Promotion and relegation play offs in the Dutch competition
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Eredivisie The highest professional level
Eerste Divisie The second (and last) professional level
Period winners A team from the Eerste Divisie with the best record
over a certain number of matches has won a period
title. This entitles them to enter into the
promotion and relegation play offs at the end of
the season.
Wherever two scores are given following the team names, the first score
refers to the home leg of the first mentioned team, the second to the
home leg of the second mentioned team.
Seasons:
1984/1985 1985/1986 1986/1987 1987/1988 1988/1989
1989/1990 1990/1991 1991/1992 1992/1993 1993/1994
1994/1995 1995/1996 1996/1997 1997/1998 1998/1999
1999/2000
1981/1982
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Format:
The 4 period winners of the Eerste divisie play a full
competition. The winner of this after-competition wins
promotion to the Eredivisie. The winner and runner-up
of the normal competition get direct promotion. The
bottom three of the Eredivisie relegate directly.
1984/1985
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Format: same as in 1981/1982
Competitors: De Graafschap, FC Den Haag, NEC and RKC
Graafschap - Den Haag 0-1 1-0*
Graafschap - NEC 0-0 0-0
Graafschap - RKC 4-0 3-1
Den Haag - NEC 1-3 2-3
Den Haag - RKC 2-0 2-4
NEC - RKC 3-0 1-1
* the match FC Den Haag - De Graafschap was ended after
77 minutes because of troubles and was not finished
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1. NEC 6 3 3 0 9 10- 4
2. De Graafschap 6 3 2 1 8 8- 2
3. FC Den Haag 6 2 0 4 4 8-11
4. RKC 6 1 1 4 3 6-15
Promotion: Heracles (champions), FC VVV (runners-up)
and NEC
Relegation: PEC-Zwolle (position 18), NAC (17) and
Volendam
1985/1986
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Format: same as in 1981/1982
Competitors: RKC, Veendam, Vitesse and Willem II
RKC - Veendam 1-2 2-3
RKC - Vitesse 5-1 2-3
RKC - Willem II 0-2 2-2
Veendam - Vitesse 2-1 5-0
Veendam - Willem II 1-0 2-1
Vitesse - Willem II 0-1 0-2
p w d l p f- a
1. Veendam 6 6 0 0 12 15- 5
2. Willem II 6 3 1 2 7 8- 5
3. RKC 6 1 1 4 3 12-13
4. Vitesse 6 1 0 5 2 5-17
Promotion: FC Den Haag (champions), PEC-Zwolle (runners-up)
and Veendam
Relegation: Heracles (position 18), NEC (17) and MVV (16)
1986/1987
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Format: same as in 1981/1982
Competitors: SC Cambuur, DS'79, NEC and RKC
SC Cambuur - DS'79 0-2 0-1
SC Cambuur - NEC 7-0 4-6
SC Cambuur - RKC 2-1 2-1
DS'79 - NEC 4-1 2-1
DS'79 - RKC 2-0 1-3
NEC - RKC 1-1 1-4
p w d l p f- a
1. DS'79 6 5 0 1 10 12- 5
2. SC Cambuur 6 3 0 3 6 15-11
3. RKC 6 2 1 3 5 10- 9
4. NEC 6 1 1 4 3 10-22
Promotion: Volendam (champions), Willem II (runners-up)
and DS'79
Relegation: Excelsior (position 18), Veendam (17) and
Go Ahead Eagles (16)
1987/1988
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Format: same as in 1981/1982
Competitors: De Graafschap, MVV, RBC and Vitesse
De Graafschap - MVV 1-3 1-2
De Graafschap - RBC 1-2 1-1
De Graafschap - Vitesse 1-1 3-1
MVV - RBC 3-0 3-1
MVV - Vitesse 6-2 0-1
RBC - Vitesse 1-5 3-0
p w d l p f- a
1. MVV 6 5 0 1 10 17- 6
2. Vitesse 6 2 1 3 5 10-14
3. RBC 6 2 1 3 5 8-13
4. De Graafschap 6 1 2 3 4 8-10
Promotion: RKC (champions), Veendam (runners-up) and MVV
Relegation: DS'79 (position 18), FC Den Haag (17) and AZ (16)
1988/1989
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Format: same as in 1981/1982
Competitors: Excelsior, Go Ahead Eagles, Heerenveen and NEC
Excelsior - Go Ahead Eagles 1-2 1-3
Excelsior - Heerenveen 0-0 0-2
Excelsior - NEC 0-1 1-2
Go Ahead Eagles - Heerenveen 2-4 0-4
Go Ahead Eagles - NEC 0-0 0-3
Heerenveen - NEC 1-1 1-2
p w d l p f- a
1. NEC 6 4 2 0 10 9- 3
2. Heerenveen 6 3 2 1 8 12- 5
3. Go Ahead Eagles 6 2 1 3 5 7-13
4. Excelsior 6 0 1 5 1 3-10
Promotion: Vitesse (champions), FC Den Haag (runners-up)
and NEC
Relegation: Veendam (position 18), VVV (17) and PEC-Zwolle (16)
1989/1990
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Format:
Numbers 17 and 18 of the Eredivisie relegate directly to the
Eerste Divisie. The champion of the Eerste divisie is promoted.
