2007–08 Eredivisie

52nd season of the Eredivisie a football season other sports 2007–08 Eredivisie (basketball) and 2007–08 Eredivisie (ice hockey) season the men's competition the women's competition 2007–08 Eredivisie (women) 2007–08 Eredivisie PSV(21st title) 17 August 2007 – 20 April 2008 De GraafschapVVV-Venlo ExcelsiorVVV-Venlo Champions League PSVFC Twente UEFA Cup FeyenoordAjaxSC HeerenveenNEC UEFA Intertoto Cup NAC Breda Klaas-Jan Huntelaar(33 goals) SC Heerenveen 9–0 Heracles Almelo (7 October 2007) De Graafschap 1–8 Ajax (19 August 2007) SC Heerenveen 9–0 Heracles Almelo (7 October 2007)De Graafschap 1–8 Ajax (19 August 2007) 19,090 2006–07 2008–09 Netherlands 400 right Locations of the 2007–08 Eredivisie teams Netherlands 52.371 4.897 Ajax top Netherlands 52.63 4.75 AZ top 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 top Netherlands 50.857088 6.005873 Roda JC top Netherlands 51.916667 4.5 Rotterdam top Netherlands 52.22 6.896389 Twente left Netherlands 52.093333 5.119444 Utrecht top Netherlands 51.983333 5.916667 Vitesse left Netherlands 51.351986 6.179803 VVV left Netherlands 51.55 5.116667 Willem II top Netherlands TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 51.1 3.5 Rotterdam teams Excelsior Feyenoord Sparta right Netherlands Rotterdam Rotterdam Eredivisie football clubs Rotterdam Eredivisie football clubs right 350 Netherlands Rotterdam 51.916944 4.520556 Excelsior 85 top Netherlands Rotterdam 51.893894 4.523253 Feyenoord 85 bottom Netherlands Rotterdam 51.919485 4.433619 Sparta 85 left The 2007–08 Eredivisie was the 52nd season of the Eredivisie, the top division of association football in the Netherlands. The season began in August 2007 and ended on 18 May 2008, with defending champions PSV retaining their title with 72 points. Promoted teams The following teams are promoted to the Eredivisie at the start of the season: VVV-Venlo League table main WDL 5 QR PSV PSV AJX Ajax NAC NAC Breda TWE Twente HEE Heerenveen FEY Feyenoord GRO Groningen NEC NEC RJC Roda JC UTR Utrecht AZ AZ VIT Vitesse Arnhem SPA Sparta Rotterdam HER Heracles WIL Willem II GRA De Graafschap VVV VVV-Venlo EXC Excelsior 21 9 4 65 24 C 20 9 5 94 45 19 6 9 48 40 17 11 6 52 32 18 6 10 88 48 18 6 10 64 41 15 6 13 53 54 14 7 13 49 50 12 11 11 55 55 13 7 14 59 55 11 10 13 48 53 12 7 15 46 55 9 7 18 52 76 8 8 18 34 64 8 7 19 40 49 7 9 18 33 64 7 8 19 44 76 R 7 6 21 32 75 R green1 Qualification to Champions League group stage CLGS green2 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round playoff CL3 CL3 CL3 CL3 blue1 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round UC1 blue2 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round playoff UC1P UC1P UC1P UC1P red2 Qualification to relegation play-offs RP RP red1 Relegation to Eerste Divisie R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete Eredivisie Match table main FBR grey AJX AZ EXC FEY GRA GRO HEE HER NAC NEC PSV RJC SPA TWE UTR VIT VVV WIL Ajax 6–1 4–0 3–0 4–1 2–2 4–1 5–1 1–3 0–0 0–2 4–2 6–2 2–2 2–0 4–1 6–1 4–1 AZ 2–3 3–0 0–1 0–0 2–2 0–1 1–0 1–2 4–0 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 4–0 2–0 Excelsior 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–3 2–5 1–1 0–3 2–0 1–4 1–2 4–3 0–2 0–2 1–2 2–1 0–0 Feyenoord 2–2 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 6–0 5–0 1–3 0–1 3–0 2–0 3–1 3–1 1–0 4–1 2–0 De Graafschap 1–8 1–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–3 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 4–0 0–0 1–1 0–3 3–2 1–2 FC Groningen 1–2 2–1 3–2 3–2 0–2 0–1 1–2 1–2 5–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 1–0 Heerenveen 2–4 4–0 5–0 1–1 2–3 4–2 9–0 3–0 2–3 2–1 4–3 3–3 1–2 2–3 7–0 5–1 0–0 Heracles Almelo 0–1 2–1 2–0 3–3 2–0 1–2 2–2 0–1 0–2 0–2 0–0 2–0 0–3 2–1 2–2 0–0 1–0 NAC Breda 2–3 2–3 2–0 3–1 1–0 0–3 1–5 4–1 1–3 1–1 0–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 NEC 1–1 5–2 0–1 0–2 3–1 5–1 0–1 3–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 4–2 