2015–16 Eerste Divisie

A total of 19 teams took part in the league. 2014–15 Eerste Divisie champion NEC gained promotion to the Eredivisie, and was replaced by Dordrecht, which finished last in the 2014–15 Eredivisie. Roda JC Kerkrade and De Graafschap won the post-season playoff, and were replaced in the 2015–16 Eerste Divisie by NAC Breda and Go Ahead Eagles. No teams were relegated, but Jong FC Twente voluntarily withdrew from the league.{{cite news|title=Jong FC Twente niet langer in eerste divisie|url=http://www.tubantia.nl/sport/fc-twente/jong-fc-twente-niet-langer-in-eerste-divisie-1.4792069|access-date=6 August 2015|work=Tubantia|agency=De Twentsche Courant Tubantia|date=4 March 2015}}

{{Location map+|Netherlands|width=450|float=right|caption=Location of teams in the Eerste Divisie 2015-2016|places=

{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.77730|long=5.93263|label=Achilles '29}}

{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.314787|long=4.930999|label=Jong Ajax|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.37109|long=5.21811|label=Almere City}}

{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.701667|long=5.329722|label={{nowrap|      Den Bosch}}|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.79761|long=4.67239|label=Dordrecht|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.44166|long=5.46756|label={{nowrap|Eindhoven
Jong PSV}}|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.78110|long=6.90176|label=Emmen|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=50.99827|long=5.86333|label=Fortuna}}

{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.25558|long=6.16173|label={{nowrap|Go Ahead Eagles}}|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.47974|long=5.65528|label={{nowrap|Helmond Sport}}|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=50.84725|long=5.69281|label=MVV|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.594865|long=4.750412|label=NAC|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.76331|long=5.51611|label=Oss|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.68659|long=5.08911|label=RKC|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.92167|long=4.48111|label=Sparta|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.46187|long=4.60791|label=Telstar|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.49445|long=5.07318|label=Volendam|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.351986|long=6.179803|label=VVV-Venlo}}

}}

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=football

|update=22 April 2016

|source=Soccerway{{cite web|title=Eerste Divisie|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/netherlands/eerste-divisie/20152016/regular-season/r31564/|website=soccerway.com|publisher=Soccerway}}

|team1 =SPA

|team2 =VVV

|team3 =NAC

|team4 =EIN

|team5 =GAE

|team6 =VOL

|team7 =EMM

|team8 =ALM

|team9 =AJX

|team10=MVV

|team11=PSV

|team12=TEL

|team13=HEL

|team14=DOR

|team15=ACH

|team16=FOR

|team17=BOS

|team18=RKC

|team19=OSS

|win_ACH=10 |draw_ACH=9 |loss_ACH=17|gf_ACH=43|ga_ACH=61

|win_AJX=13|draw_AJX=11 |loss_AJX=12|gf_AJX=59|ga_AJX=57|note_AJX=Youth teams cannot be promoted and cannot participate in the promotion play-offs.

|win_ALM=14|draw_ALM=8 |loss_ALM=14|gf_ALM=68|ga_ALM=66

|win_BOS=9 |draw_BOS=11|loss_BOS=16|gf_BOS=47|ga_BOS=53

|win_DOR=11|draw_DOR=7 |loss_DOR=18|gf_DOR=47|ga_DOR=67

|win_EIN=19|draw_EIN=6 |loss_EIN=11 |gf_EIN=55|ga_EIN=44

|win_EMM=15|draw_EMM=6 |loss_EMM=15|gf_EMM=58|ga_EMM=57

|win_FOR=11|draw_FOR=6 |loss_FOR=19|gf_FOR=41|ga_FOR=74

|win_GAE=18|draw_GAE=7 |loss_GAE=11|gf_GAE=61|ga_GAE=41

|win_HEL=11 |draw_HEL=9 |loss_HEL=16|gf_HEL=52|ga_HEL=59

|win_MVV=14|draw_MVV=8 |loss_MVV=14|gf_MVV=52|ga_MVV=60

|win_NAC=20|draw_NAC=7 |loss_NAC=9 |gf_NAC=84|ga_NAC=42

|win_OSS=7 |draw_OSS=8 |loss_OSS=21|gf_OSS=43|ga_OSS=80

|win_PSV=13|draw_PSV=9 |loss_PSV=14|gf_PSV=51|ga_PSV=71|note_PSV=AJX

|win_RKC=7 |draw_RKC=11 |loss_RKC=18|gf_RKC=41|ga_RKC=66

|win_SPA=24|draw_SPA=7 |loss_SPA=5 |gf_SPA=83|ga_SPA=40

|win_TEL=12|draw_TEL=8 |loss_TEL=16|gf_TEL=57|ga_TEL=64

|win_VOL=14|draw_VOL=10 |loss_VOL=12|gf_VOL=54|ga_VOL=40

|win_VVV=23|draw_VVV=6 |loss_VVV=7 |gf_VVV=84|ga_VVV=39

|result1=Ere |result2=PO2 |result3=PO2 |result4=PO2 |result5=PO2 |result6=PO1 |result7=PO1 |result8=PO1 |result10=PO1

|name_ACH = Achilles '29

|name_AJX = Jong Ajax

|name_ALM = Almere City

|name_BOS = Den Bosch

|name_DOR = Dordrecht

|name_EIN = Eindhoven

|name_EMM = Emmen

|name_FOR = Fortuna Sittard

|name_GAE = Go Ahead Eagles

|name_HEL = Helmond Sport

|name_MVV = MVV

|name_NAC = NAC Breda

|name_OSS = Oss

|name_PSV = Jong PSV

|name_RKC = RKC Waalwijk

|name_SPA = Sparta Rotterdam

|name_TEL = Telstar

|name_VOL = Volendam

|name_VVV = VVV-Venlo

|status_SPA=CP

|status_GAE=P

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

|res_col_header=Promotion, qualification or relegation

|col_Ere=green1 |text_Ere=Promotion to the Eredivisie

|col_PO2=yellow1 |text_PO2=Qualification to promotion play-offs Second round |note_res_PO2=PO1

|col_PO1=yellow2 |text_PO1=Qualification to promotion play-offs First round |note_res_PO1=Ten teams, two from the Eredivisie and eight from the Eerste Divisie, play for two spots in the 2016–17 Eredivisie, the remaining eight teams play in the 2016–17 Eerste Divisie. The season is subdivided in periods consisting of games 1–9, 10–18, 19–27 and 28–36. The top finisher in each period (that has not won a previous period) is a period winner and qualifies for the promotion play-offs first round even if they finish the season outside of the top nine.

}}

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team1=ACH|team2=ALM|team3=DBO|team4=DOR|team5=EIN

