1941–42 Netherlands Football League Championship
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Netherl. Football Championship
| season = 1941–1942
| winners = ADO Den Haag (1st title)
| prevseason = 1940–41
| nextseason = 1942–43
}}
The Netherlands Football League Championship 1941–1942 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. ADO Den Haag won this year's championship by beating FC Eindhoven, AGOVV Apeldoorn, Blauw-Wit Amsterdam and sc Heerenveen.
New entrants
Eerste Klasse East:
- Promoted from 2nd Division: PEC Zwolle
Eerste Klasse North:
- Promoted from 2nd Division: LSC Sneek
Eerste Klasse South:
- Promoted from 2nd Division: Picus
- Last years competitors Juliana were forced to change their name to Spekholzerheide
Eerste Klasse West-I:
- Moving in from West-II: ADO Den Haag, DFC, DWS, Feijenoord and Stormvogels
- Promoted from 2nd Division: HFC EDO
Eerste Klasse West-II:
- Moving in from West-I: Blauw-Wit Amsterdam, HFC Haarlem, HBS Craeyenhout, RFC Rotterdam and VSV
- Promoted from 2nd Division: SC Emma
Divisions
=Eerste Klasse East=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=QR
|winpoints=2
|sortable_table=y
|team1=AGO|name_AGO=AGOVV Apeldoorn
|team2=NIJ|name_NIJ=Quick Nijmegen
|team3=WAG|name_WAG=FC Wageningen
|team4=ENS|name_ENS=SC Enschede
|team5=HER|name_HER=Heracles
|team6=TUB|name_TUB=HVV Tubantia
|team7=ZWO|name_ZWO=PEC Zwolle
|team8=NEC|name_NEC=NEC Nijmegen
|team9=TWE|name_TWE=Enschedese Boys
|team10=HEN|name_HEN=HVV Hengelo
|win_AGO=12|draw_AGO=2|loss_AGO=5|gf_AGO=43|ga_AGO=22
|win_NIJ=12|draw_NIJ=2|loss_NIJ=5|gf_NIJ=43|ga_NIJ=23
|win_WAG=11|draw_WAG=2|loss_WAG=5|gf_WAG=35|ga_WAG=22
|win_ENS=9|draw_ENS=2|loss_ENS=7|gf_ENS=41|ga_ENS=36
|win_HER=8|draw_HER=2|loss_HER=8|gf_HER=34|ga_HER=24
|win_TUB=6|draw_TUB=2|loss_TUB=10|gf_TUB=30|ga_TUB=39
|win_ZWO=5|draw_ZWO=4|loss_ZWO=9|gf_ZWO=27|ga_ZWO=39
|win_NEC=5|draw_NEC=4|loss_NEC=9|gf_NEC=20|ga_NEC=31
|win_TWE=5|draw_TWE=4|loss_TWE=9|gf_TWE=28|ga_TWE=46
|win_HEN=5|draw_HEN=2|loss_HEN=11|gf_HEN=28|ga_HEN=47
|col_PO=green1|text_PO=Play-off as level on points
|result1=PO|result2=PO
|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegated to 2nd Division
|result10=R
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nedamahist.html rsssf.com]
}}
=Play-off=
{{OneLegStart}}
{{OneLegResult|AGOVV Apeldoorn|| 1 - 1 |Quick Nijmegen||}}
{{end}}
AGOVV Apeldoorn qualified for the Championship Play-offs owing to a better Goal Average(!)
