The Netherlands Football League Championship 1915–1916 was contested by 26 teams participating in three divisions. The national champion would be determined by a play-off featuring the winners of the eastern, southern and western football division of the Netherlands. Willem II won this year's championship by beating Go Ahead and Sparta Rotterdam.
| Season | 1915–1916 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Willem II (1st title) |
← 1914–15 1916–17 → | |
New entrants
editEerste Klasse South: (returning after one season of suspension due to World War I).
Divisions
editEerste Klasse East
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Go Ahead | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 21 | Qualified for Championship play-offs |
| 2 | Quick Nijmegen | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 20 | |
| 3 | Koninklijke UD | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 15 | |
| 4 | HVV Tubantia | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 14 | |
| 5 | Robur et Velocitas | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 13 | |
| 6 | Vitesse Arnhem | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 11 | |
| 7 | Be Quick Zutphen | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 10 | |
| 8 | GVC Wageningen | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 33 | −16 | 8 |
Source: rsssf.com
Eerste Klasse South
editThe Eerste Klasse South returned after being suspended for one season due to World War I.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willem II | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 15 | +50 | 26 | Qualified for Championship play-offs |
| 2 | NAC | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 17 | |
| 3 | CVV Velocitas | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 16 | |
| 4 | MSV Maastricht | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 16 | |
| 5 | MVV Maastricht | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 15 | |
| 6 | RKVV Wilhelmina | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 10 | |
| 7 | RVV Roermond | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 44 | −22 | 9 | Not participating next season |
| 8 | VVV Venlo | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 47 | −35 | 3 |
Source: rsssf.com
Eerste Klasse West
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sparta Rotterdam | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 28 | +27 | 25 | Qualified for Championship play-offs |
| 2 | DFC | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 24 | |
| 3 | HBS Craeyenhout | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 20 | |
| 4 | HC & CV Quick | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 19 | |
| 5 | VOC | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 19 | |
| 6 | Koninklijke HFC | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 17 | |
| 7 | UVV Utrecht | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 16 | |
| 8 | USV Hercules | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 15 | |
| 9 | HVV Den Haag | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 14 | |
| 10 | HFC Haarlem | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 11 |
Source: rsssf.com
Championship play-offs
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | WIL | GOA | SPA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willem II | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1–1 | 4–1 | ||
| 2 | Go Ahead | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | 0–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Sparta Rotterdam | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 3 | 4–0 | 2–2 |
Source: rsssf.com
