The 2026–27 Eerste Divisie, also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie for sponsorship reasons, is the 71st season of the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of football in the Netherlands since its establishment in 1956.
Clubs A total of 20 clubs take part in the league: 17 from the 2025–26 Eerste Divisie and 3 relegated from the 2025–26 Eredivisie.
Clubs promoted and relegated to 2026–27 Eredivisie from 2025–26 EredivisieADO Den HaagCambuurWillem IIHeracles AlmeloNAC BredaVolendam
Stadiums and locations
Club Location Venue Capacity Almere City Almere Yanmar Stadion 4,501 De Graafschap Doetinchem Stadion De Vijverberg 12,600 Den Bosch 's-Hertogenbosch Stadion De Vliert 8,713 Dordrecht Dordrecht M-Scores Stadion 4,235 Eindhoven Eindhoven Jan Louwers Stadion 4,600 Emmen Emmen De Oude Meerdijk 8,600 Helmond Sport Helmond GS Staalwerken Stadion 3,600 Heracles Almelo Almelo Asito Stadion 12,080 Jong Ajax Amsterdam Sportpark De Toekomst 2,250 Jong AZ Alkmaar AFAS Trainingscomplex 1,000 Jong PSV Eindhoven PSV Campus De Herdgang 2,500 Jong FC Utrecht Utrecht Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch 450 MVV Maastricht Maastricht Stadion De Geusselt 9,500 NAC Breda Breda Rat Verlegh Stadion 19,000 RKC Waalwijk Waalwijk Mandemakers Stadion 7,508 Roda JC Kerkrade Kerkrade Parkstad Limburg Stadion 19,979 TOP Oss Oss Frans Heesenstadion 4,560 Vitesse Arnhem GelreDome 21,248 Volendam Volendam Kras Stadion 7,384 VVV-Venlo Venlo Covebo Stadion - De Koel 8,000
Number of clubs by provinces Number ofclubs Province Clubs7Den Bosch, Eindhoven, Helmond Sport, Jong PSV, NAC Breda, RKC Waalwijk, TOP Oss3MVV Maastricht, Roda JC, VVV-VenloJong Ajax, Jong AZ, Volendam2De Graafschap, Vitesse1EmmenAlmere City Heracles AlmeloDordrechtJong FC Utrecht
League table
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Jean-Paul N'DjoliHeracles Almelo112 Naoufal BannisVitesse9 Henk VeermanVolendam4 Ferdy DruijfAlmere City6 Tristan van GilstHeracles Almelo Freddy QuispelEmmen7 Jack Cooper-LoveEmmen5 Diego PugnoJong Ajax Olivier DumontMVV Maastricht Emmanuel Chigozie OwenJong FC Utrecht Emre ÜnüvarJong Ajax
References