2012–13 Eerste Divisie
# 2012–13 Eerste Divisie

The 2012–13 Eerste Divisie, known as Jupiler League for sponsorship reasons, was the fifty-seventh season of Eerste Divisie since its establishment in 1955. It began on 10 August 2012 with the first matches of the season and ended on 26 May 2013 with the returns of the finals of the promotion/relegation play-offs, also involving the 16th- and 17th-placed teams from the 2012–13 Eredivisie. On 3 May 2013, during the last round of the regular season, SC Cambuur secured the championship and the only direct promotion berth. Go Ahead Eagles won promotion to the Eredivisie in the play-offs.

## Teams

A total of 18 teams took part in the league. PEC Zwolle were promoted from the Eerste Divisie as 2011–12 champions and replaced by bottom-placed Eredivisie SBV Excelsior, whereas Willem II won a top flight place in the nacompetitie, replacing De Graafschap, who were eliminated from the post-season playoff and therefore relegated to Eerste Divisie for this season. No team was promoted from the Topklasse, thus allowing last-placed FC Emmen to keep their place in the second tier.

| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| AGOVV Apeldoorn | Apeldoorn | Stadion Berg & Bos | 3,250 |
| Almere City FC | Almere | Mitsubishi Forklift Stadion | 3,000 |
| Cambuur | Leeuwarden | Cambuur Stadion | 10,250 |
| FC Den Bosch | 's-Hertogenbosch | De Vliert | 9,000 |
| FC Dordrecht | Dordrecht | GN Bouw Stadion | 4,100 |
| FC Eindhoven | Eindhoven | Jan Louwers Stadion | 4,600 |
| FC Emmen | Emmen | Univé Stadion | 8,600 |
| SBV Excelsior | Rotterdam | Stadion Woudestein | 3,531 |
| Fortuna Sittard | Sittard | Trendwork Arena | 12,500 |
| Go Ahead Eagles | Deventer | Adelaarshorst | 6,700 |
| De Graafschap | Doetinchem | De Vijverberg | 12,600 |
| Helmond Sport | Helmond | Stadion De Braak | 4,100 |
| MVV | Maastricht | De Geusselt | 10,000 |
| FC Oss | Oss | Heesen Yachts Stadion | 4,700 |
| Sparta Rotterdam | Rotterdam | Het Kasteel | 11,026 |
| Telstar | Velsen | TATA Steel Stadion | 3,625 |
| SC Veendam | Veendam | De Langeleegte | 5,290 |
| FC Volendam | Volendam | Kras Stadion | 6,260 |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| AGOVV Apeldoorn | Marco Heering | End of interim spell | 1 July 2012 | Pre-season | Andries Ulderink | 1 July 2012 |
| FC Den Bosch | Alfons Groenendijk | End of contract | 1 July 2012 | Pre-season | Jan Poortvliet | 1 July 2012 |
| FC Eindhoven | Erwin Koeman | End of contract | 1 July 2012 | Pre-season | John Lammers | 1 July 2012 |
| FC Emmen | René Hake | Mutual consent | 1 July 2012 | Pre-season | Joop Gall | 1 July 2012 |
| SBV Excelsior | John Lammers | End of contract | 1 July 2012 | Pre-season | Leon Vlemmings | 1 July 2012 |
| Fortuna Sittard | Tini Ruijs | Resigned | 1 July 2012 | Pre-season | Wil Boessen | 1 July 2012 |
| Go Ahead Eagles | Jimmy Calderwood | End of interim spell | 1 July 2012 | Pre-season | Erik ten Hag | 1 July 2012 |
| De Graafschap | Richard Roelofsen | End of interim spell | 1 July 2012 | Pre-season | Pieter Huistra | 1 July 2012 |
| Helmond Sport | Hans de Koning | Signed by FC Volendam | 1 July 2012 | Pre-season | Eric Meijers | 1 July 2012 |
| FC Oss | Dirk Heesen | End of contract | 1 July 2012 | Pre-season | Anton Janssen | 1 July 2012 |
| Telstar | Jan Poortvliet | End of contract | 1 July 2012 | Pre-season | Marcel Keizer | 1 July 2012 |
| FC Volendam | Johan Steur | End of interim spell | 1 July 2012 | Pre-season | Hans de Koning | 1 July 2012 |
| FC Dordrecht | Theo Bos | Sick leave | 14 July 2012 | Pre-season | Harry van den Ham (interim) | 26 July 2012 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Cambuur (C, P) | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 61 | Promotion to the Eredivisie |
| 2 | Volendam | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 70 | 43 | +27 | 60 | Qualification for promotion play-offs Second Round |
| 3 | Sparta Rotterdam | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 59 | 36 | +23 | 55 | Qualification for promotion play-offs Second Round |
| 4 | Helmond Sport | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 55 | Qualification for promotion play-offs Second Round |
| 5 | MVV | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 56 | 44 | +12 | 50 | Qualification for promotion play-offs Second Round |
| 6 | Go Ahead Eagles (P) | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 48 | Qualification for promotion play-offs First Round |
| 7 | Fortuna Sittard | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 46 | Qualification for promotion play-offs First Round |
| 8 | De Graafschap | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 45 | Qualification for promotion play-offs First Round |
| 9 | Dordrecht | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 40 | Qualification for promotion play-offs First Round |
| 10 | Oss | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 37 | |
| 11 | Den Bosch | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 35 | |
| 12 | Emmen | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 32 | |
| 13 | Almere City | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 41 | 67 | −26 | 31 | |
| 14 | Telstar | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 46 | −15 | 29 | |
| 15 | Excelsior | 30 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 39 | 63 | −24 | 21 | |
| 16 | Eindhoven | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 40 | 67 | −27 | 21 | |
| 17 | Veendam (D, R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Club expelled in 2 April 2013 |
| 18 | AGOVV (R, D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Club expelled in 18 January 2013 |

* ↑ Veendam were officially declared bankrupt on 2 April 2013.
* ↑ AGOVV were initially deducted two points for entering administration, but were later expelled on 18 January 2013 and their record was expunged on the same day.

## Playoffs

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

### Round 1

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| FC Dordrecht | 3–6 | Go Ahead Eagles | 3–3 | 0–3 |
| De Graafschap | 5–2 | Fortuna Sittard | 2–1 | 3–1 |

### Round 2

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Go Ahead Eagles | 4–0 | VVV-Venlo | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| MVV Maastricht | 1–4 | FC Volendam | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| Helmond Sport | 3–5 | Sparta Rotterdam | 2–4 | 1–1 |
| De Graafschap | 2-7 | Roda JC | 1–1 | 1–6 |

### Round 3

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Go Ahead Eagles | 3–1 | FC Volendam | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Sparta Rotterdam | 1–2 | Roda JC | 0–0 | 1-2 |

Both winners qualify for 2013–14 Eredivisie.

