2025–26 Eerste Divisie

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Eerste Divisie
Season2025–26
Dates8 August 2025 – 24 April 2026
Matches185
Goals599 (3.24 per match)
Top goalscorerRobin van Duiven
(13 goals)
Biggest home winEmmen 6–0 Eindhoven
(11 October 2025)
Roda JC Kerkrade 6–0 Den Bosch
(17 October 2025)
Biggest away winJong AZ 0–4 ADO Den Haag
(3 October 2025)
Eindhoven 0–4 Vitesse
(17 October 2025)
Vitesse 0–4 Cambuur
(7 November 2025)
Highest scoringCambuur 5–3 Jong PSV
(26 September 2025)
Longest winning run12 matches
ADO Den Haag
Longest unbeaten run14 matches
ADO Den Haag
Longest winless run15 matches
Jong Ajax
Longest losing run4 matches
Eindhoven
Jong AZ
MVV Maastricht
Jong Ajax
All statistics correct as of 5 December 2025.

The 2025–26 Eerste Divisie is the 70th season of the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of football in the Netherlands since its establishment in 1956.

Teams

A total of 19 teams take part in the league: 16 teams from the 2024–25 Eerste Divisie and 3 teams relegated from the 2024–25 Eredivisie. Almere City replaced 2024–25 Eerste Divisie champions Volendam after two seasons in the Eredivisie. RKC Waalwijk replaced second-placed Excelsior after six seasons in the Eredivisie. Willem II replaced Telstar following their loss in the promotion play-offs after one season in the Eredivisie.

On 31 July 2025, it was confirmed that Vitesse had lost their professional license due to financial issues, and therefore the club was not eligible to play in the Eerste Divisie.[1][2] The KNVB announced that no other team was eligible to be promoted, and as a result the competition began to be played with 19 teams. Period titles would have been decided on the first 8 or 9 matches each team played within a period, depending on whether such a period would have had 9 or 10 match days.[3]

On 3 September 2025, Vitesse won an appeal and regained their license, requiring them to be placed back in the league, and returning the league to the original 20-team rules.[4][5]

Stadiums and locations

Club Location Venue Capacity
ADO Den Haag The Hague WerkTalent Stadion 15,000
Almere City Almere Yanmar Stadion 4,501
Cambuur Leeuwarden Kooi Stadion 15,000
De Graafschap Doetinchem Stadion De Vijverberg 12,600
Den Bosch 's-Hertogenbosch Stadion De Vliert 8,713
Dordrecht Dordrecht M-Scores Stadion 4,235
Eindhoven Eindhoven Jan Louwers Stadion 4,600
Emmen Emmen De Oude Meerdijk 8,600
Helmond Sport Helmond GS Staalwerken Stadion 3,600
Jong Ajax Amsterdam Sportpark De Toekomst 2,250
Jong AZ Alkmaar AFAS Trainingscomplex 1,000
Jong PSV Eindhoven PSV Campus De Herdgang 2,500
Jong FC Utrecht Utrecht Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch 450
MVV Maastricht Maastricht Stadion De Geusselt 9,500
RKC Waalwijk Waalwijk Mandemakers Stadion 7,508
Roda JC Kerkrade Kerkrade Parkstad Limburg Stadion 19,979
TOP Oss Oss Frans Heesenstadion 4,560
Vitesse Arnhem GelreDome 21,248
VVV-Venlo Venlo Covebo Stadion - De Koel 8,000
Willem II Tilburg Koning Willem II Stadion 14,700

Number of teams by provinces

Number of teams Province Team(s)
7 North BrabantDen Bosch, Eindhoven, Helmond Sport, Jong PSV, RKC Waalwijk, TOP Oss, Willem II
3 LimburgMVV Maastricht, Roda JC, VVV-Venlo
2 GelderlandDe Graafschap, Vitesse
North HollandJong Ajax, Jong AZ
South HollandADO Den Haag, Dordrecht
1 DrentheEmmen
FlevolandAlmere City
FrieslandCambuur
UtrechtJong FC Utrecht

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team President Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsors (front) Shirt sponsors (back) Shirt sponsors (sleeves) Shorts sponsors
ADO Den Haag Netherlands Natascha van Grinsven-Admiraal

