2025–26 Eerste Divisie

2025–26 Eerste Divisie

The 2025–26 Eerste Divisie, also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie for sponsorship reasons, is the 70th season of the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of football in the Netherlands since its establishment in 1956.

Teams

2025–26 Eerste Divisie

A total of 20 teams take part in the league: 17 teams from the 2024–25 Eerste Divisie and 3 teams relegated from the 2024–25 Eredivisie. Almere City replaced 2024–25 Eerste Divisie champions Volendam after two seasons in the Eredivisie. RKC Waalwijk replaced second-placed Excelsior after six seasons in the Eredivisie. Willem II replaced Telstar following their loss in the promotion play-offs after one season in the Eredivisie.

On 31 July 2025, it was confirmed that Vitesse had lost their professional license due to financial issues, and therefore the club was not eligible to play in the Eerste Divisie. The KNVB announced that no other team was eligible to be promoted, and as a result the competition began to be played with 19 teams. Period titles would have been decided on the first 8 or 9 matches each team played within a period, depending on whether such a period would have had 9 or 10 match days.

On 3 September 2025, Vitesse won an appeal and regained their license, requiring them to be placed back in the league, and returning the league to the original 20-team rules.

Stadiums and locations

<table><thead><tr><th>Club</th><th>Location</th><th>Venue</th><th>Capacity</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>ADO Den Haag</td><td>The Hague</td><td>WerkTalent Stadion</td><td>15,000</td></tr><tr><td>Almere City</td><td>Almere</td><td>Yanmar Stadion</td><td>4,501</td></tr><tr><td>Cambuur</td><td>Leeuwarden</td><td>Kooi Stadion</td><td>15,000</td></tr><tr><td>De Graafschap</td><td>Doetinchem</td><td>Stadion De Vijverberg</td><td>12,600</td></tr><tr><td>Den Bosch</td><td>'s-Hertogenbosch</td><td>Stadion De Vliert</td><td>8,713</td></tr><tr><td>Dordrecht</td><td>Dordrecht</td><td>M-Scores Stadion</td><td>4,235</td></tr><tr><td>Eindhoven</td><td>Eindhoven</td><td>Jan Louwers Stadion</td><td>4,600</td></tr><tr><td>Emmen</td><td>Emmen</td><td>De Oude Meerdijk</td><td>8,600</td></tr><tr><td>Helmond Sport</td><td>Helmond</td><td>GS Staalwerken Stadion</td><td>3,600</td></tr><tr><td>Jong Ajax</td><td>Amsterdam</td><td>Sportpark De Toekomst</td><td>2,250</td></tr><tr><td>Jong AZ</td><td>Alkmaar</td><td>AFAS Trainingscomplex</td><td>1,000</td></tr><tr><td>Jong PSV</td><td>Eindhoven</td><td>PSV Campus De Herdgang</td><td>2,500</td></tr><tr><td>Jong FC Utrecht</td><td>Utrecht</td><td>Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch</td><td>450</td></tr><tr><td>MVV Maastricht</td><td>Maastricht</td><td>Stadion De Geusselt</td><td>9,500</td></tr><tr><td>RKC Waalwijk</td><td>Waalwijk</td><td>Mandemakers Stadion</td><td>7,508</td></tr><tr><td>Roda JC Kerkrade</td><td>Kerkrade</td><td>Parkstad Limburg Stadion</td><td>19,979</td></tr><tr><td>TOP Oss</td><td>Oss</td><td>Frans Heesenstadion</td><td>4,560</td></tr><tr><td>Vitesse</td><td>Arnhem</td><td>GelreDome</td><td>21,248</td></tr><tr><td>VVV-Venlo</td><td>Venlo</td><td>Covebo Stadion - De Koel</td><td>8,000</td></tr><tr><td>Willem II</td><td>Tilburg</td><td>Koning Willem II Stadion</td><td>14,700</td></tr></tbody></table>

Number of teams by provinces

Number of teams	Province	Team(s)
7	North Brabant	Den Bosch, Eindhoven, Helmond Sport, Jong PSV, RKC Waalwijk, TOP Oss, Willem II
3	Limburg	MVV Maastricht, Roda JC, VVV-Venlo
2	Gelderland	De Graafschap, Vitesse
North Holland	Jong Ajax, Jong AZ
South Holland	ADO Den Haag, Dordrecht
1	Drenthe	Emmen
Flevoland	Almere City
Friesland	Cambuur
Utrecht	Jong FC Utrecht

