# 1945–46 Netherlands Football League Championship

The Netherlands Football League Championship 1945–1946 was contested by 66 teams participating in six divisions. The national champion would be determined by a play-off featuring the winners of the eastern, northern, two southern and two western football divisions of the Netherlands. HFC Haarlem won this year's championship by beating AFC Ajax, sc Heerenveen, NAC, NEC Nijmegen and Limburgia.

## New entrants

Eerste Klasse East:
* Promoted from 2nd Division: Be Quick Zutphen
Eerste Klasse North:
* Promoted from 2nd Division: LAC Frisia 1883
Eerste Klasse South-I:
* Moving in from the combined southern division from 1943-44: BVV Den Bosch, FC Eindhoven, LONGA, NAC, NOAD and Willem II
* Promoted from 2nd Division: Baronie/DNL, RBC Roosendaal, RKTVV Tilburg, VC Vlissingen & VV Helmond
Eerste Klasse South-II: (new division)
* Moving in from the combined southern division from 1943-44: Juliana, Maurits, MVV Maastricht, PSV Eindhoven, RFC Roermond and De Spechten
* Promoted from 2nd Division: Bleijerheide, Brabantia, Limburgia, SC Emma & VVV Venlo
Eerste Klasse West-I:
* Moving in from West-II: AFC Ajax, Emma, HVV 't Gooi, RFC Rotterdam and VSV
* Promoted from 2nd Division: DOS
Eerste Klasse West-II:
* Moving in from West-I: DFC, DWS, HBS Craeyenhout, Sparta Rotterdam and Stormvogels
* Promoted from 2nd Division: SC Neptunus

## Divisions
### Eerste Klasse East

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | NEC Nijmegen | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 28 | +18 | 27 | Qualified for Championship play-off |
| 2 | Go Ahead | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 51 | 32 | +19 | 26 | |
| 3 | Enschedese Boys | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 54 | 43 | +11 | 26 | |
| 4 | AGOVV Apeldoorn | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 25 | |
| 5 | Heracles | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 21 | |
| 6 | Quick Nijmegen | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 21 | |
| 7 | Be Quick Zutphen | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 18 | |
| 8 | SC Enschede | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 18 | |
| 9 | HVV Tubantia | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 16 | |
| 10 | FC Wageningen | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 12 | |
| 11 | PEC Zwolle | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 31 | 59 | −28 | 10 | Relegated to 2nd Division |

### Eerste Klasse North

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | sc Heerenveen | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 69 | 25 | +44 | 33 | Qualified for Championship play-off |
| 2 | GVAV Rapiditas | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 20 | +26 | 26 | |
| 3 | Sneek Wit Zwart | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 22 | |
| 4 | VV Leeuwarden | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 22 | |
| 5 | Be Quick 1887 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 19 | |
| 6 | Velocitas 1897 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 17 | |
| 7 | Achilles 1894 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 43 | −17 | 17 | |
| 8 | Veendam | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 51 | −26 | 16 | |
| 9 | HSC | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 14 | |
| 10 | LAC Frisia 1883 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 40 | −14 | 14 | |
| 11 | LSC Sneek | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 43 | −28 | 10 | Relegated to 2nd Division |

### Eerste Klasse South-I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | NAC | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 52 | 16 | +36 | 33 | Play-off as level on points |
| 2 | BVV Den Bosch | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 59 | 12 | +47 | 33 | Play-off as level on points |
| 3 | LONGA | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 47 | 14 | +33 | 28 | |
| 4 | NOAD | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 28 | |
| 5 | FC Eindhoven | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 20 | +22 | 24 | Transferred to South-II |
| 6 | Willem II | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 22 | |
| 7 | Baronie/DNL | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 56 | −19 | 14 | |
| 8 | VV Helmond | 20 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 42 | −21 | 11 | |
| 9 | VC Vlissingen | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 50 | −26 | 11 | |
| 10 | RKTVV Tilburg | 20 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 67 | −48 | 8 | |
| 11 | RBC Roosendaal | 20 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 63 | −42 | 6 | Relegated to 2nd Division |
Transferred to South-II Team moving to Division South-II next season.

### Play-off

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| NAC | 1 - 0 | BVV Den Bosch |
NAC qualified for the Championship Play-off.

### Eerste Klasse South-II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Limburgia | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 47 | 22 | +25 | 28 | Qualified for Championship play-off |
| 2 | MVV Maastricht | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 62 | 33 | +29 | 27 | |
| 3 | Maurits | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 24 | |
| 4 | Juliana | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 24 | |
| 5 | Brabantia | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 22 | |
| 6 | SC Emma | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 19 | |
| 7 | PSV Eindhoven | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 18 | |
| 8 | VVV Venlo | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 18 | Transferred to South-I |
| 9 | Bleijerheide | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 46 | 61 | −15 | 14 | |
| 10 | De Spechten | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 33 | 53 | −20 | 13 | |
| 11 | RFC Roermond | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 36 | 73 | −37 | 11 | Relegated to 2nd Division |

### Eerste Klasse West-I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | AFC Ajax | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 72 | 35 | +37 | 33 | Qualified for Championship play-off |
| 2 | De Volewijckers | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 81 | 42 | +39 | 32 | Transferred to West-II |
| 3 | Hermes DVS | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 66 | 59 | +7 | 24 | |
| 4 | Xerxes | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 73 | 59 | +14 | 23 | Transferred to West-II |
| 5 | ADO Den Haag | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 21 | |
| 6 | DOS | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 19 | Transferred to West-II |
| 7 | Emma | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 17 | |
| 8 | HFC EDO | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 15 | |
| 9 | VSV | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 50 | 75 | −25 | 15 | |
| 10 | RFC Rotterdam | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 32 | 71 | −39 | 11 | |
| 11 | HVV 't Gooi | 20 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 38 | 60 | −22 | 10 | |

### Eerste Klasse West-II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | HFC Haarlem | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 57 | 31 | +26 | 27 | Qualified for Championship play-off |
| 2 | Blauw-Wit Amsterdam | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 22 | +23 | 25 | |
| 3 | Sparta Rotterdam | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 23 | Transferred to West-I |
| 4 | DWS | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 22 | Transferred to West-I |
| 5 | SC Neptunus | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 21 | |
| 6 | Feijenoord | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 19 | Transferred to West-I |
| 7 | DHC Delft | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 19 | |
| 8 | Stormvogels | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 19 | |
| 9 | HBS Craeyenhout | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 17 | |
| 10 | DFC | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 17 | |
| 11 | VUC | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 27 | 55 | −28 | 11 | Relegated to 2nd Division |

### Championship play-off

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result | HAA | AJA | HEE | NAC | NEC | LIM |
| 1 | HFC Haarlem | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 15 | Champion | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| 2 | AFC Ajax | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 16 | +17 | 14 | | 8–0 | | 2–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 |
| 3 | sc Heerenveen | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 10 | | 3–1 | 2–1 | | 3–2 | 4–3 | 5–3 |
| 4 | NAC | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 8 | | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | | 0–2 | 2–0 |
| 5 | NEC Nijmegen | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 7 | | 3–4 | 1–6 | 6–3 | 1–3 | | 1–0 |
| 6 | Limburgia | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 6 | | 2–3 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 6–2 | |