2019–20 Eerste Divisie


The 2019–20 Eerste Divisie, known as Keuken Kampioen Divisie for sponsorship reasons, is the sixty-fourth season of Eerste Divisie since its establishment in 1955. It began in August 2019 with the first matches of the season and will end in May 2020 with the returns of the finals of the promotion/relegation play-offs, involving also the 16th-placed team from the 2019–20 Eredivisie.

Effects of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic

On 12 March 2020, all football leagues were suspended until 31 March as the Dutch government forbade events due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands. On 15 March this period was extended until 6 April. Due to the decision of the Dutch government to forbid all gatherings and events until 1 June 2020, this period was even further extended.
The Dutch government announced on 21 April that all events subject to authorization, would remain forbidden at least until 1 September 2020. As a result, the KNVB announced the same day, the intention not to continue all remaining suspended competitions. A final decision would be taken after consultation with the UEFA and next the consequences would be discussed with the clubs involved.
On 24 April 2020 the season was cancelled.

Teams

A total of 20 teams are taking part in the league. FC Twente gained promotion to the Eredivisie, and was replaced by NAC Breda, who finished bottom in the 2018–19 Eredivisie. Sparta Rotterdam and RKC Waalwijk won the post-season playoff, and are replaced in the 2019–20 Eerste Divisie by Excelsior and De Graafschap.
At an extraordinary KNVB federation meeting on 7 June 2018, representatives of amateur and professional football reached an agreement to renew the football pyramid as of the 2019–20 season. Part of the Agreement was that no promotion/relegation would take place between the Eerste and Tweede Divisie this season.
ClubLocationVenueCapacity
Almere City FCAlmereYanmar Stadion3,000
SC CambuurLeeuwardenCambuurstadion10,250
De GraafschapDoetinchemStadion De Vijverberg12,600
FC Den Bosch's-HertogenboschStadion De Vliert8,713
FC DordrechtDordrechtRiwal Hoogwerkers Stadion4,235
FC EindhovenEindhovenJan Louwers Stadion4,600
ExcelsiorRotterdamVan Donge & De Roo Stadion4,500
Go Ahead EaglesDeventerDe Adelaarshorst10,000
Helmond SportHelmondSolarUnie Stadion4,174
Jong AjaxAmsterdamSportpark De Toekomst2,050
53,502
Jong AZAlkmaarAFAS Trainingscomplex200
17,023
Jong PSVEindhovenPSV Campus De Herdgang2,500
36,500
4,600
Jong FC UtrechtUtrechtSportcomplex Zoudenbalch550
23,750
MVV MaastrichtMaastrichtStadion De Geusselt10,000
NAC BredaBredaRat Verlegh Stadion19,000
N.E.C.NijmegenGoffertstadion12,500
Roda JC KerkradeKerkradeParkstad Limburg Stadion19,979
TelstarVelsenRabobank IJmond Stadion3,060
TOP OssOssFrans Heesenstadion4,560
VolendamVolendamKras Stadion7,384

Personnel and kits

Standings

As the competition was cancelled, below is the situation on 9 March 2020, the date the last matches were played.

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round.

Period tables

Period 1

Period 2

Period 3

Period 4

Fixtures/results

Results by round

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGamesavg.
1 Robert MührenCambuur29269
2 Reda KharchouchTelstar28202
3 Anthony van den HurkMVV27172
4 Ralf SeuntjensDe Graafschap28162
5 Pedro MarquesDen Bosch 26145
5 Rai VloetExcelsior29140
7 Lassina TraoréJong Ajax17131
7 Zian FlemmingNEC24134
9 Jamie JacobsCambuur23120
9 Rúben RodriguesDen Bosch27120
9 Elías Már ÓmarssonExcelsior28120
9 Ike UgboRoda JC Kerkrade28120

Hat-tricks(+)

