2006–07 Eredivisie

Eredivisie
Season 2006–07
Champions PSV
(20th title)
Promoted Excelsior
Relegated Den Haag
RKC Waalwijk
Champions League PSV
Ajax
UEFA Cup FC Groningen
AZ
SC Heerenveen
FC Twente
Intertoto Cup Utrecht
Top goalscorer Afonso Alves (Heerenveen, 34)
Biggest home win AZ 8–1 NAC (2007-10-07)
Biggest away win PSV 1–5 Ajax (2007-08-19)
Highest scoring AZ 8–1 NAC (2007-10-07)
Average attendance 18,078/game

The 2006/2007 season of the Eredivisie began on August 18, 2006. The season saw PSV Eindhoven quickly building a gap with the other teams. After 20 matches, the club was 11 points ahead of AZ and 12 points ahead of Ajax. The lead quickly dissipated in the 13 matches that followed. A draw of PSV at FC Utrecht in the penultimate round saw AZ and Ajax catching up. The three clubs were all on 72 points from 33 matches, with the AZ on top due to goal difference. Ajax were second, PSV were third. AZ suffered a shock defeat at league minnows Excelsior Rotterdam in the final round, playing with 10 men after 15 minutes in the game. Ajax won 0-2 at Willem II, and PSV beat Vitesse 5-1. PSV and Ajax both finished on 75 points, but PSV finished first due to a better goal difference (+50, against +49 for Ajax) to end one of the most exciting and closest title races in many years.

This team was promoted from the Eerste Divisie at the start of the season:

Relegated teams

The following teams were relegated to the Eerste Divisie at the end of the season:

The following teams were promoted from the Eerste Divisie at the end of the season:

Ranking

Final League table

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1PSV3423657525+5075
2Ajax 13423658435+4975
3AZ3421948331+5272
4Twente3419966737+3066
5Heerenveen34167116043+1755
6Roda JC34159104736+1154
7Feyenoord34158115666-1053
8Groningen34156135454051
9Utrecht34139124144-348
10NEC34128143644-844
11NAC Breda34127154354-1143
12Vitesse Arnhem34108165055-538
13Sparta Rotterdam34107174066-2637
14Heracles Almelo34711163264-3232
15Willem II3487193164-3331
16Excelsior3486204364-2130
17RKC Waalwijk3469193360-2727
18ADO Den Haag3438234072-3217

Pts – points earned; G – games played; W - wins; D - draws; L - losses;
GF – goals for; GA – goals against; GD – goal difference

Team will win the league and qualifies for the UEFA Champions League 07-08
Teams qualify for the UEFA Champions League qualifying round playoffs. The winner of the playoff will play in the qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, the rest of the teams will play in UEFA CUP.
Teams qualify for the UEFA Cup playoffs
Teams qualify for the UEFA Intertoto Cup playoffs
Teams remain in the Eredivisie
Teams forced to play relegation playoffs
Team relegated to the Eerste Divisie in 2007/2008
1 Ajax won the KNVB Cup 2006-07
Eredivisie 2006–07 Winners

PSV
20th Title

Play-offs

For UEFA competitions

For one Champions League ticket and three UEFA Cup tickets

Matches A and B Match E
      
5 SC Heerenveen 1
2 Ajax 4
A Ajax 4
B AZ 2
4 FC Twente 1
3 AZ 3

Ajax have qualified for UEFA Champions League 2007-08. AZ, FC Twente and Heerenveen have qualified for the UEFA Cup 2007-08.

For one UEFA Cup ticket and possibly one Intertoto Cup ticket

Matches C and D Match G
      
9 FC Utrecht (advances on away goals) 1
6 Roda JC 1
C FC Utrecht 1
D FC Groningen 4
8 FC Groningen 3
7 Feyenoord 2

FC Groningen have qualified for the UEFA Cup 2007-08. FC Utrecht faced Vitesse (the team winning match J) for one ticket to the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2007.

For possibly one Intertoto Cup ticket

Matches H and I Match J
      
13 Sparta Rotterdam 2
10 NEC 3
H NEC 0
I Vitesse 3
12 Vitesse 4
11 NAC Breda 2

Vitesse faced FC Utrecht (the team losing match G) for one ticket to the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2007.

For the Intertoto Cup ticket

Match K
   
G FC Utrecht 2 (a)
J Vitesse 2

FC Utrecht have qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2007.

Relegation playoffs

Round 1
Team #1 Aggregate Team #2 Match 1 Match 2 Match 3
FC Zwolle1-2FC Dordrecht0-11-1Not played
BV Veendam5-3Go Ahead Eagles5-10-2Not played

All teams play a home and an away match, with the possibility of a third match in case of a tie. The team that has scored the most away goals in the first two legs will play the deciding third leg at home. If both teams have scored an equal amount of away goals, a penalty shootout after the second leg will decide who plays at home in the third leg.

