Netherlands Football League Championship 1952–53
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The Netherlands Football League Championship
1952/1953 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
. RCH won this years championship by beating FC Eindhoven
, Sparta Rotterdam
and Vitesse.
Eerste Klasse B:
Eerste Klasse C:
Eerste Klasse D:
B Team moving to Division B
A Team moving to Division A
D Team moving to Division D
C Team moving to Division C
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
1952/1953 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
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. RCH won this years championship by beating FC Eindhoven
FC Eindhoven
FC Eindhoven is a Dutch football club based in Eindhoven, North Brabant. They current play in the Eerste Divisie , and are one of two professional clubs which are based in the city of Eindhoven, the other one being PSV Eindhoven....
, Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. Sparta is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior and Feyenoord , the latter playing in the Eredivisie.-History:Sparta was first founded in 1887....
and Vitesse.
New entrants
Eerste Klasse A:- Moving in from other divisions: Ajax, DOS, NEC Nijmegen, RCH, Sneek, VSV, FC WageningenFC WageningenFC Wageningen was a Dutch football club which was founded on August 27, 1911. The club played its matches in the Wageningse Berg stadium ....
and Zwolsche BoysFC ZwolleFC Zwolle is a Dutch football club based in Zwolle, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie, the country's second level of professional club football. The club was founded in 1990 after the bankruptcy of PEC. They have played in the Eredivisie, the highest tier of Dutch football, for a total of... - HeraclesHeracles AlmeloHeracles Almelo is a football club from Almelo, Netherlands.Heracles Almelo were founded on May 3, 1903 as Heracles, after the demigod son of Zeus. They changed their name on July 1, 1974 to SC Heracles '74 and finally settled on the current name in 1998. The club has won the Dutch national title...
Eerste Klasse B:
- Moving in from other divisions: AGOVV ApeldoornAGOVV ApeldoornAGOVV Apeldoorn is a Dutch football club, playing in the Eerste Divisie, based in Apeldoorn.The club was founded on 25 February 1913, as AGOSV, which stood for Apeldoornse Geheel Onthoudersvoetbalvereniging Steeds Voorwaarts...
, DWSDoor Wilskracht SterkAFC Door Wilskracht Sterk is a Dutch football club from Amsterdam.-History:AFC Door Wilskracht Sterk was founded on 11 October 1907, by the trio of Robert Beijerbacht, Theo Beijerbacht and Jansen van Galen under the name of Fortuna which was soon changed to Hercules. The team played in a blue and...
, Elinkwijk, Go AheadGo Ahead EaglesThe Go Ahead Eagles are a football club from Deventer, Netherlands, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. The club's home stadium is De Adelaarshorst. To date, the club has won the national championship four times...
, HVV 't Gooi, HFC HaarlemHFC HaarlemHFC Haarlem was a Dutch football club from the city of Haarlem, established in 1889. The club won the Dutch national title in 1946 and reached five Cup finals, winning in 1902 and 1912...
and sc Heerenveen - Stormvogels
Eerste Klasse C:
- Moving in from other divisions: Brabantia, Emma, HBS CraeyenhoutHBS CraeyenhoutHBS Craeyenhout is a Dutch sports team based in The Hague that field teams in association football, cricket and hockey.-Association football:...
, LONGA, Sparta RotterdamSparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. Sparta is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior and Feyenoord , the latter playing in the Eredivisie.-History:Sparta was first founded in 1887....
, Theole and VVVVVV VenloVVV-Venlo is a football club from Venlo in the Netherlands, currently playing in the Eredivisie. The club plays its home games in the De Koel stadium, known as Seacon Stadion – De Koel - for sponsorship reasons.... - Excelsior
Eerste Klasse D:
- Moving in from other divisions: ADO Den HaagADO Den HaagAlles Door Oefening Den Haag , commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag , is a Dutch football club from the city of The Hague. The club was for a time known as FC Den Haag , with ADO representing the amateur branch of the club...
, Bleijerheide, DHC, FC EindhovenFC EindhovenFC Eindhoven is a Dutch football club based in Eindhoven, North Brabant. They current play in the Eerste Divisie , and are one of two professional clubs which are based in the city of Eindhoven, the other one being PSV Eindhoven....
