1968–69 Eerste Divisie

Eerste Divisie
Season	1968–69
Champions	SVV
Promoted	Helmond Sport; Veendam; FC Wageningen;
Relegated	FC Eindhoven; FC Wageningen; RBC;
From Eredivisie	None
To Eredivisie	SVV; HFC Haarlem;
Goals scored	800
Average goals/game	2.61
	← 1967–68 1969–70 →

The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1968–69 season was contested by 18 teams, one less than in the previous season. This was because no teams relegated from the 1967–68 Eredivisie. Schiedamse Voetbal Vereniging (SVV) won the championship.

New entrants

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	SVV	34	21	5	8	71	44	+27	47	Promoted to Eredivisie.
2	HFC Haarlem	34	19	8	7	51	30	+21	46	Promoted to Eredivisie.
3	Vitesse Arnhem	34	16	10	8	57	43	+14	42
4	SC Cambuur	34	17	7	10	50	40	+10	41
5	Blauw-Wit Amsterdam	34	15	7	12	51	39	+12	37
6	Helmond Sport	34	12	13	9	42	34	+8	37
7	Veendam	34	15	7	12	54	55	−1	37
8	DFC	34	14	7	13	41	33	+8	35
9	FC Den Bosch	34	13	9	12	44	39	+5	35
10	Heracles	34	11	11	12	38	43	−5	33
11	RCH	34	11	11	12	43	50	−7	33
12	Elinkwijk	34	10	11	13	47	49	−2	31
13	HVC	34	10	11	13	34	40	−6	31
14	Willem II	34	13	5	16	33	44	−11	31
15	FC Eindhoven	34	10	10	14	49	54	−5	30	Relegation play-off as level on points.
16	De Volewijckers	34	9	12	13	41	47	−6	30	Relegation play-off as level on points.
17	FC Wageningen	34	9	6	19	34	52	−18	24	Relegated to Tweede Divisie.
18	RBC Roosendaal	34	4	4	26	20	64	−44	12	Relegated to Tweede Divisie.

Volewijckers and FC Eindhoven played a relegation play-off at a neutral venue (Vitesse)

Team 1	Score	Team 2
De Volewijckers	1 - 0	FC Eindhoven