2014–15 Eredivisie

59th season of the Eredivisie Eredivisie 2014–15 8 August 2014 – 17 May 2015 PSV (22nd title) NAC BredaGo Ahead EaglesFC Dordrecht Champions League PSVAjax Europa League AZGroningenGo Ahead EaglesVitesse PSV 6–1 NAC Breda(16 August 2014)Vitesse Arnhem 6–1ADO Den Haag(3 October 2014)Heracles 6–1NAC Breda(4 October 2014)Ajax 5–0 Willem II(6 December 2014)PSV 5–0 Go Ahead Eagles (20 December 2014)Utrecht 6–1 Dordrecht(15 February 2015) Excelsior 0–5 PEC Zwolle(30 November 2014)Twente 0–5 PSV(4 April 2015) NAC Breda 4–5 Groningen(17 May 2015) 306 942 10 gameshttp://www.espnfc.com/dutch-eredivisie/11/statistics/performance?season=2014 2014–15 Dutch Eredivisie statistics ESPN FC 7 May 2018PSV 17 gamesPSV 17 gamesDordrecht 9 gamesDordrecht Memphis Depay(22 goals) 52,472Ajax 0–0 Feyenoord(25 January 2015) 3,149Excelsior 3–1 Heracles(30 August 2014) 5,727,077 18,715 2013–14 2015–16 The 2014–15 Eredivisie season was the 59th season of the Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. On 18 April 2015, PSV were confirmed as champions of the season, thus ending the four-year reign of Ajax. Teams A total of 18 teams took part in the league: The best fifteen teams from the 2013–14 season, two promotion/relegation playoff winners and the 2013–14 Eerste Divisie champions. There are three teams that played in the 2013–14 Eerste Divisie that were promoted to the Eredivisie for the 2014–15 season. Willem II returned to the Eredivisie after just one season by winning its first Eerste Divisie title in 49 years. Meanwhile, FC Dordrecht and Excelsior navigated to the promotion/relegation playoffs to reach the Eredivisie, with both clubs having received byes after finishing second and third in the Eerste Divisie. FC Dordrecht swept both legs against VVV-Venlo 5–2 on aggregate in the second round before facing another Eerste Divisie club for a spot in the Eredivisie (after Sparta Rotterdam sent NEC Nijmegen into relegation). FC Dordrecht won 5–3 on aggregate to return to the Eredivisie for the first time in 19 years.https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/05/18/netherlands/nacompetitie/bvo-fc-dordrecht/sparta-rotterdam-bv/1681053/ Dordrecht vs. Sparta Rotterdam - 18 May 2014 - Soccerway int.soccerway.com Excelsior returned after two seasons in the Eerste Divisie by first overcoming FC Den Bosch 5–2 on aggregate before relegating RKC Waalwijk from the league by winning 4–2 on aggregate.https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/05/18/netherlands/nacompetitie/rkc-waalwijk/sbv-excelsior/1681057/ RKC Waalwijk vs. Excelsior - 18 May 2014 - Soccerway int.soccerway.com Netherlands 400 right Location of teams in Eredivisie 2014–15 Netherlands 52.062817 4.383114 ADO right Netherlands 52.314310 4.942687 Ajax left Netherlands 52.612473 4.742358 AZ Netherlands 53.20428 5.79958 Cambuur bottom Netherlands 51.79761 4.67239 Dordrecht right Netherlands 51.916667 4.5 Rotterdam left Netherlands 52.25558 6.16173 GAEagles bottom Netherlands 53.206060 6.591530 Groningen top Netherlands 52.958434 5.935991 Heerenveen Netherlands 52.338767 6.650555 Heracles top Netherlands 51.594865 4.750412 NAC left Netherlands 52.50863 6.09289 PEC top Netherlands 51.441664 5.467563 PSV Netherlands 52.236539 6.837715 Twente bottom Netherlands 52.078362 5.145917 Utrecht right Netherlands 51.962904 5.893045 Vitesse bottom Netherlands 51.55786 5.08221 Willem II Netherlands TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 51.1 3.5 Rotterdam teams Excelsior Feyenoord right Netherlands Rotterdam Rotterdam Eredivisie football clubs Rotterdam Eredivisie football clubs right 350 Netherlands