| Season | 1956–57 |
|---|---|
| Champions | ADO Den Haag Blauw-Wit Amsterdam |
| Promoted | New league |
| Relegated | Emma EBOH |
| From Eredivisie | New league |
| To Eredivisie | ADO Den Haag Blauw-Wit Amsterdam |
| Goals scored | 1,730 |
| Average goals/game | 3.60 |
| ← 1955–56 Hoofdklasse ← 1955–56 Eerste Klasse 1957-58 → | |
The 1956–57 Eerste Divisie was the first season in the history of the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of football in the Netherlands. The league had been divided in two, with an Eerste Divisie A and an Eerste Divisie B, each comprising 16 teams. The two champions, ADO Den Haag and Blauw-Wit Amsterdam, were promoted to the Eredivisie, while the teams finishing last in each division, Emma and EBOH, both of Dordrecht, were relegated to the Tweede Divisie.
The composition of the league was based on the results of the previous season. The teams that had finished 10th to 18th in the Hoofdklasse A and Hoofdklasse B, then the country's highest tiers, and 14 teams from the Eerste Klasse were placed in the Eerste Divisie.
Eerste Divisie A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ADO Den Haag | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 89 | 35 | +54 | 47 | Promoted to Eredivisie |
| 2 | Alkmaar '54 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 75 | 52 | +23 | 38 | |
| 3 | Limburgia | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 50 | 37 | +13 | 37 | Moved to Eerste-B |
| 4 | Xerxes | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 37 | |
| 5 | SVV | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 35 | |
| 6 | HVC | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 70 | 62 | +8 | 34 | |
| 7 | Helmondia '55 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 32 | Moved to Eerste-B |
| 8 | HFC Haarlem | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 54 | 47 | +7 | 30 | |
| 9 | VSV | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 30 | |
| 10 | De Graafschap | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 27 | |
| 11 | FC Wageningen | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 55 | 60 | −5 | 26 | Moved to Eerste-B |
| 12 | Roda Sport | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 26 | |
| 13 | KFC | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 56 | 64 | −8 | 25 | Moved to Eerste-B |
| 14 | De Volewijckers | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 52 | 64 | −12 | 25 | |
| 15 | DWS | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 37 | 63 | −26 | 21 | |
| 16 | Emma | 30 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 30 | 80 | −50 | 10 | Relegated to Tweede Divisie |
Match table
| Home \ Away | ADO | ALK | DWS | EMM | GRA | HAA | H55 | HVC | KFC | LIM | RJC | SVV | VLW | VSV | WAG | XER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADO Den Haag | 3–1 | 3–0 | 10–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| Alkmaar '54 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | |
| DWS | 1–5 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–4 | |
| Emma | 1–2 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–6 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | |
| De Graafschap | 6–4 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| HFC Haarlem | 1–5 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | |
| Helmondia '55 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–6 | |
| HVC | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 6–5 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| KFC | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 6–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | |
| Limburgia | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | |
| Rapid JC | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| SVV | 3–4 | 4–5 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | |
| De Volewijckers | 3–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | |
| VSV | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | |
| FC Wageningen | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 6–4 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 6–1 | 2–2 | |
| Xerxes | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Eerste Divisie B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blauw-Wit Amsterdam | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 74 | 30 | +44 | 47 | Promoted to Eredivisie |
| 2 | Stormvogels | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 68 | 38 | +30 | 45 | |
| 3 | DFC | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 66 | 49 | +17 | 38 | Moved to Eerste-A |
| 4 | FC Volendam | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 35 | |
| 5 | Racing Club Heemstede | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 35 | |
| 6 | Sittardia | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 64 | 50 | +14 | 32 | |
| 7 | Vitesse Arnhem | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 31 | Moved to Eerste-A |
| 8 | Hermes DVS | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 62 | 58 | +4 | 31 | |
| 9 | SBV Excelsior | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 29 | Moved to Eerste-A |
| 10 | SHS | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 58 | 59 | −1 | 28 | |
| 11 | VV Helmond | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 53 | 64 | −11 | 26 | Moved to Eerste-A |
| 12 | Rigtersbleek | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 48 | 65 | −17 | 26 | |
| 13 | EDO | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 47 | 71 | −24 | 22 | Moved to Eerste-A |
| 14 | Fortuna Vlaardingen | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 42 | 63 | −21 | 21 | |
| 15 | AGOVV Apeldoorn | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 46 | 70 | −24 | 21 | Moved to Eerste-A |
| 16 | EBOH | 30 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 30 | 77 | −47 | 13 | Relegated to Tweede Divisie |
Match table
| Home \ Away | AGO | BWA | DFC | EBO | EDO | EXC | FVL | HEL | HER | RCH | RIG | SHS | SIT | STO | VIT | VOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGOVV Apeldoorn | 1–8 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 6–4 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | |
| Blauw-Wit Amsterdam | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | |
| DFC | 4–1 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
| EBOH | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | |
| EDO | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| SBV Excelsior | 5–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
| Fortuna Vlaardingen | 4–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| VV Helmond | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–5 | |
| Hermes DVS | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 5–3 | |
| Racing Club Heemstede | 2–1 | 2–5 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
| Rigtersbleek | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 7–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | |
| SHS | 3–1 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 2–0 | |
| Sittardia | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 5–4 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–3 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
| Stormvogels | 3–1 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 7–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Vitesse Arnhem | 1–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 5–0 | 6–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| FC Volendam | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–5 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.