1956–57 Tweede Divisie

Tweede Divisie 1956–57 Leeuwarden RBC Leeuwarden RBC 1700 4.05 1957–58 The Dutch Tweede Divisie in the 1956–57 season was contested by 30 teams, divided in two groups. It was the first season of the new lowest tier of Dutch professional football, organised by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB). Teams could not be relegated to amateur football. RBC and Leeuwarden won the championship and were promoted to the Eerste Divisie. The composition of the league was based on the results of the previous season. The teams that had finished lowest in the Dutch amateur Eerste Klasse would play in this new league. Teams that finished higher, would start in the Eerste Divisie. The league had been divided in two, with a Tweede Divisie A and a Tweede Divisie B, each comprising 15 teams. Teams from the Tweede Divisie A were roughly from the north and east of the Netherlands, teams from the Tweede Divisie B roughly from the west and south. Tweede Divisie A main WDL P y 2 LEE VV Leeuwarden RHE VV Rheden HER SC Heracles VEE Veendam BEQ Be Quick 1887 TUB HVV Tubantia OLD VV Oldenzaal HEE SC Heerenveen VEL Velocitas 1897 PEC PEC ZWO Zwolsche Boys OOS Oosterparkers GAE Go Ahead ZWA VV Zwartemeer ENS Enschedese Boys 19 5 4 95 40 16 7 5 64 46 15 7 6 58 29 13 9 6 64 53 12 6 10 68 43 10 9 9 47 42 8 11 9 51 57 9 9 10 56 64 10 4 14 53 78 10 3 15 61 83 9 4 15 52 59 10 2 16 49 73 8 5 15 50 59 6 9 13 47 75 7 6 15 42 56 green1 Promoted to Eerste Divisie P complete rsssf.com Tweede Divisie B main WDL PR y 2 RBC RBC ZFC ZFC LON LONGA BAR VV Baronie HIL FC Hilversum HTG HVV 't Gooi ZEI SV Zeist DEL DHC Delft UVS UVS NEC NEC WIL RKVV Wilhelmina DOS SV DOSKO ONA ONA VAL De Valk TOP TOP Oss 18 7 3 66 26 19 3 6 83 37 16 5 7 56 33 14 5 9 59 63 12 8 8 63 49 10 11 7 63 42 10 7 11 51 57 10 7 11 48 58 9 7 12 65 56 10 4 14 60 58 7 10 11 35 48 8 8 12 47 70 8 7 13 55 77 6 3 19 52 81 3 8 17 42 90 green1 Promoted to Eerste Divisie P yellow1 Moving to other group Actually, NEC was the only team not moving, as the groups would change (B would become A, A would become B) next season. M red1 Voluntarily returned to amateur football VR complete rsssf.com See also 1956–57 Eredivisie 1956–57 Eerste Divisie References Netherlands - List of final tables (RSSSF) Category:Tweede Divisie seasons 3 Neth