1973–74 Eerste Divisie
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| Season | 1973–74 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Excelsior Rotterdam |
| Promoted | |
| Goals scored | 963 |
| Average goals/game | 2.53 |
← 1972–73 1974–75 → | |
The Dutch Eerste Divisie was contested by 20 teams in the 1973–74 season. Excelsior won the championship.
New entrants
Relegated from the 1972–73 Eredivisie
HVC changed their name to SC Amersfoort for this season.
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Excelsior Rotterdam | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 68 | 35 | +33 | 52 | Promoted to Eredivisie. |
| 2 | Vitesse Arnhem | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 68 | 44 | +24 | 48 | Qualified for Promotion play-off as Period champions. |
| 3 | sc Heerenveen | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 47 | |
| 4 | FC Wageningen | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 48 | 36 | +12 | 46 | Qualified for Promotion play-off as Period champions. |
| 5 | Fortuna SC | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 44 | |
| 6 | Helmond Sport | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 53 | 44 | +9 | 43 | |
| 7 | PEC Zwolle | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 40 | |
| 8 | FC Volendam | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 39 | |
| 9 | SVV | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 39 | |
| 10 | Heracles | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 38 | |
| 11 | SC Cambuur | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 38 | |
| 12 | FC Eindhoven | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 36 | |
| 13 | Fortuna Vlaardingen | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 35 | Changed name to FC Vlaardingen for next season. |
| 14 | SC Amersfoort | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 35 | Qualified for Promotion play-off as Period champions. |
| 15 | FC Dordrecht | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 45 | 66 | −21 | 35 | |
| 16 | VVV-Venlo | 38 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 33 | |
| 17 | FC Den Bosch | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 46 | 52 | −6 | 30 | |
| 18 | Willem II | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 41 | 65 | −24 | 29 | |
| 19 | Veendam | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 44 | 74 | −30 | 27 | |
| 20 | De Volewijckers | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 41 | 66 | −25 | 26 | Merged into FC Amsterdam for next season. |
Source: rsssf.com
Promotion competition
In the promotion competition, four period winners (the best teams during each of the four quarters of the regular competition) played for promotion to the eredivisie.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Wageningen | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 8 | Promoted to Eredivisie. |
| 2 | Fortuna SC | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 8 | |
| 3 | Vitesse Arnhem | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4 | |
| 4 | SC Amersfoort | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 4 |
Source: rsssf.com