Eerste Divisie
Season2023–24
Dates11 August 2023 – 10 May 2024
Matches played199
Goals scored602 (3.03 per match)
Top goalscorerMartijn Kaars
(16 goals)
Biggest home winADO Den Haag 6–0 Jong FC Utrecht
(27 November 2023)
Biggest away winTOP Oss 1–8 Cambuur
(6 November 2023)
Highest scoringTOP Oss 1–8 Cambuur
(6 November 2023)
Longest winning run6 matches
Willem II
Longest unbeaten run11 matches
ADO Den Haag
Dordrecht
Longest winless run11 matches
Den Bosch
Longest losing run6 matches
Telstar
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 23 December 2023.

The 2023–24 Eerste Divisie will be the 68th season of the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of football in the Netherlands since its establishment in 1956.

Teams

A total of 20 teams will take part in the league: 17 teams from the 2022–23 Eerste Divisie and 3 teams relegated from the 2022–23 Eredivisie.

Stadiums and locations

Club Location Venue Capacity
ADO Den Haag The Hague Bingoal Stadion 15,000
Cambuur Leeuwarden Cambuurstadion 10,500
Den Bosch 's-Hertogenbosch Stadion De Vliert 8,713
Dordrecht Dordrecht Matchoholic Stadion 4,235
Eindhoven Eindhoven Jan Louwers Stadion 4,600
Emmen Emmen De Oude Meerdijk 8,600
De Graafschap Doetinchem Stadion De Vijverberg 12,600
Groningen Groningen Euroborg 22,550
Helmond Sport Helmond GS Staalwerken Stadion 4,100
Jong Ajax Amsterdam Sportpark De Toekomst 2,050
Jong AZ Alkmaar AFAS Trainingscomplex 200
Jong PSV Eindhoven PSV Campus De Herdgang 2,500
Jong FC Utrecht Utrecht Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch 550
MVV Maastricht Maastricht Stadion De Geusselt 10,000
NAC Breda Breda Rat Verlegh Stadion 19,000
Roda JC Kerkrade Kerkrade Parkstad Limburg Stadion 19,979
Telstar Velsen BUKO Stadion 3,060
TOP Oss Oss Frans Heesenstadion 4,560
VVV-Venlo Venlo Covebo Stadion - De Koel 8,000
Willem II Tilburg Koning Willem II Stadion 14,700

Number of teams by provinces

Number of teams Province Team(s)
7  North BrabantDen Bosch, Eindhoven, Helmond Sport, Jong PSV, NAC Breda, TOP Oss, Willem II
3  LimburgMVV Maastricht, Roda JC Kerkrade, VVV-Venlo
 North HollandJong Ajax, Jong AZ, Telstar
2  South HollandADO Den Haag, Dordrecht
1  DrentheEmmen
 FrieslandCambuur
 GelderlandDe Graafschap
 GroningenGroningen
 UtrechtJong FC Utrecht

Personnel

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
ADO Den Haag Bosnia and Herzegovina Darije Kalezić Netherlands Kürşad Sürmeli Erreà Hommerson Casino
Cambuur Netherlands Henk de Jong Netherlands Daniël van Kaam Adidas Bouwgroep Dijkstra Draisma
Den Bosch Poland Tomasz Kaczmarek Netherlands Victor van den Bogert Robey D-Reizen
Dordrecht Italy Michele Santoni Belgium Mathis Suray Capelli Sport Keukenwarenhuis.nl
Eindhoven Netherlands Willem Weijs Togo Mawouna Amevor Macron VDL Groep
Emmen Netherlands Fred Grim Netherlands Jari Vlak Hummel EasyToys
De Graafschap Netherlands Jan Vreman Cape Verde Jeffry Fortes Robey Onverwachte Hoek
Groningen Netherlands Dick Lukkien Curaçao Leandro Bacuna Robey OG Clean Fuels
Helmond Sport Belgium Bob Peeters Netherlands Wouter van der Steen Saller Vescom
Jong Ajax Netherlands Dave Vos Netherlands Gabriel Misehouy Adidas Ziggo
Jong AZ Netherlands Jan Sierksma Netherlands Jorn Berkhout Nike CTS GROUP
Jong PSV Netherlands Wil Boessen Netherlands Jason van Duiven Puma Metropoolregio Brainport Eindhoven
Jong FC Utrecht Netherlands Ivar van Dinteren Netherlands Yannick Leliendal Castore Odido
MVV Maastricht Netherlands Maurice Verberne Netherlands Nicky Souren Nike OneCasino
NAC Breda Netherlands Jean-Paul van Gastel Curaçao Cuco Martina Nike OK tankstations
Roda JC Kerkrade Netherlands Bas Sibum Netherlands Rodney Kongolo Kipsta APS Groep
Telstar Netherlands Mike Snoei Netherlands Mitch Apau Robey 711
TOP Oss Netherlands Ruud Brood Suriname Calvin Mac-Intosh Saller Restaurant Quisine
VVV-Venlo Netherlands Rick Kruys Netherlands Rick Ketting Craft Seacon
Willem II Belgium Peter Maes Netherlands Freek Heerkens Robey AVEC

