Netherlands - All-Time Tables Eerste and Tweede Divisie 1956-2015


In 1954 professional football was introduced in the Netherlands, and 1956/57 saw a national first division for the first time in history, called "eredivisie" (division of honour). As feeders, a second level league ("eerste divisie", consisting of two groups in the first few seasons) and a third level league ("tweede divisie", also consisting of two groups in the beginning) were added.

In general, all teams that went through name changes are listed under either their current name or (in case the club has disappeared from professional football) the last name under which they played professionally (so e.g. H.V.C. appear as S.C. Amersfoort, K.F.C. as F.C. Zaanstreek, 't Gooi as S.C. Gooiland, Fortuna Vlaardingen as F.C. Vlaardingen, and Zwartemeer as S.C. Drente). This in spite of the fact that clubs like H.V.C. and Fortuna Vlaardingen (or indeed T.O.P., who appear as F.C. Oss) never played in the tweede divisie under their more modern name. An exception is Xerxes, whose one-season merger with D.H.C. (when playing in the eredivisie) before disappearing from professional football is ignored below.

For teams that were formed by mergers, the records of the prime merger club (i.e. the club whose divisional place was taken by the merger club) have been added to those of the newly created club. (So, for instance, the record of Telstar includes that of V.S.V., whose place in the eerste divisie the merger club took in 1963, and not that of Stormvogels.) However, there are two exceptions to this:


Eerste divisie 1956-2015 All-Time Ranking (59 Seasons)

   club                    S    Pd     W     D     L    GF    GA  PAct   Ded    Pts   Pts/G     GD     GAv

