2020–21 Eredivisie

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This article is about the men's competition. For the women's competition, see 2020–21 Eredivisie (women).
Eredivisie
Season2020–21
Dates12 September 2020 – 16 May 2021
Matches played136
Goals scored440 (3.24 per match)
Top goalscorerGiorgos Giakoumakis
(16 goals)
Biggest home winSparta Rotterdam 6–0 ADO Den Haag
(22 November 2020)
Biggest away winVVV-Venlo 0–13 Ajax
(24 October 2020)
Highest scoringVVV-Venlo 0–13 Ajax
(24 October 2020)
Longest winning run6 matches
Ajax
Longest unbeaten run12 matches
Feyenoord
Longest winless run14 matches
Emmen
Longest losing run6 matches
Emmen
2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 11 January 2020.

The 2020–21 Eredivisie is the 65th season of the Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. The season began on 12 September 2020 and is expected to conclude on 16 May 2021.[1]

Teams[edit]

A total of 18 teams are taking part in the league. There were no changes in the league's makeup due to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.

Locations of the 2020–21 Eredivisie teams

Stadiums and locations[edit]

Club Location Venue Capacity
ADO Den Haag  The Hague Cars Jeans Stadion 15,000
Ajax  Amsterdam Johan Cruijff ArenA 55,500
AZ  Alkmaar AFAS Stadion 17,023
FC Emmen  Emmen De Oude Meerdijk 08,600
Feyenoord  Rotterdam De Kuip 52,000
Fortuna Sittard  Sittard Fortuna Sittard Stadion 10,300
FC Groningen  City of Groningen Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion 22,550
Heerenveen  Heerenveen Abe Lenstra Stadion 27,224
Heracles Almelo  Almelo Erve Asito 12,080
PEC Zwolle  Zwolle MAC³PARK stadion 14,000
PSV  Eindhoven Philips Stadion 36,500
RKC Waalwijk  Waalwijk Mandemakers Stadion 07,500
Sparta Rotterdam  Rotterdam Spartastadion Het Kasteel 11,000
FC Twente  Enschede De Grolsch Veste 30,205
FC Utrecht  Utrecht (city) Stadion Galgenwaard 23,750
Vitesse  Arnhem GelreDome 21,248
VVV-Venlo  Venlo Covebo Stadion – De Koel 08,000
Willem II  Tilburg Koning Willem II Stadion 14,500

Number of teams by Province[edit]

Position Province Number Teams
1  South Holland 3 Feyenoord,ADO Den Haag and Sparta
 Noord Brabant 3 PSV,RKC Waalwijk and Willem II
 Overijssel 3 Heracles Almelo,PEC Zwolle and FC Twente
4  North Holland 2 Ajax and AZ
 Limburg 2 Fortuna Sittard and VVV-Venlo
7  Friesland 1 Heerenveen
 Groningen 1 FC Groningen
 Drenthe 1 FC Emmen
 Utrecht 1 FC Utrecht
 Gelderland 1 Vitesse

Personnel and kits[edit]

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 Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
ADO Den Haag Netherlands Ruud Brood Netherlands Daryl Janmaat Italy Erreà Cars Jeans
Ajax Netherlands Erik ten Hag Serbia Dušan Tadić Germany Adidas Ziggo
AZ Netherlands Pascal Jansen [nl] (ad int.) Netherlands Teun Koopmeiners United States Nike AFAS Software
Emmen Netherlands Dick Lukkien Netherlands Anco Jansen Denmark Hummel EasyToys
Feyenoord Netherlands Dick Advocaat Netherlands Steven Berghuis Germany Adidas Droomparken
Fortuna Sittard Netherlands Sjors Ultee [nl] Netherlands Wessel Dammers Netherlands Masita Hurkmans Groep
Groningen Netherlands Danny Buijs Netherlands Arjen Robben Germany Puma Office Centre
Heerenveen Netherlands Johnny Jansen [nl] Netherlands Henk Veerman Germany Jako Ausnutria
Heracles Almelo Germany Frank Wormuth Netherlands Robin Pröpper Italy Acerbis Asito
PEC Zwolle Netherlands John Stegeman Netherlands Bram van Polen Sweden Craft Molecaten
PSV Eindhoven Germany Roger Schmidt Netherlands Denzel Dumfries Germany Puma Metropoolregio Brainport Eindhoven
RKC Waalwijk Netherlands Fred Grim Morocco Anas Tahiri United Kingdom Stanno Willy Naessens
Sparta Rotterdam Netherlands Henk Fraser Morocco Adil Auassar Netherlands Robey D&S Groep
Twente Netherlands Ron Jans Netherlands Wout Brama Spain Meyba Pure Energie
Utrecht Netherlands René Hake Netherlands Willem Janssen United States Nike T-Mobile
Vitesse Germany Thomas Letsch Netherlands Remko Pasveer United States Nike Waterontharder.com
VVV-Venlo Netherlands Hans de Koning Netherlands Danny Post Netherlands Masita Seacon Logistics
Willem II Netherlands Adrie Koster Netherlands Jordens Peters Netherlands Robey DESTIL

