Haarlem/Heemstede Pre-Season Tournaments 1933-1954


This file provides an overview of three pre-season tournaments played in Haarlem and Heemstede (just south of the capital of the province of Noord-Holland). All three organising clubs joined the professional ranks in the fifties, but sadly none remained; Haarlem, the only one ever to reach the Eredivisie, were the last to go when they went bankrupt in 2010, leaving Telstar, a 1963 merger of V.S.V., who won the Spaerne-beker in three successive years during World War II, and Stormvogels, the only club apart from Haarlem to win both the Spaerne-beker and the Zilveren Molen van Groenendaal during the amateur era, as the only professional club on the North Sea coast of the province.

Die Spaerne-beker (Haarlem) 1933-1954

The cup was provided by the supporters club of Haarlem. The tournament appears to have been discontinued after 1954, presumably for much the same reasons as the Zilveren Voetbal tournament in Rotterdam, hosted by Sparta, and the competition for the Zilveren Pont in Amsterdam, hosted by De Volewijckers: like Sparta and De Volewijckers, Haarlem, the first Dutch champions after World War II, entered the professional league structure during the 1954/55 season.

Palmares

Year     Winners                            Runners-Up
first trophy
1933     't Gooi                        3-2 Velocitas                      [aet]
1934     Haarlem                        3-2 Heracles 
1935     Stormvogels                    5-0 Velocitas          
1936     Haarlem                        1-1 R.C.H.                         [Haarlem on pen]
1937     Stormvogels                    3-2 P.S.V.             
1938     Haarlem                        2-1 Ajax               
1939       not played due to general mobilisation
1940     V.S.V.                         1-1 Haarlem                        [2-2, 1-0 pen]
1941     V.S.V.                         1-0 Hermes D.V.S. 
1942     V.S.V.                         2-0 Eindhoven 
second trophy
1943     Hermes D.V.S.                  2-1 V.S.V.              
1944     Haarlem                        6-1 V.S.V.              
1945     Haarlem                        1-1 V.S.V.                         [Haarlem on pen]           
1946     De Volewijckers                 6-0 Haarlem    
1947     V.S.V.                         3-1 Haarlem  
1948     De Volewijckers                 1-0 N.A.C.              
1949     V.S.V.                         2-2 Haarlem                        [5-4 pen]
1950     N.A.C.                         3-0 N.O.A.D.            
1951     N.A.C.                         1-0 D.W.S.              
1952     Haarlem                        1-0 R.C.H.              
1953     Haarlem                        1-0 D.F.C.              
1954     V.S.V.                         3-2 D.F.C.              

Number of Wins (21 editions 1933-1954; runners-up finishes between square brackets)

 7 [ 4] Haarlem  

 6 [ 3] V.S.V. (Velsen)

 2 [ 1] N.A.C. (Breda)
 2      Stormvogels (IJmuiden)
 2      De Volewijckers (Amsterdam)

 1 [ 1] Hermes D.V.S. (Schiedam)
 1      't Gooi (Hilversum)

   [ 2] D.F.C. (Dordrecht)
   [ 2] R.C.H. (Heemstede)
   [ 2] Velocitas (Groningen)
   [ 1] Ajax (Amsterdam)
   [ 1] D.W.S. (Amsterdam)
   [ 1] Eindhoven
   [ 1] Heracles (Almelo)
   [ 1] N.O.A.D. (Tilburg)
   [ 1] P.S.V. (Eindhoven)


1933

Participants (4):
't Gooi             (Hilversum)
Haarlem             (Haarlem)
Stormvogels         (IJmuiden)
Velocitas           (Groningen)

Semifinals [Sep 3]
Stormvogels         3-4 Velocitas          
Haarlem             3-7 't Gooi            

NB: one week before, Velocitas had also qualified for the semifinals of the
    Groninger Dagbladbeker, of which they were the holders; after failing to
    have either of their fixtures moved by a week, they decided to withdraw
    from the tournament in Groningen.

