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2023–24 Eerste Divisie

The 2023–24 Eerste Divisie was the 68th season of the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of football in the Netherlands since its establishment in 1956.

Eerste Divisie
Season2023–24
Dates11 August 2023 – 10 May 2024
ChampionsWillem II
PromotedWillem II
Groningen
NAC Breda
Matches played380
Goals scored1,149 (3.02 per match)
Top goalscorerHenk Veerman
(23 goals)
Biggest home winADO Den Haag 6–0 Jong FC Utrecht
(27 November 2023)
Biggest away winTOP Oss 1–8 Cambuur
(6 November 2023)
Highest scoringTOP Oss 1–8 Cambuur
(6 November 2023)
Longest winning run6 matches
Willem II
Groningen
Longest unbeaten run15 matches
Groningen
Longest winless run12 matches
Jong FC Utrecht
Longest losing run6 matches
Emmen
Telstar
Jong FC Utrecht
All statistics correct as of 10 May 2024.

Teams

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A total of 20 teams took part in the league: 17 teams from the 2022–23 Eerste Divisie and 3 teams relegated from the 2022–23 Eredivisie.

Stadiums and locations

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Club Location Venue Capacity
ADO Den Haag The Hague Bingoal Stadion 15,000
Cambuur Leeuwarden Cambuurstadion 10,500
Den Bosch 's-Hertogenbosch Stadion De Vliert 8,713
Dordrecht Dordrecht M-Scores Stadion 4,235
Eindhoven Eindhoven Jan Louwers Stadion 4,600
Emmen Emmen De Oude Meerdijk 8,600
De Graafschap Doetinchem Stadion De Vijverberg 12,600
Groningen Groningen Euroborg 22,550
Helmond Sport Helmond GS Staalwerken Stadion 4,100
Jong Ajax Amsterdam Sportpark De Toekomst 2,050
Jong AZ Alkmaar AFAS Trainingscomplex 200
Jong PSV Eindhoven PSV Campus De Herdgang 2,500
Jong FC Utrecht Utrecht Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch 550
MVV Maastricht Maastricht Stadion De Geusselt 10,000
NAC Breda Breda Rat Verlegh Stadion 19,000
Roda JC Kerkrade Kerkrade Parkstad Limburg Stadion 19,979
Telstar Velsen BUKO Stadion 3,060
TOP Oss Oss Frans Heesenstadion 4,560
VVV-Venlo Venlo Covebo Stadion - De Koel 8,000
Willem II Tilburg Koning Willem II Stadion 14,700

Number of teams by provinces

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

Personnel

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

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
ADO Den Haag   Darije Kalezić   Kürşad Sürmeli Erreà Hommerson Casino
Cambuur   Henk de Jong   Daniël van Kaam Adidas Bouwgroep Dijkstra Draisma
Den Bosch   William van Overbeek (a.i.)   Victor van den Bogert Robey D-Reizen
Dordrecht   Michele Santoni   Mathis Suray Capelli Sport Keukenwarenhuis.nl
Eindhoven   Willem Weijs   Mawouna Amevor Macron VDL Groep
Emmen   Alfons Arts (a.i.)   Maikel Kieftenbeld Hummel EasyToys
De Graafschap   Jan Vreman   Jeffry Fortes Robey Onverwachte Hoek
Groningen   Dick Lukkien   Leandro Bacuna Robey OG Clean Fuels
Helmond Sport   Adrie Bogers (a.i.) and   Tim Bakens (a.i.)   Wouter van der Steen Saller Vescom
Jong Ajax   Dave Vos   Gabriel Misehouy Adidas Ziggo
Jong AZ   Lee-Roy Echteld   Jorn Berkhout Nike CTS GROUP
Jong PSV   Wil Boessen   Jason van Duiven Puma Metropoolregio Brainport Eindhoven
Jong FC Utrecht   Ivar van Dinteren   Yannick Leliendal Castore Odido
MVV Maastricht   Maurice Verberne   Nicky Souren Nike OneCasino
NAC Breda   Jean-Paul van Gastel   Cuco Martina Nike OK tankstations
Roda JC Kerkrade   Bas Sibum   Rodney Kongolo Kipsta APS Groep
Telstar   Anthony Correia (a.i.) and   Ulrich Landvreugd (a.i.)   Mitch Apau Robey 711
TOP Oss   Ruud Brood   Calvin Mac-Intosh Saller Restaurant Quisine
VVV-Venlo   Rick Kruys   Rick Ketting Craft Seacon
Willem II   Peter Maes   Freek Heerkens Robey AVEC

