The Dutch East Indies, a colonial team at a World Cup

Football in the Dutch Indies was still just taking baby steps in the early 1930s. The nation totalled approx. 4.000 members, spread over about 400 clubs. No league had been set up, as the archipelago was simply too expansive. The islands of Java and Sumatra did feature inner-city leagues, however. The winners of these leagues would contest for the title of champions of the Dutch Indies.