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>President</th><th>Manager</th><th>Kit manufacturer</th><th>Shirt sponsors (front)</th><th>Shirt sponsors (back)</th><th>Shirt sponsors (sleeves)</th><th>Shorts sponsors</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>ADO Den Haag</td><td>Natascha van Grinsven-Admiraal</td><td>Robin Peter</td><td>Erreà</td><td></td><td>Biersteker</td><td>Erreà</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Almere City</td><td>John Bes</td><td>Jeroen Rijsdijk</td><td>Craft</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cambuur</td><td>Cees Heijboer</td><td>Henk de Jong</td><td>Adidas</td><td>Bouwgroep Dijkstra Draisma</td><td></td><td>TanQYou, Effektief</td><td>None</td></tr><tr><td>De Graafschap</td><td>Mart de Kruif</td><td>Marinus Dijkhuizen</td><td>Robey</td><td>Onverwachtehoek.nl, De DakExpert</td><td>Flexfamily, Coffee Fresh</td><td>SWR</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Den Bosch</td><td>Tommie van Alphen</td><td>Ulrich Landvreugd</td><td>Vacant</td><td>Sanitairwinkel</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Dordrecht</td><td>Hans de Zeeuw</td><td>Dirk Kuyt</td><td>Capelli</td><td>Keukenwarenhuis.nl, Energiek Dordt</td><td></td><td>M-Scores</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Eindhoven</td><td>Peter Bijvelds</td><td>Jan Poortvliet</td><td>Macron</td><td>VDL</td><td></td><td>SRP Zuid</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Emmen</td><td>Rinse Bleeker</td><td>Menno van Dam</td><td>Hummel</td><td>Vandaglas</td><td>Hydrowear, Century Autolease</td><td>Punt Uit</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Helmond Sport</td><td>Ron van den Bekerom</td><td>Jurgen Seegers</td><td>Saller</td><td>Heel Helmond Sport, Dixap</td><td></td><td>Vescom, Elektro Vogels</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jong Ajax</td><td>Menno Geelen</td><td>Paul Nuijten</td><td>Adidas</td><td>Ziggo</td><td>Ziggo Sport</td><td>Curaçao/ Team Rockstars IT</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jong AZ</td><td>Merijn Zeeman</td><td>Frank Peereboom</td><td>Nike</td><td>Kansino</td><td>Elfi Vastgoed</td><td>Cavallaro Napoli</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jong PSV</td><td>Marcel Brands</td><td>Stijn Schaars</td><td>Puma</td><td>Metropoolregio Brainport Eindhoven</td><td>GoodHabitz</td><td>TOTO Nederlandse Loterij</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jong Utrecht</td><td>Thijs van Es</td><td>Mark Otten</td><td>Castore</td><td>Conclusion Digital Transformation</td><td></td><td>U4U</td><td>Dassy</td></tr><tr><td>MVV Maastricht</td><td>Tom Daemen</td><td>Peter van den Berg</td><td>Nike</td><td>TCC, Voetbalshop</td><td>Cloos For You</td><td>Maak.eu</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>RKC Waalwijk</td><td>Willem van der Linden</td><td>Sander Duits</td><td>Stanno</td><td>Willy Naessens Industriebouw, JM van Delft & Zn.</td><td>Mandemakers, Van Mossel Automotive</td><td></td><td>Beekmans Heftrucks</td></tr><tr><td>Roda JC Kerkrade</td><td>Jordens Peters</td><td>Kevin Van Dessel</td><td>Decathlon</td><td>Tribe Security, Juyst</td><td>Gezond in Mijnstreek, Rutten x Welling</td><td>Bijzonder Zorggroep, D&D Verhuur</td><td>Woodstone</td></tr><tr><td>TOP Oss</td><td>Bas van Rossum</td><td>Sjors Ultee</td><td>JDH</td><td>Noor Sportswear, Becoss</td><td></td><td>MD Stukadoors</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Vitesse</td><td>Henk Parren</td><td>Rüdiger Rehm</td><td>Robey</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>VVV-Venlo</td><td>Guus Pennings</td><td>Peter Uneken</td><td>Craft</td><td>Venlo.fit</td><td>VidaXL, Seacon Logistics</td><td>ProToGa Beveiliging, Personato Recruitment</td><td>Haa!</td></tr><tr><td>Willem II</td><td>Merijn Goris</td><td>John Stegeman</td><td>Robey</td><td>None</td><td>None</td><td>None</td><td>None</td></tr></tbody></table>

