1961–62 Tweede Divisie
| Season | 1961–62 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Velox |
| Promoted | Velox |
| Relegated | UVS |
| Goals scored | 672 |
| Average goals/game | 3.20 |
|
← 1960–61 1962–63 → | |
The Dutch Tweede Divisie in the 1961–1962 season was contested by 15 teams. This was the last season the teams would play in a single division. Due to a realignment in the Eerste Divisie, the Tweede Divisie would be expanded from one Group to two, while the Eerste Divisie would become one league instead of two, meaning many teams would be relegated to this league next season.
Since it seemed necessary that some teams would have to be relegated to amateur football, play-offs for the 9th and 12th place were played. However, eventually only the last place finisher were actually relegated, as two teams from the Eerste Divisie moved straight to the amateurs.
New entrants
Relegated from the Eerste Divisie
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | Won | Drw | Lst | GF | GA | Pts | GD | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Velox | 28 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 71 | 39 | 36 | +32 | Promoted to Eerste Divisie. |
| 2 | Roda Sport | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 53 | 34 | 34 | +19 | Merged with Rapid JC to form Roda JC. [1] |
| 3 | Helmondia '55 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 47 | 32 | +3 | |
| 4 | VV Baronie | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 54 | 47 | 31 | +7 | |
| 5 | HFC EDO | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 44 | 31 | 0 | |
| 6 | Racing Club Heemstede | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 34 | 30 | +3 | |
| 7 | HVV Tubantia | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 52 | 49 | 30 | +3 | |
| 8 | Zwartemeer | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 41 | 27 | -7 | |
| 9 | NEC | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 57 | 58 | 26 | -1 | Play-off as level on points. |
| 10 | De Graafschap | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 39 | 26 | -6 | |
| 11 | VV Oldenzaal | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 41 | 26 | -11 | |
| 12 | Zwolsche Boys | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 43 | 43 | 24 | 0 | Play-off as level on points. |
| 13 | LONGA | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 47 | 24 | -9 | |
| 14 | PEC | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 45 | 64 | 23 | -19 | |
| 15 | UVS | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 45 | 20 | -14 | Relegated to amateur football. |
[1] Roda JC would compete in next season's Eerste Divisie.
9th-11th Play-offs:
VV Oldenzaal 3 - 1 De Graafschap
NEC 1 - 0 VV Oldenzaal
De Graafschap 2 - 0 NEC
However, no-one was relegated as a result of this.
12th-13th Play-off:
LONGA 4 - 1 Zwolsche Boys
However, Zwolsche Boys were not relegated as a result of this.