1960–61 Eerste Divisie

Eerste Divisie
Season 1960-61
Champions FC Volendam
Blauw Wit
Promoted EDO
Enschedese Boys
Be Quick
EBOH
sc Heerenveen
Relegated EDO
Helmondia '55
RCH
From Eredivisie FC Volendam
Blauw Wit
Sittardia
To Eredivisie FC Volendam
Blauw Wit
De Volewijckers
Goals scored 2300
Average goals/game 3.76

The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1960/1961 season was contested by 36 teams, divided in two groups. FC Volendam and Blauw-Wit Amsterdam won the championship.

Contents

New entrants and group changes

Group A

Promoted from the Tweede Divisie 1959–60:

Relegated from the Eredivisie 1959-60:

Entered from the B-group:

Group B

Promoted from the Tweede Divisie 1959–60:

Relegated from the Eredivisie 1959-60:

Entered from the A-group:

Group A

Pos Club P W D L Pts GF GA
1 FC Volendam 34 21 7 6 49 82 37 Promotion to Eredivisie
2 De Volewijckers 1 34 21 5 8 47 86 49
3 KFC 34 20 6 8 46 66 40
4 Vitesse 34 19 6 9 44 73 54
5 Enschedese Boys B 34 15 9 10 39 95 69
6 Limburgia B 34 16 7 11 39 61 54
7 Hermes DVS B 34 16 5 13 37 49 60
8 DFC 34 14 7 13 35 64 52
9 HVC B 34 13 8 13 34 62 55
10 Leeuwarden 34 12 8 14 32 73 80
11 BVV 34 14 4 16 32 51 63
12 Fortuna Vlaardingen 34 12 6 16 30 57 62
13 Veendam 34 11 8 15 30 66 75
14 Stormvogels 34 12 5 17 29 55 73
15 RBC B 34 9 9 16 27 68 76
16 AGOVV Apeldoorn 34 9 9 16 27 70 81
17 EDO 2 34 8 5 21 21 47 88 Relegation to Tweede Divisie
18 Helmondia '55 34 4 6 24 14 47 104

1 Volewijckers and DFC played a play-off for promotion. Volewijckers won so they played another play-off against Eredivisie-club Elinkwijk. They won again and were promoted at the cost of Elinkwijk.
2 HFC EDO and VV Helmond played a play-off against relegation. EDO lost and then had to play against Wilhelmina; they lost again and relegated.
B Team moving to Eerste Divisie B

Group B

Pos Club P W D L Pts GF GA
1 Blauw Wit 34 28 5 1 61 110 34 Promotion to Eredivisie
2 DHC 1 A 34 21 9 4 51 70 26
3 Heracles 34 23 3 8 49 115 47
4 Excelsior 34 15 7 12 37 72 58
5 Sittardia A 34 15 7 12 37 61 63
6 SVV A 34 14 7 13 35 52 60
7 sc Heerenveen 34 14 5 15 33 70 47
8 ZFC 34 13 7 14 33 51 52
9 't Gooi A 34 13 7 14 33 51 72
10 FC Wageningen 34 14 4 16 32 70 76
11 Be Quick 34 11 9 14 31 65 74
12 VSV 34 12 5 17 29 51 69
13 FC Eindhoven A 34 8 11 15 27 46 68
14 SHS 34 9 8 17 26 50 63
15 Go Ahead A 34 8 10 16 26 51 80
16 EBOH 34 9 7 18 25 44 89
17 VV Helmond 2 A 34 9 6 19 24 41 69
18 RCH 34 8 7 19 23 55 78 Relegation to Tweede Divisie

1 Volewijckers and DFC played a play-off for promotion. Volewijckers won so DFC remained in the Eerste Divisie.
2 HFC EDO and VV Helmond played a play-off against relegation. EDO lost and relegated.
A Team moving to Eerste Divisie A

See also

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