| Eredivisie |
|---|
 Eredivisie 2007-08 |
 |
| Founded |
| 1956 |
| Nation |
 Netherlands |
| Relegation To |
| Eerste Divisie |
| Number of Teams |
| 18 |
| European Qualification |
| Champions League UEFA Cup Intertoto Cup |
| Cups |
| KNVB Cup Johan Cruijff-schaal |
| Current Champions (2007/2008) |
| PSV Eindhoven |
| Most Successful Club |
| AFC Ajax (29) |
| Website |
| Official |
The Eredivisie (English: Honorary Division) is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The 2007/2008 season of the Eredivisie started in August 2007 and ends on 18 May 2008 with defending champions PSV retaining Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The Eerste Divisie ( English: First Division) is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for The KNVB Cup (KNVB beker is a competition organized by the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB since 1899. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Philips Sport Vereniging ( English: Philips Sports Union) widely known either as PSV or PSV Eindhoven, is a Sports club from Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands
From 1990 to 1999, the official name of the league was PTT Telecompetitie (after the sponsor, PTT Telecom), which was changed to KPN Telecompetitie in 1999 and to KPN Eredivisie in 2000. KPN (in full Koninklijke KPN NV, also Royal KPN NV) is a Dutch fixed-line and mobile Telecommunications company including both From 2002 to 2005, the league was called the Holland Casino Eredivisie. From the 2005-06 season onwards, the league will be sponsored by the Sponsorloterij lottery, but for legal reasons, its name cannot be attached to the league.
The top division consists of 18 clubs. Each club faces every other club twice during the season, once at home and once away. At the end of each season, the bottom club is automatically relegated to the second level of the Dutch league system, the Eerste Divisie (First Division), with the champion of the Eerste Divisie automatically promoted to the Eredivisie. In many Sports leagues around the world (with North American and Australian professional leagues being the most notable exceptions promotion and relegation The Eerste Divisie ( English: First Division) is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. In many Sports leagues around the world (with North American and Australian professional leagues being the most notable exceptions promotion and relegation The next two clubs from the bottom of the Eredivisie go to separate promotion/relegation playoffs. The playoffs are played in two groups. Each group has one Eredivisie club and three high-placed clubs from the Eerste Divisie. In both promotion/relegation playoff groups, each club plays a home-and-away series with the other clubs. The winner of each playoff group plays in the following season's Eredivisie, with the other teams going to the Eerste Divisie.
AFC Ajax has won the most titles, 29. Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam PSV Eindhoven is next with 21, and Feyenoord follows with 14. Philips Sport Vereniging ( English: Philips Sports Union) widely known either as PSV or PSV Eindhoven, is a Sports club from Feyenoord is a professional football club located in Rotterdam. Since 1965, these three giants have won all except for one title (the 1980/81 title went to AZ '67). AZ, an initialism for Alkmaar Zaanstreek, is a football club from Alkmaar, the Netherlands.
