1998–99 Eerste Divisie

The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1998–99 season was contested by 18 teams. FC Den Bosch won the championship.

Eerste Divisie

Season	1998–99
Champions	FC Den Bosch
Promoted	FC Den Bosch
Goals scored	1,007
Average goals/game	3.29
← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

New entrants

Relegated from the 1997–98 Eredivisie

• FC Groningen
• FC Volendam

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
1	FC Den Bosch	34	23	8	3	80	35	+45	77	Promotion to Eredivisie
2	FC Groningen	34	19	7	8	69	33	+36	64	Play-offs
3	FC Emmen	34	19	4	11	53	37	+16	61
4	Helmond Sport	34	16	7	11	55	52	+3	55
5	FC Zwolle	34	15	9	10	57	42	+15	54
6	SBV Excelsior	34	16	6	12	74	63	+11	54
7	Go Ahead Eagles	34	14	8	12	59	57	+2	50
8	FC Volendam	34	14	7	13	63	66	−3	49
9	FC Eindhoven	34	14	6	14	64	73	−9	48
10	ADO Den Haag	34	12	9	13	52	52	0	45
11	VVV-Venlo	34	12	6	16	59	66	−7	42
12	RBC Roosendaal	34	11	7	16	54	65	−11	40
13	Veendam	34	11	6	17	47	54	−7	39
14	Dordrecht '90	34	11	5	18	51	66	−15	38	Play-offs
15	HFC Haarlem	34	9	11	14	45	67	−22	38
16	TOP Oss	34	9	10	15	43	50	−7	37
17	Heracles Almelo	34	9	7	18	37	58	−21	34
18	Telstar	34	5	11	18	45	71	−26	26

Source: 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.

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	RKC Waalwijk	6	5	1	0	11	3	+8	16	Remain in Eredivisie
2	FC Zwolle	6	2	2	2	8	10	−2	8
3	Dordrecht '90	6	2	1	3	12	13	−1	7
4	FC Emmen	6	1	0	5	10	15	−5	3

Source: rsssf.com

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sparta	6	5	0	1	19	6	+13	15	Remain in Eredivisie
2	FC Groningen	6	4	1	1	16	8	+8	13
3	Excelsior	6	2	1	3	16	18	−2	7
4	Helmond Sport	6	0	0	6	5	24	−19	0

Source: rsssf.com

See also

• 1998–99 Eredivisie
• 1998–99 KNVB Cup

References

• Netherlands - List of final tables (RSSSF)