# 1961–62 Eerste Divisie

The Dutch Eerste Divisie for the 1961/1962 season was contested by 36 teams. It was the last time the Eerste Divisie was divided into two groups, as next season there would only be one division of sixteen teams: this meant that many teams were relegated to the Tweede Divisie. Heracles won the championship after a play-off against Fortuna Vlaardingen and were promoted to the Eredivisie.

## Final Tables
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Fortuna Vlaardingen | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 82 | 49 | +33 | 47 | Qualified for Promotion play-off. |
| 2 | DHC | 34 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 54 | 22 | +32 | 46 | |
| 3 | Sittardia | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 58 | 36 | +22 | 45 | |
| 4 | Go Ahead | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 53 | 32 | +21 | 42 | |
| 5 | Veendam | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 60 | 38 | +22 | 41 | |
| 6 | FC Eindhoven | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 41 | |
| 7 | SVV | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 41 | Qualified for Relegation play-off. |
| 8 | AGOVV Apeldoorn | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 73 | 52 | +21 | 40 | Relegated to Tweede Divisie. |
| 9 | DFC | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 39 | Relegated to Tweede Divisie. |
| 10 | Vitesse Arnhem | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 36 | Relegated to Tweede Divisie. |
| 11 | KFC | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 34 | Relegated to Tweede Divisie. |
| 12 | Alkmaar '54 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 33 | Relegated to Tweede Divisie. |
| 13 | Leeuwarden | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 30 | Relegated to Tweede Divisie. |
| 14 | 't Gooi | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 55 | 63 | −8 | 30 | Relegated to Tweede Divisie. |
| 15 | BVV | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 46 | 63 | −17 | 25 | Relegated to Tweede Divisie. |
| 16 | HFC Haarlem | 34 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 28 | 81 | −53 | 15 | Relegated to Tweede Divisie. |
| 17 | Stormvogels | 34 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 33 | 79 | −46 | 14 | Relegated to Tweede Divisie. |
| 18 | VV Helmond | 34 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 30 | 82 | −52 | 13 | Returned to amateur football. |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Heracles | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 103 | 28 | +75 | 50 | Qualified for Promotion play-off. |
| 2 | SBV Excelsior | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 70 | 37 | +33 | 47 | |
| 3 | Elinkwijk | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 68 | 54 | +14 | 44 | |
| 4 | RBC Roosendaal | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 70 | 50 | +20 | 43 | |
| 5 | Enschedese Boys | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 84 | 51 | +33 | 42 | |
| 6 | Limburgia | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 72 | 48 | +24 | 41 | |
| 7 | SHS | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 40 | Qualified for Relegation play-off. |
| 8 | ZFC | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 36 | Relegated to Tweede Divisie. |
| 9 | Be Quick 1887 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 69 | 73 | −4 | 33 | Relegated to Tweede Divisie. |
| 10 | FC Wageningen | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 69 | 75 | −6 | 33 | Relegated to Tweede Divisie. |
| 11 | SC Heerenveen | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 46 | 52 | −6 | 31 | Relegated to Tweede Divisie. |
| 12 | Hermes DVS | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 52 | 62 | −10 | 31 | Relegated to Tweede Divisie. |
| 13 | TSV NOAD | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 55 | 71 | −16 | 31 | Relegated to Tweede Divisie. |
| 14 | FC Hilversum | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 29 | Relegated to Tweede Divisie. |
| 15 | VSV | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 57 | 87 | −30 | 27 | Relegated to Tweede Divisie. |
| 16 | Hollandia Victoria Combinatie | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 55 | 71 | −16 | 26 | Relegated to Tweede Divisie. |
| 17 | RKVV Wilhelmina | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 51 | 84 | −33 | 23 | Relegated to Tweede Divisie. |
| 18 | EBOH | 34 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 29 | 131 | −102 | 5 | Returned to amateur football. |

## Play-offs
### Promotion play-off

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| (Group B) Heracles | 1–0 | Fortuna Vlaardingen (Group A) | 0–0 | 1–0 |
Heracles promoted to Eredivisie.

### Relegation play-off

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| (Group B) SHS | 2–0 | SVV (Group A) |
SVV relegated to Tweede Divisie.