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Current teams (2007-2008)
Champions
Number of titles
| Club | # |
|---|---|
| AFC Ajax | 29 |
| PSV | 21 |
| Feyenoord | 14 |
| HVV Den Haag | 8 |
| Sparta | 6 |
| Go Ahead Eagles | 4 |
| HBS Den Haag, Willem II | 3 |
| ADO Den Haag, Heracles, RAP, RCH | 2 |
| AZ, Be Quick 1887, D.O.S., BVV Den Bosch, D.W.S., FC Eindhoven, SC Enschede, Haarlem, Limburgia, NAC, Quick Den Haag, Rapid JC,SVV, De Volewijckers |
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Positions
European competition
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NAC (NOAD ADVENDO Combinatie was founded on September 19, 1912 when the two Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam Philips Sport Vereniging ( English: Philips Sports Union) widely known either as PSV or PSV Eindhoven, is a Sports club from Feyenoord is a professional football club located in Rotterdam. HVV ( Haagse Voetbal Vereniging: Dutch for Hague Football Club) is an amateur Football (soccer club in The Hague in Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. The Go Ahead Eagles are a football club from Deventer, Netherlands, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. ADO Den Haag (ADO stands for Alles Door Oefening, Everything Through Practice) is the main football club in the city of The Hague. Heracles Almelo is a football club from Almelo, Netherlands. Heracles Almelo were founded on May 3, 1903 as Heracles AZ, an initialism for Alkmaar Zaanstreek, is a football club from Alkmaar, the Netherlands. FC Utrecht is a Dutch football club founded on July 1, 1970. It was a merger of three clubs from the city of Utrecht: DOS Elinkwijk FC Den Bosch is a football club from 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands. AFC Door Wilskracht Sterk ('Strong Through Willpower' is a Dutch football club from Amsterdam FC Eindhoven is a Dutch football club The club was founded on November 16, 1909 as EVV Eindhoven FC Twente (also incorrectly referred to as Twente Enschede) is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the the HFC Haarlem is a Dutch football club The club was founded on October 1, 1889. NAC Breda is a Dutch Football club from Breda. NAC (NOAD ADVENDO Combinatie was founded on September 19, 1912 when the two Roda JC is a Dutch football club located in Kerkrade, Netherlands. Schiedamse Voetbal Vereniging (SVV was a Dutch professional football club from Schiedam. De Volewijckers is a football (soccer club from Amsterdam, Netherlands. A champion (identical to the French from the late Latin campio) is one who has repeatedly come out first among contestants in challenges (especially the winner of a tournament See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club The KNVB introduced a playoff system in 2005-06 for the second to ninth placed clubs. The Royal Netherlands Football Association (Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbal Bond or KNVB is the governing body of football in the Netherlands. A playoff or final in Sports is a game or series of games played after the regular season is over with the goal of determining a league champion or a similar accolade One place in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, as well as three UEFA Cup spots are available for the best performing clubs in the playoffs. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. The remaining UEFA Cup place is awarded to the winner of the KNVB Cup. The KNVB Cup (KNVB beker is a competition organized by the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB since 1899. If this club is in the top 5 of teams a different schedule will be played, where numbers 2 to 5 are all guaranteed no worse than a UEFA Cup spot. This was the case in the first two seasons the playoffs were held, 2005-2006 and 2006-2007.
Also the teams finishing 10 to 13 enter the playoffs, with the 10th ranked team facing the 13th ranked team, while the 11th ranked team faces the 12th ranked team. Both winners meet each other in the next round and finally challenge the loser of match G for a special situation spot. If the KNVB Cup winner finishes in the top 5, the team winning this match will qualify for the UEFA Intertoto Cup. The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for
If the KNVB Cup winner finishes outside the top 5, they will not compete in the playoffs. Four teams will then compete in the playoffs for the UEFA Intertoto Cup ticket. [1] The teams ranked 11th, 12th and 13th will not compete in the playoffs in that case. [2]
The playoffs consist of knockout (home and away) matches, according to a complex schedule:
In these matches, the lowest ranked team gets the first home match. The return will be held at the opponent's venue.
The playoff system has been criticized by clubs, players and fans as the number of matches will increase. The system also makes it possible that the second-place team is forced the enter the UEFA Cup while a lower placed team enters the qualifying round of the Champions League. This happened in 2005-06; AZ, 2nd in competition, had to play for the UEFA Cup, while Ajax, 4th in competition, went into the Champions League qualifying round. The 2005/06 season of the Eredivisie began in August 2005 and ended in May 2006
Relegation
The club at the bottom of the league (18th) is automatically relegated to the Eerste Divisie. In many Sports leagues around the world (with North American and Australian professional leagues being the most notable exceptions promotion and relegation The Eerste Divisie ( English: First Division) is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. The next-lowest two teams (16th and 17th) play in a promotion/relegation knock-out playoff known as the Nacompetitie, in which they will face eight teams from the Eerste Divisie (before the 2005-06 season, six Eerste Divisie teams were involved). The Eerste Divisie ( English: First Division) is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. Usually, the Eerste Divisie teams that play in the Nacompetitie are the 2nd- through 9th-place teams in that league. (The actual qualification rules are more complex; more detail is provided in the Eerste Divisie page. The Eerste Divisie ( English: First Division) is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. ) Teams finishing above 16th automatically stay in the Eredivisie.
