1996–97 Eerste Divisie
{{Short description|41st season of the second-tier football league in Netherlands}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Eerste Divisie
| season = 1996–97
| winners = MVV
| promoted = MVV
| relegated =
| league topscorer =
| biggest home win =
| biggest away win =
| highest scoring =
| total goals = 884
| average goals = 2.88
| longest wins =
| longest unbeaten =
| longest losses =
| highest attendance =
| lowest attendance =
| average attendance =
| prevseason = 1995–96
| nextseason = 1997–98
}}
The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1996–97 season was contested by 18 teams. MVV won the championship.
New entrants
Relegated from the 1995–96 Eredivisie
League standings
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=PQ
|sortable_table=y
|team1=MVV|name_MVV=MVV
|team2=CAM|name_CAM=Cambuur Leeuwarden
|team3=EMM|name_EMM=FC Emmen
|team4=VVV|name_VVV=VVV-Venlo
|team5=ZWO|name_ZWO=FC Zwolle
|team6=GAE|name_GAE=Go Ahead Eagles
|team7=DEN|name_DEN=FC Den Bosch
|team8=ADO|name_ADO=ADO Den Haag
|team9=EIN|name_EIN=FC Eindhoven
|team10=VEE|name_VEE=Veendam
|team11=TOP|name_TOP=TOP Oss
|team12=DOR|name_DOR=Dordrecht '90
|team13=HER|name_HER=SC Heracles
|team14=HEL|name_HEL=Helmond Sport
|team15=RBC|name_RBC=RBC Roosendaal
|team16=TEL|name_TEL=Telstar
|team17=EXC|name_EXC=Excelsior
|team18=HAA|name_HAA=HFC Haarlem
|win_MVV=20|draw_MVV=10|loss_MVV=4|gf_MVV=62|ga_MVV=30
|win_CAM=20|draw_CAM=7|loss_CAM=7|gf_CAM=65|ga_CAM=33
|win_EMM=18|draw_EMM=9|loss_EMM=7|gf_EMM=58|ga_EMM=36
|win_VVV=16|draw_VVV=9|loss_VVV=9|gf_VVV=55|ga_VVV=40
|win_ZWO=15|draw_ZWO=10|loss_ZWO=9|gf_ZWO=52|ga_ZWO=40
|win_GAE=16|draw_GAE=7|loss_GAE=11|gf_GAE=58|ga_GAE=48
|win_DEN=16|draw_DEN=6|loss_DEN=12|gf_DEN=55|ga_DEN=43
|win_ADO=14|draw_ADO=10|loss_ADO=10|gf_ADO=48|ga_ADO=48
|win_EIN=14|draw_EIN=8|loss_EIN=12|gf_EIN=53|ga_EIN=53
|win_VEE=13|draw_VEE=10|loss_VEE=11|gf_VEE=44|ga_VEE=35
|win_TOP=13|draw_TOP=8|loss_TOP=13|gf_TOP=46|ga_TOP=50
|win_DOR=13|draw_DOR=7|loss_DOR=14|gf_DOR=45|ga_DOR=49
|win_HER=9|draw_HER=10|loss_HER=15|gf_HER=51|ga_HER=50
|win_HEL=10|draw_HEL=6|loss_HEL=18|gf_HEL=46|ga_HEL=64
|win_RBC=10|draw_RBC=5|loss_RBC=19|gf_RBC=41|ga_RBC=63
|win_TEL=7|draw_TEL=7|loss_TEL=20|gf_TEL=34|ga_TEL=68
|win_EXC=6|draw_EXC=6|loss_EXC=22|gf_EXC=37|ga_EXC=67
|win_HAA=5|draw_HAA=7|loss_HAA=22|gf_HAA=34|ga_HAA=67
|col_P=#90EE90|text_P=Promotion to Eredivisie
|result1=P
|col_PP=#BBEBFF|text_PP=Play-offs
|result2=PP|result3=PP|result4=PP|result5=PP|result6=PP|result8=PP
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/ned2champ.html 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.
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|sortable_table=y
|title=Group 1
|team1=RKC|name_RKC=RKC Waalwijk
|team2=ZWO|name_ZWO=FC Zwolle
|team3=EMM|name_EMM=FC Emmen
|team4=ADO|name_ADO=ADO Den Haag
|win_RKC=5|draw_RKC=0|loss_RKC=1|gf_RKC=19|ga_RKC=6
|win_ZWO=3|draw_ZWO=1|loss_ZWO=2|gf_ZWO=6|ga_ZWO=9
|win_EMM=2|draw_EMM=1|loss_EMM=3|gf_EMM=8|ga_EMM=10
|win_ADO=0|draw_ADO=2|loss_ADO=4|gf_ADO=3|ga_ADO=11
|col_C=#FFF000|text_C=Remain in Eredivisie
|result1=C
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/ned2champ.html rsssf.com]
}}
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|sortable_table=y
|title=Group 2
|team1=NEC|name_NEC=NEC Nijmegen
|team2=GAE|name_GAE=Go Ahead Eagles
|team3=CAM|name_CAM=Cambuur Leeuwarden
|team4=VVV|name_VVV=VVV-Venlo
|win_NEC=5|draw_NEC=0|loss_NEC=1|gf_NEC=19|ga_NEC=5
|win_GAE=5|draw_GAE=0|loss_GAE=1|gf_GAE=17|ga_GAE=8
|win_CAM=2|draw_CAM=0|loss_CAM=4|gf_CAM=8|ga_CAM=15
|win_VVV=0|draw_VVV=0|loss_VVV=6|gf_VVV=6|ga_VVV=22
|col_C=#FFF000|text_C=Remain in Eredivisie
|result1=C
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/ned2champ.html rsssf.com]
}}
See also
References
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/ned2champ.html Netherlands - List of final tables (RSSSF)]
{{Eerste Divisie seasons}}
{{1996–97 in Dutch football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1996-97 Eerste Divisie}}