1976–77 Eerste Divisie
| Season | 1976–77 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Vitesse Arnhem |
| Promoted | |
| Goals | 946 |
| Average goals/game | 2.76 |
← 1975–76 1977–78 → | |
The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1976–77 season was contested by 19 teams. Vitesse Arnhem won the championship.
New entrants
Relegated from the 1975–76 Eredivisie
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vitesse Arnhem | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 80 | 29 | +51 | 55 | Promoted to Eredivisie. |
| 2 | PEC Zwolle | 36 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 63 | 26 | +37 | 54 | Qualified for Promotion play-off as Period champions. |
| 3 | MVV Maastricht | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 78 | 33 | +45 | 50 | |
| 4 | SBV Excelsior | 36 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 47 | |
| 5 | FC Volendam | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 65 | 42 | +23 | 45 | |
| 6 | FC Wageningen | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 42 | |
| 7 | Fortuna SC | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 61 | 47 | +14 | 41 | |
| 8 | FC Groningen | 36 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 41 | |
| 9 | FC Vlaardingen | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 37 | |
| 10 | SC Cambuur | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 35 | |
| 11 | Willem II | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 34 | |
| 12 | BVV Den Bosch | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 31 | |
| 13 | sc Heerenveen | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 30 | |
| 14 | SC Veendam | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 29 | |
| 15 | Helmond Sport | 36 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 28 | |
| 16 | SVV | 36 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 35 | 59 | −24 | 24 | |
| 17 | SC Amersfoort | 36 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 33 | 73 | −40 | 24 | |
| 18 | FC Dordrecht | 36 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 35 | 72 | −37 | 22 | |
| 19 | SC Heracles | 36 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 78 | −48 | 15 |
Source: rsssf.com
Promotion competition
In the promotion competition, four period winners (the best teams during each of the four quarters of the regular competition) played for promotion to the Eredivisie.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Volendam | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 8 | Promoted to Eredivisie. |
| 2 | PEC Zwolle | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 8 | |
| 3 | MVV Maastricht | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | |
| 4 | SBV Excelsior | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 2 |
Source: rsssf.com
Attendances
| # | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MVV | 8,372 |
| 2 | Vitesse | 7,000 |
| 3 | Groningen | 5,539 |
| 4 | Zwolle | 5,467 |
| 5 | Cambuur | 4,206 |
| 6 | Fortuna | 3,911 |
| 7 | Volendam | 3,767 |
| 8 | Heerenveen | 3,728 |
| 9 | Wageningen | 3,711 |
| 10 | Veendam | 3,644 |
| 11 | Excelsior | 3,467 |
| 12 | Willem II | 3,153 |
| 13 | Vlaardingen | 2,967 |
| 14 | Den Bosch | 2,575 |
| 15 | Helmond | 2,243 |
| 16 | Heracles | 2,178 |
| 17 | SVV | 2,144 |
| 18 | Dordrecht | 2,011 |
| 19 | Amersfoort | 1,503 |
Source:[1]