=Eerste Klasse North=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2
|sortable_table=y
|team1=HEE|name_HEE=sc Heerenveen
|team2=GVA|name_GVA=GVAV Rapiditas
|team3=HSC|name_HSC=HSC
|team4=LEE|name_LEE=VV Leeuwarden
|team5=BEQ|name_BEQ=Be Quick 1887
|team6=ACH|name_ACH=Achilles 1894
|team7=VEE|name_VEE=Veendam
|team8=VEL|name_VEL=Velocitas 1897
|team9=SNE|name_SNE=LSC Sneek
|team10=SWZ|name_SWZ=Sneek Wit Zwart
|win_HEE=14|draw_HEE=3|loss_HEE=1|gf_HEE=77|ga_HEE=31
|win_GVA=10|draw_GVA=4|loss_GVA=4|gf_GVA=52|ga_GVA=29
|win_HSC=8|draw_HSC=4|loss_HSC=6|gf_HSC=48|ga_HSC=41
|win_LEE=9|draw_LEE=1|loss_LEE=8|gf_LEE=45|ga_LEE=48
|win_BEQ=6|draw_BEQ=5|loss_BEQ=7|gf_BEQ=42|ga_BEQ=45
|win_ACH=6|draw_ACH=3|loss_ACH=9|gf_ACH=34|ga_ACH=47
|win_VEE=5|draw_VEE=5|loss_VEE=8|gf_VEE=37|ga_VEE=56
|win_VEL=4|draw_VEL=5|loss_VEL=9|gf_VEL=33|ga_VEL=40
|win_SNE=4|draw_SNE=5|loss_SNE=9|gf_SNE=30|ga_SNE=44
|win_SWZ=4|draw_SWZ=5|loss_SWZ=9|gf_SWZ=18|ga_SWZ=35
|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=QR
|winpoints=2
|sortable_table=y
|team1=EIN|name_EIN=FC Eindhoven
|team2=NAC|name_NAC=NAC
|team3=WIL|name_WIL=Willem II
|team4=BVV|name_BVV=BVV Den Bosch
|team5=MVV|name_MVV=MVV Maastricht
|team6=JUL|name_JUL=Spekholzerheide
|team7=LON|name_LON=LONGA
|team8=PSV|name_PSV=PSV Eindhoven
|team9=SPE|name_SPE=Picus
|team10=NOAD|name_NOAD=NOAD
|team11=ROE|name_ROE=RFC Roermond
|team12=HEL|name_HEL=HVV Helmond
|win_EIN=13|draw_EIN=7|loss_EIN=2|gf_EIN=50|ga_EIN=16
|win_NAC=13|draw_NAC=5|loss_NAC=4|gf_NAC=71|ga_NAC=39
|win_WIL=12|draw_WIL=7|loss_WIL=3|gf_WIL=45|ga_WIL=25
|win_BVV=11|draw_BVV=5|loss_BVV=6|gf_BVV=47|ga_BVV=28
|win_MVV=11|draw_MVV=4|loss_MVV=7|gf_MVV=49|ga_MVV=30
|win_JUL=9|draw_JUL=5|loss_JUL=7|gf_JUL=47|ga_JUL=33
|win_LON=8|draw_LON=7|loss_LON=6|gf_LON=36|ga_LON=32
|win_PSV=7|draw_PSV=5|loss_PSV=10|gf_PSV=37|ga_PSV=44
|win_SPE=4|draw_SPE=5|loss_SPE=13|gf_SPE=18|ga_SPE=53
|win_NOAD=4|draw_NOAD=4|loss_NOAD=14|gf_NOAD=29|ga_NOAD=56
|win_ROE=2|draw_ROE=8|loss_ROE=12|gf_ROE=25|ga_ROE=55
|win_HEL=3|draw_HEL=6|loss_HEL=13|gf_HEL=20|ga_HEL=63
|adjust_points_LON=-2|hth_LON=2 points deducted for failing to play a match against Spekholzerheide.
|col_QCP=green1|text_QCP=Qualified for Championship play-off
|result1=QCP
|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegated to 2nd Division
|result12=R
|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=QR
|winpoints=2
|sortable_table=y
|team1=ADO|name_ADO=ADO Den Haag
|team2=FEY|name_FEY=Feijenoord
|team3=DWS|name_DWS=DWS
|team4=DFC|name_DFC=DFC
|team5=XER|name_XER=Xerxes
|team6=AJX|name_AJX=AFC Ajax
|team7=VUC|name_VUC=VUC
|team8=VSV|name_VSV=Stormvogels
|team9=EDO|name_EDO=HFC EDO
|team10=DOS|name_DOS=DOS
|win_ADO=11|draw_ADO=2|loss_ADO=5|gf_ADO=48|ga_ADO=27
|win_FEY=10|draw_FEY=2|loss_FEY=6|gf_FEY=39|ga_FEY=34
