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2018–19 Eredivisie

This article is about the men's competition. For the women's competition, see 2018–19 Eredivisie (women).

The 2018–19 Eredivisie was the 63rd season of the Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. The season began on 10 August 2018 and concluded on 15 May 2019; the Europa League and relegation play-offs will take place later that month. PSV were the defending champions. Emmen, De Graafschap and Fortuna Sittard joined as the promoted clubs from the 2017–18 Eerste Divisie. They replaced Sparta Rotterdam, Twente and Roda JC who were relegated to the 2018–19 Eerste Divisie.

Eredivisie
Season2018–19
Dates10 August 2018 – 15 May 2019
ChampionsAjax (34th title)
RelegatedNAC Breda
De Graafschap
Excelsior
Champions LeagueAjax
PSV Eindhoven
Europa LeagueFeyenoord
AZ
FC Utrecht
Matches played306
Goals scored1,061 (3.47 per match)
Top goalscorerDušan Tadić
Luuk de Jong
(28 goals each)
Biggest home winAjax 8–0 De Graafschap
(16 December 2018)
Biggest away winADO Den Haag 0–7 PSV Eindhoven
(15 September 2018)
Highest scoringHeracles Almelo 4–5 Excelsior
(12 May 2019)
Longest winning run13 matches
PSV Eindhoven
Longest unbeaten run13 matches
PSV Eindhoven
Longest winless run10 matches
Excelsior
NAC Breda
Longest losing run7 matches
Excelsior
Highest attendance53,720
Lowest attendance3,811
Total attendance5,509,186
Average attendance18,004

Teams edit

A total of 18 teams took part in the league: The best fifteen teams from the 2017–18 season, two promotion/relegation playoff winners (FC Emmen and De Graafschap) and the 2017–18 Eerste Divisie runners-up (Fortuna Sittard). FC Emmen will play in the Eredivisie for the first time in their history.

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Locations of the 2018–19 Eredivisie teams

Stadiums and locations edit

Club Location Venue Capacity
ADO Den Haag The Hague Cars Jeans Stadion 15,000
Ajax Amsterdam Johan Cruyff Arena 54,990
AZ Alkmaar AFAS Stadion 17,023
De Graafschap Doetinchem De Vijverberg 12,600
Emmen Emmen De Oude Meerdijk 8,600
Excelsior Rotterdam Van Donge & De Roo Stadion 4,500
Feyenoord Rotterdam De Kuip 51,177
Fortuna Sittard Sittard Fortuna Sittard Stadion 10,300
Groningen Groningen Noordlease Stadion 22,550
Heerenveen Heerenveen Abe Lenstra Stadion 27,224
Heracles Almelo Almelo Polman Stadion 12,080
NAC Breda Breda Rat Verlegh Stadion 19,000
PEC Zwolle Zwolle MAC³PARK Stadion 14,000
PSV Eindhoven Philips Stadion 36,500
Utrecht Utrecht Stadion Galgenwaard 23,750
Vitesse Arnhem GelreDome 21,248
VVV-Venlo Venlo Seacon Stadion – De Koel 8,000
Willem II Tilburg Koning Willem II Stadion 14,500

Personnel and kits edit

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 Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
ADO Den Haag   Alfons Groenendijk   Aaron Meijers Erreà Cars Jeans
Ajax   Erik ten Hag   Matthijs de Ligt Adidas Ziggo
AZ   John van den Brom   Guus Til Under Armour AFAS Software
De Graafschap   Henk de Jong   Sven Nieuwpoort Nike Flexfactory
Emmen   Dick Lukkien   Anco Jansen Beltona Noordlease
Excelsior   André Hoekstra   Ryan Koolwijk Quick DSW Zorgverzekeraar
Feyenoord   Giovanni van Bronckhorst   Robin van Persie Adidas Qurrent
Fortuna Sittard   René Eijer [nl]   Wessel Dammers Masita Sparr Finance
Groningen   Danny Buijs   Mike te Wierik Puma Payt
Heerenveen   Johnny Jansen   Stijn Schaars Jako GroenLeven
Heracles   Frank Wormuth   Robin Pröpper Acerbis Asito
NAC Breda   Ruud Brood   Menno Koch Legea CM Payments
PEC Zwolle   Jaap Stam   Bram van Polen Craft Molecaten
PSV   Mark van Bommel   Luuk de Jong Umbro Energiedirect.nl
Utrecht   Dick Advocaat   Willem Janssen Hummel Zorg van de zaak
Vitesse   Leonid Slutsky   Maikel van der Werff Macron Droomparken
VVV-Venlo   Maurice Steijn   Danny Post Masita Seacon Logistics
Willem II   Adrie Koster   Jordens Peters Robey Destil