Attendance
Since the beginning of the league, there are three clubs with an attendance much higher than the others: Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord. Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam Philips Sport Vereniging ( English: Philips Sports Union) widely known either as PSV or PSV Eindhoven, is a Sports club from Feyenoord is a professional football club located in Rotterdam. These clubs are followed by FC Utrecht, FC Groningen, Heerenveen and Vitesse, clubs that also have a fairly large fanbase. FC Utrecht is a Dutch football club founded on July 1, 1970. It was a merger of three clubs from the city of Utrecht: DOS Elinkwijk FC Groningen is a football Club from Groningen in the Netherlands. sc Heerenveen ( Frisian: sc It Hearrenfean) is a Dutch football club currently playing in the Eredivisie, the Dutch Premier Division Stichting Betaald Voetbal Vitesse is a Dutch football club from Arnhem, which was founded on May 14, 1892. The average league attendance was just over 7,000 in 1990, but the league has seen a large rise in attendance with the building of many new stadiums and the expansion of several existing stadiums nationwide. Current season average attendance is 17,893, with AFC Ajax having the largest (48,124) and Excelsior having the smallest (3,100). SBV Excelsior is a professional football club from Rotterdam, in the Kralingen-Crooswijk district Although Ajax' figures are off because the club always counts all their season ticket holders while in actuality they might not be attending. This explains the differences in Ajax' figures and the ArenA's figures which with some matches show an attendance difference of over 10,000 people. Amsterdam ArenA is a Stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The stadium was built from 1993 to 1996 at a cost of € 140 million and was
Season 2006-2007 average attendance
| Club | Attendance |
|---|---|
| Ajax | 48. Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam 124 |
| Feyenoord | 40. Feyenoord is a professional football club located in Rotterdam. 184 |
| PSV | 33. Philips Sport Vereniging ( English: Philips Sports Union) widely known either as PSV or PSV Eindhoven, is a Sports club from 875 |
| Heerenveen | 25. sc Heerenveen ( Frisian: sc It Hearrenfean) is a Dutch football club currently playing in the Eredivisie, the Dutch Premier Division 771 |
| FC Utrecht | 19. FC Utrecht is a Dutch football club founded on July 1, 1970. It was a merger of three clubs from the city of Utrecht: DOS Elinkwijk 707 |
| FC Groningen | 19. FC Groningen is a football Club from Groningen in the Netherlands. 075 |
| Vitesse | 19. Stichting Betaald Voetbal Vitesse is a Dutch football club from Arnhem, which was founded on May 14, 1892. 033 |
| AZ | 16. AZ, an initialism for Alkmaar Zaanstreek, is a football club from Alkmaar, the Netherlands. 128 |
| NAC Breda | 14. NAC Breda is a Dutch Football club from Breda. NAC (NOAD ADVENDO Combinatie was founded on September 19, 1912 when the two 849 |
| Roda JC | 14. Roda JC is a Dutch football club located in Kerkrade, Netherlands. 571 |
| FC Twente | 13. FC Twente (also incorrectly referred to as Twente Enschede) is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the the 250 |
| Willem II | 11. 950 |
| N.E.C. | 11. 875 |
| Sparta Rotterdam | 9. Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. 522 |
| Heracles Almelo | 8. Heracles Almelo is a football club from Almelo, Netherlands. Heracles Almelo were founded on May 3, 1903 as Heracles 416 |
| ADO Den Haag | 7. ADO Den Haag (ADO stands for Alles Door Oefening, Everything Through Practice) is the main football club in the city of The Hague. 026 |
