Eredivisie 1967-68
Encyclopedia
The Dutch Eredivisie
in the 1967/1968 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship. This season, no teams relegated, due to bankruptcy of Xerxes/DHC
and a merger between Fortuna '54
and Sittardia
into Fortuna Sittardia Combinatie
(or Fortuna SC).
1 Winners KNVB Cup
1967-68.
2 Clubs participating in the Intertoto Cup 1968
.
3 The professional branche of Xerxes/DHC
was disbanded, due to financial problems.
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 1967/1968 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship. This season, no teams relegated, due to bankruptcy of Xerxes/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...
and a merger between 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,...
and 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,...
into Fortuna Sittardia Combinatie
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,...
(or Fortuna SC).
League standings
| Pos | Team | GP | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajax 2 | 34 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 58 | 96 | 19 | 77 | European Cup European Cup 1968-69 The 1968–69 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won by Milan, who beat Ajax 4–1 in the final, giving Milan its first European Cup title since 1963, and its second overall... |
| 2 | Feijenoord 2 | 34 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 55 | 84 | 21 | 63 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1968-69 The eleventh Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was played over the 1968-'69 season. The competition was won by Newcastle United over two legs in the final against Újpest FC... |
| 3 | 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... |
34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 42 | 65 | 41 | 24 | |
| 4 | 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... 1,2 |
34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 53 | 34 | 19 | Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1968-69 The season 1968-69 of the European Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by Slovan Bratislava in a final victory against FC Barcelona, the first time a side from the Eastern Bloc won the title... |
| 5 | 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 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 53 | 33 | 20 | |
| 6 | GVAV | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 36 | 38 | 35 | 3 | |
| 7 | Xerxes/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... |
34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 45 | 47 | -2 | 3 |
| 8 | FC Twente 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 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 34 | 56 | 58 | -2 | |
| 9 | 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... |
34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 47 | 57 | -10 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1968-69 The eleventh Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was played over the 1968-'69 season. The competition was won by Newcastle United over two legs in the final against Újpest FC... |
| 10 | NEC | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 31 | 41 | 51 | -10 | |
| 11 | Telstar Stormvogels Telstar Telstar is a Dutch football club based in Velsen. The club was established after the merger of two football clubs in the town of Velsen.- History :... |
34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 43 | 55 | -12 | |
| 12 | 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 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 29 | 39 | 56 | -17 | |
| 13 | MVV | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 28 | 37 | 50 | -13 | |
| 14 | PSV | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 54 | -11 | |
| 15 | 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 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 25 | 56 | -31 | |
| 16 | DOS | 34 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 64 | -24 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1968-69 The eleventh Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was played over the 1968-'69 season. The competition was won by Newcastle United over two legs in the final against Újpest FC... |
| 17 | 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 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 25 | 37 | 70 | -33 | Merger into Fortuna SC 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,... |
| 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 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 38 | 79 | -41 |
1 Winners 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...
1967-68.
2 Clubs participating in the Intertoto Cup 1968
Intertoto Cup 1968
The 1968 Intertoto Cup was the second, following the previous year's in which no knock-out rounds were contested, and therefore the second in which no winner was declared. The tournament was expanded, with 50 clubs and fourteen groups compared to 48 clubs and twelve groups the season before...
.
3 The professional branche of Xerxes/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...
was disbanded, due to financial problems.