Managerial changes[edit]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment Ref.
ADO Den Haag England Alan Pardew End of contract 30 June 2020 Preseason Serbia Aleksandar Ranković 1 July 2020 [2]
Fortuna Sittard Netherlands Sjors Ultee [nl] Different role Netherlands Kevin Hofland [3]
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands Ernest Faber (ad int.) End of interim spell Germany Roger Schmidt [4]
Twente Spain Gonzalo García García End of contract Netherlands Ron Jans [5]
Vitesse Netherlands Edward Sturing (ad int.) End of interim spell Germany Thomas Letsch [6]
FC Utrecht Netherlands John van den Brom Signed by Genk 7 November 2020 8th Netherlands René Hake 7 November 2020[1] [7]
ADO Den Haag Serbia Aleksandar Ranković Sacked 8 November 2020 16th Netherlands Ruud Brood 10 November 2020 [8][9]
Fortuna Sittard Netherlands Kevin Hofland 11 November 2020 18th Netherlands Sjors Ultee [nl] 2 December 2020 [10][11]
AZ Netherlands Arne Slot 4 December 2020 7th Netherlands Pascal Jansen [nl] (ad int.) 4 December 2020 [12]

Standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ajax 17 13 2 2 58 13 +45 41 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Vitesse 17 12 2 3 31 13 +18 38 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
3 PSV Eindhoven 17 11 4 2 41 19 +22 37 Qualification to Europa Conference League third qualifying round
4 Feyenoord 17 10 5 2 32 13 +19 35 Qualification to European competition play-offs[a]
5 AZ Alkmaar 17 9 7 1 41 25 +16 34
6 FC Groningen 17 9 4 4 25 21 +4 31
7 FC Twente 17 8 4 5 33 24 +9 28
8 SC Heerenveen 17 5 7 5 25 26 −1 22
9 Sparta Rotterdam 17 6 3 8 28 30 −2 21
10 FC Utrecht 17 4 9 4 22 24 −2 21
11 Fortuna Sittard 17 5 4 8 25 34 −9 19
12 Heracles Almelo 17 5 3 9 19 28 −9 18
13 PEC Zwolle 17 3 8 6 17 26 −9 17
14 VVV-Venlo 17 4 4 9 27 45 −18 16
15 RKC Waalwijk 17 3 5 9 15 29 −14 14
16 Willem II 17 2 4 11 20 36 −16 10 Qualification to Relegation play-offs[b]
17 ADO Den Haag 17 2 4 11 16 41 −25 10 Relegation to Eerste Divisie
18 FC Emmen 17 0 5 12 17 45 −28 5
Updated to match(es) played on 17 January 2021. Source: Eredivisie Soccerway
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)[13]
Notes:
  1. ^ Winner of play-off will qualify to Europa Conference League second qualifying round.
  2. ^ Seven teams, one from the Eredivisie and six from the Eerste Divisie, play for one spot in the 2021–22 Eredivisie. The remaining six teams play in the 2021–22 Eerste Divisie.


Positions by round[edit]

The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round.

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Ajax821521111111111111
Vitesse74643222222434432
PSV Eindhoven23521333433222243
Feyenoord47314554344343324
AZ91112109998768665555
Groningen1491388877886556766
Twente36465665555777677
Heerenveen61236446677888898
Sparta Rotterdam1216181818171713101010999989
Utrecht1012777789999101010101010
Fortuna Sittard1617151617181818181716141413121311
Heracles Almelo510111314131010131513131212131112
PEC Zwolle17138911101111121111111111111213
VVV-Venlo15101110141411141314151516151414
RKC Waalwijk1118171713121315151212121314141515
Willem II18891212111214121415161615171716
ADO Den Haag1515161416151516161617171717161617
Emmen131414151516161717181818181818181818
Qualification to Champions League group stage
Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
Qualification to Europa League play-off round
Qualification to Europa Conference League third qualiying round
Qualification to European competition play-offs
Qualification to Relegation play-offs
Relegation to Eerste Divisie
Updated to match(es) played on 17 January 2021. Source: worldfootball.net