Managerial changes edit

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Excelsior   Mitchell van der Gaag End of contract 1 July 2018[1] Pre-season   Adrie Poldervaart 1 July 2018[2]
Fortuna Sittard   Cláudio Braga End of interim spell 1 July 2018   René Eijer [nl] 1 July 2018
Groningen   Ernest Faber End of contract 1 July 2018   Danny Buijs 1 July 2018
Heerenveen   Jurgen Streppel End of contract 1 July 2018   Jan Olde Riekerink 1 July 2018
Heracles Almelo   John Stegeman End of contract 1 July 2018   Frank Wormuth 1 July 2018
NAC Breda   Stijn Vreven End of contract 1 July 2018   Mitchell van der Gaag 1 July 2018
PSV   Phillip Cocu Signed by Fenerbahçe 1 July 2018   Mark van Bommel 1 July 2018
Vitesse   Edward Sturing End of interim spell 1 July 2018   Leonid Slutsky 1 July 2018
Willem II   Reinier Robbemond End of interim spell 1 July 2018   Adrie Koster 1 July 2018
FC Utrecht   Jean-Paul de Jong Sacked 4 September 2018 11th   Dick Advocaat 12 September 2018
PEC Zwolle   John van 't Schip Sacked 19 December 2018 15th   Jaap Stam 28 December 2018
NAC Breda   Mitchell van der Gaag Resigned 18 March 2019 18th   Ruud Brood 25 March 2019
Excelsior   Adrie Poldervaart Resigned 4 April 2019 [3] 15th   André Hoekstra 4 April 2019
Heerenveen   Jan Olde Riekerink Sacked 10 April 2019 [4] 10th   Johnny Jansen (caretaker) 10 April 2019

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ajax (C) 34 28 2 4 119 32 +87 86 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2 PSV Eindhoven 34 26 5 3 98 26 +72 83 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Feyenoord 34 20 5 9 75 41 +34 65 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a]
4 AZ 34 17 7 10 64 43 +21 58 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
5 Vitesse 34 14 11 9 70 51 +19 53 Qualification for the European competition play-offs[b]
6 Utrecht (O) 34 15 8 11 60 51 +9 53
7 Heracles Almelo 34 15 3 16 61 68 −7 48
8 Groningen 34 13 6 15 39 41 −2 45
9 ADO Den Haag 34 12 9 13 58 63 −5 45
10 Willem II 34 13 5 16 58 72 −14 44
11 Heerenveen 34 10 11 13 64 73 −9 41
12 VVV-Venlo 34 11 8 15 47 63 −16 41
13 PEC Zwolle 34 11 6 17 44 57 −13 39
14 Emmen 34 10 8 16 41 72 −31 38
15 Fortuna Sittard 34 9 7 18 50 80 −30 34
16 Excelsior (R) 34 9 6 19 46 79 −33 33 Qualification for the Relegation play-offs[c]
17 De Graafschap (R) 34 8 5 21 38 75 −37 29
18 NAC Breda (R) 34 5 8 21 29 74 −45 23 Relegation to Eerste Divisie
Source: eredivisie.nl
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)[5]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Since the winners of the 2018–19 KNVB Cup, Ajax, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the KNVB Cup winners (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the third-placed team and the spot awarded to the third-placed team (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.
  2. ^ Four teams play for a spot in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.
  3. ^ Ten teams, two from the Eredivisie and eight from the Eerste Divisie, play for two spots in the 2019–20 Eredivisie. The remaining eight teams play in the 2019–20 Eerste Divisie.

