1988–89 Eerste Divisie
| Season | 1988-89 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Vitesse Arnhem |
| Promoted | Vitesse Arnhem FC Den Haag NEC |
| Goals scored | 1,039 |
| Average goals/game | 3.03 |
← 1987-88 1989-90 → | |
The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1988/1989 season was contested by 19 teams. Vitesse Arnhem won the championship.
New entrants
Relegated from the Eredivisie 1987-88
League standings
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | |
| 1 | Vitesse Arnhem | 36 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 54 | 61 | 20 | Promotion to Eredivisie |
| 2 | FC Den Haag | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 53 | 85 | 35 | |
| 3 | Excelsior | 36 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 49 | 62 | 35 | Period champions |
| 4 | NEC | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 48 | 72 | 40 | |
| 5 | AZ | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 47 | 80 | 42 | |
| 6 | sc Heerenveen | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 46 | 72 | 47 | Period champions |
| 7 | NAC Breda | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 43 | 61 | 49 | |
| 8 | SVV | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 37 | 50 | 52 | |
| 9 | De Graafschap | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 48 | 53 | |
| 10 | Go Ahead Eagles | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 52 | 50 | Period champions |
| 11 | SC Cambuur | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 47 | 57 | |
| 12 | SC Heracles | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 46 | 66 | |
| 13 | FC Eindhoven | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 45 | 53 | |
| 14 | Telstar | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 52 | 66 | |
| 15 | DS '79 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 28 | 55 | 66 | |
| 16 | Helmond Sport | 36 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 39 | 69 | |
| 17 | RBC | 36 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 32 | 65 | |
| 18 | FC Emmen | 36 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 20 | 39 | 91 | |
| 19 | FC Wageningen | 36 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 41 | 83 |
Promotion competition
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 | Club | P | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | |
| 1 | NEC | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 3 | Promotion to Eredivisie |
| 2 | sc Heerenveen | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 5 | |
| 3 | Go Ahead Eagles | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | |
| 4 | Excelsior | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 |