Third Place Match [Sep 10]
Haarlem             3-4 Stormvogels        

Final [Sep 10]
Velocitas           2-3 't Gooi             [aet]

1934

Participants (5):
't Gooi             (Hilversum)
Haarlem             (Haarlem)
Heracles            (Almelo)
Stormvogels         (IJmuiden)
Velocitas           (Groningen)

Round 1 [Sep 2]
Heracles            2-1 't Gooi            

Semifinals [Sep 2]
Haarlem             7-2 Velocitas          
Heracles            2-1 Stormvogels        

Third Place Match [Sep 9]
Velocitas           3-4 Stormvogels        

Final [Sep 9]
Haarlem             3-2 Heracles           

1935

Participants (4):
Haarlem             (Haarlem)
Heracles            (Almelo)
Stormvogels         (IJmuiden)
Velocitas           (Groningen)

Semifinals [Sep 1]
Heracles            2-6 Stormvogels        
Haarlem             3-4 Velocitas          

Third Place Match [Sep 8]
Haarlem             6-1 Heracles           

Final [Sep 8]
Stormvogels         5-0 Velocitas          

1936

Participants (4):
Haarlem             (Haarlem)
R.C.H.              (Heemstede)
Stormvogels         (IJmuiden)
Velocitas           (Groningen)

Semifinals [Sep 6]
Haarlem             4-0 Velocitas          
R.C.H.              1-0 Stormvogels        

Third Place Match [Sep 6]
Velocitas           3-1 Stormvogels        

Final [Sep 6]
Haarlem             1-1 R.C.H.              [Haarlem on pen]

1937

Participants (4):
Go Ahead            (Deventer)
Haarlem             (Haarlem)
P.S.V.              (Eindhoven)
Stormvogels         (IJmuiden)

Semifinals [Sep 5]
Stormvogels         2-1 Go Ahead           
Haarlem             1-4 P.S.V.             

Third Place Match [Sep 5]
Haarlem             3-1 Go Ahead           

Final [Sep 5]
Stormvogels         3-2 P.S.V.               

1938

Participants (4):
Ajax                (Amsterdam)
Go Ahead            (Deventer)
Haarlem             (Haarlem)
Stormvogels         (IJmuiden)

Semifinals [Sep 4]
Haarlem             1-1 Stormvogels         [Haarlem on pen]
Ajax                3-2 Go Ahead           

Third Place Match [Sep 4]
Go Ahead            2-1 Stormvogels        

Final [Sep 4]
Haarlem             2-1 Ajax               

1940

Participants (4):
Haarlem             (Haarlem)
Quick               (Nijmegen)
U.V.S.              (Leiden)
V.S.V.              (Velsen)

Semifinals [Sep 22]
V.S.V.              2-1 U.V.S.             
Haarlem             4-2 Quick (N)          

Third Place Match [Sep 22]
U.V.S.              3-0 Quick (N)          

Final [Sep 22]
Haarlem             1-1 V.S.V.              [2-2, 0-1 pen]

1941

Participants (4):
E.D.O.              (Haarlem)
Haarlem             (Haarlem)
Hermes D.V.S.       (Schiedam)
V.S.V.              (Velsen)

Semifinals [Sep 14]
E.D.O.              1-3 Hermes D.V.S.       
Haarlem             1-2 V.S.V.              

Third Place Match [Sep 14]
Haarlem             1-2 E.D.O.              

Final [Sep 14]
V.S.V.              1-0 Hermes D.V.S.       

1942

Participants (4):
Eindhoven           (Eindhoven)
Haarlem             (Haarlem)
De Volewijckers      (Amsterdam)
V.S.V.              (Velsen)

Semifinals [Aug 30]
V.S.V.              4-2 De Volewijckers      
Haarlem             0-0 Eindhoven           [Eindhoven on pen]

Third Place Match [Aug 30]
Haarlem             2-1 De Volewijckers      

Final [Aug 30]
V.S.V.              2-0 Eindhoven           

NB: by winning the tournament for the third time in succession,
    V.S.V. obtain permanent ownership of the (first) trophy.