Assists

RankPlayerClubGamesavg.
1 Danny VerbeekDen Bosch2913
2 Ralf SeuntjensDe Graafschap2810
2 Gijs SmalVolendam2810
4 Branco van den BoomenDe Graafschap 279
5 Derry MurkinVolendam207
5 Robin MaulunCambuur237
5 Joshua HoltbyMVV257
5 Jonas ArweilerJong Utrecht267
5 Rúben RodriguesDen Bosch277
5 Joël ZwartsExcelsior287
5 Robert MührenCambuur297
5 Jaroslav NavrátilGo Ahead Eagles297

Attendance


Home ╲ AwayALMCAMDBODOREINEXCGAEGRAHELJAJJAZJPSJUTMVVNACNECRJCTELTOPVOL
Home ╲ Away
Almere City2,8402,0001,8371,8212,2643,4842,5892,3761,8842,2551,9992,3391,6261,86631,1802,2273,4841,626
Cambuur9,2647,2428,7427,5317,4328,7637,5328,3268,2658,1748,6758,4218,2439,163115,7738,2709,2647,242
Den Bosch2,0192,5932,8523,1783,1223,1233,0412,6743,0232,3732,9373,3983,9702,8553,83344,9912,9993,9702,019
Dordrecht1,6501,5782,0222,2252,0221,4501,9721,4501,3312,5251,7181,1851,4901,32223,9401,7102,5251,185
Eindhoven2,1922,3811,9572,3812,1283,0112,1482,8312,5323,2512,0482,7321,9343,8421,87837,2462,4833,8421,878
Excelsior2,9753,6122,8153,3003,1652,6833,5712,7122,7153,0622,7504,0463,3842,7223,50447,0163,1344,0462,683
Go Ahead Eagles8,4678,4238,1098,2317,8979,4638,2718,1037,4468,0238,2218,8558,1628,6888,287124,6468,3109,4637,446
De Graafschap9,2329,7029,0539,0659,51111,1239,5049,9459,2109,5119,5099,7119,3119,503133,8909,56411,1239,053
Helmond Sport1,6521,5241,5541,7351,3371,2411,6561,4671,2091,1342,3141,7051,7321,3461,20022,8061,5202,3141,134
Jong Ajax1,0005555175909024101,4508401,4528006411,05158873411,5308241,452410
Jong AZ4507004004003505005003007504005004508503508007,700513850300
Jong PSV5509533578035068791,2854125932507484123854638,5966141,285250
Jong Utrecht4005666024034233146933434884584234634393643276,706447693314
MVV3,3943,3723,3313,4943,6013,9193,2073,5123,3433,1043,4615,8123,4033,21050,1633,5835,8123,104
NAC Breda15,82416,43417,82316,88917,15618,16517,31216,96818,21216,32816,78617,52118,42714,79216,727255,36417,02418,42714,792
NEC8,0248,2359,1926,7137,3567,9607,6739,0806,5897,1596,8228,3256,7346,723106,5857,6139,1926,589
Roda JC Kerkrade6,4806,2275,4554,4598,2475,4535,4084,0394,1508,54710,3876,0485,0494,97784,9266,06610,3874,039
Telstar1,9462,6851,9802,3622,7013,0632,0442,4011,9951,7632,0642,4012,1201,8832,78234,1902,2793,0631,763
TOP Oss1,7091,0121,1891,0281,8032,5002,5411,2111,7531,0852,5141,4781,2391,41122,4731,6052,5411,012
Volendam4,0414,2923,1744,0224,2313,9296,2633,1963,5433,1334,0875,0364,1453,3803,97860,4504,0306,2633,133
Total72,77764,44364,60756,03840,93968,14066,52665,32358,44478,74263,17856,14670,93676,32153,77465,28566,11640,05055,49146,8951,230,171
Average4,8524,2964,6153,7362,9244,8674,7524,3554,1755,2494,5133,7435,0675,0883,8414,3524,4082,8613,6993,3504,242
Maximum15,82416,43417,82316,8899,06517,15618,16517,31216,96818,21216,3289,21016,78617,52110,38718,42714,7929,31116,7279,50318,427
Minimum400550400357350500314500300488412423840400250450439412350327250