Talking about 2019–20 Eredivisie is a topic that arouses the interest of people of all ages and profiles. Whether due to its historical relevance, its impact on current society or its influence in different areas, 2019–20 Eredivisie is a topic that deserves to be explored and understood in its entirety. Over the years, 2019–20 Eredivisie has been the subject of debate, analysis and study, demonstrating its importance and significance. In this article, we will delve into the fascinating world of 2019–20 Eredivisie, exploring its different facets, its evolution over time and its impact on everyday life.
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Season | 2019–20 |
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Dates | 2 August 2019 – 8 March 2020 |
Champions | None |
Relegated | None |
Champions League | Ajax AZ |
Europa League | Feyenoord PSV Eindhoven Willem II |
Matches played | 232 |
Goals scored | 715 (3.08 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Steven Berghuis Cyriel Dessers (15 goals each) |
Biggest home win | Utrecht 6–0 Fortuna Sittard (3 November 2019) |
Biggest away win | Heracles Almelo 0–4 Heerenveen (4 August 2019) PEC Zwolle 0–4 PSV Eindhoven (29 September 2019) VVV-Venlo 0–4 Vitesse (19 October 2019) PSV Eindhoven 0–4 AZ (27 October 2019) |
Highest scoring | PEC Zwolle 6–2 RKC Waalwijk (15 September 2019) |
Longest winning run | 8 matches Ajax |
Longest unbeaten run | 15 matches Ajax |
Longest winless run | 11 matches RKC Waalwijk |
Longest losing run | 8 matches RKC Waalwijk |
Highest attendance | 54,022 Ajax 0–2 Willem II (6 December 2019) |
Lowest attendance | 4,689 RKC Waalwijk 2–0 Heracles Almelo (2 November 2019) |
Total attendance | 4,229,375 |
Average attendance | 18,230 |
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The 2019–20 Eredivisie was the 64th season of the Dutch football league Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. The season began on 2 August 2019 and was suspended on 12 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands. The season was abandoned on 24 April.[1][2]
Ajax were the defending champion. Twente, RKC Waalwijk, and Sparta Rotterdam joined as the promoted clubs from the 2018–19 Eerste Divisie. They replaced NAC Breda, Excelsior, and De Graafschap who were relegated to the 2019–20 Eerste Divisie.
On 12 March 2020, all football leagues were suspended until 31 March as the Dutch government prohibited events due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[1] On 15 March this period was extended until 6 April.[3] Following the decision of the Dutch government to prohibit all gatherings and events until 1 June 2020, this period was further extended.[4]
On 2 April, several clubs, including Ajax, AZ and PSV, indicated they were not willing to play the remainder of the season.[5]
The Dutch government announced on 21 April that all events subject to authorization would remain prohibited until at least 1 September 2020. As a result, the KNVB announced on the same day that it did not intend to resume the 2019–20 season. A final decision would be taken after consultation with the UEFA and debating the consequences with the clubs involved.[6]
On 24 April 2020 the KNVB announced their final decision:[2]
The KNVB had intended to resume the season on 19 June behind closed doors, but announced in a statement that the government's decision to ban all public events until September made it impossible to finish the season on time.[7]
A total of 18 teams took part in the league.
Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
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ADO Den Haag | The Hague | Cars Jeans Stadion | 15,000 |
Ajax | Amsterdam | Johan Cruyff Arena | 54,990 |
AZ | Alkmaar | AFAS Stadion | 17,023 |
Emmen | Emmen | De Oude Meerdijk | 8,600 |
Feyenoord | Rotterdam | De Kuip | 52,000 |
Fortuna Sittard | Sittard | Fortuna Sittard Stadion | 10,300 |
Groningen | Groningen | Noordlease Stadion | 22,550 |
Heerenveen | Heerenveen | Abe Lenstra Stadion | 27,224 |
Heracles Almelo | Almelo | Erve Asito | 12,080 |
PEC Zwolle | Zwolle | MAC³PARK Stadion | 14,000 |
PSV Eindhoven | Eindhoven | Philips Stadion | 36,500 |
RKC Waalwijk | Waalwijk | Mandemakers Stadion | 7,500 |
Sparta Rotterdam | Rotterdam | Het Kasteel | 11,000 |
Twente | Enschede | De Grolsch Veste | 30,205 |
Utrecht | Utrecht | Stadion Galgenwaard | 23,750 |
Vitesse | Arnhem | GelreDome | 21,248 |
VVV-Venlo | Venlo | Seacon Stadion – De Koel | 8,000 |
Willem II | Tilburg | Koning Willem II Stadion | 14,500 |
AZ only played their first home game at AFAS Stadion due to the stadium's roof collapse on 10 August 2019.[8] From then on they've played their home matches at the 17,000-capacity Cars Jeans Stadion in The Hague, home of ADO Den Haag. AZ returned to their 'roofless' AFAS Stadion for the match against Ajax on 15 December 2019.