Results edit

Home \ Away ADO AJA AZ EMM EXC FEY FOR GRA GRO HEE HER NAC PEC PSV UTR VIT VVV WIL
ADO Den Haag 1–5 0–1 1–2 3–1 2–2 3–1 0–0 1–0 2–3 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–7 5–0 3–3 2–4 6–2
Ajax 5–1 5–0 5–0 6–2 3–0 4–0 8–0 3–0 4–4 1–1 5–0 2–1 3–1 4–1 4–2 6–0 2–0
AZ 2–3 1–0 5–0 2–1 1–1 4–2 1–0 1–0 2–3 2–1 5–0 2–2 1–0 3–0 0–0 3–0 0–2
Emmen 3–2 2–5 1–4 1–2 1–4 3–3 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–2 2–0 0–3 1–1 0–2
Excelsior 2–4 1–7 4–2 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–4 3–3 0–3 1–2 0–2 0–2 3–3 2–0 1–0 1–1
Feyenoord 0–2 6–2 2–1 4–0 3–0 0–2 4–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 4–2 3–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 4–1 2–3
Fortuna Sittard 0–0 0–2 0–3 3–1 4–1 1–4 3–1 0–0 2–4 3–0 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 4–4
De Graafschap 1–1 1–4 1–1 1–0 4–1 2–0 5–1 0–1 0–5 1–2 3–0 0–2 1–4 0–1 2–2 1–2 2–1
Groningen 1–0 0–1 1–3 1–2 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 5–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 3–2 0–1
Heerenveen 1–1 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–0 3–5 3–1 0–3 1–1 3–5 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–3 1–1 2–2 4–2
Heracles Almelo 4–2 1–0 3–2 2–1 4–5 0–2 6–0 4–0 4–1 2–1 1–0 0–2 0–4 1–5 3–2 4–1 3–4
NAC Breda 1–1 0–3 0–3 1–1 0–2 0–4 2–3 3–0 0–0 4–2 2–1 0–0 0–2 0–4 2–1 1–1 2–2
PEC Zwolle 2–3 1–4 0–0 3–0 2–0 3–1 5–0 0–3 3–2 2–3 1–1 0–0 1–2 4–3 0–2 2–4 2–3
PSV Eindhoven 3–1 3–0 3–1 6–0 6–0 1–1 5–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–1 2–0 4–0 4–0 1–0 4–0 6–1
Utrecht 3–0 1–3 2–1 1–2 0–0 3–2 2–1 5–0 0–0 3–1 3–1 2–1 2–0 2–2 0–0 1–1 0–1
Vitesse 1–1 0–4 2–2 1–1 3–2 1–1 2–1 6–1 5–1 2–2 4–0 4–1 4–1 3–3 2–1 2–1 3–2
VVV-Venlo 2–0 0–1 2–2 2–3 1–0 0–3 3–2 4–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 3–0 2–0 0–1 2–6 1–3 2–1
Willem II 0–3 1–4 2–1 2–3 2–2 1–1 3–2 3–2 1–2 1–5 5–0 2–0 2–0 0–3 0–1 1–3 0–1
Source: eredivisie.nl
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics edit

Top scorers edit

Rank Player Club Games Goals Penalties Average
1   Luuk de Jong PSV Eindhoven 34 28 00 0.82
  Dušan Tadić Ajax 34 11 0.82
3   Adrián Dalmau Heracles Almelo 31 19 00 0.61
4   Hirving Lozano PSV Eindhoven 30 17 04 0.57
  Abdenasser El Khayati ADO Den Haag 33 06 0.52
6   Robin van Persie Feyenoord 25 16 00 0.64
  Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Ajax 28 01 0.57
  Hakim Ziyech Ajax 29 00 0.55
  Sam Lammers Heerenveen 31 05 0.52
  Michel Vlap Heerenveen 34 00 0.47

