1961–62 Eerste Divisie

6th season of the second-tier football league in Netherlands Eerste Divisie 1961–62 Heracles HFC Haarlem FC Hilversum RKVV Wilhelmina Half of each group From Eredivisie Alkmaar '54 Elinkwijk NOAD To Eredivisie Heracles 2029 3.31 1960–61 1962–63 The Dutch Eerste Divisie for the 1961/1962 season was contested by 36 teams. It was the last time the Eerste Divisie was divided into two groups, as next season there would only be one division of sixteen teams: this meant that many teams were relegated to the Tweede Divisie. Heracles won the championship after a play-off against Fortuna Vlaardingen and were promoted to the Eredivisie. New entrants and group changes Group A Promoted from the 1960–61 Tweede Divisie: HFC Haarlem Relegated from the 1960–61 Eredivisie: Alkmaar '54 Entered from the B-group: DHC FC Eindhoven Go Ahead 't Gooi VV Helmond Sittardia SVV Group B Promoted from the 1960–61 Tweede Divisie: FC Hilversum RKVV Wilhelmina Relegated from the 1960–61 Eredivisie: Elinkwijk TSV NOAD Entered from the A-group: Enschedese Boys Hermes DVS Hollandia Victoria Combinatie Limburgia RBC Final Tables Group A main WDL QR 2 y VLA Fortuna Vlaardingen DHC DHC FOR Sittardia GAE Go Ahead VEE Veendam EIN FC Eindhoven SVV SVV APE AGOVV Apeldoorn DFC DFC VIT Vitesse Arnhem KFC KFC AZ Alkmaar '54 CAM Leeuwarden GOO 't Gooi BVV BVV HAA HFC Haarlem VSV Stormvogels HEL VV Helmond 19 9 6 82 49 17 12 5 54 22 18 9 7 58 36 14 14 6 53 32 15 11 8 60 38 18 5 11 56 42 15 11 8 50 42 15 10 9 73 52 13 13 8 45 31 14 8 12 62 62 12 10 12 44 50 13 7 14 50 50 10 10 14 44 49 11 8 15 55 63 10 5 19 46 63 5 5 24 28 81 4 6 24 33 79 6 1 27 30 82 #d0f0c0 Qualified for Promotion play-off. QP #ffcccc Qualified for Relegation play-off. QR #ffb0b0 Relegated to Tweede Divisie. R R R R R R R R R R #ffb0b0 Returned to amateur football. RET complete rsssf.com Group B main WDL QR 2 y HER Heracles EXC SBV Excelsior ELI Elinkwijk RBC RBC Roosendaal ENS Enschedese Boys LIM Limburgia SHS SHS ZFC ZFC QUI Be Quick 1887 WAG FC Wageningen HEE SC Heerenveen HRM Hermes DVS NOAD TSV NOAD HIL FC Hilversum VSV VSV HVC Hollandia Victoria Combinatie WIL RKVV Wilhelmina EBOH EBOH 22 6 6 103 28 19 9 6 70 37 19 6 9 68 54 18 7 9 70 50 18 6 10 84 51 17 7 10 72 48 17 6 11 57 37 14 8 12 40 36 13 7 14 69 73 12 9 13 69 75 10 11 13 46 52 12 7 15 52 62 12 7 15 55 71 12 5 17 58 58 11 5 18 57 87 11 4 19 55 71 8 7 19 51 84 1 3 30 29 131 #d0f0c0 Qualified for Promotion play-off. QP #ffcccc Qualified for Relegation play-off. QR #ffb0b0 Relegated to Tweede Divisie. R R R R R R R R R R #ffb0b0 Returned to amateur football. RET complete rsssf.com Play-offs Promotion play-off (Group B) Heracles 1–0 Fortuna Vlaardingen (Group A) 0–0 1–0 Heracles promoted to Eredivisie. Relegation play-off (Group B) SHS 2–0 SVV (Group A) SVV relegated to Tweede Divisie. See also 1961–62 Eredivisie 1961–62 Tweede Divisie References Netherlands - List of final tables (RSSSF) Category:Eerste Divisie seasons 2 Neth