Rotterdam 51.893894 4.523253 Feyenoord 85 bottom Netherlands Rotterdam 51.917403 4.520407 Excelsior 85 left Club Location Venue CapacityADO Den Haag The Hague Kyocera Stadion 15,000Ajax Amsterdam Amsterdam ArenA 53,052AZ Alkmaar AFAS Stadion 17,023CambuurLeeuwardenCambuur Stadion 10,250DordrechtDordrechtGN Bouw Stadion 4,088ExcelsiorRotterdamStadion Woudestein 3,531FeyenoordRotterdam De Kuip 51,177Go Ahead EaglesDeventerAdelaarshorst 8,000Groningen Groningen Euroborg 22,550Heerenveen Heerenveen Abe Lenstra Stadion 26,100Heracles Almelo Almelo Polman Stadion 8,500NAC Breda Breda Rat Verlegh Stadion 19,000PEC Zwolle Zwolle IJsseldelta Stadion 12,500PSV Eindhoven Philips Stadion 36,000Twente Enschede De Grolsch Veste 30,205Utrecht Utrecht Stadion Galgenwaard 23,750Vitesse Arnhem Arnhem GelreDome 25,000Willem II Tilburg Koning Willem II Stadion 14,637 Personnel and kits 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 Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorADO Den Haag NED Henk Fräser Erreà Basic-Fit FitnessAjax NED Frank de Boer adidas ZiggoAZ NED John van den Brom Macron AFAS softwareCambuur NED Henk de Jong Quick Bouwgroep Dijkstra DraismaDordrecht NED Jan Everse Macron RiwalExcelsior NED Marinus Dijkhuizen Masita DSW ZorgverzekeraarFeyenoord NED Fred Rutten adidas OpelGo Ahead Eagles NED Dennis Demmers hummel Drukwerkdeal.nlGroningen NED Erwin van de Looi Masita EssentHeerenveen NED Dwight Lodeweges Jako UnivéHeracles Almelo NED John Stegeman Erima TenCateNAC Breda NED Robert Maaskant Umbro Into TelecomPEC Zwolle NED Ron Jans Patrick CompelloPSV NED Phillip Cocu Nike PhilipsTwente NED Alfred Schreuder Nike XXImoUtrecht NED Rob Alflen hummel HealthCityVitesse NED Peter Bosz Macron TruphoneWillem II NED Jurgen Streppel Robey Tricorp Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment Heerenveen NED Marco van Basten End of contract 1 July 2014http://nos.nl/artikel/603615-van-basten-verlaat-sc-heerenveen.html Van Basten verlaat sc Heerenveen 29 January 2014 3 May 2014 NOS nl Pre-season NED Dwight Lodeweges 1 July 2014https://www.sc-heerenveen.nl/nieuws/dwight-lodeweges-nieuwe-trainer-sc-heerenveen/10 Dwight Lodeweges nieuwe trainer sc Heerenveen 31 March 2014 3 May 2014 sc Heerenveen nl 29 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129061133/https://www.sc-heerenveen.nl/nieuws/dwight-lodeweges-nieuwe-trainer-sc-heerenveen/10 dead AZ NED Dick Advocaat End of contract 1 July 2014http://www.spitsnieuws.nl/archives/sport/2014/03/advocaat-na-dit-seizoen-weg-bij-az Advocaat na dit seizoen weg bij AZ 29 March 2014 3 May 2014 Spits nl 4 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140504002314/http://www.spitsnieuws.nl/archives/sport/2014/03/advocaat-na-dit-seizoen-weg-bij-az dead NED Marco van Basten 1 July 2014http://nos.nl/artikel/637320-van-basten-nieuwe-trainer-van-az.html Van Basten nieuwe trainer van AZ 18 April 2014 3 May 2014 NOS nl Feyenoord NED Ronald Koeman End of contract 1 July 2014http://www.telegraaf.nl/telesport/voetbal/feyenoord/22260743/__KOEMAN_WEG_BIJ_FEYENOORD__.html Ronald Koeman vertrekt bij Feyenoord 1 February 2014 3 May 2014 Telegraaf nl NED Fred Rutten 1 July 2014http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/5619/Feyenoord/article/detail/3606511/2014/03/03/Feyenoord-definitief-in-zee-met-Fred-Rutten.dhtml Feyenoord definitief in zee met Fred Rutten 3 March 2014 3 May 2014 Algemeen Dagblad nl Utrecht NED Jan Wouters Mutual consent 1 July 2014http://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2014/04/17/jan-wouters-stopt-na-dit-seizoen-als-trainer-van-fc-utrecht/ Jan Wouters stopt na dit seizoen als trainer