2–2 2–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 PSV 0–0 1–1 2–1 4–0 4–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 5–0 2–4 3–1 1–1 4–1 1–0 3–1 3–0 Roda JC 2–1 1–1 3–3 1–3 1–0 5–1 1–0 2–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–3 3–1 1–1 3–2 4–1 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam 2–2 2–2 0–1 3–2 6–1 1–3 4–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–4 4–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–0 2–2 FC Twente 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 3–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–2 4–3 1–1 2–0 FC Utrecht 0–1 2–2 4–1 0–3 2–2 1–0 2–2 3–1 0–1 3–2 3–1 3–1 7–1 0–1 2–4 1–4 2–0 Vitesse Arnhem 2–2 1–0 3–0 0–1 0–2 2–1 0–1 2–0 3–3 1–0 0–1 1–1 3–0 2–2 2–2 1–3 1–0 VVV-Venlo 2–2 2–3 3–1 0–0 3–0 2–5 0–4 0–5 1–3 1–2 1–1 3–5 2–0 0–2 1–2 2–0 1–1 Willem II 2–3 3–0 6–0 3–1 1–2 1–2 2–3 2–1 0–0 3–0 0–1 1–0 2–2 1–3 1–4 4–0 1–2 The match was played on April 16. It had originally been scheduled for April 13, but was suspended and then postponed due to a fire on one of the stands shortly before the match. complete Top scorers thumb|Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, the top scorer of the 2007–08 season. GoalsPlayerTeam 33NED Klaas-Jan HuntelaarAjax 22CH Blaise NkufoFC Twente 17URU Luis SuárezAjax 16AHO Robin NelisseFC Utrecht 15SWE Marcus BergFC GroningenUSA Michael BradleySC HeerenveenDEN Kenneth PerezAjax/PSV 14NED Danny KoevermansPSVSRB Miralem SulejmaniSC Heerenveen Last updated: April 20, 2008 Source: Eredivisie official website Play-offs For UEFA competitions For one Champions League ticket Matches A and B Match G 2 SC Heerenveen 1 1 2 5 Ajax 2 3 5 4 FC Twente 3 5 8 3 NAC Breda 0 1 1 2 Ajax 1 0 1 4 FC Twente 2 0 2 For one UEFA Cup playoff ticket Matches C and D Match I 10 FC Utrecht 2 1 3 7 FC Groningen 2 3 5 9 Roda JC 0 0 0 8 NEC 1 2 3 7 FC Groningen 0 1 1 8 NEC 1 3 4 For one UEFA Cup ticket Matches H and I Match J 5 SC Heerenveen 2 2 4 3 NAC Breda 0 2 2 7 FC Groningen 0 1 1 8 NEC 1 3 4 3 NAC Breda 0 0 0 8 NEC 6 1 7 The winner of match G, FC Twente, qualifies for 2008–09 UEFA Champions League. The loser of match G, Ajax, qualifies for the 2008–09 UEFA Cup. The losers of matches A and B, SC Heerenveen and NAC Breda, faced each other in match H. The winner, SC Heerenveen, qualified for the UEFA Cup. The loser of match H, NAC Breda, faced NEC, the winner of the playoffs featuring FC Groningen, NEC, Roda JC and FC Utrecht. NEC won that match, match J, and clinched the final UEFA Cup ticket, while the loser, NAC Breda, qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup. Team TournamentFC Twente3rd Qualifying round 2008–09 UEFA Champions LeagueAjax2008–09 UEFA CupSC Heerenveen2008–09 UEFA CupNEC2008–09 UEFA CupNAC BredaUEFA Intertoto Cup 2008 Relegation Round 1 Go Ahead Eagles 1–4 ADO Den Haag 1–1 0–3 TOP Oss 2–5 Helmond Sport 2–2 0–3 |} Round 2 (best of 3) ADO Den Haag 3–1 VVV-Venlo 1–0 0–1 2–0 MVV 1–6 RKC Waalwijk 1–0 0–2 0–4 FC Zwolle 3–2 FC Den Bosch 0–1 2–1 1–0 Helmond Sport 3–6 De Graafschap 2–3 1–3 Not played |} Round 3 (best of 3) ADO Den Haag 5–4 RKC Waalwijk 1–1 2–2 2–1 FC Zwolle 1–3 De Graafschap 1–3 0–0 Not played |} The winners of matches G and H will play in the 2008–09 Eredivisie. Season statistics Last updated on April 20, 2008. Scoring First goal of the season: Kemy Agustien for AZ against VVV-Venlo (18 August 2007) Widest winning margin: SC Heerenveen 9-0 Heracles Almelo (7 October 2007) Most goals in a match: SC Heerenveen 9-0 Heracles Almelo (7 October 2007), De Graafschap 1-8 Ajax (August 19, 2007) Fastest goal in a match: Roy Makaay for Feyenoord against Heracles Almelo (2 December 2007) Best offensive team: Ajax with 94 goals in 34 matches. Worst offensive team: Excelsior with 32 goals in 34 matches. Best defensive team: PSV with 24 goals against in 34 matches. Worst defensive team: Sparta and VVV-Venlo with 76 goals against in 34 matches. Cards First yellow card: Gianni Zuiverloon