2018–19 Eredivisie

Eredivisie
Season 2018–19
Dates 10 August 2018 – 12 May 2019
Matches played 72
Goals scored 244 (3.39 per match)
Top goalscorer Kristoffer Peterson
(8 goals)
Biggest home win AZ 5–0 NAC
(12 August 2018)
Ajax 5–0 Emmen
(25 August 2018)
Willem II 5–0 Heracles
(26 August 2018)
PSV 6–1 Willem II
(1 September 2018)
Ajax 5–0 AZ
(7 October 2018)
Biggest away win ADO 0–7 PSV
(15 September 2018)
Highest scoring Heerenveen 3–5 Feyenoord
(26 August 2018)
Heerenveen 3–5 Heracles
(16 September 2018)
Fortuna Sittard 4–4 Willem II
(22 September 2018)
Highest attendance 53,185
Lowest attendance 3,940
Total attendance 1,285,756
Average attendance 17,858
2019–20 →
All statistics correct as of 16 September 2018.

The 2018–19 Eredivisie is the 63rd season of the Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. The season began on 10 August 2018 and will conclude on 12 May 2019; the Europa League and relegation play-offs will take place later that month. PSV are the defending champions. Emmen, De Graafschap and Fortuna Sittard join as the promoted clubs from the 2017–18 Eerste Divisie. They replace Sparta Rotterdam, Twente and Roda JC who were relegated to the 2018–19 Eerste Divisie.

Teams

A total of 18 teams took part in the league: The best fifteen teams from the 2017–18 season, two promotion/relegation playoff winners (FC Emmen and De Graafschap) and the 2017–18 Eerste Divisie champions (Fortuna Sittard). FC Emmen will play in the Eredivisie for the first time in their history.

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
De Graafschap Doetinchem De Vijverberg 12,600
Emmen Emmen De Oude Meerdijk 8,600
Excelsior Rotterdam Van Donge & De Roo Stadion 4,500
Feyenoord Rotterdam De Kuip 51,177
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
NAC Breda Breda Rat Verlegh Stadion 19,000
PEC Zwolle Zwolle MAC³PARK Stadion 14,000
PSV Eindhoven Philips Stadion 36,500
Utrecht Utrecht Stadion Galgenwaard 23,750
Vitesse Arnhem GelreDome 21,248
VVV-Venlo Venlo Seacon Stadion – De Koel 8,000
Willem II Tilburg Koning Willem II Stadion 14,500

Personnel and kits

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 Alfons Groenendijk Netherlands Aaron Meijers Erreà Cars Jeans
Ajax Netherlands Erik ten Hag Netherlands Matthijs de Ligt Adidas Ziggo
AZ Netherlands John van den Brom Netherlands Ron Vlaar Under Armour AFAS Software
De Graafschap Netherlands Henk de Jong Netherlands Sven Nieuwpoort Nike Flexfactory
Emmen Netherlands Dick Lukkien Netherlands Dennis Telgenkamp Beltona Noordlease
Excelsior Netherlands Adrie Poldervaart Netherlands Ryan Koolwijk Quick DSW Zorgverzekeraar
Feyenoord Netherlands Giovanni van Bronckhorst Netherlands Robin van Persie Adidas Qurrent
Fortuna Sittard Netherlands René Eijer Netherlands Mark Diemers Masita Sparr Finance
Groningen Netherlands Danny Buijs Netherlands Sergio Padt Puma Payt
Heerenveen Netherlands Jan Olde Riekerink Netherlands Stijn Schaars Jako GroenLeven
Heracles Germany Frank Wormuth Netherlands Robin Pröpper Acerbis Asito
NAC Breda Netherlands Mitchell van der Gaag Netherlands Menno Koch Legea CM Payments
PEC Zwolle Netherlands John van 't Schip Netherlands Bram van Polen Craft Molecaten
PSV Netherlands Mark van Bommel Netherlands Luuk de Jong Umbro Energiedirect.nl
Utrecht Netherlands Jean-Paul de Jong Netherlands Willem Janssen Hummel Zorg van de zaak
Vitesse Russia Leonid Slutsky Netherlands Bryan Linssen Macron Droomparken
VVV-Venlo Netherlands Maurice Steijn Netherlands Danny Post Masita Seacon Logistics
Willem II Netherlands Adrie Koster Netherlands Jordens Peters Robey TBD