Source: nos.nl[6]

Hat-tricks edit

Round Player Club Goals Date Home Score Away
3   Fran Sol Willem II 34', 52' (p), 70' 26 August 2018 Willem II 5–0 Heracles Almelo
4   Abdenasser El Khayati ADO Den Haag 21' (p), 45+1', 65', 69' 1 September 2018 Excelsior 2–4 ADO Den Haag
16   Daley Blind Ajax 65', 74', 90' 16 December 2018 Ajax 8–0 De Graafschap
16   Hakim Ziyech Ajax 32', 62', 69' 16 December 2018 Ajax 8–0 De Graafschap
18   Fabian Serrarens De Graafschap 27', 30', 66' 20 January 2019 De Graafschap 5–1 Fortuna Sittard
20   Luuk de Jong PSV Eindhoven 54', 76', 87' 3 February 2019 PSV Eindhoven 5–0 Fortuna Sittard
22   Adrián Dalmau Heracles Almelo 1', 51', 60', 78' 16 February 2019 Heracles Almelo 6–0 Fortuna Sittard
24   Robin van Persie Feyenoord 38', 52', 62' 3 March 2019 Feyenoord 4–0 Emmen
27   Alexander Isak Willem II 44' (p), 58' (p), 61' (p) 30 March 2019 Willem II 3–2 Fortuna Sittard
27   Thomas Buitink Vitesse 21', 27', 43' 30 March 2019 ADO Den Haag 3–3 Vitesse
30   Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Ajax 10', 40', 65' 13 April 2019 Ajax 6–2 Excelsior
31   Bryan Linssen Vitesse 9', 47', 77' 20 April 2019 Vitesse 4–1 PEC Zwolle
33   Adrián Dalmau Heracles Almelo 23', 51', 59' 12 May 2019 Heracles Almelo 4–5 Excelsior
33   Elías Már Ómarsson Excelsior 4', 45', 90+1' 12 May 2019 Heracles Almelo 4–5 Excelsior
33   Peniel Mlapa VVV-Venlo 54', 57', 75' 12 May 2019 PEC Zwolle 2–4 VVV-Venlo

Assists edit

Rank Player Club Games Assists Average
1   Hakim Ziyech Ajax 29 13 0.45
  Dušan Tadić Ajax 34 0.38
3   Steven Berghuis Feyenoord 33 12 0.36
  Steven Bergwijn PSV Eindhoven 33 0.36
  Abdenasser El Khayati ADO Den Haag 33 0.36
6   Martin Ødegaard Vitesse 31 10 0.32
  Brandley Kuwas Heracles Almelo 33 0.3
  Donny van de Beek Ajax 34 0.29
9   Arbër Zeneli Heerenveen 17 09 0.53
  Angeliño PSV Eindhoven 34 0.26

Source: nos.nl[7]

Discipline edit

Player with the most yellow cards: 11[8]

Players with the most red cards: 2

Updated to match(es) played on 8 April 2019.

Awards edit

Monthly awards edit

Month Player of the Month Talent of the Month Ref
Player Club Player Club
August   Robin van Persie Feyenoord   Steven Bergwijn PSV [9]
September   Kristoffer Peterson Heracles   Angeliño PSV [10]
October   Hakim Ziyech Ajax   Michel Vlap Heerenveen [11]
November   Nicolás Tagliafico Ajax   Noussair Mazraoui Ajax [12]
December   Frenkie de Jong Ajax   Steven Bergwijn PSV [13]
January   Patrick Joosten VVV-Venlo   Sam Lammers Heerenveen [14]
February   Frenkie de Jong Ajax   Lazaros Lamprou Fortuna Sittard [15]
March   Dušan Tadić Ajax   Alexander Isak Willem II [16]
April   Martin Ødegaard Vitesse   Tyrell Malacia Feyenoord [17]
May   Elías Már Ómarsson Excelsior   Martin Ødegaard Vitesse [18]

