2011–12 Eerste Divisie

The 2011–12 Eerste Divisie, known as Jupiler League for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the fifty-sixth season of Eerste Divisie since its establishment in 1955. It began in August 2011 with the first matches of the season and ended in June 2012 with the nacompetitie, a promotion-and-relegation tournament also involving the 16th- and 17th-placed teams from the 2011–12 Eredivisie. The competition was won by FC Zwolle on 13 April 2012, after drawing FC Eindhoven 0–0 at home in their 32nd match of the season.[2]

Eerste Divisie
Season2011–12
ChampionsFC Zwolle
PromotedWillem II
Relegatednone
Top goalscorerJack Tuyp

On 1 March 2012, the Dutch football federation confirmed that no team would be relegated from the league at the end of the season, after all the 2011–12 Topklasse teams had decided against being eligible for promotion to the Eerste Divisie.[3]

Teams

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A total of 18 teams took part in the league. Willem II were relegated as bottom-placed team in the 2010–11 Eredivisie, whereas FC Oss were promoted as 2010–11 Topklasse runners-up, as champions IJsselmeervogels opted to keep playing at amateur level instead. Following the disbandment and consequent exclusion of RBC Roosendaal in June 2011, last-placed 2010–11 Eerste Divisie club Almere City FC were readmitted in the league to fill the vacancy.[1]

The season also saw the participation of the old BV Veendam under their new denomination of SC Veendam.[4]

ClubLocationVenueCapacity
AGOVV ApeldoornApeldoornStadion Berg & Bos3,250
Almere City FCAlmereMitsubishi Forklift Stadion3,000
CambuurLeeuwardenCambuur Stadion10,250
FC Den Bosch's-HertogenboschDe Vliert9,000
FC DordrechtDordrechtGN Bouw Stadion4,100
FC EindhovenEindhovenJan Louwers Stadion4,600
FC EmmenEmmenUnivé Stadion8,600
Fortuna SittardSittardWagner & Partners Stadion12,500
Go Ahead EaglesDeventerAdelaarshorst6,700
Helmond SportHelmondStadion De Braak4,100
MVVMaastrichtDe Geusselt11,026
FC OssOssHeesen Yachts Stadion4,700
Sparta RotterdamRotterdamHet Kasteel11,026
TelstarVelsenTATA Steel Stadion3,625
SC VeendamVeendamDe Langeleegte5,290
FC VolendamVolendamKras Stadion6,260
Willem IITilburgKoning Willem II Stadion14,637
FC ZwolleZwolleFC Zwolle Stadion10,000

Managerial changes

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TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced byDate of appointment
AGOVV Apeldoorn Hans de KoningMutual consent1 July 2011[5]Pre-season Hans van Arum1 July 2011[6]
FC Dordrecht Henny LeeSigned by FC Utrecht1 July 2011[7]Pre-season Theo Bos1 July 2011[7]
Go Ahead Eagles Andries UlderinkSigned by De Graafschap1 July 2011[8]Pre-season Joop Gall1 July 2011[9]
Helmond Sport Jurgen StreppelSigned by Willem II1 July 2011[10]Pre-season Hans de Koning1 July 2011[11]
Sparta Rotterdam Jos van EckEnd of interim spell1 July 2011Pre-season Michel Vonk1 July 2011[12]
SC Veendam Joop GallSigned by Go Ahead Eagles1 July 2011[9]Pre-season Gert Heerkes1 July 2011[13]
Willem II John FeskensEnd of interim spell1 July 2011Pre-season Jurgen Streppel1 July 2011[10]
Fortuna Sittard Wim DusseldorpSigned by VVV-Venlo28 December 2011[14]14th Tiny Ruys29 December 2011[15]
FC Dordrecht Theo BosSick leave7 January 2012[16] Virgil Breetveld (interim)7 January 2012
FC Volendam Gert KruysGardening leave6 March 2012[17]13th Johan Steur (interim)6 March 2012[18]
FC Eindhoven Ernest FaberHired by PSV Eindhoven14 March 2012[19]2nd Erwin Koeman17 March 2012[20]
Go Ahead Eagles Joop GallResigned24 March 2012[21]11th Jimmy Calderwood (interim)30 March 2012[22]
AGOVV Apeldoorn Hans van ArumRemoved from managerial duties26 April 2012[23]17th Marco Heering (interim)26 April 2012[23]