|team6=EMM|team7=FOR|team8=GAE|team9=HEL|team10=JAJ

|team11=JPS|team12=MVV|team13=NAC|team14=OSS|team15=RKC

|team16=SPA|team17=TEL|team18=VOL|team19=VVV

|name_ACH=Achilles '29

|match_ACH_ALM=1–3

|match_ACH_DBO=0–1

|match_ACH_DOR=2–1

|match_ACH_EIN=2–1

|match_ACH_EMM=1–2

|match_ACH_FOR=3–0

|match_ACH_GAE=1–0

|match_ACH_HEL=1–2

|match_ACH_JAJ=2–1

|match_ACH_JPS=3–2

|match_ACH_MVV=1–2

|match_ACH_NAC=1–2

|match_ACH_OSS=1–0

|match_ACH_RKC=0–0

|match_ACH_SPA=0–3

|match_ACH_TEL=1–3

|match_ACH_VOL=0–0

|match_ACH_VVV=1–3

|name_ALM=Almere City

|match_ALM_ACH=2–1

|match_ALM_DBO=1–1

|match_ALM_DOR=3–0

|match_ALM_EIN=1–2

|match_ALM_EMM=4–0

|match_ALM_FOR=0–3

|match_ALM_GAE=3–4

|match_ALM_HEL=2–2

|match_ALM_JAJ=2–1

|match_ALM_JPS=7–0

|match_ALM_MVV=0–3

|match_ALM_NAC=0–1

|match_ALM_OSS=0–1

|match_ALM_RKC=3–1

|match_ALM_SPA=1–0

|match_ALM_TEL=0–2

|match_ALM_VOL=2–2

|match_ALM_VVV=3–3

|name_DBO=Den Bosch

|match_DBO_ACH=1–2

|match_DBO_ALM=1–2

|match_DBO_DOR=2–0

|match_DBO_EIN=3–1

|match_DBO_EMM=3–0

|match_DBO_FOR=2–2

|match_DBO_GAE=2–4

|match_DBO_HEL=2–1

|match_DBO_JAJ=3–0

|match_DBO_JPS=0–0

|match_DBO_MVV=2–2

|match_DBO_NAC=3–6

|match_DBO_OSS=4–2

|match_DBO_RKC=1–1

|match_DBO_SPA=1–2

|match_DBO_TEL=5–0

|match_DBO_VOL=0–0

|match_DBO_VVV=0–1

|name_DOR=Dordrecht

|match_DOR_ACH=3–3

|match_DOR_ALM=3–1

|match_DOR_DBO=1–2

|match_DOR_EIN=3–1

|match_DOR_EMM=0–2

|match_DOR_FOR=1–3

|match_DOR_GAE=1–1

|match_DOR_HEL=0–2

|match_DOR_JAJ=0–1

|match_DOR_JPS=4–0

|match_DOR_MVV=1–0

|match_DOR_NAC=0–2

|match_DOR_OSS=1–0

|match_DOR_RKC=1–2

|match_DOR_SPA=0–3

|match_DOR_TEL=2–2

|match_DOR_VOL=1–3

|match_DOR_VVV=0–0

|name_EIN=Eindhoven

|match_EIN_ACH=0–1

|match_EIN_ALM=3–2

|match_EIN_DBO=0–0

|match_EIN_DOR=1–1

|match_EIN_EMM=1–1

|match_EIN_FOR=3–1

|match_EIN_GAE=0–0

|match_EIN_HEL=1–4

|match_EIN_JAJ=2–1

|match_EIN_JPS=2–0

|match_EIN_MVV=4–1

|match_EIN_NAC=2–1

|match_EIN_OSS=4–0

|match_EIN_RKC=1–0

|match_EIN_SPA=1–1

|match_EIN_TEL=2–1

|match_EIN_VOL=1–0

|match_EIN_VVV=2–0

|name_EMM=Emmen

|match_EMM_ACH=3–1

|match_EMM_ALM=5–6

|match_EMM_DBO=1–0

|match_EMM_DOR=1–0

|match_EMM_EIN=4–2

|match_EMM_FOR=1–2

|match_EMM_GAE=4–1

|match_EMM_HEL=0–1

|match_EMM_JAJ=4–2

|match_EMM_JPS=1–1

|match_EMM_MVV=2–3

|match_EMM_NAC=1–0

|match_EMM_OSS=0–2

|match_EMM_RKC=6–1

|match_EMM_SPA=1–3

|match_EMM_TEL=1–0

|match_EMM_VOL=1–0

|match_EMM_VVV=1–4

|name_FOR=Fortuna Sittard

|match_FOR_ACH=2–4

|match_FOR_ALM=0–2

|match_FOR_DBO=1–1

|match_FOR_DOR=0–5

|match_FOR_EIN=2–1

|match_FOR_EMM=2–2

|match_FOR_GAE=0–1

|match_FOR_HEL=3–0

|match_FOR_JAJ=1–2

|match_FOR_JPS=1–1

|match_FOR_MVV=1–2

|match_FOR_NAC=1–2

|match_FOR_OSS=3–0

|match_FOR_RKC=1–0

|match_FOR_SPA=1–4

|match_FOR_TEL=0–3

|match_FOR_VOL=0–6

|match_FOR_VVV=0–5

|name_GAE=Go Ahead Eagles

|match_GAE_ACH=3–2