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
ADO Den HaagNetherlands Dick AdvocaatEnd of interim spell30 June 2023Pre-seasonBosnia and Herzegovina Darije Kalezić1 July 2023
EmmenNetherlands Dick LukkienEnd of contractNetherlands Fred Grim
De GraafschapNetherlands Adrie PoldervaartHealth issuesNetherlands Jan Vreman
EindhovenNetherlands Rob PendersSigned by UtrechtNetherlands Willem Weijs
GroningenNetherlands Dennis van der ReeEnd of contractNetherlands Dick Lukkien
Jong AZBelgium Maarten MartensEnd of contractNetherlands Jan Sierksma
Jong FC UtrechtBosnia and Herzegovina Darije KalezićMutual consentNetherlands Ivar van Dinteren
Roda JC KerkradeNetherlands Edwin de GraafEnd of contractNetherlands Bas Sibum
TOP OssNetherlands Klaas WelsMutual consentNetherlands Ruud Brood
Jong PSVMorocco Adil RamziSigned by Wydad23 July 2023Netherlands Wil Boessen4 August 2023
Willem IINetherlands Reinier RobbemondSacked5 September 202315thNetherlands Peter van den Berg (a.i.)5 September 2023
NAC BredaGermany Peter HyballaSacked13 September 202310thNetherlands Ton Lokhoff (a.i.)13 September 2023
Willem IINetherlands Peter van den Berg (a.i.)End of interim spell18 September 20237thBelgium Peter Maes18 September 2023
NAC BredaNetherlands Ton Lokhoff (a.i.)End of interim spell25 September 202315thNetherlands Jean-Paul van Gastel25 September 2023
CambuurNetherlands Sjors UlteeSacked9 October 202311thNetherlands Henk de Jong10 October 2023

Standings

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Willem II[lower-alpha 1] (X) 20 14 3 3 41 18 +23 45 Promotion to the Eredivisie
2 Roda JC Kerkrade[lower-alpha 2] (X) 20 11 6 3 34 16 +18 39
3 ADO Den Haag 20 10 7 3 37 21 +16 37 Qualification for promotion play-offs
4 Dordrecht 20 8 9 3 41 29 +12 33
5 De Graafschap 19 10 3 6 26 23 +3 33
6 Groningen 20 9 5 6 32 20 +12 32
7 Emmen 20 9 5 6 30 27 +3 32
8 Cambuur 20 9 4 7 44 38 +6 31
9 NAC Breda 20 9 4 7 37 30 +7 31
10 Eindhoven 20 7 9 4 29 24 +5 30
11 VVV-Venlo 20 8 5 7 32 32 0 29
12 Jong AZ 20 8 4 8 28 32 −4 28
13 MVV Maastricht 20 7 5 8 29 29 0 26
14 Helmond Sport 20 7 4 9 32 34 −2 25
15 Jong Ajax 20 5 7 8 33 40 −7 22 Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the Eredivisie
16 Jong PSV 19 5 3 11 25 41 −16 18
17 Jong FC Utrecht 20 4 6 10 19 38 −19 18 Possible relegation to Tweede Divisie
18 Den Bosch 20 4 3 13 22 40 −18 15
19 Telstar 20 4 2 14 19 37 −18 14
20 TOP Oss 20 3 2 15 12 33 −21 11
Updated to match(es) played on 23 December 2023. Source: Flashscore, Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)[1]
(X) Assured of at least promotion play-offs
Notes:
  1. ↑ Winner of the Second Period (Rounds 10–19)
  2. ↑ Winner of the First Period (Rounds 1–9)

