1945–46 Netherlands Football League Championship

Football league season

Netherl. Football ChampionshipSeason| 1945–1946

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Champions| HFC Haarlem (1st title)

← 1943–44
1944-45 not played

1946–47 →

The Netherlands Football League Championship 1945–1946 was contested by 66 teams participating in six divisions. The national champion would be determined by a play-off featuring the winners of the eastern, northern, two southern and two western football divisions of the Netherlands. HFC Haarlem won this year's championship by beating AFC Ajax, sc Heerenveen, NAC, NEC Nijmegen and Limburgia.

## New entrants

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Eerste Klasse East:

* Promoted from 2nd Division: Be Quick Zutphen

Eerste Klasse North:

* Promoted from 2nd Division: LAC Frisia 1883

Eerste Klasse South-I:

* Moving in from the combined southern division from 1943-44: BVV Den Bosch, FC Eindhoven, LONGA, NAC, NOAD and Willem II
* Promoted from 2nd Division: Baronie/DNL, RBC Roosendaal, RKTVV Tilburg, VC Vlissingen & VV Helmond

Eerste Klasse South-II: (new division)

* Moving in from the combined southern division from 1943-44: Juliana, Maurits, MVV Maastricht, PSV Eindhoven, RFC Roermond and De Spechten
* Promoted from 2nd Division: Bleijerheide, Brabantia, Limburgia, SC Emma & VVV Venlo

Eerste Klasse West-I:

* Moving in from West-II: AFC Ajax, Emma, HVV 't Gooi, RFC Rotterdam and VSV
* Promoted from 2nd Division: DOS

Eerste Klasse West-II:

* Moving in from West-I: DFC, DWS, HBS Craeyenhout, Sparta Rotterdam and Stormvogels
* Promoted from 2nd Division: SC Neptunus

## Divisions

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### Eerste Klasse East

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  | NEC Nijmegen | 20  | 10  | 7  | 3  | 46  | 28  | +18  | 27  | Qualified for Championship play-off
2  | Go Ahead | 20  | 11  | 4  | 5  | 51  | 32  | +19  | 26  |
3  | Enschedese Boys | 20  | 11  | 4  | 5  | 54  | 43  | +11  | 26
4  | AGOVV Apeldoorn | 20  | 9  | 7  | 4  | 47  | 35  | +12  | 25
5  | Heracles | 20  | 7  | 7  | 6  | 40  | 33  | +7  | 21
6  | Quick Nijmegen | 20  | 8  | 5  | 7  | 31  | 35  | −4  | 21
7  | Be Quick Zutphen | 20  | 7  | 4  | 9  | 47  | 42  | +5  | 18
8  | SC Enschede | 20  | 7  | 4  | 9  | 38  | 48  | −10  | 18
9  | HVV Tubantia | 20  | 6  | 4  | 10  | 41  | 54  | −13  | 16
10  | FC Wageningen | 20  | 4  | 4  | 12  | 27  | 44  | −17  | 12
11  | PEC Zwolle | 20  | 4  | 2  | 14  | 31  | 59  | −28  | 10  | Relegated to 2nd Division

Source: rsssf.com

### Eerste Klasse North

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  | sc Heerenveen | 20  | 16  | 1  | 3  | 69  | 25  | +44  | 33  | Qualified for Championship play-off
2  | GVAV Rapiditas | 19  | 11  | 4  | 4  | 46  | 20  | +26  | 26  |
3  | Sneek Wit Zwart | 18  | 9  | 4  | 5  | 28  | 19  | +9  | 22
4  | VV Leeuwarden | 20  | 10  | 2  | 8  | 36  | 31  | +5  | 22
5  | Be Quick 1887 | 18  | 8  | 3  | 7  | 36  | 29  | +7  | 19
6  | Velocitas 1897 | 19  | 7  | 3  | 9  | 32  | 34  | −2  | 17
7  | Achilles 1894 | 20  | 7  | 3  | 10  | 26  | 43  | −17  | 17
8  | Veendam | 19  | 7  | 2  | 10  | 25  | 51  | −26  | 16
9  | HSC | 19  | 4  | 6  | 9  | 23  | 27  | −4  | 14
10  | LAC Frisia 1883 | 19  | 5  | 4  | 10  | 26  | 40  | −14  | 14
11  | LSC Sneek | 19  | 3  | 4  | 12  | 15  | 43  | −28  | 10  | Relegated to 2nd Division

Source: rsssf.com

### Eerste Klasse South-I

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  | NAC | 20  | 15  | 3  | 2  | 52  | 16  | +36  | 33  | Play-off as level on points
2  | BVV Den Bosch | 20  | 16  | 1  | 3  | 59  | 12  | +47  | 33
3  | LONGA | 19  | 11  | 6  | 2  | 47  | 14  | +33  | 28  |
4  | NOAD | 20  | 13  | 2  | 5  | 42  | 34  | +8  | 28
5  | FC Eindhoven | 19  | 10  | 4  | 5  | 42  | 20  | +22  | 24  | Transferred to South-II
6  | Willem II | 20  | 9  | 4  | 7  | 45  | 35  | +10  | 22  |
7  | Baronie/DNL | 20  | 4  | 6  | 10  | 37  | 56  | −19  | 14
8  | VV Helmond | 20  | 2  | 7  | 11  | 21  | 42  | −21  | 11
9  | VC Vlissingen | 20  | 4  | 3  | 13  | 24  | 50  | −26  | 11
10  | RKTVV Tilburg | 20  | 2  | 4  | 14  | 19  | 67  | −48  | 8
11  | RBC Roosendaal | 20  | 2  | 2  | 16  | 21  | 63  | −42  | 6  | Relegated to 2nd Division

Source: rsssf.com

Transferred to South-II Team moving to Division South-II next season.

