1962–63 Tweede Divisie
# 1962–63 Tweede Divisie

The Dutch Tweede Divisie in the 1962–63 season was contested by 34 teams. Due to a large number of teams entering from the higher Eerste Divisie after mass relegations there, there were 22 new entrants.

Teams were divided in two groups of seventeen teams. The champions played a play-off for promotion. After that match, a mini-tournament was held to determine a second team that would be promoted. It turned out that group B runners-up BVV would be promoted and not group B champions Haarlem.

## New entrants

There were only twelve teams that had been participating in this league last season, meaning there were 22 new entrants. Many of the new entrants were teams that were promoted in the previous seasons of the Tweede Divisie. Due to the reorganisation in professional football by the KNVB, many teams were back to where they started.

## Final tables

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | VSV | 32 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 63 | 34 | +29 | 47 | Qualified for Championship play-off |
| 2 | AGOVV Apeldoorn | 32 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 62 | 39 | +23 | 42 | Qualified for Promotion play-off |
| 3 | NEC | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 71 | 48 | +23 | 41 | Qualified for Best 3rd-place play-off |
| 4 | Alkmaar '54 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 64 | 39 | +25 | 39 | |
| 5 | KFC | 32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 38 | |
| 6 | Vitesse Arnhem | 32 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 54 | 45 | +9 | 36 | Tweede Divisie B next season |
| 7 | Leeuwarden | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 60 | 64 | −4 | 33 | |
| 8 | ZFC | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 31 | |
| 9 | FC Wageningen | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 56 | 59 | −3 | 30 | Tweede Divisie B next season |
| 10 | Stormvogels | 32 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 29 | Merged with VSV to form Telstar |
| 11 | Be Quick 1887 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 55 | 62 | −7 | 28 | |
| 12 | sc Heerenveen | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 28 | |
| 13 | HVV Tubantia | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 55 | 66 | −11 | 27 | |
| 14 | Zwolsche Boys | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 43 | 58 | −15 | 26 | |
| 15 | De Graafschap | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 32 | 52 | −20 | 25 | Tweede Divisie B next season |
| 16 | VV Zwartemeer | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 24 | |
| 17 | VV Oldenzaal | 32 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 40 | 69 | −29 | 20 | Qualified for Relegation play-off |

* ↑ Stormvogels merged with promoted VSV to form Telstar.

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Haarlem | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 71 | 46 | +25 | 44 | Qualified for Championship play-off |
| 2 | BVV | 32 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 58 | 28 | +30 | 43 | Qualified for Promotion play-off |
| 3 | HVC | 32 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 72 | 42 | +30 | 42 | Qualified for Best 3rd-place play-off |
| 4 | VV Baronie | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 59 | 44 | +15 | 38 | |
| 5 | RCH | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 36 | Tweede Divisie A next season |
| 6 | DFC | 32 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 36 | |
| 7 | Hermes DVS | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 35 | |
| 8 | HVV 't Gooi | 32 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 60 | 42 | +18 | 33 | Tweede Divisie A next season |
| 9 | TSV NOAD | 32 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 58 | 59 | −1 | 33 | |
| 10 | Xerxes | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 80 | 64 | +16 | 32 | |
| 11 | FC Hilversum | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 30 | Tweede Divisie A next season |
| 12 | SVV | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 50 | 63 | −13 | 28 | |
| 13 | Helmondia '55 | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 27 | |
| 14 | LONGA | 32 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 66 | 81 | −15 | 25 | |
| 15 | RKVV Wilhelmina | 32 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 44 | 79 | −35 | 23 | |
| 16 | HFC EDO | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 39 | 73 | −34 | 23 | Tweede Divisie A next season |
| 17 | PEC | 32 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 40 | 87 | −47 | 16 | Qualified for Relegation play-off |

## Play-offs

Several play-offs were held to determine the league champions, who would be promoted to the Eerste Divisie, and who would leave the Professional leagues altogether.

### Championship play-off

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| VSV | 5 - 4 | HFC Haarlem | 2 - 2 | 3 - 2 |

VSV were promoted to the Eerste Divisie (playing as Telstar), while HFC Haarlem entered the Promotion Tournament.

### Best 3rd-place play-off

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| HVC | 2 - 1 | NEC |

HVC entered the promotion tournament, while NEC remained in the Tweede Divisie (and moved to Tweede B for next season).

### Promotion tournament

To determine the second team to be promoted. Entering teams:

* the two 2nd-placed from the "regular season",
* the loser of the Championship play-off,
* and the winner of the Best 3rd-place play-off.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | BVV | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | Play-off as level on points. |
| 2 | HVC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | Play-off as level on points. |
| 3 | HFC Haarlem | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | AGOVV Apeldoorn | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 2 | |

### Play-off

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| BVV | 2-1 | HVC |

BVV were promoted to the Eerste Divisie, HVC and HFC Haarlem moved to the Tweede Group A next season, and AGOVV Apeldoorn moved to the Tweede Group B.

### Relegation play-off

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| VV Oldenzaal | 5 - 2 | PEC |

However, as no amateur team wanted to enter professional football and VV Oldenzaal decided to return to amateur football on a voluntary basis, PEC weren't relegated.