|match_GAE_ALM=4–1

|match_GAE_DBO=0–0

|match_GAE_DOR=3–0

|match_GAE_EIN=1–2

|match_GAE_EMM=0–0

|match_GAE_FOR=0–2

|match_GAE_HEL=1–1

|match_GAE_JAJ=2–0

|match_GAE_JPS=1–2

|match_GAE_MVV=0–0

|match_GAE_NAC=4–1

|match_GAE_OSS=5–0

|match_GAE_RKC=1–0

|match_GAE_SPA=2–0

|match_GAE_TEL=5–0

|match_GAE_VOL=3–2

|match_GAE_VVV=0–3

|name_HEL=Helmond Sport

|match_HEL_ACH=2–2

|match_HEL_ALM=0–2

|match_HEL_DBO=0–0

|match_HEL_DOR=1–2

|match_HEL_EIN=1–2

|match_HEL_EMM=3–2

|match_HEL_FOR=0–2

|match_HEL_GAE=0–4

|match_HEL_JAJ=2–3

|match_HEL_JPS=4–2

|match_HEL_MVV=1–0

|match_HEL_NAC=1–1

|match_HEL_OSS=4–0

|match_HEL_RKC=1–0

|match_HEL_SPA=1–1

|match_HEL_TEL=4–1

|match_HEL_VOL=0–2

|match_HEL_VVV=1–4

|name_JAJ=Jong Ajax

|match_JAJ_ACH=3–1

|match_JAJ_ALM=2–2

|match_JAJ_DBO=3–1

|match_JAJ_DOR=4–1

|match_JAJ_EIN=0–0

|match_JAJ_EMM=2–0

|match_JAJ_FOR=3–0

|match_JAJ_GAE=2–2

|match_JAJ_HEL=1–1

|match_JAJ_JPS=1–2

|match_JAJ_MVV=0–1

|match_JAJ_NAC=2–1

|match_JAJ_OSS=2–2

|match_JAJ_RKC=0–0

|match_JAJ_SPA=1–1

|match_JAJ_TEL=4–1

|match_JAJ_VOL=2–0

|match_JAJ_VVV=2–2

|name_JPS=Jong PSV

|match_JPS_ACH=1–1

|match_JPS_ALM=3–4

|match_JPS_DBO=2–1

|match_JPS_DOR=1–4

|match_JPS_EIN=2–0

|match_JPS_EMM=0–0

|match_JPS_FOR=0–1

|match_JPS_GAE=1–0

|match_JPS_HEL=3–1

|match_JPS_JAJ=3–3

|match_JPS_MVV=2–0

|match_JPS_NAC=0–3

|match_JPS_OSS=3–1

|match_JPS_RKC=3–1

|match_JPS_SPA=0–3

|match_JPS_TEL=4–3

|match_JPS_VOL=2–2

|match_JPS_VVV=1–5

|name_MVV=MVV

|match_MVV_ACH=1–1

|match_MVV_ALM=0–0

|match_MVV_DBO=1–0

|match_MVV_DOR=2–2

|match_MVV_EIN=0–2

|match_MVV_EMM=4–1

|match_MVV_FOR=1–3

|match_MVV_GAE=1–2

|match_MVV_HEL=1–4

|match_MVV_JAJ=0–0

|match_MVV_JPS=2–3

|match_MVV_NAC=1–1

|match_MVV_OSS=4–2

|match_MVV_RKC=6–2

|match_MVV_SPA=1–3

|match_MVV_TEL=1–0

|match_MVV_VOL=3–1

|match_MVV_VVV=1–3

|name_NAC=NAC Breda

|match_NAC_ACH=3–1

|match_NAC_ALM=1–1

|match_NAC_DBO=3–0

|match_NAC_DOR=7–0

|match_NAC_EIN=3–1

|match_NAC_EMM=2–2

|match_NAC_FOR=5–0

|match_NAC_GAE=0–1

|match_NAC_HEL=1–0

|match_NAC_JAJ=3–0

|match_NAC_JPS=5–2

|match_NAC_MVV=1–1

|match_NAC_OSS=5–0

|match_NAC_RKC=1–1

|match_NAC_SPA=4–0

|match_NAC_TEL=2–1

|match_NAC_VOL=1–4

|match_NAC_VVV=0–1

|name_OSS=Oss

|match_OSS_ACH=1–1

|match_OSS_ALM=1–2

|match_OSS_DBO=3–1

|match_OSS_DOR=2–3

|match_OSS_EIN=0–4

|match_OSS_EMM=0–3

|match_OSS_FOR=4–0

|match_OSS_GAE=3–0

|match_OSS_HEL=2–2

|match_OSS_JAJ=1–2

|match_OSS_JPS=0–0

|match_OSS_MVV=1–3

|match_OSS_NAC=1–6

|match_OSS_RKC=0–0

|match_OSS_SPA=1–2

|match_OSS_TEL=3–3

|match_OSS_VOL=1–2

|match_OSS_VVV=2–1

|name_RKC=RKC Waalwijk

|match_RKC_ACH=1–1

|match_RKC_ALM=3–1

|match_RKC_DBO=1–1

|match_RKC_DOR=0–1

|match_RKC_EIN=1–2

|match_RKC_EMM=0–1

|match_RKC_FOR=1–1

|match_RKC_GAE=0–2

|match_RKC_HEL=2–2

|match_RKC_JAJ=3–5

|match_RKC_JPS=1–2

|match_RKC_MVV=1–3

