The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1991–92 season was contested by 20 teams. TOP Oss from the amateurs replaced Dordrecht '90 who had merged with eredivisie-club SVV. Cambuur Leeuwarden won the championship.

New entrants

Entering from amateur football Relegated from the 1990–91 Eredivisie VC Vlissingen changed their name for this season to VCV Zeeland.

League standings

Promotion/relegation play-offs

The promotion/relegation play-offs consisted of three rounds. In the group round, four period winners (the best teams during each of the four quarters of the regular competition) and two (other) best placed teams in the league, played in two groups of three teams. The group winners would play in play-off 1. The winners of that play-off would be promoted to the Eredivisie, the loser had to take on the number 16 of the Eredivisie in play-off 2. These two teams played for the third and last position in the Eredivisie of next season. Play-off 1 BVV Den Bosch: promoted to Eredivisie Go Ahead Eagles: play-off 2 Play-off 2 Go Ahead Eagles: promoted to Eredivisie FC Den Haag: relegated to Eerste Divisie