The Dutch

Tweede Divisie Tweede Divisie (; ) 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 between 1962 and 19 ...

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 play-off (however, two teams chose to relegate to amateur football immediately). That play-off would not be played this season, but in the next. The worst placed teams from that year would also enter. In the play-off (played after the 1959–60 season), teams would play against relegation to amateur football. The changes were part of an attempt by the KNVB to eventually make the

one league instead of two.

New entrants

Relegated from the

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 ...

* HFC EDO (entered in the A-group) * Xerxes (entered in the A-group) Entered from amateur football * Velox (entered in the A-group)

Final tables

Tweede Divisie A

Tweede Divisie B

References

Netherlands - List of final tables (RSSSF)
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New entrants

Final tables

Tweede Divisie A

Tweede Divisie B

See also

References