The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1978–79 season was contested by 19 teams. Excelsior won the championship.
New entrants Relegated from the 1977–78 Eredivisie FC Amsterdam Telstar
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 Groningen 8,283 2 Fortuna 4,989 3 Willem II 4,467 4 De Graafschap 4,344 5 Den Bosch 4,244 6 Wageningen 3,861 7 Eindhoven 3,417 8 Veendam 3,272 9 Heracles 3,206 10 Excelsior 3,122 11 Heerenveen 3,089 12 Cambuur 2,947 13 Helmond 2,517 14 Amersfoort 1,841 15 Telstar 1,556 16 SVV 1,503 17 Dordrecht 1,383 18 Vlaardingen 1,031 19 Amsterdam 870
Source:https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/ned/avened79.htm
See also 1978–79 Eredivisie 1978–79 KNVB Cup
References
Netherlands - List of final tables (RSSSF)