The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1977–78 season was contested by 19 teams. PEC Zwolle won the championship.
Season | 1977–78 |
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Champions | PEC Zwolle |
Promoted | |
Goals scored | 955 |
Average goals/game | 2.79 |
← 1976–77 1978–79 → |
New entrants edit
Relegated from the 1976–77 Eredivisie
League standings edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | PEC Zwolle | 36 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 83 | 31 | +52 | 54 | Promoted to Eredivisie. |
2 | MVV Maastricht | 36 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 72 | 33 | +39 | 52 | Qualified for Promotion play-off as Period champions. |
3 | FC Wageningen | 36 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 47 | 23 | +24 | 46 | |
4 | SBV Excelsior | 36 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 69 | 38 | +31 | 45 | |
5 | Fortuna SC | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 66 | 41 | +25 | 45 | |
6 | FC Groningen | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 62 | 39 | +23 | 45 | Qualified for Promotion play-off as Period champions. |
7 | Willem II | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 40 | |
8 | FC Den Bosch | 36 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 40 | |
9 | FC Eindhoven | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 37 | |
10 | SC Heracles | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 36 | |
11 | sc Heerenveen | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 36 | |
12 | SC Cambuur | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 36 | |
13 | FC Vlaardingen | 36 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 30 | |
14 | De Graafschap | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 29 | |
15 | SVV | 36 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 45 | 75 | −30 | 26 | |
16 | Helmond Sport | 36 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 46 | 80 | −34 | 23 | |
17 | SC Veendam | 36 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 81 | −35 | 22 | |
18 | FC Dordrecht | 36 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 42 | 81 | −39 | 21 | |
19 | SC Amersfoort | 36 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 23 | 66 | −43 | 21 |
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 | MVV Maastricht | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 7 | Promoted to Eredivisie. |
2 | FC Groningen | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | |
3 | FC Wageningen | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 7 | |
4 | SBV Excelsior | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 3 |
Source: rsssf.com