| RKC Waalwijk | 5. RKC Waalwijk is a football club playing in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. 714 |
| Excelsior | 3. SBV Excelsior is a professional football club from Rotterdam, in the Kralingen-Crooswijk district 100 |
| Average | 17. 893 |
All-Time Ranking
- Last updated following the 2007-08 season
| Rank | Club | Seasons | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points | Goals for | Goals against | Goal difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajax | 53 | 1753 | 1155 | 310 | 288 | 3775 | 4460 | 1844 | 2616 |
| 2 | PSV | 53 | 1753 | 1047 | 386 | 320 | 3527 | 4009 | 1852 | 2157 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 53 | 1753 | 1004 | 411 | 338 | 3423 | 3817 | 2010 | 1807 |
| 4 | FC Twente | 52 | 1719 | 732 | 463 | 524 | 2659 | 2779 | 2305 | 474 |
| 5 | Sparta R'dam | 50 | 1651 | 588 | 469 | 594 | 2233 | 2525 | 2535 | -10 |
| 6 | Roda JC | 42 | 1395 | 550 | 362 | 483 | 2012 | 2157 | 2008 | 149 |
| 7 | FC Groningen | 42 | 1379 | 448 | 396 | 535 | 1740 | 1927 | 2148 | -221 |
| 8 | FC Utrecht | 39 | 1293 | 466 | 329 | 498 | 1727 | 1805 | 1964 | -159 |
| 9 | NAC Breda | 42 | 1383 | 444 | 367 | 572 | 1699 | 1875 | 2289 | -414 |
| 10 | AZ/Alkmaar'67 | 32 | 1055 | 414 | 280 | 361 | 1522 | 1694 | 1497 | 197 |
| 11 | ADO Den Haag | 34 | 1140 | 386 | 291 | 463 | 1449 | 1666 | 1843 | -177 |
| 12 | MVV | 36 | 1208 | 350 | 357 | 501 | 1407 | 1527 | 1990 | -463 |
| 13 | Willem II | 35 | 1149 | 367 | 270 | 512 | 1371 | 1668 | 2024 | -356 |
| 14 | NEC | 33 | 1089 | 302 | 304 | 483 | 1210 | 1224 | 1684 | -460 |
| 15 | Go Ahead Eagles | 28 | 940 | 302 | 249 | 389 | 1155 | 1293 | 1500 | -207 |
| 16 | Vitesse | 24 | 783 | 299 | 231 | 253 | 1128 | 1152 | 1082 | 70 |
| 17 | FC Volendam | 24 | 808 | 221 | 207 | 380 | 870 | 956 | 1446 | -490 |
| 18 | sc Heerenveen | 17 | 545 | 232 | 134 | 179 | 830 | 910 | 795 | 115 |
| 19 | RKC Waalwijk | 19 | 646 | 206 | 170 | 270 | 788 | 861 | 1028 | -167 |
| 20 | Fortuna Sittard | 19 | 646 | 179 | 193 | 274 | 730 | 756 | 1005 | -249 |
| 21 | HFC Haarlem | 18 | 612 | 172 | 178 | 262 | 694 | 695 | 978 | -283 |
| 22 | Door Wilskracht Sterk | 15 | 498 | 167 | 137 | 194 | 638 | 691 | 774 | -83 |
| 23 | VVV-Venlo | 17 | 545 | 160 | 148 | 237 | 628 | 734 | 981 | -247 |
| 24 | DOS | 14 | 460 | 168 | 109 | 183 | 613 | 790 | 848 | -58 |
| 25 | FC Den Bosch | 15 | 510 | 132 | 133 | 245 | 529 | 617 | 928 | -311 |
| 26 | Fortuna '54 | 12 | 392 | 141 | 99 | 152 | 522 | 635 | 700 | -65 |
| 27 | De Graafschap | 17 | 545 | 122 | 136 | 287 | 502 | 606 | 1052 | -446 |
| 28 | Stormvogels Telstar | 14 | 464 | 117 | 141 | 210 | 492 | 528 | 754 | -226 |
| 29 | Excelsior | 16 | 511 | 112 | 128 | 271 | 463 | 546 | 941 | -395 |
| 30 | FC Zwolle | 12 | 408 | 99 | 120 | 189 | 417 | 496 | 745 | -249 |
| 31 | Heracles Almelo | 9 | 257 | 62 | 63 | 132 | 249 | 293 | 525 | -232 |
| 32 | USV Elinkwijk | 7 | 234 | 65 | 50 | 119 | 245 | 306 | 483 | -177 |
| 33 | FC Amsterdam | 6 | 204 | 61 | 56 | 87 | 239 | 263 | 321 | -58 |
| 34 | Blauw-Wit Amsterdam | 6 | 196 | 65 | 42 | 89 | 237 | 334 | 401 | -67 |
| 35 | Holland Sport | 4 | 136 | 37 | 34 | 65 | 138 | 168 | 279 | -101 |
| 36 | RBC Roosendaal | 5 | 170 | 35 | 26 | 109 | 131 | 164 | 358 | -194 |
| 37 | NOAD | 4 | 136 | 33 | 30 | 73 | 129 | 187 | 311 | -124 |
| 38 | Sittardia | 4 | 132 | 32 | 29 | 71 | 125 | 148 | 256 | -108 |
| 39 | FC Dordrecht | 5 | 170 | 27 | 38 | 105 | 119 | 184 | 387 | -203 |
| 40 | Cambuur Leeuwarden | 4 | 136 | 25 | 38 | 73 | 113 | 139 | 252 | -113 |
| 41 | Xerxes Rotterdam | 2 | 68 | 26 | 17 | 25 | 95 | 92 | 95 | -3 |
