When the Dutch East Indies became independent as Indonesia in 1949, the Netherlands retained the western part of New Guinea, which remained a Dutch colony until 1962. It was to obtain full independence by 1971, but following Indonesian mobilisation and pressure from the US administration under Kennedy, the Netherlands handed over the territory to UN administration in October 1962, which in turn handed the area to Indonesia in May 1963. A "plebiscite" was organised in 1969, which resulted in a 100% vote for continued Indonesian rule over what is now called Irian Jaya, while the eastern half of the island (ruled by Australia at the time) is now independent as Papua New Guinea.
During Dutch rule, football was only played at local
level, in particular in and around the capital Hollandia,
founded in 1910 and currently (since the centenary celebrations
in 2010) officially called Port Numbay after temporary name
changes to Sukarnopura (1963-1968) and Jayapura (1968-2010; this
name is still widely used).
Hollandia was home to two football associations, both organising their
own competitions, namely the V.H.O. (Voetbalbond Hollandia en
Omstreken, founded in 1950), which initially was restricted to
Europeans and their descendants, and the V.B.H. (Voetbal Bond
Hollandia, founded in 1949), in which the local population had
a place (in later years, Papua's also gained access to the V.H.O.).
Since the 1959 season, the top-3 of both federations played off for
the city title, until the two federations merged to form a unified
top level (E.D.H., Ere Divisie Hollandia) in the 1962 season.
Occasionally matches between selections from Hollandia and Biak were organised, as well as matches with representative sides from Port Moresby, the capital of the eastern half of the island, then under Australian rule.
In July 1959, the Voetbalbond Merauke started a qualifying competition between 14 clubs to decide 7 entrants in the inaugural eerste klasse. No further data are available. In addition, a federation existed in Fakfak (Voetbalbond Fakfak); as early as January 19th, 1935, a local club named Fakfak had played a team from Flores, a visiting ship, winning 4-1. However, no further details are known. In May 1936, the Doreh-voetbalclub was founded in Manokwari, then the centre of football activities on Dutch New Guinea, where 6 clubs played in the 1937/38 league organised by the local football federation, won by Leeuwenhart.
V.H.O.
Year Champions Runners-Up Third
1950-55 not known
1956 W.I.K.
1957 W.I.K.
1958 W.I.K. P.O.M.S. E.D.O.
1959 W.I.K. P.O.M.S. Z.I.G.O.
1960 W.I.K. H.V.C. Zeemacht
1961 E.D.O. H.V.C. W.I.K.
V.B.H.
NB: the top level was divided into three regional leagues (Hollandia-Binnen,
Hamadi, Sentani) with the winners playing off for the title.
Year Champions Runners-Up
1950-58 not known
1958/59 Ajapo K.S.M.
1959/60 S.V.C. 3-0 Ajapo
1960/61 not decided
Stadskampioenschap
NB: the 1959/60 edition was the first involving the top-3 clubs from both federations;
there may have been playoffs between the champions of V.H.O. and V.B.H. in previous
years but nothing is known about this.
Year Champions
1959/60 P.O.M.S.
1960 abandoned
1961 H.V.C. and Spoetnik [shared]
E.D.H.
NB: in 1962 a new top level was formed by the 8 clubs of the V.H.O. Eerste Klasse
and 8 clubs from the V.B.H.
Year Champions
1962 not known
V.H.O. Final Table: 1.W.I.K. 14 8 5 1 37-21 21 Champions 2.P.O.M.S. 14 8 3 3 35-22 19 3.E.D.O. 14 8 1 5 38-33 17 4.H.B.S. 14 6 1 7 28-29 15 5.Zeemacht 14 5 2 7 27-31 12 6.Hercules 14 5 1 8 24-26 11 7.Z.I.G.O. 14 4 3 7 23-35 11 8.H.V.C. 14 2 4 8 17-32 8 Topscorers: 15 M.Buisman (H.B.S.) 14 D.Ronsumbre (P.O.M.S.) 13 S.Hamadi 11 O.Haar (W.I.K.) 10 P.Naderman (P.O.M.S.)
V.H.O.
Final Table:
1.W.I.K. 16 12 2 2 48-26 26 Champions
2.P.O.M.S. 16 10 3 3 52-24 23
3.H.V.C. 16 9 0 7 33-27 18
Z.I.G.O. 16 8 2 6 29-29 18
5.H.B.S. 16 7 3 6 40-28 17
6.E.D.O. 16 6 2 8 30-32 14
7.Hercules 16 5 3 8 27-39 13
8.Zeemacht 16 4 2 10 23-44 10
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
9.O.R.P.A. 16 2 1 13 20-53 5 Relegation Playoff
Third Place Playoff [Nov 28]
H.V.C. 1-2 Z.I.G.O.
