1951–52 Netherlands Football League Championship
# 1951–52 Netherlands Football League Championship

The Netherlands Football League Championship 1951–1952 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. Willem II won this year's championship by beating Hermes DVS, HFC Haarlem and AFC Ajax.

## New entrants

This season, there was one division less than in the last one. This meant that the team had to be reassigned. Eerste Klasse A:

* Moving in from other Divisions: AGOVV Apeldoorn, DWV, HFC EDO, Enschedese Boys, HVV 't Gooi, HFC Haarlem, De Volewijckers
* Promoted from 2nd Division: Elinkwijk & Theole

Eerste Klasse B:

* Moving in from other Divisions: Achilles, Be Quick 1887, Blauw-Wit Amsterdam, VV Leeuwarden, RCH, Sneek Wit Zwart, VSV and Zwolsche Boys
* Promoted from 2nd Division: Oosterparkers

Eerste Klasse C:

* Moving in from other Divisions: Bleijerheide, BVV Den Bosch, Feijenoord, FC Eindhoven, MVV Maastricht, NAC, RBC Roosendaal, Sittardia and Willem II
* Promoted from 2nd Division: DHC Delft, Juliana & Quick Nijmegen

Eerste Klasse D:

* Moving in from other Divisions: Brabantia, VV Chèvremont, Hermes DVS, HBS Craeyenhout, SV Limburgia, Maurits, NEC Nijmegen, PSV Eindhoven and VVV Venlo

## Divisions

### Eerste Klasse A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | HFC Haarlem | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 51 | 22 | +29 | 40 | Qualified for Championship play-off and transferred to Eerste B |
| 2 | DWS | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 46 | 16 | +30 | 39 | Transferred to Eerste B |
| 3 | HFC EDO | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 33 | |
| 4 | AGOVV Apeldoorn | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 32 | Transferred to Eerste B |
| 5 | sc Heerenveen | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 31 | Transferred to Eerste B |
| 6 | Enschedese Boys | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 29 | |
| 7 | LAC Frisia 1883 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 27 | |
| 8 | HVV 't Gooi | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 27 | Transferred to Eerste B |
| 9 | De Volewijckers | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 26 | |
| 10 | Elinkwijk | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 23 | Transferred to Eerste B |
| 11 | GVAV Rapiditas | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 22 | |
| 12 | Go Ahead | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 16 | Transferred to Eerste B |
| 13 | Theole | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 28 | 68 | −40 | 11 | Transferred to Eerste C |
| 14 | Velocitas 1897 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 76 | −52 | 8 | Relegated to 2nd Division |

### Eerste Klasse B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | AFC Ajax | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 76 | 29 | +47 | 42 | Qualified for Championship play-off and transferred to Eerste A |
| 2 | RCH | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 64 | 36 | +28 | 33 | Transferred to Eerste A |
| 3 | Vitesse Arnhem | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 54 | 36 | +18 | 33 | |
| 4 | VV Leeuwarden | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 61 | 49 | +12 | 33 | |
| 5 | FC Wageningen | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 64 | 33 | +31 | 32 | Transferred to Eerste A |
| 6 | DOS | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 68 | 48 | +20 | 30 | Transferred to Eerste A |
| 7 | Be Quick 1887 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 29 | |
| 8 | SC Enschede | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 25 | |
| 9 | VSV | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 24 | Transferred to Eerste A |
| 10 | Zwolsche Boys | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 24 | Transferred to Eerste A |
| 11 | Blauw-Wit Amsterdam | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 23 | |
| 12 | Sneek Wit Zwart | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 29 | 67 | −38 | 16 | Transferred to Eerste A |
| 13 | Achilles 1894 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 27 | 68 | −41 | 12 | Relegation play-off as level on points after 26 games |
| 14 | Oosterparkers | 27 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 28 | 88 | −60 | 10 | Relegation play-off as level on points after 26 games |

Achilles 1894 beat Oosterparkers in the play-off to avoid relegation.

### Eerste Klasse C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Willem II | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 80 | 30 | +50 | 42 | Qualified for Championship play-off |
| 2 | FC Eindhoven | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 82 | 40 | +42 | 40 | Transferred to Eerste D |
| 3 | BVV Den Bosch | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 31 | |
| 4 | Feijenoord | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 31 | Transferred to Eerste D |
| 5 | MVV Maastricht | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 27 | |
| 6 | Bleijerheide | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 26 | Transferred to Eerste D |
| 7 | SVV | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 64 | −7 | 25 | |
| 8 | Juliana | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 62 | −18 | 25 | |
| 9 | NAC | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 24 | Transferred to Eerste D |
| 10 | ADO Den Haag | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 24 | Transferred to Eerste D |
| 11 | Sittardia | 26 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 64 | 68 | −4 | 22 | |
| 12 | RBC Roosendaal | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 49 | 74 | −25 | 18 | Transferred to Eerste D |
| 13 | DHC Delft | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 55 | 80 | −25 | 16 | Transferred to Eerste D |
| 14 | Quick Nijmegen | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 40 | 65 | −25 | 13 | Relegated to 2nd Division |

### Eerste Klasse D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Hermes DVS | 27 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 77 | 37 | +40 | 39 | Championship play-off and league winner play-off |
| 2 | Sparta Rotterdam | 27 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 54 | 26 | +28 | 37 | League winner play-off and transferred to Eerste C |
| 3 | PSV Eindhoven | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 65 | 32 | +33 | 35 | |
| 4 | VVV Venlo | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 32 | Transferred to Eerste C |
| 5 | Limburgia | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 31 | |
| 6 | Emma | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 77 | 52 | +25 | 29 | Transferred to Eerste C |
| 7 | Xerxes | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 56 | 44 | +12 | 27 | |
| 8 | NOAD | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 24 | |
| 9 | NEC Nijmegen | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 23 | Transferred to Eerste A |
| 10 | HBS Craeyenhout | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 47 | 62 | −15 | 21 | Transferred to Eerste C |
| 11 | Maurits | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 49 | 66 | −17 | 21 | |
| 12 | Brabantia | 26 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 18 | Transferred to Eerste C |
| 13 | LONGA | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 37 | 78 | −41 | 16 | Transferred to Eerste C |
| 14 | VV Chevremont | 26 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 34 | 76 | −42 | 13 | Relegated to 2nd Division |

* 1 2 Hermes DVS and Sparta Rotterdam were level on points after 26 games and played a play-off game to decide the league winners and entrance to the championship play-offs.

Hermes DVS beat Sparta Rotterdam in the play-off to qualify for the Championship play-off.

### Championship play-off

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result | WIL | HER | HAA | AJA |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Willem II | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 12 | Champion | | 3–1 | 6–2 | 5–2 |
| 2 | Hermes DVS | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| 3 | HFC Haarlem | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 4 | | 2–3 | 1–2 | | 2–0 |
| 4 | AFC Ajax | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 1 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | |
