1985–86 Eerste Divisie
30th season of the second-tier football league in Netherlands
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The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1985–86 season was contested by 19 teams, one more than in the previous season. This was due to FC Emmen entering from the amateurs. FC Den Haag won the championship without losing a single match.
| Season | 1985–86 |
|---|---|
| Champions | FC Den Haag |
| Promoted | |
| Goals | 1,036 |
| Average goals/game | 3.02 |
← 1984–85 1986–87 → | |
New entrants
Entered from amateur football
Relegated from the 1984–85 Eredivisie
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Den Haag | 36 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 85 | 33 | +52 | 62 | Promoted to Eredivisie. |
| 2 | PEC Zwolle | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 71 | 31 | +40 | 51 | |
| 3 | RKC Waalwijk | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 67 | 51 | +16 | 45 | Qualified for Promotion play-off as Period champions. |
| 4 | SC Veendam | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 63 | 35 | +28 | 44 | |
| 5 | Willem II | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 63 | 48 | +15 | 42 | |
| 6 | Telstar | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 41 | |
| 7 | FC Volendam | 36 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 40 | |
| 8 | Vitesse Arnhem | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 52 | 54 | −2 | 38 | Qualified for Promotion play-off as Period champions. |
| 9 | De Graafschap | 36 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 57 | 62 | −5 | 33 | |
| 10 | RBC Roosendaal | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 52 | 58 | −6 | 33 | |
| 11 | SVV | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 59 | 68 | −9 | 33 | |
| 12 | Helmond Sport | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 52 | 58 | −6 | 32 | |
| 13 | NAC Breda | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 54 | 61 | −7 | 32 | |
| 14 | FC Wageningen | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 30 | |
| 15 | DS '79 | 36 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 44 | 61 | −17 | 29 | |
| 16 | FC Eindhoven | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 40 | 61 | −21 | 29 | |
| 17 | sc Heerenveen | 36 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 27 | |
| 18 | FC Emmen | 36 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 54 | −24 | 24 | |
| 19 | SC Cambuur | 36 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 32 | 68 | −36 | 19 |
Source: rsssf.com
Promotion competition
In the promotion competition, four period winners (the best teams during each of the four quarters of the regular competition) played for promotion to the eredivisie.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC Veendam | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 12 | Promoted to Eredivisie, |
| 2 | Willem II | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 | RKC Waalwijk | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Vitesse Arnhem | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 2 |
Source: rsssf.com
Attendances
| # | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Den Haag | 8,550 |
| 2 | Heerenveen | 4,011 |
| 3 | Emmen | 3,906 |
| 4 | Willem II | 3,728 |
| 5 | De Graafschap | 3,622 |
| 6 | Veendam | 3,525 |
| 7 | Cambuur | 3,386 |
| 8 | Zwolle | 3,337 |
| 9 | NAC | 2,857 |
| 10 | Helmond | 2,817 |
| 11 | RKC | 2,772 |
| 12 | RBC | 2,692 |
| 13 | Volendam | 2,350 |
| 14 | Vitesse | 2,306 |
| 15 | Telstar | 2,250 |
| 16 | Wageningen | 1,925 |
| 17 | Eindhoven | 1,689 |
| 18 | SVV | 1,436 |
| 19 | DS '79 | 914 |
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