1943

Participants (4):
Haarlem             (Haarlem)
Hermes D.V.S.       (Schiedam)
Sparta              (Rotterdam)
V.S.V.              (Velsen)

Semifinals [Aug 29]
V.S.V.              2-1 Sparta              
Haarlem             0-3 Hermes D.V.S.       

Friendly ("tussenwedstrijd") [Aug 29]
Haarlem 2           2-0 Schoten

Third Place Match [Aug 29]
Haarlem             6-0 Sparta              

Final [Aug 29]
Hermes D.V.S.       2-1 V.S.V.              

1944

Participants (4):
D.F.C.              (Dordrecht)
Haarlem             (Haarlem)
Hermes D.V.S.       (Schiedam)
V.S.V.              (Velsen)

Semifinals [Sep 3]
Hermes D.V.S.       3-3 V.S.V.              [V.S.V. on pen]
Haarlem             5-1 D.F.C.              

Third Place Match [Sep 3]
D.F.C.              1-1 Hermes D.V.S.       [Hermes D.V.S. on pen]

Final [Sep 3]
Haarlem             6-1 V.S.V.              

1945

Participants (4):
E.D.O.              (Haarlem)
Haarlem             (Haarlem)
R.C.H.              (Heemstede)
V.S.V.              (Velsen)

Semifinals [Sep 9]
V.S.V.              3-2 R.C.H.              
Haarlem             2-1 E.D.O.              

Third Place Match [Sep 9]
R.C.H.              1-2 E.D.O.              

Final [Sep 9]
Haarlem             1-1 V.S.V.              [Haarlem on pen] 

1946

Participants (4):
A.F.C.              (Amsterdam)
Haarlem             (Haarlem)
De Volewijckers      (Amsterdam)
V.S.V.              (Velsen)

Semifinals [Sep 8]
De Volewijckers      3-0 A.F.C.              
Haarlem             4-3 V.S.V.              

Friendly ("tussenwedstrijd") [Sep 8]
Haarlem 2           1-7 Schoten

Third Place Match [Sep 8]
V.S.V.              9-5 A.F.C.              

Final [Sep 8]
Haarlem             0-6 De Volewijckers      

1947

Participants (4):
Go Ahead            (Deventer)
Haarlem             (Haarlem)
De Volewijckers      (Amsterdam)
V.S.V.              (Velsen)

Semifinals [Sep 7]
V.S.V.              2-1 De Volewijckers      
Haarlem             4-0 Go Ahead            

Friendly ("tussenwedstrijd") [Sep 7]
H.F.C.              1-5 D.E.C.              

Third Place Match [Sep 7]
Go Ahead            2-1 De Volewijckers      

Final [Sep 7]
Haarlem             1-3 V.S.V.              

1948

Participants (4):
Haarlem             (Haarlem)
N.A.C.              (Breda)
De Volewijckers      (Amsterdam)
V.S.V.              (Velsen)

Semifinals [Sep 6]
V.S.V.              2-2 De Volewijckers      [De Volewijckers on pen]
Haarlem             1-3 N.A.C.              

Third Place Match [Sep 6]
Haarlem             1-0 V.S.V.              

Final [Sep 6]
De Volewijckers      1-0 N.A.C.              

1949

Participants (4):
Haarlem             (Haarlem)
De Volewijckers      (Amsterdam)
V.S.V.              (Velsen)
Z.F.C.              (Zaandam)

Semifinals [Sep 4]
V.S.V.              1-1 Z.F.C.              [V.S.V. on pen]
Haarlem             1-1 De Volewijckers      [5-4 pen]

Third Place Match [Sep 4]
Z.F.C.              3-0 De Volewijckers      

Final [Sep 4]
Haarlem             2-2 V.S.V.              [4-5 pen]

1950

Participants (4):
Haarlem             (Haarlem)
N.A.C.              (Breda)
N.O.A.D.            (Tilburg)
De Volewijckers      (Amsterdam)

Semifinals [Aug 27]
N.A.C.              2-1 De Volewijckers      
Haarlem             0-1 N.O.A.D.            