|match_RKC_NAC=2–0

|match_RKC_OSS=3–2

|match_RKC_SPA=1–1

|match_RKC_TEL=2–1

|match_RKC_VOL=2–1

|match_RKC_VVV=2–1

|name_SPA=Sparta Rotterdam

|match_SPA_ACH=3–0

|match_SPA_ALM=3–2

|match_SPA_DBO=5–2

|match_SPA_DOR=2–3

|match_SPA_EIN=3–0

|match_SPA_EMM=3–2

|match_SPA_FOR=1–1

|match_SPA_GAE=3–1

|match_SPA_HEL=2–1

|match_SPA_JAJ=3–1

|match_SPA_JPS=1–0

|match_SPA_MVV=6–0

|match_SPA_NAC=1–1

|match_SPA_OSS=3–1

|match_SPA_RKC=5–2

|match_SPA_TEL=2–1

|match_SPA_VOL=3–1

|match_SPA_VVV=3–1

|name_TEL=Telstar

|match_TEL_ACH=3–0

|match_TEL_ALM=2–2

|match_TEL_DBO=1–0

|match_TEL_DOR=3–0

|match_TEL_EIN=1–2

|match_TEL_EMM=2–1

|match_TEL_FOR=3–0

|match_TEL_GAE=1–2

|match_TEL_HEL=1–0

|match_TEL_JAJ=4–2

|match_TEL_JPS=1–1

|match_TEL_MVV=4–0

|match_TEL_NAC=1–4

|match_TEL_OSS=1–1

|match_TEL_RKC=1–1

|match_TEL_SPA=1–3

|match_TEL_VOL=1–1

|match_TEL_VVV=2–2

|name_VOL=Volendam

|match_VOL_ACH=0–0

|match_VOL_ALM=3–1

|match_VOL_DBO=2–0

|match_VOL_DOR=2–2

|match_VOL_EIN=1–2

|match_VOL_EMM=0–2

|match_VOL_FOR=1–0

|match_VOL_GAE=1–0

|match_VOL_HEL=2–1

|match_VOL_JAJ=1–1

|match_VOL_JPS=3–0

|match_VOL_MVV=0–1

|match_VOL_NAC=1–2

|match_VOL_OSS=1–1

|match_VOL_RKC=3–0

|match_VOL_SPA=2–0

|match_VOL_TEL=3–0

|match_VOL_VVV=1–1

|name_VVV=VVV-Venlo

|match_VVV_ACH=3–0

|match_VVV_ALM=4–0

|match_VVV_DBO=2–1

|match_VVV_DOR=3–0

|match_VVV_EIN=1–0

|match_VVV_EMM=1–0

|match_VVV_FOR=4–1

|match_VVV_GAE=2–1

|match_VVV_HEL=4–1

|match_VVV_JAJ=3–0

|match_VVV_JPS=1–2

|match_VVV_MVV=3–0

|match_VVV_NAC=4–3

|match_VVV_OSS=1–2

|match_VVV_RKC=4–3

|match_VVV_SPA=1–1

|match_VVV_TEL=1–2

|match_VVV_VOL=3–0

|source=[http://www.jupilerleague.nl/#matchcenter Jupiler League]

|update=15 April 2016

}}

Ten teams, two from the Eredivisie and eight from the Eerste Divisie, play for two spots in the 2016–17 Eredivisie, the remaining eight teams play in the 2016–17 Eerste Divisie.

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=3

|final_RDs_excluded = 1

|RD1=First round |RD2=Second round |RD3=Third round |3rdplace=no

|skipmatch=2-4;6-8

|omit_blanks=yes

|score-boxes = 2 + sum

||MVV Maastricht |2|2 |Volendam |1|1

||Almere City |4|4 |Emmen |1|1

||MVV Maastricht |0|1 |De Graafschap |1|2

||Go Ahead Eagles |1|2 |VVV-Venlo |0|2

||Almere City |0|2 |Willem II |1|5

||Eindhoven |1|0 |NAC Breda |0|2

||De Graafschap |1|1 |Go Ahead Eagles* |4|1

||Willem II* |1|3 |NAC Breda |2|1

}}

Key: * = Play-off winners, (a) = Wins because of away goals rule, (e) = Wins after extra time in second leg, (p) = Wins after penalty shoot-out.

{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}

• {{Official website|http://www.jupilerleague.nl/}} {{in lang|nl}}

{{Eerste Divisie seasons}}

{{2015–16 in Dutch football}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 Eerste Divisie}}

Category:Eerste Divisie seasons

Netherlands 2

2