| 42 | FC Eindhoven | 3 | 102 | 23 | 25 | 54 | 94 | 107 | 209 | -102 |
| 43 | BV Veendam | 2 | 68 | 12 | 23 | 33 | 59 | 74 | 127 | -53 |
| 44 | FC Wageningen | 2 | 68 | 13 | 18 | 37 | 57 | 72 | 137 | -65 |
| 45 | De Volewijckers | 2 | 64 | 15 | 10 | 39 | 55 | 99 | 189 | -90 |
| 46 | Helmond Sport | 2 | 68 | 12 | 18 | 38 | 54 | 93 | 162 | -69 |
| 47 | SVV | 2 | 68 | 13 | 13 | 42 | 52 | 62 | 142 | -80 |
The clubs highlighted in green play in the Eredivisie in the 2007/08 season. The 2007/2008 season of the Eredivisie started in August 2007 and ends on 18 May 2008 with defending champions PSV retaining Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam Philips Sport Vereniging ( English: Philips Sports Union) widely known either as PSV or PSV Eindhoven, is a Sports club from Feyenoord is a professional football club located in Rotterdam. FC Twente (also incorrectly referred to as Twente Enschede) is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the the Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. Roda JC is a Dutch football club located in Kerkrade, Netherlands. FC Groningen is a football Club from Groningen in the Netherlands. FC Utrecht is a Dutch football club founded on July 1, 1970. It was a merger of three clubs from the city of Utrecht: DOS Elinkwijk NAC Breda is a Dutch Football club from Breda. NAC (NOAD ADVENDO Combinatie was founded on September 19, 1912 when the two AZ, an initialism for Alkmaar Zaanstreek, is a football club from Alkmaar, the Netherlands. ADO Den Haag (ADO stands for Alles Door Oefening, Everything Through Practice) is the main football club in the city of The Hague. MVV ( Maastrichtse Voetbal Vereniging) is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Maastricht, founded on April 2 1902 The Go Ahead Eagles are a football club from Deventer, Netherlands, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. Stichting Betaald Voetbal Vitesse is a Dutch football club from Arnhem, which was founded on May 14, 1892. FC Volendam is a Dutch football club FC Volendam was founded as Victoria on June 1, 1920 by local fishermen sc Heerenveen ( Frisian: sc It Hearrenfean) is a Dutch football club currently playing in the Eredivisie, the Dutch Premier Division RKC Waalwijk is a football club playing in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. Fortuna Sittard is a football club in Sittard, The Netherlands. HFC Haarlem is a Dutch football club The club was founded on October 1, 1889. AFC Door Wilskracht Sterk ('Strong Through Willpower' is a Dutch football club from Amsterdam VVV-Venlo is a Dutch football club which returned to the Dutch highest league ( Eredivisie) by defeating RKC Waalwijk (3-0 on May FC Utrecht is a Dutch football club founded on July 1, 1970. It was a merger of three clubs from the city of Utrecht: DOS Elinkwijk FC Den Bosch is a football club from 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands. Fortuna Sittard is a football club in Sittard, The Netherlands. De Graafschap is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands. Telstar is a Dutch football club based in Velsen. The club was established after the merger of two football clubs in the town of Velsen SBV Excelsior is a professional football club from Rotterdam, in the Kralingen-Crooswijk district FC Zwolle is a Dutch football club based in Zwolle, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie, the country's second level of professional Heracles Almelo is a football club from Almelo, Netherlands. Heracles Almelo were founded on May 3, 1903 as Heracles FC Utrecht is a Dutch football club