1955–56 Netherlands Football League Championship

Netherl. Football Championship
Season 1955-1956
Champions Rapid JC (1st title)

The Netherlands Football League Championship 1955/1956 was contested by 36 teams participating in two divisions. The national champion would be determined by a play-off featuring the two best placed teams in both divisions of the Netherlands. Rapid JC won this year's championship by beating NAC, Elinkwijk and Sparta Rotterdam.

New entrant

Divisions

Hoofdklasse A

Pos Team Pld Won Drw Lst GF GA Pts GD Notes
1Sparta Rotterdam3418106603846+22Qualified for Championship play-off.
2NAC342059584045+18
3Fortuna3416126663444+32
4AFC Ajax341789644442+20
5VVV Venlo3416810553440+19
6DOS3416810916840+23
7FC Eindhoven3413129574638+11
8BVC Amsterdam3414911584337+15
9NOAD34131011555536+0
10Limburgia341211115656350Relegated to Eerste Divisie.
11SBV Excelsior34121012536134-8
12ADO Den Haag3412814596232-3
13Stormvogels34101212606632-6
14Roda Sport348917638125-18
15Vitesse Arnhem348818486724-19
16Hollandia Victoria Combinatie3461216457124-16
17VV Rigtersbleek348422448620-38
18EBOH3431219408018-40

Hoofdklasse B

Pos Team Pld Won Drw Lst GF GA Pts GD Notes
1Elinkwijk342266793650+43Qualified for Championship play-off.
2Rapid342086904648+44Play-off as level on points.
3SC Enschede342167915648+35
4PSV Eindhoven342239965547+41
5Feijenoord3417710936241+31
6BVV Den Bosch3417512674539+22
7Willem II3417512645339+11
8MVV Maastricht3416612684738+21
9DFC3415712696137+8Relegation play-off as level on points.
10GVAV Rapiditas3415712686437+4
11Alkmaar '543413714475533-8Relegated to Eerste Divisie.
12Sittardia3412913637733-14
13De Graafschap3481115467227-26
14SHS3411518587525-172 points deducted & Relegated to Eerste Divisie.
15SVV349619576924-12Relegated to Eerste Divisie.
16HFC EDO349421376622-29
17De Volewijckers3453264912613-77
18Emma342527281059-77

Promotion play-off

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Rapid 4 - 3 SC Enschede

Rapid qualify for the Championship play-offs.

Relegation play-off

Team 1  Score  Team 2
GVAV Rapiditas 4 - 3 aet DFC

DFC are relegated to Eerste Divisie.

Championship play-off

Pos Team Pld Won Drw Lst GF GA Pts GD Notes
1Rapid JC64021378+6Qualified for 1956-57 European Cup.
2NAC640213118+2
3Elinkwijk621312145-2
4Sparta Rotterdam61147133-6

References

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