Netherlands - Roman Catholic Championships 1918/19


Championship Playoff
Tweede Klasse
R.K.U.V.B. - District Oost | R.K.V.B. Den Bosch - District Zuid II

Championship Playoff

NB: contested between the six winners of the regional Tweede Klasse leagues:

Tweede Klasse A: P.V.C. (Utrecht)
Tweede Klasse B: Achilles (Hengelo)
Tweede Klasse C: Wilhelmina (Tilburg)
Tweede Klasse D: Excelsior (Roosendaal)
Tweede Klasse E: M.U.L.O. (Helmond)
Tweede Klasse F: V.V.V. (Valkenburg)

NB: note that the R.K.N.V.B. had decided not to refer to any of the groups
      as Eerste Klasse because the clubs involved were not considered to be
      of comparable strength to those from the Eerste Klasse of the N.V.B.

First Stage

Playoff Noord (R.K.U.V.B.)

NB: between winners Tweede Klasse A and Tweede Klasse B.

First Leg [May 18]
P.V.C. (Utrecht)         1-1 Achilles (Hengelo)       

Second Leg [May 25]
Achilles (Hengelo)       1-0 P.V.C. (Utrecht)         
      
Final Table:

 1.Achilles (Hengelo)              2   1  1  0   2- 1   3        Final Stage
 2.P.V.C. (Utrecht)                2   0  1  1   1- 2   1

Champions R.K.U.V.B.: Achilles (Hengelo).

Playoff Zuid I

NB: between winners Tweede Klasse C and Tweede Klasse D.

First Leg [May 4]
Wilhelmina (Tilburg)     0-0 Excelsior (Roosendaal)   

Second Leg [May 18, terrein Alliance, Burgerhout]
Excelsior (Roosendaal)   0-1 Wilhelmina (Tilburg)     

Final Table:

 1.Wilhelmina (Tilburg)            2   1  1  0   1- 0   3        Final Stage
 2.Excelsior (Roosendaal)          2   0  1  1   0- 1   1

Playoff Zuid II

NB: between winners Tweede Klasse E and Tweede Klasse F.

First Leg [May 4]
M.U.L.O. (Helmond)       1-2 V.V.V. (Valkenburg)      

Second Leg [May 18]
V.V.V. (Valkenburg)      5-1 M.U.L.O. (Helmond)     

Final Table:

 1.V.V.V. (Valkenburg)             2   2  0  0   7- 2   4        Final Stage
 2.M.U.L.O. (Helmond)              2   0  0  2   2- 7   0
  
Final Stage

NB: between winners of the three playoffs above; apparently due to time
      constraints, only a single round robin was played, with all three
      clubs hosting one match.

[May 25]
Wilhelmina (Tilburg)     0-1 V.V.V. (Valkenburg)      
[Jun 1]
Achilles (Hengelo)       1-1 Wilhelmina (Tilburg)     
[Jun 9]
V.V.V. (Valkenburg)      2-0 Achilles (Hengelo)       

Final Table:

 1.V.V.V. (Valkenburg)             2   2  0  0   3- 0   4        Champions
 2.Wilhelmina (Tilburg)            2   0  1  1   1- 2   1
 3.Achilles (Hengelo)              2   0  1  1   1- 3   1

Tweede Klasse

Champions Tweede Klasse:

Tweede Klasse A: P.V.C. (Utrecht)
Tweede Klasse B: Achilles (Hengelo)
Tweede Klasse C: Wilhelmina (Tilburg)
Tweede Klasse D: Excelsior (Roosendaal)
Tweede Klasse E: M.U.L.O. (Helmond)
Tweede Klasse F: V.V.V. (Valkenburg)

Tweede Klasse A

Final Table:

 1.P.V.C. (Utrecht)               10   6  3  1  39-10  15        Championship Playoff
 2.R.K.A.V. (Amsterdam)           10   7  1  2  26-11  15
 3.Vooruit (Utrecht)              10   6  2  2  38-14  14
 4.Rapiditas (Amersfoort)         10   4  1  5  18-31   9
 5.D.W.S. (Utrecht)               10   1  2  7   8-44   4
 6.E.M.M. (Hilversum)             10   0  3  7   5-24   3
 -.Olympia (Utrecht)              withdrew or excluded

Tweede Klasse B

Reported Final Table:

 1.Achilles (Hengelo)             10   7  2  1  21-11  16        Championship Playoff
 2.U.D.I. (Deventer)              10   6  2  2  21-14  14
 3.V.I.O.S. (Zwolle)              10   5  2  3  21-15  12
 4.O.D.O. (Deventer)              10   3  0  7  18-23   6
 5.Prins Hendrik (Almelo)         10   2  2  6  17-24   6
 6.Volharding (Deventer)          10   2  2  6  18-26   6
 -.Excelsior (Losser)             withdrew or excluded
NB: total goal difference +3.

