2021–22 Eredivisie

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Eredivisie
Eredivisie nieuw logo 2017-.svg
Season2021–22
Dates13 August 2021 – 15 May 2022
Matches played162
Goals scored481 (2.97 per match)
Top goalscorerSébastien Haller
(12 goals)
Biggest home winAjax 9–0 SC Cambuur
(18 September 2021)
Biggest away winFortuna Sittard 0–5 Ajax
(21 September 2021)
RKC Waalwijk 0–5 Ajax
(21 November 2021)
SC Cambuur 1–6 Vitesse
(4 December 2021)
Highest scoringAjax 9–0 SC Cambuur
(18 September 2021)
Longest winning run5 matches
Ajax
AZ
Longest unbeaten run9 matches
Feyenoord
Longest winless run11 matches
Willem II
Longest losing run8 matches
Willem II
→
All statistics correct as of 23 December 2021.

The 2021–22 Eredivisie is the 66th season of Eredivisie, the premier football competition in the Netherlands. It began on 14 August 2021 and will conclude on 15 May 2022.[1]

Teams[]

SC Cambuur[2] (promoted after a five-year absence), Go Ahead Eagles and NEC Nijmegen (both promoted after a four-year absence) were promoted from the 2020–21 Eerste Divisie. ADO Den Haag (relegated after thirteen years in the top flight), VVV-Venlo (relegated after four years in the top flight) and FC Emmen (relegated after three years in the top flight) have been relegated to 2021–22 Eerste Divisie.

2021–22 Eredivisie is located in Netherlands
Ajax
Ajax
AZ
AZ
Cambuur
Cambuur
Feyenoord Sparta
Feyenoord
Sparta
Fortuna
Fortuna
GA Eagles
GA Eagles
Groningen
Groningen
Heerenveen
Heerenveen
Heracles
Heracles
N.E.C.
N.E.C.
PEC
PEC
PSV
PSV
RKC
RKC
Twente
Twente
Utrecht
Utrecht
Vitesse
Vitesse
Willem II
Willem II
Locations of the 2021–22 Eredivisie teams

Stadiums and locations[]

Club Location Venue Capacity 2020–21
position
Ajax Amsterdam Johan Cruijff ArenA 55,500 1st
AZ Alkmaar AFAS Stadion 19,478 3rd
SC Cambuur Leeuwarden Cambuur Stadion 10,500 1D, 1st
Feyenoord Rotterdam De Kuip 47,500 5th
Fortuna Sittard Sittard Fortuna Sittard Stadion 10,300 11th
Go Ahead Eagles Deventer De Adelaarshorst 10,000 1D, 2nd
FC Groningen Groningen Euroborg 22,550 7th
SC Heerenveen Heerenveen Abe Lenstra Stadion 27,224 12th
Heracles Almelo Almelo Erve Asito 12,080 9th
N.E.C. Nijmegen Goffertstadion 12,500 PO, W
PEC Zwolle Zwolle MAC³PARK stadion 14,000 13th
PSV Eindhoven Philips Stadion 36,500 2nd
RKC Waalwijk Waalwijk Mandemakers Stadion 07,500 15th
Sparta Rotterdam Rotterdam Spartastadion Het Kasteel 11,000 8th
FC Twente Enschede De Grolsch Veste 30,205 10th
FC Utrecht Utrecht Stadion Galgenwaard 23,750 6th
Vitesse Arnhem GelreDome 21,248 4th
Willem II Tilburg Koning Willem II Stadion 14,500 14th

Number of teams by provinces[]

Number of teams Province Team(s)
4  Overijssel Go Ahead Eagles, Heracles Almelo, PEC Zwolle, FC Twente
3  North Brabant PSV, RKC Waalwijk, Willem II
2  Friesland SC Cambuur, sc Heerenveen
 Gelderland N.E.C., Vitesse
 North Holland Ajax, AZ
 South Holland Feyenoord, Sparta Rotterdam
1  Groningen FC Groningen
 Limburg Fortuna Sittard
 Utrecht FC Utrecht

