1962–63 Eerste Divisie
{{Short description|7th season of the second-tier football league in Netherlands}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Eerste Divisie
| season = 1962–63
| winners = DWS
| promoted = New league
| relegated = {{ubl|Limburgia | Roda JC}}
| continentalcup1 = From Eredivisie
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = {{ubl|DWS | Roda JC | VVV}}
| continentalcup2 = To Eredivisie
| continentalcup2 qualifiers = {{ubl|DWS | Go Ahead}}
| league topscorer =
| biggest home win =
| biggest away win =
| highest scoring =
| total goals = 831
| average goals = 3.46
| longest wins =
| longest unbeaten =
| longest losses =
| highest attendance =
| lowest attendance =
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| prevseason = 1961–62
| nextseason = 1963–64
}}
The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1962–63 season was contested by 16 teams. Teams from the two leagues were united in one national Division for the first time this season. DWS won the championship for the first time.
Entrants in the new national league
The following teams entered the new national Eerste Divisie, mainly from the A- and B-division from last season (1961–62):
| class="wikitable" width=45%
! Width=33% | Eerste Divisie A ! Width=33% | Eerste Divisie B ! width=33% | Other | ||
| DHC | Elinkwijk | Velox [Tweede] |
| FC Eindhoven | Enschedese Boys | DWS [Eredivisie] |
| Fortuna Vlaardingen | Excelsior | Roda JC [Eredivisie] |
| Go Ahead | Limburgia | VVV [Eredivisie] |
| Sittardia | RBC Roosendaal | |
| Veendam | SHS |
[Tweede] Champions of the 1961–62 Tweede Divisie
[Eredivisie] Relegated from the 1961–62 Eredivisie
League standings
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=PR
|winpoints=2
|sortable_table=y
|team1=DWS|name_DWS=DWS
|team2=GAE|name_GAE=Go Ahead
|team3=RBC|name_RBC=RBC Roosendaal
|team4=ENS|name_ENS=Enschedese Boys
|team5=VEL|name_VEL=Velox
|team6=DHC|name_DHC=DHC
|team7=VLA|name_VLA=Fortuna Vlaardingen
|team8=EXC|name_EXC=SBV Excelsior
|team9=EIN|name_EIN=FC Eindhoven
|team10=ELI|name_ELI=Elinkwijk
|team11=SHS|name_SHS=SHS
|team12=FOR|name_FOR=Sittardia
|team13=VEE|name_VEE=Veendam
|team14=VVV|name_VVV=VVV
|team15=LIM|name_LIM=Limburgia
|team16=ROD|name_ROD=Roda JC
|win_DWS=22|draw_DWS=2|loss_DWS=6|gf_DWS=61|ga_DWS=21
|win_GAE=17|draw_GAE=7|loss_GAE=6|gf_GAE=69|ga_GAE=36
|win_RBC=15|draw_RBC=7|loss_RBC=8|gf_RBC=56|ga_RBC=41
|win_ENS=15|draw_ENS=7|loss_ENS=8|gf_ENS=71|ga_ENS=55
|win_VEL=14|draw_VEL=8|loss_VEL=8|gf_VEL=74|ga_VEL=58
|win_DHC=13|draw_DHC=10|loss_DHC=7|gf_DHC=55|ga_DHC=50
|win_VLA=12|draw_VLA=7|loss_VLA=11|gf_VLA=55|ga_VLA=51
|win_EXC=11|draw_EXC=8|loss_EXC=11|gf_EXC=39|ga_EXC=51
|win_EIN=10|draw_EIN=7|loss_EIN=13|gf_EIN=51|ga_EIN=53
|win_ELI=11|draw_ELI=5|loss_ELI=14|gf_ELI=54|ga_ELI=67
|win_SHS=10|draw_SHS=6|loss_SHS=14|gf_SHS=42|ga_SHS=47
|win_FOR=11|draw_FOR=3|loss_FOR=16|gf_FOR=41|ga_FOR=40
|win_VEE=7|draw_VEE=9|loss_VEE=14|gf_VEE=50|ga_VEE=60
|win_VVV=7|draw_VVV=9|loss_VVV=14|gf_VVV=40|ga_VVV=63
|win_LIM=7|draw_LIM=5|loss_LIM=18|gf_LIM=40|ga_LIM=69
|win_ROD=4|draw_ROD=8|loss_ROD=18|gf_ROD=33|ga_ROD=69
|col_P=#99ff99|text_P=Promoted to Eredivisie.
|result1=P|result2=P
|col_R=#ffb0b0|text_R=Relegated to Tweede Divisie.
|result15=R|result16=R
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/ned2champ.html rsssf.com]
}}
See also
References
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/ned2champ.html Netherlands - List of final tables (RSSSF)]
{{Eerste Divisie seasons}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1962-63 Eerste Divisie}}