1953–54 Netherlands Football League Championship

The Netherlands Football League Championship 1953–1954 was contested by 56 teams participating in four divisions. It would be the last season on an amateur basis. The national champion would be determined by a play-off featuring the winners of each division of the Netherlands. FC Eindhoven won this year's championship by beating DOS, PSV Eindhoven and DWS.

Netherl. Football Championship
Season1953–1954
ChampionsFC Eindhoven (1st title)

New entrants

Eerste Klasse A:

Eerste Klasse B:

Eerste Klasse C:

  • Moving in from Division D: Bleijerheide, NAC, PSV Eindhoven and Xerxes
  • Promoted from 2nd Division: VVH Heerlen

Eerste Klasse D:

Divisions

Eerste Klasse A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 DWS 26 16 5 5 54 24 +30 37 Qualified for Championship play-off and transferred to Eerste B
2 AFC Ajax 26 14 9 3 60 29 +31 37 Transferred to Eerste D
3 HFC Haarlem 26 15 5 6 47 22 +25 35 Transferred to Eerste C
4 NEC Nijmegen 26 11 11 4 49 32 +17 33
5 Stormvogels 26 12 7 7 42 30 +12 31
6 FC Wageningen 26 10 9 7 48 35 +13 29 Transferred to Eerste B
7 Elinkwijk 26 10 6 10 37 42 5 26
8 Enschedese Boys 26 7 11 8 37 31 +6 25 Transferred to Eerste C
9 VV Leeuwarden 26 9 6 11 43 40 +3 24
10 Heracles 26 8 5 13 37 43 6 21 Transferred to Eerste B
11 Be Quick 1887 26 5 10 11 34 68 34 20 Transferred to Eerste D
12 Zwolsche Boys 26 6 6 14 23 57 34 18
13 RCH 26 3 9 14 26 50 24 15 Relegated to 2nd Division
14 Oosterparkers 26 4 5 17 25 59 34 13
Source: rsssf.com

Eerste Klasse B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 DOS 26 17 5 4 78 40 +38 39 Qualified for Championship play-off and transferred to Eerste A
2 VSV 26 17 2 7 52 25 +27 36 Transferred to Eerste D
3 Go Ahead 26 11 8 7 49 45 +4 30 Transferred to Eerste A
4 Blauw-Wit Amsterdam 26 11 6 9 58 50 +8 28 Transferred to Eerste C
5 De Volewijckers 26 10 8 8 56 58 2 28 Transferred to Eerste D
6 Vitesse Arnhem 26 8 11 7 41 46 5 27 Transferred to Eerste C
7 Rigtersbleek 26 12 2 12 58 57 +1 26
8 GVAV Rapiditas 26 8 9 9 39 37 +2 25 Transferred to Eerste C
9 AGOVV Apeldoorn 26 10 4 12 49 50 1 24 Transferred to Eerste D
10 HFC EDO 26 7 9 10 35 48 13 23
11 sc Heerenveen 26 8 6 12 57 68 11 22
12 SC Enschede 26 7 7 12 40 41 1 21 Transferred to Eerste D
13 Sneek Wit Zwart 26 7 5 14 30 52 22 19 Relegated to 2nd Division
14 HVV 't Gooi 26 5 6 15 31 56 25 16
Source: rsssf.com

Eerste Klasse C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 PSV Eindhoven 26 17 4 5 72 41 +31 38 Qualified for Championship play-off
2 Sparta Rotterdam 26 17 3 6 50 30 +20 37 Transferred to Eerste B
3 Emma 26 15 7 4 71 44 +27 37 Transferred to Eerste A
4 VVV Venlo 26 13 10 3 57 39 +18 36 Transferred to Eerste D
5 SVV 26 12 4 10 53 47 +6 28 Transferred to Eerste B
6 BVV Den Bosch 26 10 6 10 53 41 +12 26 Transferred to Eerste D
7 Sittardia 26 10 4 12 62 56 +6 24 Transferred to Eerste B
8 Xerxes 26 9 6 11 38 47 9 24 Transferred to Eerste D
9 Bleijerheide 26 9 6 11 34 49 15 24 Merged with SV Kerkrade to form Roda Sport
10 NAC 26 9 4 13 45 47 2 22 Transferred to Eerste A
11 LONGA 26 9 3 14 38 46 8 21
12 Brabantia 26 7 6 13 38 52 14 20 Transferred to Eerste B
13 VVH Heerlen 26 6 4 16 35 69 34 16 Relegated to 2nd Division
14 HBS Craeyenhout 26 4 3 19 36 74 38 11
Source: rsssf.com

Eerste Klasse D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Eindhoven 26 18 5 3 62 33 +29 41 Qualified for Championship play-off
2 Willem II 26 18 2 6 80 39 +41 38 Transferred to Eerste B
3 EBOH 26 15 5 6 56 47 +9 35 Transferred to Eerste C
4 Hermes DVS 26 15 3 8 53 38 +15 33
5 Feijenoord 26 13 4 9 46 31 +15 30
6 NOAD 26 10 8 8 34 45 11 28
7 Juliana 26 12 3 11 50 45 +5 27 Merged with Rapid '54 to form Rapid JC
8 ADO Den Haag 26 11 3 12 38 37 +1 25 Transferred to Eerste B
9 SBV Excelsior 26 9 6 11 46 42 +4 24 Transferred to Eerste A
10 RBC Roosendaal 26 9 6 11 46 51 5 24
11 MVV Maastricht 26 11 1 14 53 46 +7 23 Transferred to Eerste A
12 Limburgia 26 7 3 16 38 60 22 17 Transferred to Eerste C
13 Maurits 26 2 6 18 25 68 43 10 Relegated to 2nd Division
14 DHC Delft 26 2 5 19 39 84 45 9
Source: rsssf.com

Championship play-off

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
1 FC Eindhoven 6 3 2 1 13 9 +4 8 Champion
2 DOS 6 2 2 2 10 11 1 6
3 PSV Eindhoven 6 2 1 3 12 12 0 5
4 DWS 6 1 3 2 13 16 3 5
Source: rsssf.com
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