| Season | 1938–1939 |
|---|---|
| Champions | AFC Ajax (7th title) |
1939–40 → | |
TheNetherlands Football League Championship 1938–1939 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.AFC Ajax won this year's championship by beatingDWS,NEC,FC Eindhoven andAchilles 1894.
Eerste Klasse East:
Eerste Klasse North:
Eerste Klasse West-I:
Eerste Klasse West-II:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEC Nijmegen | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 25 | Qualified for Championship play-off |
| 2 | AGOVV Apeldoorn | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 24 | |
| 3 | Heracles | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 23 | |
| 4 | SC Enschede | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 23 | |
| 5 | Go Ahead | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 18 | |
| 6 | HVV Tubantia | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 18 | |
| 7 | FC Wageningen | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 14 | |
| 8 | Quick Nijmegen | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 13 | |
| 9 | HVV Hengelo | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 44 | −12 | 13 | |
| 10 | ZAC | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 49 | −25 | 9 | Relegated to 2nd Division |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Achilles 1894 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 18 | +25 | 28 | Qualified for Championship play-off |
| 2 | GVAV Rapiditas | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 24 | +25 | 27 | |
| 3 | sc Heerenveen | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 61 | 49 | +12 | 25 | |
| 4 | Sneek Wit Zwart | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 24 | |
| 5 | HSC | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 21 | |
| 6 | VV Leeuwarden | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 14 | |
| 7 | Be Quick 1887 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 11 | |
| 8 | Velocitas 1897 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 43 | −20 | 11 | |
| 9 | Veendam | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 47 | −14 | 10 | |
| 10 | FVC | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 9 | Relegated to 2nd Division |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Eindhoven | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 13 | +31 | 31 | Qualified for Championship play-off |
| 2 | MVV Maastricht | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 28 | |
| 3 | NAC | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 26 | |
| 4 | PSV Eindhoven | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 20 | |
| 5 | Juliana | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 20 | |
| 6 | Willem II | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 20 | |
| 7 | LONGA | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 18 | |
| 8 | BVV Den Bosch | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 16 | |
| 9 | RFC Roermond | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 16 | |
| 10 | NOAD | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 15 | |
| 11 | Bleijerheide | 20 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 60 | −38 | 8 | Relegated to 2nd Division |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DWS | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 26 | +23 | 27 | Qualified for Championship play-off |
| 2 | ADO Den Haag | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 24 | |
| 3 | Blauw-Wit Amsterdam | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 18 | |
| 4 | Sparta Rotterdam | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 17 | Division West-II next season |
| 5 | Stormvogels | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 17 | |
| 6 | CVV Mercurius | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 17 | Division West-II next season |
| 7 | Hermes DVS | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 17 | |
| 8 | Xerxes | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 16 | |
| 9 | KFC | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 15 | |
| 10 | HBS Craeyenhout | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 54 | −24 | 12 | Division West-II next season |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Ajax | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 19 | +28 | 27 | Qualified for Championship play-off Division West-I next season |
| 2 | Feijenoord | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 25 | |
| 3 | VUC | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 23 | |
| 4 | DOS | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 20 | Division West-I next season |
| 5 | HFC Haarlem | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 18 | |
| 6 | DHC Delft | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 18 | |
| 7 | VSV | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 16 | Division West-I next season |
| 8 | HVV 't Gooi | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 15 | |
| 9 | RFC Rotterdam | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 56 | −26 | 11 | |
| 10 | DFC | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 7 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | AJA | DWS | NEC | EIN | ACH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Ajax | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 12 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 2 | DWS | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 10 | 1–1 | 7–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | ||
| 3 | NEC Nijmegen | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–4 | ||
| 4 | FC Eindhoven | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 7 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 5–1 | ||
| 5 | Achilles 1894 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 28 | −16 | 3 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 |