1996–97 Eerste Divisie

41st season of the second-tier football league in Netherlands Eerste Divisie 1996–97 MVV MVV 884 2.88 1995–96 1997–98 The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1996–97 season was contested by 18 teams. MVV won the championship. New entrants Relegated from the 1995–96 Eredivisie Go Ahead Eagles League standings main WDL PQ y MVV MVV CAM Cambuur Leeuwarden EMM FC Emmen VVV VVV-Venlo ZWO FC Zwolle GAE Go Ahead Eagles DEN FC Den Bosch ADO ADO Den Haag EIN FC Eindhoven VEE Veendam TOP TOP Oss DOR Dordrecht '90 HER SC Heracles HEL Helmond Sport RBC RBC Roosendaal TEL Telstar EXC Excelsior HAA HFC Haarlem 20 10 4 62 30 20 7 7 65 33 18 9 7 58 36 16 9 9 55 40 15 10 9 52 40 16 7 11 58 48 16 6 12 55 43 14 10 10 48 48 14 8 12 53 53 13 10 11 44 35 13 8 13 46 50 13 7 14 45 49 9 10 15 51 50 10 6 18 46 64 10 5 19 41 63 7 7 20 34 68 6 6 22 37 67 5 7 22 34 67 #90EE90 Promotion to Eredivisie P #BBEBFF Play-offs PP PP PP PP PP PP complete rsssf.com Promotion/relegation play-offs 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. main WDL Q y Group 1 RKC RKC Waalwijk ZWO FC Zwolle EMM FC Emmen ADO ADO Den Haag 5 0 1 19 6 3 1 2 6 9 2 1 3 8 10 0 2 4 3 11 #FFF000 Remain in Eredivisie C complete rsssf.com main WDL Q y Group 2 NEC NEC Nijmegen GAE Go Ahead Eagles CAM Cambuur Leeuwarden VVV VVV-Venlo 5 0 1 19 5 5 0 1 17 8 2 0 4 8 15 0 0 6 6 22 #FFF000 Remain in Eredivisie C complete rsssf.com Attendances # Club Average 1 Emmen 5,704 2 Cambuur 4,944 3 MVV 4,684 4 Go Ahead 4,458 5 Veendam 4,069 6 Zwolle 3,600 7 ADO 3,279 8 VVV 3,103 9 Oss 2,361 10 Eindhoven 2,203 11 Heracles 2,115 12 Den Bosch 2,087 13 Helmond 2,017 14 Dordrecht 1,700 15 RBC 1,644 16 Haarlem 1,594 17 Telstar 1,376 18 Excelsior 1,049Source:https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/ned/avened97.htm Historical attendances European-football-statistics.co.uk October 19, 2026 See also 1996–97 Eredivisie 1996–97 KNVB Cup References External links Netherlands - List of final tables (RSSSF) Category:Eerste Divisie seasons 2 Neth