1941–42 Netherlands Football League Championship
| Season | 1941–1942 |
|---|---|
| Champions | ADO Den Haag (1st title) |
← 1940–41 1942–43 → | |
The Netherlands Football League Championship 1941–1942 was contested by 52 teams participating in five divisions. The national champion would be determined by a play-off featuring the winners of the eastern, northern, southern and two western football divisions of the Netherlands. ADO Den Haag won this year's championship by beating FC Eindhoven, AGOVV Apeldoorn, Blauw-Wit Amsterdam and sc Heerenveen.
New entrants
[edit]Eerste Klasse East:
- Promoted from 2nd Division: PEC Zwolle
Eerste Klasse North:
- Promoted from 2nd Division: LSC Sneek
Eerste Klasse South:
- Promoted from 2nd Division: Picus
- Last years competitors Juliana were forced to change their name to Spekholzerheide
Eerste Klasse West-I:
- Moving in from West-II: ADO Den Haag, DFC, DWS, Feijenoord and Stormvogels
- Promoted from 2nd Division: HFC EDO
Eerste Klasse West-II:
- Moving in from West-I: Blauw-Wit Amsterdam, HFC Haarlem, HBS Craeyenhout, RFC Rotterdam and VSV
- Promoted from 2nd Division: SC Emma
Divisions
[edit]Eerste Klasse East
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AGOVV Apeldoorn | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 22 | +21 | 26 | Play-off as level on points |
| 2 | Quick Nijmegen | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 23 | +20 | 26 | |
| 3 | FC Wageningen | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 24 | |
| 4 | SC Enschede | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 20 | |
| 5 | Heracles | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 18 | |
| 6 | HVV Tubantia | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 14 | |
| 7 | PEC Zwolle | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 14 | |
| 8 | NEC Nijmegen | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 14 | |
| 9 | Enschedese Boys | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 14 | |
| 10 | HVV Hengelo | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 47 | −19 | 12 | Relegated to 2nd Division |
Source: rsssf.com
Play-off
[edit]| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| AGOVV Apeldoorn | 1 - 1 | Quick Nijmegen |
AGOVV Apeldoorn qualified for the Championship Play-offs owing to a better Goal Average(!)
Eerste Klasse North
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sc Heerenveen | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 77 | 31 | +46 | 31 | Qualified for Championship play-off |
| 2 | GVAV Rapiditas | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 24 | |
| 3 | HSC | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 20 | |
| 4 | VV Leeuwarden | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 19 | |
| 5 | Be Quick 1887 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 17 | |
| 6 | Achilles 1894 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 15 | |
| 7 | Veendam | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 56 | −19 | 15 | |
| 8 | Velocitas 1897 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 13 | |
| 9 | LSC Sneek | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 44 | −14 | 13 | |
| 10 | Sneek Wit Zwart | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 35 | −17 | 13 |
Source: rsssf.com
Eerste Klasse South
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Eindhoven | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 50 | 16 | +34 | 33 | Qualified for Championship play-off |
| 2 | NAC | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 71 | 39 | +32 | 31 | |
| 3 | Willem II | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 25 | +20 | 31 | |
| 4 | BVV Den Bosch | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 27 | |
| 5 | MVV Maastricht | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 30 | +19 | 26 | |
| 6 | Spekholzerheide | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 23 | |
| 7 | LONGA | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 21[a] | |
| 8 | PSV Eindhoven | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 19 | |
| 9 | Picus | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 53 | −35 | 13 | |
| 10 | NOAD | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 56 | −27 | 12 | |
| 11 | RFC Roermond | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 55 | −30 | 12 | |
| 12 | HVV Helmond | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 63 | −43 | 12 | Relegated to 2nd Division |
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ 2 points deducted for failing to play a match against Spekholzerheide.
Eerste Klasse West-I
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ADO Den Haag | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 24 | Qualified for Championship play-off |
| 2 | Feijenoord | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 22 | Moved to Division West-II next season |
| 3 | DWS | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 21 | |
| 4 | DFC | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 21 | |
| 5 | Xerxes | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 20 | |
| 6 | AFC Ajax | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 19 | Moved to Division West-II next season |
| 7 | VUC | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 52 | −6 | 18 | |
| 8 | Stormvogels | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 15 | |
| 9 | HFC EDO | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 14 | |
| 10 | DOS | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 34 | 67 | −33 | 6 | Relegated to 2nd Division |
Source: rsssf.com
Eerste Klasse West-II
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blauw-Wit Amsterdam | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 32 | +23 | 27 | Qualified for Championship play-off |
| 2 | HBS Craeyenhout | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 62 | 41 | +21 | 22 | Moved to Division West-I next season |
| 3 | RFC Rotterdam | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 21 | |
| 4 | DHC Delft | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 19 | |
| 5 | SC Emma | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 18 | |
| 6 | Hermes DVS | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 17 | Moved to Division West-I next season |
| 7 | Sparta Rotterdam | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 16 | |
| 8 | HFC Haarlem | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 15 | |
| 9 | VSV | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 13 | |
| 10 | HVV 't Gooi | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 12 |
Source: rsssf.com
Championship play-off
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ADO | EIN | AGO | BWA | HEE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ADO Den Haag | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 10 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | ||
| 2 | FC Eindhoven | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 9 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | AGOVV Apeldoorn | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 8 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–5 | 4–0 | ||
| 4 | Blauw-Wit Amsterdam | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 7 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 5 | sc Heerenveen | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 6 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
Source: rsssf.com
