1938–39 Netherlands Football League Championship
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| Season | 1938-1939 |
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| Champions | AFC Ajax (7th title) |
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The Netherlands Football League Championship 1938/1939 was contested by 51 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. AFC Ajax won this year's championship by beating DWS, NEC, FC Eindhoven and Achilles 1894.
Contents
New entrants
Eerste Klasse East:
- Promoted from 2nd Division: Quick Nijmegen
Eerste Klasse North:
- Promoted from 2nd Division: FVC
Eerste Klasse West-I:
- Moving in from West-II: Blauw-Wit Amsterdam, HVV 't Gooi, HBS Craeyenhout, Hermes DVS, Stormvogels and Xerxes
Eerste Klasse West-II:
Divisions
Eerste Klasse East
| Pos | Team | Pld | Won | Drw | Lst | GF | GA | Pts | GD | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEC Nijmegen | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 29 | 25 | +6 | Qualified for Championship play-off. |
| 2 | AGOVV Apeldoorn | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 32 | 24 | +22 | |
| 3 | Heracles | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 49 | 28 | 23 | +21 | |
| 4 | SC Enschede | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 23 | +12 | |
| 5 | Go Ahead | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 32 | 18 | +2 | |
| 6 | HVV Tubantia | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 42 | 18 | -1 | |
| 7 | FC Wageningen | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 46 | 14 | -17 | |
| 8 | Quick Nijmegen | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 41 | 13 | -8 | |
| 9 | HVV Hengelo | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 44 | 13 | -12 | |
| 10 | ZAC | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 49 | 9 | -24 | Relegated to 2nd Division. |
Eerste Klasse North
| Pos | Team | Pld | Won | Drw | Lst | GF | GA | Pts | GD | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Achilles 1894 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 18 | 28 | +25 | Qualified for Championship play-off. |
| 2 | GVAV Rapiditas | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 24 | 27 | +25 | |
| 3 | sc Heerenveen | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 61 | 49 | 25 | +12 | |
| 4 | Sneek Wit Zwart | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 24 | +13 | |
| 5 | HSC | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 36 | 21 | +6 | |
| 6 | VV Leeuwarden | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 35 | 14 | -7 | |
| 7 | Be Quick 1887 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 48 | 11 | -18 | |
| 8 | Velocitas 1897 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 43 | 11 | -20 | |
| 9 | Veendam | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 47 | 10 | -14 | |
| 10 | FVC | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 50 | 9 | -22 | Relegated to 2nd Division. |
Eerste Klasse South
| Pos | Team | Pld | Won | Drw | Lst | GF | GA | Pts | GD | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Eindhoven | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 13 | 31 | +31 | Qualified for Championship play-off. |
| 2 | MVV Maastricht | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 35 | 28 | +8 | |
| 3 | NAC | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 26 | +14 | |
| 4 | PSV Eindhoven | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 32 | 20 | +3 | |
| 5 | Juliana | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 39 | 20 | 0 | |
| 6 | Willem II | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 40 | 41 | 20 | -1 | |
| 7 | LONGA | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 32 | 18 | +7 | |
| 8 | BVV Den Bosch | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 41 | 16 | -6 | |
| 9 | RFC Roermond | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 40 | 16 | -12 | |
| 10 | NOAD | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 42 | 15 | -6 | |
| 11 | Bleijerheide | 20 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 60 | 8 | -38 | Relegated to 2nd Division. |
Eerste Klasse West-I
| Pos | Team | Pld | Won | Drw | Lst | GF | GA | Pts | GD | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DWS | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 26 | 27 | +17 | Qualified for Championship play-off. |
| 2 | ADO Den Haag | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 23 | 24 | +10 | |
| 3 | Blauw-Wit Amsterdam | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 18 | +9 | |
| 4 | Sparta Rotterdam | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 38 | 17 | -3 | [West-II] |
| 5 | Stormvogels | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 38 | 17 | -5 | |
| 6 | CVV Mercurius | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 17 | -4 | [West-II] |
| 7 | Hermes DVS | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 17 | -7 | [West-II] |
| 8 | Xerxes | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 36 | 16 | +2 | [West-II] |
| 9 | KFC | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 15 | -1 | |
| 10 | HBS Craeyenhout | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 54 | 12 | -24 | [West-II] |
[West-II] Team moving to Division West-II next season.
Eerste Klasse West-II
| Pos | Team | Pld | Won | Drw | Lst | GF | GA | Pts | GD | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Ajax | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 19 | 27 | +28 | Qualified for Championship play-off. [West-I] |
| 2 | Feijenoord | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 40 | 30 | 25 | +10 | |
| 3 | VUC | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 32 | 23 | +15 | |
| 4 | DOS | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 40 | 20 | +1 | [West-I] |
| 5 | HFC Haarlem | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 48 | 45 | 18 | +3 | [West-I] |
| 6 | DHC Delft | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 39 | 18 | +1 | |
| 7 | VSV | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 42 | 46 | 16 | -4 | [West-I] |
| 8 | HVV 't Gooi | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 15 | -10 | [West-I] |
| 9 | RFC Rotterdam | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 56 | 11 | -26 | |
| 10 | DFC | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 30 | 48 | 7 | -18 |
[West-I] Team moving to Division West-I next season.
Championship play-off
| Pos | Team | Pld | Won | Drw | Lst | GF | GA | Pts | GD | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Ajax | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 12 | +8 | |
| 2 | DWS | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 10 | +9 | |
| 3 | NEC Nijmegen | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 0 | |
| 4 | FC Eindhoven | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 7 | -1 | |
| 5 | Achilles 1894 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 3 | -16 |
