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The Dutch Eerste Divisie
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 1958/1959 season was contested by 31 teams, divided in one group of sixteen teams and one of fifteen. One team less participated this year, due to the merger of 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) with eredivisie-club BVC Amsterdam. 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...

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,...

won the championship.

Group A

Promoted from the Tweede Divisie 1957–58
Tweede Divisie 1957–58
The Dutch Tweede Divisie in the 1957/1958 season was contested by 29 teams, one less than in the previous season due to the voluntary return of TOP to amateur football. The teams were divided in two groups of fifteen en fourteen teams. Teams could not relegate to amateur football...

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Relegated from the Eredivisie 1957-58
Eredivisie 1957-58
The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1957/1958 season was contested by 18 teams. At the end of the competition, Door Oefening Sterk and SC Enschede shared the lead with 47 points. According to the rules, an extra match was required. It was played at a neutral field and Door Oefening Sterk won the...

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Entered from the B-group:

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....
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....
HFC Haarlem
HFC Haarlem
HFC Haarlem was a Dutch football club from the city of Haarlem, established in 1889. The club won the Dutch national title in 1946 and reached five Cup finals, winning in 1902 and 1912...
Leeuwarden
Cambuur Leeuwarden
SC Cambuur , formed on June 19, 1964, is a Dutch football club from Leeuwarden, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. The club's home ground is the 10,250 seater Cambuur Stadion and they play in yellow shirts and blue shorts. The club's emblem originates from the coat of arms of the House of...
Limburgia
FC Wageningen
FC Wageningen
FC Wageningen was a Dutch football club which was founded on August 27, 1911. The club played its matches in the Wageningse Berg stadium ....

Group B

Heracles
Heracles Almelo
Heracles Almelo is a football club from Almelo, Netherlands.Heracles Almelo were founded on May 3, 1903 as Heracles, after the demigod son of Zeus. They changed their name on July 1, 1974 to SC Heracles '74 and finally settled on the current name in 1998. The club has won the Dutch national title...

GVAV

Entered from the A-group:

Excelsior
HVC
RBC
Roda Sport
Vitesse

Group A

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	Pts	GF	GA
1	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...	30	21	4	5	46	72	31	Promotion to Eredivisie Eredivisie 1959-60 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.-League standings:Note: No edition of the KNVB Cup was held this year....
2	Leeuwarden Cambuur Leeuwarden SC Cambuur , formed on June 19, 1964, is a Dutch football club from Leeuwarden, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. The club's home ground is the 10,250 seater Cambuur Stadion and they play in yellow shirts and blue shorts. The club's emblem originates from the coat of arms of the House of... ^B	30	19	4	7	42	80	45
3	AGOVV Apeldoorn AGOVV Apeldoorn AGOVV Apeldoorn is a Dutch football club, playing in the Eerste Divisie, based in Apeldoorn.The club was founded on 25 February 1913, as AGOSV, which stood for Apeldoornse Geheel Onthoudersvoetbalvereniging Steeds Voorwaarts... ^B	30	16	4	10	36	57	48
4	Alkmaar '54 ^B	30	14	7	9	35	49	40
5	SVV Schiedamse Voetbal Vereniging Schiedamse Voetbal Vereniging was a Dutch professional football club from Schiedam. Founded in 1904, the club won the Dutch national football title in 1949. In 1991, SVV and neighbouring Dordrecht'90 merged to form FC Dordrecht.-History:...	30	15	4	11	34	49	50
6	Limburgia ^B	30	13	7	10	33	52	44
7	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.... ^B	30	12	7	11	31	62	52
8	BVV	30	11	9	10	31	59	54
9	VV Helmond	30	13	4	13	30	58	50
10	DFC FC Dordrecht FC Dordrecht is a football club from the city of Dordrecht in the Netherlands, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie.- History :Founded on 16 August 1883 as Dordrechtsche Football Club , it became a professional club in 1954 upon the introduction of professional football to the Netherlands... ^B	30	11	7	12	29	58	53
11	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	11	4	15	26	51	75
12	ZFC ^B	30	9	6	15	24	53	57
13	FC Wageningen FC Wageningen FC Wageningen was a Dutch football club which was founded on August 27, 1911. The club played its matches in the Wageningse Berg stadium ....	30	8	6	16	22	59	88
14	De Graafschap De Graafschap De Graafschap is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands. It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the "De Vijverberg" stadium. Their current home ground stands on where the old pitch used to be located and was opened on 12 August 2000... ^B	30	7	7	16	21	42	65
15	VSV ^B	30	7	7	16	21	32	55
16	HFC Haarlem HFC Haarlem HFC Haarlem was a Dutch football club from the city of Haarlem, established in 1889. The club won the Dutch national title in 1946 and reached five Cup finals, winning in 1902 and 1912...	30	7	5	18	19	44	70	Relegation to Tweede Divisie Tweede Divisie 1959–60 The Dutch Tweede Divisie in the 1959-60 season was contested by 25 teams, twelve of which playing in group A, thirteen in group B.Eight teams would play against relegation this season in a play-off. Two teams already had to play in it on the basis of last season's results: ONA and Velocitas. The...

^B Team moving to Eerste Divisie B

Group B

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	Pts	GF	GA
1	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,...	28	18	5	5	41	71	32	Promotion to Eredivisie Eredivisie 1959-60 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.-League standings:Note: No edition of the KNVB Cup was held this year....
2	Stormvogels ^A	28	17	6	5	40	76	41
3	GVAV ^A	28	17	5	6	39	55	32
4	HVC ^A	28	17	3	8	37	60	47
5	Hermes DVS	28	10	11	7	31	48	36
6	Excelsior ^A	28	9	9	10	27	35	39
7	Heracles Heracles Almelo Heracles Almelo is a football club from Almelo, Netherlands.Heracles Almelo were founded on May 3, 1903 as Heracles, after the demigod son of Zeus. They changed their name on July 1, 1974 to SC Heracles '74 and finally settled on the current name in 1998. The club has won the Dutch national title...	28	11	4	13	26	54	53
8	KFC ^A	28	10	6	12	26	48	54
9	RBC	28	10	5	13	25	46	52
10	Vitesse ^A	28	8	8	12	24	50	60
11	Helmondia '55 Helmond Sport Helmond Sport is a Dutch football club, playing in the Dutch Eerste Divisie and located in Helmond, Noord-Brabant. The club was founded on July 27, 1967, as a breakaway from the local professional club Helmondia '55, which had gone bankrupt.-History:...	28	8	8	12	24	46	56
12	De Volewijckers ^A	28	8	7	13	23	41	44
13	RCH	28	8	4	16	20	35	61
14	Rigtersbleek ^A	28	7	5	16	19	48	73
15	Roda Sport	28	8	2	18	18	35	68	Relegation to Tweede Divisie Tweede Divisie 1959–60 The Dutch Tweede Divisie in the 1959-60 season was contested by 25 teams, twelve of which playing in group A, thirteen in group B.Eight teams would play against relegation this season in a play-off. Two teams already had to play in it on the basis of last season's results: ONA and Velocitas. The...

^A Team moving to Eerste Divisie A

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