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
ADO Den Haag   Dick Advocaat End of interim spell 30 June 2023 Pre-season   Darije Kalezić 1 July 2023
Emmen   Dick Lukkien End of contract   Fred Grim
De Graafschap   Adrie Poldervaart Health issues   Jan Vreman
Eindhoven   Rob Penders Signed by Utrecht   Willem Weijs
Groningen   Dennis van der Ree End of contract   Dick Lukkien
Jong AZ   Maarten Martens   Jan Sierksma
Jong FC Utrecht   Darije Kalezić Mutual consent   Ivar van Dinteren
Roda JC Kerkrade   Edwin de Graaf End of contract   Bas Sibum
TOP Oss   Klaas Wels Mutual consent   Ruud Brood
Jong PSV   Adil Ramzi Signed by Wydad 23 July 2023   Wil Boessen 4 August 2023
Willem II   Reinier Robbemond Sacked 5 September 2023 15th   Peter van den Berg (a.i.) 5 September 2023
NAC Breda   Peter Hyballa 13 September 2023 10th   Ton Lokhoff (a.i.) 13 September 2023
Willem II   Peter van den Berg (a.i.) End of interim spell 18 September 2023 7th   Peter Maes 18 September 2023
NAC Breda   Ton Lokhoff (a.i.) 25 September 2023 15th   Jean-Paul van Gastel 25 September 2023
Cambuur   Sjors Ultee Sacked 9 October 2023 11th   Henk de Jong 10 October 2023
Jong AZ   Jan Sierksma Moved to AZ 18 January 2024 12th   Lee-Roy Echteld 20 January 2024
Telstar   Mike Snoei Sacked 5 February 2024 20th   Anthony Correia (a.i.) and   Ulrich Landvreugd (a.i.) 6 February 2024
Helmond Sport   Bob Peeters 8 April 2024 13th   Adrie Bogers (a.i.) and   Tim Bakens (a.i.) 9 April 2024
Emmen   Fred Grim 9 April 2024 12th   Alfons Arts (a.i.) 13 April 2024
Den Bosch   Tomasz Kaczmarek 11 April 2024 19th   William van Overbeek (a.i.) 11 April 2024

Standings

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Willem II[a] (C, P) 38 23 10 5 77 35 +42 79 Promotion to the Eredivisie
2 Groningen[b] (P) 38 22 9 7 71 30 +41 75
3 Roda JC Kerkrade[c] 38 21 12 5 69 34 +35 75 Qualification for promotion play-offs
4 Dordrecht 38 18 15 5 74 51 +23 69
5 ADO Den Haag 38 17 12 9 72 50 +22 63
6 De Graafschap 38 19 6 13 61 52 +9 63
7 Emmen 38 17 6 15 59 60 −1 57
8 NAC Breda (O, P) 38 15 11 12 63 56 +7 56
9 MVV Maastricht 38 16 8 14 64 60 +4 56
10 Jong AZ 38 16 8 14 62 61 +1 56 Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the Eredivisie
11 Helmond Sport 38 14 9 15 52 55 −3 51
12 VVV-Venlo 38 13 9 16 53 58 −5 48
13 Cambuur 38 13 8 17 71 74 −3 47
14 Eindhoven 38 9 16 13 45 57 −12 43
15 Jong Ajax 38 10 10 18 54 69 −15 40 Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the Eredivisie
16 Jong PSV 38 11 7 20 63 81 −18 40
17 Telstar 38 9 8 21 47 68 −21 35
18 TOP Oss 38 10 4 24 32 66 −34 34
19 Den Bosch 38 8 9 21 38 68 −30 33
20 Jong FC Utrecht 38 5 11 22 32 74 −42 26 Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the Eredivisie
Source: Flashscore, Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)[1]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Winner of the Second Period (Rounds 10–19)
  2. ^ Winner of the Third and Fourth Period (Rounds 20–29 and 30–38)
  3. ^ Winner of the First Period (Rounds 1–9)

