2015–16 Eredivisie

60th season of the Eredivisie the men's competition the women's competition 2015–16 Eredivisie (women) Eredivisie 2015–16 8 August 2015 – 8 May 2016 PSV (23rd title) CambuurDe Graafschap Champions League PSVAjax Europa League FeyenoordAZHeracles Ajax 6–0 Roda JC(31 October 2015) Cambuur 0–6 PSV(12 September 2015) De Graafschap 3–6 PSV(31 October 2015) Heracles 3–6 AZ(13 February 2016) 306 912 10 gameshttp://www.espnfc.com/dutch-eredivisie/11/statistics/performance?season=2015 Dutch Eredivisie statistics ESPN FC 7 May 2018PSV 21 gamesPSV 15 gamesCambuur 7 gamesCambuurFeyenoord Vincent Janssen(27 goals) 51,875Ajax 2–1 Feyenoord(7 February 2016) 3,394Excelsior 2–2 AZ(15 August 2015) 5,929,439 19,377 2014–15 2016–17 The 2015–16 Eredivisie season was the 60th season of the Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. Defending champions PSV retained their title. Teams A total of 18 teams took part in the league: the top 15 teams from the 2014–15 season, two promotion/relegation playoff winners and the 2014–15 Eerste Divisie champions. NEC, the champion of the 2014–15 Eerste Divisie, and play-off winner Roda JC returned to the Eredivisie after just one season. De Graafschap, the other play-off winner, returned to the highest level for the first time since the 2011–12 season. Netherlands 400 right Location of teams in Eredivisie 2015–16 Netherlands 52.062817 4.383114 ADO top Netherlands 52.314310 4.942687 Ajax left Netherlands 52.612473 4.742358 AZ right Netherlands 53.20428 5.79958 Cambuur bottom Netherlands 51.965530 6.289840 De Graafschap top Netherlands 51.916667 4.5 Rotterdam bottom Netherlands 53.206060 6.591530 Groningen top Netherlands 52.958434 5.935991 Heerenveen right Netherlands 52.338767 6.650555 Heracles left Netherlands 51.8225 5.836667 NEC left Netherlands 52.50863 6.09289 PEC top Netherlands 51.441664 5.467563 PSV right Netherlands 50.857088 6.005873 Roda JC top Netherlands 52.236539 6.837715 Twente left Netherlands 52.078362 5.145917 Utrecht top Netherlands 51.962904 5.893045 Vitesse left Netherlands 51.55786 5.08221 Willem II left 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 53,490AZ Alkmaar AFAS Stadion 17,023Cambuur Leeuwarden Cambuur Stadion 10,500De GraafschapDoetinchemDe Vijverberg 12,600Excelsior Rotterdam Stadion Woudestein 3,531FeyenoordRotterdam De Kuip 51,177Groningen Groningen Euroborg 22,550Heerenveen Heerenveen Abe Lenstra Stadion 26,100Heracles Almelo Polman Stadion 13,500NEC Nijmegen Stadion de Goffert 12,500PEC Zwolle Zwolle IJsseldelta Stadion 12,500PSV Eindhoven Philips Stadion 35,000Roda JC Kerkrade Parkstad Limburg Stadion 19,979Twente Enschede De Grolsch Veste 30,205Utrecht Utrecht Stadion Galgenwaard 23,750Vitesse Arnhem GelreDome 25,500Willem II Tilburg Koning Willem II Stadion 14,500 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 Fraser Erreà Basic-Fit FitnessAjax NED Frank de Boer Adidas ZiggoAZ NED John van den Brom Under Armour AFAS softwareCambuur NED Marcel Keizer Quick Bouwgroep Dijkstra DraismaDe Graafschap NED Jan Vreman Quick ATAGExcelsior NED Alfons Groenendijk Quick DSW ZorgverzekeraarFeyenoord NED Giovanni van Bronckhorst Adidas OpelGroningen NED Erwin van de Looi Robey EssentHeerenveen