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 Main Sponsor
Ajax Netherlands Erik ten Hag Serbia Dušan Tadić Germany Adidas Ziggo
AZ Netherlands Pascal Jansen Netherlands Owen Wijndal United States Nike AFAS Software
SC Cambuur Netherlands Henk de Jong Netherlands Erik Schouten Sweden Craft Bouwgroep Dijkstra Draisma
Feyenoord Netherlands Arne Slot Netherlands Jens Toornstra Germany Adidas EuroParcs
Fortuna Sittard Netherlands Sjors Ultee Netherlands Ben Rienstra Netherlands Masita Hurkmans Groep
Go Ahead Eagles Netherlands Kees van Wonderen Netherlands Bas Kuipers United Kingdom Stanno Jumper De diersuper
FC Groningen Netherlands Danny Buijs Morocco Mo El Hankouri Netherlands Robey Office Centre
sc Heerenveen Netherlands Johnny Jansen Netherlands Henk Veerman Germany Jako Ausnutria
Heracles Almelo Germany Frank Wormuth Netherlands Mats Knoester Italy Acerbis Asito
NEC Nijmegen Netherlands Rogier Meijer Netherlands Rens van Eijden Italy Legea KlokGroep
PEC Zwolle Netherlands Dick Schreuder Netherlands Bram van Polen Sweden Craft VDK Groep
PSV Germany Roger Schmidt Netherlands Marco van Ginkel Germany Puma Metropoolregio Brainport Eindhoven
RKC Waalwijk Netherlands Joseph Oosting Netherlands Melle Meulensteen United Kingdom Stanno Willy Naessens
Sparta Rotterdam Netherlands Henk Fraser Morocco Adil Auassar Netherlands Robey D&S Groep
FC Twente Netherlands Ron Jans Netherlands Wout Brama Spain Meyba Pure Energie
FC Utrecht Netherlands René Hake Netherlands Willem Janssen United States Nike T-Mobile
Vitesse Germany Thomas Letsch Netherlands Danilho Doekhi United States Nike eToro
Willem II Netherlands Fred Grim Spain Pol Llonch Netherlands Robey DESTIL

Managerial changes[]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment Ref.
Feyenoord Netherlands Dick Advocaat End of contract 30 June 2021 Pre season Netherlands Arne Slot 1 July 2021
PEC Zwolle Netherlands Bert Konterman End of interim spell Netherlands Art Langeler
Willem II Montenegro Željko Petrović End of contract Netherlands Fred Grim [3]
RKC Waalwijk Netherlands Fred Grim Signed by Willem II Netherlands Joseph Oosting [4]
PEC Zwolle Netherlands Art Langeler Resigned 16 November 2021 18th Netherlands Dick Schreuder 18 November 2021 [5][6]

Standings[]

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 PSV 18 14 1 3 46 24 +22 43 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Ajax 18 13 3 2 56 4 +52 42 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3 Feyenoord 18 12 3 3 42 17 +25 39 Qualification to Europa Conference League third qualifying round
4 Vitesse 18 10 3 5 25 25 0 33 Qualification to European competition play-offs
5 AZ 18 10 2 6 35 23 +12 32
6 Twente 18 9 5 4 28 22 +6 32
7 Utrecht 18 8 5 5 33 23 +10 29
8 Cambuur 18 9 1 8 32 39 −7 28
9 NEC 18 7 4 7 24 26 −2 25
10 Heerenveen 18 7 4 7 20 25 −5 25
11 Go Ahead Eagles 18 6 3 9 19 29 −10 21
12 Groningen 18 4 7 7 20 27 −7 19
13 Heracles Almelo 18 5 3 10 21 26 −5 18
14 Willem II 18 5 3 10 18 36 −18 18
15 RKC Waalwijk 18 3 7 8 19 30 −11 16
16 Sparta Rotterdam 18 2 7 9 15 27 −12 13 Qualification to Relegation play-offs
17 Fortuna Sittard 18 3 4 11 19 46 −27 13 Relegation to Eerste Divisie
18 PEC Zwolle 18 1 3 14 9 32 −23 6
Updated to match(es) played on 23 December 2021. Source: Eredivisie
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)[7]


Positions by round[]

