title: 1959–60 Eerste Divisie
text: # 1959–60 Eerste Divisie
  
  The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1959–60 season was contested by 33 teams, divided in one group of sixteen and one group of seventeen teams. GVAV and Alkmaar '54 won the championship.
  
  ## Final tables
  
  ### Eerste Divisie A
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | GVAV | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 28 | +33 | 45 | Promoted to Eredivisie. |
  | 2 | Vitesse Arnhem | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 61 | 33 | +28 | 43 | Qualified for Promotion play-offs. |
  | 3 | TSV NOAD | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 60 | 39 | +21 | 41 | Qualified for Promotion play-offs. |
  | 4 | BVV | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 54 | 30 | +24 | 39 | |
  | 5 | Stormvogels | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 32 | |
  | 6 | FC Wageningen | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 32 | Moving to Eerste Divisie B next season |
  | 7 | De Volewijckers | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 31 | |
  | 8 | KFC | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 29 | |
  | 9 | HVC | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 28 | |
  | 10 | VV Helmond | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 28 | Moving to Eerste Divisie B next season |
  | 11 | SBV Excelsior | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 24 | Moving to Eerste Divisie B next season |
  | 12 | Fortuna Vlaardingen | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 23 | |
  | 13 | SVV | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 23 | Moving to Eerste Divisie B next season |
  | 14 | 't Gooi | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 21 | Moving to Eerste Divisie B next season |
  | 15 | Veendam | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 21 | |
  | 16 | Rigtersbleek | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 38 | 77 | −39 | 20 | Relegated to Tweede Divisie. |
  
  ### Eerste Divisie B
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Alkmaar '54 | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 68 | 47 | +21 | 43 | Promoted to Eredivisie. |
  | 2 | DFC | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 71 | 46 | +25 | 42 | Qualified for Promotion play-offs and Moving to Eerste Divisie A next season |
  | 3 | VSV | 32 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 42 | Qualified for Promotion play-offs. |
  | 4 | Heracles | 32 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 66 | 52 | +14 | 40 | |
  | 5 | DHC | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 67 | 52 | +15 | 39 | |
  | 6 | Leeuwarden | 32 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 80 | 67 | +13 | 35 | Moving to Eerste Divisie A next season |
  | 7 | SHS | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 64 | 69 | −5 | 34 | |
  | 8 | ZFC | 32 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 63 | 49 | +14 | 33 | |
  | 9 | AGOVV Apeldoorn | 32 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 71 | 61 | +10 | 32 | Moving to Eerste Divisie A next season |
  | 10 | Go Ahead | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 32 | |
  | 11 | Hermes DVS | 32 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 30 | Moving to Eerste Divisie A next season |
  | 12 | FC Eindhoven | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 58 | 64 | −6 | 27 | |
  | 13 | Helmondia '55 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 43 | 64 | −21 | 24 | Moving to Eerste Divisie A next season |
  | 14 | Limburgia | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 52 | 62 | −10 | 23 | Moving to Eerste Divisie A next season |
  | 15 | RCH | 32 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 57 | 76 | −19 | 22 | Relegation play-off as level on points. |
  | 16 | RBC Eerste A | 32 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 43 | 67 | −24 | 22 | Relegation play-off as level on points. |
  | 17 | De Graafschap | 32 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 83 | −41 | 22 | Relegation play-off as level on points. |
  
  * ↑ 2 points deducted.
  
  ### Promotion play-offs
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | TSV NOAD | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 9 | Promoted to Eredivisie. |
  | 2 | Vitesse Arnhem | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | |
  | 3 | DFC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 5 | |
  | 4 | VSV | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 3 | |
  
  ### Relegation play-offs
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | RBC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
  | 2 | RCH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
  | 3 | De Graafschap | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0 | Relegated to Tweede Divisie. |
  