NED Foppe de Haan Jako UnivéHeracles NED John Stegeman Acerbis TenCateNEC NED Ernest Faber Patrick Scholten AwaterPEC Zwolle NED Ron Jans Robey MolecatenPSV NED Phillip Cocu Umbro PhilipsRoda JC Bosnia and Herzegovina Darije Kalezić Robey KLGTwente NED René Hake Nike Webprint.nlUtrecht NED Erik ten Hag Hummel Zorg van de ZaakVitesse NED Rob Maas 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 Utrecht NED Rob Alflen End of contract 1 July 2015http://nos.nl/artikel/2026768-alflen-en-adriaanse-weg-bij-fc-utrecht.html Alflen en Adriaanse weg bij FC Utrecht 25 March 2015 25 March 2015 NOS nl Pre-season NED Erik ten Hag 1 July 2015http://fcutrecht.nl/nieuws/actueel/11329/erik-ten-hag-trainer-coach-en-technisch-manager https://web.archive.org/web/20150701092613/http://fcutrecht.nl/nieuws/actueel/11329/erik-ten-hag-trainer-coach-en-technisch-manager dead 1 July 2015 Erik ten Hag trainer/coach en technisch manager 22 April 2015 22 April 2015 FC Utrecht nl NEC NED Ruud Brood Mutual consent 1 July 2015http://www.omroepbrabant.nl/?news/230211272/Weg+vrij+voor+Ruud+Brood+naar+PSV,+contract+bij+NEC+ontbonden.aspx Weg vrij voor Ruud Brood naar PSV, contract bij NEC ontbonden 27 May 2015 27 May 2015 Omroep Brabant nl NED Ernest Faber 1 July 2015http://www.nec-nijmegen.nl/home/11414_ernest-faber-nieuwe-hoofdtrainer-van-n-e-c Ernest Faber nieuwe hoofdtrainer NEC 4 June 2015 4 June 2015 NEC nl https://web.archive.org/web/20150701201232/http://www.nec-nijmegen.nl/home/11414_ernest-faber-nieuwe-hoofdtrainer-van-n-e-c 2015-07-01 dead Excelsior NED Marinus Dijkhuizen Signed by Brentford 1 July 2015http://nos.nl/artikel/2038859-dijkhuizen-vertrekt-naar-brentford-fc.html Dijkhuizen vertrekt naar Brentford FC 1 June 2015 1 June 2015 NOS nl NED Alfons Groenendijk 1 July 2015http://www.sbvexcelsior.nl/fons-groenendijk-nieuwe-hoofdtrainer-van-excelsior/ Fons Groenendijk nieuwe hoofdtrainer van Excelsior 4 June 2015 4 June 2015 Excelsior nl Roda JC NED Rick Plum End of interim spell 1 July 2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina Darije Kalezić 1 July 2015http://www.telegraaf.nl/telesport/voetbal/psv/24136340/__Kalezic_van_PSV_naar_Roda_JC__.html Kalezic van PSV naar Roda JC 10 June 2015 10 June 2015 Telegraaf nl Twente NED Alfred Schreuder Sacked 30 August 2015http://nos.nl/artikel/2055028-fc-twente-ontslaat-trainer-schreuder.html FC Twente ontslaat trainer Schreuder 30 August 2015 30 August 2015 NOS nl 16th NED René Hake 30 August 2015 Heerenveen NED Dwight Lodeweges Resigned 20 October 2015http://www.vi.nl/nieuws/lodeweges-stapt-op-als-trainer-van-sc-heerenveen.htm Lodeweges stapt op als trainer van SC Heerenveen 20 October 2015 20 October 2015 VI nl 15th NED Foppe de Haan 20 October 2015 Vitesse NED Peter Bosz Signed by Maccabi Tel Aviv 4 January 2016http://nos.nl/artikel/2078488-bosz-vertrekt-per-direct-bij-vitesse.html Bosz vertrekt per direct bij Vitesse 4 January 2016 4 January 2016 NOS nl 5th NED Rob Maas 4 January 2016 Cambuur NED Henk de Jong Resigned 9 February 2016http://www.nu.nl/sport/4211785/henk-jong-stapt-als-trainer-sc-cambuur.html Henk de Jong stapt op als trainer SC Cambuur 9 February 2016 9 February 2016 NU.nl nl 17th NED Marcel Keizer 13 February 