1972–73 Eerste Divisie
| Season | 1972–73 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Roda JC |
| Promoted | None: Tweede Divisie disbanded; promotion to Eredivisie shown here starting next season |
| From Eredivisie | |
| To Eredivisie | |
| Goals scored | 913 |
| Average goals/game | 2.40 |
← 1971–72 1973–74 → | |
The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1972–73 season was contested by 20 teams, one less than in the previous year. This was due to the merger of Blauw-Wit Amsterdam with eredivisie-club DWS to form FC Amsterdam. Roda JC won the championship.
It was the first season in which a promotion competition was held. In this promotion competition, four period winners (the best teams during each of the four quarters of the regular competition) played for promotion to the eredivisie.