2014–15 in Dutch football

The 2014–15 season is the 126th season of competitive football in the Netherlands.

Football in Netherlands
Season2014–15
Men's football
Johan Cruijff SchaalPEC Zwolle
← 2013–14 0000

Promotion and relegation

Pre-season
LeaguePromoted to leagueRelegated from league
Eredivisie
Eerste Divisie

No team from 2013–14 Topklasse willing to be promoted

None

National teams

Netherlands national football team
Main article: Netherlands national football team

2014 FIFA World Cup
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 10 3 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Chile 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  Spain 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
4  Australia 3 0 0 3 3 9 −6 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
13 June 2014 FIFA World CupSpain 1 – 5 NetherlandsSalvador, Brazil
16:00 (UTC−3) Alonso  27' (pen.) Report Van Persie  44', 72'
Robben  53', 80'
De Vrij  65'		 Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova
Attendance: 48,173
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
18 June 2014 FIFA World CupAustralia 2 – 3 NetherlandsPorto Alegre, Brazil
13:00 (UTC−3) Cahill  21'
Jedinak  54' (pen.)		 Report Robben  20'
Van Persie  58'
Memphis  68'		 Stadium: Estádio Beira-Rio
Attendance: 42,877
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)
23 June 2014 FIFA World CupNetherlands 2 – 0 ChileSão Paulo, Brazil
13:00 (UTC−3) Fer  77'
Memphis  90+2'		 Report Stadium: Arena de São Paulo
Attendance: 62,996
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
29 June 2014 FIFA World CupNetherlands 2 – 1 MexicoFortaleza, Brazil
13:00 (UTC−3) Sneijder  88'
Huntelaar  90+4' (pen.)		 Report G. dos Santos  48' Stadium: Estádio Castelão
Attendance: 58,817
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)
5 July 2014 FIFA World CupNetherlands 0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 3 p)		 Costa RicaSalvador, Brazil
17:00 (UTC−3) Report Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova
Attendance: 51,179
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Penalties
Van Persie
Robben
Sneijder
Kuyt 		Borges
Ruiz
González
Bolaños
Umaña
9 July 2014 FIFA World CupNetherlands 0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(2 – 4 p)		 ArgentinaSão Paulo, Brazil
17:00 (UTC−3) Report Stadium: Arena de São Paulo
Attendance: 61,606
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Penalties
Vlaar
Robben
Sneijder
Kuyt 		Messi
Garay
Agüero
Rodríguez
12 July 2014 FIFA World CupBrazil 0 – 3 NetherlandsBrasília, Brazil
17:00 (UTC−3) Report Van Persie  3' (pen.)
Blind  17'
Wijnaldum  90+1'		 Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Attendance: 68,034
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)

UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
See also: UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 10 7 1 2 19 14 +5 22 Qualify for final tournament — 2–1 0–2 2–1 2–1 1–1
2  Iceland 10 6 2 2 17 6 +11 20 2–1 — 3–0 2–0 0–0 2–2
3  Turkey 10 5 3 2 14 9 +5 18 1–2 1–0 — 3–0 3–1 1–1
4  Netherlands 10 4 1 5 17 14 +3 13 2–3 0–1 1–1 — 3–1 6–0
5  Kazakhstan 10 1 2 7 7 18 −11 5[lower-alpha 1] 2–4 0–3 0–1 1–2 — 0–0
6  Latvia 10 0 5 5 6 19 −13 5[lower-alpha 1] 1–2 0–3 1–1 0–2 0–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: Kazakhstan 4, Latvia 1.
9 September 2014 UEFA Euro 2016 QCzech Republic 2 – 1 NetherlandsPrague
20:45 (UTC+2) Dočkal  22'
Pilař  90+1'		 Report de Vrij  55' Stadium: Generali Arena
Attendance: 17,946
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
10 October 2014 UEFA Euro 2016 QNetherlands 3 – 1 KazakhstanAmsterdam
20:45 (UTC+2) Huntelaar  62'
Afellay  82'
Van Persie  89' (pen.)		 Report Abdulin  17' Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
13 October 2014 UEFA Euro 2016 QIceland 2 – 0 NetherlandsReykjavík
18:45 (UTC±0) G. Sigurðsson  10' (pen.), 42' Report Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
16 November 2014 UEFA Euro 2016 QNetherlands 6 – 0 LatviaAmsterdam
18:00 (UTC+1) Van Persie  6'
Robben  35', 82'
Huntelaar  42', 89'
Bruma  78'		 Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 47,500
Referee: Liran Liany (Israel)
28 March 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 QNetherlands v TurkeyAmsterdam
20:45 (UTC+1) Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
12 June 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 QLatvia v NetherlandsRiga
21:45 (UTC+3) Stadium: Skonto stadions