Fixtures/results[edit]

Results table[edit]

Home \ Away AJA VIT PSV FEY AZ GRO TWE HEE SPA UTR FOR HER PEC VVV RKC WIL ADO EMM
Ajax 2–1 2–2 1–0 25 Apr 7 Mar 1–2 5–1 21 Feb 7 Feb 5–2 5–0 4–0 13 May 3–0 28 Jan 21 Mar 2 May
Vitesse 16 May 2–1 1–0 7 Mar 23 Jan 14 Feb 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 2 May 28 Feb 30 Jan 21 Mar 11 Apr 3–1
PSV Eindhoven 28 Feb 21 Feb 14 Mar 1–3 25 Apr 6 Feb 2 May 1–0 2–1 2–0 4 Apr 13 May 4–1 23 Jan 3–0 4–0 2–1
Feyenoord 9 May 25 Apr 31 Jan 24 Jan 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 4 Apr 0–0 1–0 7 Mar 16 May 14 Feb 4–2 21 Mar
AZ 31 Jan 3–1 21 Mar 28 Feb 1–2 14 Mar 14 Feb 11 Apr 27 Jan 9 May 16 May 1–1 2–2 3–0 5–3 2–1 1–0
FC Groningen 1–0 1–1 1–3 7 Feb 13 May 2–2 11 Apr 2 May 0–0 28 Feb 0–1 14 Feb 2–1 2–0 1–0 26 Jan 14 Mar
FC Twente 1–3 4 Apr 1–1 21 Feb 1–3 3–1 31 Jan 0–2 25 Apr 2–0 9 May 5–1 24 Jan 0–2 7 Mar 16 May 1–1
sc Heerenveen 4 Apr 6 Feb 2–2 27 Jan 0–3 21 Feb 21 Mar 16 May 9 May 1–3 1–2 25 Apr 1–0 1–1 2–0 7 Mar 4–0
Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 9 May 3–5 0–2 4–4 2–3 28 Jan 1–4 13 May 14 Feb 1–1 4 Apr 25 Apr 14 Mar 28 Feb 6–0 2–1
FC Utrecht 0–3 14 Mar 16 May 11 Apr 2–2 2–2 2–1 1–1 24 Jan 1–1 2–0 30 Jan 14 Feb 3–1 2 May 1–1 28 Feb
Fortuna Sittard 24 Jan 13 May 7 Mar 1–3 3–3 1–3 2 May 1–3 0–1 21 Mar 5 Feb 2–2 30 Jan 2–1 3–2 21 Feb 11 Apr
Heracles Almelo 14 Feb 0–2 1–1 13 May 1–2 30 Jan 28 Feb 23 Jan 21 Mar 4–1 1–2 7 Mar 2 May 0–1 11 Apr 2–0 4–0
PEC Zwolle 14 Mar 2–1 0–3 0–2 1–1 16 May 11 Apr 28 Feb 4–0 1–1 0–2 26 Jan 21 Mar 6 Feb 0–0 9 May 0–0
VVV-Venlo 0–13 27 Jan 11 Apr 0–3 21 Feb 4 Apr 1–2 1–1 7 Feb 1–1 14 Mar 3–2 2–2 9 May 2–1 1–2 16 May
RKC Waalwijk 11 Apr 0–1 1–4 2–2 2 May 21 Mar 13 May 1–1 0–2 7 Mar 27 Jan 21 Feb 1–1 3–2 1–1 0–1 14 Feb
Willem II 1–1 1–3 9 May 1–4 4 Apr 2–3 0–3 14 Mar 1–3 21 Feb 16 May 4–0 22 Jan 2–1 25 Apr 7 Feb 31 Jan
ADO Den Haag 2–4 0–2 14 Feb 2 May 2–2 0–1 2–4 1–1 31 Jan 4 Apr 25 Apr 14 Mar 0–2 1–4 28 Feb 13 May 23 Jan
FC Emmen 0–5 1–4 26 Jan 2–3 6 Feb 9 May 1–4 13 May 7 Mar 2–3 2–2 25 Apr 21 Feb 3–5 4 Apr 1–1 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 17 January 2021. Source: knvb.nl Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Results by round[edit]