### Play-off

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Team 1  |  Score | Team 2

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NAC | 1 - 0 | BVV Den Bosch

NAC qualified for the Championship Play-off.

### Eerste Klasse South-II

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  | Limburgia | 20  | 13  | 2  | 5  | 47  | 22  | +25  | 28  | Qualified for Championship play-off
2  | MVV Maastricht | 20  | 11  | 5  | 4  | 62  | 33  | +29  | 27  |
3  | Maurits | 20  | 11  | 2  | 7  | 44  | 36  | +8  | 24
4  | Juliana | 20  | 10  | 4  | 6  | 42  | 41  | +1  | 24
5  | Brabantia | 19  | 9  | 4  | 6  | 36  | 29  | +7  | 22
6  | SC Emma | 20  | 7  | 5  | 8  | 37  | 39  | −2  | 19
7  | PSV Eindhoven | 20  | 7  | 4  | 9  | 42  | 35  | +7  | 18
8  | VVV Venlo | 19  | 7  | 4  | 8  | 48  | 51  | −3  | 18  | Transferred to South-I
9  | Bleijerheide | 20  | 6  | 2  | 12  | 46  | 61  | −15  | 14  |
10  | De Spechten | 20  | 6  | 1  | 13  | 33  | 53  | −20  | 13
11  | RFC Roermond | 20  | 5  | 1  | 14  | 36  | 73  | −37  | 11  | Relegated to 2nd Division

Source: rsssf.com

### Eerste Klasse West-I

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | AFC Ajax | 20  | 15  | 3  | 2  | 72  | 35  | +37  | 33  | Qualified for Championship play-off
2  | De Volewijckers | 20  | 15  | 2  | 3  | 81  | 42  | +39  | 32  | Transferred to West-II
3  | Hermes DVS | 20  | 10  | 4  | 6  | 66  | 59  | +7  | 24  |
4  | Xerxes | 20  | 11  | 1  | 8  | 73  | 59  | +14  | 23  | Transferred to West-II
5  | ADO Den Haag | 20  | 9  | 3  | 8  | 61  | 53  | +8  | 21  |
6  | DOS | 20  | 9  | 1  | 10  | 41  | 44  | −3  | 19  | Transferred to West-II
7  | Emma | 20  | 7  | 3  | 10  | 39  | 42  | −3  | 17  |
8  | HFC EDO | 20  | 6  | 3  | 11  | 39  | 52  | −13  | 15
9  | VSV | 20  | 6  | 3  | 11  | 50  | 75  | −25  | 15
10  | RFC Rotterdam | 20  | 5  | 1  | 14  | 32  | 71  | −39  | 11
11  | HVV 't Gooi | 20  | 5  | 0  | 15  | 38  | 60  | −22  | 10

Source: rsssf.com

### Eerste Klasse West-II

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  | HFC Haarlem | 20  | 13  | 1  | 6  | 57  | 31  | +26  | 27  | Qualified for Championship play-off
2  | Blauw-Wit Amsterdam | 20  | 11  | 3  | 6  | 45  | 22  | +23  | 25  |
3  | Sparta Rotterdam | 20  | 10  | 3  | 7  | 33  | 32  | +1  | 23  | Transferred to West-I
4  | DWS | 20  | 8  | 6  | 6  | 35  | 29  | +6  | 22
5  | SC Neptunus | 20  | 7  | 7  | 6  | 34  | 34  | 0  | 21  |
6  | Feijenoord | 20  | 7  | 5  | 8  | 40  | 33  | +7  | 19  | Transferred to West-I
7  | DHC Delft | 20  | 7  | 5  | 8  | 28  | 38  | −10  | 19  |
8  | Stormvogels | 20  | 8  | 3  | 9  | 28  | 40  | −12  | 19
9  | HBS Craeyenhout | 20  | 7  | 3  | 10  | 42  | 45  | −3  | 17
10  | DFC | 20  | 7  | 3  | 10  | 40  | 50  | −10  | 17
11  | VUC | 20  | 5  | 1  | 14  | 27  | 55  | −28  | 11  | Relegated to 2nd Division

Source: rsssf.com

### Championship play-off

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result  |  | HAA | AJA | HEE | NAC | NEC | LIM

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1  | HFC Haarlem | 10  | 7  | 1  | 2  | 22  | 21  | +1  | 15  | Champion  |  |  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 4–1  | 2–2  | 2–1
2  | AFC Ajax | 10  | 7  | 0  | 3  | 33  | 16  | +17  | 14  |  |  | 8–0  |  | 2–1  | 4–2  | 4–1  | 3–1
3  | sc Heerenveen | 10  | 5  | 0  | 5  | 23  | 26  | −3  | 10  |  | 3–1  | 2–1  |  | 3–2  | 4–3  | 5–3
4  | NAC | 10  | 4  | 0  | 6  | 15  | 20  | −5  | 8  |  | 1–2  | 1–3  | 2–1  |  | 0–2  | 2–0
5  | NEC Nijmegen | 10  | 3  | 1  | 6  | 22  | 32  | −10  | 7  |  | 3–4  | 1–6  | 6–3  | 1–3  |  | 1–0
6  | Limburgia | 10  | 3  | 0  | 7  | 22  | 22  | 0  | 6  |  | 2–3  | 5–2  | 4–1  | 0–1  | 6–2  |

Source: rsssf.com

## References

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* RSSSF Netherlands Football League Championships 1898-1954
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* RSSSF Eerste Klasse West

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