The Dutch Tweede Divisie in the 1964–65 season was contested by 31 teams, sixteen of which playing in group A, fifteen in group B. DFC won the championship after beating Cambuur Leeuwarden in a playoff. Two teams would be promoted: the winners of the championship play-off and the winners of the following promotion competition. This way, it turned out that Xerxes (the number three of group B) would be promoted to the Eerste Divisie after SC Cambuur.
| Season | 1964–65 |
|---|---|
| Champions | SC Cambuur |
| Promoted | |
| Goals scored | 1,432 |
| Average goals/game | 3.19 |
← 1963–64 1965–66 → | |
New entrants and group changes
editGroup AeditAcquired football team:
Entered from the B-group: (Leeuwarden would play as SC Cambuur from this season onwards) | Group BeditRelegated from the Eerste Divisie: Entered from the A-group:
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Final tables
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC Cambuur | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 63 | 29 | +34 | 44 | Qualified for Championship play-off |
| 2 | AGOVV Apeldoorn | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 39 | Qualified for Promotion play-off |
| 3 | FC Wageningen | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 60 | 47 | +13 | 37 | Qualified for Best 3rd-place play-off |
| 4 | Vitesse Arnhem | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 36 | |
| 5 | HVV Tubantia | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 36 | |
| 6 | FC Zaanstreek | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 35 | |
| 7 | VV Zwartemeer | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 34 | |
| 8 | RCH | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 30 | Tweede Divisie B next season |
| 9 | sc Heerenveen | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 30 | |
| 10 | Haarlem | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 27 | Tweede Divisie B next season |
| 11 | De Graafschap | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 25 | |
| 12 | ZFC | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 25 | |
| 13 | HFC EDO | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 25 | Tweede Divisie B next season |
| 14 | FC Hilversum | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 48 | −16 | 23 | |
| 15 | PEC | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 39 | 69 | −30 | 20 | |
| 16 | Zwolsche Boys | 30 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 35 | 63 | −28 | 14 |
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DFC | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 71 | 25 | +46 | 45 | Qualified for Championship play-off |
| 2 | Helmondia '55 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 44 | +17 | 41 | Qualified for Promotion play-off |
| 3 | Xerxes | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 60 | 31 | +29 | 40 | Qualified for Best 3rd-place play-off |
| 4 | Roda JC | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 62 | 37 | +25 | 36 | |
| 5 | SVV | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 35 | |
| 6 | VV Baronie | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 30 | |
| 7 | BVV | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 30 | |
| 8 | Limburgia | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 29 | |
| 9 | Fortuna Vlaardingen | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 26 | |
| 10 | Hermes DVS | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 23 | |
| 11 | TSV NOAD | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 22 | |
| 12 | RKVV Wilhelmina | 28 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 56 | 68 | −12 | 21 | |
| 13 | HVC | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 38 | 59 | −21 | 16 | Tweede Divisie A next season |
| 14 | HVV 't Gooi | 28 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 51 | −25 | 13 | Play-off as level on points |
| 15 | LONGA | 28 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 34 | 79 | −45 | 13 |
Play-offs
editSeveral play-offs were held to determine the league champions, who would be promoted to the Eerste Divisie, and who would leave the Professional leagues altogether.
Championship play-off
edit| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Cambuur Leeuwarden | 6 - 2 | DFC |
SC Cambuur were promoted to the Eerste Divisie, while DFC entered the Promotion Tournament.
Best 3rd-place play-off
edit| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Xerxes | 2 - 1 | FC Wageningen |
Xerxes entered the Promotion tournament.
Promotion tournament
editTo determine the second team to be promoted. Entering teams:
- the two 2nd-placed from the "regular season",
- the loser of the Championship play-off,
- and the winner of the Best 3rd-place play-off.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xerxes | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 | Promoted to Eerste Divisie |
| 2 | DFC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | Helmondia '55 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 | AGOVV Apeldoorn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 |
Group B 15th Place play-off
edit| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| HVV 't Gooi | 1 - 1 | LONGA |
However, LONGA voluntarily relegated themselves to amateur football after the game.
Therefore, a replay, as well as a relegation play-off (involving bottom-finishers Zwolsche Boys from Group A), did not have to be played (while HVV 't Gooi moved to Tweede Group A next season).