2016http://nos.nl/artikel/2086662-keizer-opvolger-de-jong-bij-cambuur.html Keizer opvolger De Jong bij Cambuur 13 February 2016 13 February 2016 NOS nl Standings main WDL Eredivisie standings Eredivisie, NUsport, Soccerway PSV AJX FEY AZ UTR HER GRO PEC VIT NEC ADO HEE TWE ROD EXC WIL GRA CAM CLGS CL3Q ELGS EL3Q EUPO EUPO EUPO EUPO RPO RPO REL complete 10 13 11 48 49 25 7 2 81 21 18 5 11 70 53 3 9 22 33 79 5 8 21 39 66 7 9 18 34 60 19 6 9 62 40 14 8 12 41 48 11 9 14 46 61 14 9 11 47 49 13 7 14 37 42 14 6 14 56 54 26 6 2 88 32 8 10 16 34 55 12 7 15 49 64 15 8 11 57 48 12 10 12 55 38 6 11 17 35 53 -3 Twente were deducted three points for breaking the financial standards set by the Royal Dutch Football Association. In May 2016 Twente had their licence for the Eredivisie revoked by KNVB and was relegated to the Eerste Divisie,https://www.kicker.de/zwangsabstieg-fuer-twente-enschede-652188/artikel Zwangsabstieg für Twente Enschede 18 May 2016 Kicker kicker (sports magazine) 19 May 2016 de Forced relegation for Twente but they successfully appealed this decision and stayed in the league.Beroepscommissie: FC Twente behoudt licentie en krijgt boete van 181.000 euro http://www.knvb.nl/nieuws/betaald-voetbal/licenties/18882/beroepscommissie-fc-twente-behoudt-licentie-en-krijgt-boete knvb.nl Royal Dutch Football Association 17 June 2016 nl C R R O O ADO Den Haag Ajax AZ Cambuur De Graafschap Excelsior Feyenoord Groningen Heerenveen Heracles Almelo NEC PEC Zwolle PSV Eindhoven Roda JC Kerkrade Twente Utrecht Vitesse Willem II 5 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 (only if deciding champion, European competitions, or relegation); 8) Draw.http://downloadcentrum.knvb.nl/sportlink/knvb/document/reglementenbundel%20bv.pdf?id=401 Reglementen betaald voetbal Seizoen 2015/’16 Royal Dutch Football Association pdf 44 19 May 2016 nl Regulations professional football 2015–16 season 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 blue2 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round yellow1 Qualification for the European competition play-offs red2 Qualification for the relegation play-offs red1 Relegation to Eerste Divisie Feyenoord qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2015–16 KNVB Cup. Four teams played for one spot in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round. Results main FBR grey ADO AJX AZ CAM GRA EXC FEY GRO HEE HER NEC PEC PSV RJC TWE UTR VIT WIL ADO Den Haag 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 3–3 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 2–2 2–2 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 Ajax 4–0 4–1 5–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–0 5–2 0–0 2–2 3–0 1–2 6–0 4–0 2–2 1–0 3–0 AZ 0–1 0–3 3–1 4–1 2–0 4–2 4–1 3–1 3–1 2–4 5–1 2–4 0–1 3–1 2–2 1–0 0–0 Cambuur 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–3 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–1 1–6 3–1 1–0 0–6 0–1 0–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 De Graafschap 3–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–0 1–2 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–3 3–6 3–0 1–1 0–1 2–2 2–2 Excelsior 2–4 0–2 2–2 1–4 3–0 2–4 2–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 2–2 