2020–21 Eredivisie

Eredivisie
Season	2020–21
Dates	12 September 2020 - 2021
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →

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

Teams

A total of 18 teams are taking part in the league.

Feyenoord
Sparta Rotterdam

Locations of the 2020–21 Eredivisie teams

Stadiums and locations

Club	Location	Venue	Capacity
ADO Den Haag	The Hague	Cars Jeans Stadion	15,000
Ajax	Amsterdam	Johan Cruyff Arena	54,990
AZ	Alkmaar	AFAS Stadion	17,023
Emmen	Emmen	De Oude Meerdijk	08,600
Feyenoord	Rotterdam	De Kuip	52,000
Fortuna Sittard	Sittard	Fortuna Sittard Stadion	10,300
Groningen	Groningen	Noordlease Stadion	22,550
Heerenveen	Heerenveen	Abe Lenstra Stadion	27,224
Heracles Almelo	Almelo	Polman Stadion	12,080
PEC Zwolle	Zwolle	MAC³PARK Stadion	14,000
PSV Eindhoven	Eindhoven	Philips Stadion	36,500
RKC Waalwijk	Waalwijk	Mandemakers Stadion	07,500
Sparta Rotterdam	Rotterdam	Het Kasteel	11,000
Twente	Enschede	De Grolsch Veste	30,205
Utrecht	Utrecht	Stadion Galgenwaard	23,750
Vitesse	Arnhem	GelreDome	21,248
VVV-Venlo	Venlo	Seacon Stadion – De Koel	08,000
Willem II	Tilburg	Koning Willem II Stadion	14,500

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	Aleksandar Ranković	Aaron Meijers	Erreà	Cars Jeans
Ajax	Erik ten Hag	Dušan Tadić	Adidas	Ziggo
AZ	Arne Slot	Teun Koopmeiners	Nike	AFAS Software
Emmen	Dick Lukkien	Anco Jansen	Hummel	Hitachi Capital Mobility
Feyenoord	Dick Advocaat	Steven Berghuis	Adidas	Droomparken
Fortuna Sittard	Kevin Hofland	Wessel Dammers	Masita	Sparr Finance
Groningen	Danny Buijs	Mike te Wierik	Puma	Payt
Heerenveen	Johnny Jansen	Hicham Faik	Jako	Ausnutria
Heracles Almelo	Frank Wormuth	Robin Pröpper	Acerbis	Asito
PEC Zwolle	John Stegeman	Bram van Polen	Craft	Molecaten
PSV Eindhoven	Roger Schmidt		Umbro	Metropoolregio Brainport Eindhoven
RKC Waalwijk	Fred Grim	Kevin Vermeulen	Stanno	Mandemakers Keukens
Sparta Rotterdam	Henk Fraser	Adil Auassar	Robey	D&S Groep
Twente	Ron Jans	Wout Brama	Sondico	Pure Energie
Utrecht	John van den Brom	Willem Janssen	Nike	Zorg van de zaak
Vitesse	Thomas Letsch	Bryan Linssen	Nike	Royal Burgers' Zoo & Netherlands Open Air Museum
VVV-Venlo	Hans de Koning	Danny Post	Masita	Seacon Logistics
Willem II	Adrie Koster	Jordens Peters	Robey	Destil

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Replaced by	Date of appointment	Ref.
ADO Den Haag	Alan Pardew	End of contract	30 June 2020	Preseason	Aleksandar Ranković	1 July 2020	^[2]
Fortuna Sittard	Sjors Ultee	Different role			Kevin Hofland		^[3]
PSV Eindhoven	Ernest Faber (ad int.)	End of interim spell			Roger Schmidt		^[4]
Twente	Gonzalo García García	End of contract			Ron Jans		^[5]
Vitesse	Edward Sturing (ad int.)	End of interim spell			Thomas Letsch		^[6]

References

^ "Plan Van der Sar krijgt vorm: Eredivisie-toppers in tweede seizoenshelft" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
^ "Technisch hart en trainersstaf gevormd; Aleksander Rankovic hoofdcoach". ADO Den Haag (in Dutch). 13 May 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
^ "Reorganisatie in Sittard: Hofland hoofdcoach, Ultee manager". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 22 April 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
^ "PSV appoint Roger Schmidt as new head coach". PSV. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
^ "Ron Jans nieuwe hoofdtrainer". FC Twente (in Dutch). 17 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
^ "Thomas Letsch nieuwe hoofdtrainer Vitesse". Vitesse (in Dutch). 26 May 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.

External links

Official website

[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.

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