The 6 period winners play a full competition in two groups. The
winners of both groups play a two-leg final. The winner of this
final is promoted. The loser of this final plays two matches
against the number 16 of the Eredivisie for promotion/relegation.
Group A: Go Ahead Eagles, Heerenveen and NAC
Go Ahead Eagles - Heerenveen 3-2 0-2
Go Ahead Eagles - NAC 2-3 2-0
Heerenveen - NAC 2-3 1-0
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1. Heerenveen 4 2 0 2 4 7-6
2. Go Ahead Eagles 4 2 0 2 4 7-7
3. NAC 4 2 0 2 4 6-7
Group B: Emmen, SC Heracles and FC Wageningen
Emmen - Heracles 2-0 3-1
Emmen - Wageningen 2-0 0-4
Heracles - Wageningen 1-1 0-0
1. Emmen 4 3 0 1 6 7-5
2. FC Wageningen 4 1 2 1 4 5-3
3. SC Heracles 4 0 2 2 2 2-6
Final
Emmen - Heerenveen 1-0 0-2
Promotion/Relegation
Emmen - NEC 1-2 0-0
Promotion: SVV (champions) and Heerenveen
Relegation: Haarlem (position 18) and BVV Den Bosch (17)
Remark: Heerenveen ended as number 16 in the
normal competition!
1990/1991
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Format: Same as in 1989/1990
Group 1: AZ, NAC and FC Zwolle
AZ - NAC 1-1 1-4
AZ - FC Zwolle 1-2 2-2
NAC - FC Zwolle 2-0 1-1
1. NAC 4 2 2 0 6 8-3
2. FC Zwolle 4 1 2 1 4 5-6
3. AZ 4 0 2 2 2 5-9
Group 2: Dordrecht '90, Eindhoven, VVV
Dordrecht '90 - Eindhoven 3-1 0-2
Dordrecht '90 - VVV 1-1 0-2
Eindhoven - VVV 1-2 1-1
1. VVV 4 2 2 0 6 6-3
2. Eindhoven 4 1 1 2 4 5-6
3. Dordrecht '90 4 1 1 2 4 4-6
Final
VVV - NAC 1-0 1-2
Promotion/Relegation
NAC - SVV 1-4 1-1
Promotion: De Graafschap (champions) and VVV
Relegation: NEC (position 18) and Heerenveen (17)
1991/1992
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Format: Same as in 1989/1990.
Group A: Go Ahead Eagles, Heracles and NAC
Go Ahead Eagles - Heracles 1-1 2-1
Go Ahead Eagles - NAC 1-0 0-0
Heracles - NAC 0-1 0-3
1. Go Ahead Eagles 4 2 2 0 6 4-2
2. NAC 4 2 1 0 5 4-1
3. Heracles 4 0 1 3 1 2-7
Group B: BVV Den Bosch, Eindhoven, Excelsior
BVV Den Bosch - Eindhoven 0-0 2-2
BVV Den Bosch - Excelsior 1-1 2-0
Eindhoven - Excelsior 2-0 0-0
1. BVV Den Bosch 4 1 3 0 5 5-3
2. Eindhoven 4 1 3 0 5 4-2
3. Excelsior 4 0 2 2 2 1-5
Final
Go Ahead Eagles - BVV Den Bosch 1-0 0-3
Promotion/Relegation
Go Ahead Eagles - FC Den Haag 3-0 1-0
Promotion: Cambuur Leeuwarden (champion), BVV Den Bosch
and Go Ahead Eagles
Relegation: VVV (position 18), De Graafschap (17) and
FC Den Haag
Remark: Go Ahead Eagles ended as number 11 in the
normal competition!
