2015–16 Eerste Divisie

60th season of the second-tier football league in Netherlands Eerste Divisie 2015–16 Sparta Rotterdam Sparta RotterdamGo Ahead Eagles 2014–15 2016–17 The 2015–16 Eerste Divisie, known as Jupiler League for sponsorship reasons, is the sixtieth season of Eerste Divisie since its establishment in 1955. It began in August 2015 with the first matches of the season and ended in May 2016 with the finals of the promotion/relegation play-offs, also involving the 16th- and 17th-placed teams from the 2015–16 Eredivisie. This season was the last where promotion and relegation was optional. No club was relegated to the new third-tier division Tweede Divisie (Second Division). This change in the league system was approved in a KNVB assembly in December 2014. Thus, the Topklasse and leagues below it were reduced by one level, and furthermore, promotion and relegation between the Eerste Divisie and Tweede Divisie became mandatory from 2016–17.Plannen tweede divisie gaan door http://nos.nl/artikel/2006876-de-voetbalpiramide-gaat-er-komen.html 16 July 2015 NOS.nl 2 December 2014 nlVanaf seizoen 2016/17: promotie/degradatie tussen amateurvoetbal en betaald voetbal http://home.knvb.nl/nieuws/vanaf-seizoen-201617-promotiedegradatie-tussen-amateurvoetbal-en-betaald-voetbal/ 16 July 2015 KNVB.nl 2 December 2014 nl dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150717114810/http://home.knvb.nl/nieuws/vanaf-seizoen-201617-promotiedegradatie-tussen-amateurvoetbal-en-betaald-voetbal/ 17 July 2015 Teams A total of 19 teams took part in the league. 2014–15 Eerste Divisie champion NEC gained promotion to the Eredivisie, and was replaced by Dordrecht, which finished last in the 2014–15 Eredivisie. Roda JC Kerkrade and De Graafschap won the post-season playoff, and were replaced in the 2015–16 Eerste Divisie by NAC Breda and Go Ahead Eagles. No teams were relegated, but Jong FC Twente voluntarily withdrew from the league.Jong FC Twente niet langer in eerste divisie http://www.tubantia.nl/sport/fc-twente/jong-fc-twente-niet-langer-in-eerste-divisie-1.4792069 6 August 2015 Tubantia De Twentsche Courant Tubantia 4 March 2015 Netherlands 450 right Location of teams in the Eerste Divisie 2015-2016 Netherlands 51.77730 5.93263 Achilles '29 Netherlands 52.314787 4.930999 Jong Ajax left Netherlands 52.37109 5.21811 Almere City Netherlands 51.701667 5.329722       Den Bosch bottom Netherlands 51.79761 4.67239 Dordrecht left Netherlands 51.44166 5.46756 EindhovenJong PSV left Netherlands 52.78110 6.90176 Emmen left Netherlands 50.99827 5.86333 Fortuna Netherlands 52.25558 6.16173 Go Ahead Eagles bottom Netherlands 51.47974 5.65528 Helmond Sport right Netherlands 50.84725 5.69281 MVV left Netherlands 51.594865 4.750412 NAC left Netherlands 51.76331 5.51611 Oss right Netherlands 51.68659 5.08911 RKC left Netherlands 51.92167 4.48111 Sparta left Netherlands 52.46187 4.60791 Telstar left Netherlands 52.49445 5.07318 Volendam right Netherlands 51.351986 6.179803 VVV-Venlo Club Location Venue CapacityAchilles '29GroesbeekSportpark De Heikant4,500Jong AjaxAmsterdamSportpark De Toekomst4,000Almere CityAlmereMitsubishi Forklift Stadion3,000Den Bosch's-HertogenboschDe Vliert9,000DordrechtDordrechtGN Bouw Stadion 4,088EindhovenEindhovenJan Louwers