Germany Robin Peter

 Erreà Biersteker Erreà
Almere City Netherlands John Bes Netherlands Jeroen Rijsdijk Craft
Cambuur Netherlands Cees Heijboer Netherlands Henk de Jong Adidas Bouwgroep Dijkstra Draisma TanQYou, Effektief None
De Graafschap Netherlands Mart de Kruif Netherlands Marinus Dijkhuizen Robey Onverwachtehoek.nl, De DakExpert Flexfamily, Coffee Fresh SWR
Den Bosch Netherlands Tommie van Alphen Netherlands Ulrich Landvreugd Vacant Sanitairwinkel
Dordrecht Netherlands Hans de Zeeuw Netherlands Dirk Kuyt Capelli Keukenwarenhuis.nl, Energiek Dordt M-Scores
Eindhoven Netherlands Peter Bijvelds Netherlands Maurice Verberne Macron VDL SRP Zuid
Emmen Netherlands Rinse Bleeker Netherlands Menno van Dam Hummel Vandaglas Hydrowear, Century Autolease Punt Uit
Helmond Sport Netherlands Ron van den Bekerom Netherlands Jurgen Seegers Saller Heel Helmond Sport, Dixap Vescom, Elektro Vogels
Jong Ajax Netherlands Menno Geelen Netherlands Willem Weijs Adidas Ziggo Ziggo Sport Curaçao/ Team Rockstars IT[6]
Jong AZ Netherlands Merijn Zeeman Netherlands Lee-Roy Echteld Nike Kansino Elfi Vastgoed Cavallaro Napoli
Jong PSV Netherlands Marcel Brands Netherlands Stijn Schaars Puma Metropoolregio Brainport Eindhoven GoodHabitz TOTO Nederlandse Loterij
Jong Utrecht Netherlands Thijs van Es Netherlands Mark Otten Castore[7] Conclusion Digital Transformation U4U Dassy
MVV Maastricht Netherlands Tom Daemen Netherlands Edwin Hermans Nike TCC, Voetbalshop Cloos For You Maak.eu
RKC Waalwijk Netherlands Willem van der Linden Netherlands Sander Duits Stanno Willy Naessens Industriebouw, JM van Delft & Zn. Mandemakers, Van Mossel Automotive Beekmans Heftrucks
Roda JC Kerkrade Netherlands Jordens Peters Belgium Kevin Van Dessel Decathlon Tribe Security, Juyst Gezond in Mijnstreek, Rutten x Welling Bijzonder Zorggroep, D&D Verhuur Woodstone
TOP Oss Netherlands Bas van Rossum Netherlands Sjors Ultee JDH Noor Sportswear, Becoss MD Stukadoors
Vitesse Henk Parren Germany Rüdiger Rehm Robey
VVV-Venlo Netherlands Guus Pennings Netherlands John Lammers Craft Venlo.fit VidaXL, Seacon Logistics ProToGa Beveiliging, Personato Recruitment Haa!
Willem II Netherlands Merijn Goris Netherlands John Stegeman Robey None None None None

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 ADO Den Haag[a] (X) 18 16 1 1 51 16 +35 49 Promotion to the Eredivisie
2 Cambuur 19 12 5 2 41 22 +19 41
3 De Graafschap 18 9 4 5 34 26 +8 31 Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the Eredivisie
4 Jong PSV 19 9 4 6 37 35 +2 31 Qualification for promotion play-offs
5 Den Bosch 19 9 2 8 38 38 0 29
6 Roda JC Kerkrade 19 7 7 5 30 27 +3 28
7 Almere City 19 8 2 9 38 31 +7 26
8 RKC Waalwijk 19 7 5 7 30 31 −1 26
9 Willem II 18 7 5 6 23 27 −4 26
10 Emmen 19 7 4 8 33 34 −1 25
11 Dordrecht 18 6 6 6 22 22 0 24
12 VVV-Venlo 19 8 0 11 24 29 −5 24
13 Helmond Sport 19 7 2 10 26 30 −4 23 Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the Eredivisie
14 Jong FC Utrecht 18 6 5 7 26 30 −4 23
15 Eindhoven 19 6 3 10 22 36 −14 21
16 Jong AZ 19 6 2 11 29 36 −7 20
17 TOP Oss 18 4 7 7 21 30 −9 19 Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the Eredivisie
18 MVV Maastricht 19 5 4 10 23 35 −12 19
19 Jong Ajax 19 2 6 11 26 38 −12 12 Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the Eredivisie
20 Vitesse[b] 17 6 4 7 29 30 −1 10
Updated to match(es) played on 5 December 2025. Source: Flashscore, Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head goals scored 8) Head-to-head away goals scored 9) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Extra match or series of matches 9) Goal difference (series of matches) 10) Goals scored (series of matches) 11) Penalty shoot-out (extra match or series of matches)[9]
(X) Assured of at least promotion play-offs
Notes:
  1. ↑ Winner of the First Period (Rounds 1–10)
  2. ↑ In the previous season, Vitesse were deducted 3 points for withholding information, another 3 points due to late submission of required information, and another 6 due to previous administrative shortcomings. Vitesse appealed the decisions of the deductions of these 12 points, and due to the decision of the rejection of the appeal coming after the end of the season, the penalty was instead moved to next season.[8]

Results

Home \ Away ADO ALM CAM DBO DOR EIN EMM GRA HEL JAJ JAZ JPS JUT MVV RKC RJC TOP VIT VVV WIL
ADO Den Haag 2–1 16 Jan 2–1 3–0 6 Apr 2–1 3–2 2–0 3 Apr 30 Jan 19 Dec 17 Mar 13 Feb 17 Apr 4–0 5–1 26 Jan 27 Feb 5–1
Almere City 7 Mar 1–1 6 Apr 17 Apr 5–0 19 Dec 16 Jan 13 Feb 3–2 1–3 2–4 4–0 4–0 17 Mar 30 Jan 3 Apr 2–2 3–0 0–1
Cambuur 2–0 8 Feb 2–1 6 Apr 23 Jan 3–2 2–0 0–0 4–1 20 Mar 5–3 8 Mar 19 Dec 20 Feb 13 Mar 1–0 24 Apr 3–1 2–2
Den Bosch 24 Apr 5–2 10 Apr 3–3 12 Feb 30 Jan 1–2 1–0 2–0 2–3 16 Mar 3 Apr 16 Jan 2–2 27 Feb 5–2 21 Dec 12 Dec 2–1
Dordrecht 12 Apr 0–1 1–0 23 Jan 12 Dec 13 Feb 1–1 9 Jan 20 Feb 1–1 1–2 1–2 6 Mar 1–2 3 Apr 17 Mar 1–1 2–0 24 Apr
Eindhoven 0–1 21 Feb 3–3 1–3 2–2 27 Mar 3 Apr 24 Apr 6 Mar 19 Dec 4–0 1–0 1–0 10 Apr 3–4 0–4 0–1 18 Jan
Emmen 13 Mar 1–4 9 Jan 3–1 2–0 6–0 24 Apr 12 Dec 24 Jan 4–2 20 Feb 6 Feb 6 Apr 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–4 20 Mar 27 Feb
De Graafschap 22 Mar 3–2 17 Apr 11 Jan 14 Mar 2–0 2–3 3–1 6 Feb 6 Apr 3–2 20 Feb 0–1 23 Jan 12 Dec 1–1 8 Mar 3–2 1–1
Helmond Sport 20 Feb 2–1 16 Mar 6 Feb 1–2 1–0 2–0 31 Jan 2–1 4–2 2–3 2–1 2–4 6 Apr 1–3 6 Mar 16 Jan 17 Apr 19 Dec
Jong Ajax 1–3 20 Mar 16 Feb 13 Mar 0–0 1–3 0–1 2–2 27 Feb 4–1 2–2 24 Apr 0–0 22 Dec 19 Jan 13 Apr 2–0 2–4 2 Feb
Jong AZ 0–4 26 Jan 0–1 23 Feb 9 Feb 0–2 9 Mar 1–3 3 Apr 12 Jan 13 Apr 12 Dec 16 Mar 2–3 24 Apr 0–1 4–0 0–2 4–0
Jong PSV 0–3 12 Dec 2 Feb 3–0 27 Feb 13 Mar 3–1 13 Feb 26 Jan 17 Apr 1–0 3–3 2–2 3–1 0–1 12 Jan 20 Mar 6 Apr 2–1
Jong FC Utrecht 2–2 27 Feb 2–4 3–2 20 Mar 17 Apr 1–2 8 Dec 13 Mar 4–3 0–0 19 Jan 3–1 2–0 19 Dec 0–0 13 Apr 2 Feb 16 Feb
MVV Maastricht 3–4 9 Jan 0–1 2–4 0–1 3–1 1–0 27 Feb 10 Apr 12 Dec 1–3 6 Feb 23 Jan 3 Apr 0–0 24 Apr 3–2 13 Mar 22 Mar
RKC Waalwijk 1–3 2–0 4–2 21 Mar 16 Jan 27 Feb 10 Apr 1–4 1–1 2–1 13 Mar 24 Apr 10 Jan 1–0 13 Feb 30 Jan 1–1 1–2 2–3
Roda JC Kerkrade 6 Feb 2–0 1–1 6–0 1–2 0–0 17 Apr 1–0 20 Mar 3–3 2–3 6 Mar 1–1 22 Feb 1–4 23 Jan 16 Mar 11 Jan 6 Apr
TOP Oss 12 Dec 1–2 27 Feb 17 Apr 0–3 20 Mar 17 Jan 20 Dec 0–3 1–1 13 Feb 1–1 6 Apr 4–0 0–0 1–2 6 Feb 2–1 13 Mar
Vitesse 23 Jan 13 Mar 0–4 1–2 30 Jan 9 Jan 3 Apr 1–2 3–1 6 Apr 27 Feb 3–1 2–0 17 Apr 10 Dec 2–2 7 Dec 14 Feb 1–2
VVV-Venlo 0–3 24 Apr 3 Apr 0–1 19 Dec 7 Feb 4–0 11 Apr 2–1 17 Mar 16 Jan 0–2 0–1 1–0 6 Mar 3–1 20 Feb 1–2 0–2
Willem II 9 Jan 12 Apr 12 Dec 8 Mar 6 Dec 0–1 1–1 27 Mar 1–0 1–0 17 Apr 3 Apr 2–1 2–2 8 Feb 1–2 1–1 20 Feb 23 Jan
Updated to match(es) played on 5 December 2025. Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

