1977–78 Eerste Divisie

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1977–78 Eerste Divisie

The 1977–78 Eerste Divisie was the Netherlands’ second-tier football league. Nineteen teams competed that season.

Champions and promotions
- PEC Zwolle were the champions and were promoted to the Eredivisie.
- MVV Maastricht also earned promotion through the promotion playoffs.

New entrants
- FC Eindhoven and De Graafschap joined the Eerste Divisie after being relegated from the Eredivisie.

League standings (top five)
1. PEC Zwolle
2. MVV Maastricht
3. FC Wageningen
4. SBV Excelsior
5. Fortuna Sittard

Season details
- Each team played 36 matches.
- Total goals scored: 955
- Average goals per game: 2.79

Promotion competition
- Four period winners (the best teams in each quarter of the regular season) entered promotion playoffs to move up to the Eredivisie.
- The four teams in the playoff were MVV Maastricht, FC Groningen, FC Wageningen, and SBV Excelsior.
- MVV Maastricht won the playoff and joined PEC Zwolle in the Eredivisie for the next season.

Attendances
- MVV Maastricht had the highest average attendance (about 8,739).
- Zwolle: about 7,172
- Groningen: about 6,478
- Fortuna: about 4,278
- Cambuur: about 4,017

See also
- 1977–78 Eredivisie
- 1977–78 KNVB Cup