1956–57 Eredivisie

The 1956–57 Eredivisie was the 1st Eredivisie ever played. AFC Ajax won the tournament. The teams were chosen from the last seasons Netherlands Football League Championship.

1956–57 Eredivisie
League	Eredivisie
Sport	Association football
League
League champions	AFC Ajax (9th title)
Top scorer	Coen Dillen (43 goals)

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	Won	Drw	Lst	GF	GA	Pts	GD	Notes
1	AFC Ajax	34	22	5	7	64	40	49	+24	Qualified for 1957–58 European Cup.
2	Fortuna '54	34	20	5	9	76	48	45	+28	Winners of the KNVB Cup 1956-57.
3	SC Enschede	34	15	11	8	81	47	41	+34
4	MVV Maastricht	34	15	10	9	53	42	40	+11
5	PSV Eindhoven	34	18	3	13	93	71	39	+22
6	Feijenoord	34	15	9	10	79	58	39	+21
7	VVV '03	34	16	6	12	50	53	38	-3
8	Sparta Rotterdam	34	12	12	10	66	59	36	+7
9	NAC	34	14	8	12	59	61	36	-2
10	DOS	34	17	1	16	79	75	35	-4
11	Rapid JC	34	13	7	14	64	63	33	-1
12	NOAD	34	12	7	15	54	64	31	-10
13	BVC Amsterdam	34	11	8	15	49	67	30	-18
14	GVAV	34	9	10	15	52	66	28	-14
15	BVV	34	11	4	19	70	76	26	-6
16	Elinkwijk	34	10	4	20	52	87	24	-25
17	Willem II	34	8	6	20	59	79	22	-20	Relegated to Eerste Divisie
18	FC Eindhoven	34	8	4	22	39	83	20	-44