1939–40 Netherlands Football League Championship
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Netherl. Football Championship
| season = 1939–1940
| winners = Feijenoord (5th title)
| prevseason = 1938–39
| nextseason = 1940–41
}}
The Netherlands Football League Championship 1939–1940 was contested by 52 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 Netherlands. Feijenoord won this year's championship by beating Blauw-Wit Amsterdam, Heracles, Juliana and GVAV Rapiditas.
This season's championship was not considered official. Owing to the start of World War II, not all teams played an equal number of matches.
New entrants
Eerste Klasse East:
- Promoted from 2nd Division: Enschedese Boys
Eerste Klasse North:
- Promoted from 2nd Division: WVV Winschoten
Eerste Klasse South:
- Promoted from 2nd Division: HVV Helmond & Limburgia
Eerste Klasse West-I:
- Moving in from West-II: Ajax, DOS, HVV 't Gooi, HFC Haarlem and VSV
Eerste Klasse West-II:
- Moving in from West-I: CVV Mercurius, HBS Craeyenhout, Hermes DVS, Sparta Rotterdam and Xerxes
Divisions
=Eerste Klasse East=
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|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2
|sortable_table=y
|team1=HER|name_HER=Heracles
|team2=NEC|name_NEC=NEC Nijmegen
|team3=AGO|name_AGO=AGOVV Apeldoorn
|team4=TUB|name_TUB=HVV Tubantia
|team5=GAE|name_GAE=Go Ahead
|team6=HEN|name_HEN=HVV Hengelo
|team7=ENS|name_ENS=SC Enschede
|team8=WAG|name_WAG=FC Wageningen
|team9=NIJ|name_NIJ=Quick Nijmegen
|team10=TWE|name_TWE=Enschedese Boys
|win_HER=12|draw_HER=2|loss_HER=4|gf_HER=36|ga_HER=20
|win_NEC=11|draw_NEC=2|loss_NEC=5|gf_NEC=51|ga_NEC=27
|win_AGO=10|draw_AGO=3|loss_AGO=4|gf_AGO=38|ga_AGO=17
|win_TUB=9|draw_TUB=2|loss_TUB=6|gf_TUB=34|ga_TUB=37
|win_GAE=7|draw_GAE=5|loss_GAE=6|gf_GAE=34|ga_GAE=27
|win_HEN=5|draw_HEN=6|loss_HEN=6|gf_HEN=27|ga_HEN=35
|win_ENS=6|draw_ENS=1|loss_ENS=10|gf_ENS=31|ga_ENS=35
|win_WAG=4|draw_WAG=5|loss_WAG=8|gf_WAG=28|ga_WAG=47
|win_NIJ=5|draw_NIJ=1|loss_NIJ=11|gf_NIJ=31|ga_NIJ=46
|win_TWE=4|draw_TWE=1|loss_TWE=13|gf_TWE=26|ga_TWE=45
|col_QCP=green1|text_QCP=Qualified for Championship play-off
|result1=QCP
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nedamahist.html rsssf.com]
}}
=Eerste Klasse North=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2
|sortable_table=y
|team1=GVA|name_GVA=GVAV Rapiditas
|team2=HSC|name_HSC=HSC
|team3=VEE|name_VEE=Veendam
|team4=SWZ|name_SWZ=Sneek Wit Zwart
|team5=HEE|name_HEE=sc Heerenveen
|team6=ACH|name_ACH=Achilles 1894
|team7=VEL|name_VEL=Velocitas 1897
|team8=LEE|name_LEE=VV Leeuwarden
|team9=WIN|name_WIN=WVV Winschoten
|team10=BEQ|name_BEQ=Be Quick 1887
|win_GVA=14|draw_GVA=2|loss_GVA=2|gf_GVA=58|ga_GVA=25
|win_HSC=9|draw_HSC=3|loss_HSC=5|gf_HSC=44|ga_HSC=28
|win_VEE=9|draw_VEE=3|loss_VEE=6|gf_VEE=44|ga_VEE=40
|win_SWZ=9|draw_SWZ=2|loss_SWZ=5|gf_SWZ=39|ga_SWZ=29
