The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1982–83 season was contested by 16 teams, two less than the previous season. This was due to the disbandment of FC Amsterdam at the end of last season and the disbandment of SC Amersfoort halfway this year. DS '79 won the championship.
| Season | 1982–83 |
|---|---|
| Champions | DS '79 |
| Promoted | |
| Goals scored | 772 |
| Average goals/game | 3.21 |
← 1981–82 1983–84 → | |
New entrants
editRelegated from the 1981–82 Eredivisie
League standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DS '79 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 59 | 37 | +22 | 42 | Promoted to Eredivisie. |
| 2 | FC Volendam | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 73 | 41 | +32 | 40 | |
| 3 | FC Den Bosch | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 51 | 28 | +23 | 38 | Qualified for Promotion play-off as Period champions. |
| 4 | MVV Maastricht | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 52 | 31 | +21 | 36 | |
| 5 | SC Cambuur | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 36 | |
| 6 | FC Den Haag | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 60 | 44 | +16 | 32 | |
| 7 | VVV-Venlo | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 54 | 56 | −2 | 31 | Qualified for Promotion play-off as Period champions. |
| 8 | sc Heerenveen | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 30 | |
| 9 | SVV | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 30 | |
| 10 | Vitesse Arnhem | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 29 | |
| 11 | FC Eindhoven | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 28 | |
| 12 | SC Veendam | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 26 | |
| 13 | FC Wageningen | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 23 | |
| 14 | De Graafschap | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 37 | 56 | −19 | 21 | |
| 15 | Telstar | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 37 | 56 | −19 | 20 | |
| 16 | SC Heracles | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 41 | 76 | −35 | 18 | |
| 0 | SC Amersfoort | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | The club withdrew after 15 games, their results were expunged, and the club was disbanded. |
Source: rsssf.com
Promotion competition
editIn 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 Den Bosch | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 9 | Promoted to Eredivisie. |
| 2 | SC Cambuur | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 8 | |
| 3 | VVV-Venlo | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 4 | |
| 4 | MVV Maastricht | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 |
Source: rsssf.com