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
ExcelsiorNetherlands Mitchell van der GaagEnd of contract1 July 2018[1]Pre-seasonNetherlands Adrie Poldervaart1 July 2018[2]
Fortuna SittardPortugal Claudio BragaEnd of interim spell1 July 2018Netherlands René Eijer1 July 2018
GroningenNetherlands Ernest FaberEnd of contract1 July 2018Netherlands Danny Buijs1 July 2018
HeerenveenNetherlands Jurgen StreppelEnd of contract1 July 2018Netherlands Jan Olde Riekerink1 July 2018
Heracles AlmeloNetherlands John StegemanEnd of contract1 July 2018Germany Frank Wormuth1 July 2018
NAC BredaBelgium Stijn VrevenEnd of contract1 July 2018Netherlands Mitchell van der Gaag1 July 2018
PSVNetherlands Phillip CocuSigned by Fenerbahçe1 July 2018Netherlands Mark van Bommel1 July 2018
VitesseNetherlands Edward SturingEnd of interim spell1 July 2018Russia Leonid Slutsky1 July 2018
Willem IINetherlands Reinier RobbemondEnd of interim spell1 July 2018Netherlands Adrie Koster1 July 2018
FC UtrechtNetherlands Jean-Paul de JongFired4 September 201811thNetherlands Dick Advocaat12 September 2018

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 PSV Eindhoven 8 8 0 0 30 3 +27 24 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
2 Ajax 8 6 1 1 21 4 +17 19 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
3 Feyenoord 8 5 2 1 17 10 +7 17 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
4 Heracles Almelo 8 5 1 2 19 18 +1 16 Qualification to European competition play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
5 Vitesse 8 3 3 2 14 9 +5 12
6 AZ 8 3 3 2 17 13 +4 12
7 VVV-Venlo 8 3 2 3 8 9 −1 11
8 ADO Den Haag 8 3 2 3 13 18 −5 11
9 Heerenveen 8 2 4 2 20 18 +2 10
10 PEC Zwolle 8 3 1 4 9 11 −2 10
11 Willem II 8 2 3 3 15 16 −1 9
12 Utrecht 8 2 3 3 8 11 −3 9
13 Excelsior 8 2 3 3 11 15 −4 9
14 Emmen 8 2 2 4 10 18 −8 8
15 Fortuna Sittard 8 1 4 3 14 18 −4 7
16 De Graafschap 8 2 1 5 6 17 −11 7 Qualification to Relegation play-offs[lower-alpha 2]
17 Groningen 8 1 1 6 4 15 −11 4
18 NAC Breda 8 1 0 7 8 21 −13 3 Relegation to Eerste Divisie
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source: eredivisie.nl
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)[3]
Notes:
  1. ↑ Four teams play for a spot in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.
  2. ↑ Ten teams, two from the Eredivisie and eight from the Eerste Divisie, play for two spots in the 2019–20 Eredivisie. The remaining eight teams play in the 2019–20 Eerste Divisie.

Results

Home \ Away ADO AJA AZ EMM EXC FEY FOR GRA GRO HEE HER NAC PEC PSV UTR VIT VVV WIL
ADO Den Haag 1–2 3–1 1–0 0–7
Ajax 5–0 5–0 a 3–0 1–1 a
AZ 1–1 5–0 2–2 0–0
Emmen 1–4 3–3 1–1 0–1
Excelsior 2–4 a 1–1 3–3 1–0
Feyenoord a 3–0 4–2 1–0 2–1
Fortuna Sittard 0–2 1–2 1–1 4–4
De Graafschap 2–0 0–1 0–5 1–2 2–1
Groningen 1–3 a 0–1 1–1 0–1
Heerenveen 1–1 3–5 a 3–5 1–1
Heracles Almelo 4–2 3–2 2–1 4–0
NAC Breda 0–2 2–3 3–0 0–2
PEC Zwolle 2–0 2–3 1–2 0–2
PSV Eindhoven 3–0 4–0 4–0 6–1
Utrecht 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–1
Vitesse 1–1 0–4 5–1 4–0
VVV-Venlo 0–1 1–1 3–0
Willem II 2–2 1–1 5–0 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source: eredivisie.nl
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