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 | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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Feyenoord | ![]() |
End of contract | 1 July 2019[9] | Pre-season | ![]() |
1 June 2019[10] |
AZ | ![]() |
1 July 2019[11] | ![]() |
1 July 2019[11] | ||
Utrecht | ![]() |
1 July 2019[12] | ![]() |
1 July 2019[13] | ||
Twente | ![]() |
Sacked | 1 July 2019[14] | ![]() |
1 July 2019[15] | |
PEC Zwolle | ![]() |
Signed by Feyenoord | 1 July 2019[16] | ![]() |
1 July 2019[17] | |
Fortuna Sittard | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 1 July 2019[18] | ![]() |
1 July 2019[19] | |
VVV-Venlo | ![]() |
Signed by Al Wahda | 9 June 2019[20] | ![]() |
1 July 2019[21] | |
Feyenoord | ![]() |
Resigned | 28 October 2019[22] | 12th | ![]() |
30 October 2019[23] |
VVV-Venlo | ![]() |
Sacked | 11 November 2019[24] | 17th | ![]() |
15 November 2019[25] |
Vitesse | ![]() |
Resigned | 29 November 2019[26] | 6th | ![]() |
3 December 2019[27] |
ADO Den Haag | ![]() |
2 December 2019[28] | 17th | ![]() |
2 December 2019[28] | |
PSV Eindhoven | ![]() |
Sacked | 16 December 2019[29] | 4th | ![]() |
16 December 2019[30] |
VVV-Venlo | ![]() |
End of interim spell | 19 December 2019[31] | 16th | ![]() |
19 December 2019[31] |
ADO Den Haag | ![]() |
24 December 2019[32] | 17th | ![]() |
24 December 2019[32] | |
Vitesse | ![]() |
30 December 2019[33] | 6th | ![]() |
30 December 2019[33] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Ajax | 25 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 68 | 23 | +45 | 56 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | AZ | 25 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 54 | 17 | +37 | 56 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
3 | Feyenoord | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 50 | 35 | +15 | 50 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
4 | PSV Eindhoven | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 49 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
5 | Willem II | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 44 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
6 | FC Utrecht | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 41 | |
7 | Vitesse | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 41 | |
8 | Heracles Almelo | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 36 | |
9 | FC Groningen | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 35 | |
10 | Heerenveen | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 33 | |
11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 33 | |
12 | FC Emmen | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 32 | |
13 | VVV-Venlo | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 51 | −27 | 28 | |
14 | FC Twente | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 27 | |
15 | PEC Zwolle | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 55 | −18 | 26 | |
16 | Fortuna Sittard | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 52 | −23 | 26 | |
17 | ADO Den Haag | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 54 | −29 | 19 | |
18 | RKC Waalwijk | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 27 | 60 | −33 | 15 |
Rank | Player | Club | Games | Goals | Penalties | Avg. |
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1 | ![]() |
Feyenoord | 24 | 15 | 7 | 0.63 |
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Heracles Almelo | 26 | 1 | 0.58 | ||
