The Dutch
Tweede Divisie
Tweede Divisie ( en, Second Division) is the highest amateur (and historically the lowest professional) football league in the Netherlands. It was established in 1956, together with the Eredivisie and the Eerste Divisie. Between 1956 and 1960 and b ...
in the 1964–65 season was contested by 31 teams, sixteen of which playing in group A, fifteen in group B.
DFC won the championship after beating
Cambuur Leeuwarden
SC Cambuur, also known as Cambuur Leeuwarden, or simply Cambuur, () is a Dutch football club from the city of Leeuwarden formed on 19 June 1964. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, after winning the 2020–21 Ee ...
in a play-off. Two teams would be promoted: the winners of the championship play-off and the winners of the following promotion competition. This way, it turned out that Xerxes (the number three of group B) would be promoted to the Eerste Divisie after SC Cambuur.
New entrants and group changes
Group A
Acquired football team:
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FC Zaanstreek (''inherited professional licence from
KFC
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Entered from the B-group:
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De Graafschap
VBV De Graafschap () is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands, playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football.
It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the De Vijverberg stadium. ...
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AGOVV Apeldoorn
AGOVV () is a Dutch association football club based in Apeldoorn. It was established on 25 February 1913. The club played in professional football from 1954 to 1971 and from 2003 to 2013. AGOVV's male first squad plays in 2022–23 in the Tweede ...
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Vitesse Arnhem
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FC Wageningen
FC Wageningen (before 1978 ''Wageningen'' and ''WVV Wageningen'') was a Dutch football club which was founded on 27 August 1911., The club played its matches in the Wageningse Berg stadium.
Its first success came on 18 June 1939, when the team w ...
''(Leeuwarden would play as SC Cambuur from this season onwards)''
Group B
Relegated from the
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 ...
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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.
History
The club entered the Eerste Divisie in 1956. Fortuna never made it towards the Eredivisie and co ...
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BVV
Entered from the A-group:
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HVC
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HVV 't Gooi
Final tables
Group A
Group B
Play-offs
Several play-offs were held to determine the league champions, who would be promoted to the
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 ...
, and who would leave the Professional leagues altogether.
Championship play-off
SC Cambuur
SC Cambuur, also known as Cambuur Leeuwarden, or simply Cambuur, () is a Dutch football club from the city of Leeuwarden formed on 19 June 1964. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, after winning the 2020–21 Ee ...
were promoted to the
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 ...
, while
DFC entered the Promotion Tournament.
Best 3rd-place play-off
Xerxes entered the Promotion tournament.
Promotion tournament
To determine the second team to be promoted. Entering teams:
* the two 2nd-placed from the "regular season",
* the loser of the Championship play-off,
* and the winner of the Best 3rd-place play-off.
Group B 15th Place play-off
However,
LONGA voluntarily relegated themselves to amateur football after the game.
Therefore, a replay, as well as a relegation play-off (involving bottom-finishers
Zwolsche Boys
PEC Zwolle is a Dutch association football, football club based in Zwolle, Netherlands. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football league system, Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2021–22 Ere ...
from Group A), did not have to be played (while
HVV 't Gooi moved to Tweede Group A next season).
See also
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1964–65 Eredivisie
The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1964–65 season was contested by 16 teams. Feijenoord won the championship.
Teams
A total of 16 teams are taking part in the league.
League standings
Results
See also
* 1964–65 Eerste Divisie
* 1964–6 ...
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1964–65 Eerste Divisie
References
Netherlands - List of final tables (RSSSF)
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Tweede Divisie seasons
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