The Eerste Divisie 2010–11 was the 55th season of the Eerste Divisie since its establishment in 1956.
The previous year's winners were De Graafschap, who were replaced by last-placed 2009–10 Eredivisie club RKC Waalwijk. The league featured 18 teams, two fewer than its previous season, following the exclusion of HFC Haarlem from professional football and the relegation of FC Oss to the 2010–11 Topklasse. On May 12, 2010 BV Veendam was declared bankrupt due to financial troubles, with FC Oss consequently expected to be readmitted into Eerste Divisie to replace it; however, the verdict was overturned later in June, and the club was thus allowed to play in the season with a reduced budget.
From this season on, the last-placed team would be relegated to the Topklasse, and replaced by the winner of the newly established third tier.
This season also featured the old Almere-based club FC Omniworld under the new denomination of Almere City FC.
Teams overview
Venues
Club Location Venue CapacityAGOVV ApeldoornApeldoornStadion Berg & Bos3,250Almere City FCAlmereMitsubishi Forklift Stadion3,000CambuurLeeuwardenCambuur Stadion10,250FC Den Bosch's-HertogenboschDe Vliert9,000FC DordrechtDordrechtGN Bouw Stadion4,100FC EindhovenEindhovenJan Louwers Stadion4,600FC EmmenEmmenUnivé Stadion8,600Fortuna SittardSittardWagner & Partners Stadion12,500Go Ahead EaglesDeventerAdelaarshorst6,700Helmond SportHelmondStadion De Braak4,100MVVMaastrichtDe Geusselt11,026RBCRoosendaalRBC Stadion4,995RKCWaalwijkMandemakers Stadion7,500Sparta RotterdamRotterdamHet Kasteel11,026TelstarVelsenTATA Steel Stadion3,625BV VeendamVeendamDe Langeleegte5,290FC VolendamVolendamKras Stadion6,260FC ZwolleZwolleFC Zwolle Stadion10,000
League table
Results
Playoffs Excelsior and VVV-Venlo joined the Eerste Divisie-teams for the playoffs, after finishing 16th and 17th in the Eredivisie.
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
VVV-Venlo and Excelsior will play in 2011–12 Eredivisie.
Top goalscorers 29 goals Johan Voskamp (Sparta Rotterdam)
27 goals Sjoerd Ars (FC Zwolle)
21 goals Melvin Platje (FC Volendam)
20 goals Donny de Groot (RKC Waalwijk) Michiel Hemmen (AGOVV Apeldoorn)
18 goals Derk Boerrigter (RKC Waalwijk)
17 goals Fred Benson (RKC Waalwijk)
16 goals Koen van der Biezen (Go Ahead Eagles) Danny Schreurs (FC Zwolle)
15 goals Ruud ter Heide (FC Emmen) Marc Höcher (Helmond Sport)
Attendances
# Club Average 1 Zwolle 7,878 2 Sparta 7,008 3 Cambuur 6,465 4 MVV 5,289 5 Go Ahead 4,744 6 Den Bosch 4,417 7 RKC 4,197 8 Volendam 3,571 9 Fortuna 3,507 10 Veendam 3,256 11 Helmond 3,021 12 Emmen 2,678 13 AGOVV 2,391 14 RBC 2,164 15 Telstar 2,121 16 Eindhoven 2,113 17 Dordrecht 2,055 18 Almere 1,447Source:
See also 2010–11 Eredivisie 2010–11 Topklasse
References
External links JupilerLeague.nl - Official website Eerste Divisie KNVB.nl - Official website KNVB