International Friendlies
5 March FriendlyFrance 2 – 0 NetherlandsParis, France
21:00 (UTC+1) Benzema  32'
Matuidi  41'		 Report Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
17 May FriendlyNetherlands 1 – 1 EcuadorAmsterdam, Netherlands
20:30 (UTC+2) Van Persie  37' Report Montero  9' Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
31 May FriendlyNetherlands 1 – 0 GhanaRotterdam, Netherlands
20:30 (UTC+2) Van Persie  5' Report Stadium: De Kuip
Attendance: 51,117
Referee: Carlos Miguel Taborda Xistra (Portugal)
4 June FriendlyNetherlands 2 – 0 WalesAmsterdam, Netherlands
20:30 (UTC+2) Robben  32'
Lens  76'		 Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Bülent Yıldırım (Turkey)
4 September FriendlyItaly 2 – 0 NetherlandsBari, Italy
20:45 (UTC+2) Immobile  3'
De Rossi  10' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Stadio San Nicola
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
12 November FriendlyNetherlands 2 – 3 MexicoAmsterdam, Netherlands
20:30 (UTC+1) Sneijder  49'
Blind  74'		 Report Vela  8', 62'
J. Hernandez  69'		 Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Netherlands women's national football team
Main article: Netherlands women's national football team

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Norway 10 9 0 1 41 5 +36 27 Women's World Cup — 0–2 4–1 2–0 6–0 7–0
2  Netherlands 10 8 1 1 43 6 +37 25 Play-offs 1–2 — 1–1 3–2 7–0 10–1
3  Belgium 10 6 1 3 34 11 +23 19 1–2 0–2 — 4–1 11–0 2–0
4  Portugal 10 4 0 6 19 21 −2 12 0–2 0–7 0–1 — 1–0 7–1
5  Greece 10 1 0 9 6 49 −43 3[lower-alpha 1] 0–5 0–6 1–7 1–5 — 4–0
6  Albania 10 1 0 9 3 54 −51 3[lower-alpha 1] 0–11 0–4 0–6 0–3 1–0 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Greece scored more head-to-head goals than Albania
Play-offs
Semifinal
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Scotland  1–4  Netherlands 1–2 0–2
Final
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Netherlands  3–2  Italy 1–1 2–1

League season

Eredivisie
Main article: 2014–15 Eredivisie
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 PSV (C) 34 29 1 4 92 31 +61 88 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Ajax 34 21 8 5 69 29 +40 71 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3 AZ 34 19 5 10 63 56 +7 62 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
4 Feyenoord 34 17 8 9 56 39 +17 59 Qualification to European competition play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
5 Vitesse (O) 34 16 10 8 66 43 +23 58
6 PEC Zwolle 34 16 5 13 59 43 +16 53
7 Heerenveen 34 13 11 10 53 46 +7 50
8 Groningen 34 11 13 10 49 53 −4 46 Qualification to Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 2]
9 Willem II 34 13 7 14 46 50 −4 46
10 Twente[lower-alpha 3] 34 13 10 11 56 51 +5 43
11 Utrecht 34 11 8 15 60 62 −2 41
12 Cambuur 34 11 8 15 46 56 −10 41
13 ADO Den Haag 34 9 10 15 44 53 −9 37
14 Heracles 34 11 4 19 47 64 −17 37
15 Excelsior 34 6 14 14 47 63 −16 32
16 NAC Breda (R) 34 6 10 18 36 68 −32 28 Qualification to Relegation play-offs[lower-alpha 4]
17 Go Ahead Eagles (R) 34 7 6 21 29 59 −30 27 Qualification to EL first qualifying round and relegation play-offs[lower-alpha 5]
18 Dordrecht (R) 34 4 8 22 24 76 −52 20 Relegation to the Eerste Divisie
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2015. Source: NUsport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Four teams played for a spot in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.
  2. Groningen qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2014–15 KNVB Cup.
  3. FC Twente were deducted three points twice since they did not meet the financial standards set by the KNVB.
  4. Ten teams, two from the Eredivisie and eight from the Eerste Divisie, played for two spots in the 2015–16 Eredivisie, the remaining eight teams play in the 2015–16 Eerste Divisie.
  5. Go Ahead Eagles was awarded a spot in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round because of its Fair Play ranking. They were also relegated to the 2015–16 Eerste Divisie after losing in the second round of the relegation play-offs.

