Champions
| Season | Winner | Runner Up |
|---|---|---|
| 1956–57 | ADO / Blauw Wit | Alkmaar '54 / Stormvogels |
| 1957–58 | Willem II / SHS | DFC / Stormvogels |
| 1958–59 | FC Volendam / Sittardia | Leeuwarden / Stormvogels |
| 1959–60 | GVAV / Alkmaar '54 | Vitesse / DFC |
| 1960–61 | FC Volendam / Blauw Wit | De Volewijckers / DHC |
| 1961–62 | Heracles / Fortuna Vlaardingen | Excelsior / DHC |
| 1962–63 | DWS | Go Ahead |
| 1963–64 | Sittardia | Telstar |
| 1964–65 | Willem II | Elinkwijk |
| 1965–66 | Sittardia | Xerxes |
| 1966–67 | FC Volendam | NEC |
| 1967–68 | Holland Sport | AZ'67 |
| 1968–69 | SVV | HFC Haarlem |
| 1969–70 | FC Volendam | Excelsior |
| 1970–71 | FC Den Bosch | GVAV |
| 1971–72 | HFC Haarlem | AZ'67 |
| 1972–73 | Roda JC | PEC Zwolle |
| 1973–74 | Excelsior | Vitesse |
| 1974–75 | NEC | FC Groningen |
| 1975–76 | HFC Haarlem | FC VVV |
| 1976–77 | Vitesse | PEC Zwolle |
| 1977–78 | PEC Zwolle | MVV |
| 1978–79 | Excelsior | FC Groningen |
| 1979–80 | FC Groningen | FC Volendam |
| 1980–81 | HFC Haarlem | sc Heerenveen |
| 1981–82 | Helmond Sport | Fortuna Sittard |
| 1982–83 | DS '79 | FC Volendam |
| 1983–84 | MVV | FC Twente |
| 1984–85 | SC Heracles | FC VVV |
| 1985–86 | FC Den Haag | PEC Zwolle |
| 1986–87 | FC Volendam | Willem II |
| 1987–88 | RKC Waalwijk | SC Veendam |
| 1988–89 | Vitesse | FC Den Haag |
| 1989–90 | SVV | NAC Breda |
| 1990–91 | De Graafschap | NAC Breda |
| 1991–92 | Cambuur Leeuwarden | BVV Den Bosch |
| 1992–93 | VVV-Venlo | sc Heerenveen |
| 1993–94 | Dordrecht '90 | NEC |
| 1994–95 | Fortuna Sittard | De Graafschap |
| 1995–96 | AZ | FC Emmen |
| 1996–97 | MVV | Cambuur Leeuwarden |
| 1997–98 | AZ | Cambuur Leeuwarden |
| 1998–99 | FC Den Bosch | FC Groningen |
| 1999–2000 | NAC Breda | FC Zwolle |
| 2000–01 | FC Den Bosch | Excelsior |
| 2001–02 | FC Zwolle | Excelsior |
| 2002–03 | ADO Den Haag | FC Emmen |
| 2003–04 | FC Den Bosch | SBV Excelsior |
| 2004–05 | Heracles Almelo | Sparta Rotterdam |
| 2005–06 | Excelsior | VVV-Venlo |
| 2006–07 | De Graafschap | VVV-Venlo |
| 2007–08 | FC Volendam | RKC Waalwijk |
| 2008–09 | VVV-Venlo | RKC Waalwijk |
| 2009–10 | De Graafschap | SC Cambuur |
| 2010–11 | RKC Waalwijk | FC Zwolle |
| 2011–12 | FC Zwolle | Sparta Rotterdam |
¹ Blauw Wit, De Volewijckers and DWS merged into FC Amsterdam, which folded in 1982. Now as FC Blauw-Wit Amsterdam
² Fortuna 54 merged with Sittardia to form FSC, later renamed Fortuna Sittard.
³ ADO merged with Holland Sport into FC Den Haag, later renamed to ADO Den Haag
4 Schiedamse Voetbal Vereniging (SVV) and Drecht Steden 79 (DS'79) merged into SVV/Dordecht'90. Now FC Dordrecht.
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