1964–65 Eerste Divisie

Eerste Divisie
Season	1964–65
Champions	Willem II
Promoted	Alkmaar '54; NEC;
Relegated	Veendam; SBV Excelsior;
From Eredivisie	Blauw-Wit Amsterdam; FC Volendam;
To Eredivisie	Willem II; Elinkwijk;
Goals scored	809
Average goals/game	3.37
	← 1963–64 1965–66 →

The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1964–65 season was contested by 16 teams. Willem II won the championship for the second time.

New entrants

Relegated from the 1963–64 Eredivisie:

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Willem II	30	17	6	7	61	37	+24	40	Promoted to Eredivisie, however they played off for the title as level on points.
2	Elinkwijk	30	18	4	8	44	29	+15	40
3	Blauw-Wit Amsterdam	30	14	9	7	53	39	+14	37
4	Velox	30	13	11	6	54	42	+12	37
5	FC Volendam	30	14	6	10	64	50	+14	34
6	FC Eindhoven	30	11	10	9	58	53	+5	32
7	Enschedese Boys	30	11	7	12	61	61	0	29	merge with SC Enschede to form FC Twente.
8	VVV-Venlo	30	9	11	10	46	51	−5	29
9	De Volewijckers	30	8	12	10	52	51	+1	28
10	NEC	30	10	8	12	55	59	−4	28
11	Alkmaar '54	30	13	2	15	54	61	−7	28
12	DHC	30	9	8	13	47	60	−13	26
13	Holland Sport	30	7	11	12	39	45	−6	25
14	RBC Roosendaal	30	9	7	14	44	54	−10	25
15	Veendam	30	7	8	15	42	62	−20	22	Relegated to Tweede Divisie.
16	SBV Excelsior	30	5	10	15	34	54	−20	20	Relegated to Tweede Divisie.

Willem II & Elinkwijk played a match to determine the league champions (on the field of BVV).

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Willem II	6 - 2	Elinkwijk