1965–66 Eerste Divisie
(Redirected from Eerste Divisie 1965–66)
| Season | 1965–66 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sittardia |
| Promoted | |
| Relegated | VVV |
| From Eredivisie | |
| To Eredivisie | |
| Goals scored | 750 |
| Average goals/game | 3.57 |
← 1964–65 1966–67 → | |
The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1965–66 season was contested by 15 teams, one less than in the previous year. This was due to the merger of Enschedese Boys with eredivisie-club SC Enschede, to form FC Twente. Sittardia won the championship.
New entrants
[edit]Promoted from the 1964–65 Tweede Divisie:
Relegated from the 1964–65 Eredivisie:
League standings
[edit]Due to the expansion of the eredivisie to eighteen teams, and the expansion of this division to twenty teams next year, more teams were promoted and only one team relegated this year.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sittardia | 28 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 68 | 38 | +30 | 41 | Promoted to Eredivisie. |
| 2 | Xerxes | 28 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 67 | 26 | +41 | 40 | |
| 3 | NAC Breda | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 50 | 22 | +28 | 39 | |
| 4 | Alkmaar '54 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 64 | 45 | +19 | 36 | |
| 5 | Velox | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 35 | |
| 6 | NEC | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 33 | |
| 7 | FC Volendam | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 33 | |
| 8 | DHC | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 27 | |
| 9 | SC Cambuur | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 52 | 61 | −9 | 25 | |
| 10 | FC Eindhoven | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 51 | 54 | −3 | 24 | |
| 11 | Holland Sport | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 40 | 63 | −23 | 22 | |
| 12 | De Volewijckers | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 20 | |
| 13 | RBC Roosendaal | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 46 | 73 | −27 | 16 | |
| 14 | Blauw-Wit Amsterdam | 28 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 57 | −29 | 16 | |
| 15 | VVV-Venlo | 28 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 32 | 78 | −46 | 13 | Relegated to Tweede Divisie. |
Source: rsssf.com