van FC Utrecht 17 April 2014 3 May 2014 NRC nl NED Rob Alflen 1 July 2014http://nos.nl/artikel/645762-utrecht-stelt-alflen-adriaanse-aan.html Utrecht stelt Alflen, Adriaanse aan 9 May 2014 9 May 2014 NOS nl Dordrecht NED Harry van den Ham End of contract 1 July 2014http://nos.nl/artikel/651610-van-den-ham-van-dordt-naar-utrecht.html Van den Ham van Dordt naar Utrecht 23 May 2014 23 May 2014 NOS nl NED Ernie Brandts 1 July 2014http://www.rijnmond.nl/sport/13-06-2014/ernie-brandts-nieuwe-trainer-fc-dordrecht Ernie Brandts nieuwe trainer FC Dordrecht 13 June 2014 13 June 2014 RTV Rijnmond nl Heracles Almelo NED Jan de Jonge Sacked 31 August 2014http://nos.nl/artikel/693077-heracles-ontslaat-jan-de-jonge.html Heracles ontslaat Jan de Jonge 31 August 2014 31 August 2014 NOS nl 18th NED John Stegeman 17 September 2014http://www.heracles.nl/nieuws?newsId=8760 John Stegeman maakt seizoen af als hoofdtrainer 17 September 2014 17 September 2014 Heracles Almelo nl AZ NED Marco van Basten Mutual consent 16 September 2014http://www.az.nl/nieuws/van-basten-blijft-als-assistent-trainer/ Van Basten blijft als assistent-trainer 16 September 2014 16 September 2014 AZ nl June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes 12th NED John van den Brom 29 September 2014http://nos.nl/artikel/703146-van-den-brom-nieuwe-trainer-az.html Van den Brom nieuwe trainer AZ 26 September 2014 26 September 2014 NOS nl NAC Breda Serbia Nebojša Gudelj Sacked 13 October 2014http://nos.nl/artikel/709574-nac-breda-ontslaat-trainer-gudelj.html NAC Breda ontslaat trainer Gudelj 13 October 2014 24 October 2014 NOS nl 15th NED Eric Hellemons (interim) 14 October 2014http://www.volkskrant.nl/dossier-eredivisie/definitief-robert-maaskant-trainer-van-nac~a3821748/ Maaskant: NAC heeft een speciale plaats in mijn hart 2 January 2015 2 January 2015 Volkskrant nl NAC Breda NED Eric Hellemons Sacked 2 January 2015 17th NED Robert Maaskant 3 January 2015 Dordrecht NED Ernie Brandts Sacked 19 February 2015http://www.vi.nl/nieuws/brandts-per-direct-weg-als-trainer-fc-dordrecht.htm Brandts per direct weg als trainer FC Dordrecht 19 February 2015 19 February 2015 VI nl 18th NED Jan Everse (interim) 10 March 2015 Go Ahead Eagles NED Foeke Booy Sacked 22 March 2015http://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2015/03/22/go-ahead-eagles-ontslaat-trainer-booy/ Trainer Foeke Booy al per direct weg bij Go Ahead Eagles 22 March 2015 22 March 2015 NRC nl 17th NED Dennis Demmers (interim) 22 March 2015 Feyenoord NED Fred Rutten Sacked 17 May 2015http://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2015/05/17/feyenoord-verliest-van-pec-zwolle/ Trainer Feyenoord ontslagen na nederlaag tegen PEC Zwolle 17 May 2015 17 May 2015 NRC nl 4th NED Giovanni van Bronckhorst 17 May 2015 Standings main WDL Eredivisie standings complete NUsport PSV AJX AZ FEY VIT PEC HEE GRO WII TWE UTR CAM ADO HER EXC NAC GAE DOR CLGS CL3Q EL3Q EUPO EUPO EUPO EUPO ELGS RPO EL1QRPO rel 9 10 15 44 53 21 8 5 69 29 19 5 10 63 56 11 8 15 46 56 4 8 22 24 76 R 6 14 14 47 63 17 8 9 56 39 7 6 21 29 59 R 11 13 10 49 53 13 11 10 53 46 11 4 19 47 64 6 10 18 36 68 R 16 5 13 59 43 29 1 4 92 31 C 13 10 11 56 51 -6 FC Twente were deducted three points twice since they did not meet the financial standards set by the KNVB. 11 8 15 60 62 16 10 8 66 43 O 13 7 14 46 50 ADO Den Haag Ajax AZ Cambuur Dordrecht Excelsior Feyenoord Go Ahead Eagles Groningen Heerenveen Heracles NAC Breda PEC Zwolle PSV Twente Utrecht Vitesse Willem II 5 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored QR green1 Qualification for the Champions League group stage green2 