2009–10 Eredivisie (women) explained

Competition:	Eredivisie Vrouwen
Season:	2009–10
Dates:	1 October 2009 – 19 May 2010
Winners:	AZ (3rd title)
Continentalcup1:	UEFA Women's Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:	AZ
League Topscorer:	Sylvia Smit, Chantal de Ridder (11 each)
Matches:	60
Total Goals:	147
Attendance:	22,140 (369 per match)
Prevseason:	2008–09
Nextseason:	2010–11

The 2009–10 Eredivisie Vrouwen was the third season of the Netherlands women's professional football league. The league took place from 1 October 2009 to 19 May 2010 with six teams.^[1] AZ successfully defended the title and became champions for a third year running.^[2] The 60 matches of the season had a 22,140 total attendance.^[3]

Teams

On 5 May 2009, financial problems forced Roda JC to announce its withdraw from the league.^{[4] [5]} Six teams played in the season.

Team	City / Town	Venue(s)	Capacity
			15,000
			1,500
		TATA Steel Stadion (Velsen)	3,625
		Sportcomplex 't Lood^[6]
		AZ Stadion^[7]	17,000
			3,000
		Zuidersportpark (Sneek)	3,150
		Abe Lenstra Stadion^[8]	26,000
			30,205
		Sportpark Slangenbeek (Hengelo)	2,000
		FC Twente-trainingscentrum (Hengelo)	1,000
			5,000
			1,000
		Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch^[9]	450
		Sportpark Saestum (Zeist)^[10]
			1,500
		Willem II Stadion^[11]	14,500

Source: Soccerway^[12]

Format

The season was played in a quadruple round-robin format, where all six participating teams played each other four times (twice away and twice at home), a total of 20 matches each. The champion qualified to the UEFA Women's Champions League. There was no relegation system in place.^[13]

Results

Season's first half

Season's second half

Top scorers

Pos.	Player	Club	Goals
1	Chantal de Ridder	AZ	11
Sylvia Smit	SC Heerenveen
3	Lisanne Grimberg	ADO Den Haag	7
Renate Jansen	ADO Den Haag
Claudia van den Heiligenberg	AZ
6	Suzanne de Kort	FC Twente	6
7	Jessica Fishlock	AZ	5
Ellen Jansen	FC Twente
Marlous Pieëte	FC Twente
Renée Slegers	Willem II
11	Manon van den Boogaard	FC Utrecht	4
12	11 players	3
23	7 players	2
30	26 players	1
Owns goal	1
Total:	147
Games:	60
Average:	2.45

Source: vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl^[14]

External links

• Official website
• Season on soccerway.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vrouwen Eredivisie 2009–2010 . Dutch . fcupdate.nl . 2 January 2018.
2. Web site: AZ Vrouwen wederom kampioen na monsterzege . Dutch . . 12 May 2010 . 2 January 2018.
3. Web site: Laatste terugblik op 5 jaar Eredivisie – Toeschouwers . Dutch . vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl . 13 August 2012 . 1 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130903044232/http://www.vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl/vvned/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8273:laatste-terugblik-op-5-jaar-eredivisie&catid=214:eredivisie&Itemid=200032 . 3 September 2013.
4. Web site: Roda stopt met het vrouwenteam . Dutch . L1 Televisiebedrijf Limburg . 5 May 2009 . 29 December 2017.
5. http://www.v-bal.nl/nieuws/46898/roda-jc-stopt-met-vrouwenvoetbal.html V-bal; Roda JC stopt met vrouwenvoetbal
6. Web site: AZ – CLUBINFORMATIE . Dutch . . 4 March 2010 . 4 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100304215226/http://www.eredivisievrouwenvoetbal.nl/club/AZ/2009-2010/ . 4 March 2010 . dead . dmy-all .
7. Web site: Eredivisie 2009–2010 – AZ Alkmaar vs. FC Twente . Dutch . vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl . 15 October 2009 . 4 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180104192352/http://www.vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl/vvned2/index.php?option=com_joomleague&view=matchreport&p=18:eredivisie-2009-2010&mid=1936&Itemid=620 . 4 January 2018 . dead .
8. Web site: SC Heerenveen – CLUBINFORMATIE . Dutch . . 13 April 2010 . 4 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100413041306/http://www.eredivisievrouwenvoetbal.nl/club/sc%20Heerenveen/2009-2010/ . 13 April 2010 . dead . dmy-all .
9. Web site: FC Utrecht – CLUBINFORMATIE . Dutch . . 13 April 2010 . 4 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100413022702/http://www.eredivisievrouwenvoetbal.nl/club/FC%20Utrecht/2009-2010/ . 13 April 2010 . dead . dmy-all .
10. Web site: FC Utrecht-vrouwen gelijk tegen FC Twente . Dutch . . 12 May 2010 . 4 January 2018.
11. Web site: Eredivisie 2009–2010 – Willem II vs. ADO Den Haag . Dutch . vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl . 30 November 2009 . 4 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180104192331/http://www.vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl/vvned2/index.php?option=com_joomleague&view=matchreport&p=18:eredivisie-2009-2010&mid=1942&Itemid=620 . 4 January 2018 . dead .
12. Web site: Eredivisie Women 2009–2010 – Venues . soccerway.com . 4 January 2018.
13. Web site: Over Ons . Dutch . . 1 January 2018 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110227063246/http://www.eredivisievrouwenvoetbal.nl/overons.php . 27 February 2011 .
14. Web site: Eindstanden Topscorers Eredivisie, HK en EK – 2009–2010 . Dutch . vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl . 6 August 2010 . 4 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120328101621/http://www.vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5843&Itemid=396 . 28 March 2012.