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1938–1939 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 DWS,

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and

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New entrants

Eerste Klasse East: *Promoted from 2nd Division:

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Eerste Klasse North: *Promoted from 2nd Division: FVC Eerste Klasse West-I: *Moving in from West-II:

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, HVV 't Gooi,

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, Stormvogels and Xerxes Eerste Klasse West-II: *Moving in from West-I:

, DFC,

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, VSV, VUC *Promoted from 2nd Division:

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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 1898-1954Results of all matches on EU-FOOTBALL.INFO
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