Third Place Match [Aug 27]
Haarlem             3-1 De Volewijckers      

Final [Aug 27]
N.A.C.              3-0 N.O.A.D.            

1951

Participants (4):
D.W.S.              (Amsterdam)
Haarlem             (Haarlem)
N.A.C.              (Breda)
R.C.H.              (Heemstede)

Semifinals [Aug 26]
Haarlem             1-2 N.A.C.              
R.C.H.              2-3 D.W.S.              

Third Place Match [Aug 26]
Haarlem             0-1 R.C.H.              

Final [Aug 26]
N.A.C.              1-0 D.W.S.              

1952

Participants (4):
D.W.S.              (Amsterdam)
Haarlem             (Haarlem)
N.A.C.              (Breda)
R.C.H.              (Heemstede)

Semifinals [Aug 24]
Haarlem             3-3 D.W.S.              [Haarlem on pen]
R.C.H.              1-1 N.A.C.              [R.C.H. on pen]

Third Place Match [Aug 24]
N.A.C.              3-3 D.W.S.              [N.A.C. on pen]

Final [Aug 24]
Haarlem             1-0 R.C.H.              

1953

Participants (4):
D.F.C.              (Dordrecht)
Haarlem             (Haarlem)
Hermes D.V.S.       (Schiedam)
N.O.A.D.            (Tilburg)

Semifinals [Aug 30]
Hermes D.V.S.       1-1 D.F.C.              [D.F.C. on pen]
Haarlem             2-0 N.O.A.D.            

Third Place Match [Aug 30]
Hermes D.V.S.       3-0 N.O.A.D.            

Final [Aug 30]
Haarlem             1-0 D.F.C.              

1954

Participants (4):
D.F.C.              (Dordrecht)
Haarlem             (Haarlem)
R.C.H.              (Heemstede)
V.S.V.              (Velsen)

Semifinals [Aug 29]
R.C.H.              2-3 V.S.V.              
Haarlem             0-1 D.F.C.              

Third Place Match [Aug 29]
Haarlem             1-1 R.C.H.              [Haarlem on pen]

Final [Aug 29]
V.S.V.              3-2 D.F.C.              

Zilveren Molen van Groenendaal (R.C.H.) 1934-1952

The Zilveren Molen van Groenendaal is a silver model of a small windmill in Heemstede, offered to R.C.H. by the local council at the occasion of the opening of the Heemsteedsche Sportparken in September 1932.
R.C.H. (then Racing Club Haarlem) had moved to Heemstede, just south of Haarlem, in the summer of 1932 (however, the name of the club remained unchanged until July 1965, when it became Racing Club Heemstede in the wake of a failed merger with E.D.O. and Haarlem). Uniquely, the club won one Dutch championship title while based in either town (Haarlem in 1922/23 and Heemstede in 1952/53).
The tournament continued after 1952 (the supposedly 64th edition was played in 1996, but that appears to ignore the fact that the first edition took place in 1934, and that the tournament was not held in several years); however, there are no newspaper reports on an edition in 1953 (after a season in which R.C.H. claimed their second Dutch title) or 1954 (after a season in which the reigning champions suffered relegation, also a unique occurrence in Dutch football history); unfortunately, no further results are available, other than that in 1991 E.D.O. won the tournament. The trophy apparently could not be won outright and remained in possession of R.C.H. Any further data would of course be most welcome.