Period tables

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Period 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Roda JC Kerkrade 9 7 1 1 22 5 +17 22 Qualification for promotion play-offs
2 Emmen 9 5 3 1 18 12 +6 18
3 ADO Den Haag 9 5 3 1 14 8 +6 18
4 Eindhoven 9 4 5 0 9 4 +5 17
5 Willem II 9 5 2 2 14 10 +4 17
6 Dordrecht 9 3 5 1 18 14 +4 14
7 De Graafschap 9 4 2 3 11 11 0 14
8 VVV-Venlo 9 4 2 3 14 15 −1 14
9 Helmond Sport 9 4 1 4 16 12 +4 13
10 Groningen 9 4 1 4 14 10 +4 13
11 Cambuur 9 4 1 4 21 21 0 13
12 Jong PSV 9 4 1 4 13 19 −6 13 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
13 Jong AZ 9 3 2 4 12 14 −2 11
14 NAC Breda 9 3 2 4 15 18 −3 11
15 Jong FC Utrecht 9 3 2 4 10 17 −7 11 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
16 MVV Maastricht 9 3 1 5 14 17 −3 10
17 Den Bosch 9 3 0 6 11 15 −4 9
18 Jong Ajax 9 1 2 6 16 24 −8 5 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
19 TOP Oss 9 1 1 7 7 13 −6 4
20 Telstar 9 1 1 7 8 18 −10 4
Source: Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Period 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Willem II 10 8 1 1 25 7 +18 25 Qualification for promotion play-offs
2 NAC Breda 10 6 2 2 21 10 +11 20
3 De Graafschap 10 6 1 3 15 12 +3 19
4 Cambuur 10 5 3 2 24 15 +9 18
5 Jong AZ 10 5 2 3 15 16 −1 17 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
6 ADO Den Haag 10 4 4 2 22 14 +8 16
7 Dordrecht 10 4 4 2 21 14 +7 16
8 Groningen 10 4 4 2 16 9 +7 16
9 Jong Ajax 10 4 4 2 15 14 +1 16 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
10 Roda JC Kerkrade 10 4 4 2 9 8 +1 16 Period 1 winner
11 Emmen 10 4 2 4 11 13 −2 14
12 MVV Maastricht 10 3 4 3 13 12 +1 13
13 Eindhoven 10 3 3 4 18 18 0 12
14 VVV-Venlo 10 3 3 4 16 16 0 12
15 Helmond Sport 10 3 2 5 13 19 −6 11
16 Telstar 10 3 1 6 10 17 −7 10
17 Jong FC Utrecht 10 1 4 5 8 19 −11 7 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
18 TOP Oss 10 2 1 7 5 18 −13 7
19 Jong PSV 10 1 2 7 12 22 −10 5 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
20 Den Bosch 10 0 3 7 8 24 −16 3
Source: Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Period 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Groningen 10 8 1 1 23 4 +19 25 Qualification for promotion play-offs
2 Dordrecht 10 7 1 2 16 13 +3 22
3 ADO Den Haag 10 6 2 2 24 14 +10 20
4 De Graafschap 10 6 1 3 18 14 +4 19
5 Willem II 10 5 3 2 19 10 +9 18 Period 2 winner
6 Roda JC Kerkrade 10 4 5 1 19 12 +7 17 Period 1 winner
7 VVV-Venlo 10 4 4 2 15 14 +1 16
8 Jong AZ 10 4 3 3 18 14 +4 15 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
9 NAC Breda 10 4 3 3 15 13 +2 15
10 MVV Maastricht 10 4 2 4 22 20 +2 14
11 Helmond Sport 10 3 5 2 13 12 +1 14
12 TOP Oss 10 4 0 6 11 19 −8 12
13 Den Bosch 10 2 5 3 8 13 −5 11
14 Jong PSV 10 2 4 4 19 21 −2 10 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
15 Telstar 10 2 4 4 11 16 −5 10
16 Jong Ajax 10 2 3 5 11 14 −3 9 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
17 Cambuur 10 2 2 6 17 23 −6 8
18 Emmen 10 2 1 7 10 20 −10 7
19 Jong FC Utrecht 10 1 2 7 7 17 −10 5 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
20 Eindhoven 10 0 5 5 8 21 −13 5
Source: Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Period 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Groningen 9 6 3 0 18 7 +11 21 Period 3 winner
2 Roda JC Kerkrade 9 6 2 1 19 9 +10 20 Period 1 winner
3 Willem II 9 5 4 0 19 8 +11 19 Period 2 winner
4 MVV Maastricht 9 6 1 2 15 11 +4 19
5 Emmen 9 6 0 3 20 15 +5 18
6 Dordrecht 9 4 5 0 19 10 +9 17
7 Jong AZ 9 4 1 4 17 17 0 13 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
8 Helmond Sport 9 4 1 4 10 12 −2 13
9 Jong PSV 9 4 0 5 19 19 0 12 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
10 De Graafschap 9 3 2 4 17 15 +2 11
11 Telstar 9 3 2 4 18 17 +1 11
12 TOP Oss 9 3 2 4 9 16 −7 11
13 NAC Breda 9 2 4 3 12 15 −3 10
14 Jong Ajax 9 3 1 5 12 17 −5 10 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
15 Den Bosch 9 3 1 5 11 16 −5 10
16 ADO Den Haag 9 2 3 4 12 14 −2 9
17 Eindhoven 9 2 3 4 10 14 −4 9
18 Cambuur 9 2 2 5 9 15 −6 8
19 VVV-Venlo 9 2 0 7 8 13 −5 6
20 Jong FC Utrecht 9 0 3 6 7 21 −14 3 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
Source: Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Results