League table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Zwolle (C, P)3422666834+3472Promotion to 2012–13 Eredivisie
2Sparta Rotterdam3419875932+2765Qualification for promotion play-offs Second Round
3Eindhoven3418975233+1963
4Helmond Sport3418886250+1262
5Willem II (P)34177106741+2658
6Den Bosch3416995732+2557Qualification for promotion play-offs First Round
7Cambuur34168106844+2456
8MVV34149115955+451
9Go Ahead Eagles34148126556+950
10Dordrecht341311105662−650
11Fortuna Sittard34139126251+1148
12Volendam34146145755+248
13Almere City34117165262−1040
14Oss34105195676−2035
15Telstar3495204570−2532
16Veendam34410204267−2522
17AGOVV3454253694−5819
18Emmen[a]3465232473−4917
Source: Eerste divisie (official site) (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Emmen deducted six points due to financial irregularities.[24]

Results

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AGOVV1–12–42–32–30–00–12–43–10–31–13–20–62–33–21–22–10–4
Almere City4–11–11–35–01–32–01–40–22–11–23–21–12–13–02–11–40–3
Cambuur2–03–01–04–00–12–13–11–12–25–14–21–23–15–14–10–23–0
Den Bosch4–02–01–10–00–25–11–11–20–03–01–00–13–03–01–21–02–2
Dordrecht4–02–12–14–32–13–02–23–13–23–33–23–22–02–20–03–21–2
Eindhoven3–20–21–12–21–03–04–31–00–04–12–00–23–12–02–02–32–2
Emmen1–02–22–11–21–10–10–43–20–12–11–31–10–20–20–40–21–2
Fortuna Sittard5–10–00–02–22–00–14–11–10–12–02–11–02–51–03–23–10–1
Go Ahead Eagles3–12–24–11–14–21–31–02–12–32–17–21–21–02–25–01–30–1
Helmond Sport1–02–01–31–02–10–10–12–25–12–22–13–23–23–21–00–73–1
MVV2–23–22–01–41–11–06–03–11–23–33–11–11–02–13–03–11–3
Oss1–03–43–20–23–31–01–11–35–33–10–21–53–14–41–31–11–0
Sparta Rotterdam4–12–12–02–02–02–21–11–04–10–30–02–21–02–10–02–12–0
Telstar1–33–12–50–03–01–12–12–10–20–32–32–10–21–12–21–00–3
Veendam4–01–11–11–21–11–23–02–20–41–11–31–21–21–11–01–30–1
Volendam6–13–11–40–21–13–13–13–22–23–12–01–21–04–13–21–22–2
Willem II5–01–20–00–31–11–15–01–11–13–32–12–02–13–23–11–03–1
Zwolle3–03–23–01–05–00–01–04–20–02–31–12–12–07–32–03–11–0
Source: Eerste Divisie website
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

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VVV-Venlo and De Graafschap joined the Eerste Divisie-teams for the playoffs, after finishing 16th and 17th in the Eredivisie.

Round 1

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Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Go Ahead Eagles1–3Den Bosch1−10–2
MVV1–2Cambuur0−21–0

Round 2

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Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Den Bosch1–1De Graafschap0–01–1
Willem II3–2Sparta Rotterdam2–11–1
Helmond Sport3–0Eindhoven1–02–0
Cambuur3–4VVV-Venlo0–03–4

Round 3

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Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Den Bosch1–2Willem II0–01–2
Helmond Sport3–4VVV-Venlo1–22–2

Top goalscorers

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Updated 27 January 2012[25]

17 goals
12 goals
11 goals
10 goals
9 goals

References

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