The Netherlands Football League Championship 1937–1938 was contested by 51 teams participating in five divisions. The national champion would be determined by a play-off featuring the winners of the eastern, northern, southern and two western football divisions of the Netherlands. Feijenoord won this year's championship by beating Heracles, DWS, Be Quick 1887 and PSV Eindhoven.
New entrants Eerste Klasse East: Promoted from 2nd Division: HVV Hengelo Eerste Klasse North: Promoted from 2nd Division: sc Heerenveen Eerste Klasse South: Promoted from 2nd Division: Willem II Eerste Klasse West-I: Moving in from West-II: DWS, KFC, Sparta Rotterdam VSV and VUC Promoted from 2nd Division: RFC Rotterdam Eerste Klasse West-II: Moving in from West-I: Blauw-Wit Amsterdam, CVV Mercurius, DHC Delft, Stormvogels and Xerxes Promoted from 2nd Division: HVV 't Gooi
Divisions
Eerste Klasse East
Eerste Klasse North
Eerste Klasse South
Eerste Klasse West-I
Eerste Klasse West-II
Championship play-off
References RSSSF Netherlands Football League Championships 1898-1954 RSSSF Eerste Klasse Oost RSSSF Eerste Klasse Noord RSSSF Eerste Klasse Zuid RSSSF Eerste Klasse West