The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1981–82 season was contested by 18 teams, one less than in the previous season. This was due to the bankruptcy of FC Vlaardingen. Helmond Sport won the championship.
From this season onwards, instead of two, three teams would promote to the eredivisie. Two were promoted directly and one through a promotion competition which was organized the same as in previous seasons.
New entrants Relegated from the 1980–81 Eredivisie SBV Excelsior FC Wageningen
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 Helmond 6,706 2 Fortuna 6,235 3 Cambuur 4,894 4 VVV 4,688 5 Heerenveen 4,394 6 Den Bosch 3,171 7 Veendam 2,759 8 DS '79 2,712 9 Vitesse 2,624 10 Wageningen 2,444 11 Excelsior 2,321 12 Telstar 2,294 13 Eindhoven 2,276 14 Heracles 2,168 15 Volendam 2,100 16 Amersfoort 1,741 17 SVV 1,707 18 Amsterdam 1,013
Source:https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/ned/avened82.htm
See also 1981–82 Eredivisie 1981–82 KNVB Cup
References
Netherlands - List of final tables (RSSSF)