1965–66 Eerste Divisie
# 1965–66 Eerste Divisie

The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1965–66 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 1964–65 Tweede Divisie:

* SC Cambuur
* Xerxes

Relegated from the 1964–65 Eredivisie:

* NAC Breda
* Sittardia

## 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 | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sittardia | 28 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 68 | 38 | +30 | 41 | Promoted to Eredivisie. |
| 2 | Xerxes | 28 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 67 | 26 | +41 | 40 | Promoted to Eredivisie. |
| 3 | NAC Breda | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 50 | 22 | +28 | 39 | Promoted to Eredivisie. |
| 4 | Alkmaar '54 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 64 | 45 | +19 | 36 | |
| 5 | Velox | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 35 | |
| 6 | NEC | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 33 | |
| 7 | FC Volendam | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 33 | |
| 8 | DHC | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 27 | |
| 9 | SC Cambuur | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 52 | 61 | −9 | 25 | |
| 10 | FC Eindhoven | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 51 | 54 | −3 | 24 | |
| 11 | Holland Sport | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 40 | 63 | −23 | 22 | |
| 12 | De Volewijckers | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 20 | |
| 13 | RBC Roosendaal | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 46 | 73 | −27 | 16 | |
| 14 | Blauw-Wit Amsterdam | 28 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 57 | −29 | 16 | |
| 15 | VVV-Venlo | 28 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 32 | 78 | −46 | 13 | Relegated to Tweede Divisie. |
