| Season | 1984–85 |
|---|---|
| Champions | SC Heracles |
| Promoted | |
| Goals | 884 |
| Average goals/game | 2.88 |
← 1983–84 1985–86 → | |
The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1984–85 season was contested by 18 teams, one more than in the previous season. This was due to RKC Waalwijk entering from the amateurs. SC Heracles won the championship.
New entrants
Entered from amateur football
Relegated from the 1983–84 Eredivisie
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC Heracles | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 50 | 35 | +15 | 46 | Promoted to Eredivisie. |
| 2 | VVV-Venlo | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 75 | 39 | +36 | 45 | |
| 3 | De Graafschap | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 60 | 35 | +25 | 45 | Qualified for Promotion play-off as Period champions. |
| 4 | FC Den Haag | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 62 | 40 | +22 | 45 | |
| 5 | RKC Waalwijk | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 63 | 40 | +23 | 44 | |
| 6 | sc Heerenveen | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 39 | |
| 7 | NEC | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 38 | Qualified for Promotion play-off as Period champions. |
| 8 | Willem II | 34 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 37 | |
| 9 | SC Cambuur | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 33 | |
| 10 | SC Veendam | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 32 | |
| 11 | RBC Roosendaal | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 41 | 57 | −16 | 30 | |
| 12 | SVV | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 29 | |
| 13 | Helmond Sport | 34 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 52 | 62 | −10 | 29 | |
| 14 | DS '79 | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 40 | 55 | −15 | 28 | |
| 15 | Telstar | 34 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 27 | |
| 16 | FC Wageningen | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 47 | 61 | −14 | 26 | |
| 17 | Vitesse Arnhem | 34 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 42 | 66 | −24 | 24 | |
| 18 | FC Eindhoven | 34 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 32 | 85 | −53 | 15 |
Source: rsssf.com
Promotion competition
In the promotion competition, four period winners (the best teams during each of the four quarters of the regular competition) played for promotion to the Eredivisie.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEC | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 9 | Promoted to Eredivisie. |
| 2 | De Graafschap | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 8 | |
| 3 | FC Den Haag | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 | RKC Waalwijk | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 3 |
Source: rsssf.com
Attendances
| # | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heerenveen | 6,747 |
| 2 | VVV | 6,024 |
| 3 | Cambuur | 4,800 |
| 4 | Den Haag | 4,247 |
| 5 | Heracles | 3,941 |
| 6 | RKC | 3,644 |
| 7 | De Graafschap | 3,624 |
| 8 | Willem II | 3,400 |
| 9 | RBC | 3,079 |
| 10 | Veendam | 2,794 |
| 11 | Helmond | 2,556 |
| 12 | NEC | 2,447 |
| 13 | Wageningen | 2,371 |
| 14 | Vitesse | 2,356 |
| 15 | Eindhoven | 1,674 |
| 16 | SVV | 1,550 |
| 17 | Telstar | 1,259 |
| 18 | DS '79 | 1,144 |
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