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
ADO Den HaagLLLWLDLLLDDDLLWLL
AjaxWWWLWWWWWWLWWDDWW
AZDDDDDDWWWWLWWWDWW
EmmenLLDDDLLLLLLDDLLLL
FeyenoordWDWWDDWWWDDWLWWWL
Fortuna SittardLLDLDLLDLLWWDWWLW
GroningenLWLWDWWLDWWWWLDWD
HeerenveenWWWDLWWLDDDDLLLDD
Heracles AlmeloWLDLLDWLLLDLWWLWL
PEC ZwolleLDWDLDLDDDWLDWDLL
PSV EindhovenWWDWWLWWDWDWWWDLW
RKC WaalwijkLLLDWDLLDWWLLLLDD
Sparta RotterdamLLLDDDLWWLWWLWLWL
TwenteWDWDWLWWDLWLWLWLD
UtrechtDDWDDWLLDDDLDWDLW
VitesseWWLWWWWWDWLDWLWWW
VVV-VenloWDLLDLLWLDLLLLWWD
Willem IILWDLLDLLWLLLLDLLD
Updated to match(es) played on 17 January 2021. Source: Flashscore

Statistics[edit]

Scoring[edit]

Top scorers[edit]

As of matches played 17 January 2021
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Greece Giorgos Giakoumakis VVV-Venlo 16
2 Brazil Danilo FC Twente 11
Netherlands Teun Koopmeiners AZ
Netherlands Henk Veerman SC Heerenveen
5 Netherlands Steven Berghuis Feyenoord 10
6 Netherlands Donyell Malen PSV 9
Serbia Dušan Tadić Ajax
Germany Lennart Thy Sparta Rotterdam
9 Netherlands Rai Vloet Heracles Almelo 8
10 Brazil Antony Ajax 7
Norway Jørgen Strand Larsen FC Groningen
Burkina Faso Lassina Traoré Ajax
Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Ajax

Hat-tricks(+)[edit]

Rnd Player Club Goals Date Home Score Away
1 Greece Giorgos Giakoumakis VVV-Venlo Goal 50' Goal 65' (p) Goal 72' 13 September 2020 FC Emmen 3–5 VVV-Venlo
6 Burkina Faso Lassina Traoré Ajax Goal 17' Goal 32' Goal 54' Goal 65' Goal 87' 24 October 2020 VVV-Venlo 0–13 Ajax
7 Netherlands Rai Vloet Heracles Almelo Goal 2' Goal 63' Goal 71' 1 November 2020 Heracles Almelo 4–1 FC Utrecht
14 Netherlands Bryan Linssen Feyenoord Goal 48' Goal 58' Goal 90+1' 23 December 2020 Feyenoord 3–0 Heerenveen
16 Turkey Sinan Bakis Heracles Almelo Goal 26' Goal 44' Goal 64' 12 January 2021 Heracles Almelo 4–0 FC Emmen
16 Greece Giorgos Giakoumakis VVV-Venlo Goal 6' (p) Goal 58' Goal 68';Goal 86' (p) 13 January 2021 ADO Den Haag 1–4 VVV-Venlo

Top assists[edit]

As of matches played 17 January 2021
Rank Player Club Assists
1 Brazil Antony Ajax 8
2 Netherlands Joey Veerman SC Heerenveen 7
3 Netherlands Steven Berghuis Feyenoord 6
Belgium Mike Trésor Ndayishimiye Willem II
Sweden Jesper Karlsson AZ
Czech Republic Václav Černý FC Twente
7 Netherlands Donyell Malen PSV 5
Germany Philipp Max PSV
Morocco Zakaria Labyad Ajax
Morocco Oussama Tannane Vitesse
Brazil Danilo FC Twente
Norway Jørgen Strand Larsen FC Groningen

Clean sheets[edit]

As of 17 January 2021
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 Cameroon André Onana Ajax 8
Netherlands Remko Pasveer Vitesse
3 Netherlands Nick Marsman Feyenoord 6
4 Netherlands Sergio Padt FC Groningen 5
5 Germany Janis Blaswich Heracles Almelo 4
Nigeria Maduka Okoye Sparta Rotterdam
Switzerland Yvon Mvogo PSV
Germany Michael Zetterer PEC Zwolle
9 Netherlands Marco Bizot AZ 3
Netherlands Erwin Mulder SC Heerenveen

