| Season | 1940–1941 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Heracles (2nd title) |
1941–42 → | |
TheNetherlands Football League Championship 1940–1941 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 theNetherlands.Heracles won its second championship this year by beatingPSV Eindhoven,ADO Den Haag,Be Quick 1887 andVSV.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heracles | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 53 | 12 | +41 | 30 | Qualified for Championship play-off |
| 2 | NEC Nijmegen | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 52 | 28 | +24 | 26 | |
| 3 | HVV Tubantia | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 23 | |
| 4 | SC Enschede | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 22 | |
| 5 | Enschedese Boys | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 15 | |
| 6 | FC Wageningen | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 14 | |
| 7 | Quick Nijmegen | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 14 | |
| 8 | HVV Hengelo | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 37 | 56 | −19 | 13 | |
| 9 | AGOVV Apeldoorn | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 41 | −20 | 13 | |
| 10 | Go Ahead | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 10 | Relegated to 2nd Division |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Be Quick 1887 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 22 | +25 | 30 | Qualified for Championship play-off |
| 2 | HSC | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 28 | |
| 3 | Velocitas 1897 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 26 | |
| 4 | VV Leeuwarden | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 21 | |
| 5 | sc Heerenveen | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 19 | |
| 6 | GVAV Rapiditas | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 18 | |
| 7 | Achilles 1894 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 12 | |
| 8 | Sneek Wit Zwart | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 32 | −14 | 11[a] | |
| 9 | Veendam | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 54 | −27 | 8 | |
| 10 | WVV Winschoten | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 32 | 62 | −30 | 7 | Relegated to 2nd Division |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSV Eindhoven | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 63 | 27 | +36 | 33 | Qualified for Championship play-off |
| 2 | LONGA | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 52 | 31 | +21 | 30 | |
| 3 | Juliana | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 67 | 37 | +30 | 29 | Changed name to Spekholzerheide[a] |
| 4 | NAC | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 26 | |
| 5 | MVV Maastricht | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 22 | |
| 6 | BVV Den Bosch | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 21 | |
| 7 | FC Eindhoven | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 20 | |
| 8 | NOAD | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 20 | |
| 9 | Willem II | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 18 | |
| 10 | HVV Helmond | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 53 | −24 | 16 | |
| 11 | RFC Roermond | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 70 | −38 | 15 | |
| 12 | Limburgia | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 14 | Relegated to 2nd Division |
Moving in from Division West-II:CVV Rotterdam,HBS Craeyenhout,RFC Rotterdam,VUC Den Haag andXerxes.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VSV | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 27 | +34 | 30 | Qualified for Championship play-off Moved to Division West-II next season |
| 2 | AFC Ajax | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 53 | 31 | +22 | 22 | |
| 3 | HFC Haarlem | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 22 | Moved to Division West-II next season |
| 4 | DOS | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 21 | |
| 5 | VUC | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 18 | |
| 6 | Blauw-Wit Amsterdam | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 17 | Moved to Division West-II next season |
| 7 | Xerxes | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 15 | |
| 8 | HBS Craeyenhout | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 14 | Moved to Division West-II next season |
| 9 | RFC Rotterdam | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 14 | |
| 10 | CVV Mercurius | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 67 | −45 | 7 | Relegated to 2nd Division |
Moving in from Division West-I:ADO Den haag,DWS,HVV 't Gooi,KFC andStormvogels
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ADO Den Haag | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 53 | 32 | +21 | 30 | Qualified for Championship play-off Moved to Division West-I next season |
| 2 | DHC Delft | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 28 | |
| 3 | DWS | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 20 | Moved to Division West-I next season |
| 4 | Sparta Rotterdam | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 19 | |
| 5 | DFC | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 19 | Moved to Division West-I next season |
| 6 | Feijenoord | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 19 | |
| 7 | Hermes DVS | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 18 | |
| 8 | Stormvogels | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 13 | Moved to Division West-I next season |
| 9 | HVV 't Gooi | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 10 | |
| 10 | KFC | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 55 | −29 | 8 | Relegated to 2nd Division |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | HER | PSV | ADO | BEQ | VSV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heracles | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 9 | +18 | 13 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 9 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | ADO Den Haag | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 7 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | Be Quick 1887 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 6 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | ||
| 5 | VSV | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 5 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 |