2011–12 Eredivisie

The 2011–12 Eredivisie is the 56th season of Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. It began in August 2011 with the first matches of the season [2] and ended in June with the last matches of the European competition and relegation playoffs. AFC Ajax had the highest average attendance, around 49,000.

Eredivisie
Season2011–12
Dates5 August 2011 – 6 May 2012
ChampionsAjax (31st title)
RelegatedExcelsior
De Graafschap
Champions LeagueAjax
Feyenoord
Europa LeaguePSV
AZ
Heerenveen
Vitesse Arnhem
Twente
Matches played306
Top goalscorerBas Dost
(32 goals)
Biggest home winHeracles Almelo 7–0 VVV-Venlo
Roda JC 7–0 Excelsior
Biggest away winADO Den Haag 0–6 AZ
Highest scoringUtrecht 6–4 Ajax
Longest winning run14 games
Ajax
Longest unbeaten run14 games
Ajax
Longest winless run10 games
Excelsior
Longest losing run7 games
VVV-Venlo
Total attendance5,171,797[1]
Average attendance19,516[1]

Teams

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A total of 18 teams are taking part in the league, the best 15 teams from the 2010–11 season, two promotion/relegation playoff winners and the 2010–11 Eerste Divisie champions.

ClubLocationVenueCapacity
ADO Den HaagThe HagueKyocera Stadion15,000
AFC AjaxAmsterdamAmsterdam ArenA52,342
AZAlkmaarAFAS Stadion17,000
SBV ExcelsiorRotterdamStadion Woudestein3,531
FeyenoordRotterdamDe Kuip51,577
De GraafschapDoetinchemDe Vijverberg12,600
FC GroningenGroningenEuroborg22,580
SC HeerenveenHeerenveenAbe Lenstra Stadion26,800
Heracles AlmeloAlmeloPolman Stadion8,500
NAC BredaBredaRat Verlegh Stadion19,000
N.E.C.NijmegenStadion de Goffert12,470
PSVEindhovenPhilips Stadion35,000
RKC WaalwijkWaalwijkMandemakers Stadion7,500
Roda JCKerkradeParkstad Limburg Stadion19,979
FC TwenteEnschedeDe Grolsch Veste32,000
FC UtrechtUtrechtStadion Galgenwaard24,426
SBV VitesseArnhemGelreDome25,000
VVV-VenloVenloDe Koel8,000

Managerial changes

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TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced byDate of appointment
N.E.C. Wiljan VloetSigned by Sparta Rotterdam1 July 2011[3]Pre-season Alex Pastoor1 July 2011[3]
SBV Excelsior Alex PastoorSigned by NEC1 July 2011[3]Pre-season John Lammers1 July 2011[4]
FC Utrecht Ton du ChatinierMutual consent1 July 2011[5]Pre-season Erwin Koeman1 July 2011[6]
De Graafschap Darije KalezićEnd of contract1 July 2011[7]Pre-season Andries Ulderink1 July 2011[8]
VVV-Venlo Wil BoessenEnd of interim spell1 July 2011[9]Pre-season Glen De Boeck15 June 2011[10]
FC Twente Michel Preud'hommeSigned by Al-Shabab1 July 2011[11]Pre-season Co Adriaanse1 July 2011[12]
SBV Vitesse Albert FerrerEnd of contract1 July 2011[13][14]Pre-season John van den Brom1 July 2011[14]
ADO Den Haag John van den BromSigned by Vitesse1 July 2011[15]Pre-season Maurice Steijn1 July 2011[15]
Feyenoord Mario BeenResigned13 July 2011[16]Pre-season Ronald Koeman21 July 2011[17]
FC Utrecht Erwin KoemanResigned18 October 2011[18]10th Jan Wouters18 October 2011[19]
VVV-Venlo Glen De BoeckResigned6 December 2011[20]17th Wil Boessen
Ben van Dael (joint caretakers)
8 December 2011[21]
VVV-Venlo Wil Boessen
Ben van Dael
End of caretaker spell24 December 2011[22]17th Ton Lokhoff24 December 2011[22]
FC Twente Co AdriaanseDismissed3 January 2012[23]3rd Steve McClaren5 January 2012[24]
De Graafschap Andries UlderinkDismissed19 February 2012[25]18th Richard Roelofsen (caretaker)20 February 2012[26]
PSV Fred RuttenSacked12 March 2012[27]4th Phillip Cocu (caretaker)12 March 2012[28]

