1954–55 Netherlands Football League Championship

Netherl. Football Championship
Season 1954-1955
Champions Willem II (3rd title)

The Netherlands Football League Championship 1954/1955 was contested by 56 teams participating in four divisions. The national champion would be determined by a play-off featuring the winners of each division of the Netherlands. Willem II won this year's championship by beating NAC, PSV Eindhoven and FC Eindhoven.

This season saw the introduction of professional football in the Netherlands. Initially two competitions began after the summer break: one from the NBVB and one from the KNVB. In November, the NBVB merged into the KNVB and one unified league commenced.

At the end of the season, the four Eerste Klasse Divisions were re-aligned as two Divisions called Hoofdklasse A & B.

New entrants

48 competitors from last season participated, only in completely other divisions. Last years competitors Bleijerheide merged to form Roda Sport and Juliana merged to form Rapid JC. New entrants were:

Divisions

Eerste Klasse A

Pos Team Pld Won Drw Lst GF GA Pts GD Notes
1NAC261853602441+26Qualified to Championship play-off.
2Holland Sport261844723340+39Not participating next season.
3MVV Maastricht261466643734+27[Hoofdklasse B]
4SBV Excelsior261358473631+11
5BVC Amsterdam2611510534127+12
6Emma2611510414727-6[Hoofdklasse B]
7Stormvogels26989494226+7
8DOS2612212605326+7
9Roda Sport2611411485126-3
10LONGA2610313556523-10Relegated to 2nd Division.
11VV Leeuwarden267712405921-19
12Zwolsche Boys265516315915-28
13Veendam264616388514-47
14Go Ahead263716275313-26

[Hoofdklasse B] Team moving to new Hoofdklasse B next season.

Eerste Klasse B

Pos Team Pld Won Drw Lst GF GA Pts GD Notes
1Willem II261952964243+54Qualified for Championship play-off.
2Sparta Rotterdam261286674232+25[Hoofdklasse A]
3Fortuna261358463831+8[Hoofdklasse A]
4SVV261169535028+3
5ADO Den Haag2610610484326+5[Hoofdklasse A]
6Sittardia2610610575226+5
7Elinkwijk2611411484526+3
8HFC EDO2611411424526-3
9VV Rigtersbleek2610610495826-9[Hoofdklasse A]
10DWS269611353824-3Relegated to 2nd Division.
11sc Heerenveen269512566823-12
12Heracles268513567121-15
13VV Brabantia266614346818-34
14FC Wageningen266218336014-27

[Hoofdklasse A] Team moving to new Hoofdklasse A next season.

Eerste Klasse C

Pos Team Pld Won Drw Lst GF GA Pts GD Notes
1PSV Eindhoven261673643939+25Qualified for Championship play-off. [Hoofdklasse B]
2Rapid261556704135+29[Hoofdklasse B]
3Limburgia261466533334+20[Hoofdklasse A]
4GVAV Rapiditas261457695033+19[Hoofdklasse B]
5Alkmaar '54261169413728+4[Hoofdklasse B]
6EBOH2612410455028-5[Hoofdklasse A]
7Feijenoord26115104747270[Hoofdklasse B]
8Vitesse261079424427-2[Hoofdklasse A]
9NOAD268108413626+5[Hoofdklasse A]
10HFC Haarlem26989474226+5Relegated to 2nd Division.
11Enschedese Boys266614386718-29
12NEC Nijmegen264913334917-16
13Blauw-Wit Amsterdam266218346214-28
14Hermes DVS262816285512-27

[Hoofdklasse A] Team moving to new Hoofdklasse A next season.
[Hoofdklasse B] Team moving to new Hoofdklasse B next season.

Eerste Klasse D

Pos Team Pld Won Drw Lst GF GA Pts GD Notes
1FC Eindhoven261754592639+33Qualified for Championship play-off. [Hoofdklasse A]
2VVV Venlo261574542137+33[Hoofdklasse A]
3AFC Ajax2612113573035+27[Hoofdklasse A]
4De Graafschap261349483530+13[Hoofdklasse B]
5SC Enschede261259483629+12[Hoofdklasse B]
6BVV Den Bosch261259423929+3[Hoofdklasse B]
7HVC268117343127+3[Hoofdklasse A]
8De Volewijckers2611411345326-19[Hoofdklasse B]
9DFC2610511414725-6[Hoofdklasse B]
10RBC Roosendaal269710435025-7Relegated to 2nd Division.
11VSV2696114343240
12AGOVV Apeldoorn264517315513-24
13Xerxes263716235113-28
14Be Quick 1887264418246412-40

[Hoofdklasse A] Team moving to new Hoofdklasse A next season.
[Hoofdklasse B] Team moving to new Hoofdklasse B next season.

Championship play-off

Pos Team Pld Won Drw Lst GF GA Pts GD Notes
1Willem II632114118+3
2NAC622214126+2
3PSV Eindhoven6141101060Qualified for 1955-56 European Cup
4FC Eindhoven61239144-5

References