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round blue1 Qualification for the Europa League group stage Groningen qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2014–15 KNVB Cup. blue2 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round yellow1 Qualification for the European competition play-offs Four teams played for a spot in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round. red2 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round and for the relegation play-offs Go Ahead Eagles was awarded a spot in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round because of its Fair Play ranking. They were also relegated to the 2015–16 Eerste Divisie after losing in the second round of the relegation play-offs. red2 Qualification for the Relegation play-offs Ten teams, two from the Eredivisie and eight from the Eerste Divisie, played for two spots in the 2015–16 Eredivisie, the remaining eight teams play in the 2015–16 Eerste Divisie. red1 Relegation to Eerste Divisie Results main FBR Eredivisie results complete NUsport grey ADO AJX AZ CAM DOR EXC FEY GAE GRO HEE HER NAC PEC PSV TWE UTR VIT WII ADO Den Haag ADO Ajax AJX AZ AZ Cambuur CAM Dordrecht DOR Excelsior EXC Feyenoord FEY Go Ahead Eagles GAE Groningen GRO Heerenveen HEE Heracles HER NAC Breda NAC PEC Zwolle PEC PSV PSV Twente TWE Utrecht UTR Vitesse Arnhem VIT Willem II WII 1–1 2–3 2–2 2–0 2–2 0–1 1–1 3–0 0–1 1–3 3–2 3–2 2-3 2–0 2–0 1–0 3–2 1–0 0–1 3–0 4–0 1–0 0–0 3–1 2–0 4–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–3 4–2 3–1 4–1 5–0 3–1 1–3 2–1 2–0 3–3 1–4 2–0 2–2 0–1 3–1 3–2 1–0 2–4 2–2 0–3 1–0 2–0 3–2 2–4 0–2 4–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 3–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 3–1 0–2 1-2 0–0 2-1 1–3 0–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–3 0–1 1–2 1–3 0–4 1–3 2–6 0–4 2–3 0–2 1-4 1–1 1–1 2–5 3–2 1–1 3–0 3-1 0–0 0–5 2–3 2–1 2–2 1–3 2–3 2–1 0–1 2–2 2–1 2–0 3–2 0–1 4–0 1–1 2–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 1–2 1–4 1–2 1–0 1–2 0–2 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–4 2–3 1–1 1–3 2–0 3–2 0–3 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–4 3–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–4 5–2 2–2 1–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 3–1 0–1 0–0 4–0 1–0 1-3 3–1 4–1 1–1 3–1 0–2 0–3 0–1 1–1 0–3 2–0 1-0 2–2 1–4 6–1 2–0 1–2 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–5 0–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 4-5 0–2 1–3 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–5 0–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 6–1 4–0 1–1 3-0 0–1 2–0 2–2 4–2 4–1 3–1 1–2 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–3 3–0 4–0 3–0 3–0 4–3 5–0 2–1 4–1 2–0 6–1 3–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 2–1 3–0 1–3 0–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–5 3–1 1–2 3–2 0–0 1–1 6–2 1–3 6–1 2–2 0–0 2–3 1–0 1–2 2–4 3–4 0–2 1–5 1–0 3–1 2–1 6–1 1–0 3–1 2–2 3–0 3–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–2 2–1 0–1 2–2 3-3 2–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–4 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–1 1–3 2–2 1–0 1–4 Season statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoalshttp://www.eredivisie.nl/Statistieken/Aanval Statstieken Eredivisie official website 26 February 2015 nl 25 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160325134157/http://www.eredivisie.nl/Statistieken/Aanval dead 1NED Memphis DepayPSV222NED Luuk de JongPSV203NED Michael de LeeuwGroningen17NED Michiel KramerADO Den Haag5SUR Tjaronn CheryGroningen15GER Mark UthSC Heerenveen7Morocco Adnane