League table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Ajax (C)3423749336+5776Qualification to Champions League group stage
2Feyenoord3421767037+3370Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3PSV3421678747+4069Qualification to Europa League play-off round[a]
4AZ3419876435+2965
5Heerenveen34181067959+2064Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[a]
6Twente3417988246+3660Qualification to European competition play-offs and Europa League first qualifying round[b]
7Vitesse Arnhem (O)34158114843+553Qualification to European competition play-offs[a]
8NEC34136154245−345
9RKC Waalwijk34136154049−945
10Roda JC34142185570−1544
11Utrecht341110135558−343
12Heracles34117165262−1040
13NAC Breda34108164554−938
14Groningen34107174161−2037
15ADO Den Haag3488183867−2932
16VVV-Venlo (O)3494214278−3631Qualification to relegation play-offs
17De Graafschap (R)3466223674−3824
18Excelsior (R)3447232876−4819Relegation to the Eerste Divisie
Source: Eredivisie (official site) (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 c PSV qualified for the play-off round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League after winning the 2011–12 KNVB Cup. As they finished third in the league, all Europa League berths and play-off places were moved down one spot from the original scheme.
  2. ^ Twente qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League based on the 2011–12 UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking, which awarded one extra qualifying spot to the Netherlands. This allowed qualification for Twente despite their loss in the European competition Playoffs.[29][30]

Results

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Home \ AwayADOAJXAZEXCFEYGRAGROHEEHERNACNECPSVRKCRJCTWEUTRVITVVV
ADO Den Haag0–20–61–11–23–53–00–02–03–01–00–30–13–31–12–20–02–0
Ajax4–02–24–11–13–12–05–16–02–24–12–03–04–11–10–24–12–0
AZ3–01–12–02–14–01–03–33–10–04–03–11–01–02–22–04–02–1
Excelsior1–11–40–00–21–10–10–50–23–00–21–31–02–10–12–30–23–1
Feyenoord0–34–21–03–04–01–02–24–13–10–12–01–13–03–21–13–14–0
De Graafschap0–31–40–22–20–32–30–22–33–11–01–31–31–21–23–00–11–4
Groningen4–21–00–32–06–01–11–32–11–13–33–00–30–11–11–01–32–1
Heerenveen4–00–55–14–22–31–13–01–11–02–21–51–14–31–52–01–14–1
Heracles0–22–30–13–01–12–02–12–42–11–21–11–12–11–13–10–17–0
NAC Breda4–00–22–12–01–31–12–22–21–21–13–13–20–30–11–01–03–1
N.E.C.2–00–31–12–00–22–04–02–42–11–20–21–11–23–13–10–12–0
PSV Eindhoven5–02–23–26–13–24–16–15–14–11–02–11–07–12–61–03–12–0
RKC Waalwijk1–00–11–21–01–21–01–10–12–22–12–02–15–20–40–21–04–0
Roda JC4–10–42–07–00–00–22–11–23–14–31–01–30–22–11–33–13–1
Twente5–21–22–02–20–24–04–13–42–32–22–02–25–02–01–00–04–1
Utrecht1–16–43–03–22–22–23–11–42–21–30–01–13–03–12–62–24–2
Vitesse Arnhem1–01–32–23–20–42–00–01–12–01–00–11–14–05–01–42–14–0
VVV-Venlo2–12–21–30–02–11–22–00–33–12–10–23–34–12–04–20–01–3
Source: news.bbc.co.uk
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

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European competition

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The teams placed sixth through ninth compete in a play-off tournament for one spot in the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. Teams on the left played the first leg at home.

Semi-finals

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The first legs were played on 10 May 2012, while the return legs were competed on 13 May 2012.[31]

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
NEC3–4Vitesse Arnhem3–20–2
RKC Waalwijk2–1Twente1–11–0

Finals

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The first leg was played on 17 May 2012, while the return leg was competed on 20 May 2012.[32]

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
RKC Waalwijk2–5Vitesse Arnhem1–31–2

Relegation

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VVV-Venlo and De Graafschap joined the Eerste Divisie-teams for the playoffs, after finishing 16th and 17th in the Eredivisie.Teams on the left played the first leg at home.

Round 1

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The first legs were played on 1 May 2012, while the return legs were competed on 5 May 2012.[33]

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Go Ahead Eagles1–3Den Bosch1–10–2
MVV1–2Cambuur0–21–0

Round 2

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The first legs were played on 10 May 2012, with the return legs were competed on 13 May 2012.[34]

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Den Bosch1–1De Graafschap0–01–1
Willem II3–2Sparta Rotterdam2–11–1
Helmond Sport3–0Eindhoven1–02–0
Cambuur3–4VVV-Venlo0–03–4

Round 3

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Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Den Bosch1–2Willem II0−01–2
Helmond Sport3–4VVV-Venlo1−22–2

Top goalscorers

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Source: Eredivisie (official site) (in Dutch), Soccerway

Pos.PlayerClubGoals
1 Bas DostHeerenveen32
2 Luuk de JongTwente25
Sanharib MalkiRoda25
4 Dries MertensPSV21
5 John GuidettiFeyenoord20
6 Ola ToivonenPSV18
7 Jozy AltidoreAZ Alkmaar15
8 Tim MatavžGroningen / PSV14
9 Siem de JongAjax13
10 Glynor PletHeracles / Twente12
Wilfried BonyVitesse Arnhem12

Updated to games played on 6 May 2012 (end of competition)

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