| Competition: | Eerste Divisie |
| Season: | 2009–10 |
| Winners: | De Graafschap |
| Promoted: | De Graafschap Excelsior |
| Relegated: | FC Oss |
| Promotion To: | Eredivisie |
| Biggest Home Win: | Den Bosch 6-0 MVV |
| Biggest Away Win: | Eindhoven 0-8 Dordrecht |
| Highest Scoring: | Zwolle 3-5 Dordrecht Eindhoven 0-8 Dordrecht |
| Matches: | 70 |
| Total Goals: | 233 |
| Prevseason: | 2008–09 |
| Nextseason: | 2010–11 |
The Eerste Divisie 2009–10 was the 54th season of the Eerste Divisie since its establishment in 1956.The previous year's winners were VVV-Venlo; they, with runner-up RKC Waalwijk, after a promotion/relegation playoff win over De Graafschap, were promoted to the Eredivisie. Twenty teams took part: eighteen from the 2008–2009 season and relegated teams FC Volendam and De Graafschap. The season's champion was promoted to the Eredivisie, while eight other teams, the second- through fifth-place finishers and period winners, faced the Eredivisie's sixteenth- and seventeenth-place finishers in promotion/relegation playoffs. For the first time since 1971, Eerste Divisie clubs also faced relegation; the last- and second-to-last-place teams were relegated to the new Topklasse, in which the best teams from Dutch amateur football play. The 2009–10 Eerste Divisie was sponsored by the Belgian beer brand Jupiler and so the official name of the league was Jupiler League.
The league started with twenty teams, but was reduced to nineteen in January 2010 following the disbandment of debt-ridden HFC Haarlem. All league games involving HFC Haarlem were cancelled and the number of teams that was relegated was consequently reduced to one.
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGOVV Apeldoorn | Apeldoorn | Stadion Berg & Bos | 3,250 | |
| BV Veendam | Veendam | De Langeleegte | 6,500 | |
| De Graafschap | Doetinchem | De Vijverberg | 12,600 | |
| Excelsior | Rotterdam | Woudestein | 3,531 | |
| FC Den Bosch | 's-Hertogenbosch | De Vliert | 9,000 | |
| FC Dordrecht | Dordrecht | GN Bouw Stadion | 4,077 | |
| FC Eindhoven | Eindhoven | Jan Louwers Stadion | 4,600 | |
| FC Emmen | Emmen | Univé Stadion | 8,600 | |
| FC Omniworld | Almere | Mitsubishi Forklift Stadion | 3,000 (2,500 seats) | |
| FC Oss | Oss | TOP Oss Stadion | 4,700 | |
| FC Volendam | Volendam | Kras Stadion | 6,984 | |
| FC Zwolle | Zwolle | Oosterenk Stadion | 10,000 | |
| Fortuna Sittard | Sittard | Wagner & Partners Stadion | 12,500 | |
| Go Ahead Eagles | Deventer | Adelaarshorst | 6,750 | |
| Helmond Sport | Helmond | Stadion De Braak | 4,100 | |
| HFC Haarlem | Haarlem | Haarlem Stadion | 3,442 | |
| MVV | Maastricht | De Geusselt | 10,000 | |
| RBC | Roosendaal | RBC Stadion | 4,995 | |
| SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden | Leeuwarden | Cambuur Stadion | 10,250 | |
| Telstar | Velsen | Schoonenberg Stadion | 3,250 |
| Club | Coach | Budget (€) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGOVV Apeldoorn | John van den Brom | 2,500,000 | |
| SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden | Stanley Menzo | 4,500,000 | |
| FC Den Bosch |  Marc Brys | 3,400,000 | |
| FC Dordrecht | Gert Kruys | 2,100,000 | |
| FC Eindhoven | Jan Poortvliet | 1,700,000 | |
| FC Emmen | Harry Sinkgraven | 3,100,000 | |
| Excelsior | Alex Pastoor | 2,400,000 | |
| Fortuna Sittard | Roger Reijners | 2,100,000 | |
| Go Ahead Eagles | Andries Ulderink | 3,200,000 | |
| De Graafschap |  Darije Kalezić | 5,800,000 | |
| HFC Haarlem | Jan Zoutman | 1,700,000 | |
| Helmond Sport | Jurgen Streppel | 2,700,000 | |
| MVV |  Fuat Çapa | 3,500,000 | |
| FC Omniworld | Henk Wisman | 2,100,000 | |
| FC Oss | Hans de Koning | 2,200,000 | |
| RBC Roosendaal | Rini Coolen | 3,200,000 | |
| Telstar | Edward Metgod | 1,700,000 | |
| BV Veendam | Joop Gall | 1,800,000 | |
| FC Volendam | Edward Sturing | 4,100,000 | |
| FC Zwolle | Jan Everse | 3,500,000 |
Please note that the following teams: Sparta Rotterdam & Willem II joined the Eerste Divisie-teams for the playoffs, after finishing 16th and 17th in the Eredivisie.