Stadion4,600EmmenEmmenUnivé Stadion8,600Fortuna SittardSittardTrendwork Arena12,500Go Ahead EaglesDeventerAdelaarshorst 8,000Helmond SportHelmondStadion De Braak4,100MVVMaastrichtDe Geusselt10,000NAC Breda Breda Rat Verlegh Stadion 19,000OssOssHeesen Yachts Stadion4,700Jong PSVEindhovenDe Herdgang2,500RKC Waalwijk Waalwijk Mandemakers Stadion7,508Sparta RotterdamRotterdamHet Kasteel11,026TelstarVelsenTATA Steel Stadion3,625VolendamVolendamKras Stadion6,260VVV-VenloVenloDe Koel8,000 Personnel and kits Club Manager Kit manufacturer Sponsors Achilles '29 NED Eric Meijers Klupp Van Helden Relatiegeschenken Jong Ajax NED Jaap Stam Adidas Ziggo Almere City NED Jack de Gier Adidas Van Wijnen Den Bosch NED René van Eck Macron Van Wanrooij Dordrecht NED Harry van den Ham Macron Riwal Hoogwerkers Eindhoven NED Mitchell van der Gaag Joma VDL Groep Emmen NED Gert Heerkes Robey Q&S Gartendeco Fortuna Sittard NED Ben van Dael Macron Fitland Go Ahead Eagles NED Hans de Koning Hummel Drukwerkdeal Helmond Sport NED Remond Strijbosch Hummel Vescom MVV NED Ron Elsen Masita Drink Water NAC NED Marinus Dijkhuizen Legea cm. Payments Oss NED Reinier Robbemond Erima NGSNApril 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Jong PSV NED Pascal Jansen Umbro Philips RKC Waalwijk NED Peter van den Berg Hummel Mandemakers Keukens Sparta Rotterdam NED Alex Pastoor Robey Axidus Telstar NED Michel Vonk Hummel MPM Oil Volendam NED Robert Molenaar Jako HSB VVV-Venlo NED Maurice Steijn Masita Seacon Logistics League table main football 22 April 2016 SoccerwayEerste Divisie https://int.soccerway.com/national/netherlands/eerste-divisie/20152016/regular-season/r31564/ soccerway.com Soccerway SPA VVV NAC EIN GAE VOL EMM ALM AJX MVV PSV TEL HEL DOR ACH FOR BOS RKC OSS 10 9 17 43 61 13 11 12 59 57 Youth teams cannot be promoted and cannot participate in the promotion play-offs. 14 8 14 68 66 9 11 16 47 53 11 7 18 47 67 19 6 11 55 44 15 6 15 58 57 11 6 19 41 74 18 7 11 61 41 11 9 16 52 59 14 8 14 52 60 20 7 9 84 42 7 8 21 43 80 13 9 14 51 71 AJX 7 11 18 41 66 24 7 5 83 40 12 8 16 57 64 14 10 12 54 40 23 6 7 84 39 Ere PO2 PO2 PO2 PO2 PO1 PO1 PO1 PO1 Achilles '29 Jong Ajax Almere City Den Bosch Dordrecht Eindhoven Emmen Fortuna Sittard Go Ahead Eagles Helmond Sport MVV NAC Breda Oss Jong PSV RKC Waalwijk Sparta Rotterdam Telstar Volendam VVV-Venlo CP P 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored Promotion, qualification or relegation green1 Promotion to the Eredivisie yellow1 Qualification to promotion play-offs Second round PO1 yellow2 Qualification to promotion play-offs First round Ten teams, two from the Eredivisie and eight from the Eerste Divisie, play for two spots in the 2016–17 Eredivisie, the remaining eight teams play in the 2016–17 Eerste Divisie. The season is subdivided in periods consisting of games 1–9, 10–18, 19–27 and 28–36. The top finisher in each period (that has not won a previous period) is a period winner and qualifies for the promotion play-offs first round even if they finish the season outside of the top nine. Results main FBR grey ACH ALM DBO DOR EIN EMM FOR GAE HEL JAJ JPS MVV NAC OSS RKC SPA TEL VOL VVV Achilles '29 1–3 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 3–2 1–2 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–3 1–3 0–0 