1897–98 Netherlands Football League Championship

Netherl. Football Championship
Season	1897-98
Champions	RAP (4th title)
← 1896–97 1898–99 →

The Netherlands Football League Championship 1897/1898 was contested by ten teams participating in two divisions. The national champion would be determined by a play-off match featuring the winners of the eastern and western football division of the Netherlands. RAP won this year's championship by beating Vitesse Arnhem 4-2.

New entrants

Eerste Klasse East: (new division)

Go Ahead Wageningen, returning after one year of absence (previously participating in the western division)
PW
Vitesse

Eerste Klasse West:

Celeritas
HFC Haarlem

Divisions

Eerste Klasse East

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	GD	Notes
1	Vitesse	4	3	1	0	12	5	7	+7	Qualified for Championship Final.
2	Go Ahead Wageningen	4	1	2	4	9	8	4	+1
3	PW	4	0	1	3	6	14	1	-8

Eerste Klasse West

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	GD	Notes
1	RAP	12	9	2	1	39	8	20	+31	Qualified for Championship Final.
2	Sparta Rotterdam	12	6	4	2	22	13	16	+9
3	HBS Craeyenhout	12	6	1	5	24	19	13	+5
4	HFC Haarlem	12	4	3	5	23	23	11	0
5	Rapiditas Rotterdam	12	4	2	6	21	31	10	-10
6	HVV Den Haag	12	4	2	6	16	28	10	-12
7	Celeritas	12	0	4	8	7	30	4	-23	Not participating next season.

Championship play-off

Team 1	Score	Team 2
RAP	4-2	Vitesse

RAP won the championship.

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