3 | ![]() |
AZ | 24 | 14 | 0 | 0.58 |
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Vitesse | 25 | 0 | 0.56 | ||
5 | ![]() |
AZ | 25 | 13 | 0 | 0.52 |
6 | ![]() |
Ajax | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0.6 |
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Vitesse | 25 | 1 | 0.48 | ||
8 | ![]() |
PSV Eindhoven | 14 | 11 | 2 | 0.79 |
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Willem II | 25 | 1 | 0.44 | ||
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Twente | 25 | 1 | 0.44 | ||
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Ajax | 25 | 3 | 0.44 | ||
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AZ | 25 | 9 | 0.44 |
Source: nos.nl[35]
Rnd | Player | Club | Goals | Date | Home | Score | Away |
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4 | ![]() |
Ajax | 50', 68', 83' | 25 September 2019 | Ajax | 5–0 | Fortuna Sittard |
6 | ![]() |
PSV Eindhoven | 18', 36', 46', 83' (p), 89' (p) | 14 September 2019 | PSV Eindhoven | 5–0 | Vitesse |
6 | ![]() |
PEC Zwolle | 60', 81', 83', 88' | 15 September 2019 | PEC Zwolle | 6–2 | RKC Waalwijk |
11 | ![]() |
Fortuna Sittard | 9', 26', 87' (p) | 26 October 2019 | Fortuna Sittard | 4–1 | VVV-Venlo |
13 | ![]() |
Heracles Almelo | 56', 64', 82' | 9 November 2019 | Heracles Almelo | 6–1 | VVV-Venlo |
15 | ![]() |
Ajax | 32', 51', 70' | 1 December 2019 | Twente | 2–5 | Ajax |
17 | ![]() |
Feyenoord | 19', 34' (p), 64' (p) | 15 December 2019 | Feyenoord | 3–1 | PSV Eindhoven |
Rank | Player | Club | Games | Assists | Avg. |
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1 | ![]() |
Ajax | 25 | 14 | 0.56 |
2 | ![]() |
Ajax | 21 | 12 | 0.57 |
3 | ![]() |
PSV Eindhoven | 16 | 10 | 0.63 |
4 | ![]() |
Sparta Rotterdam | 26 | 8 | 0.31 |
5 | ![]() |
Feyenoord | 24 | 7 | 0.29 |
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Utrecht | 24 | 0.29 | ||
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AZ | 25 | 0.28 | ||
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Heracles Almelo | 26 | 0.27 | ||
9 | ![]() |
Sparta Rotterdam | 22 | 6 | 0.27 |
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AZ | 24 | 0.25 | ||
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AZ | 24 | 0.25 | ||
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PSV Eindhoven | 25 | 0.24 | ||
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PEC Zwolle | 25 | 0.24 | ||
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Heracles Almelo | 26 | 0.23 |
Source: nos.nl[36]
Home ╲ Away | ADO | AJA | AZ | EMM | FEY | FOR | GRO | HEE | HER | PEC | PSV | RKC | SPA | TWE | UTR | VIT | VVV | WIL | Tot | Avg | Max | Min |
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ADO Den Haag | 14,733 | 12,091 | 11,049 | 12,681 | 11,207 | 13,370 | 12,433 | 12,479 | 11,439 | 10,633 | 12,387 | 10,617 | 10,889 | 156,008 | 12,001 | 14,733 | 10,617 | |||||
Ajax | 53,976 | 52,707 | 53,124 | 53,968 | 53,121 | 53,228 | 52,921 | 53,226 | 53,055 | 53,291 | 53,426 | 53,381 | 54,022 | 693,446 | 53,342 | 54,022 | 52,707 | |||||
AZ | 16,117 | 17,002 | 5,565 | 12,858 | 8,563 | 7,648 | 7,241 | 15,306 | 14,712 | 8,327 | 7,597 | 6,007 | 15,442 | 142,385 | 10,953 | 17,002 | 5,565 | |||||
Emmen | 8,002 | 8,309 | 8,130 | 8,245 | 8,145 | 8,176 | 8,293 | 8,309 | 8,145 | 8,309 | 8,048 | 8,100 | 8,190 | 106,401 | 8,185 | 8,309 | 8,002 | |||||
Feyenoord | 45,496 | 42,866 | 47,084 | 46,016 | 46,000 | 44,303 | 44,513 | 47,625 | 47,431 | 45,585 | 42,866 | 44,352 | 47,500 | 591,637 | 45,511 | 47,625 | 42,866 | |||||
