1998–99 Eerste Divisie

Eerste Divisie

Season	1998-99
Champions	FC Den Bosch
Promoted	FC Den Bosch
Goals scored	1007
Average goals/game	3.29
← 1997-98 1999-2000 →

The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1998/1999 season was contested by 18 teams. FC Den Bosch won the championship.

New entrants

Relegated from the Eredivisie 1997-98

• FC Groningen
• FC Volendam

League standings

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	Pts	GF	GA
1	FC Den Bosch	34	23	8	3	77	80	35	Promotion to Eredivisie
2	FC Groningen	34	19	7	8	64	69	33	Play-offs
3	FC Emmen	34	19	4	11	61	53	37
4	Helmond Sport	34	16	7	11	55	55	52
5	FC Zwolle	34	15	9	10	54	57	42
6	SBV Excelsior	34	16	6	12	54	74	63
7	Go Ahead Eagles	34	14	8	12	50	59	57
8	FC Volendam	34	14	7	13	49	63	66
9	FC Eindhoven	34	14	6	14	48	64	73
10	ADO Den Haag	34	12	9	13	45	52	52
11	VVV-Venlo	34	12	6	16	42	59	66
12	RBC Roosendaal	34	11	7	16	40	54	65
13	Veendam	34	11	6	17	39	47	54
14	Dordrecht '90	34	11	5	18	38	51	66	Play-offs
15	HFC Haarlem	34	9	11	14	38	45	67
16	TOP Oss	34	9	10	15	37	43	50
17	Heracles Almelo	34	9	7	18	34	37	58
18	Telstar	34	5	11	18	26	45	71

Promotion/relegation play-offs

In the promotion/relegation competition, eight entrants (six from this league and two from the Eredivisie) entered in two groups. The group winners were promoted to the Eredivisie.

Group 1

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	Pts	GF	GA
1	RKC Waalwijk	6	5	1	0	16	11	3	Remain in Eredivisie
2	FC Zwolle	6	2	2	2	8	8	10
3	Dordrecht '90	6	2	1	3	7	12	13
4	FC Emmen	6	1	0	5	3	10	15

Group 2

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	Pts	GF	GA
1	Sparta	6	5	0	1	15	19	6	Remain in Eredivisie
2	FC Groningen	6	4	1	1	13	16	8
3	Excelsior	6	2	1	3	7	16	18
4	Helmond Sport	6	0	0	6	0	5	24

See also

• Eredivisie 1998-99
• KNVB Cup 1998-99

References

• Netherlands - List of final tables (RSSSF)