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

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
PSV421133432333333111
Ajax142211111112211222
Feyenoord2143222232211223333
Vitesse9111410129986655565454EUPO
AZ129599111097766888865EUPO
FC Twente11131514866688107676546EUPO
FC Utrecht353465544444444677
SC Cambuur10181381187101012119757788
N.E.C.1812877101111119889101112109
SC Heerenveen736547879101212111199910
Go Ahead Eagles1316121610121413131191112910101111
FC Groningen6611111415161516151515141312111212
Heracles Almelo151416171716121212141314131415151413
Willem II171076543555710101213131314
RKC Waalwijk889121314151415131413151514141515
Sparta Rotterdam161517151513131617171716161616171716
Fortuna Sittard579131617171714161617171717161617
PEC Zwolle1417181818181818181818181818181818181818
Qualification to Champions League group stage
Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
Qualification to Europa League play-off round
Qualification to Europa Conference League third qualifying round
Qualification to European competition play-offs
Qualification to Relegation play-offs
Relegation to
Updated to match(es) played on 23 December 2021. Source: worldfootball.net

Results[]

Fixtures and results[]

Home \ Away AJA AZ CAM FEY FOR GAE GRO HEE HER NEC PEC PSV RKC SPA TWE UTR VIT WIL
Ajax 1–2 9–0 19 Mar 5–0 0–0 3–0 11 May 6 Feb 5–0 30 Apr 5–0 5 Mar 9 Apr 12 Feb 0–1 5–0 5–0
AZ 7 May 22 Jan 26 Feb 2–1 5–0 1–0 23 Apr 19 Feb 1–1 3–2 0–3 15 May 3–1 12 Mar 5–1 2 Apr 4–1
SC Cambuur 12 Mar 1–3 2–3 26 Feb 5–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 2 Apr 12 Feb 23 Apr 7 May 16 Jan 2–0 2–1 1–6 11 May
Feyenoord 0–2 1–0 19 Feb 5–0 2–0 5 Mar 3–1 2–1 5–3 4–0 7 May 2–2 6 Feb 15 May 23 Apr 15 Jan 2 Apr
Fortuna Sittard 0–5 16 Jan 1–0 30 Apr 23 Apr 1–4 5 Feb 2 Apr 1–3 5 Mar 1–4 2–2 19 Feb 2–1 2–2 11 May 12 Mar
Go Ahead Eagles 26 Feb 12 Feb 19 Mar 11 May 4–3 0–1 0–1 4–2 0–2 1–0 1–2 15 Jan 2–0 1–2 5 Mar 30 Apr 9 Apr
FC Groningen 2 Apr 2–0 15 May 1–1 12 Feb 6 Feb 1–1 23 Apr 12 Mar 1–1 15 Jan 1–1 7 May 1–1 0–0 0–1 26 Feb
SC Heerenveen 0–2 1–3 30 Apr 0–3 1–0 15 May 9 Apr 19 Mar 12 Feb 22 Jan 1–1 3–2 0–0 2–3 26 Feb 1–2 2–1
Heracles Almelo 0–0 3–2 1–1 9 Apr 3–1 23 Jan 4–2 0–1 0–1 26 Feb 0–2 1–0 15 May 30 Apr 12 Feb 12 Mar 3–2
N.E.C. 23 Apr 5 Mar 2–3 23 Jan 15 May 7 May 3–0 1–1 15 Jan 2–0 1–2 19 Feb 19 Mar 9 Apr 0–3 0–1 0–0
PEC Zwolle 0–2 9 Apr 1–2 12 Mar 0–1 2 Apr 19 Feb 0–1 1–0 5 Feb 15 May 0–0 1–1 1–3 7 May 0–1 14 Jan
PSV 23 Jan 5 Feb 4–1 0–4 19 Mar 2–0 5–2 19 Feb 5 Mar 11 May 3–1 9 Apr 2–1 5–2 4–1 2–0 30 Apr
RKC Waalwijk 0–5 1–0 0–1 12 Feb 21 Jan 1–1 30 Apr 12 Mar 11 May 2–1 23 Apr 1–4 1–0 26 Feb 2 Apr 1–2 1–2
Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 30 Apr 0–4 0–1 3–1 12 Mar 1–1 2 Apr 1–1 1–1 11 May 26 Feb 1–1 0–1 23 Jan 2–2 12 Feb
FC Twente 1–1 3–1 5 Mar 0–0 7 May 19 Feb 11 May 16 Jan 1–0 1–2 19 Mar 2 Apr 2–1 23 Apr 1–0 5 Feb 1–1
FC Utrecht 16 Jan 11 May 5 Feb 3–1 9 Apr 0–0 19 Mar 2–1 1–0 30 Apr 5–1 12 Mar 2–2 4–0 1–1 19 Feb 5–1
Vitesse 15 May 0–0 9 Apr 2–1 1–1 1–2 22 Jan 7 May 2–1 26 Feb 1–0 12 Feb 19 Mar 5 Mar 1–4 2–1 0–3
Willem II 19 Feb 19 Mar 1–3 0–4 1–1 0–1 2–1 5 Mar 7 May 0–1 1–0 2–1 6 Feb 0–3 22 Jan 15 May 23 Apr
Updated to match(es) played on 23 December 2021. Source: Eredivisie,[8] Flashscore[9]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Results by round[]

