Eerste Divisie 1962-63
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The Dutch Eerste Divisie
in the 1962/1963 season was contested by 16 teams. Teams from two leagues were united in one national eerste divisie league for the first time this season. Door Wilskracht Sterk
(DWS) won the championship for the first time.
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1 Champions of the Tweede Divisie 1961–62
2 Relegated from the Eredivisie 1961-62
3 Roda JC was formed this season after a merger between Roda Sport and Rapid JC.
Eerste Divisie
The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium...
in the 1962/1963 season was contested by 16 teams. Teams from two leagues were united in one national eerste divisie league for the first time this season. Door Wilskracht Sterk
Door Wilskracht Sterk
AFC Door Wilskracht Sterk is a Dutch football club from Amsterdam.-History:AFC Door Wilskracht Sterk was founded on 11 October 1907, by the trio of Robert Beijerbacht, Theo Beijerbacht and Jansen van Galen under the name of Fortuna which was soon changed to Hercules. The team played in a blue and...
(DWS) won the championship for the first time.
Entrants in the new national league
The following teams entered the new national Eerste Divisie, mainly from the A- and B-division from last season (1961-62Eerste Divisie 1961-62
The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1961/1962 season was contested by 36 teams. It was the last time the Eerste Divisie-teams were divided in two groups, next season there would only be one consisting of sixteen teams. This meant a lot of teams would relegate to the Tweede Divisie this year...
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| Eerste Divisie A | Eerste Divisie B | Other |
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| DHC XerxesDZB XerxesDZB is a Dutch football club based in Rotterdam.The club was founded in 1904 as RFC Xerxes and their first regional championship was won in 1907. After a second championship in 1911 the club was promoted to the second class of Dutch football... |
Elinkwijk | Velox 1 |
| FC Eindhoven FC Eindhoven FC Eindhoven is a Dutch football club based in Eindhoven, North Brabant. They current play in the Eerste Divisie , and are one of two professional clubs which are based in the city of Eindhoven, the other one being PSV Eindhoven.... |
Enschedese Boys FC Twente FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys... |
DWS Door Wilskracht Sterk AFC Door Wilskracht Sterk is a Dutch football club from Amsterdam.-History:AFC Door Wilskracht Sterk was founded on 11 October 1907, by the trio of Robert Beijerbacht, Theo Beijerbacht and Jansen van Galen under the name of Fortuna which was soon changed to Hercules. The team played in a blue and... 2 |
| Fortuna Vlaardingen Fortuna Vlaardingen Fortuna Vlaardingen was a Dutch football club which was founded in 1904 in Vlaardingen. The club played its matches in the Floreslaan stadium.... |
Excelsior | Roda JC 2 |
| Go Ahead Go Ahead Eagles The Go Ahead Eagles are a football club from Deventer, Netherlands, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. The club's home stadium is De Adelaarshorst. To date, the club has won the national championship four times... |
Limburgia | VVV 2 |
| Sittardia Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard is a football club in Sittard, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Trendwork Arena and features in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. The club was a merger of former clubs 'Fortuna 54' and 'Sittardia' to merge as the Fortuna Sittard Combinatie on July 1,... |
RBC Roosendaal | |
| Veendam BV Veendam SC Veendam is a Dutch football club based in Veendam, Groningen province, playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of football in the Netherlands. The club's official colours are black and yellow.- History :... |
SHS ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag , commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag , is a Dutch football club from the city of The Hague. The club was for a time known as FC Den Haag , with ADO representing the amateur branch of the club... |
1 Champions of the Tweede Divisie 1961–62
Tweede Divisie 1961–62
The Dutch Tweede Divisie in the 1961–1962 season was contested by 15 teams. As of now it was the last season the teams from it would play in one league. Due to a sanitation in the Eerste Divisie, the Tweede Divisie would be expanded...
2 Relegated from the Eredivisie 1961-62
Eredivisie 1961-62
The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1961/1962 season was contested by 18 teams. Feijenoord won the championship.-League standings:1 Winners KNVB Cup 1961-62. 2 Clubs participating in the Intertoto Cup 1962-63.- Promotion play off :...
League standings
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | |
| 1 | DWS Door Wilskracht Sterk AFC Door Wilskracht Sterk is a Dutch football club from Amsterdam.-History:AFC Door Wilskracht Sterk was founded on 11 October 1907, by the trio of Robert Beijerbacht, Theo Beijerbacht and Jansen van Galen under the name of Fortuna which was soon changed to Hercules. The team played in a blue and... |
30 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 61 | 21 | Promotion to Eredivisie Eredivisie 1963-64 The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1963/1964 season was contested by 16 teams. DWS won the championship.-League standings:1 Winners of the KNVB Cup 1963-64. 2 Clubs participating in the Intertoto Cup 1964-65.... |
| 2 | Go Ahead Go Ahead Eagles The Go Ahead Eagles are a football club from Deventer, Netherlands, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. The club's home stadium is De Adelaarshorst. To date, the club has won the national championship four times... |
30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 69 | 36 | |
| 3 | RBC Roosendaal | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 56 | 41 | |
| 4 | Enschedese Boys FC Twente FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys... |
30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 71 | 55 | |
| 5 | Velox | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 74 | 58 | |
| 6 | DHC XerxesDZB XerxesDZB is a Dutch football club based in Rotterdam.The club was founded in 1904 as RFC Xerxes and their first regional championship was won in 1907. After a second championship in 1911 the club was promoted to the second class of Dutch football... |
30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 36 | 55 | 50 | |
| 7 | Fortuna Vlaardingen Fortuna Vlaardingen Fortuna Vlaardingen was a Dutch football club which was founded in 1904 in Vlaardingen. The club played its matches in the Floreslaan stadium.... |
30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 55 | 51 | |
| 8 | Excelsior | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 39 | 51 | |
| 9 | FC Eindhoven FC Eindhoven FC Eindhoven is a Dutch football club based in Eindhoven, North Brabant. They current play in the Eerste Divisie , and are one of two professional clubs which are based in the city of Eindhoven, the other one being PSV Eindhoven.... |
30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 51 | 53 | |
| 10 | Elinkwijk | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 54 | 67 | |
| 11 | SHS ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag , commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag , is a Dutch football club from the city of The Hague. The club was for a time known as FC Den Haag , with ADO representing the amateur branch of the club... |
30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 42 | 47 | |
| 12 | Sittardia Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard is a football club in Sittard, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Trendwork Arena and features in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. The club was a merger of former clubs 'Fortuna 54' and 'Sittardia' to merge as the Fortuna Sittard Combinatie on July 1,... |
30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 40 | |
| 13 | Veendam BV Veendam SC Veendam is a Dutch football club based in Veendam, Groningen province, playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of football in the Netherlands. The club's official colours are black and yellow.- History :... |
30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 50 | 60 | |
| 14 | VVV | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 40 | 63 | |
| 15 | Limburgia | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 40 | 69 | Relegation to Tweede Divisie Tweede Divisie 1963–64 The Dutch Tweede Divisie in the 1963/1964 season was contested by 32 teams, divided in two groups. NEC won the championship after beating Alkmaar '54 in a play-off.... |
| 16 | Roda JC 3 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 33 | 69 |
3 Roda JC was formed this season after a merger between Roda Sport and Rapid JC.