| Competition: | Eredivisie |
| Season: | 2015–16 |
| Winners: | PSV (23rd title) |
| Relegated: | Cambuur De Graafschap |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | PSV Ajax |
| Continentalcup2: | Europa League |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Feyenoord AZ Heracles |
| Biggest Home Win: | Ajax 6–0 Roda JC (31 October 2015) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Cambuur 0–6 PSV (12 September 2015) |
| Highest Scoring: | De Graafschap 3–6 PSV (31 October 2015) Heracles 3–6 AZ (13 February 2016) |
| Matches: | 306 |
| Total Goals: | 912 |
| Longest Wins: | 10 games[1] PSV |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 21 games PSV |
| Longest Winless: | 15 games Cambuur |
| Longest Losses: | 7 games Cambuur Feyenoord |
| League Topscorer: | Vincent Janssen (27 goals) |
| Highest Attendance: | 51,875 Ajax 2–1 Feyenoord (7 February 2016) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 3,394 Excelsior 2–2 AZ (15 August 2015) |
| Attendance: | 5,929,439 |
| Average Attendance: | 19,377 |
| Prevseason: | 2014–15 |
| Nextseason: | 2016–17 |
The 2015–16 Eredivisie season was the 60th season of the Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. Defending champions PSV retained their title.
A total of 18 teams took part in the league: the top 15 teams from the 2014–15 season, two promotion/relegation playoff winners and the 2014–15 Eerste Divisie champions.
NEC, the champion of the 2014–15 Eerste Divisie, and play-off winner Roda JC returned to the Eredivisie after just one season. De Graafschap, the other play-off winner, returned to the highest level for the first time since the 2011–12 season.
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADO Den Haag | The Hague | Kyocera Stadion | 15,000 | |
| Ajax | Amsterdam | Amsterdam ArenA | 53,490 | |
| AZ | Alkmaar | AFAS Stadion | 17,023 | |
| Cambuur | Leeuwarden | Cambuur Stadion | 10,500 | |
| De Graafschap | Doetinchem | De Vijverberg | 12,600 | |
| Excelsior | Rotterdam | Stadion Woudestein | 3,531 | |
| Feyenoord | Rotterdam | De Kuip | 51,177 | |
| Groningen | Groningen | Euroborg | 22,550 | |
| Heerenveen | Heerenveen | Abe Lenstra Stadion | 26,100 | |
| Heracles | Almelo | Polman Stadion | 13,500 | |
| NEC | Nijmegen | Stadion de Goffert | 12,500 | |
| PEC Zwolle | Zwolle | IJsseldelta Stadion | 12,500 | |
| PSV | Eindhoven | Philips Stadion | 35,000 | |
| Roda JC | Kerkrade | Parkstad Limburg Stadion | 19,979 | |
| Twente | Enschede | De Grolsch Veste | 30,205 | |
| Utrecht | Utrecht | Stadion Galgenwaard | 23,750 | |
| Vitesse | Arnhem | GelreDome | 25,500 | |
| Willem II | Tilburg | Koning Willem II Stadion | 14,500 |
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 | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADO Den Haag | Henk Fraser | Erreà | Basic-Fit Fitness |
| Ajax | Frank de Boer | Adidas | Ziggo |
| AZ | John van den Brom | Under Armour | AFAS software |
| Cambuur | Quick | Bouwgroep Dijkstra Draisma | |
| De Graafschap | Jan Vreman | Quick | ATAG |
| Excelsior | Alfons Groenendijk | Quick | DSW Zorgverzekeraar |
| Feyenoord | Giovanni van Bronckhorst | Adidas | Opel |
| Groningen | Erwin van de Looi | Robey | Essent |
| Heerenveen | Foppe de Haan | Jako | Univé |
| Heracles | John Stegeman | Acerbis | TenCate |
| NEC | Ernest Faber | Patrick | Scholten Awater |
| PEC Zwolle | Ron Jans | Robey | Molecaten |
| PSV | Phillip Cocu | Umbro | Philips |
| Roda JC |  Darije Kalezić | Robey | KLG |
| Twente | René Hake | Nike | Webprint.nl |
| Utrecht | Erik ten Hag | Hummel | Zorg van de Zaak |
| Vitesse | Rob Maas | Macron | Truphone |
| Willem II | Jurgen Streppel | Robey | Tricorp |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of contract | 1 July 2015[2] | Pre-season | 1 July 2015[3] | ||||
| Mutual consent | 1 July 2015[4] | 1 July 2015[5] | |||||
| 1 July 2015[6] | 1 July 2015[7] | ||||||
| End of interim spell | 1 July 2015 | | 1 July 2015[8] | ||||
| Sacked | 30 August 2015[9] | 16th | 30 August 2015 | ||||
| Resigned | 20 October 2015[10] | 15th | 20 October 2015 | ||||
| 4 January 2016[11] | 5th | 4 January 2016 | |||||
| Resigned | 9 February 2016[12] | 17th | 13 February 2016[13] |
| Number of teams | Province | Team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | De Graafschap, NEC and Vitesse | |
| Heracles, PEC Zwolle, and Twente | ||
| ADO Den Haag, Excelsior, and Feyenoord | ||
| 2 | Cambuur and Heerenveen | |
| PSV and Willem II | ||
| 1 | Groningen | |
| Roda JC | ||
| Utrecht |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[14] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vincent Janssen | AZ | 27 |
| 2 | Luuk de Jong | PSV | 26 |
| 3 |  Arkadiusz Milik | Ajax | 21 |
| 4 | Dirk Kuyt | Feyenoord | 19 |
| 5 |  Sébastien Haller | Utrecht | 17 |
 Hakim Ziyech | Twente | ||
| 7 |  Mike Havenaar | ADO Den Haag | 16 |
| Christian Santos | NEC | ||
| 9 | Michiel Kramer | Feyenoord | 14 |
| Lars Veldwijk | PEC Zwolle | ||
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 6–1 | ||||
| 6–0 | |||||
| 3–0 | |||||
| 5–2 | |||||
| 3–1 | |||||
| 4–2 | |||||
| 3–1 | |||||
| 4–2 | |||||
| 4 | 5–1 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Édouard Duplan | ADO Den Haag | 11 |
| 2 | Rick Karsdorp | Feyenoord | 10 |
| Jürgen Locadia | PSV | ||
| Lars Veldwijk | PEC Zwolle | ||
| Hakim Ziyech | Twente | ||
| 6 |  Andrés Guardado | PSV | 9 |
| Joris van Overeem | AZ | ||
| 8 | Dabney dos Santos | AZ | 8 |
 Nemanja Gudelj | Ajax | ||
| Luuk de Jong | PSV | ||
| Davy Klaassen | Ajax | ||
 Sam Larsson | Heerenveen | ||
Four teams played for a spot in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.Key: * = Play-off winners, (a) = Wins because of away goals rule, (e) = Wins after extra time in second leg, (p) = Wins after penalty shoot-out.
Ten teams, two from the Eredivisie and eight from the Eerste Divisie, played for two spots in the 2016–17 Eredivisie, the remaining eight teams play in the 2016–17 Eerste Divisie.Key: * = Play-off winners, (a) = Wins because of away goals rule, (e) = Wins after extra time in second leg, (p) = Wins after penalty shoot-out.