NB: top-3 qualified for Stadskampioenschap Hollandia.
Promotion/Relegation Playoff [Dec 16]
O.R.P.A. - M.S.V.
NB: M.S.V. qualified as champions of the Tweede Klasse; result unknown; it is not certain
whether the match took place; in any case, neither club entered the top level in 1960.
Topscorers:
24 D.Hanasbei (W.I.K.)
15 G.Lopulalang (P.O.M.S.)
13 D.Ronsumbre (Z.I.G.O.)
13 M.Buisman (H.B.S.)
13 J.Manuputty (P.O.M.S.)
Stadskampioenschap Hollandia 1959/60
NB: first edition.
V.H.O. representatives: W.I.K, P.O.M.S, Z.I.G.O.
V.B.H. representatives: Ajapo, K.S.M., S.V.O.
Final Table:
1.P.O.M.S. 5 4 1 0 15- 4 9 Champions
2.W.I.K. 5 3 1 1 15-12 7
Z.I.G.O. 5 3 1 1 11- 9 7
4.Ajapo 5 2 1 2 14-10 5
5.S.V.O. 5 1 0 4 3-10 2
6.K.S.M. 5 0 0 5 3-16 0
Round 1
[dates?]
W.I.K. 4-2 K.S.M.
Z.I.G.O. 1-0 S.V.O.
[Dec 13]
Ajapo 1-3 P.O.M.S.
Round 2
[Dec 19]
S.V.O. 1-3 P.O.M.S.
K.S.M. 0-2 Ajapo
[Dec 20]
Z.I.G.O. 4-3 W.I.K.
Round 3
[Dec 30]
K.S.M. 0-4 P.O.M.S.
[Jan 2]
Ajapo 2-2 Z.I.G.O.
[Jan 23]
S.V.O. 0-1 W.I.K.
Inter-Federation Friendly [Jan 3]
V.B.H. 2-3 V.H.O.
Round 4
[Jan 9]
S.V.O. 0-5 Ajapo
K.S.M. 1-4 Z.I.G.O.
[Jan 10]
P.O.M.S. 2-2 W.I.K.
Round 5
[Jan 16]
W.I.K. 5-4 Ajapo
[Jan 17]
P.O.M.S. 3-0 Z.I.G.O.
[Jan 20?]
K.S.M. 0-2 S.V.O.
Final Table:
1.P.O.M.S. 5 4 1 0 15- 4 9 Champions
2.W.I.K. 5 3 1 1 15-12 7
Z.I.G.O. 5 3 1 1 11- 9 7
4.Ajapo 5 2 1 2 14-10 5
5.S.V.O. 5 1 0 4 3-10 2
6.K.S.M. 5 0 0 5 3-16 0
NB: a playoff for second place between W.I.K. and Z.I.G.O. was announced for Feb 3
but it is uncertain whether the match was actually played.
V.H.O.
Final Table:
1.W.I.K. 14 13 0 1 58-16 26 Champions
2.H.V.C. 14 12 1 1 36-11 25
3.Zeemacht 14 8 0 6 31-28 16
4.P.O.M.S. 14 5 2 7 31-39 12
5.Hercules 14 4 2 8 26-34 10
6.Z.I.G.O. 14 4 1 9 28-45 9
E.D.O. 14 4 1 9 19-35 9
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
8.H.B.S. 14 2 1 11 19-40 5 Relegation Playoff
Inter-Federation Friendly [Apr 9]
V.H.O. 1-2 V.B.H.
[Apr 3]
P.O.M.S. 3-1 E.D.O.
[Apr 10]
Z.I.G.O. 2-1 Hercules
[Apr 23]
W.I.K. 4-1 H.B.S.
[Apr 24]
H.V.C. 2-0 Zeemacht
[May 1]
E.D.O. 1-7 W.I.K.
[May 7,8]
H.B.S. 2-3 P.O.M.S.
Hercules 1-2 H.V.C.
[May 14]
E.D.O. 0-2 Z.I.G.O.
[May 15]
P.O.M.S. 2-3 Zeemacht
[May 21]
W.I.K. 4-0 Hercules
[May 22]
Z.I.G.O. 1-2 H.B.S.
Inter-Federation Friendly [May 26]
V.H.O. 5-4 V.B.H.
[May 28,29]
Zeemacht 2-4 Z.I.G.O.
Hercules 2-2 P.O.M.S.
[Jun 4,5]
H.V.C. 2-1 E.D.O.
Zeemacht 4-0 H.B.S.
[Jun 11]
Zeemacht 0-2 W.I.K.
[Jun 12]
H.B.S. 0-2 H.V.C.
