
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