The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1985–86 season was contested by 19 teams, one more than in the previous season. This was due to FC Emmen entering from the amateurs. FC Den Haag won the championship without losing a single match.
New entrants Entered from amateur football FC Emmen Relegated from the 1984–85 Eredivisie NAC Breda PEC Zwolle FC Volendam
League standings
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.
Attendances
# Club Average 1 Den Haag 8,550 2 Heerenveen 4,011 3 Emmen 3,906 4 Willem II 3,728 5 De Graafschap 3,622 6 Veendam 3,525 7 Cambuur 3,386 8 Zwolle 3,337 9 NAC 2,857 10 Helmond 2,817 11 RKC 2,772 12 RBC 2,692 13 Volendam 2,350 14 Vitesse 2,306 15 Telstar 2,250 16 Wageningen 1,925 17 Eindhoven 1,689 18 SVV 1,436 19 DS '79 914
Source:https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/ned/avened86.htm
See also 1985–86 Eredivisie 1985–86 KNVB Cup
References
Netherlands - List of final tables (RSSSF)