The Netherlands Football League Championship 1941–1942 was contested by 52 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. ADO Den Haag won this year's championship by beating FC Eindhoven, AGOVV Apeldoorn, Blauw-Wit Amsterdam and sc Heerenveen.
New entrants Eerste Klasse East: Promoted from 2nd Division: PEC Zwolle Eerste Klasse North: Promoted from 2nd Division: LSC Sneek Eerste Klasse South: Promoted from 2nd Division: Picus Last years competitors Juliana were forced to change their name to Spekholzerheide Eerste Klasse West-I: Moving in from West-II: ADO Den Haag, DFC, DWS, Feijenoord and Stormvogels Promoted from 2nd Division: HFC EDO Eerste Klasse West-II: Moving in from West-I: Blauw-Wit Amsterdam, HFC Haarlem, HBS Craeyenhout, RFC Rotterdam and VSV Promoted from 2nd Division: SC Emma
Divisions
Eerste Klasse East
Play-off
AGOVV Apeldoorn qualified for the Championship Play-offs owing to a better Goal Average(!)
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