2003–04 Eerste Divisie
| Season | 2003-04 |
|---|---|
| Champions | FC Den Bosch |
| Promoted | FC Den Bosch De Graafschap |
| Goals scored | 1,091 |
| Average goals/game | 3.19 |
| Top goalscorer | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (26) |
← 2002-03 2004-05 → | |
The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 2003/2004 season was contested by 19 teams, one more than in the previous season. This was due to AGOVV Apeldoorn entering from the amateurs. FC Den Bosch won the championship.
Promoted Teams
These teams were promoted to the Eredivisie
- Den Bosch — Eerste Divisie champions
- De Graafschap — playoff winners
New entrants
Entering from amateur football
Relegated from the Eredivisie 2002-03
League standings
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA |
| 1 | FC Den Bosch | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 74 | 85 | 48 |
| 2 | Excelsior | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 74 | 70 | 39 |
| 3 | Sparta Rotterdam | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 69 | 76 | 43 |
| 4 | Heracles Almelo | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 67 | 71 | 42 |
| 5 | Helmond Sport | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 65 | 66 | 42 |
| 6 | De Graafschap | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 64 | 63 | 43 |
| 7 | VVV-Venlo | 36 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 61 | 76 | 62 |
| 8 | FC Emmen | 36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 61 | 65 | 54 |
| 9 | Go Ahead Eagles | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 53 | 79 | 63 |
| 10 | AGOVV Apeldoorn | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 50 | 63 | 54 |
| 11 | TOP Oss | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 45 | 57 | 60 |
| 12 | Stormvogels/Telstar | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 44 | 55 | 62 |
| 13 | HFC Haarlem | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 39 | 41 | 63 |
| 14 | Veendam | 36 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 36 | 46 | 71 |
| 15 | FC Dordrecht | 36 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 30 | 33 | 60 |
| 16 | FC Eindhoven | 36 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 40 | 69 |
| 17 | Cambuur Leeuwarden | 36 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 28 | 35 | 65 |
| 18 | MVV | 36 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 28 | 32 | 70 |
| 19 | Fortuna Sittard | 36 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 19 | 38 | 81 |
| Team wins the title and is promoted to the Eredivisie | |
| Team is promoted to the Eredivisie following play-offs | |
| Teams enter play-offs | |
| Teams remain in the Eerste Divisie |
Playoff standings
| Group A | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Pts | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Vitesse Arnhem | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 |
| 2 | VVV-Venlo | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 |
| 3 | Sparta Rotterdam | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 |
| 4 | Helmond Sport | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | -9 |
| Group B | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Pts | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | De Graafschap | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 |
| 2 | Heracles Almelo | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 |
| 3 | Excelsior | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 4 | FC Volendam | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -11 |