The Dutch

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the ...

in the 1989–90 season was contested by 19 teams.

Schiedamse Voetbal Vereniging SV SVV, short for Sportvereniging Schiedamse Voetbal Verenigingen, is a Dutch football club from Schiedam. Founded in 1904, the club won the Dutch national football title in 1949. In 1991, the professional branch of SVV and neighbouring Dordrech ...

(SVV) won the championship.

New play-off system

From this year onwards, only one club promoted directly to the Eredivisie, instead of two. Also, one of the Eredivisie-clubs (the number 16 of 18) now had a chance to avert relegation. Promotion was no longer certain for the runner-up of the Eerste Divisie. A new and expanded play-off system was introduced. The following teams entered:
Group round
Six entrants would play in two groups of three teams. * 4 period champions (the best teams during each of the four quarters of the regular competition) * 2 best placed teams in the league (not being league or period champion) The two group winners: play-off 1. Losers: remain in Eerste Divisie
Play-off 1 * The two group winners from the group round. Winners: promoted to the Eredivisie. Losers: play-off 2.
Play-off 2 * The losers of play-off 1 * The numbers 16 from the Eredivisie (the numbers 17 and 18 already relegated directly) Winners: Eredivisie. Losers: Eerste Divisie.

New entrants

Relegated from the

1988–89 Eredivisie The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1988–89 season was contested by 18 teams. PSV won the championship. League standings Results See also * 1988–89 Eerste Divisie * 1988–89 KNVB Cup References Eredivisie official website - info on all sea ...

PEC Zwolle PEC Zwolle is a Dutch football club based in Zwolle, Netherlands. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2021–22 season. They have played in the Eredivisie for a total ...

Veendam Veendam () is a town and municipality with a population of 27,752 in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. Veendam was established in 1648 as a peat colony by Adriaan Geerts Wildervanck. A Holland America Line cruise ship ...

VVV-Venlo VVV-Venlo (, ''VVV'' stands for ''Venlose Voetbal Vereniging'' meaning "Venlo Football Club") is a Dutch football club from Venlo, a city on the border with Germany. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following ...

League standings

Promotion/relegation play-offs

The promotion/relegation play-offs consisted of three rounds. In the group round, four period winners (the best teams during each of the four quarters of the regular competition) and two (other) best placed teams in the league, played in two groups of three teams. The group winners would play in play-off 1. The winners of that play-off would be promoted to the Eredivisie, the loser had to take on the number 16 of the Eredivisie in play-off 2. These two teams played for the third and last position in the Eredivisie of next season. Play-off 1 sc Heerenveen: promoted to

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...

FC Emmen: play-off 2 Play-off 2 NEC Nijmegen: remain in Eredivisie
FC Emmen: remain in Eerste Divisie

References

Netherlands - List of final tables (RSSSF)
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