2009–10 Eredivisie Explained

Competition:Eredivisie
Season:2009–10
Winners:FC Twente
1st title
Relegated:RKC Waalwijk
Sparta Rotterdam
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:FC Twente
Ajax
Continentalcup2:Europa League
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:PSV
Feyenoord
AZ
Utrecht (via play-offs)
League Topscorer:Luis Suárez (35)
Biggest Home Win:Ajax 7–0 VVV Venlo (11 April 2010)
Biggest Away Win:RKC 0–6 AZ (15 August 2009)[1]
Highest Scoring:AZ 6–2 RKC (13 March 2010); Feyenoord 6–2 Heerenveen (2 May 2010)
Matches:306
Total Goals:892
Prevseason:2008–09
Nextseason:2010–11

The 2009–10 Eredivisie was the 54th season of Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. AZ were the reigning champions. A total of 18 teams is taking part in the league, consisting of 16 who competed in the previous season and two promoted from the Eerste Divisie. The teams promoted from the Eerste Divisie at the end of the previous season were champions VVV-Venlo and promotion/relegation play-off winners RKC Waalwijk.

The season started on 31 July 2009 and ended on 2 May 2010. FC Twente won their first ever Eredivisie title.[2] [3]

As of 2023, this is the last time that none of the big three Dutch teams have won the title.

Overview

Teams and stadia

ClubLocationVenueCapacity
ADO Den HaagThe HagueDen Haag Stadion15,000
AjaxAmsterdamAmsterdam ArenA51,715
AZAlkmaarAZ Stadion17,023
FeyenoordRotterdamStadion Feijenoord51,177
GroningenGroningenEuroborg22,329
HeerenveenHeerenveenAbe Lenstra Stadion26,000
Heracles AlmeloAlmeloPolman Stadion8,500
NAC BredaBredaRat Verlegh Stadion19,000
NECNijmegenStadion de Goffert12,470
PSVEindhovenPhilips Stadion35,119
RKCWaalwijkMandemakers Stadion7,500
Roda JCKerkradeParkstad Limburg Stadion19,979
Sparta RotterdamRotterdamHet Kasteel11,026
TwenteEnschedeDe Grolsch Veste30,205
UtrechtUtrechtStadion Galgenwaard24,426
Vitesse ArnhemArnhemGelredome25,000
VVV-VenloVenloDe Koel7,500
Willem IITilburgKoning Willem II Stadion14,637

Personnel and sponsoring

ClubManagerKit makerShirt sponsor
ADO Den Haag Raymond AtteveldHummelFit For Free
Ajax Martin JolAdidasAegon
AZ Dick AdvocaatQuickBUKO
Feyenoord Mario BeenPumaASR Verzekeringen
Groningen Ron JansKluppNoord Lease
Heerenveen Jan EverseJakoUnivé
Heracles Almelo Gertjan VerbeekJakoTen Cate
NAC Breda Robert MaaskantKluppSunweb Vakanties
NEC Wiljan VloetNikeCuraçao
PSV Fred RuttenNikePhilips
RKC Ruud BroodNikeMandemakers Keukens
Roda JC Harm Van VeldhovenDiadoraAevitae
Sparta Rotterdam Frans AdelaarPatrickGraydon
Twente Steve McClarenDiadoraArke
Utrecht Ton du ChatinierKappaPhanos
Vitesse Arnhem Theo BosKluppAfAB
VVV-Venlo Jan van DijkErimaSeacon Logistics
Willem II Arno PijpersMasitaDestil

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointment
Ajax Marco van BastenResignedPre-season Martin Jol25 May 2009
AZ Louis van GaalSigned by Bayern MunichPre-season Ronald Koeman17 May 2009
AZ Ronald KoemanSacked5 December 2009 Dick Advocaat8 December 2009
Heerenveen Trond SolliedSacked1 September 2009 Jan de Jonge2 September 2009
Heerenveen Jan de JongeResigned Jan Everse
Heracles Almelo Gert HeerkesResignedPre-season Gertjan Verbeek8 June 2009
NEC Mario BeenSigned by FeyenoordPre-season Dwight Lodeweges9 April 2009
NEC Dwight LodewegesResigned27 October 2009 Wiljan Vloet14 November 2009
PSV Dwight LodewegesSigned by NECPre-season Fred Rutten17 April 2009
Sparta Rotterdam Foeke BooySigned by UtrechtPre-season Frans Adelaar15 May 2009
Sparta Rotterdam Frans AdelaarSacked Aad de Mos
ADO Den Haag Raymond AtteveldSacked Maurice Steijn30 March 2010
Willem II Alfons GroenendijkSacked Arno Pijpers27 February 2010
Willem II Arno PijpersResigned Theo de Jong

League table

Goalscorers

Including games played on 2 May 2010; Source: Yahoo Sport, ESPN Soccernet, Soccerway, Eredivisie (official site)

Top scorers

Pos.PlayerClubGoals
1 Luis SuárezAjax35
2 Bryan RuizTwente24
3 Mads JunkerRoda JC21
4 Mounir El HamdaouiAZ20
5 Marko PantelićAjax16
6 Bas DostHeracles14
EvertonHeracles
Balázs DzsudzsákPSV
9 Tim MatavžGroningen13
Ola ToivonenPSV
112 players12
134 players11
174 players10
212 players9
234 players8
2710 players7
3710 players6
4714 players5
6023 players4
8422 players3
10650 players2
15671 players1
Own goals23
Total:892
Games:306
Average:

Other scorers

12 goals
11 goals
10 goals
9 goals
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

Play-offs

European competition

The teams placed 6th through 9th compete in a play-off tournament for one spot in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League 2010–11.

Final

Relegation

The 16th and 17th placed teams, along with the teams from Eerste Divisie, participate in a play-off for two spots in 2010–11 Eredivisie.

Round 3

Willem II and Excelsior will play in 2010–11 Eredivisie.

Notes and References

  1. https://int.soccerway.com/news/2010/March/13/az-fire-six-past-rkc-waalwijk/ AZ fire six past RKC Waalwijk – Soccerway
  2. News: Louise. Taylor. Rat Verlegh Stadion, Breda. Steve McClaren goes from zero to hero as FC Twente win Dutch title. 2 May 2010. The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. 4 May 2010.
  3. News: First title for Twente. 2 May 2010. ESPNsoccernet. ESPN. 4 May 2010. 22 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110622094411/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=271887&cc=5739. dead.

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