2006–07 Eredivisie
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The 2006/2007 season of the Eredivisie began on August 18, 2006 and will end on May 13 2007.
Since 1991 the annual opening of the new football (soccer) season is played between the reigning champions and the Cup Winners of the previous season. The Cup was named PTT Telecom Cup for three years (1991-1993), then Super Cup and since 1996 the trophy played for is officially called the "Johan Cruijff Schaal", named after Dutch football legend Johan Cruijff.
| Ajax | 3–1 | PSV |
|---|---|---|
| Rosales 7' Perez 69' Sneijder 81' |
Cocu 48' |
Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam
Attendance: 35.000
Promoted teams
These teams were promoted from the Eerste Divisie at the start of the season:
- Excelsior (Eerste Divisie champions)
League standings
League standings as of April 22nd, 2007.
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSV | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 75 | 25 | +51 | 75 |
| 2 | Ajax | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 84 | 35 | +49 | 75 |
| 3 | AZ | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 83 | 31 | +52 | 72 |
| 4 | Twente | 33 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 65 | 36 | +29 | 63 |
| 5 | Feyenoord | 33 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 55 | 61 | -6 | 53 |
| 6 | Heerenveen | 33 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 52 |
| 7 | Roda JC | 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 51 |
| 8 | Groningen | 33 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 51 |
| 9 | Utrecht | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 44 | -5 | 45 |
| 10 | NAC Breda | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 42 | 52 | -10 | 43 |
| 11 | NEC | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 42 | -9 | 41 |
| 12 | Vitesse | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 50 | -1 | 38 |
| 13 | Sparta Rotterdam | 33 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 66 | -27 | 34 |
| 14 | Heracles Almelo | 33 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 57 | -25 | 32 |
| 15 | Willem II | 33 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 31 | 62 | -31 | 31 |
| 16 | Excelsior | 33 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 40 | 63 | -23 | 27 |
| 17 | RKC Waalwijk | 33 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 59 | -26 | 27 |
| 18 | ADO Den Haag | 33 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 38 | 69 | -31 | 17 |
Pts – points earned; G – games played; W - wins; D - draws; L - losses;
GF – goals for; GA – goals against; GD – goal difference
| Team will win the league and qualifies for the UEFA Champions League | |
| Teams qualify for the UEFA Champions League qualifying round playoffs. The winner of the playoff will play in the qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, the rest of the teams will play in UEFA CUP. | |
| Teams qualify for the UEFA Cup playoffs | |
| Teams qualify for the UEFA Intertoto Cup playoffs | |
| Teams remain in the Eredivisie | |
| Teams forced to play relegation playoffs | |
| Team relegated to the Eerste Divisie in 2007/2008 |
Match table
| H \ A | ADO | AJX | AZ | EXC | FEY | GRO | HEE | HER | NAC | NEC | PSV | RKC | ROD | SPA | TWE | UTR | VIT | WIL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADO Den Haag | 1-2 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 1-3[1] | 2-3 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 2-1 | |
| Ajax | 2-0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 4-1 | 3-2 | 0-1 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 5-0 | 2-0 | 5-2 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 6-0 | |
| AZ | 2-2 | 1-1 | 5-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 3-1 | 5-0 | 8-1 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 2-0 | 2-2 | 3-0 | 2-2 | 5-1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | |
| Excelsior | 3-1 | 1-3 | 3-2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 3-1 | 6-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 3-1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3-2 | |
| Feyenoord | 3-1 | 0-4 | 3-2 | 1-0 | 0-4 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 4-3 | 3-2 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 | |
| FC Groningen | 2-5 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 4-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 4-3 | 4-1 | |
| SC Heerenveen | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 2-0 | 5-1 | 4-2 | 5-1 | 4-2 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5-0 | |
| Heracles Almelo | 4-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 4-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | |
| NAC Breda | 2-2 | 1-2 | 1-4 | 2-1 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 | |
| NEC | 3-2 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 4-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-3 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-2 | |
| PSV | 2-1 | 1-5 | 2-3 | 4-0 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-1 | 2-0 | 4-1 | 7-0 | 2-0 | 5-0 | 5-1 | 4-0 | |
| RKC Waalwijk | 1-0 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 3-2 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 1-1 | |
| Roda JC | 1-0 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 7-0 | 3-2 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2-1 | |
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2-1 | 3-0 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-4 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1-0 | |
| FC Twente | 3-1 | 1-4 | 3-0 | 4-1 | 3-0 | 7-1 | 5-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 4-3 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | |
| FC Utrecht | 2-0 | 2-3 | 0-4 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 5-0 | 2-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | |
| Vitesse | 2-2 | 4-2 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 3-2 | 1-3 | 4-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 4-2 | 1-0 | |
| Willem II | 2-1 | 0-2 | 0-4 | 2-1 | 3-5 | 3-0 | 1-3 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 1-3 | 3-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
Topscorers
| Pos. | Speler | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Afonso Alves | sc Heerenveen | 34 |
| 2. | Danny Koevermans | AZ | 22 |
| Blaise N'Kufo | FC Twente | 22 | |
| 4. | Klaas Jan Huntelaar | Ajax | 21 |
| Jefferson Farfán | PSV | 21 | |
| 6. | Danko Lazovic | Vitesse | 19 |
| 7. | Wesley Sneijder | Ajax | 18 |
| 8. | Kennedy Bakircioglu | FC Twente | 14 |
| 9. | Shota Arveladze | AZ | 14 |
| 10. | Erik Nevland | FC Groningen | 13 |
Stadiums 2006/2007
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Ajax | Amsterdam ArenA | 51,600 |
| Feyenoord | Feijenoord Stadion | 51,200 |
| PSV | Philips Stadion | 35,200 |
| Vitesse | Gelredome | 27,500 |
| Heerenveen | Abe Lenstra Stadion | 26,000 |
| Utrecht | Stadion Galgenwaard | 25,000 |
| Groningen | Euroborg | 20,000 |
| Roda JC | Parkstad Limburg Stadion | 20,000 |
| AZ | DSB Stadion | 17,100 |
| NAC | Rat Verlegh Stadion | 17,000 |
| Willem II | Willem II Stadion | 14,700 |
| Twente | Arke Stadion | 13,500 |
| NEC | Stadion de Goffert | 12,600 |
| ADO | Zuiderpark Stadion | 11,500 |
| Sparta | Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel | 11,000 |
| Heracles | Polman Stadion | 8,800 |
| RKC | Mandemakers Stadion | 8,000 |
| Excelsior | Stadion Woudestein | 4,000 |
References
- ^ The match was suspended for crowd trouble 4 minutes into the second half, while FC Groningen were leading 0-3. The remaining minutes were played three days later.