The 2012–13 Eerste Divisie, known as Jupiler League for sponsorship reasons, was the fifty-seventh season of Eerste Divisie since its establishment in 1955. It began on 10 August 2012 with the first matches of the season and ended on 26 May 2013 with the returns of the finals of the promotion/relegation play-offs, also involving the 16th- and 17th-placed teams from the 2012–13 Eredivisie. On 3 May 2013, during the last round of the regular season, SC Cambuur secured the championship and the only direct promotion berth. Go Ahead Eagles won promotion to the Eredivisie in the play-offs.
Teams A total of 18 teams took part in the league. PEC Zwolle were promoted from the Eerste Divisie as 2011–12 champions and replaced by bottom-placed Eredivisie SBV Excelsior, whereas Willem II won a top flight place in the nacompetitie, replacing De Graafschap, who were eliminated from the post-season playoff and therefore relegated to Eerste Divisie for this season. No team was promoted from the Topklasse, thus allowing last-placed FC Emmen to keep their place in the second tier.
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 Stadion8,600SBV ExcelsiorRotterdamStadion Woudestein3,531Fortuna SittardSittardTrendwork Arena12,500Go Ahead EaglesDeventerAdelaarshorst6,700De GraafschapDoetinchemDe Vijverberg12,600Helmond SportHelmondStadion De Braak4,100MVVMaastrichtDe Geusselt10,000FC OssOssHeesen Yachts Stadion4,700Sparta RotterdamRotterdamHet Kasteel11,026TelstarVelsenTATA Steel Stadion3,625SC VeendamVeendamDe Langeleegte5,290FC VolendamVolendamKras Stadion6,260
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment AGOVV Apeldoorn End of interim spell 1 July 2012 Pre-season 1 July 2012 FC Den Bosch End of contract 1 July 2012 Pre-season 1 July 2012 FC Eindhoven End of contract 1 July 2012 Pre-season 1 July 2012 FC Emmen Mutual consent 1 July 2012 Pre-season 1 July 2012 SBV Excelsior End of contract 1 July 2012 Pre-season 1 July 2012 Fortuna Sittard Resigned 1 July 2012 Pre-season 1 July 2012 Go Ahead Eagles End of interim spell 1 July 2012 Pre-season 1 July 2012 De Graafschap End of interim spell 1 July 2012 Pre-season 1 July 2012 Helmond Sport Signed by FC Volendam 1 July 2012 Pre-season 1 July 2012 FC Oss End of contract 1 July 2012 Pre-season 1 July 2012 Telstar End of contract 1 July 2012 Pre-season 1 July 2012 FC Volendam End of interim spell 1 July 2012 Pre-season 1 July 2012 FC Dordrecht Sick leave 14 July 2012 Pre-season (interim) 26 July 2012
League table
Playoffs Roda JC 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
Both winners qualify for 2013–14 Eredivisie.
Attendances
# Club Average 1 De Graafschap 7,799 2 Sparta 7,064 3 Cambuur 5,805 4 MVV 5,195 5 Go Ahead 4,529 6 Fortuna 4,065 7 Den Bosch 3,818 8 Volendam 3,287 9 Helmond 3,021 10 Veendam 2,966 11 Eindhoven 2,488 12 Emmen 2,411 13 Excelsior 2,288 14 Dordrecht 2,278 15 AGOVV 2,069 16 Oss 1,843 17 Telstar 1,685 18 Almere 1,139
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