The Dutch Eerste Divisie was contested by 20 teams in the 1973–74 season. Excelsior won the championship.
New entrants Relegated from the 1972–73 Eredivisie FC Den Bosch Excelsior HVC changed their name to SC Amersfoort for this season.
League standings
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.
Attendances
# Club Average 1 Fortuna 5,274 2 Heerenveen 5,000 3 Vitesse 4,974 4 VVV 4,542 5 Volendam 3,800 6 Excelsior 3,776 7 Helmond 3,711 8 Cambuur 3,461 9 Zwolle 3,195 10 Dordrecht 3,129 11 SVV 3,079 12 Den Bosch 2,884 13 Vlaardingen 2,737 14 Willem II 2,700 15 Amersfoort 2,508 16 Wageningen 2,408 17 Heracles 2,174 18 Veendam 1,995 19 Eindhoven 1,934 20 De Volewijckers 1,684
Source:https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/ned/avened74.htm
See also 1973–74 Eredivisie 1973–74 KNVB Cup
References
Netherlands - List of final tables (RSSSF)