The Netherlands Football League Championship 1943–1944 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 the Netherlands. De Volewijckers won this year's championship by beating VUC, LONGA, sc Heerenveen and Heracles.
| Season | 1943–1944 |
|---|---|
| Champions | De Volewijckers (1st title) |
← 1942–43 | |
Divisions
editEerste Klasse East
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heracles | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 16 | +21 | 27 | Qualified for Championship play-off |
| 2 | Go Ahead | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 23 | |
| 3 | NEC Nijmegen | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 21 | |
| 4 | AGOVV Apeldoorn | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 21 | |
| 5 | Quick Nijmegen | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 18 | |
| 6 | Enschedese Boys | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 18 | |
| 7 | FC Wageningen | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 17 | |
| 8 | SC Enschede | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 13 | |
| 9 | HVV Tubantia | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 51 | −24 | 10 | |
| 10 | PEC Zwolle | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 51 | −33 | 10 |
Source: rsssf.com
Eerste Klasse North
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sc Heerenveen | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 85 | 20 | +65 | 33 | Qualified for Championship play-off |
| 2 | LSC Sneek | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 23 | |
| 3 | HSC | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 21 | |
| 4 | Achilles 1894 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 19 | |
| 5 | Be Quick 1887 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 18 | |
| 6 | VV Leeuwarden | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 41 | −14 | 16 | |
| 7 | Veendam | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 14 | |
| 8 | Velocitas 1897 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 31 | −18 | 14 | |
| 9 | GVAV Rapiditas | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 12 | |
| 10 | Sneek Wit Zwart | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 41 | −15 | 10 |
Source: rsssf.com
Eerste Klasse South
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LONGA | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 31 | Qualified for Championship play-off |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 23 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 29 | Moved to Division South-II next season |
| 3 | MVV Maastricht | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 49 | 30 | +19 | 27 | |
| 4 | NAC | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 58 | 37 | +21 | 26 | |
| 5 | Willem II | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 26 | |
| 6 | FC Eindhoven | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 26 | |
| 7 | BVV Den Bosch | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 60 | 33 | +27 | 25 | |
| 8 | Maurits | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 22 | Moved to Division South-II next season |
| 9 | De Spechten | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 44 | 63 | −19 | 18 | |
| 10 | NOAD | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 35 | 63 | −28 | 15 | |
| 11 | Spekholzerheide[a] | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 25 | 64 | −39 | 11 | Moved to Division South-II next season |
| 12 | RFC Roermond | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 28 | 61 | −33 | 10 |
Source: rsssf.com
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Eerste Klasse West-I
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | De Volewijckers | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 59 | 27 | +32 | 29 | Qualified for Championship play-off |
| 2 | Hermes DVS | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 26 | |
| 3 | Xerxes | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 22 | |
| 4 | DWS | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 20 | Moved to Division West-II next season |
| 5 | DFC | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 19 | |
| 6 | ADO Den Haag | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 16 | |
| 7 | Sparta Rotterdam | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 15 | Moved to Division West-II next season |
| 8 | HBS Craeyenhout | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 34 | 56 | −22 | 14 | |
| 9 | HFC EDO | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 44 | −18 | 13 | |
| 10 | Stormvogels | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 56 | −39 | 6 | Moved to Division West-II next season |
Source: rsssf.com
Eerste Klasse West-II
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VUC | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 67 | 44 | +23 | 25 | Qualified for Championship play-off |
| 2 | AFC Ajax | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 23 | Moved to Division West-I next season |
| 3 | DHC | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 21 | |
| 4 | VSV | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 20 | Moved to Division West-I next season |
| 5 | Feijenoord | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 19 | |
| 6 | Blauw-Wit Amsterdam | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 19 | |
| 7 | SC Emma | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 46 | −15 | 15 | Moved to Division West-I next season |
| 8 | HFC Haarlem | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 15 | |
| 9 | RFC Rotterdam | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 12 | Moved to Division West-I next season |
| 10 | HVV 't Gooi | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 11 |
Source: rsssf.com
Championship play-off
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | VOL | VUC | LON | HEE | HER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | De Volewijckers | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 11 | +20 | 12 | 5–1 | 5–3 | 4–1 | 5–0 | ||
| 2 | VUC | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 10 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | LONGA | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 9 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | sc Heerenveen | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 6 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 2–2 | ||
| 5 | Heracles | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 26 | −17 | 3 | 1–6 | 1–2 | 2–6 | 1–3 |
Source: rsssf.com
