2010–11 Eredivisie

The 2010–11 Eredivisie is the 55th season of Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. It began on 6 August 2010 with the first matches of the season and ended on 29 May 2011 with the last matches of the European competition and relegation playoffs. FC Twente were the reigning champions, having won their first Dutch championship the previous season. A total of 18 teams took part in the league.Ajax won their 30th title after beating FC Twente 3–1 on 15 May 2011.[2][3]

Eredivisie
Season2010–11
Dates6 August 2010 – 15 May 2011
ChampionsAjax (30th title)
RelegatedWillem II
Champions LeagueAjax
Twente
Europa LeaguePSV
AZ
ADO Den Haag
Matches played306
Goals scored987 (3.23 per match)
Top goalscorerBjörn Vleminckx
(23 goals)
Biggest home winPSV 10–0 Feyenoord
Biggest away winDe Graafschap 0–5 Ajax
Highest scoringPSV 10–0 Feyenoord
Longest winning run6 games
Ajax
Longest unbeaten run13 games
Twente
Longest winless run19 games
Willem II
Longest losing run7 games
Willem II
Total attendance5,639,460[1]
Average attendance19,116[1]

Teams edit

RKC Waalwijk were directly relegated to the 2010–11 Eerste Divisie at the end of last season after finishing the season at the bottom of the table, ending one season at the highest division of Dutch football. They were replaced by 2009–10 Eerste Divisie champions De Graafschap, who return to the Eredivisie after one season.

Sparta Rotterdam were also relegated at the end of the promotion/relegation playoff tournament, as they lost their two-legged play-off against city rivals SBV Excelsior on away goals. Sparta hence completed a 5-year stint in the league, while Excelsior played for the first time at the top level in 2 years. In contrast, Willem II retained their Eredivisie spot after beating Go Ahead Eagles after extra time of the return leg.

ClubLocationKit makerShirt SponsorVenueCapacity
ADO Den HaagThe HagueHummelFit For Free FitnesscentraKyocera Stadion15,000
AjaxAmsterdamAdidasAegonAmsterdam ArenA52,960
AZAlkmaarQuickAfas SoftwareAZ Stadion17,150
ExcelsiorRotterdamMasitaDSW ZorgverzekeraarWoudestein3,527
FeyenoordRotterdamPumaASRStadion Feijenoord48,750
De GraafschapDoetinchemkwdCentricDe Vijverberg12,600
GroningenGroningenKluppNoordleaseEuroborg22,700
HeerenveenHeerenveenJakoUniveAbe Lenstra Stadion27,000
Heracles AlmeloAlmeloJakoTen CatePolman Stadion8,500
NAC BredaBredaKluppSunweb VakantiesRat Verlegh Stadion19,000
NECNijmegenNikeCuraçaoStadion de Goffert12,470
PSVEindhovenNikePhilipsPhilips Stadion35,250
Roda JCKerkradeDiadoraAccon AVMParkstad Limburg Stadion19,500
TwenteEnschedeDiadoraArkeDe Grolsch Veste30,100
UtrechtUtrechtKappaPhanos (since March)
Bank of Scotland
Stadion Galgenwaard24,426
Vitesse ArnhemArnhemKluppAfabGelreDome28,000
VVV-VenloVenloMasitaSeaconDe Koel8,000
Willem IITilburgMasitaPondresKoning Willem II Stadion14,637

Managerial changes edit

TeamOutgoing head coachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming head coachDate of appointmentPosition in table
FC Groningen Ron Jans[4]End of contract1 July 2010Pre-season Pieter Huistra[5]1 July 2010Pre-season
SC Heerenveen Jan EverseEnd of contract1 July 2010Pre-season Ron Jans[6]1 July 2010Pre-season
AZ Dick AdvocaatSigned by Russia1 July 2010Pre-season Gertjan Verbeek[7]1 July 2010Pre-season
Heracles Almelo Gertjan VerbeekSigned by AZ1 July 2010Pre-season Peter Bosz[8]1 July 2010Pre-season
FC Twente Steve McClaren[9]Signed by VfL Wolfsburg1 July 2010Pre-season Michel Preud'homme[10]1 July 2010Pre-season
ADO Den Haag Maurice SteijnEnd of caretaker spell1 July 2010Pre-season John van den Brom[11]1 July 2010Pre-season
Willem II Theo de JongEnd of caretaker spell1 July 2010Pre-season Gert Heerkes[12]1 July 2010Pre-season
NAC Breda Robert MaaskantSigned by Wisła Kraków21 August 201017 John Karelse, Gert Aandewiel, Arno van Zwam21 August 201013
Vitesse Arnhem Theo BosSacked21 October 201016 Albert Ferrer[13]27 October 201015
Ajax Martin JolResigned6 December 20104 Frank de Boer[14]6 December 20101
VVV-Venlo Jan van Dijk[15]Sacked20 December 201017 Willy Boessen[16]12 January 201117
Willem II Gert HeerkesContract disbanded15 April 201118 John Feskens[17]15 April 201118

