The Dutch Eerste Divisie was contested by 20 teams in the 1973–74 season. Excelsior won the championship.
| Season | 1973–74 |
|---|---|
| Champions | SBV Excelsior |
| Promoted | |
| Goals scored | 963 |
| Average goals/game | 2.53 |
← 1972–73 1974–75 → | |
New entrants edit
Relegated from the 1972–73 Eredivisie
HVC changed their name to SC Amersfoort for this season.
League standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SBV Excelsior | 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 edit
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