TighadouiniNAC Breda14NED Georginio WijnaldumPSV9NGA Bartholomew OgbecheCambuur13BFA Bertrand TraoréVitesseNED Tom van WeertExcelsiorNED Hakim ZiyechHeerenveen / Twente Assists RankPlayerClubAssists1NED Hakim ZiyechHeerenveen / Twente162NED Jetro WillemsPSV123NED Luciano NarsinghPSV10GER Mark UthHeerenveen4NED Luuk de JongPSV9NED Davy KlaassenAjax6SUR Roland AlbergADO Den Haag8NED Anwar El GhaziAjaxNED Bryan LinssenHeracles AlmeloNED Furdjel NarsinghCambuurDEN Lasse SchöneAjaxNED Marko VejinovićVitesse Arnhem Play-offs European competition Four teams played for a spot in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round. main 2 no 2 + sum Heerenveen (e) 1 2 Feyenoord 0 2 PEC Zwolle 1 1 Vitesse Arnhem 2 1 Heerenveen 2 2 Vitesse Arnhem* 2 5 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 Ten teams, two from the Eredivisie and eight from the Eerste Divisie, played for two spots in the 2015–16 Eredivisie, the remaining eight teams play in the 2015–16 Eerste Divisie. main 3 1 First round Second round Third round no 2-4;6-8 yes 2 + sum Almere City 1 1 De Graafschap (e) 1 2 Oss 1 0 VVV-Venlo 2 0 De Graafschap 1 1 Go Ahead Eagles 0 0 Volendam 2 1 Eindhoven 1 1 VVV-Venlo 0 0 NAC Breda 1 3 Emmen 0 2 Roda JC Kerkrade 1 2 De Graafschap* 0 1 Volendam 0 0 NAC Breda 1 1 Roda JC Kerkrade* (a, e) 0 2 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. Awards Annual awards Annual awards Award Winner ClubDutch Footballer of the YearNED Georginio WijnaldumGeorginio Wijnaldum facts: No.4 https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/228494-georginio-wijnaldum-facts-no-4 Liverpool FC 22 July 2016 9 September 2026PSV EindhovenJohan Cruyff TrophyNED Memphis DepayTalent of the Year https://worldofjohancruyff.com/footprint/ World of Johan Cruyff 9 September 2026PSV EindhovenEredivisie top scorerNED Memphis DepayEredivisie end of season awards https://www.football-oranje.com/eredivisie-end-of-season-awards-2/ Football Oranje 2 June 2015 9 September 2026PSV EindhovenRinus Michels AwardNED Phillip CocuOeuvreprijs voor Guus Hiddink https://www.knvb.nl/nieuws/oranje/nederlands-elftal/5094/oeuvreprijs-voor-guus-hiddink KNVB 15 May 2015 9 September 2026PSV Eindhoven Team of the SeasonEredivisie 2014/2015: het elftal van het jaar https://www.fcupdate.nl/voetbalnieuws/2015/06/eredivisie-2014-2015-het-elftal-van-het-jaar FCUpdate.nl 15 June 2015 9 September 2026GoalkeeperNED Warner Hahn (PEC Zwolle)DefendersNED Kevin Diks (Vitesse)BRA Eric Botteghin (FC Groningen)NED Sven van Beek (Feyenoord)NED Jetro Willems (PSV Eindhoven)MidfieldersMEX Andrés Guardado (PSV Eindhoven)NED Georginio Wijnaldum (PSV Eindhoven)SUR Tjaronn Chery (FC Groningen)NED Steven Berghuis (AZ Alkmaar)ForwardsNED Michiel Kramer (ADO Den Haag)NEDMemphis Depay (PSV Eindhoven) Attendances Source:Historical attendances https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/ned/avened15.htm 2026-06-24 www.european-football-statistics.co.uk No. Club Average Change Highest 1 AFC Ajax 50,058 -1,7% 52,472 2 Feyenoord 45,331 -0,9% 47,500 3 PSV 32,529 -1,5% 35,000 4 FC Twente 28,494 -3,6% 30,000 5 sc Heerenveen 24,196 6,2% 27,224 6 FC Groningen 20,193 2,1% 21,821 7 NAC Breda 18,035 0,7% 19,000 8 SBV Vitesse 17,149 -9,7% 23,381 9 FC Utrecht 16,708 -1,4% 20,046 10 AZ 15,512 -0,4% 17,081 11 PEC Zwolle 12,213 1,4% 12,500 12 Willem II 12,195 32,4% 14,500 13 ADO Den Haag 11,986 10,4% 14,937 14 SC Cambuur 9,710 -0,2% 10,000 15 Heracles Almelo 8,290 -0,6% 8,500 16 Go Ahead Eagles 7,880 3,3% 8,011 17 FC Dordrecht 3,872 33,0% 4,235 18 SBV Excelsior 3,516 47,0% 3,600 References 30em External links http://www.eredivisie.nl/ nl 2014-15 Neth 1