| Season | 1937–1938 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Feijenoord (4th title) |
1938–39 → | |
TheNetherlands Football League Championship 1937–1938 was contested by 51 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 theNetherlands.Feijenoord won this year's championship by beatingHeracles,DWS,Be Quick 1887 andPSV Eindhoven.
Eerste Klasse East:
Eerste Klasse North:
Eerste Klasse South:
Eerste Klasse West-I:
Eerste Klasse West-II:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heracles | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 20 | +24 | 26 | Qualified for Championship play-off |
| 2 | Go Ahead | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 24 | |
| 3 | HVV Tubantia | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 24 | |
| 4 | SC Enschede | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 21 | |
| 5 | AGOVV Apeldoorn | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 20 | |
| 6 | FC Wageningen | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 18 | |
| 7 | ZAC | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 15 | |
| 8 | NEC Nijmegen | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 12 | |
| 9 | HVV Hengelo | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 43 | −20 | 11 | |
| 10 | PEC Zwolle | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 45 | −25 | 9 | Relegated to 2nd Division |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Be Quick 1887 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 24 | +27 | 27 | Qualified for Championship play-off |
| 2 | GVAV Rapiditas | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 56 | 23 | +33 | 26 | |
| 3 | Veendam | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 25 | +21 | 22 | |
| 4 | Achilles 1894 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 19 | |
| 5 | HSC | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 33 | 47 | −14 | 18 | |
| 6 | VV Leeuwarden | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 17 | |
| 7 | Velocitas 1897 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 16 | |
| 8 | Sneek Wit Zwart | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 43 | −20 | 15 | |
| 9 | sc Heerenveen | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 58 | −24 | 12 | |
| 10 | VV Hoogezand | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 46 | −25 | 8 | Relegated to 2nd Division |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSV Eindhoven | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 59 | 25 | +34 | 29 | Qualified for Championship play-off |
| 2 | NAC | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 27 | |
| 3 | Juliana | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 41 | +6 | 25 | |
| 4 | BVV Den Bosch | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 23 | |
| 5 | LONGA | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 23 | |
| 6 | FC Eindhoven | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 20 | |
| 7 | RFC Roermond | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 18 | |
| 8 | Willem II | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 17 | |
| 9 | MVV Maastricht | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 37 | 56 | −19 | 16 | |
| 10 | NOAD | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 13 | |
| 11 | Bleijerheide | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 51 | −23 | 9 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DWS | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 23 | +21 | 28 | Qualified for Championship play-off |
| 2 | AFC Ajax | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 20 | +42 | 27 | Division West-II next season |
| 3 | KFC | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 18 | |
| 4 | RFC Rotterdam | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 18 | Division West-II next season |
| 5 | ADO Den Haag | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 18 | |
| 6 | VSV | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 17 | Division West-II next season |
| 7 | VUC | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 16 | |
| 8 | DFC | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 45 | −20 | 16 | |
| 9 | Sparta Rotterdam | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 12 | |
| 10 | SBV Excelsior | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 55 | −38 | 10 | Relegated to 2nd Division |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feijenoord | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 20 | +30 | 27 | Qualified for Championship play-off |
| 2 | HFC Haarlem | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 26 | |
| 3 | Xerxes | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 20 | Division West-I next season |
| 4 | Blauw-Wit Amsterdam | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 20 | |
| 5 | CVV Mercurius | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 19 | |
| 6 | HVV 't Gooi | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 19 | Division West-I next season |
| 7 | Stormvogels | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 18 | |
| 8 | HBS Craeyenhout | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 14 | |
| 9 | DHC Delft | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 67 | −33 | 9 | |
| 10 | Hermes DVS | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 31 | 57 | −26 | 8 | Division West-I next season |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | FEY | HER | DWS | BEQ | PSV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feijenoord | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 14 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | ||
| 2 | Heracles | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 12 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | DWS | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 7 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Be Quick 1887 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 5 | 2–3 | 2–5 | 1–6 | 2–0 | ||
| 5 | PSV Eindhoven | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25 | −17 | 2 | 2–2 | 1–7 | 1–1 | 2–5 |