1941–42 Netherlands Football League Championship

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: Eerste Klasse North: Eerste Klasse South: Eerste Klasse West-I: Eerste Klasse West-II:
 * Promoted from 2nd Division: PEC Zwolle
 * Promoted from 2nd Division: LSC Sneek
 * Promoted from 2nd Division: Picus
 * Last years competitors Juliana were forced to change their name to Spekholzerheide
 * Moving in from West-II: ADO Den Haag, DFC, DWS, Feijenoord and Stormvogels
 * Promoted from 2nd Division: HFC EDO
 * Moving in from West-I: Blauw-Wit Amsterdam, HFC Haarlem, HBS Craeyenhout, RFC Rotterdam and VSV
 * Promoted from 2nd Division: SC Emma

Play-off
AGOVV Apeldoorn qualified for the Championship Play-offs owing to a better Goal Average(!)