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1937–1938 was contested by 51 teams participating in five divisions. The national champion would be determined by a play-off featuring the winners of the eastern, northern, southern and two western football divisions of the

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won this year's championship by beating

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, DWS,

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New entrants

Eerste Klasse East: *Promoted from 2nd Division:

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Eerste Klasse North: *Promoted from 2nd Division:

sc Heerenveen Sportclub Heerenveen (; West Frisian: Sportklub It Hearrenfean) is a Dutch football club from Heerenveen. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top level of football in the Netherlands. History Sportclub Heerenveen was founded on 20 July ...

Eerste Klasse South: *Promoted from 2nd Division: Willem II Eerste Klasse West-I: *Moving in from West-II: DWS,

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Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. Established on 1 April 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands. Sparta currently compete in the Eredivisie, the top flight ...

VSV and VUC *Promoted from 2nd Division:

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Eerste Klasse West-II: *Moving in from West-I:

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DHC Delft Delfia Hollandia Combinatie, commonly known as DHC, is a football club from Delft, Netherlands. DHC is currently playing in the Sunday Hoofdklasse A League (4th tier). History DHC played professional football from 1955 to 1968. The club played i ...

, Stormvogels and Xerxes *Promoted from 2nd Division: HVV 't Gooi

Divisions

Eerste Klasse East

Eerste Klasse North

Eerste Klasse South

Eerste Klasse West-I

Eerste Klasse West-II

Championship play-off

References

RSSSF Netherlands Football League Championships 1898-1954
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