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Replaced by	Date of appointment
ADO Den Haag	Darije Kalezić	End of contract	30 June 2025	Pre-season	Robin Peter	14 July 2025
Dordrecht	Melvin Boel	Signed by Go Ahead Eagles	Dirk Kuyt	1 July 2025
Emmen	Alfons Arts	Mutual consent	Menno van Dam
Helmond Sport	Robert Maaskant	End of contract	Jurgen Seegers
Jong Ajax	Frank Peereboom	Moved to Ajax	Willem Weijs
Jong PSV	Alfons Groenendijk	End of contract	Stijn Schaars
Jong FC Utrecht	Ivar van Dinteren	End of contract	Mark Otten
RKC Waalwijk	Henk Fraser	End of contract	Sander Duits
Roda JC Kerkrade	Bas Sibum	Signed by Heracles Almelo	Kevin Van Dessel
Vitesse	John van den Brom	End of contract	Rüdiger Rehm
Willem II	Kristof Aelbrecht (a.i.)	End of interim spell	John Stegeman
VVV-Venlo	John Lammers	Mutual consent	11 September 2025	18th	Ivo Rossen (a.i.)	11 September 2025
MVV Maastricht	Edwin Hermans	Sacked	23 September 2025	19th	Davy Heymans (a.i.)	23 September 2025
VVV-Venlo	Ivo Rossen (a.i.)	End of interim spell	30 September 2025	9th	Peter Uneken	1 October 2025
MVV Maastricht	Davy Heymans (a.i.)	End of interim spell	22 October 2025	12th	Peter van den Berg	22 October 2025
Jong AZ	Lee-Roy Echteld	Moved to AZ	18 January 2026	18th	Frank Peereboom	29 January 2026
Jong Ajax	Willem Weijs	Sacked	10 February 2026	20th	Óscar García	11 February 2026
Eindhoven	Maurice Verberne	Mutual consent	19 February 2026	14th	Jan Poortvliet (a.i.)	19 February 2026
Jong Ajax	Óscar García	Moved to Ajax	8 March 2026	20th	Paul Nuijten	9 March 2026

League table

2025–26 Eerste Divisie

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
1	ADO Den Haag (P)	33	25	2	6	74	32	+42	77	Promotion to the Eredivisie
2	Cambuur (P)	33	22	7	4	70	39	+31	73
3	De Graafschap	33	16	7	10	61	51	+10	55	Qualification for promotion play-offs
4	Willem II (X)	33	15	8	10	50	40	+10	53
5	Almere City	33	16	4	13	68	53	+15	52
6	Jong PSV	33	15	5	13	62	58	+4	50	Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the Eredivisie
7	RKC Waalwijk	33	13	9	11	56	50	+6	48	Qualification for promotion play-offs
8	Roda JC Kerkrade	33	12	12	9	51	48	+3	48
9	Den Bosch	33	13	7	13	58	59	−1	46
10	Dordrecht	33	11	10	12	44	46	−2	43
11	Eindhoven	33	13	4	16	47	57	−10	43
12	Jong FC Utrecht	33	10	9	14	51	55	−4	39	Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the Eredivisie
13	VVV-Venlo	33	11	5	17	41	51	−10	38
14	Emmen	33	10	7	16	50	61	−11	37
15	Vitesse	33	13	9	11	51	49	+2	36
16	MVV Maastricht	33	9	9	15	39	66	−27	36
17	Jong AZ	33	10	4	19	57	66	−9	34	Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the Eredivisie
18	Helmond Sport	33	9	7	17	38	57	−19	34
19	Jong Ajax	33	8	8	17	45	59	−14	32	Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the Eredivisie
20	TOP Oss	33	7	11	15	41	57	−16	32

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Romano Postema	Emmen	20
2	Devin Haen	Willem II	17
Reuven Niemeijer	De Graafschap
4	Kevin Monzialo	Den Bosch	15
Julian Rijkhoff	Almere City
6	Robin van Duiven	Jong PSV	14
7	Jesper Uneken	RKC Waalwijk	13
8	Yannick Eduardo	Dordrecht	12
Anthony van den Hurk	Roda JC Kerkrade
10	Jari Vlak	ADO Den Haag	11
Ichem Ferrah	Cambuur
Bouke Boersma	De Graafschap