| Season | 1982–83 |
|---|---|
| Champions | DS '79 |
| Promoted | |
| Goals | 772 |
| Average goals/game | 3.21 |
1983–84 → | |
The DutchEerste Divisie in the 1982–83 season was contested by 16 teams, two less than the previous season. This was due to the disbandment ofFC Amsterdam at the end of last season and the disbandment ofSC Amersfoort halfway this year.DS '79 won the championship.
Relegated from the1981–82 Eredivisie
| 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 toEredivisie. |
| 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. |
In 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 toEredivisie. |
| 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 |
| # | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cambuur | 7,407 |
| 2 | Volendam | 4,375 |
| 3 | DS '79 | 4,220 |
| 4 | MVV | 3,922 |
| 5 | Heerenveen | 3,813 |
| 6 | VVV | 3,527 |
| 7 | Den Haag | 3,478 |
| 8 | Den Bosch | 3,169 |
| 9 | Wageningen | 2,807 |
| 10 | Eindhoven | 2,267 |
| 11 | Vitesse | 2,106 |
| 12 | Veendam | 2,088 |
| 13 | Heracles | 1,969 |
| 14 | De Graafschap | 1,581 |
| 15 | Telstar | 1,400 |
| 16 | SVV | 1,333 |
| 17 | Amersfoort | 979 |
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