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{{Short description|None}} The '''Dutch Football League''' is organized by the [[Royal Dutch Football Association]] (KNVB, Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond).The most successful teams are [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] (36), [[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]] (24) and [[Feyenoord]] (16). Important teams of the past are [[HVV Den Haag|HVV]] (10 titles), [[Sparta Rotterdam]] (6 titles) and [[Willem II Tilburg|Willem II]] (3 titles).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eredivisie {{!}} KNVB |url=https://www.knvb.com/dutch-football/mens-football/eredivisie |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=www.knvb.com}}</ref> The annual match that marks the beginning of the season is called the Johan Cruijff Schaal (Johan Cruyff Shield). Contenders are the champions and the cup winners of the previous season. == Dutch professional clubs == {{Location map+|Netherlands|width=500|float=right|caption=Location of teams in the '''Eredivisie''' and '''Eerste Divisie''' 2018-2019|places= {{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.37109|long=5.21811|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[Almere City FC|Almere City]]}}}} {{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=53.20428|long=5.79958|label_size=70|label=[[SC Cambuur|Cambuur]]|position=bottom}} {{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.965530|long=6.289840|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[De Graafschap]]}}|position=top}} {{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.701667|long=5.329722|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[FC Den Bosch|Den Bosch]]}}|position=bottom}} {{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.8025|long=4.69|label_size=70|label=[[FC Dordrecht|Dordrecht]]|position=bottom}} {{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.441781|long=5.467442|label_size=70|label=[[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]]|position=top}} {{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.411667|long=5.479444|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[FC Eindhoven]]}}|position=bottom}} {{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.78110|long=6.90176|label_size=70|label=[[FC Emmen|Emmen]]|position=left}} {{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=50.99827|long=5.86333|label_size=70|label=[[Fortuna Sittard|Fortuna]]}} {{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.47974|long=5.65528|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[Helmond Sport]]}}|position=right}} {{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=50.84725|long=5.69281|label_size=70|label=[[MVV Maastricht|MVV]]|position=right}} {{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.594865|long=4.750412|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[NAC Breda]]}}|position=left}} {{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.76331|long=5.51611|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[TOP Oss]]}}|position=bottom}} {{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.68659|long=5.08911|label_size=70|label=[[RKC Waalwijk|RKC]]|position=top}} {{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.46187|long=4.60791|label_size=70|label=[[Telstar (football club)|Telstar]]|position=right}} {{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.49445|long=5.07318|label_size=70|label=[[FC Volendam|Volendam]]|position=right}} {{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.351944|long=6.179722|label_size=70|label=[[VVV-Venlo]]|position=bottom}} {{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.893894|long=4.523253|label_size=70|label=[[Feyenoord]]|position=right}} {{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.919485|long=4.433619|label_size=70|label=[[Sparta Rotterdam|Sparta]]|position=left}} {{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.916944|long=4.520556|label_size=70|label=[[Excelsior Rotterdam|Excelsior]]|position=top}} {{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.062817|long=4.383114|label_size=70|label=[[ADO Den Haag|ADO]]}} {{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.314310|long=4.942687|label_size=70|label=[[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]|position=right}} {{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.612473|long=4.742358|label_size=70|label=[[AZ Alkmaar|AZ]]}} {{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=53.206060|long=6.591530|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[FC Groningen]]}}|position=top}} {{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.255580|long=6.161730|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[Go Ahead Eagles]]}}|position=top}} {{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.958434|long=5.935991|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[SC Heerenveen]]}}|position=bottom}} {{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.338767|long=6.650555|label_size=70|label=[[Heracles Almelo|Heracles]]|position=top}} {{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.822480|long=5.837100|label_size=70|label=[[NEC Nijmegen|NEC]]|position=left}} {{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.508630|long=6.092890|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[PEC