, Feijenoord, NACNAC BredaNAC Breda , simply often known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Dutch Eredivisie and are known by the fierce and fanatic support of...
and RBC Roosendaal - TEC
Eerste Klasse A
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Note |
| 1 | RCH | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 49 | 21 | 39 | Championship play-off |
| 2 | VSV B | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 50 | 34 | 32 | |
| 3 | Ajax | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 53 | 40 | 30 | |
| 4 | HFC EDO B | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 29 | |
| 5 | DOS B | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 62 | 49 | 28 | |
| 6 | FC Wageningen FC Wageningen FC Wageningen was a Dutch football club which was founded on August 27, 1911. The club played its matches in the Wageningse Berg stadium .... |
26 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 30 | 28 | 28 | |
| 7 | Heracles Heracles Almelo Heracles Almelo is a football club from Almelo, Netherlands.Heracles Almelo were founded on May 3, 1903 as Heracles, after the demigod son of Zeus. They changed their name on July 1, 1974 to SC Heracles '74 and finally settled on the current name in 1998. The club has won the Dutch national title... |
26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 51 | 51 | 26 | |
| 8 | GVAV Rapiditas B | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 47 | 24 | |
| 9 | Enschedese Boys FC Twente FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys... |
26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 47 | 24 | |
| 10 | NEC Nijmegen | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 39 | 23 | |
| 11 | Sneek B | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 45 | 22 | |
| 12 | De Volewijckers Volewijckers De Volewijckers is a football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands. They are one of a number of Dutch clubs that were successful in post-war leagues before being forced to merge to cope with the popularity of the big teams such as Ajax and Feyenoord.-History:... B |
26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 41 | 43 | 21 | |
| 13 | Zwolsche Boys FC Zwolle FC Zwolle is a Dutch football club based in Zwolle, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie, the country's second level of professional club football. The club was founded in 1990 after the bankruptcy of PEC. They have played in the Eredivisie, the highest tier of Dutch football, for a total of... |
26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 58 | 20 | |
| 14 | Frisia | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 47 | 18 | Not participating next season |
B Team moving to Division B
Eerste Klasse B
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Note |
| 1 | Vitesse | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 32 | 36 | Championship play-off |
| 2 | Stormvogels A | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 66 | 33 | 34 | |
| 3 | sc Heerenveen | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 59 | 40 | 34 | |
| 4 | HFC Haarlem HFC Haarlem HFC Haarlem was a Dutch football club from the city of Haarlem, established in 1889. The club won the Dutch national title in 1946 and reached five Cup finals, winning in 1902 and 1912... A |
26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 44 | 32 | 34 | |
| 5 | SC Enschede FC Twente FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys... |
26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 47 | 44 | 30 | |
| 6 | DWS Door Wilskracht Sterk AFC Door Wilskracht Sterk is a Dutch football club from Amsterdam.-History:AFC Door Wilskracht Sterk was founded on 11 October 1907, by the trio of Robert Beijerbacht, Theo Beijerbacht and Jansen van Galen under the name of Fortuna which was soon changed to Hercules. The team played in a blue and... A |
26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 46 | 36 | 27 | |
| 7 | VV Leeuwarden | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 52 | 42 | 26 | |
| 8 | Elinkwijk A | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 35 | 40 | 25 | |
| 9 | Blauw-Wit Amsterdam A | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 24 | |
| 10 | HVV 't Gooi | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 35 | 39 | 23 | |
| 11 | AGOVV Apeldoorn AGOVV Apeldoorn AGOVV Apeldoorn is a Dutch football club, playing in the Eerste Divisie, based in Apeldoorn.The club was founded on 25 February 1913, as AGOSV, which stood for Apeldoornse Geheel Onthoudersvoetbalvereniging Steeds Voorwaarts... |
26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 49 | 22 | |
| 12 | Be Quick 1887 Be Quick 1887 Be Quick 1887 is a football club from Groningen, the Netherlands. The club was established in 1887, and is currently playing in the Sunday Hoofdklasse C. Be Quick 1887 won the 1919-20 Dutch national football title.-History:... A |
26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 48 | 67 | 22 | |
| 13 | Go Ahead Go Ahead Eagles The Go Ahead Eagles are a football club from Deventer, Netherlands, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. The club's home stadium is De Adelaarshorst. To date, the club has won the national championship four times... |
26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 50 | 16 | |
| 14 | Achilles | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 29 | 73 | 11 | Not participating next season |
A Team moving to Division A
Eerste Klasse C
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Note |
| 1 | Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. Sparta is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior and Feyenoord , the latter playing in the Eredivisie.-History:Sparta was first founded in 1887.... |