Palmares

Year     Winners                            Runners-Up
1934     Tubantia                       3-2 Kinheim
1935     Z.F.C.                         2-2 R.C.H.                         [Z.F.C. on pen]
1936     Velox                          3-3 Z.F.C.                         [1-0 pen]
1937       not held
1938     Velox                          3-1 P.E.C.          
1939     P.E.C.                             R.C.H.
1940     Haarlem                        3-2 E.D.O.             
1941     H.B.C.                         3-1 R.C.H.         
1942     R.C.H.                         5-1 H.B.C.              
1943     Wageningen                     3-1 R.C.H.
1944       not held         
1945       not held         
1946     Stormvogels                    4-2 Wageningen       
1947     Stormvogels                    3-1 U.V.S.            
1948     R.C.H.                         2-2 Z.F.C.                         [R.C.H. on pen]
1949     R.F.C.                             R.C.H.
1950     R.F.C.                         4-2 Schoten
1951     Haarlem                        0-0 R.C.H.                         [Haarlem on pen]
1952     R.C.H.                         3-0 Haarlem 
1953       not held
1954       not held

NB: the tournaments of 1939 and 1949 were played in league format.

Number of Wins (16 editions 1934-1952; runners-up finishes between square brackets)

 3 [ 6] R.C.H. (Heemstede)

 2 [ 1] Haarlem  
 2      R.F.C. (Rotterdam)
 2      Stormvogels (IJmuiden)
 2      Velox (Utrecht)

 1 [ 2] Z.F.C. (Zaandam)
 1 [ 1] H.B.C. (Heemstede)
 1 [ 1] P.E.C. (Zwolle)
 1 [ 1] Wageningen  
 1      Tubantia (Hengelo)

   [ 1] E.D.O. (Haarlem)
   [ 1] Kinheim (Haarlem)
   [ 1] Schoten (Haarlem)
   [ 1] U.V.S. (Leiden)

1934

Participants (4):
Kinheim             (Haarlem)
R.C.H.              (Heemstede)
Tubantia            (Hengelo)
V.S.V.              (Velsen)

Semifinals [Aug 26]
V.S.V.              1-3 Kinheim             
R.C.H.              2-2 Tubantia            [Tubantia on pen]

Third Place Match [Aug 26]
R.C.H.              3-1 V.S.V.              

Final [Aug 26]
Tubantia            3-2 Kinheim             

1935

Participants (4):
Kinheim             (Haarlem)
R.C.H.              (Heemstede)
Tubantia            (Hengelo)
Z.F.C.              (Zaandam)

Semifinals [Aug 25]
Z.F.C.              2-1 Kinheim             
R.C.H.              2-0 Tubantia            

Third Place Match [Aug 25]
Tubantia            5-2 Kinheim             

Final [Aug 25]
R.C.H.              2-2 Z.F.C.              [Z.F.C. on pen]

1936

Participants (4):
S.C. Enschede       (Enschede)
R.C.H.              (Heemstede)
Velox               (Utrecht)
Z.F.C.              (Zaandam)

Semifinals [Aug 30]
R.C.H.              1-3 Z.F.C.              
Velox               2-1 S.C. Enschede       

Third Place Match [Aug 30]
R.C.H.              1-3 S.C. Enschede       

Final [Aug 30]
Velox               3-3 Z.F.C.              [1-0 pen]

1938

Participants (4):
P.E.C.              (Zwolle)
R.C.H.              (Heemstede)
Velox               (Utrecht)
Z.F.C.              (Zaandam)

Semifinals [Aug 28]
R.C.H.              2-2 P.E.C.              [P.E.C. on pen]
Z.F.C.              0-2 Velox               

Third Place Match [Aug 28]
R.C.H.              2-2 Z.F.C.              [Z.F.C. on pen]

Final [Aug 28]
Velox               3-1 P.E.C.              

1939

NB: it is not clear why holders Velox did not enter; Z.F.C. had to
    withdraw at the last moment because of pre-mobilisation.

Participants (4, of which 3 actually played):
Excelsior           (Rotterdam)
P.E.C.              (Zwolle)
R.C.H.              (Heemstede)
Z.F.C.              (Zaandam)               [did not show]

[Aug 27]
R.C.H.              3-1 Excelsior           
Excelsior           2-2 P.E.C.              [P.E.C. on pen]
R.C.H.              0-2 P.E.C.              

