2003–04 Eerste Divisie
48th season of the second-tier football league in Netherlands
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The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 2003–04 season was contested by 19 teams, one more than in the previous season. This was due to AGOVV Apeldoorn entering from the amateurs. FC Den Bosch won the championship.
| Season | 2003–04 |
|---|---|
| Champions | FC Den Bosch |
| Promoted | |
| Goals | 1,091 |
| Average goals/game | 3.19 |
| Top goalscorer | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (26) |
← 2002–03 2004–05 → | |
Promoted Teams
These teams were promoted to the Eredivisie
- Den Bosch — Eerste Divisie champions
- De Graafschap — playoff winners
New entrants
Entering from amateur football
Relegated from the 2002–03 Eredivisie
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Den Bosch | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 85 | 48 | +37 | 74 | Champion, promoted to the Eredivisie |
| 2 | Excelsior | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 70 | 39 | +31 | 74 | Qualified for play-offs |
| 3 | Sparta Rotterdam | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 76 | 43 | +33 | 69 | |
| 4 | Heracles Almelo | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 71 | 42 | +29 | 67 | |
| 5 | Helmond Sport | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 66 | 42 | +24 | 65 | |
| 6 | De Graafschap | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 63 | 43 | +20 | 64 | Promoted to the Eredivisie following play-offs |
| 7 | VVV-Venlo | 36 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 76 | 62 | +14 | 61 | Qualified for play-offs |
| 8 | FC Emmen | 36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 65 | 54 | +11 | 61 | |
| 9 | Go Ahead Eagles | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 79 | 63 | +16 | 53 | |
| 10 | AGOVV Apeldoorn | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 63 | 54 | +9 | 50 | |
| 11 | TOP Oss | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 57 | 60 | −3 | 45 | |
| 12 | Stormvogels/Telstar | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 55 | 62 | −7 | 44 | |
| 13 | HFC Haarlem | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 41 | 63 | −22 | 39 | |
| 14 | Veendam | 36 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 46 | 71 | −25 | 36 | |
| 15 | FC Dordrecht | 36 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 33 | 60 | −27 | 30 | |
| 16 | FC Eindhoven | 36 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 40 | 69 | −29 | 30 | |
| 17 | Cambuur Leeuwarden | 36 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 35 | 65 | −30 | 28 | |
| 18 | MVV | 36 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 70 | −38 | 28 | |
| 19 | Fortuna Sittard | 36 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 38 | 81 | −43 | 19 |
Source: rsssf.com
Playoff standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vitesse Arnhem | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 14 | Group Champion |
| 2 | VVV-Venlo | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 8 | |
| 3 | Sparta Rotterdam | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Helmond Sport | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 3 |
Source: rsssf.com
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | De Graafschap | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 13 | Group Champion, Promoted |
| 2 | Heracles Almelo | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 11 | |
| 3 | Excelsior | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
| 4 | FC Volendam | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 1 |
Source: rsssf.com
Attendances
| # | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | De Graafschap | 8,742 |
| 2 | Emmen | 5,191 |
| 3 | Heracles | 5,072 |
| 4 | Sparta | 4,532 |
| 5 | Den Bosch | 3,748 |
| 6 | VVV | 3,566 |
| 7 | Helmond | 3,463 |
| 8 | MVV | 3,410 |
| 9 | Cambuur | 3,353 |
| 10 | Go Ahead | 3,266 |
| 11 | Veendam | 3,185 |
| 12 | Fortuna | 2,928 |
| 13 | AGOVV | 2,136 |
| 14 | Haarlem | 1,989 |
| 15 | Excelsior | 1,910 |
| 16 | Eindhoven | 1,851 |
| 17 | Telstar | 1,607 |
| 18 | Oss | 1,593 |
| 19 | Dordrecht | 1,351 |
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