The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1981–82 season was contested by 18 teams, one less than in the previous season. This was due to the bankruptcy of FC Vlaardingen. Helmond Sport won the championship.
| Season | 1981–82 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Helmond Sport |
| Promoted | Helmond Sport Fortuna Sittard Excelsior |
| Goals scored | 873 |
| Average goals/game | 2.85 |
← 1980–81 1982–83 → | |
From this season onwards, instead of two, three teams would promote to the eredivisie. Two were promoted directly and one through a promotion competition which was organized the same as in previous seasons.
New entrants edit
Relegated from the 1980–81 Eredivisie
League standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helmond Sport | 34 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 48 | Promoted to Eredivisie. |
| 2 | Fortuna Sittard | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 62 | 35 | +27 | 47 | |
| 3 | SBV Excelsior | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 74 | 44 | +30 | 44 | Qualified for Promotion play-off as Period champions. |
| 4 | Telstar | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 44 | |
| 5 | FC Den Bosch | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 62 | 41 | +21 | 41 | |
| 6 | sc Heerenveen | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 61 | 43 | +18 | 41 | Qualified for Promotion play-off as Period champions. |
| 7 | VVV-Venlo | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 41 | |
| 8 | Vitesse Arnhem | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 52 | 45 | +7 | 36 | |
| 9 | SVV | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 33 | |
| 10 | SC Veendam | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 30 | |
| 11 | SC Cambuur | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 23 | 38 | −15 | 29 | |
| 12 | FC Volendam | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 28 | |
| 13 | FC Amsterdam | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 28 | Disbanded as season's end. |
| 14 | FC Eindhoven | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 41 | 64 | −23 | 27 | |
| 15 | DS '79 | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 51 | 66 | −15 | 26 | |
| 16 | Heracles | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 48 | 68 | −20 | 26 | |
| 17 | FC Wageningen | 34 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 22 | |
| 18 | SC Amersfoort | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 72 | −36 | 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 | SBV Excelsior | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 8 | Promoted to Eredivisie. |
| 2 | sc Heerenveen | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 8 | |
| 3 | VVV-Venlo | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 5 | |
| 4 | Telstar | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 |
Source: rsssf.com