The Eredivisie Belt · season
The 1956–57 season
34 belt games · 12 title changesAFC Ajax carried the belt into the 1956–57 season. It changed hands 12 times among 11 franchises, and PSV Eindhoven finished the season with it. Most defenses: Sparta Rotterdam, 5.
Who held it, in order
AjaxRapid JC HeerlenNOAD TilburgPSVNACFortunaGroninger VAVVVV-VenloMVVNACUSV ElinkwijkSpartaPSV
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 2, 1956 | AFC Ajax beat NAC Breda 1–0 in the first game | First holder |
| 2 | Sep 9, 1956 | AFC Ajax beat Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 | Defense |
| 3 | Sep 23, 1956 | AFC Ajax beat Groninger VAV 4–2 | Defense |
| 4 | Sep 30, 1956 | AFC Ajax beat SC Eindhoven 3–0 | Defense |
| 5 | Oct 7, 1956 | AFC Ajax beat MVV 2–0 | Defense |
| 6 | Oct 21, 1956 | Rapid JC Heerlen beat AFC Ajax 4–2 | Title change |
| 7 | Oct 28, 1956 | NOAD Tilburg beat Rapid JC Heerlen 3–2 | Title change |
| 8 | Nov 11, 1956 | NOAD Tilburg beat USV Elinkwijk 3–2 | Defense |
| 9 | Nov 18, 1956 | NOAD Tilburg and Feijenoord tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 10 | Dec 2, 1956 | NOAD Tilburg and BVV tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 11 | Dec 9, 1956 | NOAD Tilburg and Sportclub Enschede tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 12 | Dec 16, 1956 | PSV Eindhoven beat NOAD Tilburg 3–2 | Title change |
| 13 | Dec 23, 1956 | NAC Breda beat PSV Eindhoven 5–2 | Title change |
| 14 | Dec 30, 1956 | Fortuna Sittard beat NAC Breda 2–0 | Title change |
| 15 | Jan 6, 1957 | Fortuna Sittard and Sparta Rotterdam tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 16 | Jan 13, 1957 | Groninger VAV beat Fortuna Sittard 2–0 | Title change |
| 17 | Jan 20, 1957 | VVV-Venlo beat Groninger VAV 1–0 | Title change |
| 18 | Jan 27, 1957 | VVV-Venlo beat SC Eindhoven 2–1 | Defense |
| 19 | Feb 3, 1957 | MVV beat VVV-Venlo 1–0 | Title change |
| 20 | Feb 10, 1957 | MVV beat DOS Utrecht 2–1 | Defense |
| 21 | Feb 17, 1957 | MVV and AFC Ajax tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 22 | Feb 24, 1957 | MVV and NOAD Tilburg tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 23 | Mar 10, 1957 | NAC Breda beat MVV 3–1 | Title change |
| 24 | Mar 17, 1957 | NAC Breda and Rapid JC Heerlen tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 25 | Mar 24, 1957 | USV Elinkwijk beat NAC Breda 2–1 | Title change |
| 26 | Mar 31, 1957 | Sparta Rotterdam beat USV Elinkwijk 3–0 | Title change |
| 27 | Apr 7, 1957 | Sparta Rotterdam beat Feijenoord 3–0 | Defense |
| 28 | Apr 14, 1957 | Sparta Rotterdam beat Willem II 3–1 | Defense |
| 29 | Apr 22, 1957 | Sparta Rotterdam and BVV tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 30 | Apr 28, 1957 | Sparta Rotterdam beat MVV 3–2 | Defense |
| 31 | May 5, 1957 | Sparta Rotterdam beat Sportclub Enschede 2–0 | Defense |
| 32 | May 12, 1957 | PSV Eindhoven beat Sparta Rotterdam 3–1 | Title change |
| 33 | May 19, 1957 | PSV Eindhoven beat Groninger VAV 5–1 | Defense |
| 34 | Jun 2, 1957 | PSV Eindhoven beat SC Eindhoven 7–4 | Defense |