1953–54 Netherlands Football League Championship

Netherl. Football Championship 1953–1954 FC Eindhoven (1st title) 1952–53 1954–55 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. New entrants Eerste Klasse A: Moving in from Division B: Be Quick 1887, Blauw-Wit Amsterdam, DWS, Elinkwijk, HFC Haarlem and Stormvogels Promoted from 2nd Division: Oosterparkers Eerste Klasse B: Moving in from Division A: DOS, HFC EDO, GVAV Rapiditas, Sneek Wit Zwart, De Volewijckers and VSV Promoted from 2nd Division: Rigtersbleek Eerste Klasse C: Moving in from Division D: Bleijerheide, NAC, PSV Eindhoven and Xerxes Promoted from 2nd Division: VVH Heerlen Eerste Klasse D: Moving in from Division C: SBV Excelsior, Juliana, MVV Maastricht and Willem II Promoted from 2nd Division: EBOH Divisions Eerste Klasse A main WDL QR 2 y DWS DWS AJX AFC Ajax HAA HFC Haarlem NEC NEC Nijmegen VSV Stormvogels WAG FC Wageningen ELI Elinkwijk TWE Enschedese Boys LEE VV Leeuwarden HER Heracles BEQ Be Quick 1887 ZWO Zwolsche Boys RCH RCH OOS Oosterparkers 16 5 5 54 24 14 9 3 60 29 15 5 6 47 22 11 11 4 49 32 12 7 7 42 30 10 9 7 48 35 10 6 10 37 42 7 11 8 37 31 9 6 11 43 40 8 5 13 37 43 5 10 11 34 68 6 6 14 23 57 3 9 14 26 50 4 5 17 25 59 green1 Qualified for Championship play-off and transferred to Eerste B QCPTB inherit Transferred to Eerste D TD TD inherit Transferred to Eerste C TC TC TC inherit Transferred to Eerste B TB TB TB red1 Relegated to 2nd Division R R complete rsssf.com Eerste Klasse B main WDL QR 2 y DOS DOS VSV VSV GAE Go Ahead BWA Blauw-Wit Amsterdam VOL De Volewijckers VIT Vitesse Arnhem RIG Rigtersbleek GVA GVAV Rapiditas AGO AGOVV Apeldoorn EDO HFC EDO HEE sc Heerenveen ENS SC Enschede SWZ Sneek Wit Zwart HVV HVV 't Gooi 17 5 4 78 40 17 2 7 52 25 11 8 7 49 45 11 6 9 58 50 10 8 8 56 58 8 11 7 41 46 12 2 12 58 57 8 9 9 39 37 10 4 12 49 50 7 9 10 35 48 8 6 12 57 68 7 7 12 40 41 7 5 14 30 52 5 6 15 31 56 green1 Qualified for Championship play-off and transferred to Eerste A QCPTA inherit Transferred to Eerste D TD TD TD TD inherit Transferred to Eerste A TA inherit Transferred to Eerste C TC TC TC red1 Relegated to 2nd Division R R complete rsssf.com Eerste Klasse C main WDL QR 2 y PSV PSV Eindhoven SPA Sparta Rotterdam EMM Emma VVV VVV Venlo SVV SVV BVV BVV Den Bosch FOR Sittardia XER Xerxes RJC Bleijerheide NAC NAC LON LONGA BRA Brabantia VVH VVH Heerlen CRA HBS Craeyenhout 17 4 5 72 41 17 3 6 50 30 15 7 4 71 44 13 10 3 57 39 12 4 10 53 47 10 6 10 53 41 10 4 12 62 56 9 6 11 38 47 9 6 11 34 49 9 4 13 45 47 9 3 14 38 46 7 6 13 38 52 6 4 16 35 69 4 3 19 36 74 green1 Qualified for Championship play-off QCP inherit Transferred to Eerste B TB TB TB TB inherit Transferred to Eerste A TA TA TA inherit Transferred to Eerste D TD TD TD black1 Merged with SV Kerkrade to form Roda Sport M red1 Relegated to 2nd Division R R complete rsssf.com Eerste Klasse D main WDL QR 2 y EIN FC Eindhoven WIL Willem II EBOH EBOH HER Hermes DVS FEY Feijenoord NOAD NOAD JUL Juliana ADO ADO Den Haag EXC SBV Excelsior RBC RBC Roosendaal MVV MVV Maastricht LIM Limburgia MAU Maurits DHC DHC Delft 18 5 3 62 33 18 2 6 80 39 15 5 6 56 47 15 3 8 53 38 13 4 9 46 31 10 8 8 34 45 12 3 11 50 45 11 3 12 38 37 9 6 11 46 42 9 6 11 46 51 11 1 14 53 46 7 3 16 38 60 2 6 18 25 68 2 5 19 39 84 green1 Qualified for Championship play-off QCP inherit Transferred to Eerste B TB TB inherit Transferred to Eerste C TC TC TC TC TC black1 Merged with Rapid '54 to form Rapid JC M inherit Transferred to Eerste A TA TA red1 Relegated to 2nd Division R R complete rsssf.com Championship play-off main WDL Result 2 yes EIN FC Eindhoven DOS DOS PSV PSV Eindhoven DWS DWS 3 2 1 13 9 2 2 2 10 11 2 1 3 12 12 1 3 2 13 16 green1 Champion C FBR grey 3–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 0–3 3–0 0–4 1–2 5–2 4–1 3–3 2–2 complete rsssf.com References RSSSF Netherlands Football League Championships 1898-1954 Association football Netherlands Category:Netherlands Football League Championship seasons League Championship Netherlands