1992/1993
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Format:
The team ending last (position 18) in the Eredivisie is
relegated. The champion of the Eerste Divisie is promoted
to the Eredivisie. Teams in position 16 and 17 of the
Eredivisie have to play a full competition with four teams
from the Eerste Divisie (the four period winners).
The competition is divided in two groups, with in each
group a contender from the Eredivisie and two from the
Eerste Divisie. The winners of both groups play in the
Eredivisie next season, the other teams in the Eerste
Divisie.
Group A: Fortuna Sittard (Eredivisie, position 16),
Heerenveen and NEC
Fortuna Sittard - Heerenveen 2-0 0-2
Fortuna Sittard - NEC 5-0 1-2
Heerenveen - NEC 3-1 2-1
1. Heerenveen 4 3 0 1 6 7- 4
2. Fortuna Sittard 4 2 0 2 4 8- 4
3. NEC 4 1 0 3 2 4-11
Group B: FC Den Bosch (Eredivisie, 17), De Graafschap
and NAC
FC Den Bosch - De Graafschap 4-1 0-1
FC Den Bosch - NAC 0-3 0-2
De Graafschap - NAC 0-4 1-2
1. NAC 4 4 0 0 8 11- 1
2. FC Den Bosch 4 1 0 3 2 4- 7
3. De Graafschap 4 1 0 3 2 3-10
Promotion: VVV (champions), Heerenveen and NAC
Relegation: Dordrecht '90 (position 18), Fortuna Sittard
and FC Den Bosch
1993/1994
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Format: Same as in 1992/1993, but now there are 6 period
winners competing.
Group A: ADO Den Haag, AZ, RKC (Eredivisie, 16) and Telstar
ADO Den Haag - AZ 1-0 0-4
ADO Den Haag - RKC 2-1 0-5
ADO Den Haag - Telstar 2-1 0-1
AZ - RKC 0-0 1-4
AZ - Telstar 0-2 5-1
RKC - Telstar 4-2 0-2
1. RKC 6 3 1 2 7 14- 7
2. Telstar 6 3 0 3 6 9-11
3. ADO Den Haag 6 3 0 3 6 5-12
4. AZ 6 2 1 3 5 10- 8
Group B: De Graafschap, SC Heracles, NEC
and VVV (Eredivisie, 17)
De Graafschap - SC Heracles 3-4 2-1
De Graafschap - NEC 3-4 0-4
De Graafschap - VVV 1-2 1-2
SC Heracles - NEC 0-1 0-1
SC Heracles - VVV 0-4 3-1
NEC - VVV 2-1 2-1
1. NEC 6 6 0 0 12 14- 5
2. VVV 6 3 0 3 6 11- 9
3. SC Heracles 6 2 0 4 4 8-12
4. De Graafschap 6 1 0 5 2 10-17
Promotion: Dordrecht '90 (champions) and NEC
Relegation: Cambuur Leeuwarden (position 18) and VVV
1994/1995
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Format: Same as in 1993/1994.
Group A: De Graafschap, Den Haag, SC Heracles
and MVV (Eredivisie, 16)
De Graafschap - FC Den Haag 3-1 0-1
De Graafschap - SC Heracles 2-1 4-0
De Graafschap - MVV 6-3 2-2
FC Den Haag - SC Heracles 5-1 1-2
FC Den Haag - MVV 2-0 1-0
SC Heracles - MVV 3-2 1-1
1. De Graafschap 6 4 1 1 9 17- 8
2. FC Den Haag 6 4 0 2 8 11- 6
3. MVV 6 0 2 6 2 8-15
4. SC Heracles 6 2 1 5 5 8-15
Group B: AZ, Excelsior, Go Ahead Eagles (Eredivisie, 17) and VVV
AZ - Excelsior 0-1 1-2
AZ - Go Ahead Eagles 2-3 1-3
AZ - VVV 1-1 4-3
Excelsior - Go Ahead Eagles 0-1 0-2
Excelsior - VVV 2-0 0-3
Go Ahead Eagles - VVV 3-2 1-1
1. Go Ahead Eagles 6 5 1 0 11 13- 6
2. Excelsior 6 3 0 3 6 5- 7
3. VVV 6 1 2 3 4 10-11
4. AZ 6 1 1 4 3 9-13
Promotion: Fortuna Sittard (champions) and De Graafschap
Relegation: Dordrecht '90 (position 18) and MVV
1995/1996
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Format: Same as in 1993/1994.
