The Dutch
Eerste Divisie
The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship reasons, while ...
in the 1990–91 season was contested by 20 teams, one more than in the previous season. This was due to
VC Vlissingen
VC Vlissingen is a Dutch football team based in Vlissingen, playing in the Hoofdklasse.
During the two seasons it spent as a professional team in the Eerste Divisie, the team was known as VCV Zeeland. Players during the professional years include ...
entering from the amateurs.
De Graafschap
Vereniging Betaald Voetbal De Graafschap, simply known as De Graafschap () is a professional association football club based in Doetinchem, Netherlands. The team competes in the , the second level of the Dutch football league system.
Founded o ...
won the championship.
New entrants
Entering from amateur football
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VC Vlissingen
VC Vlissingen is a Dutch football team based in Vlissingen, playing in the Hoofdklasse.
During the two seasons it spent as a professional team in the Eerste Divisie, the team was known as VCV Zeeland. Players during the professional years include ...
Relegated from the
1989–90 Eredivisie
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BVV Den Bosch
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HFC Haarlem
HFC Haarlem was a Dutch football club from the city of Haarlem, established in 1889 and dissolved in 2010. The club won the Eredivisie in 1946 and reached five Cup finals, winning in 1902 and 1912. Haarlem reached the second round of the 1982â ...
''DS '79 changed their name to
Dordrecht '90 this season.''
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
VVV-Venlo: promoted to
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie (; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start o ...
NAC Breda: play-off 2
Play-off 2
SVV: remain in Eredivisie and merge with Dordrecht '90
NAC Breda: remain in Eerste Divisie
See also
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1990–91 Eredivisie
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1990–91 KNVB Cup
The 1990-91 KNVB Cup was the 73rd edition of the Dutch national football annual knockout tournament for the KNVB Cup. 67 teams contested, beginning on 13 October 1990 and ending at the final on 2 June 1991.
Feyenoord beat BVV Den Bosch 1–0 an ...
References
Netherlands - List of final tables (RSSSF)
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Eerste Divisie seasons
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