1960–61 Eerste Divisie

5th season of the second-tier football league in Netherlands

Football league season

Eerste DivisieSeason| 1960–61

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Champions|

* FC Volendam
* Blauw Wit

Promoted|

* HFC EDO
* Enschedese Boys
* Be Quick
* EBOH
* SC Heerenveen

Relegated|

* HFC EDO
* Helmondia '55
* Racing Club Heemstede

From Eredivisie|

* FC Volendam
* Blauw-Wit Amsterdam
* Sittardia

To Eredivisie|

* FC Volendam
* Blauw-Wit Amsterdam
* De Volewijckers

Goals scored| 2,300
Average goals/game| 3.76

← 1959-50

1961–62 →

The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1960–61 season was contested by 36 teams, divided in two groups. FC Volendam and Blauw-Wit Amsterdam won the championship.

## Contents

* 1 New entrants and group changes
* 1.1 Group A
* 1.2 Group B
* 2 Final tables
* 2.1 Group A
* 2.2 Group B
* 3 Eredivisie/Eerste Divisie Play-offs
* 3.1 Promotion Play-off
* 3.2 Promotion/Relegation Play-off
* 4 Eerste Divisie/Tweede Divisie Play-offs
* 4.1 Relegation Play-off
* 4.2 Promotion/Relegation Play-off
* 5 See also
* 6 References

## New entrants and group changes[edit]

### Group A[edit]

Promoted from the 1959–60 Tweede Divisie:

* HFC EDO
* Enschedese Boys

Relegated from the 1959–60 Eredivisie:

* FC Volendam

Entered from the B-group:

* AGOVV Apeldoorn
* DFC
* Helmondia '55
* Hermes DVS
* Leeuwarden
* Limburgia
* RBC Roosendaal

### Group B[edit]

Promoted from the 1959–60 Tweede Divisie:

* Be Quick 1887
* EBOH
* SC Heerenveen

Relegated from the 1959–60 Eredivisie:

* Blauw-Wit Amsterdam
* Sittardia

Entered from the A-group:

* Excelsior
* 't Gooi
* VV Helmond
* SVV
* FC Wageningen

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## Final tables[edit]

### Group A[edit]

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

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1  | FC Volendam | 34  | 21  | 7  | 6  | 82  | 37  | +45  | 49  | Promoted to Eredivisie.
2  | De Volewijckers | 34  | 21  | 5  | 8  | 86  | 49  | +37  | 47  | Qualified for Promotion Play-off.
3  | KFC | 34  | 20  | 6  | 8  | 66  | 40  | +26  | 46  |
4  | Vitesse Arnhem | 34  | 19  | 6  | 9  | 73  | 54  | +19  | 44
5  | Enschedese Boys | 34  | 15  | 9  | 10  | 95  | 69  | +26  | 39  | Moved to Eerste Divisie B next season
6  | Limburgia | 34  | 16  | 7  | 11  | 61  | 54  | +7  | 39
7  | Hermes DVS | 34  | 16  | 5  | 13  | 49  | 60  | −11  | 37
8  | DFC | 34  | 14  | 7  | 13  | 64  | 52  | +12  | 35  |
9  | Hollandia Victoria Combinatie | 34  | 13  | 8  | 13  | 62  | 55  | +7  | 34  | Moved to Eerste Divisie B next season
10  | Leeuwarden | 34  | 12  | 8  | 14  | 73  | 80  | −7  | 32  |
11  | BVV | 34  | 14  | 4  | 16  | 51  | 63  | −12  | 32
12  | Fortuna Vlaardingen | 34  | 12  | 6  | 16  | 57  | 62  | −5  | 30
13  | Veendam | 34  | 11  | 8  | 15  | 66  | 75  | −9  | 30
14  | Stormvogels | 34  | 12  | 5  | 17  | 55  | 73  | −18  | 29
15  | RBC Roosendaal | 34  | 9  | 9  | 16  | 68  | 76  | −8  | 27  | Moved to Eerste Divisie B next season
16  | AGOVV Apeldoorn | 34  | 9  | 9  | 16  | 70  | 81  | −11  | 27  |
17  | HFC EDO | 34  | 8  | 5  | 21  | 47  | 88  | −41  | 21  | Qualified for Relegation Play-off.
18  | Helmondia '55 | 34  | 4  | 6  | 24  | 47  | 104  | −57  | 14  | Relegated to Tweede Divisie.