|win_HEE=8|draw_HEE=1|loss_HEE=7|gf_HEE=54|ga_HEE=49
|win_ACH=6|draw_ACH=4|loss_ACH=6|gf_ACH=49|ga_ACH=49
|win_VEL=6|draw_VEL=3|loss_VEL=7|gf_VEL=35|ga_VEL=36
|win_LEE=4|draw_LEE=3|loss_LEE=9|gf_LEE=34|ga_LEE=54
|win_WIN=4|draw_WIN=2|loss_WIN=11|gf_WIN=33|ga_WIN=58
|win_BEQ=1|draw_BEQ=3|loss_BEQ=12|gf_BEQ=27|ga_BEQ=49
|col_QCP=green1|text_QCP=Qualified for Championship play-off
|result1=QCP
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nedamahist.html rsssf.com]
}}
=Eerste Klasse South=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2
|sortable_table=y
|team1=JUL|name_JUL=Juliana
|team2=EIN|name_EIN=FC Eindhoven
|team3=NOAD|name_NOAD=NOAD
|team4=MVV|name_MVV=MVV Maastricht
|team5=WIL|name_WIL=Willem II
|team6=PSV|name_PSV=PSV Eindhoven
|team7=LON|name_LON=LONGA
|team8=NAC|name_NAC=NAC
|team9=HEL|name_HEL=HVV Helmond
|team10=LIM|name_LIM=Limburgia
|team11=BVV|name_BVV=BVV Den Bosch
|team12=ROE|name_ROE=RFC Roermond
|win_JUL=15|draw_JUL=4|loss_JUL=2|gf_JUL=79|ga_JUL=24
|win_EIN=12|draw_EIN=5|loss_EIN=5|gf_EIN=57|ga_EIN=32
|win_NOAD=13|draw_NOAD=3|loss_NOAD=4|gf_NOAD=45|ga_NOAD=30
|win_MVV=13|draw_MVV=2|loss_MVV=6|gf_MVV=48|ga_MVV=28
|win_WIL=10|draw_WIL=5|loss_WIL=6|gf_WIL=42|ga_WIL=36
|win_PSV=8|draw_PSV=6|loss_PSV=7|gf_PSV=40|ga_PSV=29
|win_LON=7|draw_LON=4|loss_LON=8|gf_LON=38|ga_LON=43
|win_NAC=7|draw_NAC=4|loss_NAC=9|gf_NAC=30|ga_NAC=38
|win_HEL=4|draw_HEL=4|loss_HEL=12|gf_HEL=24|ga_HEL=65
|win_LIM=5|draw_LIM=1|loss_LIM=14|gf_LIM=31|ga_LIM=48
|win_BVV=3|draw_BVV=4|loss_BVV=13|gf_BVV=27|ga_BVV=55
|win_ROE=3|draw_ROE=2|loss_ROE=14|gf_ROE=23|ga_ROE=56
|col_QCP=green1|text_QCP=Qualified for Championship play-off
|result1=QCP
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nedamahist.html rsssf.com]
}}
=Eerste Klasse West-I=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2
|sortable_table=y
|team1=BWA|name_BWA=Blauw-Wit Amsterdam
|team2=ADO|name_ADO=ADO Den Haag
|team3=DWS|name_DWS=DWS
|team4=VSV|name_VSV=VSV
|team5=HVV|name_HVV=HVV 't Gooi
|team6=AJX|name_AJX=AFC Ajax
|team7=STV|name_STV=Stormvogels
|team8=HAA|name_HAA=HFC Haarlem
|team9=KFC|name_KFC=KFC
|team10=DOS|name_DOS=DOS
|win_BWA=14|draw_BWA=1|loss_BWA=3|gf_BWA=45|ga_BWA=24
|win_ADO=13|draw_ADO=2|loss_ADO=3|gf_ADO=55|ga_ADO=25
|win_DWS=12|draw_DWS=3|loss_DWS=3|gf_DWS=50|ga_DWS=29
|win_VSV=9|draw_VSV=3|loss_VSV=6|gf_VSV=55|ga_VSV=32
|win_HVV=7|draw_HVV=5|loss_HVV=6|gf_HVV=39|ga_HVV=44
|win_AJX=7|draw_AJX=3|loss_AJX=8|gf_AJX=35|ga_AJX=37
|win_STV=5|draw_STV=4|loss_STV=9|gf_STV=25|ga_STV=34
|win_HAA=5|draw_HAA=1|loss_HAA=12|gf_HAA=40|ga_HAA=61
|win_KFC=3|draw_KFC=2|loss_KFC=13|gf_KFC=32|ga_KFC=62
|win_DOS=1|draw_DOS=4|loss_DOS=13|gf_DOS=35|ga_DOS=63
|col_QCP=green1|text_QCP=Qualified for Championship play-off
|result1=QCP
|col_TW2=inherit|text_TW2=Division West-II next season
|result2=TW2|result3=TW2|result5=TW2|result7=TW2|result9=TW2
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nedamahist.html rsssf.com]
