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1998–99 Eerste Divisie

The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1998–99 season was contested by 18 teams. FC Den Bosch won the championship.

New entrants

Relegated from the 1997–98 Eredivisie

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 FC Den Bosch 34 23 8 3 80 35 +45 77 Promotion to Eredivisie
2 FC Groningen 34 19 7 8 69 33 +36 64 Play-offs
3 FC Emmen 34 19 4 11 53 37 +16 61
4 Helmond Sport 34 16 7 11 55 52 +3 55
5 FC Zwolle 34 15 9 10 57 42 +15 54
6 SBV Excelsior 34 16 6 12 74 63 +11 54
7 Go Ahead Eagles 34 14 8 12 59 57 +2 50
8 FC Volendam 34 14 7 13 63 66 −3 49
9 FC Eindhoven 34 14 6 14 64 73 −9 48
10 ADO Den Haag 34 12 9 13 52 52 0 45
11 VVV-Venlo 34 12 6 16 59 66 −7 42
12 RBC Roosendaal 34 11 7 16 54 65 −11 40
13 Veendam 34 11 6 17 47 54 −7 39
14 Dordrecht '90 34 11 5 18 51 66 −15 38 Play-offs
15 HFC Haarlem 34 9 11 14 45 67 −22 38
16 TOP Oss 34 9 10 15 43 50 −7 37
17 Heracles Almelo 34 9 7 18 37 58 −21 34
18 Telstar 34 5 11 18 45 71 −26 26
Source: rsssf.com

Promotion/relegation play-offs

In the promotion/relegation competition, eight entrants (six from this league and two from the Eredivisie) entered in two groups. The group winners were promoted to the Eredivisie.

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 RKC Waalwijk 6 5 1 0 11 3 +8 16 Remain in Eredivisie
2 FC Zwolle 6 2 2 2 8 10 −2 8
3 Dordrecht '90 6 2 1 3 12 13 −1 7
4 FC Emmen 6 1 0 5 10 15 −5 3
Source: rsssf.com
Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sparta 6 5 0 1 19 6 +13 15 Remain in Eredivisie
2 FC Groningen 6 4 1 1 16 8 +8 13
3 Excelsior 6 2 1 3 16 18 −2 7
4 Helmond Sport 6 0 0 6 5 24 −19 0
Source: rsssf.com

See also

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