Fortuna Sittard | 8,223 | 7,856 | 8,511 | 7,632 | 8,371 | 5,866 | 10,071 | 8,391 | 7,483 | 7,377 | 8,238 | 8,388 | 7,273 | 103,680 | 7,975 | 10,071 | 5,866 | |||||
Groningen | 22,315 | 20,136 | 21,096 | 15,934 | 16,471 | 19,116 | 16,029 | 17,582 | 19,049 | 18,741 | 17,884 | 16,374 | 16,590 | 237,317 | 18,255 | 22,315 | 15,934 | |||||
Heerenveen | 16,640 | 25,950 | 19,638 | 18,600 | 15,128 | 22,428 | 20,424 | 16,632 | 18,089 | 16,328 | 16,593 | 17,883 | 16,400 | 18,121 | 258,854 | 18,490 | 25,950 | 15,128 | ||||
Heracles Almelo | 10,150 | 12,080 | 10,376 | 10,686 | 10,235 | 9,640 | 10,157 | 10,063 | 10,412 | 10,200 | 9,344 | 9,400 | 11,254 | 133,997 | 10,307 | 12,080 | 9,344 | |||||
PEC Zwolle | 12,943 | 14,000 | 13,708 | 13,822 | 13,912 | 12,844 | 13,482 | 13,028 | 12,532 | 13,102 | 13,088 | 13,824 | 160,285 | 13,357 | 14,000 | 12,532 | ||||||
PSV Eindhoven | 32,000 | 35,000 | 34,000 | 35,000 | 33,300 | 32,800 | 33,800 | 33,000 | 33,600 | 33,300 | 33,000 | 34,700 | 403,500 | 33,625 | 35,000 | 32,000 | ||||||
RKC Waalwijk | 5,034 | 7,508 | 6,023 | 6,645 | 5,174 | 4,689 | 5,257 | 7,035 | 5,343 | 5,154 | 5,134 | 4,858 | 6,103 | 73,957 | 5,689 | 7,508 | 4,689 | |||||
Sparta Rotterdam | 8,083 | 10,599 | 10,031 | 10,060 | 9,821 | 10,143 | 9,934 | 10,387 | 10,231 | 10,435 | 10,322 | 10,020 | 10,012 | 130,078 | 10,006 | 10,599 | 8,083 | |||||
Twente | 30,000 | 27,300 | 27,400 | 26,500 | 27,000 | 29,300 | 26,900 | 27,200 | 25,700 | 26,300 | 25,500 | 26,500 | 27,500 | 353,100 | 27,162 | 30,000 | 25,500 | |||||
Utrecht | 17,319 | 22,401 | 17,661 | 21,103 | 18,776 | 18,736 | 22,632 | 18,103 | 20,624 | 18,491 | 17,986 | 19,419 | 233,251 | 19,438 | 22,632 | 17,319 | ||||||
Vitesse | 12,663 | 18,100 | 13,290 | 13,265 | 16,455 | 20,800 | 12,590 | 14,113 | 12,273 | 15,509 | 14,210 | 12,704 | 13,454 | 189,426 | 14,571 | 20,800 | 12,273 | |||||
VVV-Venlo | 8,000 | 6,580 | 6,572 | 7,115 | 6,265 | 5,944 | 6,594 | 6,861 | 7,059 | 5,560 | 6,730 | 6,265 | 5,992 | 85,537 | 6,580 | 8,000 | 5,560 | |||||
Willem II | 12,707 | 13,300 | 13,875 | 13,587 | 13,607 | 13,417 | 13,337 | 14,400 | 13,877 | 14,250 | 14,107 | 12,825 | 13,227 | 176,516 | 13,578 | 14,400 | 12,707 | |||||
Total | 246,646 | 215,287 | 266,762 | 239,052 | 227,997 | 262,799 | 225,894 | 231,437 | 230,311 | 237,807 | 269,242 | 249,198 | 250,165 | 201,585 | 241,034 | 180,367 | 169,068 | 284,724 | 4,229,375 | |||
Average | 18,973 | 17,941 | 22,230 | 18,389 | 19,000 | 20,215 | 17,376 | 19,286 | 17,716 | 16,986 | 19,232 | 19,169 | 19,243 | 15,507 | 18,541 | 13,874 | 13,005 | 21,902 | 18,230 | |||
Maximum | 53,976 | 35,000 | 52,707 | 53,124 | 53,968 | 53,121 | 53,228 | 52,921 | 53,226 | 44,513 | 53,055 | 53,291 | 53,426 | 42,866 | 53,381 | 33,300 | 33,000 | 54,022 | 54,022 | |||
Minimum | 5,034 | 7,508 | 6,023 | 5,565 | 6,572 | 7,115 | 6,265 | 5,174 | 4,689 | 5,257 | 7,035 | 5,560 | 5,343 | 5,154 | 5,134 | 4,858 | 6,007 | 7,273 | 4,689 |
Source: nos.nl[37]
Month | Player of the Month | Talent of the Month | Ref. | ||
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Player | Club | Player | Club | ||
August | ![]() |
Ajax | ![]() |
AZ | [38][39] |
September | ![]() |
PSV | ![]() |
Heerenveen | [40] |
October | ![]() |
Utrecht | ![]() |
Heracles | [41] |
November | ![]() |
Heracles Almelo | ![]() |
AZ | [42] |
December | ![]() |
AZ | ![]() |
Feyenoord | [43] |
January | ![]() |
AZ | ![]() |
Feyenoord | [44] |
February | ![]() |
VVV-Venlo | ![]() |
Heerenveen | [45] |