2014–15 Eredivisie
Season | 2014–15 |
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Champions | PSV (22nd title) |
Champions League | PSV Ajax |
Matches played | 274 |
Goals scored | 848 (3.09 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Memphis Depay (21 goals) |
Biggest home win | PSV 6–1 NAC Breda (16 August 2014) Vitesse 6–1 ADO Den Haag (3 October 2014) Heracles 6–1 NAC Breda (4 October 2014) Ajax 5–0 Willem II (6 December 2014) PSV 5–0 Go Ahead Eagles (20 December 2014) Utrecht 6–1 Dordrecht (15 February 2015) |
Biggest away win | Excelsior 0–5 PEC Zwolle (30 November 2014) Twente 0–5 PSV (4 April 2015) |
Highest scoring | NAC Breda 4–5 Groningen (17 May 2015) |
Longest winning run | 10 games[1] PSV |
Longest unbeaten run | 17 games[1] PSV |
Longest winless run | 17 games[1] Dordrecht |
Longest losing run | 9 games[1] Dordrecht |
Highest attendance | 52,472[1] Ajax 0–0 Feyenoord (25 January 2015) |
Lowest attendance | 3,149[1] Excelsior 3–1 Heracles (30 August 2014) |
Average attendance | 18,718[1] |
← 2013–14 2015–16 →
All statistics correct as of 15 February 2015. |
The 2014–15 Eredivisie season is the fifty-ninth season of the Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. On 18 April 2015, PSV were confirmed as champions of the season, thus ending the four year domination of Ajax.
Teams
A total of 18 teams will be taking part in the league: The best fifteen teams from the 2013–14 season, two promotion/relegation playoff winners and the 2013–14 Eerste Divisie champions.
There are three teams that played in the 2013–14 Eerste Divisie that were promoted to the Eredivisie for the 2014–15 season. Willem II returned to the Eredivisie after just one season by winning its first Eerste Divisie title in 49 years. Meanwhile, FC Dordrecht and Excelsior navigated to the promotion/relegation playoffs to reach the Eredivisie, with both clubs having received byes after finishing second and third in the Eerste Divisie. FC Dordrecht swept both legs against VVV-Venlo 5–2 on aggregate in the second round before facing another Eerste Divisie club for a spot in the Eredivisie (after Sparta Rotterdam sent NEC Nijmegen into relegation). FC Dordrecht won 5–3 on aggregate to return to the Eredivisie for the first time in 19 years.[2]
Excelsior returned after two seasons in the Eerste Divisie by first overcoming FC Den Bosch 5–2 on aggregate before relegating RKC Waalwijk from the league by winning 4–2 on aggregate.[3]
Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
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ADO Den Haag | The Hague | Kyocera Stadion | 15,000 |
Ajax | Amsterdam | Amsterdam ArenA | 53,052 |
AZ | Alkmaar | AFAS Stadion | 17,023 |
Cambuur | Leeuwarden | Cambuur Stadion | 10,250 |
Dordrecht | Dordrecht | GN Bouw Stadion | 4,088 |
Excelsior | Rotterdam | Stadion Woudestein | 3,531 |
Feyenoord | Rotterdam | De Kuip | 51,177 |
Go Ahead Eagles | Deventer | Adelaarshorst | 8,000 |
Groningen | Groningen | Euroborg | 22,550 |
Heerenveen | Heerenveen | Abe Lenstra Stadion | 26,100 |
Heracles Almelo | Almelo | Polman Stadion | 8,500 |
NAC Breda | Breda | Rat Verlegh Stadion | 19,000 |
PEC Zwolle | Zwolle | IJsseldelta Stadion | 12,500 |
PSV | Eindhoven | Philips Stadion | 36,000 |
Twente | Enschede | De Grolsch Veste | 30,205 |
Utrecht | Utrecht | Stadion Galgenwaard | 23,750 |
Vitesse | Arnhem | GelreDome | 25,000 |
Willem II | Tilburg | Koning Willem II Stadion | 14,637 |
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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ADO Den Haag | ![]() |
Erreà | Basic-Fit Fitness |
Ajax | ![]() |
adidas | Ziggo |
AZ | ![]() |
Macron | AFAS software |
Cambuur | ![]() |
Quick | Bouwgroep Dijkstra Draisma |
Dordrecht | ![]() |
Macron | Riwal |
Excelsior | ![]() |
Masita | DSW Zorgverzekeraar |
Feyenoord | ![]() |
adidas | Opel |
Go Ahead Eagles | ![]() |
hummel | Drukwerkdeal.nl |
Groningen | ![]() |
Masita | Essent |
Heerenveen | ![]() |
Jako | Univé |
Heracles Almelo | ![]() |
Erima | TenCate |
NAC Breda | ![]() |
Umbro | Into Telecom |
PEC Zwolle | ![]() |
Patrick | Compello |
PSV | ![]() |
Nike | Philips |
Twente | ![]() |
Nike | XXImo |
Utrecht | ![]() |
hummel | HealthCity |
Vitesse | ![]() |
Macron | Truphone |
Willem II | ![]() |
Robey | Tricorp |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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Heerenveen | ![]() |
End of contract | 1 July 2014[4] | Pre-season | ![]() |
1 July 2014[5] |
AZ | ![]() |
End of contract | 1 July 2014[6] | Pre-season | ![]() |
1 July 2014[7] |
Feyenoord | ![]() |
End of contract | 1 July 2014[8] | Pre-season | ![]() |
1 July 2014[9] |
Utrecht | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 1 July 2014[10] | Pre-season | ![]() |
1 July 2014[11] |
Dordrecht | ![]() |
End of contract | 1 July 2014[12] | Pre-season | ![]() |
1 July 2014[13] |
Heracles Almelo | ![]() |
Sacked | 31 August 2014[14] | 18th | ![]() |
17 September 2014[15] |
AZ | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 16 September 2014[16] | 12th | ![]() |
29 September 2014[17] |
NAC Breda | ![]() |
Sacked | 13 October 2014[18] | 15th | ![]() |
14 October 2014[19] |
NAC Breda | ![]() |
Sacked | 2 January 2015[18] | 17th | ![]() |
3 January 2015[20] |
Dordrecht | ![]() |
Sacked | 19 February 2015[21] | 18th | ![]() |
10 March 2015 |
Go Ahead Eagles | ![]() |
Sacked | 22 March 2015[22] | 17th | ![]() |
22 March 2015 |
League table
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Positions by round
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Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[23] |
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1 | ![]() |
PSV | 22 |
2 | ![]() |
PSV | 20 |
3 | ![]() |
Groningen | 17 |
