1978–79 Eredivisie

Eredivisie

Season	1978-79
Champions	AFC Ajax (18th title)
Promoted	PEC Zwolle MVV Maastricht
Relegated	FC Volendam VVV-Venlo
European Cup	AFC Ajax
Cup Winners' Cup	FC Twente
UEFA Cup	Feyenoord PSV Eindhoven
Goals scored	873
Average goals/game	2.85
Top goalscorer	Kees Kist AZ '67 34 goals
← 1977-78 1979-80 →

The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1978/1979 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship.

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	Won	Drw	Lst	GF	GA	Pts	GD	Notes
1	AFC Ajax	34	24	6	4	93	31	54	+62	Qualified for 1979-80 European Cup.
2	Feyenoord	34	19	13	2	62	19	51	+43	Qualified for 1979-80 UEFA Cup.
3	PSV Eindhoven	34	20	9	5	65	23	49	+42
4	AZ '67	34	19	7	8	84	43	45	+41
5	Roda JC	34	18	8	8	58	33	44	+25
6	Sparta Rotterdam	34	14	5	15	47	48	33	-1
7	FC Den Haag	34	11	11	12	43	55	33	-12
8	PEC Zwolle	34	7	18	9	36	46	32	-10
9	Go Ahead Eagles	34	11	9	14	48	48	31	0
10	NAC	34	8	15	11	41	51	31	-10
11	MVV Maastricht	34	9	13	12	26	45	31	-19
12	FC Twente	34	9	12	13	54	58	30	-4	Qualified for 1979-80 European Cup Winners' Cup. [1]
13	FC Utrecht	34	10	10	14	43	55	30	-12
14	Vitesse	34	7	15	12	42	63	29	-21
15	NEC	34	7	14	13	35	49	28	-14
16	HFC Haarlem	34	6	13	15	31	64	25	-33
17	FC Volendam	34	7	8	19	42	63	22	-21	Relegated to Eerste Divisie.
18	VVV-Venlo	34	4	6	24	23	79	14	-56

^[1] AFC Ajax also won the KNVB Cup, thereby taking the double. They would participate in the European Cup, so finalists FC Twente could play in the Cup Winners' Cup.

See also

• Eerste Divisie 1978-79
• KNVB Cup 1978-79

References

• Eredivisie official website - info on all seasons (Dutch)
• RSSSF