The 2018–19 Eerste Divisie, known as Keuken Kampioen Divisie for sponsorship reasons, was the sixty-third season of Eerste Divisie since its establishment in 1955. It began in August 2018 and ended in May 2019 with the returns of the finals of the promotion/relegation play-offs, involving also the 16th- and 17th-placed teams from the 2018–19 Eredivisie.

Teams A total of 20 teams are taking part in the league. Fortuna Sittard gained promotion to the Eredivisie, and was replaced by FC Twente, who finished bottom in the 2017–18 Eredivisie. FC Emmen and De Graafschap won the post-season playoff, and are replaced in the 2018–19 Eerste Divisie by Roda JC and Sparta Rotterdam.

At an extraordinary KNVB federation meeting on June 7, 2018, representatives of amateur and professional football reached an agreement to renew the football pyramid in the 2019–20 season. Part of the Agreement was that no promotion/relegation would take place between the Eerste and Tweede Divisie this season.

Club Location Venue CapacityAlmere CityAlmereYanmar Stadion3,000CambuurLeeuwardenCambuur Stadion10,250Den Bosch's-HertogenboschDe Vliert8,713DordrechtDordrechtRiwal Hoogwerkers Stadion4,235EindhovenEindhovenJan Louwers Stadion4,600Go Ahead EaglesDeventerDe Adelaarshorst10,000Helmond SportHelmondLavans Stadion4,174Jong AjaxAmsterdamSportpark De ToekomstJohan Cruyff Arena2,05053,502Jong AZAlkmaarAFAS TrainingscomplexAFAS Stadion20017,023Jong PSVEindhovenDe HerdgangPhilips Stadion2,50036,500Jong UtrechtUtrechtSportpark De WestmaatStadion Galgenwaard8,00023,750MVVMaastrichtDe Geusselt8,800NECNijmegenStadion de Goffert12,500RKC WaalwijkWaalwijkMandemakers Stadion7,508Roda JC KerkradeKerkradeParkstad Limburg Stadion19,979Sparta RotterdamRotterdamHet Kasteel11,026TelstarVelsenRabobank IJmond Stadion3,060TOP OssOssFrans Heesenstadion4,560TwenteEnschedeDe Grolsch Veste30,205VolendamVolendamKras Stadion7,384

Personnel and kits Club Manager Kit manufacturer Sponsors Almere City Michele Santoni Adidas Main Energie Cambuur René Hake Quick Bouwgroep Dijkstra Draisma Den Bosch Wil Boessen Masita Van der Ven Dordrecht Gérard de Nooijer Jartazi Riwal Hoogwerkers Eindhoven David Nascimento Joma VDL Groep Go Ahead Eagles John Stegeman Hummel Thermen Bussloo Helmond Sport Rob Alflen Saller Vescom Jong Ajax Michael Reiziger Adidas Ziggo Jong AZ Koen Stam Michel Vonk Under Armour AFAS Software Jong PSV Umbro energiedirect.nl Jong Utrecht Hummel Zorg van de Zaak MVV Masita Open Line NEC Jack de Gier Legea EnergieFlex RKC Waalwijk Fred Grim Stanno Mandemakers Keukens Roda JC Kerkrade Robert Molenaar Masita MASCOT Workwear Sparta Rotterdam Henk Fraser Robey Centric Telstar Mike Snoei Kelme pay2d TOP Oss Klaas Wels Erima Martin Glas FC Twente Marino Pušić (caretaker) Sondico Pure Energie Volendam Jako HSB

Standings

Period tables Period 1

Period 2

Period 3

Period 4

Results

Positions by round The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round.