[Jun 18,19]
Z.I.G.O. 0-5 H.V.C.
W.I.K. 7-3 P.O.M.S.
[Jun 25]
H.B.S. 3-3 Hercules
[Jun 26]
E.D.O. 0-3 Zeemacht
[Jul 2]
P.O.M.S. 3-1 Z.I.G.O.
[Jul 3]
H.V.C. 1-2 W.I.K.
[Jul 9,10]
E.D.O. 0-2 Hercules
W.I.K. 4-1 Z.I.G.O.
[Jul 23,24]
Hercules 4-0 Zeemacht
H.B.S. 0-1 E.D.O.
[Jul 30]
P.O.M.S. 1-1 H.V.C.
Table (Aug 2):
1.W.I.K. 7 7 0 0 30- 7 14
2.H.V.C. 7 5 1 1 15- 5 11
3.P.O.M.S. 7 3 2 2 17-17 8
4.Hercules 7 2 2 3 13-13 6
5.Zeemacht 7 3 0 4 12-14 6
6.Z.I.G.O. 7 3 0 4 11-17 6
7.H.B.S. 7 1 1 5 8-18 3
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
8.E.D.O. 7 1 0 6 4-19 2
[Aug 13]
W.I.K. 2-0 E.D.O.
[Aug 14]
P.O.M.S. 4-2 H.B.S.
[Aug 17]
Zeemacht 1-4 H.V.C.
[Aug 20]
H.B.S. 2-3 Z.I.G.O.
[Aug 21]
Hercules 2-6 W.I.K.
[Aug 27]
H.V.C. 2-0 Hercules
[Aug 28]
Zeemacht 2-1 P.O.M.S.
[Sep 4]
Z.I.G.O. 3-3 E.D.O.
[Sep 10]
Z.I.G.O. 2-4 Zeemacht
[Sep 17]
P.O.M.S. 3-4 Hercules
[Sep 18]
E.D.O. 1-2 H.V.C.
[Sep 24,25]
Hercules 2-4 H.B.S.
P.O.M.S. 1-3 W.I.K.
[Oct 1,2]
Zeemacht 6-1 E.D.O.
H.V.C. 3-2 Z.I.G.O.
[Oct 8]
Hercules 1-3 E.D.O.
[Oct 9]
H.B.S. 0-4 Zeemacht
[Oct 15]
E.D.O. 3-2 H.B.S.
[Oct 16]
Z.I.G.O. 4-5 P.O.M.S.
[Oct 22]
Zeemacht 2-1 Hercules
[Oct 23]
W.I.K. 2-3 H.V.C.
[Oct 29]
Z.I.G.O. 2-8 W.I.K.
[Oct 30]
H.V.C. 3-0 P.O.M.S.
[Nov 2]
H.B.S. 1-2 W.I.K.
[Nov 5]
E.D.O. 4-0 P.O.M.S.
[Nov 6]
W.I.K. 5-0 Zeemacht
[Nov 9]
Hercules 3-1 Z.I.G.O.
[Nov 12]
H.V.C. 4-0 H.B.S.
Final Table:
1.W.I.K. 14 13 0 1 58-16 26 Champions
2.H.V.C. 14 12 1 1 36-11 25
3.Zeemacht 14 8 0 6 31-28 16
4.P.O.M.S. 14 5 2 7 31-39 12
5.Hercules 14 4 2 8 26-34 10
6.Z.I.G.O. 14 4 1 9 28-45 9
E.D.O. 14 4 1 9 19-35 9
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
8.H.B.S. 14 2 1 11 19-40 5 Relegation Playoff
NB: top-3 qualified for Stadskampioenschap Hollandia.
Erewedstrijd [Nov 13]
W.I.K. 0-4 V.H.O. XI
Promotion/Relegation Playoff
First Leg [Nov 19]
H.B.S. 4-3 Vios
Second Leg [Nov 26]
Vios 1-5 H.B.S.
NB: Vios qualified as champions of the Tweede Klasse; both clubs remain at former level.
Stadskampioenschap Hollandia 1960
V.H.O. representatives: W.I.K, H.V.C., Zeemacht
V.B.H. representatives: S.V.C., Ajapo, third team not known
[Nov 20]
H.V.C. 3-1 Zeemacht
NB: as some of the qualified V.B.H. representatives were suspended by the V.B.H.
because of late payment of membership fees, the tournament was abandoned
after the above opening match was played.
Inter-Federation Friendly [Dec 7]
V.H.O. 2-3 V.B.H.
NB: match played in honour of visiting K.N.V.B. official Lo Brunt.
V.H.O.
