2020–21 Eredivisie (women) explained

Competition:Eredivisie Vrouwen
Season:2020–21
Dates:6 September 2020 – 30 May 2021
Winners:Twente
Continentalcup1:UEFA Women's Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Twente
PSV
Matches:80
Total Goals:270
League Topscorer:Joëlle Smits
(23 goals)
Biggest Home Win:
Highest Scoring:
Longest Wins:7 matches
Ajax
Longest Unbeaten:15 matches
Twente
Longest Winless:10 matches
Alkmaar
Longest Losses:5 matches
ADO Den Haag
Alkmaar
Prevseason:2019–20
Nextseason:2021–22

The 2020–21 Eredivisie Vrouwen is the eleventh season of the Netherlands women's top professional football league. FC Twente, the reigning champions from the 2018-19 season, repeated as champions.

Format

The league had a split-season format. The regular season had a double round robin schedule, with each team playing the other seven teams twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 14 matches each. After that, the top four teams qualified for a championship playoff, and the bottom four teams played a placement playoff. Each group also played a double round robin format, with each team playing the three other teams in its cohort twice, for a total of 6 matches each. Points accumulated in the regular season were halved and added to the points of the playoff stage rounds for the final standings. There was neither relegation nor promotion, and the top two teams qualified for the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League.[1] [2]

Teams

All eight teams from the previous season returned. Excelsior ended its initial three-year partnership with Barendrecht, dropping the latter club's name.[3]

TeamCity / TownVenue(s)Capacity
ADO Den HaagDen HaagCars Jeans Stadion15,000
AFC AjaxAmsterdamSportpark De Toekomst5,000
VV AlkmaarAlkmaar2,500
ExcelsiorRotterdamVan Donge & De Roo Stadion4,500
SC HeerenveenHeerenveen3,000
Sportcomplex Nieuwehorne (Nieuwehorne)1,000
PEC ZwolleZwolleMAC³PARK Stadion14,000
3,000
PSV EindhovenEindhovenPhillips Stadion35,119
Sportcomplex De Herdgang2,500
FC TwenteEnschedeDe Grolsch Veste30,205
4,000

Regular season

Standings

Results

Playoffs

Championship playoffs

Standings

Results

Placement playoffs

Standings

Results

Statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGamesavg.
1. Joëlle SmitsPSV18234
2. Renate JansenTwente20120
3. Fenna KalmaTwente20111
4. Anna-Lena StolzeTwente18100
5. Nikita TrompAjax1992
6. sc Heerenveen1570
Jaimy RavensbergenADO Den Haag170
8. Vanity LewerissaAjax1260
Marjolijn van den BighelaarAjax142
VV Alkmaar190
Kirsten van de Westeringhsc Heerenveen190
VV Alkmaar190
Dominique BruinenbergPEC Zwolle193

Hat-tricks(+)

RndPlayerClubGoalsDateHomeScoreAway
5 Joëlle SmitsPSVExcelsior0 – 6PSV
Kayleigh van DoorenPSV
12 Fenna KalmaTwenteHeerenveen2 – 6Twente
13 Anna-Lena StolzeTwenteTwente9 – 0Alkmaar
4 PO Joëlle SmitsPSVPSV6 – 2ADO Den Haag

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eredivisie vrouwen trapt af met topper Ajax - FC Twente . Eredivisie women kicks off with top match Ajax - FC Twente . . 7 August 2020 . 7 August 2020 . nl.
  2. Web site: Programma eredivisie vrouwen seizoen 2020/'21 . Program eredivisie women season 2020/'21 . knvb.nl . . 6 August 2020 . nl.
  3. Web site: 20 March 2020 . Excelsior zet serieuze opleiding voor meidenvoetbal op . Excelsior sets up serious training for girls' football . 2024-09-15 . Vrouwenvoetbal Nieuws . nl.