# 1953–54 Netherlands Football League Championship

The Netherlands Football League Championship 1953–1954 was contested by 56 teams participating in four divisions. It would be the last season on an amateur basis. The national champion would be determined by a play-off featuring the winners of each division of the Netherlands. FC Eindhoven won this year's championship by beating DOS, PSV Eindhoven and DWS.

## New entrants

Eerste Klasse A:
* Moving in from Division B: Be Quick 1887, Blauw-Wit Amsterdam, DWS, Elinkwijk, HFC Haarlem and Stormvogels
* Promoted from 2nd Division: Oosterparkers
Eerste Klasse B:
* Moving in from Division A: DOS, HFC EDO, GVAV Rapiditas, Sneek Wit Zwart, De Volewijckers and VSV
* Promoted from 2nd Division: Rigtersbleek
Eerste Klasse C:
* Moving in from Division D: Bleijerheide, NAC, PSV Eindhoven and Xerxes
* Promoted from 2nd Division: VVH Heerlen
Eerste Klasse D:
* Moving in from Division C: SBV Excelsior, Juliana, MVV Maastricht and Willem II
* Promoted from 2nd Division: EBOH

## Divisions
### Eerste Klasse A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | DWS | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 24 | +30 | 37 | Qualified for Championship play-off and transferred to Eerste B |
| 2 | AFC Ajax | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 60 | 29 | +31 | 37 | Transferred to Eerste D |
| 3 | HFC Haarlem | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 22 | +25 | 35 | Transferred to Eerste C |
| 4 | NEC Nijmegen | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 49 | 32 | +17 | 33 | Transferred to Eerste C |
| 5 | Stormvogels | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 31 | |
| 6 | FC Wageningen | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 29 | Transferred to Eerste B |
| 7 | Elinkwijk | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 26 | Transferred to Eerste B |
| 8 | Enschedese Boys | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 25 | Transferred to Eerste C |
| 9 | VV Leeuwarden | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 24 | |
| 10 | Heracles | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 21 | Transferred to Eerste B |
| 11 | Be Quick 1887 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 68 | −34 | 20 | Transferred to Eerste D |
| 12 | Zwolsche Boys | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 57 | −34 | 18 | |
| 13 | RCH | 26 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 50 | −24 | 15 | Relegated to 2nd Division |
| 14 | Oosterparkers | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 59 | −34 | 13 | Relegated to 2nd Division |

### Eerste Klasse B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | DOS | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 78 | 40 | +38 | 39 | Qualified for Championship play-off and transferred to Eerste A |
| 2 | VSV | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 52 | 25 | +27 | 36 | Transferred to Eerste D |
| 3 | Go Ahead | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 49 | 45 | +4 | 30 | Transferred to Eerste A |
| 4 | Blauw-Wit Amsterdam | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 28 | Transferred to Eerste C |
| 5 | De Volewijckers | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 56 | 58 | −2 | 28 | Transferred to Eerste D |
| 6 | Vitesse Arnhem | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 27 | Transferred to Eerste C |
| 7 | Rigtersbleek | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 26 | |
| 8 | GVAV Rapiditas | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 25 | Transferred to Eerste C |
| 9 | AGOVV Apeldoorn | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 24 | Transferred to Eerste D |
| 10 | HFC EDO | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 23 | |
| 11 | sc Heerenveen | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 57 | 68 | −11 | 22 | |
| 12 | SC Enschede | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 21 | Transferred to Eerste D |
| 13 | Sneek Wit Zwart | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 30 | 52 | −22 | 19 | Relegated to 2nd Division |
| 14 | HVV 't Gooi | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 56 | −25 | 16 | Relegated to 2nd Division |

### Eerste Klasse C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | PSV Eindhoven | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 72 | 41 | +31 | 38 | Qualified for Championship play-off |
| 2 | Sparta Rotterdam | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 30 | +20 | 37 | Transferred to Eerste B |
| 3 | Emma | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 71 | 44 | +27 | 37 | Transferred to Eerste A |
| 4 | VVV Venlo | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 57 | 39 | +18 | 36 | Transferred to Eerste D |
| 5 | SVV | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 28 | Transferred to Eerste B |
| 6 | BVV Den Bosch | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 53 | 41 | +12 | 26 | Transferred to Eerste D |
| 7 | Sittardia | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 24 | Transferred to Eerste B |
| 8 | Xerxes | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 24 | Transferred to Eerste D |
| 9 | Bleijerheide | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 24 | Merged with SV Kerkrade to form Roda Sport |
| 10 | NAC | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 22 | Transferred to Eerste A |
| 11 | LONGA | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 21 | Transferred to Eerste A |
| 12 | Brabantia | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 20 | Transferred to Eerste B |
| 13 | VVH Heerlen | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 35 | 69 | −34 | 16 | Relegated to 2nd Division |
| 14 | HBS Craeyenhout | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 36 | 74 | −38 | 11 | Relegated to 2nd Division |

### Eerste Klasse D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Eindhoven | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 62 | 33 | +29 | 41 | Qualified for Championship play-off |
| 2 | Willem II | 26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 80 | 39 | +41 | 38 | Transferred to Eerste B |
| 3 | EBOH | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 56 | 47 | +9 | 35 | Transferred to Eerste C |
| 4 | Hermes DVS | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 33 | Transferred to Eerste C |
| 5 | Feijenoord | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 30 | Transferred to Eerste C |
| 6 | NOAD | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 28 | Transferred to Eerste C |
| 7 | Juliana | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 27 | Merged with Rapid '54 to form Rapid JC |
| 8 | ADO Den Haag | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 25 | Transferred to Eerste B |
| 9 | SBV Excelsior | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 24 | Transferred to Eerste A |
| 10 | RBC Roosendaal | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 24 | |
| 11 | MVV Maastricht | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 53 | 46 | +7 | 23 | Transferred to Eerste A |
| 12 | Limburgia | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 38 | 60 | −22 | 17 | Transferred to Eerste C |
| 13 | Maurits | 26 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 68 | −43 | 10 | Relegated to 2nd Division |
| 14 | DHC Delft | 26 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 39 | 84 | −45 | 9 | Relegated to 2nd Division |

### Championship play-off

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result | EIN | DOS | PSV | DWS |
| 1 | FC Eindhoven | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 8 | Champion | | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| 2 | DOS | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 6 | | 1–1 | | 0–3 | 3–0 |
| 3 | PSV Eindhoven | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5 | | 0–4 | 1–2 | | 5–2 |
| 4 | DWS | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 5 | | 4–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | |