The Eerste Divisie 2010–11 was the 55th season of the

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship reasons, while ...

since its establishment in 1956. The previous year's winners were De Graafschap, who were replaced by last-placed 2009–10 Eredivisie club RKC Waalwijk. The league featured 18 teams, two fewer than its previous season, following the exclusion of HFC Haarlem from professional football and the relegation of

FC Oss TOP Oss (), is a professional association football club based in the town of Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands, that competes in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of the Dutch football league system. Founded in 1928 as T.O.P., a Dutch abbreviati ...

to the 2010–11 Topklasse. On May 12, 2010 BV Veendam was declared bankrupt due to financial troubles, with FC Oss consequently expected to be readmitted into Eerste Divisie to replace it; however, the verdict was overturned later in June, and the club was thus allowed to play in the season with a reduced budget. From this season on, the last-placed team would be relegated to the Topklasse, and replaced by the winner of the newly established third tier. This season also featured the old

Almere Almere () is a Planned community, planned List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Flevoland, Netherlands across the IJmeer fro ...

-based club FC Omniworld under the new denomination of

Almere City FC Almere City Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Almere, Netherlands. Founded in 2001, the club currently compete in the Eerste Divisie, following relegation from the Eredivisie in 2024–25 Eredivisie, 20 ...

Teams overview

Venues

League table

Results

Playoffs

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and

VVV-Venlo VVV-Venlo (, ''VVV'' stands for ''Venlose Voetbal Vereniging'' meaning "Venlo Football Club") is a Dutch association football, football club from Venlo, a city on the border with Germany. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutc ...

joined the Eerste Divisie-teams for the playoffs, after finishing 16th and 17th in the Eredivisie.

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

and

will play in 2011–12 Eredivisie.

Top goalscorers

;29 goals * Johan Voskamp ''( Sparta Rotterdam)'' ;27 goals * Sjoerd Ars ''( FC Zwolle)'' ;21 goals * Melvin Platje ''(

FC Volendam Football Club Volendam () is a professional association football, football club based in Volendam, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of the Dutch football league system, following promotion from the Eerste Divisie in the 2024 ...

)'' ;20 goals * Donny de Groot ''( RKC Waalwijk)'' * Michiel Hemmen ''( AGOVV Apeldoorn)'' ;18 goals * Derk Boerrigter ''( RKC Waalwijk)'' ;17 goals * Fred Benson ''( RKC Waalwijk)'' ;16 goals * Koen van der Biezen ''( Go Ahead Eagles)'' * Danny Schreurs ''( FC Zwolle)'' ;15 goals * Ruud ter Heide ''( FC Emmen)'' * Marc Höcher ''( Helmond Sport)''

References

External links

JupilerLeague.nl - Official website Eerste Divisie

KNVB.nl - Official website KNVB
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