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Home \ Away ADO CAM DBO DOR EIN EMM GRA GRO HEL JAJ JAZ JPS JUT MVV NAC RJC TEL TOP VVV WIL
ADO Den Haag 1–2 3–0 2–2 1–1 3–0 5–3 0–2 0–1 2–1 4–1 2–3 6–0 2–2 3–1 0–3 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–1
Cambuur 0–2 3–1 3–3 2–2 2–2 1–2 2–1 1–1 4–2 1–2 3–4 2–4 5–2 2–3 1–1 1–0 1–2 3–3 1–0
Den Bosch 1–2 3–1 0–3 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–4 0–0 3–3 0–0 1–2 1–1 3–2 2–2 0–0 1–4 1–0 1–2 1–4
Dordrecht 2–2 5–2 5–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 4–0 0–0 1–4 3–3 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 1–1
Eindhoven 1–1 0–3 2–0 1–1 3–2 0–1 0–3 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–5 3–0 0–3 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–2 1–1
Emmen 2–3 2–0 1–0 2–4 0–0 2–1 0–3 3–0 4–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–3 2–3 0–1 2–0 0–1 2–2 2–0
De Graafschap 0–0 2–3 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 0–2 2–1 4–2 2–2 3–0 1–0 0–0 5–1 2–1 3–0 0–2
Groningen 0–1 3–0 0–3 2–2 2–1 0–0 4–2 0–0 4–1 4–1 4–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–0 2–1 0–0
Helmond Sport 3–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 3–1 1–2 3–1 3–1 2–2 4–0 1–2 1–0 3–3 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–2
Jong Ajax 0–0 2–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 3–3 1–2 0–1 4–1 1–4 3–0 2–1 3–0 0–1 1–1 0–3 1–0 3–0 1–0
Jong AZ 1–2 2–0 0–0 5–1 0–0 3–2 3–0 0–5 2–1 5–2 4–1 1–0 2–3 2–3 1–0 3–1 3–0 2–1 0–2
Jong PSV 1–2 3–1 2–2 0–1 3–4 3–0 1–3 2–3 2–1 2–2 1–2 2–0 2–3 0–5 2–3 1–0 4–1 0–0 1–1
Jong FC Utrecht 0–2 3–2 0–2 1–1 2–5 2–3 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–3 0–0 1–1
MVV Maastricht 0–3 1–1 1–0 1–3 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 3–0 2–1 4–0 3–3 3–0 1–4 0–3 6–1 2–0 2–0 1–1
NAC Breda 2–2 1–2 1–0 1–4 2–2 1–3 0–0 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–2 1–3 3–1 2–0 1–0 1–2
Roda JC Kerkrade 2–2 2–0 4–1 4–1 3–0 3–2 1–1 0–0 4–1 2–1 3–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 3–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 0–1
Telstar 3–1 2–3 0–0 0–2 0–1 2–3 1–2 1–1 3–2 3–2 1–1 3–1 5–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–5
TOP Oss 1–3 1–8 1–2 0–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 4–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–4 1–0 2–1 0–5
VVV-Venlo 2–1 1–2 2–3 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 0–1 0–4 2–0 2–2 3–2 4–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–3
Willem II 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 3–0 3–0 4–2 1–1 4–1 1–1 4–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–4 2–3 3–2 2–1 2–0
Source: Soccerway, Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