Source: rsssf.com

### Group B[edit]

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

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1  | Blauw-Wit Amsterdam | 34  | 28  | 5  | 1  | 110  | 34  | +76  | 61  | Promoted to Eredivisie.
2  | DHC | 34  | 21  | 9  | 4  | 70  | 26  | +44  | 51  | Qualified for Promotion Play-off.
3  | Heracles | 34  | 23  | 3  | 8  | 115  | 47  | +68  | 49  |
4  | SBV Excelsior | 34  | 15  | 7  | 12  | 72  | 58  | +14  | 37
5  | Sittardia | 34  | 15  | 7  | 12  | 61  | 63  | −2  | 37  | Moved to Eerste Divisie A next season.
6  | SVV | 34  | 14  | 7  | 13  | 52  | 60  | −8  | 35
7  | sc Heerenveen | 34  | 14  | 5  | 15  | 70  | 47  | +23  | 33  |
8  | ZFC | 34  | 13  | 7  | 14  | 51  | 52  | −1  | 33
9  | 't Gooi | 34  | 13  | 7  | 14  | 51  | 72  | −21  | 33  | Moved to Eerste Divisie A next season.
10  | FC Wageningen | 34  | 14  | 4  | 16  | 70  | 76  | −6  | 32  |
11  | Be Quick 1887 | 34  | 11  | 9  | 14  | 65  | 74  | −9  | 31
12  | VSV | 34  | 12  | 5  | 17  | 51  | 69  | −18  | 29
13  | FC Eindhoven | 34  | 8  | 11  | 15  | 46  | 68  | −22  | 27  | Moved to Eerste Divisie A next season.
14  | SHS | 34  | 9  | 8  | 17  | 50  | 63  | −13  | 26  |
15  | Go Ahead | 34  | 8  | 10  | 16  | 51  | 80  | −29  | 26  | Moved to Eerste Divisie A next season.
16  | EBOH | 34  | 9  | 7  | 18  | 44  | 89  | −45  | 25  |
17  | VV Helmond | 34  | 9  | 6  | 19  | 41  | 69  | −28  | 24  | Qualified for Relegation Play-off.
18  | Racing Club Heemstede | 34  | 8  | 7  | 19  | 55  | 78  | −23  | 23  | Relegated to Tweede Divisie.

Source: rsssf.com

## Eredivisie/Eerste Divisie Play-offs[edit]

### Promotion Play-off[edit]

Team 1  | Agg. | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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(Group A) De Volewijckers | 5–3  | DHC (Group B)  | 2–2  | 3–1

DHC moved to Eerste Divisie A next season.

### Promotion/Relegation Play-off[edit]

Team 1  | Agg. | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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De Volewijckers | 8–7  | Elinkwijk (Eredivisie)  | 4–3  | 4–4

De Volewijckers were promoted to the Eredivisie.

## Eerste Divisie/Tweede Divisie Play-offs[edit]

### Relegation Play-off[edit]

Team 1  |  Score | Team 2

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(Group B) VV Helmond | 6–2  | HFC EDO (Group A)

VV Helmond moved to Eerste Divisie A next season.

### Promotion/Relegation Play-off[edit]

Team 1  |  Score | Team 2

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(Tweede Divisie) RKVV Wilhelmina | 3–2  | HFC EDO

HFC EDO were relegated to the Tweede Divisie.

## See also[edit]

* 1960–61 Eredivisie
* 1960–61 Tweede Divisie

## References[edit]

* Netherlands - List of final tables (RSSSF)

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