Final Table:

 1.P.E.C.               2   1  1  0   4- 2   3
 2.R.C.H.               2   1  0  1   3- 3   2
 3.Excelsior            2   0  1  1   3- 5   1
NB: the penalty shoot-out at the end of the drawn match presumably
    was to serve as a tie-breaker in case of equality on points.

1940

Participants (4):
E.D.O.              (Haarlem)
Haarlem             (Haarlem)
H.F.C.              (Haarlem)
R.C.H.              (Heemstede)

Semifinals
[Aug 21]
H.F.C.              1-4 E.D.O.              
[Aug 22]
R.C.H.              0-2 Haarlem             

Third Place Match [Aug 28]
R.C.H.              1-5 H.F.C.              

Final [Aug 29]
Haarlem             3-2 E.D.O.              

1941

Participants (4):
Haarlem             (Haarlem)
H.B.C.              (Heemstede)
H.F.C.              (Haarlem)
R.C.H.              (Heemstede)

Semifinals [Sep 7]
R.C.H.              2-0 H.F.C.              
Haarlem             1-2 H.B.C.              

Third Place Match [Sep 7]
Haarlem             2-1 H.F.C.              

Final [Sep 7]
R.C.H.              1-3 H.B.C.              

1942

Participants (4):
A.G.O.V.V.          (Apeldoorn)
H.B.C.              (Heemstede)
R.C.H.              (Heemstede)
Velox               (Utrecht)

Semifinals [Aug 23]
R.C.H.              4-3 A.G.O.V.V.          
H.B.C.              1-0 Velox               

Third Place Match [Aug 23]
A.G.O.V.V.          3-2 Velox               

Final [Aug 23]
R.C.H.              5-1 H.B.C.              

1943

Participants (4):
H.B.C.              (Heemstede)
R.C.H.              (Heemstede)
Velox               (Utrecht)
Wageningen          (Wageningen)

Semifinals [Aug 22]
R.C.H.              7-1 Velox               
H.B.C.              1-1 Wageningen          [Wageningen on pen]

Third Place Match [Aug 22]
H.B.C.              1-1 Velox               [H.B.C. on pen]

Final [Aug 22]
R.C.H.              1-2 Wageningen          

1946

Participants (4):
R.C.H.              (Heemstede)
Stormvogels         (IJmuiden)
U.V.S.              (Leiden)
Wageningen          (Wageningen)

Semifinals [Sep 1]
R.C.H.              1-4 Wageningen          
Stormvogels         5-1 U.V.S.              

Final [Sep 1]
Stormvogels         4-2 Wageningen          

1947

Participants (4):
Leeuwarden          (Leeuwarden)
R.C.H.              (Heemstede)
Stormvogels         (IJmuiden)
U.V.S.              (Leiden)

Semifinals [Aug 31]
U.V.S.              1-0 Leeuwarden          
R.C.H.              1-1 Stormvogels         [Stormvogels on pen]

Third Place Match [Aug 31]
R.C.H.              5-1 Leeuwarden          

Final [Aug 31]
Stormvogels         3-1 U.V.S.              

1948

Participants (4):
H.S.C.              (Hoogezand)
R.C.H.              (Heemstede)
Stormvogels         (IJmuiden)
Z.F.C.              (Zaandam)

Semifinals [Aug 22]
Z.F.C.              0-0 Stormvogels         [Z.F.C. on pen]
R.C.H.              4-1 H.S.C.              

Third Place Match [Aug 22]
Stormvogels         1-0 H.S.C.              

Final [Aug 22]
R.C.H.              2-2 Z.F.C.              [R.C.H. on pen]

1949

Participants (3):
Friesland           (Leeuwarden)
R.C.H.              (Heemstede)
R.F.C.              (Rotterdam)

NB: presumably a fourth participant withdrew.