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ADO Den Haag | ||
5 | ![]() |
Groningen | 15 |
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SC Heerenveen | ||
7 | ![]() |
NAC Breda | 14 |
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PSV | ||
9 | ![]() |
Cambuur | 13 |
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Vitesse | ||
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Excelsior | ||
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Heerenveen / Twente |
Assists
Rank | Player | Club | Assists[23] |
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1 | ![]() |
Heerenveen / Twente | 16 |
2 | ![]() |
PSV | 12 |
3 | ![]() |
PSV | 10 |
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Heerenveen | ||
4 | ![]() |
PSV | 9 |
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Ajax | ||
6 | ![]() |
ADO Den Haag | 8 |
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Ajax | ||
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Heracles Almelo | ||
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Cambuur | ||
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Ajax | ||
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Vitesse |
Play-offs
European competition
Four teams play for a spot in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.
Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||
May 21 & 24 | ||||||||||
Heerenveen | A | A | — | |||||||
May 28 & 31 | ||||||||||
Feyenoord | A | A | — | |||||||
Winner A | — | — | — | |||||||
May 21 & 24 | ||||||||||
Winner B | — | — | — | |||||||
PEC Zwolle | B | B | — | |||||||
Vitesse | B | B | — | |||||||
Promotion/relegation play-offs
Ten teams, two from the Eredivisie and eight from the Eerste Divisie, play for two spots in the 2015–16 Eredivisie, the remaining eight teams play in the 2015–16 Eerste Divisie.
First round | Second round | Third round | ||||||||||||||
May 11 & 15 | ||||||||||||||||
Almere City | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
May 22 & 25 | ||||||||||||||||
De Graafschap | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
De Graafschap | C | C | — | |||||||||||||
Go Ahead Eagles | C | C | — | |||||||||||||
May 28 & 31 | ||||||||||||||||
Winner C | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
Winner D | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
May 22 & 25 | ||||||||||||||||
Volendam | D | D | — | |||||||||||||
Eindhoven | D | D | — | |||||||||||||
May 11 & 15 | ||||||||||||||||
Oss | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
May 22 & 25 | ||||||||||||||||
VVV-Venlo | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||
VVV-Venlo | E | E | — | |||||||||||||
NAC Breda | E | E | — | |||||||||||||
May 28 & 31 | ||||||||||||||||
Winner E | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
Winner F | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
May 22 & 25 | ||||||||||||||||
Emmen | F | F | — | |||||||||||||
Roda JC Kerkrade | F | F | — | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "2014–15 Dutch Eredivisie statistics". ESPN FC. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ http://nl.soccerway.com/matches/2014/05/18/netherlands/nacompetitie/bvo-fc-dordrecht/sparta-rotterdam-bv/1681053/
- ^ http://nl.soccerway.com/matches/2014/05/18/netherlands/nacompetitie/rkc-waalwijk/sbv-excelsior/1681057/
- ^ "Van Basten verlaat sc Heerenveen". NOS (in Dutch). 29 January 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ "Dwight Lodeweges nieuwe trainer sc Heerenveen". sc Heerenveen (in Dutch). 31 March 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ "Advocaat na dit seizoen weg bij AZ". Spits (in Dutch). 29 March 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ "Van Basten nieuwe trainer van AZ". NOS (in Dutch). 18 April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ "Ronald Koeman vertrekt bij Feyenoord". Telegraaf (in Dutch). 1 February 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ "Feyenoord definitief in zee met Fred Rutten". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 3 March 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ "Jan Wouters stopt na dit seizoen als trainer van FC Utrecht". NRC (in Dutch). 17 April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ "Utrecht stelt Alflen, Adriaanse aan". NOS (in Dutch). 9 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ "Van den Ham van Dordt naar Utrecht". NOS (in Dutch). 23 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ "Ernie Brandts nieuwe trainer FC Dordrecht". RTV Rijnmond (in Dutch). 13 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ "Heracles ontslaat Jan de Jonge". NOS (in Dutch). 31 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "John Stegeman maakt seizoen af als hoofdtrainer". Heracles Almelo (in Dutch). 17 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ "Van Basten blijft als assistent-trainer". AZ (in Dutch). 16 September 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ "Van den Brom nieuwe trainer AZ". NOS (in Dutch). 26 September 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ a b "NAC Breda ontslaat trainer Gudelj". NOS (in Dutch). 13 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "Maaskant: NAC heeft een speciale plaats in mijn hart". Volkskrant (in Dutch). 2 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ "Maaskant: NAC heeft een speciale plaats in mijn hart". Volkskrant (in Dutch). 2 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ "Brandts per direct weg als trainer FC Dordrecht". VI (in Dutch). 19 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ "Trainer Foeke Booy al per direct weg bij Go Ahead Eagles". NRC (in Dutch). 22 March 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Statstieken". Eredivisie official website (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 February 2015.