1956–57 Eredivisie

The **1956–57 Eredivisie** was the 1st Eredivisie ever played. AFC Ajax won the tournament. The teams were chosen from the last seasons Netherlands Football League Championship.

## Table

|width=4%|**Pos**|width=26%|**Team**|width=4%|**Pld**|width=4%|**Won**|width=4%|**Drw**|width=4%|**Lst**|width=4%|**GF**|width=4%|**GA**|width=4%|**Pts**|width=4%|**GD**|width=38%|**Notes**|
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|1|AFC Ajax|align=center|34|align=center|22|align=center|5|align=center|7|align=center|64|align=center|40|align=center|49|align=center|+24|align=center|Qualified for 1957–58 European Cup.|||
|2|Fortuna '54|align=center|34|align=center|20|align=center|5|align=center|9|align=center|76|align=center|48|align=center|45|align=center|+28|align=center|Winners of the KNVB Cup 1956-57.|||
|3|SC Enschede|align=center|34|align=center|15|align=center|11|align=center|8|align=center|81|align=center|47|align=center|41|align=center|+34|rowspan=14||||
|4|MVV Maastricht|align=center|34|align=center|15|align=center|10|align=center|9|align=center|53|align=center|42|align=center|40|align=center|+11|||||
|5|PSV Eindhoven|align=center|34|align=center|18|align=center|3|align=center|13|align=center|93|align=center|71|align=center|39|align=center|+22|||||
|6|Feijenoord|align=center|34|align=center|15|align=center|9|align=center|10|align=center|79|align=center|58|align=center|39|align=center|+21|||||
|7|VVV '03|align=center|34|align=center|16|align=center|6|align=center|12|align=center|50|align=center|53|align=center|38|align=center|-3|||||
|8|Sparta Rotterdam|align=center|34|align=center|12|align=center|12|align=center|10|align=center|66|align=center|59|align=center|36|align=center|+7|||||
|9|NAC|align=center|34|align=center|14|align=center|8|align=center|12|align=center|59|align=center|61|align=center|36|align=center|-2|||||
|10|DOS|align=center|34|align=center|17|align=center|1|align=center|16|align=center|79|align=center|75|align=center|35|align=center|-4|||||
|11|Rapid JC|align=center|34|align=center|13|align=center|7|align=center|14|align=center|64|align=center|63|align=center|33|align=center|-1|||||
|12|NOAD|align=center|34|align=center|12|align=center|7|align=center|15|align=center|54|align=center|64|align=center|31|align=center|-10|||||
|13|BVC Amsterdam|align=center|34|align=center|11|align=center|8|align=center|15|align=center|49|align=center|67|align=center|30|align=center|-18|||||
|14|GVAV|align=center|34|align=center|9|align=center|10|align=center|15|align=center|52|align=center|66|align=center|28|align=center|-14|||||
|15|BVV|align=center|34|align=center|11|align=center|4|align=center|19|align=center|70|align=center|76|align=center|26|align=center|-6|||||
|16|Elinkwijk|align=center|34|align=center|10|align=center|4|align=center|20|align=center|52|align=center|87|align=center|24|align=center|-25|||||
|17|Willem II|align=center|34|align=center|8|align=center|6|align=center|20|align=center|59|align=center|79|align=center|22|align=center|-20|rowspan=2 align=center|Relegated to Eerste Divisie|||
|18|FC Eindhoven|align=center|34|align=center|8|align=center|4|align=center|22|align=center|39|align=center|83|align=center|20|align=center|-44|||||

## Infobox (sports season)

- **title**: 1956–57 Eredivisie
- **league**: Eredivisie
- **sport**: Association football
- **season**: League
- **league champs**: AFC Ajax <small>(9th title)</small>
- **second place**: Fortuna Sittard, Fortuna '54
- **top scorer**: Coen Dillen (43 goals)
- **seasonslistnames**: Eredivisie
- **prevseason link**: 1955–56 Netherlands Football League Championship
- **prevseason year**: 1955–56
- **nextseason link**: 1957–58 Eredivisie
- **nextseason year**: 1957–58