As of 1 December 2025

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals[10]
1 Netherlands Robin van Duiven Jong PSV 13
2 Netherlands Romano Postema Emmen 11
2 Republic of the Congo Kevin Monzialo Den Bosch 10
4 Netherlands Jari Vlak ADO Den Haag 9
Netherlands Sem van Duijn Jong AZ
Netherlands Noah Ohio Jong FC Utrecht
7 Czech Republic Yannick Eduardo Dordrecht 8
Netherlands Byron Burgering Almere City
Netherlands Reuven Niemeijer De Graafschap
Netherlands Bouke Boersma De Graafschap
Netherlands Devin Haen Willem II
Curaçao Anthony van den Hurk Roda JC Kerkrade

References

  1. ↑ "Vitesse is geen profclub meer: 'Niemand kan geloven dat de stekker eruit gaat'". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2025-07-31. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  2. ↑ Pascoe, Robin (2025-08-01). "Dutch FA upholds decision to withdraw Vitesse licence". DutchNews.nl. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  3. ↑ Sportredactie (2025-08-01). "KNVB: keuze voor doorstart in amateurvoetbal is aan Vitesse zelf, periodetitels KKD gaan ook anders" [KNVB: choice for continuation in amateur football is for Vitesse, period titled KKD will also be different.]. De Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-08-07.
  4. ↑ "Succes voor Vitesse bij de rechter: club moet worden toegelaten tot eerste divisie". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2025-09-03. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
  5. ↑ "Eerste divisie verwacht Jong AZ-Vitesse op 12 september, periodewinnaar wordt later bekend". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2025-09-04. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  6. ↑ "Team Rockstars IT nieuwe mouwsponsor Ajax" [Team Rockstars IT new sleeve sponsor Ajax]. ajax.nl (in Dutch). 10 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "No More Nike: FC Utrecht Castore Deal Confirmed". Footy Headlines. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  8. ↑ "Beroepscommissie: Beroep van Vitesse tegen uitspraak licentiecommissie ongegrond" [Appeals Commission: Vitesse's appeal against decision of the licensing commission unfounded] (in Dutch). 9 July 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "Reglementen betaald voetbal seizoen 2024-25" [Regulations professional football season 2024-25] (in Dutch). KNVB. January 2025.
  10. ↑ "Spelerstatistieken" [Player statistics] (in Dutch). Keuken Kampioen Divisie. Retrieved 3 October 2025.