26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 57 | 25 | 40 | Championship play-off |
| 2 | Willem II D | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 79 | 40 | 39 | |
| 3 | BVV Den Bosch | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 53 | 26 | 33 | |
| 4 | Excelsior D | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 65 | 42 | 32 | |
| 5 | VVV VVV Venlo VVV-Venlo is a football club from Venlo in the Netherlands, currently playing in the Eredivisie. The club plays its home games in the De Koel stadium, known as Seacon Stadion – De Koel - for sponsorship reasons.... |
26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 38 | 29 | |
| 6 | MVV MVV Maastricht MVV Maastricht is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Maastricht, founded on April 2, 1902... D |
26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 36 | 28 | |
| 7 | Emma | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 52 | 53 | 25 | |
| 8 | Sittardia Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard is a football club in Sittard, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Trendwork Arena and features in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. The club was a merger of former clubs 'Fortuna 54' and 'Sittardia' to merge as the Fortuna Sittard Combinatie on July 1,... |
26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 59 | 70 | 25 | |
| 9 | SVV Schiedamse Voetbal Vereniging Schiedamse Voetbal Vereniging was a Dutch professional football club from Schiedam. Founded in 1904, the club won the Dutch national football title in 1949. In 1991, SVV and neighbouring Dordrecht'90 merged to form FC Dordrecht.-History:... |
26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 50 | 59 | 23 | |
| 10 | LONGA | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 43 | 57 | 23 | |
| 11 | Brabantia | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 44 | 52 | 20 | |
| 12 | Juliana D | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 52 | 18 | |
| 13 | HBS Craeyenhout HBS Craeyenhout HBS Craeyenhout is a Dutch sports team based in The Hague that field teams in association football, cricket and hockey.-Association football:... |
26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 47 | 70 | 16 | |
| 14 | Theole | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 85 | 13 | Not participating next season |
D Team moving to Division D
Eerste Klasse D
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Note |
| 1 | FC Eindhoven FC Eindhoven FC Eindhoven is a Dutch football club based in Eindhoven, North Brabant. They current play in the Eerste Divisie , and are one of two professional clubs which are based in the city of Eindhoven, the other one being PSV Eindhoven.... |
27 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 22 | 39 | Championship play-off |
| 2 | PSV C | 27 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 61 | 34 | 37 | |
| 3 | ADO Den Haag ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag , commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag , is a Dutch football club from the city of The Hague. The club was for a time known as FC Den Haag , with ADO representing the amateur branch of the club... |
26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 31 | 32 | |
| 4 | Bleijerheide C | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 32 | 28 | |
| 5 | Feijenoord | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 45 | 43 | 27 | |
| 6 | NAC NAC Breda NAC Breda , simply often known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Dutch Eredivisie and are known by the fierce and fanatic support of... C |
26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 46 | 47 | 27 | |
| 7 | Limburgia SV Limburgia Sport Vereniging Limburgia was a Dutch football/sports club from the city of Brunssum . Today it exists as BSV Limburgia- History :SV Limburgia was founded on 9 May 1920 by the Limburgian coal mines, under the name Rhenania... |
26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 38 | 25 | |
| 8 | Hermes DVS | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 47 | 57 | 25 | |
| 9 | NOAD | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 42 | 23 | |
| 10 | Xerxes XerxesDZB XerxesDZB is a Dutch football club based in Rotterdam.The club was founded in 1904 as RFC Xerxes and their first regional championship was won in 1907. After a second championship in 1911 the club was promoted to the second class of Dutch football... C |
26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 51 | 23 | |
| 11 | RBC Roosendaal | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 44 | 50 | 22 | |
| 12 | DHC | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 48 | 67 | 22 | |
| 13 | Maurits | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 47 | 57 | 19 | |
| 14 | TEC | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 41 | 60 | 17 | Not participating next season |
C Team moving to Division C
Championship play-off
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Note |
| 1 | RCH | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | Champions |
| 2 | FC Eindhoven FC Eindhoven FC Eindhoven is a Dutch football club based in Eindhoven, North Brabant. They current play in the Eerste Divisie , and are one of two professional clubs which are based in the city of Eindhoven, the other one being PSV Eindhoven.... |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 7 | |
| 3 | Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. Sparta is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior and Feyenoord , the latter playing in the Eredivisie.-History:Sparta was first founded in 1887.... |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | |
| 4 | Vitesse | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 4 |