2003–04 Eerste Divisie

Eerste Divisie
Season2003–04
ChampionsFC Den Bosch
Promoted
Goals scored1,091
Average goals/game3.19
Top goalscorerKlaas-Jan Huntelaar (26)

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.

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These teams were promoted to the Eredivisie

New entrants

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Entering from amateur football

Relegated from the 2002–03 Eredivisie

League standings

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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

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Group A
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
Group B
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

See also

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References

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