Discipline[edit]

As of 17 January 2021

Player[edit]

Club[edit]

Awards[edit]

Monthly awards[edit]

Month Player of the Month Talent of the Month Ref Team of the Month
Player Club Player Club
September Netherlands Clint Leemans PEC Zwolle Netherlands Lutsharel Geertruida Feyenoord [14] Netherlands Mulder (sc Heerenveen); Netherlands Geertruida (Feyenoord), Netherlands Bazoer (Vitesse), Poland Bochniewicz (sc Heerenveen), Germany Max (PSV); Germany Sağlam (Willem II), Ghana Kudus (Ajax), Netherlands Leemans (PEC Zwolle); Brazil Antony (Ajax), Greece Giakoumakis (VVV-Venlo), Netherlands Cody Gakpo (PSV).
October Burkina Faso Lassina Traoré Ajax Brazil Danilo FC Twente [15] Greece Lamprou (RKC Waalwijk); NigeriaEbuehi (FC Twente), Netherlands Riechedly Bazoer (Vitesse), Netherlands Van Hecke (sc Heerenveen), Netherlands Haps (Feyenoord); Netherlands Vloet (Heracles Almelo), Netherlands Klaassen (Ajax); Belgium Openda (Vitesse), Netherlands Veerman (sc Heerenveen), Brazil Danilo (FC Twente), Burkina Faso Traoré (Ajax).
November Netherlands Davy Klaassen Netherlands Owen Wijndal AZ [16] Greece Lamprou (RKC Waalwijk); Netherlands Abels (Sparta Rotterdam), Netherlands Teze (PSV), Argentina Senesi (Feyenoord), Netherlands Wijndal (AZ); Morocco Harroui (Sparta Rotterdam), Morocco Zakaria Labyad (Ajax), Netherlands Klaassen (Ajax); Brazil Danilo (FC Twente), Germany Thy (Sparta Rotterdam), Netherlands Donyell Malen (PSV).
December Brazil Antony [17] Netherlands Marsman (Feyenoord); Netherlands Klaiber (Ajax), Peru Araujo (FC Emmen), Netherlands Janssen (Fortuna Sittard), Netherlands Wijndal (AZ); Netherlands Ihattaren (PSV), Netherlands Koopmeiners (AZ), Netherlands Gravenberch (Ajax); Brazil Antony (Ajax), Netherlands Huntelaar (Ajax), Germany Thy (Sparta Rotterdam).

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Plan Van der Sar krijgt vorm: Eredivisie-toppers in tweede seizoenshelft" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Technisch hart en trainersstaf gevormd; Aleksander Rankovic hoofdcoach". ADO Den Haag (in Dutch). 13 May 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Reorganisatie in Sittard: Hofland hoofdcoach, Ultee manager". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 22 April 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  4. ^ "PSV appoint Roger Schmidt as new head coach". PSV. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Ron Jans nieuwe hoofdtrainer". FC Twente (in Dutch). 17 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Thomas Letsch nieuwe hoofdtrainer Vitesse". Vitesse (in Dutch). 26 May 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Officieel: John van den Brom vertrekt naar KRC Genk". FC Utrecht (in Dutch). 7 November 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  8. ^ "ADO bevestigt het ontslag van Aleksandar Rankovic". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 8 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Ruud Brood nieuwe hoofdtrainer, Adrie Bogers assistent". ADO Den Haag (in Dutch). 10 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Wegen Fortuna Sittard en Kevin Hofland scheiden". Fortuna Sittard (in Dutch). 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Sjors Ultee definitief nieuwe hoofdtrainer Fortuna Sittard". Fortuna Sittard (in Dutch). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  12. ^ "AZ neemt per direct afscheid van Slot". AZ (in Dutch). 4 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  13. ^ "Season regulations" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  14. ^ "Clint Leemans uitgeroepen tot Eredivisie-speler van de maand". eredivisie.nl. 1 October 2020.
  15. ^ "Traoré speler van de maand oktober, Danilo beste speler onder-21". eredivisie.nl. 6 November 2020.
  16. ^ "Davy Klaassen is named Eredivisie player of the month". eredivisie.nl. 4 December 2020.
  17. ^ "Antony named Eredivisie player of the month". eredivisie.nl. 7 January 2021.

Notes[edit]

1.^ René Hake was appointed as manager for the rest of the season on 31 December 2020, ending his interim spell.

External links[edit]

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