1–3 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–3 0–0 Feyenoord 0–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 3–1 3–0 1–1 1–2 3–0 1–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 5–0 3–2 2–0 1–0 Groningen 2–1 1–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 0–3 1–0 1–1 1–4 0–3 2–1 Heerenveen 0–4 0–2 4–2 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–5 1–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–3 0–4 0–0 3–1 Heracles 1–1 0–2 3–6 3–1 2–1 0–0 2–2 2–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 0–5 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 NEC 4–1 0–2 0–3 2–1 2–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–2 0–3 1–2 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 PEC Zwolle 2–1 0–2 2–1 2–2 2–1 3–0 3–1 1–3 5–2 1–1 2–0 1–3 3–1 2–1 1–2 1–5 4–1 PSV 2–0 0–2 3–0 6–2 4–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 3–2 1–1 4–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 Roda JC 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–2 3–1 0–0 0–5 0–3 0–1 1–0 1–2 2–3 Twente 1–4 2–2 2–2 3–0 2–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 1–4 4–0 1–0 2–1 1–3 2–1 3–1 2–2 1–3 Utrecht 2–2 1–0 1–3 3–3 0–2 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 4–2 3–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 4–2 2–1 2–1 Vitesse Arnhem 2–2 1–3 0–2 4–1 3–0 0–0 0–2 5–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 3–0 5–1 1–3 0–1 Willem II 0–2 0–4 0–2 3–0 0–0 2–3 0–1 1–1 2–2 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–2 3–2 2–3 3–1 1–1 complete Number of teams by provinces Number of teams Province Team(s)3GelderlandDe Graafschap, NEC and VitesseOverijsselHeracles, PEC Zwolle, and TwenteSouth HollandADO Den Haag, Excelsior, and Feyenoord2FrieslandCambuur and HeerenveenNorth BrabantPSV and Willem IINorth HollandAjax and AZ 1GroningenGroningenLimburg (Netherlands) LimburgRoda JCUtrechtUtrecht 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 Vincent JanssenAZ272NED Luuk de JongPSV263POL Arkadiusz MilikAjax214NED Dirk KuytFeyenoord195FRA Sébastien HallerUtrecht17Morocco Hakim ZiyechTwente7Japan Mike HavenaarADO Den Haag16Venezuela Christian SantosNEC9NED Michiel KramerFeyenoord14RSA Lars VeldwijkPEC Zwolle Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date MAR Oussama Tannane4 Heracles Cambuur 6–1 dmy 2015 08 22 NED Luuk de Jong PSV Cambuur 6–0 dmy 2015 09 12 RSA Lars Veldwijk PEC Zwolle Excelsior 3–0 dmy 2015 09 12 NED Dirk Kuyt Feyenoord Heerenveen 5–2 dmy 2015 10 18 NED Dirk Kuyt Feyenoord AZ 3–1 dmy 2015 10 25 NED Michiel Kramer Feyenoord Excelsior 4–2 dmy 2015 11 28 DEN Lucas Andersen Willem II Twente 3–1 dmy 2015 11 28 NED Vincent Janssen AZ Feyenoord 4–2 dmy 2016 01 24NED Vincent Janssen4 AZ PEC Zwolle 5–1 dmy 2016 04 16 Note 4 Player scored 4 goals Assists RankPlayerClubAssists1FRA Édouard DuplanADO Den Haag112NED Rick KarsdorpFeyenoord10NED Jürgen LocadiaPSVRSA Lars VeldwijkPEC ZwolleMAR Hakim ZiyechTwente6Mexico Andrés GuardadoPSV9NED Joris van OvereemAZ8NED Dabney dos SantosAZ8SRB Nemanja GudeljAjaxNED Luuk de JongPSVNED Davy KlaassenAjaxSWE Sam LarssonHeerenveen Discipline Player Most yellow cards: 10http://www.eredivisie.nl/Statistieken/Algemeen