| Season | 1951–1952 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Willem II (2nd title) |
1952–53 → | |
TheNetherlands Football League Championship 1951–1952 was contested by 56 teams participating in four divisions. The national champion would be determined by a play-off featuring the winners of each division of theNetherlands.Willem II won this year's championship by beatingHermes DVS,HFC Haarlem andAFC Ajax.
This season, there was one division less than in the last one. This meant that the team had to be reassigned.
Eerste Klasse A:
Eerste Klasse B:
Eerste Klasse C:
Eerste Klasse D:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HFC Haarlem | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 51 | 22 | +29 | 40 | Qualified for Championship play-off and transferred to Eerste B |
| 2 | DWS | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 46 | 16 | +30 | 39 | Transferred to Eerste B |
| 3 | HFC EDO | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 33 | |
| 4 | AGOVV Apeldoorn | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 32 | Transferred to Eerste B |
| 5 | sc Heerenveen | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 31 | |
| 6 | Enschedese Boys | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 29 | |
| 7 | LAC Frisia 1883 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 27 | |
| 8 | HVV 't Gooi | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 27 | Transferred to Eerste B |
| 9 | De Volewijckers | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 26 | |
| 10 | Elinkwijk | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 23 | Transferred to Eerste B |
| 11 | GVAV Rapiditas | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 22 | |
| 12 | Go Ahead | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 16 | Transferred to Eerste B |
| 13 | Theole | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 28 | 68 | −40 | 11 | Transferred to Eerste C |
| 14 | Velocitas 1897 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 76 | −52 | 8 | Relegated to 2nd Division |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Ajax | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 76 | 29 | +47 | 42 | Qualified for Championship play-off and transferred to Eerste A |
| 2 | RCH | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 64 | 36 | +28 | 33 | Transferred to Eerste A |
| 3 | Vitesse Arnhem | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 54 | 36 | +18 | 33 | |
| 4 | VV Leeuwarden | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 61 | 49 | +12 | 33 | |
| 5 | FC Wageningen | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 64 | 33 | +31 | 32 | Transferred to Eerste A |
| 6 | DOS | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 68 | 48 | +20 | 30 | |
| 7 | Be Quick 1887 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 29 | |
| 8 | SC Enschede | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 25 | |
| 9 | VSV | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 24 | Transferred to Eerste A |
| 10 | Zwolsche Boys | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 24 | |
| 11 | Blauw-Wit Amsterdam | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 23 | |
| 12 | Sneek Wit Zwart | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 29 | 67 | −38 | 16 | Transferred to Eerste A |
| 13 | Achilles 1894 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 27 | 68 | −41 | 12 | Relegation play-off as level on points after 26 games |
| 14 | Oosterparkers | 27 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 28 | 88 | −60 | 10 |
Achilles 1894 beatOosterparkers in the play-off to avoid relegation.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willem II | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 80 | 30 | +50 | 42 | Qualified for Championship play-off |
| 2 | FC Eindhoven | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 82 | 40 | +42 | 40 | Transferred to Eerste D |
| 3 | BVV Den Bosch | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 31 | |
| 4 | Feijenoord | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 31 | Transferred to Eerste D |
| 5 | MVV Maastricht | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 27 | |
| 6 | Bleijerheide | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 26 | Transferred to Eerste D |
| 7 | SVV | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 64 | −7 | 25 | |
| 8 | Juliana | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 62 | −18 | 25 | |
| 9 | NAC | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 24 | Transferred to Eerste D |
| 10 | ADO Den Haag | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 24 | |
| 11 | Sittardia | 26 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 64 | 68 | −4 | 22 | |
| 12 | RBC Roosendaal | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 49 | 74 | −25 | 18 | Transferred to Eerste D |
| 13 | DHC Delft | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 55 | 80 | −25 | 16 | |
| 14 | Quick Nijmegen | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 40 | 65 | −25 | 13 | Relegated to 2nd Division |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hermes DVS[a] | 27 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 77 | 37 | +40 | 39 | Championship play-off and league winner play-off |
| 2 | Sparta Rotterdam[a] | 27 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 54 | 26 | +28 | 37 | League winner play-off and transferred to Eerste C |
| 3 | PSV Eindhoven | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 65 | 32 | +33 | 35 | |
| 4 | VVV Venlo | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 32 | Transferred to Eerste C |
| 5 | Limburgia | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 31 | |
| 6 | Emma | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 77 | 52 | +25 | 29 | Transferred to Eerste C |
| 7 | Xerxes | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 56 | 44 | +12 | 27 | |
| 8 | NOAD | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 24 | |
| 9 | NEC Nijmegen | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 23 | Transferred to Eerste A |
| 10 | HBS Craeyenhout | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 47 | 62 | −15 | 21 | Transferred to Eerste C |
| 11 | Maurits | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 49 | 66 | −17 | 21 | |
| 12 | Brabantia | 26 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 18 | Transferred to Eerste C |
| 13 | LONGA | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 37 | 78 | −41 | 16 | |
| 14 | VV Chevremont | 26 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 34 | 76 | −42 | 13 | Relegated to 2nd Division |
Hermes DVS beatSparta Rotterdam in the play-off to qualify for the Championship play-off.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result | WIL | HER | HAA | AJA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willem II | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 12 | Champion | 3–1 | 6–2 | 5–2 | ||
| 2 | Hermes DVS | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |||
| 3 | HFC Haarlem | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 4 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |||
| 4 | AFC Ajax | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 |