Annual awards edit

Award Player Club
Player of the Season[19]   Frenkie de Jong Ajax
Talent of the Season[19]   Angeliño PSV
Team of the Season[19]
Goalkeeper   André Onana (Ajax)
Defence   Denzel Dumfries (PSV)   Matthijs de Ligt (Ajax)   Daley Blind (Ajax)   Angeliño (PSV)
Midfield   Martin Ødegaard (Vitesse)   Lasse Schöne (Ajax)   Frenkie de Jong (Ajax)
Attack   Hakim Ziyech (Ajax)   Luuk de Jong (PSV)   Dušan Tadić (Ajax)
Bench   Marco Bizot (AZ)
  Nicolás Tagliafico (Ajax)
  Nick Viergever (PSV)
  Abdenasser El Khayati (ADO Den Haag)
  Thulani Serero (Vitesse)
  Younes Namli (PEC Zwolle)
  Adrián Dalmau (Heracles)
  Steven Berghuis (Feyenoord)
  Steven Bergwijn (PSV)

Play-offs edit

European competition edit

Four teams will play for a spot in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Heracles Almelo 0 0 0
 
 
 
 FC Utrecht 2 3 5
 
 FC Utrecht* 1 2 3
 
 
 
 Vitesse 1 0 1
 
 FC Groningen 2 1 3
 
 
 Vitesse 1 3 4
 

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.

Promotion/relegation play-offs edit

Ten teams, two from the Eredivisie and eight from the Eerste Divisie, play for two spots in the 2019–20 Eredivisie, the remaining eight teams playing in the 2019–20 Eerste Divisie.

 
First roundSecond roundThird round
 
                
 
 
 
 
 NEC 2 0 2
 
 
 
 RKC Waalwijk 0 3 3
 
 RKC Waalwijk 2 1 3
 
 
 Excelsior 1 1 2
 
 
 
 
 
 RKC Waalwijk* 0 5 5
 
 
 Go Ahead Eagles 0 4 4
 
 
 
 
 
 Go Ahead Eagles 2 1 3
 
 
 FC Den Bosch 2 0 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 TOP Oss 0 0 0
 
 
 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3 5
 
 
 
 
 
 Sparta Rotterdam* 1 2 3
 
 
 
 De Graafschap 2 0 2
 
 SC Cambuur 2 2 4
 
 
 
 Almere City 2 1 3
 
 SC Cambuur 1 0 1
 
 
 De Graafschap 1 2 3
 
 
 
 

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.

References edit

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  2. ^ "Adrie Poldervaart stapt over van de massagetafel naar het coachvak". Volkskrant (in Dutch). 30 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Trainer Poldervaart stapt op bij Excelsior na nederlaag tegen NAC". NOS.nl (in Dutch). 4 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Heerenveen zet trainer Olde Riekerink op non-actief". NOS.nl (in Dutch). 10 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Eredivisie 2018/2019 - Season rules" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
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  7. ^ "Dutch Eredivisie Assists". NOS (in Dutch). 15 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
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  13. ^ "Frenkie de Jong en Steven Bergwijn Speler en Talent van de Maand december". www.foxsports.nl. Archived from the original on 2019-01-17. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  14. ^ "Patrick Joosten uitgeroepen tot Speler van de Maand januari | Eredivisie". eredivisie.nl. January 30, 2019. Archived from the original on May 28, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  15. ^ "Frenkie de Jong opnieuw uitgeroepen tot Speler van de Maand | Eredivisie". eredivisie.nl. February 28, 2019. Archived from the original on July 22, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  16. ^ "Dusan Tadic announced as Played of the Month | Eredivisie". eredivisie.nl. April 5, 2019. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  17. ^ "Martin Ødegaard named as player of the month for April | Eredivisie". eredivisie.nl. May 5, 2019. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  18. ^ "Omarsson Eredivisie player of the month May, Ødegaard talent of the month; Eredivisie". eredivisie.nl. May 20, 2019. Archived from the original on December 22, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
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