1962–63 Eerste Divisie

Eerste Divisie

Season	1962-63
Champions	DWS
Promoted	New league
Relegated	Limburgia Roda JC
From Eredivisie	DWS Roda JC VVV
To Eredivisie	DWS Go Ahead
Goals scored	831
Average goals/game	3.46
← 1961-62 1963-64 →

The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1962/1963 season was contested by 16 teams. Teams from the two leagues were united in one national Division for the first time this season. Door Wilskracht Sterk (DWS) won the championship for the first time.

Entrants in the new national league

The following teams entered the new national Eerste Divisie, mainly from the A- and B-division from last season (1961-62):

Eerste Divisie A	Eerste Divisie B	Other
DHC	Elinkwijk	Velox [Tweede]
FC Eindhoven	Enschedese Boys	DWS [Eredivisie]
Fortuna Vlaardingen	Excelsior	Roda JC [Eredivisie]
Go Ahead	Limburgia	VVV [Eredivisie]
Sittardia	RBC Roosendaal
Veendam	SHS

^[Tweede] Champions of the Tweede Divisie 1961–62
^[Eredivisie] Relegated from the Eredivisie 1961-62

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	Won	Drw	Lst	GF	GA	Pts	GD	Notes
1	DWS	30	22	2	6	61	21	46	+40	Promoted to Eredivisie.
2	Go Ahead	30	17	7	6	69	36	41	+33
3	RBC Roosendaal	30	15	7	8	56	41	37	+14
4	Enschedese Boys	30	15	7	8	71	55	37	+16
5	Velox	30	14	8	8	74	58	36	+16
6	DHC	30	13	10	7	55	50	36	+5
7	Fortuna Vlaardingen	30	12	7	11	55	51	31	+4
8	SBV Excelsior	30	11	8	11	39	51	30	-12
9	FC Eindhoven	30	10	7	13	51	53	27	-2
10	Elinkwijk	30	11	5	14	54	67	27	-13
11	SHS	30	10	6	14	42	47	26	-5
12	Sittardia	30	11	3	16	41	40	25	+1
13	Veendam	30	7	9	14	50	60	23	-10
14	VVV	30	7	9	14	40	63	23	-23
15	Limburgia	30	7	5	19	40	69	18	-29	Relegated to Tweede Divisie.
16	Roda JC	30	4	8	18	33	69	16	-36

See also

• Eredivisie 1962-63
• Tweede Divisie 1962–63

References

• Netherlands - List of final tables (RSSSF)