The 2023–24 Eerste Divisie was the 68th season of the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of football in the Netherlands since its establishment in 1956.
Teams A total of 20 teams took part in the league: 17 teams from the 2022–23 Eerste Divisie and 3 teams relegated from the 2022–23 Eredivisie.
Stadiums and locations Club Location Venue Capacity ADO Den Haag The Hague Bingoal Stadion 15,000 Cambuur Leeuwarden Cambuurstadion 10,500 Den Bosch 's-Hertogenbosch Stadion De Vliert 8,713 Dordrecht Dordrecht M-Scores Stadion 4,235 Eindhoven Eindhoven Jan Louwers Stadion 4,600 Emmen Emmen De Oude Meerdijk 8,600 De Graafschap Doetinchem Stadion De Vijverberg 12,600 Groningen Groningen Euroborg 22,550 Helmond Sport Helmond GS Staalwerken Stadion 4,100 Jong Ajax Amsterdam Sportpark De Toekomst 2,050 Jong AZ Alkmaar AFAS Trainingscomplex 200 Jong PSV Eindhoven PSV Campus De Herdgang 2,500 Jong FC Utrecht Utrecht Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch 550 MVV Maastricht Maastricht Stadion De Geusselt 10,000 NAC Breda Breda Rat Verlegh Stadion 19,000 Roda JC Kerkrade Kerkrade Parkstad Limburg Stadion 19,979 Telstar Velsen BUKO Stadion 3,060 TOP Oss Oss Frans Heesenstadion 4,560 VVV-Venlo Venlo Covebo Stadion - De Koel 8,000 Willem II Tilburg Koning Willem II Stadion 14,700
Number of teams by provinces Number of teams Province Team(s)7Den Bosch, Eindhoven, Helmond Sport, Jong PSV, NAC Breda, TOP Oss, Willem II3MVV Maastricht, Roda JC Kerkrade, VVV-VenloJong Ajax, Jong AZ, Telstar2ADO Den Haag, Dordrecht1EmmenCambuurDe GraafschapGroningenJong FC Utrecht
Personnel
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor ADO Den Haag Darije Kalezić Kürşad Sürmeli Erreà Hommerson Casino Cambuur Henk de Jong Daniël van Kaam Adidas Bouwgroep Dijkstra Draisma Den Bosch William van Overbeek (a.i.) Victor van den Bogert Robey D-Reizen Dordrecht Michele Santoni Mathis Suray Capelli Sport Keukenwarenhuis.nl Eindhoven Willem Weijs Mawouna Amevor Macron VDL Groep Emmen Alfons Arts (a.i.) Maikel Kieftenbeld Hummel EasyToys De Graafschap Jan Vreman Jeffry Fortes Robey Onverwachte Hoek Groningen Dick Lukkien Leandro Bacuna Robey OG Clean Fuels Helmond Sport Adrie Bogers (a.i.) and Tim Bakens (a.i.) Wouter van der Steen Saller Vescom Jong Ajax Dave Vos Gabriel Misehouy Adidas Ziggo Jong AZ Lee-Roy Echteld Jorn Berkhout Nike CTS GROUP Jong PSV Wil Boessen Jason van Duiven Puma Metropoolregio Brainport Eindhoven Jong FC Utrecht Ivar van Dinteren Yannick Leliendal Castore Odido MVV Maastricht Maurice Verberne Nicky Souren Nike OneCasino NAC Breda Jean-Paul van Gastel Cuco Martina Nike OK tankstations Roda JC Kerkrade Bas Sibum Rodney Kongolo Kipsta APS Groep Telstar Anthony Correia (a.i.) and Ulrich Landvreugd (a.i.) Mitch Apau Robey 711 TOP Oss Ruud Brood Calvin Mac-Intosh Saller Restaurant Quisine VVV-Venlo Rick Kruys Rick Ketting Craft Seacon Willem II Peter Maes Freek Heerkens Robey AVEC
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment ADO Den Haag Dick Advocaat End of interim spell 30 June 2023 Pre-season Darije Kalezić 1 July 2023 Emmen Dick Lukkien End of contract Fred Grim De Graafschap Adrie Poldervaart Health issues Jan Vreman Eindhoven Rob Penders Signed by Utrecht Willem Weijs Groningen Dennis van der Ree End of contract Dick Lukkien Jong AZ Maarten Martens Jan Sierksma Jong FC Utrecht Darije Kalezić Mutual consent Ivar van Dinteren Roda JC Kerkrade Edwin de Graaf End of contract Bas Sibum TOP Oss Klaas Wels Mutual consent Ruud Brood Jong PSV Adil Ramzi Signed by Wydad 23 July 2023 Wil Boessen 4 August 2023 Willem II Reinier Robbemond Sacked 5 September 2023 15th Peter van den Berg (a.i.) 5 September 2023 NAC Breda Peter Hyballa 13 September 2023 10th Ton Lokhoff (a.i.) 13 September 2023 Willem II Peter van den Berg (a.i.) End of interim spell 18 September 2023 7th Peter Maes 18 September 2023 NAC Breda Ton Lokhoff (a.i.) 25 September 2023 15th Jean-Paul van Gastel 25 September 2023 Cambuur Sjors Ultee Sacked 9 October 2023 11th Henk de Jong 10 October 2023 Jong AZ Jan Sierksma Moved to AZ 18 January 2024 12th Lee-Roy Echteld 20 January 2024 Telstar Mike Snoei Sacked 5 February 2024 20th Anthony Correia (a.i.) and Ulrich Landvreugd (a.i.) 6 February 2024 Helmond Sport Bob Peeters 8 April 2024 13th Adrie Bogers (a.i.) and Tim Bakens (a.i.) 9 April 2024 Emmen Fred Grim 9 April 2024 12th Alfons Arts (a.i.) 13 April 2024 Den Bosch Tomasz Kaczmarek 11 April 2024 19th William van Overbeek (a.i.) 11 April 2024
Standings League table
Period tables Period 1
Period 2
Period 3
Period 4
Results
Play-offs
Statistics
Top scorers Flashscore RankPlayerClubGoals1 Henk VeermanADO Den Haag232 Martijn KaarsHelmond Sport213 Milan SmitCambuur194 Romano PostemaGroningen185 Jeredy HiltermanWillem II16 Kacper KostorzDen Bosch Dailon LivramentoMVV Maastricht8 Zakaria EddahchouriTelstar149 Mathis SurayDordrecht1310 Roberts UldriķisCambuur12 Walid Ould-ChikhRoda JC Kerkrade Thijs OostingWillem II Ozan KökçüEindhoven Enrique Peña ZaunerRoda JC Kerkrade Ernest PokuJong AZ
Attendances
FC Groningen drew the highest average home attendance in the 2023-24 edition of the Eerste Divisie.
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