2008–09 Eredivisie

53rd season of the Eredivisie a football season other sports 2008–09 Eredivisie (basketball) and 2008–09 Eredivisie (ice hockey) season the men's competition the women's competition 2008–09 Eredivisie (women) Eredivisie 2008–09 29 August 2008 – 10 May 2009 AZ (2nd title) FC VolendamDe Graafschap Champions League AZ (group stage)FC Twente (third qualifying round) Europa League SC Heerenveen (play-off round; via KNVB Cup)Ajax (play-off round)PSV (third qualifying round)NAC Breda (second qualifying round; via playoff) Mounir El Hamdaoui (23) Ajax 7-0 Willem II (12 April 2009) De Graafschap 0-6 Ajax (21 December 2008) PSV 6-2 Ajax (19 April 2009)Volendam 3-5 PSV (8 February 2009)Twente 6-2 Sparta (6 December 2008) 870 2.84 2007–08 2009–10 Netherlands 400 right Locations of the 2008–09 Eredivisie teams Netherlands 52.08 4.3 ADO right Netherlands 52.371 4.897 Ajax left Netherlands 52.63 4.75 AZ top Netherlands 51.916667 4.5 Rotterdam bottom Netherlands 51.966667 6.3 De Graafschap top Netherlands 53.216667 6.55 Groningen top Netherlands 52.9565 5.9274 Heerenveen top Netherlands 52.35 6.666667 Heracles left Netherlands 51.566667 4.8 NAC left Netherlands 51.833333 5.866667 NEC left Netherlands 51.4381 5.4752 PSV Netherlands 50.857088 6.005873 Roda JC top Netherlands 52.22 6.896389 Twente left Netherlands 52.093333 5.119444 Utrecht top Netherlands 51.983333 5.916667 Vitesse left Netherlands 52.499444 5.0675 Volendam left Netherlands 51.55 5.116667 Willem II top Netherlands TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 51.1 3.5 Rotterdam teams Feyenoord Sparta right Netherlands Rotterdam Rotterdam Eredivisie football clubs Rotterdam Eredivisie football clubs right 350 Netherlands Rotterdam 51.893894 4.523253 Feyenoord 85 bottom Netherlands Rotterdam 51.919485 4.433619 Sparta 85 left 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. Overview Club Location Manager Previous managers during 2008–09 season Kit maker Shirt sponsorADO Den HaagThe HagueNetherlands Raymond AtteveldNetherlands André WetzelHummelFit For FreeAjaxAmsterdamNetherlands John van 't SchipNetherlands Marco van BastenAdidasAegonAZAlkmaarNetherlands Louis van GaalCanterbury of New ZealandDSB BankFeyenoordRotterdamNetherlands Leon VlemmingsNetherlands Gertjan VerbeekKappaFortisDe GraafschapDoetinchemBosnia and Herzegovina Darije KalezićNetherlands Henk van Stee kwd CentricFC GroningenGroningenNetherlands Ron Jans Klupp Noord LeaseSC HeerenveenHeerenveenNorway Trond Sollied Jako UnivéHeracles AlmeloAlmeloNetherlands Gert Heerkes Jako Koninklijke Ten CateNAC BredaBredaNetherlands Robert Maaskant Klupp SunwebNECNijmegenNetherlands Mario Been Nike CuraçaoPSVEindhovenNetherlands Dwight LodewegesNetherlands Huub Stevens Nike PhilipsRoda JCKerkradeNetherlands / Belgium Harm van VeldhovenNetherlands Martin Koopman, Netherlands Raymond Atteveld Diadora AevitaeSparta RotterdamRotterdamNetherlands Foeke Booy Patrick GraydonFC TwenteEnschedeEngland Steve McClaren Diadora ArkeFC UtrechtUtrechtNetherlands Ton du ChatinierNetherlands Willem van Hanegem Puma PhanosVitesse ArnhemArnhemNetherlands Theo BosNetherlands Hans Westerhof Legea AFABFC VolendamVolendamNetherlands Frans Adelaar Jako Café BarWillem IITilburgNetherlands Alfons GroenendijkNetherlands Andries Jonker Masita Destil League table main WDL 5 QR AZ AZ TWE Twente AJA Ajax PSV PSV HEE Heerenveen GRO Groningen FEY Feyenoord NAC NAC Breda UTR Utrecht VIT Vitesse Arnhem NEC NEC WIL Willem II SPA Sparta Rotterdam ADO ADO Den Haag HER Heracles RJC Roda JC GRA De Graafschap VOL Volendam 25 5 4 66 22 C 20 9 5 62 31 21 5 8 74 41 19 8 7 71 33 17 9 8 66 57 17 5 12 53 36 12 9 13 54 46 13 6 15 44 54 O 11 11 12 41 44 11 10 13 41 48 9 15 10 41 40 10 7 17 35 58 9 8 17 46 66 8 8 18 41 58 7 11 16 