| Season: | 2004–05 |
| Nextseason: | 2005–06 |
The 2004–05 season of the Eerste Divisie began in August 2004 and ended in April 2005. The title was won by Heracles Almelo.
The following teams were promoted to the Eredivisie at the end of the season:
These teams were relegated from the Eredivisie at the start of the season:
| Goals | Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 24 | Danny Koevermans | Sparta Rotterdam |
| 22 | Ricky van den Bergh | Sparta Rotterdam | |
| Riga Mustapha | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
| align=center | 19 | Ivan Cvetkov | Helmond Sport |
| align=center | 18 | Dirk Jan Derksen | Fortuna Sittard |
| align=center | 16 | Ronald Hamming | BV Veendam |
| 15 | Bernard Hofstede | VVV-Venlo | |
| Leon Kantelberg | Stormvogels Telstar | ||
| 13 | Ruud Berger | FC Zwolle | |
| Santinho Lopes Monteiro | AGOVV Apeldoorn | ||
| Ibad Muhamadu | MVV | ||
| Gert-Jan Tamerus | Heracles Almelo |