1971–72 Eerste Divisie

The Dutch Eerste Divisie (English: First Division) in the 1971–72 season was contested by 21 teams, five more than in the previous year.Due to the disbandment of the Tweede Divisie, six teams were promoted to the Eerste Divisie; the rest of the teams returned to amateur football.As a result of the disbandment, teams no longer could relegate to lower leagues.HFC Haarlem won the championship.Promoted from the 1970–71 Tweede Divisie: Relegated from the 1970–71 Eredivisie:
Eerste DivisieHFC HaarlemFC EindhovenFortuna VlaardingenPEC ZwolleRoda JCDe VolewijckersFC VVVTweede DivisieFrom EredivisieTo Eredivisie1970–711972–731970–71 Tweede DivisieVVV-Venlo1970–71 EredivisieEredivisiesc HeerenveenFC WageningenSC CambuurVeendamDe GraafschapBlauw-Wit AmsterdamFC AmsterdamFortuna SCHeraclesWillem IIHelmond SportFC Dordrecht1971–72 Eredivisie1971–72 KNVB CupEerste Divisie seasons1956–571957–581958–591959–601960–611961–621962–631963–641964–651965–661966–671967–681968–691969–701973–741974–751975–761976–771977–781978–791979–801980–811981–821982–831983–841984–851985–861986–871987–881988–891989–901990–911991–921992–931993–941994–951995–961996–971997–981998–991999–20002000–012001–022002–032003–042004–052005–062006–072007–082008–092009–102010–112011–122012–132013–142014–152015–162016–172017–182018–192019–202020–212021–222022–232023–242024–25KNVB CupEuropean CupCup Winners' CupUEFA Cup