Positions by round

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

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
PSV Eindhoven32111111
Ajax86322222
Feyenoord157533333
Heracles Almelo1141154444
Vitesse23686775
AZ11245556
VVV-Venlo78797667
ADO Den Haag1316126109108
Heerenveen558101212119
PEC Zwolle1217181516141210
Willem II1494788911
Utrecht1713101114151612
Excelsior9159131313813
Emmen61116149101414
Fortuna Sittard1014171811111515
De Graafschap410131215161316
Groningen1618151618181717
NAC Breda1812141717171818
Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
Qualification to European competition play-offs
Qualification to Relegation play-offs
Relegation to Eerste Divisie

Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source: worldfootball.net

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Games avg.
1. Sweden Kristoffer Peterson Heracles Almelo 8 8 1 1
2. Mexico Hirving Lozano PSV Eindhoven 8 7 1 0.88
Spain Fran Sol Willem II 8 1 0.88
Netherlands Abdenasser El Khayati ADO Den Haag 8 2 0.88
5. Netherlands Luuk de Jong PSV Eindhoven 8 6 0 0.75
Netherlands Robin van Persie Feyenoord 8 0 0.75
Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Ajax 8 1 0.75
8. Slovenia Tim Matavž Vitesse 7 5 0 0.71
Norway Morten Thorsby Heerenveen 7 0 0.71
Netherlands Sam Lammers Heerenveen 8 1 0.63
Serbia Dušan Tadić Ajax 8 1 0.63
Uruguay Gastón Pereiro PSV Eindhoven 8 3 0.63

Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018.
Source: nos.nl[4]

Hat-tricks(+)

Rnd Player Club Goals Date Home Score Away
3 Spain Fran Sol Willem II  34'  52' (p)  70' 26 August 2018 Willem II 5–0 Heracles Almelo
4 Netherlands Abdenasser El Khayati ADO Den Haag  21' (p)  45'+1'  65'  69' 1 September 2018 Excelsior 2–4 ADO Den Haag

Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018.

Assists

Rank Player Club Games avg.
1. Kosovo Arbër Zeneli Heerenveen 8 6 0.75
2. Netherlands Mark Diemers Fortuna Sittard 8 5 0.63
3. Sweden Sam Larsson Feyenoord 7 4 0.57
Netherlands Steven Bergwijn PSV Eindhoven 8 0.5
5. Spain Angeliño PSV Eindhoven 8 3 0.38
Netherlands Steven Berghuis Feyenoord 8 0.38
Netherlands Abdenasser El Khayati ADO Den Haag 8 0.38
Uruguay Gastón Pereiro PSV Eindhoven 8 0.38
Netherlands Mikhail Rosheuvel NAC Breda 8 0.38
Serbia Dušan Tadić Ajax 8 0.38
Morocco Hakim Ziyech Ajax 8 0.38

Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018.
Source: nos.nl[5]

Discipline

Players with the most yellow cards: 3[6]

Players with the most red cards: 1

Updated to match(es) played on 2 September 2018.

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Player of the Month Talent of the Month Ref
Player Club Player Club
August Robin van Persie Feyenoord Steven Bergwijn PSV [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Van der Gaag vertrekt na dit seizoen bij Excelsior". AD.nl (in Dutch). 4 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Adrie Poldervaart stapt over van de massagetafel naar het coachvak". Volkskrant (in Dutch). 30 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Eredivisie 2018/2019 - Season rules" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Dutch Eredivisie Top Scorers". NOS (in Dutch). 7 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "Dutch Eredivisie Assists". NOS (in Dutch). 7 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "Eredivisie Stats". 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  7. ↑ https://eredivisie.nl/en-us/highlighted/robin-van-persie-receives-first-eredivisie-player-of-the-month-trophy
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