1951–52 Netherlands Football League Championship

Netherl. Football Championship 1951–1952 Willem II (2nd title) 1950–51 1952–53 The Netherlands Football League Championship 1951–1952 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 Hermes DVS, HFC Haarlem and AFC Ajax. New entrants This season, there was one division less than in the last one. This meant that the team had to be reassigned. Eerste Klasse A: Moving in from other Divisions: AGOVV Apeldoorn, DWV, HFC EDO, Enschedese Boys, HVV 't Gooi, HFC Haarlem, De Volewijckers Promoted from 2nd Division: Elinkwijk & Theole Eerste Klasse B: Moving in from other Divisions: Achilles, Be Quick 1887, Blauw-Wit Amsterdam, VV Leeuwarden, RCH, Sneek Wit Zwart, VSV and Zwolsche Boys Promoted from 2nd Division: Oosterparkers Eerste Klasse C: Moving in from other Divisions: Bleijerheide, BVV Den Bosch, Feijenoord, FC Eindhoven, MVV Maastricht, NAC, RBC Roosendaal, Sittardia and Willem II Promoted from 2nd Division: DHC Delft, Juliana & Quick Nijmegen Eerste Klasse D: Moving in from other Divisions: Brabantia, VV Chèvremont, Hermes DVS, HBS Craeyenhout, SV Limburgia, Maurits, NEC Nijmegen, PSV Eindhoven and VVV Venlo Divisions Eerste Klasse A main WDL QR 2 y HAA HFC Haarlem DWS DWS EDO HFC EDO AGO AGOVV Apeldoorn HEE sc Heerenveen TWE Enschedese Boys FRI LAC Frisia 1883 HVV HVV 't Gooi VOL De Volewijckers ELI Elinkwijk GVA GVAV Rapiditas GAE Go Ahead THE Theole VEL Velocitas 1897 16 8 2 51 22 15 9 2 46 16 14 5 7 39 26 12 8 6 50 34 11 9 6 55 40 12 5 9 44 40 10 7 9 47 50 10 7 9 27 29 10 6 10 44 40 8 7 11 41 53 9 4 13 50 42 5 6 15 38 48 3 5 18 28 68 2 4 20 24 76 green1 Qualified for Championship play-off and transferred to Eerste B QCPTB inherit Transferred to Eerste B TB TB TB TB TB TB inherit Transferred to Eerste C TC red1 Relegated to 2nd Division R complete rsssf.com Eerste Klasse B main WDL Q 2 y AJX AFC Ajax RCH RCH VIT Vitesse Arnhem LEE VV Leeuwarden WAG FC Wageningen DOS DOS BEQ Be Quick 1887 ENS SC Enschede VSV VSV ZWO Zwolsche Boys BWA Blauw-Wit Amsterdam SWZ Sneek Wit Zwart ACH Achilles 1894 OOS Oosterparkers 19 4 3 76 29 13 7 6 64 36 12 9 5 54 36 15 3 8 61 49 14 4 8 64 33 12 6 8 68 48 13 3 10 49 38 9 7 10 36 44 7 10 9 37 40 8 8 10 37 46 6 11 9 38 46 6 4 16 29 67 5 2 20 27 68 3 4 20 28 88 green1 Qualified for Championship play-off and transferred to Eerste A QCPTA inherit Transferred to Eerste A TA TA TA TA TA TA red1 Relegation play-off as level on points after 26 games RP RP complete rsssf.com Achilles 1894 beat Oosterparkers in the play-off to avoid relegation. Eerste Klasse C main WDL QR 2 y WIL Willem II EIN FC Eindhoven BVV BVV Den Bosch FEY Feijenoord MVV MVV Maastricht RJC Bleijerheide SVV SVV JUL Juliana NAC NAC ADO ADO Den Haag FOR Sittardia RBC RBC Roosendaal DHC DHC Delft NIJ Quick Nijmegen 18 6 2 80 30 17 6 3 82 40 13 5 8 53 39 14 3 9 57 51 10 7 9 46 49 11 4 11 52 53 9 7 10 57 64 10 5 11 44 62 8 8 10 49 48 9 6 11 58 63 11 0 15 64 68 8 2 16 49 74 7 2 17 55 80 5 3 18 40 65 green1 Qualified for Championship play-off QCP inherit Transferred to Eerste D TD TD TD TD TD TD TD red1 Relegated to 2nd Division R complete rsssf.com Eerste Klasse D main WDL QR 2 y HER Hermes DVS SPA Sparta Rotterdam PSV PSV Eindhoven VVV VVV Venlo LIM Limburgia EMM Emma XER Xerxes NOAD NOAD NEC NEC Nijmegen CRA HBS Craeyenhout MAU Maurits BRA Brabantia LON LONGA VVC VV Chevremont 16 7 4 77 37 Hermes DVS and Sparta Rotterdam were level on points after 26 games and played a play-off game to decide the league winners and entrance to the championship play-offs. 16 5 6 54 26 HER 15 5 6 65 32 14 4 8 53 36 14 3 9 37 42 12 5 9 77 52 11 5 10 56 44 10 4 12 38 52 8 7 11 35 41 9 3 14 47 62 7 7 12 49 66 9 0 17 38 53 6 4 16 37 78 6 1 19 34 76 green1 Championship play-off and league winner play-off CP green2 League winner play-off and transferred to Eerste C CPTC inherit Transferred to Eerste C TC TC TC TC TC inherit Transferred to Eerste A TA #ffb0b0 Relegated to 2nd Division R complete rsssf.com Hermes DVS beat Sparta Rotterdam in the play-off to qualify for the Championship play-off. Championship play-off main WDL Result 2 yes WIL Willem II HER Hermes DVS HAA HFC Haarlem AJA AFC Ajax 6 0 0 21 9 3 1 2 10 10 2 0 4 12 15 0 1 5 8 17 green1 Champion C FBR grey 3–1 6–2 5–2 1–2 2–1 2–2 2–3 1–2 2–0 1–2 1–2 2–4 complete rsssf.com References RSSSF Netherlands Football League Championships 1898-1954 Association football Netherlands Category:Netherlands Football League Championship seasons League Championship Netherlands