 1.S.C. Cambuur           49  1710   676   458   576  2590- 2389  2046   - 6   1804   1,055    201   1,084
 2.F.C. Eindhoven         54  1876   629   464   783  2746- 3155  1948   - 9   1713   0,913   -409   0,870
 3.Helmond Sport          50  1752   574   481   697  2415- 2808  1908         1629   0,930   -393   0,860
 4.F.C. Dordrecht         49  1712   580   460   672  2569- 2707  1852   - 4   1616   0,944   -138   0,949
 5.F.C. Den Bosch         41  1430   603   366   461  2249- 1891  1857         1572   1,099    349   1,185
 6.Veendam                48  1670   516   471   683  2302- 2744  1685   -11   1492   0,893   -442   0,839
 7.Heracles Almelo        42  1464   527   374   563  2147- 2160  1565         1428   0,975   - 13   0,994
 8.F.C. Volendam          34  1176   552   272   352  2188- 1660  1614         1376   1,170    528   1,318
 9.Excelsior              37  1266   522   325   419  2101- 1823  1580         1369   1,081    278   1,152
10.Telstar                44  1522   491   360   671  2083- 2485  1554   - 2   1340   0,880   -402   0,838
11.V.V.V.-Venlo           35  1220   483   291   446  1893- 1828  1486         1257   1,030     65   1,036
12.P.E.C. Zwolle          29  1040   470   292   278  1708- 1244  1487   - 1   1231   1,184    464   1,373
13.De Graafschap          32  1116   463   304   349  1789- 1541  1361         1230   1,102    248   1,161
14.R.B.C. Roosendaal      35  1196   393   272   531  1746- 1987  1192   - 3   1055   0,882   -241   0,879
15.Emmen                  30  1064   383   268   413  1555- 1741  1317   - 6   1028   0,966   -186   0,893
16.Vitesse                25   852   379   215   258  1450- 1192   973          973   1,142    258   1,216
17.Fortuna Sittard        28  1002   344   263   395  1330- 1391  1059   - 8    943   0,941   - 61   0,956
18.Go Ahead Eagles        26   910   354   227   329  1495- 1388  1164   - 3    932   1,024    107   1,077
19.S.V.V.                 29  1004   322   271   411  1341- 1628   915          915   0,911   -287   0,824
20.Wageningen             27   934   326   251   357  1409- 1519   903          903   0,967   -110   0,928
21.Haarlem                28   980   336   231   413  1359- 1591  1043          903   0,921   -232   0,854
22.S.C. Heerenveen        24   848   326   236   286  1247- 1124   888          888   1,047    123   1,109
23.M.V.V.                 23   810   322   218   270  1263- 1115  1069   - 9    853   1,053    148   1,133
24.A.Z.                   19   646   304   160   182  1154-  800   810          768   1,189    354   1,443
25.Willem II              20   698   287   187   224  1087-  925   802          761   1,090    162   1,175
26.A.D.O. Den Haag        18   610   288   150   172  1109-  827   858          726   1,190    282   1,341
27.F.C. Oss               23   812   250   175   387  1121- 1489   885          675   0,831   -368   0,753
28.S.C. Amersfoort        21   722   212   189   321   897- 1191   613          613   0,849   -294   0,753
29.N.E.C.                 13   450   224   110   116   825-  556   591          558   1,240    269   1,484
30.F.C. Vlaardingen       19   650   175   171   304   792- 1057   521          521   0,802   -265   0,749
31.F.C. Groningen         11   372   209    88    75   663-  331   548          506   1,360    332   2,003
32.N.A.C. Breda           11   384   180   102   102   701-  507   489          462   1,203    194   1,383
33.De Volewijckers         15   498   152   135   211   708-  786   439          439   0,882   - 78   0,901
34.A.G.O.V.V. Apeldoorn   15   518   182    89   247   861- 1025   551   -14    439   0,847   -164   0,840
35.Blauw Wit              10   334   150    92    92   521-  371   392          392   1,174    150   1,404
36.Holland Sport          11   352   154    77   121   626-  535   385          385   1,094     91   1,170
37.R.K.C. Waalwijk          8   290   152    77    61   570-  364   450          381   1,314    206   1,566
38.Sparta Rotterdam        8   280   130    63    87   548-  374   453          323   1,154    174   1,465
39.Sittardia               8   244   129    43    72   496-  334   301          301   1,234    162   1,485
40.D.H.C.                  8   256   104    73    79   426-  381   281          281   1,098     45   1,118
41.Almere City            10   362   101    75   186   492-  695   372   - 6    271   0,749   -203   0,708
42.Elinkwijk                7   228   100    58    70   384-  339   258          258   1,132     45   1,133
43.R.C.H.                  9   296    86    72   138   412-  534   244          244   0,824   -122   0,772
44.F.C. Zaanstreek         7   224    87    52    85   342-  352   226          226   1,009   - 10   0,972
45.F.C. Amsterdam          7   232    85    55    92   350-  353   225          225   0,970   -  3   0,992
46.Limburgia               7   220    85    52    83   381-  366   220   - 2    220   1,000     15   1,041
47.Stormvogels             6   186    82    38    66   361-  329   202          202   1,086     32   1,097
48.Velox                   6   192    66    57    69   299-  328   189          189   0,984   - 29   0,912
49.Hermes D.V.S.           6   188    73    41    74   310-  321   187          187   0,995   - 11   0,966
50.Enschedese Boys         5   158    68    34    56   370-  313   170          170   1,076     57   1,182
51.Roda J.C.               4   146    64    37    45   209-  201   186          165   1,130      8   1,040
52.Helmond                 6   188    60    32    96   264-  355   152          152   0,809   - 91   0,744
53.Z.F.C.                  4   130    50    26    54   207-  194   126          126   0,969     13   1,067
54.Xerxes                  3    88    38    19    31   163-  136    95           95   1,080     27   1,199
55.Rigtersbleek            4   118    28    31    59   185-  289    87           87   0,737   -104   0,640
56.S.C. Gooiland           3    98    31    22    45   148-  189    84           84   0,857   - 41   0,783
57.Jong P.S.V.             2    76    26    22    28   112-  113   100           74   0,974   -  1   0,991
58.N.O.A.D.                2    64    29    14    21   115-  110    72           72   1,125      5   1,045
59.Jong Ajax               2    76    27    16    33   121-  139    97           70   0,921   - 18   0,871
60.Jong F.C. Twente        2    76    24    18    34    96-  125    90           66   0,868   - 29   0,768
61.Be Quick                2    68    24    16    28   134-  147    64           64   0,941   - 13   0,912
62.Roda Sport              3    88    23    15    50   117-  194    61           61   0,693   - 77   0,603
63.E.D.O.                  3    94    21    17    56   118-  216    59           59   0,628   - 98   0,546
64.F.C. Twente             1    32    21     5     6    82-   41    47           47   1,469     41   2,000
65.Achilles '29            2    76    14    16    46    84-  160    58           44   0,579   - 76   0,525
66.E.B.O.H.                3    98    13    17    68   103-  297    43           43   0,439   -194   0,347
67.V.C.V. Zeeland          2    76    10    13    53    71-  180    33           33   0,434   -109   0,394
68.Hilversum               1    34    12     5    17    58-   58    29           29   0,853      0   1,000
69.Wilhelmina              1    34     8     7    19    51-   84    23           23   0,676   - 33   0,607
70.S.C. Drente             1    38     5    13    20    35-   73    23           23   0,605   - 38   0,479
71.Emma                    1    30     2     6    22    30-   80    10           10   0,333   - 50   0,375
                                                                                    