Period tables

Period 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Roda JC Kerkrade 9 7 1 1 22 5 +17 22 Qualification for promotion play-offs
2 Emmen 9 5 3 1 18 12 +6 18
3 ADO Den Haag 9 5 3 1 14 8 +6 18
4 Eindhoven 9 4 5 0 9 4 +5 17
5 Willem II 9 5 2 2 14 10 +4 17
6 Dordrecht 9 3 5 1 18 14 +4 14
7 De Graafschap 9 4 2 3 11 11 0 14
8 VVV-Venlo 9 4 2 3 14 15 −1 14
9 Helmond Sport 9 4 1 4 16 12 +4 13
10 Groningen 9 4 1 4 14 10 +4 13
11 Cambuur 9 4 1 4 21 21 0 13
12 Jong PSV 9 4 1 4 13 19 −6 13 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
13 Jong AZ 9 3 2 4 12 14 −2 11
14 NAC Breda 9 3 2 4 15 18 −3 11
15 Jong FC Utrecht 9 3 2 4 10 17 −7 11 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
16 MVV Maastricht 9 3 1 5 14 17 −3 10
17 Den Bosch 9 3 0 6 11 15 −4 9
18 Jong Ajax 9 1 2 6 16 24 −8 5 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
19 TOP Oss 9 1 1 7 7 13 −6 4
20 Telstar 9 1 1 7 8 18 −10 4
Source: Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Period 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Willem II 10 8 1 1 25 7 +18 25 Qualification for promotion play-offs
2 NAC Breda 10 6 2 2 21 10 +11 20
3 De Graafschap 10 6 1 3 15 12 +3 19
4 Cambuur 10 5 3 2 24 15 +9 18
5 Jong AZ 10 5 2 3 15 16 −1 17 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
6 ADO Den Haag 10 4 4 2 22 14 +8 16
7 Dordrecht 10 4 4 2 21 14 +7 16
8 Groningen 10 4 4 2 16 9 +7 16
9 Jong Ajax 10 4 4 2 15 14 +1 16 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
10 Roda JC Kerkrade 10 4 4 2 9 8 +1 16 Period 1 winner
11 Emmen 10 4 2 4 11 13 −2 14
12 MVV Maastricht 10 3 4 3 13 12 +1 13
13 Eindhoven 10 3 3 4 18 18 0 12
14 VVV-Venlo 10 3 3 4 16 16 0 12
15 Helmond Sport 10 3 2 5 13 19 −6 11
16 Telstar 10 3 1 6 10 17 −7 10
17 Jong FC Utrecht 10 1 4 5 8 19 −11 7 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
18 TOP Oss 10 2 1 7 5 18 −13 7
19 Jong PSV 10 1 2 7 12 22 −10 5 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
20 Den Bosch 10 0 3 7 8 24 −16 3
Source: Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Period 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Den Bosch 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 3 Qualification for promotion play-offs
2 MVV Maastricht 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3
3 ADO Den Haag 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3
4 Dordrecht 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3
5 Groningen 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3
6 VVV-Venlo 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3
7 Willem II 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3 Period 2 winner
8 Helmond Sport 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
9 Roda JC Kerkrade 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1 Period 1 winner
10 Eindhoven 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
11 Jong Ajax 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
12 De Graafschap 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Jong PSV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
14 Emmen 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
15 Jong AZ 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
16 Jong FC Utrecht 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
17 NAC Breda 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
18 Telstar 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
19 Cambuur 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0
20 TOP Oss 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0
Updated to match(es) played on 23 December 2023. Source: Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Period 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ADO Den Haag 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for promotion play-offs
2 Cambuur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Den Bosch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Dordrecht 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Eindhoven 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Emmen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 De Graafschap 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Groningen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Helmond Sport 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Jong Ajax 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
11 Jong AZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Jong PSV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Jong FC Utrecht 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MVV Maastricht 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 NAC Breda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Roda JC Kerkrade 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Period 1 winner
17 Telstar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 TOP Oss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 VVV-Venlo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Willem II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Period 2 winner
First match(es) will be played: 8 March 2024. Source: Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Results

