2014–15 BeNe League

The 2014–15 BeNe League was the third and last season of the Belgium and Netherlands' women's football top level league. The defending champion was FC Twente.[1] The season started on 29 August 2014 and was played in a single division.[2] The season finished on 8 May 2015.

Women's BeNe League
Season2014–15
ChampionsStandard Fémina (1st BeNe League title)
UEFA Women's Champions LeagueStandard Fémina
Twente
Matches played156
Goals scored492 (3.15 per match)
Top goalscorerTessa Wullaert (18 goals)
Biggest home winPSV/FC Eindhoven 7–0 Gent
Biggest away winLeuven 0–10 Standard
Highest scoringLeuven 0–10 Standard
PEC Zwolle 1–9 ADO Den Haag
All statistics correct as of 8 May 2015.

Following this season, Belgium and the Netherlands will have their own top level league again. The BeNe League initiative was ended because Dutch clubs and the Dutch FA failed to come to an agreement regarding the clubs' financial participation for the following seasons.[3] The Dutch FA also questioned the lack of competitiveness.[4]

After the season, the Netherlands revived the Eredivisie as top league and Belgium created a new Super League.

Format

The seven Dutch and six Belgian teams play a double round-robin where each team plays against each other two times (once at home and once away).[5]

Teams

The league was played by seven Dutch and six Belgian teams.[6]

Royal Antwerp left the BeNe League for financial reasons after previous season.[7][8] Otherwise the same teams as last year compete. Club Brugge shut down their first team after the season, to focus on youth teams.[9]

Standard
Anderlecht
Lierse SK
Club Brugge
OH Leuven
AA Gent Ladies
ADO Den Haag
FC Twente
Telstar
PEC Zwolle
sc Heerenveen
Ajax
PSV/FC Eindhoven
BeNe League Teams for 2014-2015
TeamCountryHome cityHome ground
Standard Fémina de LiègeBelgiumLiègeComplexe Standard de Liège
RSC AnderlechtBelgiumAnderlechtRSCA Football Academy
WD Lierse SKBelgiumLierHerman Vanderpoortenstadion
Club Brugge DamesBelgiumBruggeOlympiapark
Oud-Heverlee LeuvenBelgiumHeverleeGemeentelijk Stadion
AA Gent LadiesBelgiumGhentPGB-Stadion
ADO Den HaagNetherlandsDen HaagKyocera Stadion
FC TwenteNetherlandsEnschedeDe Grolsch Veste
TelstarNetherlandsVelsenTATA Steel Stadion
PEC ZwolleNetherlandsZwolleIJsseldelta Stadion
SC HeerenveenNetherlandsHeerenveenSportpark Skoatterwâld
AFC AjaxNetherlandsAmsterdamSportpark De Toekomst
PSV/FC EindhovenNetherlandsEindhovenJan Louwers Stadion

Standings

All teams play in a single group this season. The best placed Belgium and Dutch team qualify for the Champions League.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Standard Fémina (C, Q) 24 21 1 2 66 10 +56 64 Qualification to Champions League[lower-alpha 1]
2 Twente (Q) 24 20 2 2 71 16 +55 62
3 Ajax 24 17 2 5 54 20 +34 53
4 ADO Den Haag 24 12 3 9 52 35 +17 39
5 PSV/FC Eindhoven 24 11 4 9 46 37 +9 37
6 Telstar 24 10 7 7 43 31 +12 37
7 WD Lierse 24 10 3 11 29 29 0 33
8 Anderlecht Féminin 24 8 6 10 35 37 −2 30
9 Gent 24 8 2 14 19 42 −23 26
10 Heerenveen 24 7 2 15 26 44 −18 23
11 Club Brugge 24 6 1 17 15 51 −36 19
12 PEC Zwolle 24 5 3 16 24 70 −46 18
13 OH Leuven 24 2 2 20 12 70 −58 8
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2015. Source: BeNe League (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes:
  1. The highest-ranking Belgian team and the highest-ranking Dutch team qualify for the Champions League.

Results
Home \ Away ADO AJX PSV HEE TEL TWE ZWO AND CLU GEN OHL LIE STA
ADO Den Haag 1–6 2–2 4–1 4–1 1–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 3–0 4–0 1–0 0–1
Ajax 3–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–2 3–1 1–4 1–2 5–1 3–0 3–0 0–2
PSV/FC Eindhoven 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–3 1–3 3–1 1–0 5–0 7–0 3–0 2–1 1–5
Heerenveen 0–3 0–3 2–3 1–4 1–2 4–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 4–0 0–4 0–2
Telstar 1–1 0–1 3–3 1–0 4–4 3–0 0–0 5–1 5–1 2–0 0–0 0–2
Twente 1–2 0–1 4–0 3–0 2–1 5–0 3–0 5–0 2–1 2–0 3–0 1–1
PEC Zwolle 1–9 1–6 1–0 0–3 1–1 1–5 3–2 1–0 2–3 3–2 1–3 0–3
Anderlecht Féminin 4–1 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 4–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 0–2 0–2
Club Brugge 2–1 0–3 1–1 0–3 1–3 0–3 3–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–5 0–2
AA Gent 1–0 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–4 1–2 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–0
OH Leuven 2–5 0–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–6 1–0 1–6 1–2 0–1 0–2 0–10
WD Lierse 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–3 1–1 3–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–2
Standard Fémina 2–1 1–0 2–0 7–1 3–0 0–2 4–1 3–1 2–1 3–0 4–0 3–0
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2015. Source: BeNe League (in Dutch)
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers
Updated to games played on 8 May 2015.[10]
Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Tessa Wullaert Standard Fémina 18
2 Lineth Beerensteyn ADO Den Haag 17
3 Renate Jansen ADO Den Haag 16
4 Pauline Crammer Anderlecht Féminin 15
Vanity Lewerissa Standard Fémina
6 Anouk Dekker Twente 14
Ellen Jansen Twente
8 Jill Roord Twente 13
9 Joyce Mijnheer PEC Zwolle 11
10 Kristen Koopmans Telstar 10
Marlous Pieëte Ajax
Daniëlle van de Donk PSV/FC Eindhoven

References
  1. "Dames Twente kampioen" (in Dutch). NOS.nl. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  2. "BeNe League '14-'15 van 29 aug tot 8 mei". www.beneleague.com. BeNe League. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  3. "Women's BeNe League to close as Dutch and Belgians rethink strategy". insideworldfootball.com. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  4. "Belgians invest in women's game from grassroots up, targeting EURO2017". insideworldfootball.com. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  5. "BeNe League regulations" (in Dutch). vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl. 9 June 2012. Archived from the original on 22 December 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  6. "BeNe League 2014-2015 met 13 clubs". www.beneleague.com. BeNe League. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  7. "FC Antwerp stapt uit BeNe League". www.vrouwenvoetbalnieuws.nl (in Dutch). Vrouwenvoetbalnieuws. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  8. "Het einde van Royal Antwerp FC Ladies?". www.vrouwenteam.be. vrouwenteam.be. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  9. http://www.voetbalkrant.com/nl/nieuws/lees/2015-02-05/club-brugge-duwt-verschillende-internationals-naar-de-exit?ref=team_news
  10. "BeNe League Topscorers". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
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