| Competition: | Eredivisie |
| Season: | 2008–09 |
| Winners: | AZ (2nd title) |
| Relegated: | FC Volendam De Graafschap |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | AZ (group stage) FC Twente (third qualifying round) |
| Continentalcup2: | Europa League |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | SC Heerenveen (play-off round; via KNVB Cup) Ajax (play-off round) PSV (third qualifying round) NAC Breda (second qualifying round; via playoff) |
| League Topscorer: | Mounir El Hamdaoui (23) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Ajax 7-0 Willem II (12 April 2009) |
| Biggest Away Win: | De Graafschap 0-6 Ajax (21 December 2008) |
| Highest Scoring: | PSV 6-2 Ajax (19 April 2009) Volendam 3-5 PSV (8 February 2009) Twente 6-2 Sparta (6 December 2008) |
| Total Goals: | 870 |
| Average Goals: | 2.84 |
| Prevseason: | 2007–08 |
| Nextseason: | 2009–10 |
The 2008–09 Eredivisie was the 53rd season of Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. PSV were the reigning champions. The season began on 29 August 2008 with a game between Vitesse Arnhem and FC Groningen and ended on 10 May 2009. A total of 18 teams take 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 FC Volendam, and play-off winners ADO Den Haag. AZ clinched their second title, their first coming in 1981.
| Pos. | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mounir El Hamdaoui | AZ | 23 |
| 2 | Luis Suárez | Ajax | 22 |
| 3 |  Marcus Berg | Groningen | 17 |
| 4 | Roy Makaay | Feyenoord | 16 |
| Danijel Pranjić | Heerenveen | ||
| Twente | |||
| 7 | Frank Demouge | Willem II | 14 |
| 8 | Ibrahim Afellay | PSV | 13 |
| 9 |  Matthew Amoah | NAC Breda | 12 |
 Marko Arnautović | Twente | ||
| Total: | 870 | ||
| Games: | 306 | ||
| Average: | 2.84 |
Last updated: 11 May 2009
Source: ESPN Top Scorers
Contrary to the play-offs of previous years, only teams placed 6th through 9th compete in a play-off tournament for one spot in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League 2009–10.
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The 16th and 17th placed teams, along with the teams from Eerste Divisie, participate in a play-off for two spots in 2009–10 Eredivisie.
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RKC Waalwijk and Roda JC will play in Eredivisie 2009–10.
The Dutch public broadcaster NOS broadcast the match highlights after beating rival broadcaster RTL for the contract. The new pay-per-view channel Eredivisie Live broadcast the live matches.[1]
In Australia the Eredivisie was broadcast live and exclusive by Setanta Sports.
