# 1959–60 Eredivisie

The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1959–60 season was contested by 18 teams. AFC Ajax won the championship, after a decision match against Feijenoord which was won by 5–1.

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | AFC Ajax | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 109 | 44 | +65 | 50 | Championship play-off as level on points |
| 2 | Feijenoord | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 94 | 32 | +62 | 50 | Championship play-off as level on points |
| 3 | PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 72 | 48 | +24 | 45 | |
| 4 | DOS | 34 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 75 | 57 | +18 | 40 | |
| 5 | NAC | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 56 | 53 | +3 | 39 | |
| 6 | VVV '03 | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 57 | 60 | −3 | 36 | |
| 7 | Sparta | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 34 | |
| 8 | Willem II | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 65 | 69 | −4 | 33 | |
| 9 | SC Enschede | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 81 | 76 | +5 | 32 | |
| 10 | DWS | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 51 | 59 | −8 | 32 | |
| 11 | Rapid JC | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 32 | |
| 12 | ADO Den Haag | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 62 | 68 | −6 | 31 | |
| 13 | MVV Maastricht | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 60 | 69 | −9 | 31 | |
| 14 | Fortuna '54 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 67 | 81 | −14 | 30 | |
| 15 | Elinkwijk | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 29 | Relegation play-off as level on points |
| 16 | Blauw-Wit Amsterdam | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 53 | 82 | −29 | 29 | Relegation play-off as level on points |
| 17 | FC Volendam | 34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 54 | 88 | −34 | 23 | Relegated to Eerste Divisie |
| 18 | Sittardia | 34 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 40 | 91 | −51 | 16 | Relegated to Eerste Divisie |

## Championship play-off

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| AFC Ajax | 5–1 | Feijenoord |
AFC Ajax qualified for the 1960–61 European Cup.

## Relegation play-off

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Elinkwijk | 1–0 | Blauw-Wit Amsterdam |
Blauw-Wit Amsterdam are relegated to Eerste Divisie.
Note: No edition of the KNVB Cup was held this year.

## Results

| Home \ Away | ADO | AJX | BLW | DOS | DWS | ELI | ENS | FEY | FOR | MVV | NAC | PSV | RJC | SIT | SPA | VOL | VVV | WIL |
| ADO Den Haag | | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 3–3 |
| AFC Ajax | 3–0 | | 8–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 6–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 9–0 | 5–2 | 2–2 |
| Blauw Wit Ams'dam | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–7 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| DOS | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | | 4–2 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 8–0 | 7–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| DWS | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 |
| Elinkwijk | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| SC Enschede | 4–1 | 3–3 | 6–3 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | | 0–4 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 |
| Feijenoord | 5–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | | 7–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| Fortuna '54 | 1–1 | 2–7 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–3 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 |
| MVV Maastricht | 1–1 | 3–6 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–6 | | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 |
| NAC | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 3–1 | | 1–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 |
| PSV Eindhoven | 0–3 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | | 3–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 |
| Rapid JC | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Sittardia | 3–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–10 | 1–5 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Sparta Rotterdam | 6–0 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | | 3–2 | 6–0 | 2–0 |
| FC Volendam | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| VVV '03 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | | 2–2 |
| Willem II | 3–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |