The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1970–71 season was contested by 16 teams. FC Den Bosch won the championship. Due to the disbandment of the Tweede Divisie at the end of this season, there was no relegation.
| Season | 1970–71 |
|---|---|
| Champions | FC Den Bosch |
| Promoted | |
| Relegated | None: disbandment Tweede Divisie |
| From Eredivisie | |
| To Eredivisie | |
| Goals scored | 576 |
| Average goals/game | 2.40 |
← 1969–70 1971–72 → | |
New entrants
editPromoted from the 1969–70 Tweede Divisie:
Relegated from the 1969–70 Eredivisie:
League standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Den Bosch | 30 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 50 | 18 | +32 | 46 | Promoted to Eredivisie. |
| 2 | GVAV | 30 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 38 | 7 | +31 | 43 | |
| 3 | Vitesse Arnhem | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 54 | 31 | +23 | 38 | |
| 4 | SC Cambuur | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 36 | |
| 5 | Blauw-Wit Amsterdam | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 31 | |
| 6 | Heracles | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 31 | |
| 7 | HVC | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 30 | |
| 8 | FC Wageningen | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 29 | |
| 9 | sc Heerenveen | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 28 | |
| 10 | Fortuna SC | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 26 | |
| 11 | DFC | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 25 | |
| 12 | Helmond Sport | 30 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 24 | |
| 13 | Veendam | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 24 | |
| 14 | Willem II | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 49 | −22 | 24 | |
| 15 | SVV | 30 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 23 | |
| 16 | De Graafschap | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 22 |
Source: rsssf.com