1967–68 Eerste Divisie
12th season of the second-tier football league in Netherlands
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The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1967–68 season was contested by 19 teams, one team less than in the previous season. This was due to a merger between FC Zaanstreek and Alkmaar '54 to form AZ'67. Holland Sport won the championship.
| Season | 1967–68 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Holland Sport |
| Promoted | |
| Relegated | |
| From Eredivisie | |
| To Eredivisie | |
| Goals | 948 |
| Average goals/game | 2.77 |
← 1966–67 1968–69 → | |
New entrants
Promoted from the 1966–67 Tweede Divisie:
Relegated from the 1966–67 Eredivisie:
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holland Sport | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 72 | 30 | +42 | 53 | Promoted to Eredivisie. |
| 2 | AZ'67 | 36 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 57 | 22 | +35 | 50 | |
| 3 | FC Den Bosch | 36 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 62 | 39 | +23 | 48 | |
| 4 | Willem II | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 69 | 40 | +29 | 46 | |
| 5 | Vitesse Arnhem | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 41 | |
| 6 | HFC Haarlem | 36 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 40 | |
| 7 | Blauw-Wit Amsterdam | 36 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 40 | |
| 8 | Elinkwijk | 36 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 39 | |
| 9 | SC Cambuur | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 38 | |
| 10 | DFC | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 65 | 55 | +10 | 37 | |
| 11 | Heracles | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 45 | +4 | 37 | |
| 12 | HVC | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 37 | |
| 13 | FC Eindhoven | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 32 | |
| 14 | RBC Roosendaal | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 33 | 54 | −21 | 30 | |
| 15 | De Volewijckers | 36 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 27 | |
| 16 | SVV | 36 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 43 | 66 | −23 | 27 | |
| 17 | Racing Club Heemstede | 36 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 39 | 65 | −26 | 23 | Relegation play-off as level on points. |
| 18 | VVV-Venlo | 36 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 47 | 81 | −34 | 23 | |
| 19 | Velox | 36 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 26 | 77 | −51 | 16 | Relegated to Tweede Divisie. |
Source: rsssf.com
Relegation play-off
Racing Club Heemstede and VVV-Venlo entered a relegation play-off. After a draw in the first match, a second match was played. Both matches were played on neutral terrain (HVC and Vitesse).
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Racing Club Heemstede | 3 - 3 aet | VVV-Venlo |
Replay
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Racing Club Heemstede | 4 - 3 | VVV-Venlo |
VVV-Venlo were relegated to the Tweede Divisie.
Attendances
| # | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holland Sport | 11,583 |
| 2 | Vitesse | 8,344 |
| 3 | AZ | 8,111 |
| 4 | Willem II | 7,472 |
| 5 | Den Bosch | 7,083 |
| 6 | Cambuur | 6,194 |
| 7 | Haarlem | 5,972 |
| 8 | Elinkwijk | 5,306 |
| 9 | DFC | 4,344 |
| 10 | HVC | 4,319 |
| 11 | Blauw-Wit | 4,250 |
| 12 | De Volewijckers | 4,125 |
| 13 | SVV | 4,117 |
| 14 | Heracles | 4,056 |
| 15 | RBC | 3,778 |
| 16 | VVV | 3,628 |
| 17 | Eindhoven | 3,500 |
| 18 | RCH | 3,383 |
| 19 | Velox | 2,236 |
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