Round 2
Team #1 Aggregate Team #2 Match 1 Match 2 Match 3
FC Dordrecht2-5RKC Waalwijk2-00-20-3
FC Den Bosch2-3VVV-Venlo1-21-00-1
FC Volendam3-6RBC Roosendaal3-50-1Not played
BV Veendam0-4Excelsior0-10-3Not played

All teams play a home and an away match, with the possibility of a third match in case of a tie. The team that has scored the most away goals in the first two legs will play the deciding third leg at home. If both teams have scored an equal amount of away goals, a penalty shootout after the second leg will decide who plays at home in the third leg.

Round 3
Team #1 Aggregate Team #2 Match 1 Match 2 Match 3
VVV-Venlo5-1RKC Waalwijk2-00-13-0
RBC Roosendaal1-2Excelsior1-10-1Not played

All teams play a home and an away match, with the possibility of a third match in case of a tie. The team that has scored the most away goals in the first two legs will play the deciding third leg at home. If both teams have scored an equal amount of away goals, a penalty shootout after the second leg will decide who plays at home in the third leg.
The winners of matches G and H will play in the Eredivisie 2007/2008

Match table

H \ A ADO AJX AZ EXC FEY GRO HEE HER NAC NEC PSV RKC RJC SPA TWE UTR VIT WIL
ADO Den Haag1-21-32-23-31-3[1]2-32-00-20-20-21-10-22-41-21-10-3 [2]2-1
Ajax2-02-22-24-13-20-13-02-02-00-15-02-05-21-12-03-06-0
AZ2-21-15-00-02-03-15-08-10-01-32-02-23-02-25-11-02-0
Excelsior3-11-33-21-30-23-16-10-21-10-00-30-13-11-20-12-23-2
Feyenoord3-10-43-21-00-44-30-03-21-11-13-14-33-22-12-02-10-0
FC Groningen2-52-31-12-13-01-12-13-14-10-21-12-10-11-10-24-34-1
SC Heerenveen1-10-21-32-05-14-25-14-23-00-01-01-02-01-20-00-05-0
Heracles Almelo4-30-30-03-24-10-11-02-00-00-21-11-12-33-03-02-22-2
NAC Breda2-21-21-42-14-10-01-11-10-21-12-10-23-10-02-12-10-0
NEC3-22-20-20-14-11-10-22-02-12-11-00-01-20-32-01-01-2
PSV2-11-52-34-02-11-03-13-03-03-12-04-17-02-05-05-14-0
RKC Waalwijk1-02-20-21-12-20-20-22-00-10-10-33-22-11-21-13-11-1
Roda JC1-02-00-22-01-20-11-07-03-21-02-01-12-12-00-02-42-1
Sparta Rotterdam2-13-00-22-11-40-12-20-00-30-41-11-02-23-01-11-21-0
FC Twente3-11-43-04-13-07-15-11-12-14-01-04-32-22-03-02-00-0
FC Utrecht2-02-30-41-02-13-01-00-01-03-01-15-02-02-20-02-03-0
Vitesse2-24-21-32-30-13-21-34-00-11-10-13-10-03-01-14-21-0
Willem II2-10-20-42-13-53-01-32-00-21-01-33-10-10-01-32-10-0

Top scorers

Pos. Player Club Goals
1.Brazil Afonso AlvesSC Heerenveen34
2.Switzerland Blaise NkufoFC Twente22
Netherlands Danny KoevermansAZ22
4.Peru Jefferson FarfánPSV21
Netherlands Klaas-Jan HuntelaarAjax21
6.Serbia Danko LazovićVitesse19
7.Netherlands Wesley SneijderAjax18
8.Sweden Kennedy BakircioglüFC Twente15
9.Georgia (country) Shota ArveladzeAZ14
10.Norway Erik NevlandFC Groningen13

Awards

Dutch Footballer of the Year

Stadiums 2006/2007

Team Stadium Capacity
AjaxAmsterdam ArenA51,628
FeyenoordFeijenoord Stadion51,177
PSVPhilips Stadion35,119
VitesseGelredome26,600
HeerenveenAbe Lenstra Stadion26,000
UtrechtStadion Galgenwaard24,426
GroningenEuroborg19,814
Roda JCParkstad Limburg Stadion19,979
AZDSB Stadion17,023
NACRat Verlegh Stadion17,064
Willem IIWillem II Stadion14,637
TwenteArke Stadion13,740
NECStadion de Goffert12,470
ADOZuiderpark Stadion10,500
SpartaSparta Stadion Het Kasteel11,026
HeraclesPolman Stadion8,500
RKCMandemakers Stadion7,500
ExcelsiorStadion Woudestein3,527

See also

References

  1. ↑ The match was suspended for crowd trouble 4 minutes into the second half, while FC Groningen were leading 0-3. The remaining minutes were played three days later.
  2. ↑ The match was suspended after 63 minutes, after ADO supporters had invaded the pitch. The Royal Dutch Football Association decided ten days later that the game would not be finished, making the score at the time of the suspension the final score.
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