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Promotion/relegation play-offs

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Bracket

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First round Semi-finals Final
            
Excelsior 2 7 9
ADO Den Haag 1 1 2
ADO Den Haag 3 2 5
De Graafschap 2 2 4
Excelsior 2 4 6
NAC Breda 6 1 7
Dordrecht 2 0 2
Emmen 2 1 3
Emmen 1 0 1
NAC Breda 1 3 4
Roda JC Kerkrade 1 0 1
NAC Breda 3 5 8

First round

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NAC Breda3–1Roda JC Kerkrade
Report
Attendance: 17,153
Roda JC Kerkrade0–5NAC Breda
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NAC Breda won 8–1 on aggregate.


Emmen2–2Dordrecht
Report
Attendance: 6,945
Dordrecht0–1Emmen
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Emmen won 3–2 on aggregate.


De Graafschap2–3ADO Den Haag
Report
Attendance: 10,083
ADO Den Haag2–2De Graafschap
Report
Attendance: 9,195
Referee: Alex Bos

ADO Den Haag won 5–4 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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NAC Breda1–1Emmen
Report
Attendance: 18,361
Emmen0–3NAC Breda
Report
Attendance: 8,309
Referee: Rob Dieperink

NAC Breda won 4–1 on aggregate.


ADO Den Haag1–2Excelsior
Report
Attendance: 11,935
Excelsior7–1ADO Den Haag
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Excelsior won 9–2 on aggregate.

Final

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NAC Breda6–2Excelsior
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Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Dennis Higler
Excelsior4–1NAC Breda
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NAC Breda won 7–6 on aggregate.


Statistics

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Top scorers

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As of 10 May 2024[2]
Rank Player Club Goals
1   Henk Veerman ADO Den Haag 23
2   Martijn Kaars Helmond Sport 21
3   Milan Smit Cambuur 19
4   Romano Postema Groningen 18
5   Jeredy Hilterman Willem II 16
  Kacper Kostorz Den Bosch
  Dailon Livramento MVV Maastricht
8   Zakaria Eddahchouri Telstar 14
9   Mathis Suray Dordrecht 13
10   Roberts Uldriķis Cambuur 12
  Walid Ould-Chikh Roda JC Kerkrade
  Thijs Oosting Willem II
  Ozan Kökçü Eindhoven
  Enrique Peña Zauner Roda JC Kerkrade
  Ernest Poku Jong AZ

References

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  1. ^ "Reglementen betaald voetbal seizoen 2020-21" [Regulations professional football season 2020-21] (PDF) (in Dutch). KNVB. 20 January 2021.
  2. ^ Flashscore