# 1952–53 Netherlands Football League Championship

The Netherlands Football League Championship 1952–1953 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. RCH won this year's championship by beating FC Eindhoven, Sparta Rotterdam and Vitesse Arnhem.

## New entrants

Eerste Klasse A:
* Moving in from other divisions: AFC Ajax, DOS, NEC Nijmegen, RCH, Sneek Wit Zwart, VSV, FC Wageningen and Zwolsche Boys
* Promoted from 2nd Division: Heracles
Eerste Klasse B:
* Moving in from other divisions: AGOVV Apeldoorn, DWS, Elinkwijk, Go Ahead, HVV 't Gooi, HFC Haarlem and sc Heerenveen
* Promoted from 2nd Division: Stormvogels
Eerste Klasse C:
* Moving in from other divisions: Brabantia, Emma, HBS Craeyenhout, LONGA, Sparta Rotterdam, Theole and VVV Venlo
* Promoted from 2nd Division: SBV Excelsior
Eerste Klasse D:
* Moving in from other divisions: ADO Den Haag, Bleijerheide, DHC Delft, FC Eindhoven, Feijenoord, NAC and RBC Roosendaal
* Promoted from 2nd Division: TEC Tiel

## Divisions
### Eerste Klasse A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | RCH | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 49 | 21 | +28 | 39 | Qualified for Championship play-off |
| 2 | VSV | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 32 | Transferred to Eerste B |
| 3 | AFC Ajax | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 30 | |
| 4 | HFC EDO | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 29 | Transferred to Eerste B |
| 5 | DOS | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 28 | Transferred to Eerste B |
| 6 | FC Wageningen | 26 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 28 | |
| 7 | Heracles | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 26 | |
| 8 | GVAV Rapiditas | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 24 | Transferred to Eerste B |
| 9 | Enschedese Boys | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 24 | |
| 10 | NEC Nijmegen | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 23 | |
| 11 | Sneek Wit Zwart | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 22 | Transferred to Eerste B |
| 12 | De Volewijckers | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 21 | Transferred to Eerste B |
| 13 | Zwolsche Boys | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 58 | −24 | 20 | |
| 14 | LAC Frisia 1883 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 18 | Relegated to 2nd Division |

### Eerste Klasse B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Vitesse Arnhem | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 36 | Qualified for Championship play-off |
| 2 | Stormvogels | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 66 | 33 | +33 | 34 | Transferred to Eerste A |
| 3 | sc Heerenveen | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 59 | 40 | +19 | 34 | |
| 4 | HFC Haarlem | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 34 | Transferred to Eerste A |
| 5 | SC Enschede | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 30 | |
| 6 | DWS | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 27 | Transferred to Eerste A |
| 7 | VV Leeuwarden | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 26 | |
| 8 | Elinkwijk | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 25 | Transferred to Eerste A |
| 9 | Blauw-Wit Amsterdam | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 24 | Transferred to Eerste A |
| 10 | HVV 't Gooi | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 23 | |
| 11 | AGOVV Apeldoorn | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 22 | |
| 12 | Be Quick 1887 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 48 | 67 | −19 | 22 | Transferred to Eerste A |
| 13 | Go Ahead | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 50 | −18 | 16 | |
| 14 | Achilles 1894 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 29 | 73 | −44 | 11 | Relegated to 2nd Division |

### Eerste Klasse C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sparta Rotterdam | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 57 | 25 | +32 | 40 | Qualified for Championship play-off |
| 2 | Willem II | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 79 | 40 | +39 | 39 | Transferred to Eerste D |
| 3 | BVV Den Bosch | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 53 | 26 | +27 | 33 | |
| 4 | SBV Excelsior | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 65 | 42 | +23 | 32 | Transferred to Eerste D |
| 5 | VVV Venlo | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 29 | |
| 6 | MVV Maastricht | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 28 | Transferred to Eerste D |
| 7 | Emma | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 25 | |
| 8 | Sittardia | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 59 | 70 | −11 | 25 | |
| 9 | SVV | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 50 | 59 | −9 | 23 | |
| 10 | LONGA | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 23 | |
| 11 | Brabantia | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 20 | |
| 12 | Juliana | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 52 | −22 | 18 | Transferred to Eerste D |
| 13 | HBS Craeyenhout | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 47 | 70 | −23 | 16 | |
| 14 | Theole | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 85 | −49 | 13 | Relegated to 2nd Division |

### Eerste Klasse D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Eindhoven | 27 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 22 | +25 | 39 | Qualified for Championship play-off |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 27 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 61 | 34 | +27 | 37 | Transferred to Eerste C |
| 3 | ADO Den Haag | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 32 | |
| 4 | Bleijerheide | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 28 | Transferred to Eerste C |
| 5 | Feijenoord | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 27 | |
| 6 | NAC | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 27 | Transferred to Eerste C |
| 7 | Limburgia | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 25 | |
| 8 | Hermes DVS | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 25 | |
| 9 | NOAD | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 23 | |
| 10 | Xerxes | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 23 | Transferred to Eerste C |
| 11 | RBC Roosendaal | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 22 | |
| 12 | DHC Delft | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 48 | 67 | −19 | 22 | |
| 13 | Maurits | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 19 | |
| 14 | TEC Tiel | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 41 | 60 | −19 | 17 | Relegated to 2nd Division |

### Championship play-off

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result | RCH | EIN | SPA | VIT |
| 1 | RCH | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | Champion | | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| 2 | FC Eindhoven | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 7 | | 0–2 | | 0–2 | 6–0 |
| 3 | Sparta Rotterdam | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 6 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | | 1–2 |
| 4 | Vitesse Arnhem | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 4 | | 1–1 | 4–4 | 2–5 | |

### Play-off

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| RCH | 2–1 | FC Eindhoven |
RCH won the championship.