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The Dutch
Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...
in the 1959–60 season was contested by 18 teams.
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won the championship, after a decision match against
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which was won by 5–1.


League standings


Championship play-off

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qualified for the
1960–61 European Cup The 1960–61 European Cup was the sixth season of the European Cup, UEFA's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Benfica, who won 3–2 in the final against Barcelona, who had knocked out Spanish rivals Real Madrid, winne ...
.


Relegation play-off

Blauw-Wit Amsterdam are relegated to
Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the ...
. Note: No edition of the
KNVB Cup The KNVB Beker (; en, KNVB Cup), branded as the TOTO KNVB Beker for sponsorship reasons, is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Ou ...
was held this year.


Results


See also

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1959–60 Eerste Divisie The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1959–60 season was contested by 33 teams, divided in one group of sixteen and one group of seventeen teams. GVAV and Alkmaar '54 won the championship. New entrants and group changes Eerste Divisie A Promote ...
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1959–60 Tweede Divisie 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 ba ...


References


Eredivisie official website - info on all seasons


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