founded on July 1, 1970. It was a merger of three clubs from the city of Utrecht: DOS Elinkwijk FC Amsterdam was a Dutch football club which was founded on June 20, 1972, from the merger of the Amsterdam football clubs Blauw-Wit (Blue-White is a Dutch football club form Amsterdam. ADO Den Haag (ADO stands for Alles Door Oefening, Everything Through Practice) is the main football club in the city of The Hague. RBC Roosendaal is a Dutch football club RBC the brainchild of Frans Mathijsen and Anton Poldermans, was formed in July 31 The New Oxford American Dictionary ( NOAD) is a single-volume Dictionary of North American English compiled by American editors at Sittardia is a Dutch Handball team Sittardia is one of the most successful handball teams in Dutch handball history FC Dordrecht is a football club from the city of Dordrecht in the Netherlands, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. SC Cambuur Leeuwarden, formed on June 19, 1964, is a Dutch football club currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. XerxesDZB is a Dutch football club based in Rotterdam. The club was founded in 1904 as RFC Xerxes and their first regional championship FC Eindhoven is a Dutch football club The club was founded on November 16, 1909 as EVV Eindhoven BV Veendam is a Dutch football club The club was founded on September 4, 1894, which makes it one of the oldest professional FC Wageningen was a Dutch football club which was founded on August 27, 1911. De Volewijckers is a football (soccer club from Amsterdam, Netherlands. Helmond Sport is a Dutch football club playing in the Dutch Eerste Divisie and located in Helmond, Noord-Brabant. Schiedamse Voetbal Vereniging (SVV was a Dutch professional football club from Schiedam. The clubs highlighted in red play in the Eerste Divisie in the 2007/08 season. The clubs highlighted in grey no longer exist because they have been disestablished or have been merged into another club. Remaining clubs play in lower competitions. For this year's Eredivisie clubs, the 2007/08 season is already counted in the 'seasons' column.
UEFA Ranking
Current National League Ranking [3]
- 01
La Liga - 02
Premier League - 03
Serie A - 04
Ligue 1 - 05
Bundesliga - 06
Portuguese Liga - 07
Liga I - 08 Eredivisie
(see UEFA coefficients full list for more information)
Topscorers
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References
- ^ These will be the best ranked teams excluding the KNVB Cup winner. So if the KNVB Cup winner finishes 8th, the teams ranked 6th, 7th, 9th and 10th will compete for these playoffs.
- ^ De play-offs en de bekerfinale ((Dutch)). Royal Netherlands Football Association (2008-03-31). The Royal Netherlands Football Association (Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbal Bond or KNVB is the governing body of football in the Netherlands. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Retrieved on 2008-04-18. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland.
- ^ UEFA Country Ranking 2007
See also
- Eredivisie 2006/2007
- Eerste Divisie
- List of sports attendance figures – the Eredivisie in a global context
External links
- Eredivisie.nl - Official website Eredivisie (Dutch)
- KNVB.nl - Official website KNVB (Dutch) / (English)
- All Eredivisie statistics 1889-present (English)
- Soccerway.com - Eredivisie (English)
- Voetbal International - Dutch and international football news (Dutch)
- Eredivisie Table, Fixtures & Results (English)
- Eredivisie betting Previews and News (English)
- Eredivisie Stats, Results, Fixtures and Team Info (English)
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