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
AjaxWDWWWWWLWWDDWWWLWW
AZLWWLLLWWWLWLDDWWWW
SC CambuurLLWWLWWLLLWWWWLWLD
FeyenoordWWLWWWWLDWWWWDWDLW
Fortuna SittardWLDLLLDLWDLLLLLWDL
Go Ahead EaglesLLWLWLLDWWWDLWLDLL
FC GroningenWDLDLLLDDWLDWWDDLL
SC HeerenveenWWLDWLLWLLLDWDWDWL
Heracles AlmeloLDLLWLWWLLDLWLLLWD
N.E.C.LWWDDLLWLWWDDLLLWW
PEC ZwolleLLLLLDLLLWLLLDDLLL
PSVWWWWLWLWWLWWWDWWWW
RKC WaalwijkWLDLDLLDDWLDLDWLLD
Sparta RotterdamLDLWDDLLDLLWLLLDDD
FC TwenteLDLWWWWDDLLWWDWWWD
FC UtrechtWDWLDWWWLWWLLWLDDD
VitesseWLLWLWDWWLWWLDWWDW
Willem IILWWDWWWLDDLLLLLLLL
Updated to match(es) played on 23 December 2021. Source: worldfootball.net

European play-offs[]

The European play-offs will be contested by the 4 highest ranked teams which are not yet qualified for any European tournament. The matches will be played on a home-and-away basis, from 18 to 29 May.[1]

Promotion/relegation play-offs[]

The promotion/relegation play-offs will take place from 10 to 29 May, with six teams from the 2021–22 Eerste Divisie and the 16th-placed team in the Eredivisie playing for one spot in the 2022-23 Eredivisie.[1]

Statistics[]

Top scorers[]

As of 23 December 2021[10]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Ivory Coast Sébastien Haller Ajax 12
2 Netherlands Bryan Linssen Feyenoord 11
3 Netherlands Guus Til Feyenoord 10
Belgium Loïs Openda Vitesse
5 Sweden Jesper Karlsson AZ 8
Netherlands Ricky van Wolfswinkel FC Twente
7 Serbia Dušan Tadić Ajax 7
Greece Vangelis Pavlidis AZ
Denmark Jens Odgaard RKC Waalwijk
Colombia Luis Sinisterra Feyenoord
Netherlands Dani de Wit AZ
Denmark Nikolai Baden Frederiksen Vitesse
Netherlands Mats Seuntjens Fortuna Sittard
Belgium Cyril Ngonge FC Groningen
Netherlands Henk Veerman SC Heerenveen

Hat-tricks[]

Rnd Player Club Goals Date Home Score Away
11 Netherlands Bart Ramselaar FC Utrecht 10', 25', 67' 31 October 2021 FC Utrecht 5–1 Willem II

Top assists[]

As of 23 December 2021[11]
Rank Player Club Assists
1 Serbia Dušan Tadić Ajax 11
2 Netherlands Cody Gakpo PSV 9
3 Netherlands Owen Wijndal AZ 6
Germany Maximilian Wittek Vitesse
Netherlands Steven Berghuis Ajax
Netherlands Issa Kallon SC Cambuur
Sweden Jesper Karlsson AZ
Turkey Orkun Kökçü Feyenoord
Netherlands Joey Veerman SC Heerenveen
10 Netherlands Bryan Linssen Feyenoord 5