for SC Heerenveen against Willem II (17 August 2007) First red card: Patrick Mtiliga for NAC Breda against FC Groningen (18 August 2007) Awards Annual awards Award Winner Club Dutch Footballer of the Year NED John Heitinga Ajax Johan Cruyff Trophy SRB Miralem Sulejmani Heerenveen Eredivisie top scorer NED Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Ajax Team of the Season https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/kies-het-eredivisieelftal-van-het-seizoen-200708 Kies het Eredivisie-elftal van het seizoen 2007/08 Voetbal International 2008 4 October 2026 Goalkeeper BRA Heurelho Gomes (PSV Eindhoven) Defence URU Bruno Silva (Ajax) NED John Heitinga (Ajax) NED Edson Braafheid (FC Twente) NED Tim de Cler (Feyenoord) Midfield SWE Rasmus Lindgren (Ajax) MAR Karim El Ahmadi (FC Twente) NED Ibrahim Afellay (PSV Eindhoven) CRO Danijel Pranjić (SC Heerenveen) Forwards NED Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Ajax) SRB Miralem Sulejmani (SC Heerenveen) Overview Club Location Current manager Previous managers during 2007–08 seasonAjaxAmsterdamNetherlands Adrie KosterNetherlands Henk ten CateAZAlkmaarNetherlands Louis van GaalExcelsiorRotterdamNetherlands Ton LokhoffFeyenoordRotterdamNetherlands Bert van MarwijkDe GraafschapDoetinchemNetherlands Jan de JongeFC GroningenGroningenNetherlands Ron JansSC HeerenveenHeerenveenNetherlands Gertjan VerbeekHeracles AlmeloAlmeloNetherlands Gert HeerkesNetherlands Hendrie Krüzen, Netherlands Ruud BroodNAC BredaBredaNetherlands Ernie BrandtsNECNijmegenNetherlands Mario BeenPSVEindhovenNetherlands Sef VergoossenNetherlands Jan Wouters, Netherlands Ronald KoemanRoda JCKerkradeNetherlands Raymond AtteveldSparta RotterdamRotterdamNetherlands Foeke BooyNetherlands Adri van Tiggelen, Netherlands Gert AandewielFC TwenteEnschedeNetherlands Fred RuttenFC UtrechtUtrechtNetherlands Willem van HanegemVitesseArnhemNetherlands Aad de MosVVV-VenloVenloNetherlands André WetzelWillem IITilburgNetherlands Andries JonkerNetherlands Dennis van Wijk Stadiums 2007-08 Team Stadium Capacity Ajax Amsterdam ArenA 51,628 Feyenoord Feijenoord Stadion 51,137 PSV Philips Stadion 35,119 Vitesse Gelredome 26,600 Heerenveen Abe Lenstra Stadion 26,000 Utrecht Stadion Galgenwaard 24,426 Groningen Euroborg 19,814 Roda JC Parkstad Limburg Stadion 19,979 AZ DSB Stadion 17,023 NAC Rat Verlegh Stadion 17,064 Willem II Willem II Stadion 14,637 Twente Arke Stadion 13,740An expansion of the stadium started in January 2008 and increased capacity to 24,000 NEC Stadion de Goffert 12,470 Sparta Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel 11,026 De Graafschap De Vijverberg 12,600 Heracles Polman Stadion 8,500 VVV-Venlo De Koel 5,998 Excelsior Stadion Woudestein 3,527 Kits 2007-2008 Team Kit maker Shirt sponsor Notes Ajax Adidas ABN Amro AZ Quick DSB Bank Excelsior Masita DSW Feyenoord Kappa Fortis De Graafschap kwd Centric FC Groningen Umbro Noord Lease SC Heerenveen Umbro Univé Heracles Almelo Ben Barton Koninklijke Ten Cate NAC Breda Umbro Sunweb NEC Nike Jiba PSV Nike Philips Roda JC Umbro Aevitae Sparta Rotterdam Kelme Graydon FC Twente Umbro Arke FC Utrecht Puma Phanos Vitesse Legea AFAB VVV Venlo Erima Seacon Logistics Willem II Masita Interpolis Attendances Source:https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/ned/avened08.htm No. Club Average Change Highest 1 AFC Ajax 49,125 1,1% 50,639 2 Feyenoord 44,618 9,1% 47,000 3 PSV 33,512 -0,4% 35,000 4 sc Heerenveen 25,224 -1,0% 26,000 5 FC Utrecht 20,360 1,8% 23,350 6 SBV Vitesse 19,844 -1,7% 25,420 7 FC Groningen 19,336 0,8% 19,721 8 AZ 16,431 2,8% 16,653 9 NAC Breda 15,699 5,5% 16,590 10 Roda JC 14,911 3,6% 18,500 11 FC Twente 13,179 0,1% 13,250 12 Willem II 13,022 4,0% 14,700 13 NEC 12,156 1,2% 12,500 14 De Graafschap 12,129 38,7% 12,600 15 Sparta Rotterdam 10,186 2,4% 10,950 16 Heracles Almelo 8,398 -0,2% 8,500 17 VVV-Venlo 5,938 38,6% 6,500 18 SBV Excelsior 3,108 -3,2% 3,638 References Category:Eredivisie seasons Netherlands 1