Zwolle]]}}|position=top}} {{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=50.857088|long=6.005873|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[Roda JC Kerkrade|Roda JC]]}}|position=top}} {{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.236539|long=6.837715|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[FC Twente]]}}|position=left}} {{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.078362|long=5.145917|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[FC Utrecht]]}}|position=right}} {{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.962904|long=5.893045|label_size=70|label=[[SBV Vitesse|Vitesse]]|position=bottom}} {{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.557860|long=5.082210|label_size=70|label={{nowrap|[[Willem II (football club)|Willem II]]}}|position=right}} }} {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Club ! Location ! Venue ! Capacity ! Manager |- | [[ADO Den Haag]] | [[The Hague]] | [[Cars Jeans Stadion]] | align="center" | 15,000 | {{flagicon|SER}} [[Darije Kalezić]] |- | [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] | [[Amsterdam]] | [[Johan Cruyff Arena]] | align="center" | 53,490 | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Francesco Farioli]] |- | [[AZ Alkmaar|AZ]] | [[Alkmaar]] | [[AFAS Stadion]] | align="center" | 17,023 | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Maarten Martens]] |- | [[SBV Excelsior|Excelsior]] | [[Rotterdam]] | [[Stadion Woudestein]] | align="center" | 4,400 | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Marinus Dijkhuizen]] |- | [[Feyenoord]] | [[Rotterdam]] | [[Stadion Feijenoord]] | align="center" | 51,177 | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Brian Priske]] |- | [[Go Ahead Eagles]] | [[Deventer]] | [[Adelaarshorst]] | align="center" | 10,400 | {{flagicon|NED}} [[René Hake]] |- | [[FC Groningen|Groningen]] | [[Groningen]] | [[Euroborg|Noordlease Stadion]] | align="center" | 22,550 | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Dick Lukkien]] |- | [[SC Heerenveen|Heerenveen]] | [[Heerenveen]] | [[Abe Lenstra Stadion]] | align="center" | 27,224 | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Robin van Persie]] |- | [[Heracles Almelo]] | [[Almelo]] | [[Polman Stadion]] | align="center" | 13,500 | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Erwin van de Looi]] |- | [[NEC Nijmegen|NEC]] | [[Nijmegen]] | [[Stadion de Goffert]] | align="center" | 12,500 | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Rogier Meijer]] |- | [[PEC Zwolle]] | [[Zwolle]] | [[MAC³PARK Stadion]] | align="center" | 13,250 | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Johnny Jansen]] |- | [[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]] | [[Eindhoven]] | [[Philips Stadion]] | align="center" | 36,500 | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Peter Bosz]] |- | [[Roda JC Kerkrade|Roda JC]] | [[Kerkrade]] | [[Parkstad Limburg Stadion]] | align="center" | 19,979 | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Bas Sibum]] |- | [[Sparta Rotterdam]] | [[Rotterdam]] | [[Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel|Het Kasteel]] | align="center" | 11,026 | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Jeroen Rijsdijk]] |- | [[FC Twente|Twente]] | [[Enschede]] | [[De Grolsch Veste]] | align="center" | 30,205 | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Joseph Oosting]] |- | [[FC Utrecht|Utrecht]] | [[Utrecht]] | [[Stadion Galgenwaard]] | align="center" | 23,750 | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Ron Jans]] |- | [[SBV Vitesse|Vitesse]] | [[Arnhem]] | [[GelreDome]] | align="center" | 25,500 | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Edward Sturing]] |- | [[Willem II (football club)|Willem II Tilburg]] | [[Tilburg]] | [[Koning Willem II Stadion]] | align="center" | 14,500 | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Peter Maes]] |- | [[Almere City FC|Almere City]] | [[Almere]] | [[Yanmar Stadion]] | align="center" | 3,000 | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Hedwiges Maduro]] |- | [[SC Cambuur|Cambuur]] | [[Leeuwarden]] | [[Cambuur Stadion]] | align="center" | 10,500 | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Henk de Jong]] |- | [[De Graafschap]] | [[Doetinchem]] | [[De Vijverberg|Stadion De Vijverberg]] | align="center" | 12,600 | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Jan Vreman]] |- | [[FC Den Bosch|Den Bosch]] | [['s-Hertogenbosch]] | [[De Vliert]] | align="center" | 9,000 | {{flagicon|NED}} [[David Nascimento]] |- | [[FC Dordrecht|Dordrecht]] | [[Dordrecht]] | [[GN Bouw Stadion]] | align="center" | 4,235 | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Melvin Boel]] |- | [[FC Eindhoven]] | [[Eindhoven]] | [[Jan Louwers Stadion]] | align="center" | 4,200 | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Willem Weijs]] |- | [[FC Emmen|Emmen]] | [[Emmen, Netherlands|Emmen]] | [[Univé Stadion]] | align="center" | 8,600 | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Fred Grim]] |- | [[Fortuna Sittard]] | [[Sittard]] | [[Fortuna Sittard Stadion]] | align="center" | 12,500 | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Danny Buijs]] |- | [[Helmond Sport]] | [[Helmond]] | [[Stadion De Braak]] | align="center" | 4,100 | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Bob Peeters]] |- | [[MVV Maastricht|MVV]] | [[Maastricht]] | [[De