Willem II and Excelsior will play in Eredivisie 2010–11.
Last updated: 9 April 2010; Source: Eerste divisie (official site)
| Pos. | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veendam | 23 | |
| 2 | Cambuur | 21 | |
| Johan Voskamp | Helmond Sport | ||
| 4 | Glynor Plet | Telstar | 20 |
| 5 | Den Bosch | 19 | |
| 6 | Graafschap | 16 | |
| 7 | Nacer Chadli | AGOVV | 15 |
| Cambuur | |||
| Den Bosch | |||
| Emmen | |||
| RBC | |||
| Volendam | |||
| 13 | MVV | 14 | |
| 14 | AGOVV | 12 | |
| Cambuur | |||
| Moussa Kalisse | Dordrecht | ||
| Eindhoven | |||
| Eindhoven | |||
| Emmen | |||
| De Graafschap | |||
| Graafschap | |||
| Melvin Platje | Volendam | ||
| 23 | Omniworld | 11 | |
| 24 | 9 players | 10 | |
| 33 | 5 players | 9 | |
| 38 | 4 players | 8 | |
| 42 | 11 players | 7 | |
| 53 | 8 players | 6 | |
| 61 | 17 players | 5 | |
| 78 | 22 players | 4 | |
| 100 | 35 players | 3 | |
| 135 | 46 players | 2 | |
| 181 | 89 players | 1 | |
| Own goals | 23 | ||
| Total: | 1113 | ||
| Games: | 340 | ||
| Average: |
Patrick N'Koyi (Eindhoven)
Dembe Traore (Fortuna Sittard) Steve De Ridder (Graafschap)
Michal Janota (Excelsior) Robbie Haemhouts (Omniworld)
Cecilio Lopes (Zwolle)
Bruno Andrade (Helmond Sport)
Charles Kazlauskas (Helmond Sport) Gideon Boateng (MVV) Joel Tshibamba (Oss)
Kévin Diaz (Cambuur)
Sander Post (Go Ahead Eagles) Christian Brüls (MVV) Emrullah Güvenç (Oss) Jordan Remacle (RBC) Hans van de Haar (AGOVV) Anthony Di Lallo (Fortuna Sittard)
Marco Parnela (Go Ahead Eagles) Serdar Öztürk (Omniworld) Chiró N'Toko (AGOVV) Guy Ramos (Dordrecht)
Rochdi Achenteh (Eindhoven) Remy Amieux (Eindhoven) Bart Van Den Eede (Eindhoven) Kari Arkivuo (Go Ahead Eagles) Youssef Chida (Helmond Sport) Daniel Guijo-Velasco (Helmond Sport) Alexandre Bryssinck (MVV)
Faty Papy (MVV)
David Depetris (Omniworld) Nicky Hayen (RBC) John Schot (RBC)
Gergő Beliczky (Zwolle) Prince Asubonteng (Eindhoven)
Selmo Kurbegovic (Eindhoven) Pedro Beda (Emmen) Steven de Blok (Emmen)
Marc Mboua (Fortuna Sittard) Pieter Nys (Fortuna Sittard) Sven Verdonck (Fortuna Sittard) Muslu Nalbantoglu (De Graafschap) Gerard Aafjes (MVV) Omer Kulga (MVV)
Jonas Olsen (MVV) Emra Tahirović (MVV) Chakib Tayeb (Omniworld) Aziz Moutawakil (Oss) Dirk Schoofs (Oss) Chris de Wagt (Oss) Rence van der Wal (Oss) Eric Fernando Botteghin (Zwolle) Eric Fernando Botteghin (Zwolle, against Oss)