The Dutch
Eerste Divisie
The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship reasons, while ...
in the 1958–59 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
DWS with eredivisie-club BVC Amsterdam.
FC Volendam and
Sittardia won the championship.
New entrants and group changes
Eerste Divisie A
Promoted from the
1957–58 Tweede Divisie:
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ZFC
Relegated from the
1957–58 Eredivisie
The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1957–58 season was contested by 18 teams. At the end of the competition, FC Utrecht, Door Oefening Sterk (DOS) and Sportclub Enschede, SC Enschede shared the lead with 47 points. According to the rules, an extra matc ...
:
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BVV
Entered from the B-group:
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FC Eindhoven
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Fortuna Vlaardingen
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HFC Haarlem
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Leeuwarden
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Limburgia &
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FC Wageningen
Eerste Divisie B
Promoted from the
1957–58 Tweede Divisie:
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Heracles
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Relegated from the
1957–58 Eredivisie
The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1957–58 season was contested by 18 teams. At the end of the competition, FC Utrecht, Door Oefening Sterk (DOS) and Sportclub Enschede, SC Enschede shared the lead with 47 points. According to the rules, an extra matc ...
:
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GVAV
Entered from the A-group:
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Excelsior
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HVC
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RBC Roosendaal
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Roda Sport &
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Vitesse Arnhem
Final tables
Eerste Divisie A
Eerste Divisie B
See also
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1958–59 Eredivisie
The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1958–59 season was contested by 18 teams. Sparta
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1958–59 Tweede Divisie
The Dutch Tweede Divisie in the 1958–59 season was contested by 29 teams, fifteen of which playing in group A, fourteen in group B. Teams occupying the lowest two places from each group at the end of the season, would have to play in a relegation ...
References
Netherlands - List of final tables (RSSSF)
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Eerste Divisie seasons
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