Group A: FC Den Bosch, SC Heracles,
FC Volendam (Eredivisie, 16) and VVV
FC Den Bosch - SC Heracles 2-2 0-2
FC Den Bosch - FC Volendam 0-1 0-3
FC Den Bosch - VVV 0-0 0-2
SC Heracles - FC Volendam 1-2 1-2
SC Heracles - VVV 4-1 3-0
FC Volendam - VVV 1-0 1-0
1. FC Volendam 6 6 0 0 18 10- 2
2. SC Heracles 6 3 1 2 10 13- 7
3. VVV 6 1 1 4 4 3- 9
4. FC Den Bosch 6 0 2 4 2 2-10
Group B: Cambuur Leeuwarden, Emmen, NEC (Eredivisie, 17)
and SC Veendam
Cambuur Leeuwarden - SC Emmen 0-1 0-4
Cambuur Leeuwarden - NEC 0-1 0-2
Cambuur Leeuwarden - SC Veendam 2-2 0-3
SC Emmen - NEC 2-3 1-3
SC Emmen - SC Veendam 2-1 0-1
NEC - SC Veendam 3-0 0-1
1. NEC 6 5 0 1 15 12- 4
2. SC Veendam 6 3 1 2 10 8- 7
3. SC Emmen 6 3 0 3 9 10- 8
4. Cambuur Leeuwarden 6 0 1 5 1 2-13
Promotion: AZ (champions)
Relegation: Go Ahead Eagles (position 18)
1996/1997
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Format: same as in 1993/1994.
Group A: ADO Den Haag, SC Emmen, RKC Waalwijk
(Eredivisie, 16) and FC Zwolle
ADO Den Haag - Emmen 0-1 1-1
ADO Den Haag - RKC Waalwijk 1-2 0-4
ADO Den Haag - FC Zwolle 0-2 1-1
Emmen - RKC Waalwijk 4-5 0-2
Emmen - FC Zwolle 2-1 0-1
RKC Waalwijk - FC Zwolle 6-0 0-1
1. RKC Waalwijk 6 5 0 1 15 19- 6
2. FC Zwolle 6 3 1 2 10 6- 9
3. Emmen 6 2 1 3 7 8-10
4. ADO Den Haag 6 0 2 4 2 3-11
Group B: Cambuur Leeuwarden, Go Ahead Eagles,
NEC (Eredivisie,17) and VVV
Cambuur - Go Ahead Eagles 0-4 2-3
Cambuur - NEC 0-4 1-2
Cambuur - VVV 3-2 2-0
Go Ahead Eagles - NEC 2-1 0-3
Go Ahead Eagles - VVV 5-1 3-1
NEC - VVV 6-0 3-2
1. NEC 6 5 0 1 15 19- 5
2. Go Ahead Eagles 6 5 0 1 15 17- 8
3. Cambuur Leeuwarden 6 2 0 4 6 8-15
4. VVV 6 0 0 6 0 6-22
Promotion: MVV (champion)
Relegation: AZ (position 18)
1997/1998
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Format: same as in 1993/1994.
Group A: ADO Den Haag, Eindhoven, Emmen
and RKC (Eredivisie, 16)
ADO Den Haag - Eindhoven 0-0 2-2
ADO Den Haag - Emmen 2-2 1-1
ADO Den Haag - RKC Waalwijk 0-3 0-0
Eindhoven - Emmen 2-2 4-1
Eindhoven - RKC Waalwijk 0-1 0-5
Emmen - RKC Waalwijk 3-3 2-3
1. RKC Waalwijk 6 4 2 0 14 15- 5
2. Eindhoven 6 1 3 2 6 8-11
3. ADO Den Haag 6 0 5 1 5 5- 8
4. Emmen 6 0 4 2 4 11-15
Group B: Cambuur Leeuwarden, FC Den Bosch,
FC Groningen (Eredivisie, 17) and FC Zwolle
Cambuur Leeuwarden - FC Den Bosch 2-2 2-1
Cambuur Leeuwarden - FC Groningen 3-1 1-1
Cambuur Leeuwarden - FC Zwolle 5-2 2-1
FC Den Bosch - FC Groningen 1-4 3-1
FC Den Bosch - FC Zwolle 0-0 0-1
FC Groningen - FC Zwolle 1-3 1-1
1. Cambuur Leeuwarden 6 4 2 0 14 15- 8
2. FC Zwolle 6 2 2 2 8 8- 9
3. FC Groningen 6 1 2 3 5 9-12
4. FC Den Bosch 6 1 2 3 5 7-10
Promotion: AZ (champions) and Cambuur Leeuwarden
Relegation: FC Volendam (position 18) and FC Groningen
1998/1999
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Format: same as in 1993/1994.