Geusselt]] | align="center" | 10,234 | {{flagicon|BIH}} [[Maurice Verberne]] |- | [[NAC Breda]] | [[Breda]] | [[Rat Verlegh Stadion]] | align="center" | 19,000 | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Carl Hoefkens]] |- | [[TOP Oss]] | [[Oss]] | [[Heesen Yachts Stadion]] | align="center" | 4,700 | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Ruud Brood]] |- | [[RKC Waalwijk]] | [[Waalwijk]] | [[Mandemakers Stadion]] | align="center" | 7,508 | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Henk Fraser]] |- | [[Telstar (football club)|Telstar]] | [[Velsen]] | [[TATA Steel Stadion]] | align="center" | 3,625 | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Anthony Correia (footballer, born 1982)|Anthony Correia]] |- | [[FC Volendam|Volendam]] | [[Volendam]] | [[Kras Stadion]] | align="center" | 6,260 | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Regillio Simons]] |- | [[VVV-Venlo]] | [[Venlo]] | [[De Koel]] | align="center" | 8,000 | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Rick Kruys]] |- |} == Former Dutch league teams == * [[Koninklijke HFC]] * [[AVV RAP]] (of [[Amsterdam]]) were the first official champions of the [[Netherlands]] in 1899. The club however became a [[Cricket]] club in 1916 following a total of 5 national football titles. * [[Fortuna Sittard|Fortuna 54]] (of [[Geleen]]) and [[Fortuna Sittard|Sittardia]] (of [[Sittard]]) merged to form [[Fortuna Sittard]] in 1968. * [[Blauw-Wit Amsterdam|Blauw Wit]], [[AFC DWS|DWS]] and [[De Volewijckers]] merged to form [[FC Amsterdam]] in 1972, which ceased to exist in 1982. * [[FC Zwolle|PEC]] and the [[FC Zwolle|Zwolsche Boys]] merged to form [[FC Zwolle|PEC Zwolle]] in 1971, which became [[FC Zwolle]] in 1990. * [[FC Twente|Sportclub Enschede]] and the [[FC Twente|Enschedese Boys]] merged to form [[FC Twente]] in 1965. * [[Door Oefening Sterk|DOS]], [[FC Utrecht|Elinkwijk]] and [[FC Utrecht|Velox]] merged to form [[FC Utrecht]] in 1970. * [[Groningse Voetbal en Atletiek Vereniging|GVAV]] became FC Groningen in 1971. * [[AZ Alkmaar|Alkmaar 54]] and [[AZ Alkmaar|FC Zaanstreek]] merged to form [[AZ Alkmaar|AZ]] in 1967. * [[Roda JC|Roda Sport]] and [[Roda JC|Rapid JC]] merged to form [[Roda JC]] in 1962. * [[ADO Den Haag|BVC Rotterdam]] and [[ADO Den Haag|BVC Flamingos]] merged to form [[ADO Den Haag|Scheveningen Holland Sport]] in 1954, which merged with [[ADO Den Haag|ADO]] in 1971 to form [[ADO Den Haag|FC Den Haag]], and became [[ADO Den Haag]] in 1996. * [[Schiedamse Voetbal Vereniging|SVV]] and [[FC Dordrecht|Dordrecht '90]] merged to form [[FC Dordrecht|SVV/Dordrecht '90]] in 1991. The club has since been renamed [[FC Dordrecht]]. * [[VC Vlissingen]] (from [[Flushing, Netherlands|Flushing]]) became a professional club in 1990, changed its name to [[VCV Zeeland]] a year later, and became an amateur club again in 1992. * [[FC Wageningen]] (founded in 1911) won the [[KNVB Cup|Dutch cup]] in 1939 and 1948, joined the Dutch professional league when it was formed in 1954, and remained professional until the club went bankrupt in 1992. * [[Holland Victoria Combinatie|HVC]] of [[Amersfoort]] was formed in 1905, joined the league in 1954, was renamed to [[SC Amersfoort]] in 1973 and went bankrupt in 1982. * [[Fortuna Vlaardingen]] (formed in 1904) joined the professional league in 1955, was renamed to [[FC Vlaardingen]] in 1974 and went bankrupt in 1981. * [[HFC Haarlem]] (formed in 1889) joined the professional league in 1954 and remained professional until the club went bankrupt in 2010. * [[RBC Roosendaal]] (formed in 1927) joined the professional league in 1955 till 1971 and 1983 and remained professional until the club went bankrupt in 2011. * [[AGOVV Apeldoorn]] (formed in 1913) joined the professional league in 1954 till 1971, returned to professional soccer on 1 July 2003, and went bankrupt in 2013. * [[SC Veendam]] (formed in 1894) joined the professional league in 1954, and went bankrupt in 2013. * [[Zwart-Wit '28]] won the national amateur championship in 1971 and the national cup for women in 2000. Went bankrupt in 2004. ==See also== * [[Eerste Divisie]] * [[Eredivisie]] * [[List of football stadiums in the Netherlands]] == References == {{reflist}} == External links == * [http://www.midfielddynamo.com/leagues/holland/big3.htm Midfield Dynamo's list of the Dutch football league's 'Big 3' and 'Best of the Rest' of the other clubs], midfielddynamo.com * {{in lang|en}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20120104020028/http://www.nlplanet.com/blog/category/orange-football/ Orange Football Blog - Weekly summaries from the Eredivisie and other articles], nlplanet.com * {{in lang|nl}} [http://www.eredivisie.nl/clubs Official Eredivisie site] * {{in lang|nl}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20091004172645/http://www.jupilerleague.nl/ Official Eerste Divisie website] * [http://www.league321.com/netherlands-football.html#Club_stats_details League321.com] - Club stats records. {{Football in the Netherlands}} {{List of football clubs in Europe}} [[Category:Football clubs in the Netherlands| ]] [[Category:Lists of association football clubs by country|Netherlands]] [[Category:Association football in the Netherlands lists|Clubs]] [[Category:Lists of organisations based in the Netherlands|Football clubs]] [[ja:エールディヴィジ]]
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