}}
=Eerste Klasse West-II=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2
|sortable_table=y
|team1=FEY|name_FEY=Feijenoord
|team2=SPA|name_SPA=Sparta Rotterdam
|team3=CRA|name_CRA=HBS Craeyenhout
|team4=HER|name_HER=Hermes DVS
|team5=DFC|name_DFC=DFC
|team6=DHC|name_DHC=DHC
|team7=RFC|name_RFC=RFC
|team8=VUC|name_VUC=VUC
|team9=XER|name_XER=Xerxes
|team10=MER|name_MER=CVV Mercurius
|win_FEY=12|draw_FEY=5|loss_FEY=1|gf_FEY=51|ga_FEY=16
|win_SPA=9|draw_SPA=5|loss_SPA=4|gf_SPA=66|ga_SPA=44
|win_CRA=10|draw_CRA=3|loss_CRA=5|gf_CRA=56|ga_CRA=47
|win_HER=7|draw_HER=6|loss_HER=5|gf_HER=51|ga_HER=46
|win_DFC=8|draw_DFC=3|loss_DFC=7|gf_DFC=35|ga_DFC=30
|win_DHC=6|draw_DHC=6|loss_DHC=6|gf_DHC=45|ga_DHC=40
|win_RFC=7|draw_RFC=3|loss_RFC=8|gf_RFC=37|ga_RFC=34
|win_VUC=6|draw_VUC=4|loss_VUC=8|gf_VUC=39|ga_VUC=58
|win_XER=4|draw_XER=5|loss_XER=9|gf_XER=39|ga_XER=63
|win_MER=0|draw_MER=2|loss_MER=16|gf_MER=18|ga_MER=59
|col_QCP=green1|text_QCP=Qualified for Championship play-off
|result1=QCP
|col_TW1=inherit|text_TW1=Division West-I next season
|result3=TW1|result7=TW1|result8=TW1|result9=TW1|result10=TW1
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nedamahist.html rsssf.com]
}}
=Championship play-off=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|winpoints=2
|show_matches=yes
|team1=FEY|name_FEY=Feijenoord
|team2=BWA|name_BWA=Blauw-Wit Amsterdam
|team3=HER|name_HER=Heracles
|team4=JUL|name_JUL=Juliana
|team5=GVA|name_GVA=GVAV Rapiditas
|win_FEY=5|draw_FEY=1|loss_FEY=2|gf_FEY=19|ga_FEY=14
|win_BWA=3|draw_BWA=3|loss_BWA=2|gf_BWA=20|ga_BWA=15
|win_HER=4|draw_HER=1|loss_HER=3|gf_HER=18|ga_HER=15
|win_JUL=3|draw_JUL=3|loss_JUL=2|gf_JUL=17|ga_JUL=19
|win_GVA=0|draw_GVA=2|loss_GVA=6|gf_GVA=13|ga_GVA=24
|col_C=green1|text_C=
|result1=C
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|match_FEY_BWA=3–2
|match_FEY_HER=2–0
|match_FEY_JUL=6–1
|match_FEY_GVA=3–3
|match_BWA_FEY=5–1
|match_BWA_HER=3–4
|match_BWA_JUL=2–2
|match_BWA_GVA=3–1
|match_HER_FEY=1–2
|match_HER_BWA=1–1
|match_HER_JUL=2–0
|match_HER_GVA=5–2
|match_JUL_FEY=2–0
|match_JUL_BWA=2–2
|match_JUL_HER=4–2
|match_JUL_GVA=2–2
|match_GVA_FEY=0–2
|match_GVA_BWA=1–2
|match_GVA_HER=1–3
|match_GVA_JUL=3–4
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nedamahist.html rsssf.com]
}}
References
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nedamahist.html RSSSF Netherlands Football League Championships 1898-1954]
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nedamahistoost.html RSSSF Eerste Klasse Oost]
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nedamahistnoord.html RSSSF Eerste Klasse Noord]
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nedamahistzuid.html RSSSF Eerste Klasse Zuid]
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nedamahistwest.html RSSSF Eerste Klasse West]
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