35 53 7 9 18 38 58 O 7 9 18 24 58 R 7 8 19 38 67 R green1 Qualification to Champions League group stage CLGS green2 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round CL3 blue1 Qualification to Europa League play-off round ELPR blue2 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round EL3 blue1 Qualification to Europa League play-off round Heerenveen qualified for the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League 2009–10 by winning the 2008–09 KNVB Cup. ELPR1 yellow1 Qualification to European competition play-offs ECP ECP ECP ECP red2 Qualification to relegation play-offs RP RP red1 Relegation to the Eerste Divisie R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete ESPN Eredivisie Table Results main FBR grey ADO AJX AZ FEY GRA GRO HEE HER NAC NEC PSV RJC SPA TWE UTR VIT VOL WIL ADO Den Haag 1–1 3–0 2–3 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 3–0 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 3–1 2–0 0–1 Ajax 3–0 1–1 2–0 3–0 1–0 0–1 2–2 3–0 2–0 4–1 1–0 5–2 1–0 1–1 3–0 2–1 7–0 AZ 4–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 6–0 3–0 2–0 1–2 3–0 3–1 Feyenoord 3–1 2–2 0–1 1–3 0–0 2–2 5–1 3–1 0–2 1–0 2–3 1–0 1–0 5–2 2–2 5–0 1–1 De Graafschap 2–0 0–6 0–2 0–2 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–2 2–2 0–3 1–1 3–3 2–2 0–2 1–0 2–2 1–0 Groningen 3–0 1–0 0–2 3–1 3–0 2–3 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–0 3–0 1–4 2–0 2–3 5–0 0–0 Heerenveen 2–2 5–2 3–3 3–1 2–0 2–1 2–2 3–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 5–1 1–1 3–2 0–2 1–0 3–1 Heracles 3–1 1–3 0–2 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 NAC Breda 0–4 0–3 0–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 4–2 3–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 NEC 0–0 2–4 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 6–1 0–0 PSV Eindhoven 6–0 6–2 2–2 1–0 3–0 4–2 2–3 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–3 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 Roda JC 2–0 1–2 0–2 0–4 3–1 2–5 2–2 3–1 0–3 3–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 3–0 1–1 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam 2–5 4–0 0–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 4–1 1–0 4–0 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–2 1–0 0–0 4–0 0–1 Twente 1–0 0–2 3–0 1–1 3–0 2–1 6–0 2–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 4–2 6–2 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 Utrecht 3–1 0–2 0–1 2–2 3–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 0–2 1–5 3–1 3–3 3–0 4–0 0–0 1–0 Vitesse Arnhem 3–1 4–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–4 1–0 1–0 0–3 0–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 0–2 6–1 3–1 2–2 Volendam 0–1 1–2 0–2 2–1 3–1 0–1 2–3 3–1 2–4 1–1 3–5 3–1 3–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 2–2 Willem II 3–3 2–1 2–5 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–3 0–3 2–0 1–2 0–3 2–1 3–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–2 complete Eredivisie.nl nl Top goalscorers Pos.PlayerClubGoals1 MAR Mounir El Hamdaoui AZ232 URU Luis Suárez Ajax223 SWE Marcus Berg Groningen174 NED Roy Makaay Feyenoord16 CRO Danijel Pranjić HeerenveenSUI Blaise N'Kufo Twente7 NED Frank Demouge Willem II148 NED Ibrahim Afellay PSV139 GHA Matthew Amoah NAC Breda12 AUT Marko Arnautović TwenteTotal: 870Games: 306Average: 2.84 Last updated: 11 May 2009 Source: https://archive.today/20130104114720/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/topscorers?league=ned.1&year=2008&seasontype=1&cc=5739 ESPN Top Scorers Play-offs European competition (best of 3) 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. Semi-finals Utrecht 3–7 Groningen 3–3 0–4 not played NAC Breda 7–2 Feyenoord 3–2 4–0 not played |} Final NAC Breda 3–1 Groningen 1–1 2–0 not played |} Relegation 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. Round 1 Telstar 0–1 MVV 0–0 0–1 TOP Oss 0–3 Dordrecht 0–2 0–1 Round 2 (best of 3) MVV 1–4 De Graafschap 2–3 2–2 not played Excelsior 1–4 RKC Waalwijk 1–2 1–1 not played FC Zwolle 3–6 Cambuur 2–1 1–3 0–2 Dordrecht 1–4 Roda JC 1–1 0–1 not played |} Round 3 (best of 3) RKC Waalwijk 6–3 De Graafschap 2–0 1–2 1–0 Cambuur 3–3 (p. 1–3) Roda JC 0–0 1–1 2–2 (aet) |} RKC Waalwijk and Roda JC will play in Eredivisie 2009–10. Facts and statistics Ajax lost the opening match 2–1 away at Willem II. This was Ajax' first opening round defeat since the 1988–89 season. Ajax and Feyenoord both lost their opening matches. The last times this happened was in the 1965–66 season. ADO Den Haag topped the league table after two matches. The last time ADO was in first place was on 16 January 1971. NAC Breda led the Eredivisie after round six. This was the first time in club history that NAC were in first place of the Eredivisie. A record 6,067,288 spectators passed through the turnstiles, an average of 19,827 per match. Television rights 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.Eredivisie Live launches 29 August https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/?p=5563 Broadband TV News 2008-07-10 2008-07-15 In Australia the Eredivisie was broadcast live and exclusive by Setanta Sports. Awards Annual awards Award Winner Club Dutch Footballer of the Year / Gouden SchoenEl Hamdaoui honoured in the Netherlands UEFA.com 13 May 2009 https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/01d9-0e722b5a94f0-9b8365404d37-1000--el-hamdaoui-honoured-in-the-netherlands/ 24 September 2026 Morocco Mounir El Hamdaoui AZ Johan Cruyff TrophyElia is Netherlands' brightest young thing UEFA.com 12 May 2009 https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/01d9-0f85bca6da19-257e0abb77ca-1000--elia-is-netherlands-brightest-young-thing/ 24 September 2026 Netherlands Eljero Elia FC Twente Rinus Michels AwardRinus Michels Award RSSSF https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/nedpoy.html 24 September 2026 Netherlands Louis van Gaal AZ Eredivisie top scorer Morocco Mounir El Hamdaoui AZ Team of the season Team of the SeasonEl Hamdaoui blikvanger in Elftal van het Seizoen Voetbal International 22 May 2009 https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/el-hamdaoui-blikvanger-in-elftal-van-het-seizoen 24 September 2026 Goalkeeper Argentina Sergio Romero (AZ) Defenders Netherlands Ronnie Stam (FC Twente) Sweden Andreas Granqvist (FC Groningen) Belgium Jan Vertonghen (Ajax) Netherlands Edson Braafheid (FC Twente) Midfielders Netherlands Demy de Zeeuw (AZ) Netherlands Ibrahim Afellay (PSV) Belgium Maarten Martens (AZ) Forwards Uruguay Luis Suárez (Ajax) Morocco Mounir El Hamdaoui (AZ) Netherlands Eljero Elia (FC Twente) Attendances Source:Historical attendances https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/ned/avened09.htm 2026-01-13 www.european-football-statistics.co.uk No. Club Average Change Highest 1 AFC Ajax 49,014 -0,2% 51,128 2 Feyenoord 44,015 -1,4% 48,000 3 PSV 33,218 -0,9% 35,000 4 sc Heerenveen 25,618 1,6% 26,100 5 FC Twente 23,292 76,7% 24,000 6 FC Groningen 21,862 13,1% 22,160 7 FC Utrecht 20,612 1,2% 24,000 8 SBV Vitesse 17,935 -9,6% 24,760 9 NAC Breda 16,730 6,6% 17,524 10 AZ 16,442 0,1% 17,149 11 Roda JC 14,495 -2,8% 17,910 12 Willem II 13,256 1,8% 14,700 13 NEC 12,312 1,3% 12,500 14 De Graafschap 12,094 -0,3% 12,600 15 ADO Den Haag 10,952 114,0% 14,993 16 Sparta Rotterdam 10,428 2,4% 10,894 17 Heracles Almelo 8,459 0,7% 8,500 18 FC Volendam 5,471 93,3% 6,260 See also 2008–09 Eerste Divisie 2008–09 KNVB Cup References Category:Eredivisie seasons Netherlands 1