Eredivisie
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Kintra | Netherlands |
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Confederation | UEFA |
Foondit | 1956 |
Nummer o teams | 18 |
Levels on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation tae | Eerste Divisie |
Domestic cup(s) | KNVB Cup Johan Cruijff Shield |
Internaitional cup(s) | Champions League Europa League |
Current champions | PSV Eindhoven (24t teetle) (2017–18) |
Maist championships | AFC Ajax (33) |
TV partners | Fox Sports Eredivisie NOS (Highlights) |
Wabsteid | Eredivisie.nl |
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The Eredivisie (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈeː.rə.di.ˌvi.zi]; "Honor Diveesion") is the heichest echelon o profeesional fitbaw in the Netherlands. The league wis foondit in 1956, twa years efter the stairt o profeesional fitbaw in the Netherlands. At the end o the 2012–2013 saison it wis rankit the aicht best league in Europe bi UEFA.[1]
The top division consists o 18 clubs. Ilka club meets ivery ither club twice durin the saison, ance at hame an ance awa. At the end o ilka saison, the club at the bottom is automatically relegatit tae the seicont level o the Dutch league seestem, the Eerste Divisie (First Diveesion). At the same time, the champion o the Eerste Divisie will be automatically promotit tae the Eredivisie. The next twa clubs frae the bottom o the Eredivisie go tae separate promotion/relegation play-affs. The play-affs are played in twa groups. Ilka group haes ane Eredivisie club an three heich-placit clubs frae the Eerste Divisie. In baith promotion/relegation play-aff groups, ilka club plays a hame-an-awa series wi the ither clubs. The winner o ilka play-aff group plays in the follaein saison's Eredivisie, wi the ither teams goin tae the Eerste Divisie.
The winner o the Eredivisie claims the Dutch naitional championship. AFC Ajax haes wan maist titles, 24 (33 naitional titles). PSV Eindhoven are next wi 18 (21), an Feyenoord follae wi 9 (14). Syne 1965, these three clubs hae wan aw except for three titles (the 1981 an 2009 titles went tae AZ an FC Twente wan the 2010 title).
Current teams (2018–19)
[eedit | eedit soorce]Club |
Ceety | Capacity | Poseetion in 2017-18 |
1st season in Eredivisie |
No. o saisons in Eredivisie |
1st saison o current spell |
No. o saisons o current spell |
Eredivisie teetles | Naitional teetles | Last teetle |
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Ajaxa b | Amsterdam | 52,502 | 2nt | 1956–57 | 63 | 1956–57 | 63 | 25 | 33 | 2014 |
AZ | Alkmaar | 17,250 | 3rd | 1968–69 | 41 | 1998–99 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2009 |
ADO Den Haag | The Hague | 15,000 | 7t | 1957–58 | 45 | 2008–09 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1943 |
FC Emmen | Emmen | 8.600 | promoted* | 2018-19 | 1 | 2018-19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
Excelsior | Rotterdam | 4,500 | 11th | 1970–71 | 22 | 2014–15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - |
Feyenoorda b | Rotterdam | 51,137 | 4t | 1956–57 | 63 | 1956–57 | 63 | 10 | 15 | 2017 |
Fortuna Sittard | Sittard | 12.500 | promotit* | 1968-69 | 20 | 2018-19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
de Graafschap | Doetinchem | 12.600 | promotit* | 1973-74 | 21 | 2018-19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
FC Groningen | Groningen | 22,579 | 12th | 1971–72 | 40 | 2000–01 | 19 | 0 | 0 | - |
SC Heerenveen | Heerenveen | 26,100 | 8t | 1990–91 | 27 | 1993–94 | 26 | 0 | 0 | - |
Heracles Almelo | Almelo | 12,080 | 10th | 1962–63 | 19 | 2005–06 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1941 |
PSVa b | Eindhoven | 36,500 | 1st | 1956–57 | 63 | 1956–57 | 63 | 21 | 24 | 2018 |
NAC Bredaa | Breda | 19,000 | 14t | 1956–57 | 50 | 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1921 |
FC Utrechtb | Utrecht | 22,750 | 5t | 1970–71 | 49 | 1970–71 | 49 | 0 | 0 | - |
Vitesse | Arnhem | 25,500 | 6t | 1971–72 | 34 | 1989–90 | 30 | 0 | 0 | - |
VVV-Venloa | Venlo | 8,000 | 15t | 1956–57 | 22 | 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
Willem IIa | Tilburg | 14,700 | 13t | 1956–57 | 42 | 2014–15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1955 |
PEC Zwolle | Zwolle | 13,500 | 9t | 1978–79 | 19 | 2012–13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | - |
* Fortuna Sittard feenished seicont in the Eerste Divisie. FC Emmen wan against Sparta Rotterdam in the playaff feenal an de Graafschap defeatit Almere City.
a Foondin member o the Eredivisie
b Niver been relegatit frae the Eredivisie
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "Country coefficients 2012/13". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
Freemit airtins
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Eredivisie.nl – Offeecial wabsteid (in Dutch)