Eerste divisie
Main article: 2014–15 Eerste Divisie

Winners by period
  • First period (Weeks 1–9): N.E.C.[6]

Topklasse
Main article: 2014–15 Topklasse

Hoofdklasse
Main article: 2014–15 Hoofdklasse

Women's BeNe League
Main article: 2014–15 BeNe League

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Heerenveen Marco van BastenEnd of contract1 July 2014[7]Pre-season Dwight Lodeweges1 July 2014[8]
AZ Dick AdvocaatEnd of contract1 July 2014[9]Pre-season Marco van Basten1 July 2014[10]
Feyenoord Ronald KoemanEnd of contract1 July 2014[11]Pre-season Fred Rutten1 July 2014[12]
Utrecht Jan WoutersMutual consent1 July 2014[13]Pre-season Rob Alflen1 July 2014[14]
Dordrecht Harry van den HamEnd of contract1 July 2014[15]Pre-season Ernie Brandts1 July 2014[16]
Heracles Almelo Jan de JongeSacked31 August 2014[17]18th John Stegeman17 September 2014[18]
AZ Marco van BastenMutual consent16 September 2014[19]12th John van den Brom29 September 2014[20]
NAC Breda Nebojša GudeljSacked13 October 2014[21]15th Eric Hellemons (caretaker)13 October 2014[21]

Diary of the season

Deaths

Retirements

References
  1. "Willem II haalt titel binnen". NOS (in Dutch). 24 April 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  2. "FC Dordrecht naar eredivisie". NOS (in Dutch). 18 May 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  3. "RKC maakt plaats voor Excelsior". NOS (in Dutch). 18 May 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  4. "Roda JC degradeert ondanks zege". NOS (in Dutch). 3 May 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  5. "NEC degradeert uit de eredivisie". NOS (in Dutch). 11 May 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  6. "Eerste Bronzen Stier naar Nijmegen". JupilerLeague.nl (in Dutch). 3 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  7. "Van Basten verlaat sc Heerenveen". NOS (in Dutch). 29 January 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  8. "Dwight Lodeweges nieuwe trainer sc Heerenveen". sc Heerenveen (in Dutch). 31 March 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  9. "Advocaat na dit seizoen weg bij AZ". Spits (in Dutch). 29 March 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  10. "Van Basten nieuwe trainer van AZ". NOS (in Dutch). 18 April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  11. "Ronald Koeman vertrekt bij Feyenoord". Telegraaf (in Dutch). 1 February 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  12. "Feyenoord definitief in zee met Fred Rutten". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 3 March 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  13. "Jan Wouters stopt na dit seizoen als trainer van FC Utrecht". NRC (in Dutch). 17 April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  14. "Utrecht stelt Alflen, Adriaanse aan". NOS (in Dutch). 9 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  15. "Van den Ham van Dordt naar Utrecht". NOS (in Dutch). 23 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  16. "Ernie Brandts nieuwe trainer FC Dordrecht". RTV Rijnmond (in Dutch). 13 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  17. "Heracles ontslaat Jan de Jonge". NOS (in Dutch). 31 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  18. "John Stegeman maakt seizoen af als hoofdtrainer". Heracles Almelo (in Dutch). 17 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  19. "Van Basten blijft als assistent-trainer". AZ (in Dutch). 16 September 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  20. "Van den Brom nieuwe trainer AZ". NOS (in Dutch). 26 September 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  21. "NAC Breda ontslaat trainer Gudelj". NOS (in Dutch). 13 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  22. "Joop van Basten (84) overleden". Rondom Voetbal (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  23. "Oud-PSV'er Cees Heerschop (79) overleden". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  24. "Erwin Sparendam (80) overleden". NOS (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  25. "Voetbal International - Kortom - Lucratief duel in Dubai, Schalke zonder Sam". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  26. "Onverwoestbare EVV'er Frans van Tuijl overleden op 89-jarige leeftijd". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2014-10-19. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  27. "Oud-trainer RBC-trainer Wally Jansen overleden". BN DeStem (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  28. "VM 94-hjälten Ingesson död". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 29 October 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
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