League table edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Ajax (C)3422757230+4273Qualification to Champions League group stage
2Twente3421856534+3171Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3PSV3420957934+4569Qualification to Europa League play-off round[a]
4AZ3417895544+1159Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[a]
5Groningen34176116552+1357Qualification to European competition play-offs
6Roda JC34141376550+1555
7ADO Den Haag (O)34166126355+854
8Heracles34147136556+949
9Utrecht34138135551+447
10Feyenoord34128145354−144
11NEC341013115756+143
12Heerenveen341011136054+641
13NAC Breda[b]34125174460−1640
14De Graafschap34911143156−2538
15Vitesse Arnhem3498174261−1935
16Excelsior (O)34105194566−2135Qualification to relegation play-offs
17VVV-Venlo (O)3463253476−4221
18Willem II (R)3436253798−6115Relegation to Eerste Divisie
Source: eredivisie.nl (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Since both 2010–11 KNVB Cup finalists, Twente and Ajax, qualified for the Champions League, allocation of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League spots was based upon the final league standings, with the cup-winners spot going to the third-placed team and the regular spots available through league placement awarded to the next best teams below.
  2. ^ NAC Breda were docked 1 point because they were late with payment obligations to Contractspelers Fonds KNVB (CFK).[18]

Results edit

Home \ AwayADOAJXAZEXCFEYGRAGROHEEHERNACNECPSVRJCTWEUTRVITVVVWIL
ADO Den Haag3–20–22–12–22–22–43–13–23–05–12–21–31–21–01–03–02–1
Ajax0–14–04–12–02–02–03–13–03–01–10–03–03–11–24–21–02–0
AZ3–12–01–12–15–11–12–22–11–12–20–41–22–11–03–16–13–0
Excelsior1–52–22–13–20–02–20–22–11–34–22–31–20–23–10–21–04–0
Feyenoord2–11–20–11–00–15–12–22–12–11–13–11–10–13–14–03–06–1
De Graafschap1–00–52–13–01–11–13–21–11–31–40–03–11–10–01–11–02–1
Groningen3–12–22–02–02–02–11–01–42–13–10–01–41–21–04–13–27–1
Heerenveen0–01–20–22–30–14–01–43–23–10–01–32–26–23–02–12–05–0
Heracles3–01–40–04–11–12–03–04–24–13–20–21–00–02–16–12–23–0
NAC Breda3–20–31–11–22–02–00–10–21–22–04–21–22–13–11–12–02–1
N.E.C. (football club)1–11–20–12–03–01–03–22–21–12–22–25–02–41–10–01–03–1
PSV Eindhoven0–10–03–14–210–06–01–12–25–24–13–13–10–11–02–13–02–1
Roda JC1–12–21–23–03–01–11–00–04–25–11–10–00–01–14–15–22–2
Twente3–22–21–22–12–12–04–20–05–02–01–12–01–14–01–02–14–0
Utrecht2–33–05–12–00–42–21–02–11–13–14–01–21–11–14–23–23–0
Vitesse Arnhem3–10–11–11–41–12–02–11–12–00–02–10–25–20–31–42–00–0
VVV-Venlo2–30–20–11–03–21–03–52–21–03–01–40–30–41–21–21–50–0
Willem II2–41–32–11–11–10–10–34–32–60–13–52–44–51–33–31–01–4
Source: news.bbc.co.uk
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs edit

European competition edit

The teams placed fifth through eighth compete in a play-off tournament for one spot in the second qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.

Semi-finals edit

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Heracles4–4 (a)Groningen3–21–2
ADO Den Haag6–3Roda JC4–22–1

Finals edit

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
ADO Den Haag6–6 (p. 4–3)FC Groningen5–11–5

Relegation edit

Excelsior and VVV-Venlo joined the Eerste Divisie-teams for the playoffs, after finishing 16th and 17th in the Eredivisie.

Round 1 edit

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Volendam5–2MVV3–22–0
Go Ahead Eagles1–3Den Bosch0–11–2

Round 2 edit

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Volendam1−4VVV-Venlo1−20−2
Cambuur3−3 (p. 6–7)Zwolle2−11−2
Veendam3−4Helmond Sport3−30−1
Den Bosch4−6Excelsior3−31−3

Round 3 edit

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Zwolle3–4VVV-Venlo1−22–2
Helmond Sport3−9Excelsior1−52−4

VVV-Venlo and Excelsior will play in 2011–12 Eredivisie.

Top goalscorers edit

Source: Eredivisie (official site) (in Dutch), Soccerway, ESPN Soccernet[permanent dead link]

Pos.PlayerClubGoals
1 Björn VleminckxNEC23
2 Dmitri BulykinADO21
3 Mads JunkerRoda JC20
4 Tim MatavžGroningen16
Balázs DzsudzsákPSV16
6 Kolbeinn SigþórssonAZ15
Luc CastaignosFeyenoord15
EvertonHeracles15
Ola ToivonenPSV15
Ricky van WolfswinkelUtrecht15

References edit

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