Statistieken Eredivisie 1 September 2015 14 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161214061925/http://www.eredivisie.nl/Statistieken/Algemeen dead Lucas Bijker (Heerenveen) Funso Ojo (Willem II) Most red cards: 2 Joey van den Berg (Heerenveen) Ouasim Bouy (PEC Zwolle) Sander Fischer (Excelsior) Derrick Luckassen (AZ) Mark van der Maarel (Utrecht) Harm Zeinstra (Cambuur) Club Most yellow cards: 65 Heerenveen Most red cards: 5 Cambuur Utrecht Attendances 1 Ajax 681147 51875 48494 48653 49403 2 Feyenoord 617500 47500 47500 47500 45419 3 PSV 433600 35000 32000 33354 32465 4 Twente 334300 24900 24900 24900 28518 5 Heerenveen 300051 24645 20100 22373 24314 6 Groningen 271765 21241 19277 20259 20193 8 Utrecht 228313 16364 16364 16364 16646 9 AZ 207862 16673 14144 15409 15512 10 Roda JC 202624 13472 13130 13301 10711 1 7 Vitesse Arnhem 233393 13212 13212 13212 17212 15 ADO Den Haag 155929 13125 12293 12709 11976 14 Heracles 157095 12084 12084 12084 8327 13 PEC Zwolle 158608 12123 11650 11887 12213 12 NEC 161589 12321 10240 11281 9534 1 11 Willem II 173862 11000 11000 11000 12099 17 Cambuur 126874 10000 9630 9815 9710 16 De Graafschap 146477 8100 8100 8100 4927 1 18 Excelsior 49821 3394 3394 3394 3516 498612 48494 3394 18467 18744 23 August 2015 World football Median attendances of the 2014–15 season will be shown until the league starts.1: Team played last season in Eerste Divisie July 2015 Play-offs European competition Four teams played for a spot in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round. main 2 no 2 + sum PEC Zwolle 0 2 Utrecht 0 5 Groningen 2 1 Heracles (e) 1 5 Heracles* 1 2 Utrecht 1 0 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 2016–17 Eredivisie, the remaining eight teams play in the 2016–17 Eerste Divisie. main 3 1 First round Second round Third round no yes 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 FC 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. Awards Annual awards Annual awards Award Winner ClubDutch Footballer of the YearNED Davy KlaassenGouden Schoen voor Davy Klaassen https://www.qn-sports.com/gouden-schoen-voor-davy-klaassen/ QN Sports 5 September 2016 9 September 2026AjaxJohan Cruyff TrophyNED Vincent JanssenEredivisie-topscorer Janssen 14de winnaar Cruijff-prijs https://www.rtl.nl/sport/voetbal/artikel/589921/eredivisie-topscorer-janssen-14de-winnaar-cruijff-prijs RTL Nieuws 15 August 2016 9 September 2026AZ AlkmaarEredivisie top scorerNED Vincent JanssenAZ AlkmaarRinus Michels AwardNED Erik ten HagRinus Michels Award https://www.rinustmichelsawards.nl/ Rinus Michels Awards 9 September 2026FC Utrecht Team of the Season Team of the SeasonFootball-Oranje's Eredivisie 2015/16 team of the season https://www.football-oranje.com/eredivisie-team-season-2/ Football Oranje 9 May 2016 9 September 2026GoalkeeperBEL Bram Castro (Heracles Almelo)DefendersNED Timo Letschert (Utrecht)NED Jeffrey Bruma (PSV Eindhoven)NED Joël Veltman (Ajax)MidfieldersMEX Andrés Guardado (PSV Eindhoven)MAR Hakim Ziyech (Twente)NED Davy Pröpper (PSV Eindhoven)NED Davy Klaassen (Ajax)ForwardsNED Luuk de Jong (PSV Eindhoven)NED Vincent Janssen (AZ)NED Dirk Kuyt (Feyenoord) References 30em External links http://www.eredivisie.nl/ nl 2015-16 Neth 1