|win_DWS=8|draw_DWS=5|loss_DWS=5|gf_DWS=28|ga_DWS=21
|win_DFC=9|draw_DFC=3|loss_DFC=6|gf_DFC=43|ga_DFC=38
|win_XER=7|draw_XER=6|loss_XER=5|gf_XER=41|ga_XER=33
|win_AJX=6|draw_AJX=7|loss_AJX=5|gf_AJX=32|ga_AJX=27
|win_VUC=7|draw_VUC=4|loss_VUC=7|gf_VUC=46|ga_VUC=52
|win_VSV=6|draw_VSV=3|loss_VSV=9|gf_VSV=34|ga_VSV=42
|win_EDO=4|draw_EDO=6|loss_EDO=8|gf_EDO=32|ga_EDO=36
|win_DOS=2|draw_DOS=2|loss_DOS=14|gf_DOS=34|ga_DOS=67
|col_QCP=green1|text_QCP=Qualified for Championship play-off
|result1=QCP
|col_TW2=inherit|text_TW2=Moved to Division West-II next season
|result2=TW2|result6=TW2|result7=TW2
|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegated to 2nd Division
|result10=R
|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=BWA|name_BWA=Blauw-Wit Amsterdam
|team2=CRA|name_CRA=HBS Craeyenhout
|team3=RFC|name_RFC=RFC Rotterdam
|team4=DHC|name_DHC=DHC Delft
|team5=EMM|name_EMM=SC Emma
|team6=HER|name_HER=Hermes DVS
|team7=SPA|name_SPA=Sparta Rotterdam
|team8=HAA|name_HAA=HFC Haarlem
|team9=VSV|name_VSV=VSV
|team10=HVV|name_HVV=HVV 't Gooi
|win_BWA=13|draw_BWA=1|loss_BWA=4|gf_BWA=55|ga_BWA=32
|win_CRA=9|draw_CRA=4|loss_CRA=5|gf_CRA=62|ga_CRA=41
|win_RFC=9|draw_RFC=3|loss_RFC=6|gf_RFC=47|ga_RFC=38
|win_DHC=8|draw_DHC=3|loss_DHC=7|gf_DHC=39|ga_DHC=46
|win_EMM=7|draw_EMM=4|loss_EMM=7|gf_EMM=37|ga_EMM=34
|win_HER=7|draw_HER=3|loss_HER=8|gf_HER=46|ga_HER=48
|win_SPA=5|draw_SPA=6|loss_SPA=7|gf_SPA=45|ga_SPA=54
|win_HAA=7|draw_HAA=1|loss_HAA=10|gf_HAA=37|ga_HAA=50
|win_VSV=5|draw_VSV=3|loss_VSV=10|gf_VSV=39|ga_VSV=55
|win_HVV=4|draw_HVV=4|loss_HVV=10|gf_HVV=33|ga_HVV=42
|col_QCP=green1|text_QCP=Qualified for Championship play-off
|result1=QCP
|col_TW1=inherit|text_TW1=Moved to Division West-I next season
|result2=TW1|result6=TW1|result7=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=ADO|name_ADO=ADO Den Haag
|team2=EIN|name_EIN=FC Eindhoven
|team3=AGO|name_AGO=AGOVV Apeldoorn
|team4=BWA|name_BWA=Blauw-Wit Amsterdam
|team5=HEE|name_HEE=sc Heerenveen
|win_ADO=3|draw_ADO=4|loss_ADO=1|gf_ADO=16|ga_ADO=11
|win_EIN=3|draw_EIN=3|loss_EIN=2|gf_EIN=10|ga_EIN=8
|win_AGO=3|draw_AGO=2|loss_AGO=3|gf_AGO=14|ga_AGO=16
|win_BWA=3|draw_BWA=1|loss_BWA=4|gf_BWA=14|ga_BWA=13
|win_HEE=1|draw_HEE=4|loss_HEE=3|gf_HEE=9|ga_HEE=15
|col_C=green1|text_C=
|result1=C
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|match_ADO_EIN=2–2
|match_ADO_AGO=5–2
|match_ADO_BWA=2–0
|match_ADO_HEE=1–2
|match_EIN_ADO=1–1
|match_EIN_AGO=0–1
|match_EIN_BWA=3–0
|match_EIN_HEE=2–0
|match_AGO_ADO=1–1
|match_AGO_EIN=3–0
|match_AGO_BWA=1–5
|match_AGO_HEE=4–0
|match_BWA_ADO=1–2
|match_BWA_EIN=0–1
|match_BWA_AGO=4–1
|match_BWA_HEE=2–1
|match_HEE_ADO=2–2
|match_HEE_EIN=1–1
|match_HEE_AGO=1–1
|match_HEE_BWA=2–2
|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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