Eredivisie 1959/60

Eredivisie 1959/60
master	Feijenoord Rotterdam
European Cup of National Champions	Ajax Amsterdam
Cup winners	no event
Relegated	Blauw-Wit Amsterdam , FC Volendam , Sittardia
Teams	18th
Games	306
Gates	1132  (ø 3.69 per game)
Top scorer	Henk Groot (38)
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The 1959/60 season was the 4th season of the Eredivisie , the highest Dutch football league. Champion was Ajax Amsterdam for the 10th time . Blauw-Wit Amsterdam , FC Volendam and Sittardia had to relegate .

Closing table

	society	Sp	S.	U	N	T	Diff.	Points
01.	Ajax Amsterdam	34	22nd	6th	6th	109: 44	+65	50
02.	Feijenoord Rotterdam	34	20th	10	4th	94:32	+62	50
03.	PSV Eindhoven	34	18th	9	7th	72:48	+24	45
04th	DOS Utrecht	34	18th	4th	12	75:57	+18	40
05.	NAC Breda	34	15th	9	10	56:53	+ 03	39
06th	VVV-Venlo	34	12	12	10	57:60	- 03	36
07th	Sparta Rotterdam	34	14th	6th	14th	53:52	+ 01	34
08th.	Willem II Tilburg	34	11	11	12	65:69	- 04th	33
09.	SC Enschede	34	14th	4th	16	81:76	+ 05	32
010.	Door Wilskracht Sterk	34	13	6th	15th	51:59	- 08	32
011.	Roda JC Kerkrade	34	10	12	12	46:55	- 09	32
012.	ADO The Hague	34	13	5	16	62:68	- 06	31
013.	MVV Maastricht	34	13	5	16	60:69	- 09	31
014th	Fortuna 54 Geleen	34	11	8th	15th	67:81	−14	30th
015th	Elinkwijk	34	9	11	14th	37:48	−11	29
016.	Blauw Wit Amsterdam	34	12	5	17th	53:82	−29	29
017th	FC Volendam	34	10	3	21st	54:88	−34	23
018th	Sittardia	34	5	6th	23	40:91	−51	16

Legend

colour	qualification
	Qualification for championship playoff
	Qualification for relegation matches
	Direct descent into the Eerste Divisie

Championship playoff

Since both Ajax Amsterdam and Feijenoord Rotterdam have 50 points at the end of the season , an additional game decides who wins the championship.

Home team		Visiting team	Result
Ajax Amsterdam	-	Feijenoord Rotterdam	5: 1

Ajax Amsterdam is qualified as a champion for the European Cup of National Champions 1960/61 .

Relegation matches

Since the table fifteenth and sixteenth are tied, another game decides who is relegated to the Eerste Divisie .

Home team		Visiting team	Result
Elinkwijk	-	Blauw-Wit Amsterdam	1-0

Web links

• Homepage of the Eredivisie (Dutch)