                        1179 40684 15216 10252 15216 62275 62275 45667   -84  40600   0,998     0      1

Explanations:

    S  Seasons in eerste divisie (max. 59)
   Pd  Matches played
    W  Matches won
    D  Matches drawn
    L  Matches lost
   GF  Goals scored
   GA  Goals conceded
 PAct  Number of actual points obtained (counting 3/win from 1995/96 onwards)
  Ded  Number of points deducted
  Pts  Number of points obtained (2/win)
Pts/G  Points per game ratio (based on 2/win)
   GD  Goal difference 
  GAv  Goal average

Note:  playoff matches, championship deciders, and "nacompetitie" matches not included

NB: for additional information on name changes, mergers, and the disappearance of
    clubs from Dutch professional football, see Netherlands - Regional Analysis.

Tweede divisie 1956-1971 All-Time Ranking (15 Seasons)

   club                    S    Pd     W     D     L    GF    GA   Pts  Ded Pts/G     GAv     GD

 1.Baronie                15   464   182   110   172   802   773   474      1,022   1,038     29
 2.P.E.C. Zwolle          15   468   167    87   214   766   930   421      0,900   0,824   -164
 3.S.C. Drente            14   424   146   103   175   672   720   395      0,932   0,933   - 48
 4.S.C. Gooiland          12   380   123   121   136   584   562   367      0,966   1,039     22
 5.S.C. Heerenveen        12   374   135    94   145   571   619   364      0,973   0,922   - 48
 6.Z.F.C.                 11   354   126    92   136   495   480   344      0,972   1,031     15
 7.Roda J.C.               8   266   130    72    64   478   315   332      1,248   1,517    163
 8.Hilversum              11   342   112    90   140   479   544   314      0,918   0,881   - 65
 9.E.D.O.                 12   378   105    95   178   469   696   305      0,807   0,674   -227
10.Hermes D.V.S.           9   298   111    78   109   446   413   300      1,007   1,080     33
11.Tubantia               11   332   109    82   141   543   636   300      0,904   0,854   - 93
12.Zwolsche Boys          13   404    98    90   216   493   793   286      0,708   0,622   -300
13.De Graafschap           8   254   112    53    89   438   348   277      1,091   1,259     90
14.N.O.A.D.                9   298    96    85   117   439   492   277      0,930   0,892   - 53
15.Limburgia               8   266    97    82    87   397   396   276      1,038   1,003      1
16.A.G.O.V.V. Apeldoorn    9   300   104    59   137   419   527   267      0,890   0,795   -108
17.Wilhelmina             10   300   100    66   134   546   620   266      0,887   0,881   - 74
18.Haarlem                 7   220   106    53    61   442   299   265      1,205   1,478    143
19.Wageningen              7   234   105    55    74   426   355   265      1,132   1,200     71
20.N.E.C.                  8   228   103    48    77   473   369   254      1,114   1,282    104
21.Helmond Sport           7   228    92    60    76   374   344   244      1,070   1,087     30
22.Veendam                 6   192    93    45    54   344   268   231      1,203   1,284     76
23.F.C. Vlaardingen        6   204    85    59    60   305   254   229      1,123   1,201     51
24.L.O.N.G.A.              9   256    83    54   119   446   548   220      0,859   0,814   -102
25.Velox                   6   180    83    44    53   331   273   210      1,167   1,212     58
26.R.C.H.                  6   180    71    56    53   296   242   198      1,100   1,223     54
27.S.C. Amersfoort         5   162    73    40    49   291   218   186      1,148   1,335     73
28.Oldenzaal               7   200    64    48    88   298   369   176      0,880   0,808   - 71
29.Be Quick                6   168    63    39    66   316   314   165      0,982   1,006      2
30.Excelsior               4   144    59    39    46   214   176   157      1,090   1,216     38
31.Xerxes                  5   140    63    27    50   270   222   153      1,093   1,216     48
32.U.V.S.                  6   166    54    44    68   279   276   150  -2  0,904   1,011      3
33.Vitesse                 4   120    57    34    29   221   165   148      1,233   1,339     56