1–3 Almere City 2–1 1–1 3–0 1–2 4–0 0–3 3–4 2–2 2–1 7–0 0–3 0–1 0–1 3–1 1–0 0–2 2–2 3–3 Den Bosch 1–2 1–2 2–0 3–1 3–0 2–2 2–4 2–1 3–0 0–0 2–2 3–6 4–2 1–1 1–2 5–0 0–0 0–1 Dordrecht 3–3 3–1 1–2 3–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–1 4–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 1–2 0–3 2–2 1–3 0–0 Eindhoven 0–1 3–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–0 1–4 2–1 2–0 4–1 2–1 4–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 Emmen 3–1 5–6 1–0 1–0 4–2 1–2 4–1 0–1 4–2 1–1 2–3 1–0 0–2 6–1 1–3 1–0 1–0 1–4 Fortuna Sittard 2–4 0–2 1–1 0–5 2–1 2–2 0–1 3–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–0 1–4 0–3 0–6 0–5 Go Ahead Eagles 3–2 4–1 0–0 3–0 1–2 0–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–0 4–1 5–0 1–0 2–0 5–0 3–2 0–3 Helmond Sport 2–2 0–2 0–0 1–2 1–2 3–2 0–2 0–4 2–3 4–2 1–0 1–1 4–0 1–0 1–1 4–1 0–2 1–4 Jong Ajax 3–1 2–2 3–1 4–1 0–0 2–0 3–0 2–2 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 2–2 Jong PSV 1–1 3–4 2–1 1–4 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 3–1 3–3 2–0 0–3 3–1 3–1 0–3 4–3 2–2 1–5 MVV 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–2 0–2 4–1 1–3 1–2 1–4 0–0 2–3 1–1 4–2 6–2 1–3 1–0 3–1 1–3 NAC Breda 3–1 1–1 3–0 7–0 3–1 2–2 5–0 0–1 1–0 3–0 5–2 1–1 5–0 1–1 4–0 2–1 1–4 0–1 Oss 1–1 1–2 3–1 2–3 0–4 0–3 4–0 3–0 2–2 1–2 0–0 1–3 1–6 0–0 1–2 3–3 1–2 2–1 RKC Waalwijk 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 3–5 1–2 1–3 2–0 3–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam 3–0 3–2 5–2 2–3 3–0 3–2 1–1 3–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 6–0 1–1 3–1 5–2 2–1 3–1 3–1 Telstar 3–0 2–2 1–0 3–0 1–2 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–0 4–2 1–1 4–0 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–2 Volendam 0–0 3–1 2–0 2–2 1–2 0–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 3–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 3–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 VVV-Venlo 3–0 4–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 4–1 2–1 4–1 3–0 1–2 3–0 4–3 1–2 4–3 1–1 1–2 3–0 Jupiler League 15 April 2016 Play-offs Promotion/relegation play-offs Ten teams, two from the Eredivisie and eight from the Eerste Divisie, play for two spots in the 2016–17 Eredivisie, the remaining eight teams play in the 2016–17 Eerste Divisie. main 3 1 First round Second round Third round no 2-4;6-8 yes 2 + sum MVV Maastricht 2 2 Volendam 1 1 Almere City 4 4 Emmen 1 1 MVV Maastricht 0 1 De Graafschap 1 2 Go Ahead Eagles 1 2 VVV-Venlo 0 2 Almere City 0 2 Willem II 1 5 Eindhoven 1 0 NAC Breda 0 2 De Graafschap 1 1 Go Ahead Eagles* 4 1 Willem II* 1 3 NAC Breda 2 1 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. Attendances # Club Average 1 NAC 13,959 2 Go Ahead 8,477 3 Sparta 7,841 4 MVV 4,227 5 Volendam 4,136 6 VVV 3,903 7 Emmen 3,280 8 Den Bosch 2,989 9 Eindhoven 2,613 10 RKC 2,150 11 Helmond 2,144 12 Fortuna 2,013 13 Telstar 1,956 14 Dordrecht 1,902 15 Oss 1,706 16 Achilles 1,578 17 Almere 1,287 18 Jong PSV 653 19 Jong Ajax 519 Source:https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/ned/avened16.htm European Football statistics Archive Netherlands 2015-2016 References 30em External links http://www.jupilerleague.nl/ nl Category:Eerste Divisie seasons Netherlands 2 2