1965–66 Eerste Divisie
| Season | 1965-66 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sittardia |
| Promoted | SC Cambuur DHC |
| Relegated | VVV |
| From Eredivisie | NAC Breda Sittardia |
| To Eredivisie | Sittardia DHC NAC Breda |
| Goals scored | 750 |
| Average goals/game | 3.57 |
← 1964-65 1966-67 → | |
The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1965/1966 season was contested by 15 teams, one less than in the previous year. This was due to the merger of Enschedese Boys with eredivisie-club SC Enschede, to form FC Twente. Sittardia won the championship.
New entrants
Promoted from the Tweede Divisie 1964–65:
Relegated from the Eredivisie 1964-65:
League standings
Due to the expansion of the eredivisie to eighteen teams, and the expansion of this division to twenty teams next year, more teams were promoted and only one team relegated this year.
| Pos | Team | Pld | Won | Drw | Lst | GF | GA | Pts | GD | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sittardia | 28 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 68 | 38 | 41 | +30 | Promoted to Eredivisie. |
| 2 | Xerxes | 28 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 67 | 26 | 40 | +41 | |
| 3 | NAC Breda | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 50 | 22 | 39 | +28 | |
| 4 | Alkmaar '54 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 64 | 45 | 36 | +19 | |
| 5 | Velox | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 56 | 48 | 35 | +8 | |
| 6 | NEC | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 54 | 39 | 33 | +15 | |
| 7 | FC Volendam | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 55 | 50 | 33 | +5 | |
| 8 | DHC | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 46 | 45 | 27 | +1 | |
| 9 | SC Cambuur | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 52 | 61 | 25 | -9 | |
| 10 | FC Eindhoven | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 51 | 54 | 24 | -3 | |
| 11 | Holland Sport | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 40 | 63 | 22 | -23 | |
| 12 | De Volewijckers | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 41 | 51 | 20 | -10 | |
| 13 | RBC Roosendaal | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 46 | 73 | 16 | -27 | |
| 14 | Blauw-Wit Amsterdam | 28 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 57 | 16 | -29 | |
| 15 | VVV-Venlo | 28 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 32 | 78 | 13 | -46 | Relegated to Tweede Divisie. |