Home \ Away ADO CAM DBO DOR EIN EMM GRA GRO HEL JAJ JAZ JPS JUT MVV NAC RJC TEL TOP VVV WIL
ADO Den Haag 1–2 11 Feb 11 Mar 20 Apr 26 Jan 12 Jan 29 Mar 12 Apr 1 Mar 4–1 10 May 6–0 23 Feb 3–1 0–3 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–1
Cambuur 5 Apr 3–1 26 Apr 2–2 2–2 8 Mar 2–1 10 May 4–2 1–2 3–4 16 Feb 12 Jan 2–3 1–1 24 Mar 26 Jan 9 Feb 1–0
Den Bosch 1–2 3–1 29 Mar 0–1 3 May 0–4 1 Mar 2 Feb 3–3 16 Feb 1–2 1–1 3–2 19 Apr 19 Jan 1–4 1–0 1–2 15 Mar
Dordrecht 2–2 5–2 5–1 15 Mar 2–1 5 Apr 2 Feb 12 Jan 4–0 0–0 1–4 3–3 2–2 2–2 2–0 8 Mar 19 Apr 16 Feb 3 May
Eindhoven 1–1 29 Mar 10 May 1–1 3–2 19 Jan 16 Feb 1–2 2–2 1 Mar 12 Apr 11 Mar 26 Jan 2–0 1–1 28 Apr 0–0 0–2 1–1
Emmen 2–3 23 Feb 1–0 2–4 2 Feb 10 May 19 Jan 26 Apr 29 Mar 2–1 1–0 2–0 12 Apr 12 Jan 0–1 2–0 11 Mar 2–2 1 Mar
De Graafschap 0–0 2–3 23 Feb 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 11 Mar 29 Mar 22 Dec 3 May 26 Apr 1–0 0–0 12 Apr 1 Mar 26 Jan 9 Feb
Groningen 0–1 20 Apr 0–3 2–2 2–1 0–0 15 Mar 23 Feb 4–1 26 Jan 4–0 2–1 8 Mar 7 Apr 10 May 2–0 9 Feb 2–1 0–0
Helmond Sport 3–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 3 May 1–2 16 Feb 1–2 19 Apr 11 Mar 19 Jan 4–0 1–2 26 Jan 3–3 1–0 1–1 1 Mar 29 Mar
Jong Ajax 0–0 15 Apr 8 Apr 29 Jan 1–1 3–3 1–2 15 Jan 4–1 10 May 15 Mar 2–1 12 Feb 8 Mar 26 Apr 26 Feb 1–0 3–0 1–0
Jong AZ 1–2 15 Mar 0–0 22 Jan 0–0 8 Apr 3–0 0–5 2–1 5–2 8 Mar 1–0 3 May 26 Feb 5 Feb 3–1 3–0 22 Apr 0–2
Jong PSV 1–2 4 Mar 15 Jan 26 Feb 3–4 9 Feb 1–3 11 Mar 2–1 2–2 1–2 22 Apr 2–3 0–5 1 Apr 1–0 3 May 0–0 29 Jan
Jong FC Utrecht 29 Apr 3–2 15 Apr 10 May 2–5 15 Mar 2–0 1–0 8 Mar 5 Feb 12 Feb 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 26 Feb 15 Jan 8 Apr
MVV Maastricht 0–3 1–1 24 Mar 1 Mar 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 5 Apr 2–1 4–0 19 Feb 19 Jan 1–4 17 Mar 2 Feb 2–0 10 May 20 Apr
NAC Breda 3 May 19 Jan 1–0 12 Apr 9 Feb 1–3 2 Feb 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 28 Apr 1 Mar 29 Mar 1–3 3–1 2–0 15 Mar 1–2
Roda JC Kerkrade 8 Mar 3 May 4–1 9 Feb 12 Jan 16 Feb 19 Apr 0–0 4–1 2–1 3–1 2–1 26 Jan 1–0 24 Mar 3–0 2–0 7 Apr 0–1
Telstar 15 Mar 2–3 26 Jan 0–2 0–1 19 Apr 1–2 3 May 9 Feb 3–2 12 Jan 5 Apr 29 Mar 2–1 16 Feb 1 Mar 1–0 1–2 1–5
TOP Oss 2 Feb 1–8 8 Mar 0–1 5 Apr 0–1 0–1 0–2 15 Mar 16 Feb 26 Apr 4–1 2–0 0–1 10 May 12 Apr 19 Jan 2–1 12 Jan
VVV-Venlo 19 Jan 1–2 26 Apr 3–1 23 Feb 8 Mar 2–0 14 Apr 0–4 3 May 2–2 2 Feb 4–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 2–1 29 Mar 1–3
Willem II 16 Feb 2 Feb 3–1 2–0 8 Mar 3–0 4–2 26 Apr 4–1 19 Jan 12 Apr 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–4 23 Feb 10 May 2–1 24 Mar
Updated to match(es) played on 23 December 2023. Source: Soccerway, Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistics

Top scorers

As of 23 December 2023[2]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Netherlands Martijn Kaars Helmond Sport 16
2 Netherlands Milan Smit Cambuur 13
3 Netherlands Henk Veerman ADO Den Haag 12
4 Netherlands Zakaria Eddahchouri Telstar 10
5 Suriname Jeredy Hilterman Willem II 9
Netherlands Koen Kostons MVV Maastricht
Netherlands Walid Ould-Chikh Roda JC Kerkrade
Netherlands Jayden Addai Jong AZ
Austria Rene Kriwak Dordrecht
10 Netherlands Michael Breij Cambuur 8
Czech Republic Dominik Janošek NAC Breda
Poland Kacper Kostorz Den Bosch
Venezuela Enrique Peña Zauner Roda JC Kerkrade
Democratic Republic of the Congo Jeremy Bokila Willem II

References

  1. ↑ "Reglementen betaald voetbal seizoen 2020-21" [Regulations professional football season 2020-21] (PDF) (in Dutch). KNVB. 20 January 2021.
  2. ↑ Flashscore
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