Clean sheets[]

As of 23 December 2021[12]
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 Netherlands Remko Pasveer Ajax 13
2 Netherlands Justin Bijlow Feyenoord 7
3 Netherlands Mattijs Branderhorst N.E.C. 6
4 Suriname Warner Hahn Go Ahead Eagles 5
Netherlands Maarten Paes FC Utrecht
6 Germany Markus Schubert Vitesse 4
Germany Lars Unnerstall FC Twente
8 Netherlands Xavier Mous SC Heerenveen 3
Denmark Peter Vindahl Jensen AZ
Netherlands Joël Drommel PSV
Netherlands Peter Leeuwenburgh FC Groningen
Netherlands Sonny Stevens SC Cambuur

Discipline[]

As of 22 December 2021

Player[]

  • Most yellow cards: 7
    • Netherlands Mark van der Maarel (FC Utrecht)
    • Netherlands Adam Maher (FC Utrecht)
  • Most red cards: 2
    • Netherlands Mike te Wierik (FC Groningen)
    • Netherlands Joris Kramer (Go Ahead Eagles)

Club[]

  • Most yellow cards: 34
    • Vitesse
  • Most red cards: 6
    • Willem II

Awards[]

Monthly awards[]

Month Player of the Month Talent of the Month Ref Team of the Month
Player Club Player Club
August Bruma PSV Ali Akman N.E.C. [13] Wellenreuther (Willem II); Mazraoui (Ajax), Janssen (FC Utrecht), Blind (Ajax); Seuntjens (Fortuna Sittard), Kökçü (Feyenoord), Bruma (PSV); Linssen (Feyenoord), Akman (N.E.C.), Kramer (RKC Waalwijk), Tadić (Ajax).
September Til Feyenoord J. Timber Ajax [14] Wellenreuther (Willem II); Blind (Ajax), Martínez (Ajax), J. Timber (Ajax), Mazraoui (Ajax); Gakpo (PSV), Til (Feyenoord), Toornstra (Feyenoord); Tadić (Ajax), Boere (SC Cambuur), Seuntjens (Fortuna Sittard)
October Brouwers Go Ahead Eagles Elayis Tavşan N.E.C. [15] Pasveer (Ajax); Mazraoui (Ajax); J. Timber (Ajax); Bazoer (Vitesse); Wijndal (AZ); Sangaré (PSV); Brouwers (Go Ahead Eagles); Tavşan (N.E.C.); Openda (Vitesse); Tadić (Ajax); Pavlidis (AZ)
November Sangaré PSV J. Timber Ajax [16] Unnerstall (FC Twente); Mazraoui (Ajax); J. Timber (Ajax); Bakker (SC Heerenveen); Blind (Ajax); Sangaré (PSV); Bazoer (Vitesse); Linssen (Feyenoord); Tadić (Ajax); Bruma (PSV); Strand Larsen (FC Groningen)

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Wedstrijdschema 2021/'22 bekend | Eredivisie". eredivisie.nl (in Dutch). 26 January 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. ^ "SC Cambuur promoted to Eredivisie after Almere City FC defeat". Netherlands News Live. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Willem II presenteert Grim als nieuwe trainer" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Definitief: Joseph Oosting nieuwe trainer van RKC Waalwijk" (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Art Langeler stopt bij PEC Zwolle" (in Dutch). PEC Zwolle. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Dick Schreuder nieuwe trainer PEC Zwolle" (in Dutch). PEC Zwolle. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Season regulations" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Eredivisie 2021/2022 - Fixtures". eredivisie.nl. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Eredivisie 2021/2022 - Fixtures". flashscore.com. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  10. ^ Flashscore
  11. ^ NOS
  12. ^ NOS
  13. ^ "Bruma named Eredivisie player of the month, Ali Akman receives first official Johan Cruyff talent of the mont award and XI of the month". eredivisie.eu. 10 September 2021.
  14. ^ "Ajax with Tadić and full defence provides most players for Team of the Month". eredivisie.eu. 1 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Ajax provides most players for the team of the month for the third time". eredivisie.eu. 5 November 2021.
  16. ^ "Ajax provides most players to team of the month for the fourth time". eredivisie.eu. 3 December 2021.

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