Eredivisie 1959-60
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The Dutch Eredivisie
in the 1959/1960 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship, after a decision match against Feijenoord which was won by 5-1.
Note: No edition of the KNVB Cup
was held this year.
1 Ajax and Feijenoord played a championship play-off, which was won 5-1 by Ajax.
2 USV Elinkwijk and Blauw Wit played a relegation play-off, which was won 1-0 by Elinkwijk.
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
in the 1959/1960 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship, after a decision match against Feijenoord which was won by 5-1.
League standings
| Pos | Team | GP | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajax 1 | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 109 | 44 | 65 | European Cup |
| 2 | Feijenoord 1 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 50 | 94 | 32 | 62 | |
| 3 | PSV | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 45 | 72 | 48 | 24 | |
| 4 | DOS | 34 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 40 | 75 | 57 | 18 | |
| 5 | NAC NAC Breda NAC Breda , simply often known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Dutch Eredivisie and are known by the fierce and fanatic support of... |
34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 56 | 53 | 3 | |
| 6 | VVV '03 | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 36 | 57 | 60 | -3 | |
| 7 | Sparta Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. Sparta is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior and Feyenoord , the latter playing in the Eredivisie.-History:Sparta was first founded in 1887.... |
34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 34 | 53 | 52 | 1 | |
| 8 | Willem II Willem II Tilburg Willem II , also known as Willem II Tilburg, is a football club based in Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands. The team was founded on 12 August 1896 as Tilburgia... |
34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 33 | 65 | 69 | -4 | |
| 9 | SC Enschede 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... |
34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 32 | 81 | 76 | 5 | |
| 10 | DWS/A 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... |
34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 51 | 59 | -8 | |
| 11 | Rapid JC | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 46 | 55 | -9 | |
| 12 | ADO 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... |
34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 62 | 68 | -6 | |
| 13 | MVV | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 60 | 69 | -9 | |
| 14 | Fortuna '54 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,... |
34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 67 | 81 | -14 | |
| 15 | Elinkwijk 2 | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 37 | 48 | -11 | |
| 16 | Blauw Wit 2 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 53 | 82 | -29 | Relegation to Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 1960-61 The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1960/1961 season was contested by 36 teams, divided in two groups. FC Volendam and Blauw-Wit Amsterdam won the championship.-Group A:Promoted from the Tweede Divisie 1959–60:* EDO* Enschedese Boys... |
| 17 | FC Volendam FC Volendam Football Club Volendam is a Dutch football club based in Volendam, North Holland, Edam-Volendam. Founded on June 1, 1977, as a result of a split up with RKSV . It currently plays in the Eerste Divisie, holding home games at Kras Stadion, with a 6,260-seat capacity.-History:Football Club Volendam... |
34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 23 | 54 | 88 | -34 | |
| 18 | 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,... |
34 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 40 | 91 | -51 |
Note: No edition of the KNVB Cup
KNVB Cup
The KNVB Cup is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association since 1899. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside of the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup...
was held this year.
1 Ajax and Feijenoord played a championship play-off, which was won 5-1 by Ajax.
2 USV Elinkwijk and Blauw Wit played a relegation play-off, which was won 1-0 by Elinkwijk.
Matches
| ADO 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... |
AJX | BLW | DOS | 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... |
ELI | ENS 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... |
FEY | FOR 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,... |
MVV | NAC NAC Breda NAC Breda , simply often known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Dutch Eredivisie and are known by the fierce and fanatic support of... |
PSV | RJC | SIT 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,... |
SPA Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. Sparta is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior and Feyenoord , the latter playing in the Eredivisie.-History:Sparta was first founded in 1887.... |
VOL FC Volendam Football Club Volendam is a Dutch football club based in Volendam, North Holland, Edam-Volendam. Founded on June 1, 1977, as a result of a split up with RKSV . It currently plays in the Eerste Divisie, holding home games at Kras Stadion, with a 6,260-seat capacity.-History:Football Club Volendam... |
VVV | WIL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADO 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... |
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 | |
| 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 | 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/A 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... |
2-4 | 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 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... |
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 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,... |
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 | 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 NAC Breda NAC Breda , simply often known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Dutch Eredivisie and are known by the fierce and fanatic support of... |
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 | 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 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,... |
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 Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. Sparta is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior and Feyenoord , the latter playing in the Eredivisie.-History:Sparta was first founded in 1887.... |
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 FC Volendam Football Club Volendam is a Dutch football club based in Volendam, North Holland, Edam-Volendam. Founded on June 1, 1977, as a result of a split up with RKSV . It currently plays in the Eerste Divisie, holding home games at Kras Stadion, with a 6,260-seat capacity.-History:Football Club 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 | |