[Aug 21]
R.C.H.              1-1 R.F.C.              
R.C.H.              4-2 Friesland           
R.F.C.              1-0 Friesland           

Final Table:

 1.R.F.C.               2   1  1  0   2- 1   3  [g.a.: 2.00]
 2.R.C.H.               2   1  1  0   5- 3   3  [g.a.: 1.67]
 3.Friesland            2   0  0  2   2- 5   0

1950

Participants (4):
D.W.V.              (Amsterdam)
R.C.H.              (Heemstede)
R.F.C.              (Rotterdam)
Schoten             (Haarlem)

Semifinals [Aug 20]
R.C.H.              0-0 Schoten             [Schoten on pen]
R.F.C.              2-1 D.W.V.              

Third Place Match [Aug 20]
R.C.H.              2-2 D.W.V.              [D.W.V. on pen]

Final [Aug 20]
Schoten             2-4 R.F.C.              

1951

Participants (4):
E.D.O.              (Haarlem)
Haarlem             (Haarlem)
R.C.H.              (Heemstede)
R.F.C.              (Rotterdam)

Semifinals [Aug 19]
R.C.H.              2-0 R.F.C.              
Haarlem             3-1 E.D.O.              

Third Place Match [Aug 19]
E.D.O.              2-2 R.F.C.              [R.F.C. on pen]

Final [Aug 19]
R.C.H.              0-0 Haarlem             [Haarlem on pen]

1952

Participants (4):
E.D.O.              (Haarlem)
Haarlem             (Haarlem)
H.F.C.              (Haarlem)
R.C.H.              (Heemstede)

Semifinals [Aug 17]
R.C.H.              1-0 E.D.O.              
Haarlem             0-0 H.F.C.              [Haarlem on pen]

Third Place Match [Aug 17]
E.D.O.              1-0 H.F.C.              

Final [Aug 17]
R.C.H.              3-0 Haarlem             

Frans Hals Beeld (E.D.O.) 1952-1954

This tournament was first contested in 1952, for a bronze statue of the famous seventeenth century Haarlem painter Frans Hals. It is not known whether it was continued after 1954, when E.D.O., like Haarlem, joined the professional football structure (R.C.H. followed one year later). Any information on that would be most welcome.

Palmares

Year     Winners                            Runners-Up
1952     R.C.H.                         3-0 Excelsior
1953     E.D.O.                         2-2 Volendam                       [4-3 pen]
1954     D.F.C.                         1-1 H.V.C.                         [D.F.C. on pen]

Number of Wins (3 editions 1952-1954; runners-up finishes between square brackets)

 1      D.F.C. (Dordrecht)
 1      E.D.O. (Haarlem)
 1      R.C.H. (Heemstede)

   [ 1] Excelsior (Rotterdam)
   [ 1] H.V.C. (Amersfoort)
   [ 1] Volendam 

1952

Participants (4):
E.D.O.              (Haarlem)
S.C. Enschede       (Enschede)
Excelsior           (Rotterdam)
R.C.H.              (Heemstede)

Semifinals [Aug 31]
E.D.O.              1-1 Excelsior           [Excelsior on pen]
R.C.H.              5-1 Enschede

Third Place Match [Aug 31]
E.D.O.              1-1 S.C. Enschede       [S.C. Enschede on pen]

Final [Aug 31]
R.C.H.              3-0 Excelsior           

1953

Participants (4):
E.D.O.              (Haarlem)
Feijenoord           (Rotterdam)
H.F.C.              (Haarlem)
Volendam            (Volendam)

Semifinals [Aug 23]
E.D.O.              2-0 H.F.C.              
Volendam            1-0 Feijenoord           

Third Place Match [Aug 23]
H.F.C.              4-1 Feijenoord           

Final [Aug 23]
E.D.O.              2-2 Volendam            [4-3 pen]

1954

Participants (4):
D.F.C.              (Dordrecht)
E.D.O.              (Haarlem)
H.V.C.              (Amersfoort)
Volendam            (Volendam)

Semifinals [Aug 15]
E.D.O.              2-3 H.V.C.              
D.F.C.              2-0 Volendam            

Third Place Match [Aug 15]
E.D.O.              1-2 Volendam            

Final [Aug 15]
D.F.C.              1-1 H.V.C.              [D.F.C. on pen]


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