The Dutch
Eerste Divisie
The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as th ...
in the 1990–91 season was contested by 20 teams, one more than in the previous season. This was due to
VC Vlissingen
VC Vlissingen is a Dutch football team based in Vlissingen, playing in the Hoofdklasse.
During the two seasons it spent as a professional team in the Eerste Divisie, the team was known as VCV Zeeland. Players during the professional years include ...
entering from the amateurs.
De Graafschap
VBV De Graafschap () is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands, playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football.
It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the De Vijverberg stadium ...
won the championship.
New entrants
Entering from amateur football
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VC Vlissingen
VC Vlissingen is a Dutch football team based in Vlissingen, playing in the Hoofdklasse.
During the two seasons it spent as a professional team in the Eerste Divisie, the team was known as VCV Zeeland. Players during the professional years include ...
Relegated from the
1989–90 Eredivisie
The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1989–90 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship.
League standings
Results
Promotion/Relegation
Starting this season, the number 16 of the Eredivisie would play against relegation against the ...
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BVV Den Bosch
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HFC Haarlem
HFC Haarlem was a Dutch football club from the city of Haarlem, established in 1889 and dissolved in 2010. The club won the Eredivisie in 1946 and reached five Cup finals, winning in 1902 and 1912. Haarlem reached the second round of the 198 ...
''DS '79 changed their name to
Dordrecht '90
Football Club Dordrecht, or simply FC Dordrecht () is a professional Dutch association football club based in Dordrecht, a city in the Western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. They currently compete in the Eerste Divisie, t ...
this season.''
League standings
Promotion/relegation play-offs
The promotion/relegation play-offs consisted of three rounds. In the group round, four period winners (the best teams during each of the four quarters of the regular competition) and two (other) best placed teams in the league, played in two groups of three teams. The group winners would play in play-off 1. The winners of that play-off would be promoted to the Eredivisie, the loser had to take on the number 16 of the Eredivisie in play-off 2. These two teams played for the third and last position in the Eredivisie of next season.
Play-off 1
VVV-Venlo: promoted to
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is ...
NAC Breda: play-off 2
Play-off 2
SVV: remain in Eredivisie and merge with Dordrecht '90
NAC Breda: remain in Eerste Divisie
See also
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1990–91 Eredivisie
The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1990–91 season was contested by 18 teams. PSV won the championship.
League standings
Results
Promotion/relegation
The number 16 of the Eredivisie would play against relegation against the runners-up of the prom ...
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1990–91 KNVB Cup
The 73rd edition of the KNVB Cup started on 13 October 1990. The final was played on 2 June 1991: Feyenoord beat BVV Den Bosch 1–0 and won the cup for the seventh time.
Teams
* All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 1990-91, eleven of which en ...
References
Netherlands - List of final tables (RSSSF)
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Eerste Divisie seasons
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