2014–15 Eerste Divisie Explained

Competition:Eerste Divisie
Season:2014–15
Prevseason:2013–14
Nextseason:2015–16

The 2014–15 Eerste Divisie, known as Jupiler League[1] for sponsorship reasons, was the fifty-ninth season of Eerste Divisie since its establishment in 1955. It began in August 2014 with the first matches of the season and will end in May 2015 with the returns of the finals of the promotion/relegation play-offs, involving also the 16th- and 17th-placed teams from the 2014–15 Eredivisie.

Teams

A total of 20 teams took part in the league. Willem II were promoted from the Eerste Divisie as 2013–14 champions and replaced by bottom-placed Eredivisie Roda JC Kerkrade, whereas Dordrecht and Excelsior won a top flight place in the nacompetitie, replacing NEC and RKC Waalwijk who were eliminated from the post-season playoff and therefore relegated to Eerste Divisie for this season.

Stadia and locations

ClubLocationVenueCapacity
Achilles '29GroesbeekSportpark De Heikant4,500
Jong AjaxAmsterdamSportpark De Toekomst4,000
Almere CityAlmereMitsubishi Forklift Stadion3,000
Den Bosch's-HertogenboschDe Vliert9,000
EindhovenEindhovenJan Louwers Stadion4,600
EmmenEmmenUnivé Stadion8,600
Fortuna SittardSittardTrendwork Arena12,500
De GraafschapDoetinchemDe Vijverberg12,600
Helmond SportHelmondStadion De Braak4,100
MVVMaastrichtDe Geusselt10,000
NECNijmegenStadion de Goffert12,500
OssOssHeesen Yachts Stadion4,700
Jong PSVEindhovenPhilips Stadion35,000
RKC WaalwijkWaalwijkMandemakers Stadion7,508
Roda JCKerkradeParkstad Limburg Stadion18,936
Sparta RotterdamRotterdamHet Kasteel11,026
TelstarVelsenTATA Steel Stadion3,625
Jong FC TwenteEnschedeDe Grolsch Veste30,014
VolendamVolendamKras Stadion6,260
VVV-VenloVenloDe Koel8,000

Personnel and kits

ClubManagerKit manufacturerSponsors
Achilles '29 François GesthuizenKluppVan Helden Relatiegeschenken
Jong Ajax Jaap StamAdidasZiggo
Almere City Fred GrimAdidasVan Wijnen
Den Bosch Ruud KaiserMacronVan Wanrooij
Eindhoven Jean-Paul de JongJomaVDL Groep
Emmen Joop GallMasitaSunoil Biodiesel
Fortuna Sittard Peter van VossenMacronFitland
De Graafschap Jan VremanQuickATAG
Helmond Sport Jan van DijkMasitaVescom
MVV Ron ElsenMasitaDrink Water
NEC Ruud BroodPatrickScholten Awater
Oss Willy BoessenMasitaClubmobiel
Jong PSV Darije KalezićNikePhilips
RKC Waalwijk Martin KoopmanHummelMandemakers Keukens
Roda JC René TrostRobeyVarious*
Sparta Rotterdam Gert KruysRobeyAxidus
Telstar Michel VonkHummelVarious*
Jong FC Twente Jan ZoutmanNikeXXImo
Volendam Hans de KoningJakoVintyKids.com
VVV-Venlo Maurice SteijnMasitaSeacon Logistics

League table

Winners by period

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jupiler League. jupilerleague.nl. 21 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20091004172645/http://www.jupilerleague.nl/. 4 October 2009. dead.
  2. News: Eerste Bronzen Stier naar Nijmegen . JupilerLeague.nl . nl . 3 October 2014 . 3 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006071058/http://www.jupilerleague.nl/nieuws/816-eerste-bronzen-stier-naar-nijmegen . 2014-10-06 . dead .
  3. Web site: Almere City pakt tweede periodetitel. Omroep Flevoland. 21 December 2014. nl. 12 December 2014.