The Dutch
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 th ...
in the 1968–69 season was contested by 18 teams, one less than in the previous season. This was because no teams relegated from the
1967–68 Eredivisie
The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1967–68 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship. This season, no teams relegated, due to bankruptcy of Xerxes/DHC and a merger between Fortuna '54 and Sittardia into Fortuna Sittardia Combinati ...
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Schiedamse Voetbal Vereniging
SV SVV, short for Sportvereniging Schiedamse Voetbal Verenigingen, is a Dutch football club from Schiedam.
Founded in 1904, the club won the Dutch national football title in 1949. In 1991, the professional branch of SVV and neighbouring Dordrec ...
(SVV) won the championship.
New entrants
Promoted from the
1967–68 Tweede Divisie:
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Helmond Sport
Helmond Sport is a professional association football club based in the city of Helmond, North Brabant, Netherlands, that competes in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of the Dutch football league system. The club was founded on 27 June 1967, a ...
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Veendam
Veendam () is a town and municipality with a population of 27,752 in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. Veendam was established in 1648 as a peat colony by Adriaan Geerts Wildervanck.
A Holland America Line cruise shi ...
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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 ...
League standings
Relegation play-off
Volewijckers and FC Eindhoven played a relegation play-off at a neutral venue (Vitesse)
FC Eindhoven
FC Eindhoven is a Dutch football club based in Eindhoven, North Brabant. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie (second tier of Dutch football), and are one of two professional clubs which are based in the city of Eindhoven, the other one be ...
were relegated to the
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 ...
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See also
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1968–69 Eredivisie
The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1968–69 season was contested by 18 teams. Feijenoord won the championship.
Teams
A total of 18 teams are taking part in the league.
Managers
League standings
Results
Relegation play-offs
Since FC V ...
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1968–69 Tweede Divisie
References
Netherlands - List of final tables (RSSSF)
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Eerste Divisie seasons
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