Group A: Dordrecht '90, Emmen, RKC Waalwijk
(Eredivisie, 16), FC Zwolle
27-5
RKC Waalwijk - Emmen 4-2
Dordrecht '90 - FC Zwolle 2-2
30-5
FC Zwolle - RKC Waalwijk 0-0
Emmen - Dordrecht '90 5-3
11-6
RKC Waalwijk - Dordrecht '90 2-1
Emmen FC Zwolle 1-3
13-6
Dordrecht '90 - RKC Waalwijk 0-2
Emmen - FC Zwolle 1-2
16-6
Dordrecht '90 - Emmen 2-1
RKC Waalwijk - FC Zwolle 2-0
19-6
Emmen - RKC Waalwijk 0-1
FC Zwolle - Dordrecht '90 1-4
1. RKC Waalwijk 6 5 1 0 16 11- 3
2. FC Zwolle 6 2 2 2 8 8-10
3. Dordrecht '90 6 2 1 3 7 12-13
4. Emmen 6 1 0 5 3 10-15
Group B: Excelsior, FC Groningen, Helmond Sport,
Sparta (Eredivisie, 17)
27-5
Sparta - FC Groningen 2-3
Helmond Sport - Excelsior 2-5
30-5
FC Groningen - Helmond Sport 6-1
Excelsior - Sparta 2-3
11-6
Sparta - Helmond Sport 4-1
FC Groningen - Excelsior 4-0
13-6
Helmond Sport - Sparta 0-1
Excelsior - FC Groningen 2-2
16-6
Helmond Sport - FC Groningen 0-1
Sparta - Excelsior 6-0
19-6
FC Groningen - Sparta 0-3
Excelsior - Helmond Sport 7-1
1. Sparta 6 5 0 1 15 19- 6
2. FC Groningen 6 4 1 1 13 16- 8
3. Excelsior 6 2 1 3 7 16-18
4. Helmond Sport 6 0 0 6 0 5-24
Promotion: FC Den Bosch (champions)
Relegation: NAC Breda (position 18)
1999/2000
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Format: same as in 1993/1994.
Group A: Emmen, FC Groningen, Heracles,
MVV (Eredivisie, 16)
17-5
MVV - FC Groningen 1-4
Heracles - Emmen 1-1
20-5
Emmen - MVV 2-2
21-5
FC Groningen - Heracles 4-2
24-5
FC Groningen - Emmen 5-0
Heracles - MVV 3-1
28-5
Emmen - FC Groningen 0-1
MVV - Heracles 5-1
31-5
Heracles - FC Groningen 2-4
MVV - Emmen 0-3
4-6
Emmen - Heracles 2-1
FC Groningen - MVV 1-2
1. FC Groningen 6 5 0 1 15 19- 7
2. Emmen 6 2 2 2 8 8-10
3. MVV 6 2 1 3 7 11-14
4. Heracles 6 1 1 4 4 10-17
Group B: Cambuur Leeuwarden (eredivisie, 17),
Excelsior, RBC Roosendaal, FC Zwolle
17-5
Cambuur - FC Zwolle 1-1
RBC - Excelsior 1-1
20-5
Excelsior - Cambuur 1-2
FC Zwolle - RBC 1-2
23-5
RBC - Cambuur 2-0
FC Zwolle - Excelsior 4-2
26-5
Cambuur - RBC 1-1
Excelsior - FC Zwolle 2-1
30-5
RBC - FC Zwolle 0-2
Cambuur - Excelsior 2-3
3-6
Excelsior - RBC 2-4
FC Zwolle - Cambuur 5-0
1. RBC Roosendaal 6 3 2 1 11 10- 7
2. FC Zwolle 6 3 1 2 10 14- 7
3. Excelsior 6 2 1 3 7 11-14
4. Cambuur Leeuwarden 6 1 2 3 5 6-13
Promotion: NAC Breda (champions), FC Groningen
RBC Roosendaal
Relegation: FC Den Bosch (position 18), MVV,
Cambuur Leeuwarden
Seasons:
1984/1985 1985/1986 1986/1987 1987/1988 1988/1989
1989/1990 1990/1991 1991/1992 1992/1993 1993/1994
1994/1995 1995/1996 1996/1997 1997/1998 1998/1999
1999/2000
Sources: [KNV 98], [VeV 94], [Voe -].
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Author: Erwin Bramer
Last updated: 8 Jul 2000
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