Season statistics Top scorers

Rank Player Club Games avg. 1. Ferdy Druijf NEC and Jong AZ 34 29 11 2. Mario Engels Roda JC Kerkrade 34 24 6 Lars Veldwijk Sparta Rotterdam 36 2 4. Huseyin Dogan TOP Oss 36 21 2 5. Danilo Jong Ajax 33 19 3 6. Nick Venema Jong Utrecht 23 16 1 Tom Boere Twente 31 8 8. Anthony van den Hurk MVV 36 15 0 Jonathan Okita NEC 37 0 10. Stefano Beltrame Den Bosch 37 14 2 Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2019. Source: nos.nl

Hat-tricks(+) Rnd Player Club Goals Date Home Score Away 3 Karim Rossi Cambuur    TOP Oss 1–3 Cambuur 13 Lars Veldwijk Sparta Rotterdam    Sparta Rotterdam 4–2 Jong Utrecht 14 Nick Venema Jong Utrecht    Jong Utrecht 4–3 Jong Ajax 16 Cody Gakpo Jong PSV    Jong PSV 5–1 Go Ahead Eagles 17 Lars Veldwijk Sparta Rotterdam    Sparta Rotterdam 6–1 Almere City 18 Mohamed Rayhi Sparta Rotterdam    Sparta Rotterdam 5–0 Jong AZ 19 Joël Piroe Jong PSV     Jong PSV 5–2 Almere City 22 Boy Deul Volendam    Jong Ajax 1–3 Volendam 23 Ferdy Druijf NEC    NEC 4–1 Jong Utrecht 26 Halil Dervişoğlu Sparta Rotterdam     Sparta Rotterdam 6–1 Go Ahead Eagles 26 Tijjani Reijnders Jong AZ    Helmond Sport 1–3 Jong AZ 29 Jonathan Okita NEC    NEC 5–0 Den Bosch 30 Elton Kabangu Eindhoven    Eindhoven 8–1 Dordrecht 37 Robin Maulun Cambuur    Cambuur 4–1 MVV Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2019.

Assists

Rank Player Club Games avg. 1. Branco van den BoomenEindhoven 36 14 2. Mohamed RayhiSparta Rotterdam 29 12 3. Emil HanssonRKC Waalwijk 35 11 4. Václav ČernýJong Ajax 22 10 Dylan SeysRKC Waalwijk 36 6. Ryan GravenberchJong Ajax 27 9 Youri LoenAlmere City 34 Stefano BeltrameDen Bosch 37 Jonathan OkitaNEC 37 10. Sylla SowRKC Waalwijk (Jong Utrecht) 29 8 Javier EspinosaTwente 33 Jeremy CijntjeDordrecht 34 Mario EngelsRoda JC Kerkrade 34 Aitor CantalapiedraTwente 35 Laros DuarteSparta Rotterdam (Jong PSV) 35 Jaroslav NavrátilGo Ahead Eagles 35 Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2019. Source: nos.nl

Attendances

Rank Club Average % Change Highest 1 FC Twente 26,274 4.8% 30,000 2 Sparta Rotterdam 9,039 -10.9% 10,606 3 NEC 8,537 -11.4% 9,888 4 Go Ahead Eagles 8,410 21.9% 9,851 5 SC Cambuur 7,092 -2.7% 8,191 6 Roda JC 6,785 -46.2% 10,069 7 MVV Maastricht 4,418 -9.0% 8,036 8 FC Den Bosch 3,660 31.2% 5,565 9 FC Volendam 3,052 -3.2% 4,752 10 RKC Waalwijk 2,609 21.7% 4,439 11 Almere City 2,316 39.5% 2,851 12 FC Eindhoven 2,310 2.1% 3,285 13 TOP Oss 2,216 11.3% 3,789 14 SC Telstar 2,134 -14.0% 3,263 15 FC Dordrecht 1,767 14.6% 3,011 16 Helmond Sport 1,554 -9.6% 2,843 17 Jong PSV 793 23.2% 2,574 18 Jong Ajax 695 -27.7% 1,300 19 Jong AZ 629 -5.4% 1,924 20 Jong FC Utrecht 529 -22.5% 1,577

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