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New entrants

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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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