Tweede Klasse C

Participants:
   D.V.C. (Dongen)
   Excelsior (Den Bosch)
   Olympia (Dongen)
   Quick (Den Bosch)
   T.S.C. (Oosterhout)
   Wilhelmina (Tilburg)

Winners: Wilhelmina (Tilburg)

Tweede Klasse D

Participants (as announced Sep 1918):
   Alliance (Roosendaal)          [later withdrew to lower league]
   Bredania 2 (Breda)
   Excelsior (Roosendaal)
   K.D.O. (Goes)
   Olympia (Tilburg)              [probably withdrew or excluded]
   De Zwartjes (Ulvenhout)        [probably withdrew or excluded]

Winners: Excelsior (Roosendaal)

Tweede Klasse E

Participants (as announced Sep 1918):
   Geelblauw (Tegelen) 
   M.U.L.O. (Helmond)
   Olympia (Gestel)
   Sparta (Gestel)                [later withdrew or excluded]
   Vios (Venlo)
   Wilhelmina (Eindhoven)
   Wilhelmina (Weert)
Added later (moved from Tweede Klasse F):
   Roermondia (Roermond)

Winners: M.U.L.O. (Helmond)

Tweede Klasse F

Participants (as announced Sep 1918):
   Groenwit (Maastricht)          [later withdrew or excluded]
   Juliana (Spekholzerheide)
   Kimbria (Maastricht)
   Roermondia (Roermond)          [later moved to Tweede Klasse E]
   Sparta (Bleijerheide)
   Velocitas (Heerlen)
   V.V.V. (Valkenburg)
Added later:
   E.S.V. (Eijsden)
   K.V.C. (Kerkrade)

Winners: V.V.V. (Valkenburg)

R.K.U.V.B. - District Oost

Derde Klasse Oost

Derde Klasse Oost A

Reported Final Table:

 1.Achilles 2 (Hengelo)            8   7  1  0  34-11  15
 2.E.M.O.S. (Enschede)             8   5  1  2  36-22  11
 3.G.O.L.T.O. (Hengelo)            8   4  1  3  27-20   9
 4.Velocitas (Enschede)            8   2  1  5  18-25   5
 5.Prins Hendrik 2 (Almelo)        8   0  0  8  11-47   0
NB: total goal difference +1.

Derde Klasse Oost B

Final Table:

 1.O.D.O. 2 (Deventer)            10   9  1  0  32- 3  19
 2.V.I.O.S. 2 (Zwolle)            10   6  3  1  31- 7  15
 3.R.K. Zutphania (Zutphen)       10   5  1  4  33-15  11
 4.Volharding 2 (Deventer)        10   3  2  5  14-15   8
 5.Volharding 3 (Deventer)        10   2  1  7   9-37   5
 6.V.I.O.S. 3 (Zwolle)            10   1  0  9   3-45   2

R.K.V.B. Den Bosch - District Zuid II

Afdeeling A Nijmegen

Final Table:

 1.Vitesse (Gennep)               12   8  2  2  40-10  16  [?]
 2.Noviomagum (Nijmegen)           12   8  0  4  33-18  16
 3.B.V.C. (Beek)                  12   7  1  4  29-14  15
 4.Union (Nijmegen)                12   6  2  4  26-16  14
 5.Mobilia (Grave)                12   5  2  5  29-28  12
 6.Hernani (Hernen)               12   3  0  9  15-49   6
 7.Olympia (Boxmeer)              12   1  1 10  15-52   3
 -.Trekvogels (Nijmegen)           suspended
NB: Vitesse apparently 2 points deducted.

1917/18

1919/20

list of champions


About this document

Sources: archive of the NKS (Nederlandse Katholieke Sportfederatie) in Den Bosch; various newspaper articles available through Delpher

Prepared and maintained by Jan Schoenmakers and Karel Stokkermans for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Authors: Jan Schoenmakers and Karel Stokkermans
Last updated: 2 Jul 2025

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