Final Table:
1.E.D.O. 14 9 2 3 42-23 20 Champions
2.H.V.C. 14 7 4 3 49-28 18
3.W.I.K. 14 9 0 5 56-32 16 [-2]
Hercules 14 6 4 4 39-38 16
5.P.O.M.S. 14 4 5 5 36-40 13
6.Zeemacht 14 4 3 7 49-42 11
7.Z.I.G.O. 14 6 1 7 41-44 11 [-2]
8.H.B.S. 14 1 1 12 16-81 3
NB: W.I.K. 2 points deducted for no show vs Zeemacht;
Z.I.G.O. 2 points deducted for no show vs W.I.K.
Third Place Playoff [Oct 14]
W.I.K. 5-2 Hercules
NB: top-3 qualified for Stadskampioenschap Hollandia.
Stadskampioenschap Hollandia 1961
V.H.O. representatives: E.D.O., H.V.C., W.I.K
V.B.H. representatives: Spoetnik (winners 1e klasse A), M.V.V., S.A.N. (winners 1e klasse C)
NB: M.V.V., runners-up of the 1e klasse A, replaced the winners of the 1e klasse B
(either N.A.M.S. or L.O.N.; disputed because of the withdrawal of S.V.C. late in
the season)
Table (Nov 24):
1.H.V.C. 5 3 2 0 10- 4 8 Playoff
Spoetnik 5 4 0 1 15- 6 8 Playoff
3.W.I.K. 5 2 2 1 12-10 6
4.M.V.V. 4 1 1 2 7- 6 3
5.E.D.O. 5 1 1 3 4- 9 3
6.S.A.N. 4 0 0 4 3-16 0
NB: remaining match apparently not played due to irrelevance
Round 1
[Oct 21]
E.D.O. 0-1 H.V.C.
[Oct 22]
W.I.K. 6-0 S.A.N.
[Nov 23 (postponed due to controversy V.B.H. 1e klasse B)]
Spoetnik 3-2 M.V.V.
Round 2 [Oct 26-29]
Spoetnik 1-2 H.V.C.
S.A.N. 2-3 E.D.O.
W.I.K. 2-1 M.V.V.
Round 3
[Nov 2]
Spoetnik 7-2 W.I.K.
[Nov 4]
E.D.O. 1-4 M.V.V.
[Nov 5]
H.V.C. 5-1 S.A.N.
Round 4
[Nov 9]
S.A.N. 0-2 Spoetnik
[Nov 11]
W.I.K. 0-0 E.D.O.
[Nov 12]
M.V.V. 0-0 H.V.C.
Round 5
[Nov 16]
E.D.O. 0-2 Spoetnik
[Nov 18]
M.V.V. ppd S.A.N.
[Nov 19]
H.V.C. 2-2 W.I.K.
Table (Nov 24):
1.H.V.C. 5 3 2 0 10- 4 8 Playoff
Spoetnik 5 4 0 1 15- 6 8 Playoff
3.W.I.K. 5 2 2 1 12-10 6
4.M.V.V. 4 1 1 2 7- 6 3
5.E.D.O. 5 1 1 3 4- 9 3
6.S.A.N. 4 0 0 4 3-16 0
NB: remaining match apparently not played due to irrelevance
Championship Playoff [Dec 9]
H.V.C. 1-1 Spoetnik [aet]
NB: match 2x35 minutes, extra time 2x7½ minutes
Championship Playoff Replay [Dec 21]
Spoetnik 3-3 H.V.C. [aet]
NB: match 2x35 minutes, extra time 2x7½ minutes
NB: after 2 drawn matches, the tie-breaker to be used was goal average; however,
as both clubs were equal in that respect as well (2½), a third playoff match
was due which apparently was not played; presumably the title was shared.
Around Easter 1959, two teams from Port Moresby (an Australian and a Papua XI) visited Hollandia to play three matches; apparently these were the first (official) encounters between representative sides from the two capitals on the island. Two selections from Hollandia (one from the V.H.O. and one from the V.B.H.) paid a return visit in July 1960.
1959 Visit of Port Moresby XIs to Hollandia
[Mar 28-30]
V.H.O. 7-2 PM Australian XI
V.B.H. 6-1 PM Papuan XI
Hollandia 8-3 Port Moresby
NB: Hollandia was a combination of the V.H.O. and V.B.H. selections;
Port Moresby was a combination of the Australian and Papua XIs.
1960 Visit of Hollandia XIs to Port Moresby
[Jul 16]
PM Australian XI 1-3 V.H.O.
PM Papuan XI 2-2 V.B.H.
[Jul 17]
Port Moresby 1-2 Hollandia
NB: Hollandia was a combination of the V.H.O. and V.B.H. selections;
Port Moresby was a combination of the Australian and Papua XIs.
Source: Nieuw Guinea koerier (available through Delpher)
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