34.S.C. Cambuur            4   120    59    29    32   268   185   147      1,225   1,449     83
35.F.C. Dordrecht          4   118    56    29    33   232   162   141      1,195   1,432     70
36.F.C. Zaanstreek         4   120    51    35    34   193   148   137      1,142   1,304     45
37.V.V.V.-Venlo            4   142    47    40    55   190   217   134      0,944   0,876   - 27
38.S.V.V.                  4   118    48    30    40   218   205   126      1,068   1,063     13
39.Enschedese Boys         4   106    49    23    34   209   146   121      1,142   1,432     63
40.F.C. Den Bosch          3    90    49    19    22   154    94   117      1,300   1,638     60
41.Zeist                   5   140    42    30    68   228   331   114      0,814   0,689   -103
42.De Valk                 5   138    45    23    70   250   309   113      0,819   0,809   - 59
43.Rheden                  4   106    41    28    37   186   168   110      1,038   1,107     18
44.Go Ahead Eagles         3    82    42    20    20   180   113   104      1,268   1,593     67
45.R.B.C.                  3    92    37    30    25   137   117   104      1,130   1,171     20
46.Roda Sport              3    84    43    16    25   168   105   102      1,214   1,600     63
47.Velocitas               4   106    33    25    48   177   210    91      0,858   0,843   - 33
48.F.C. Eindhoven          2    64    31    24     9    94    48    86      1,344   1,958     46
49.E.B.O.H.                3    76    35    16    25   131   121    86      1,132   1,083     10
50.A.Z.                    2    62    36    13    13   138    74    85      1,371   1,865     64
51.Heracles Almelo         2    56    38     8    10   143    62    84      1,500   2,306     81
52.D.H.C.                  3    82    29    23    30   129   138    81      0,988   0,935   -  9
53.O.N.A.                  4   104    31    18    55   159   257    80      0,769   0,619   - 98
54.Oosterparkers           3    82    24     9    49   122   203    57      0,695   0,601   - 81
55.D.O.S.K.O.              3    82    19    18    45   137   204    56      0,683   0,672   - 67
56.De Volewijckers          1    32    20     7     5    65    31    47      1,469   2,097     34
57.Telstar                 1    32    20     7     5    63    34    47      1,469   1,853     29
58.Stormvogels             1    32     8    13    11    35    44    29      0,910   0,795   -  9
59.Rigtersbleek            1    34    11     4    19    56    79    26      0,760   0,709   - 23
60.Emma                    1    26     7     8    11    38    53    22      0,850   0,717   - 15
61.F.C. Oss                1    28     3     8    17    42    90    14      0,500   0,467   - 48
                                       
                         368 11276  4257  2762  4257 18500 18500 11274  -2    1       1       0

Explanations:

    S  Seasons in tweede divisie (max. 15)
   Pd  Matches played
    W  Matches won
    D  Matches drawn
    L  Matches lost
   GF  Goals scored
   GA  Goals conceded
  Pts  Number of points obtained (2/win)
  Ded  Number of points deducted
Pts/G  Points per game ratio (based on 2/win)
  GAv  Goal average
   GD  Goal difference 

Note:  playoff matches, championship deciders, and "nacompetitie" matches not included                                       

NB: for additional information on name changes, mergers, and the disappearance of
    clubs from Dutch professional football, see Netherlands - Regional Analysis.

Trivia:

Only Baronie and P.E.C. played in the tweede divisie in all 15 seasons of its existence; alone
among all clubs which played 10 or more seasons at this level, Baronie had a positive record.

Among current (2015) eredivisie clubs, P.E.C. Zwolle, S.C. Heerenveen, Roda J.C., De Graafschap
and N.E.C. featured in the third level tweede divisie in more than half of the seasons it existed; 
P.E.C. Zwolle and S.C. Heerenveen had a negative record at this level.

Netherlands - All-Time Table Eredivisie

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