| Season | 1978-79 |
|---|---|
| Champions | SBV Excelsior |
| Promoted |
SBV Excelsior Willem II |
| Goals scored | 937 |
| Average goals/game | 2.73 |
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1979-80 →
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The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1978/1979 season was contested by 19 teams. Excelsior won the championship.
Relegated from the Eredivisie 1977-78
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.