2014–15 in Dutch football

Promotion and relegation

National teams

League season

Managerial changes

Deaths

References

Pre-season

Netherlands national football team

Netherlands women's national football team

Eredivisie

Eerste divisie

Topklasse

Women's BeNe League

2014 FIFA World Cup

UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

International Friendlies

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Winners by period

Play-offs

Football in Netherlands

Season

2014–15

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The 2014–15 season is the 126th season of competitive football in the Netherlands.

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
Eredivisie	Willem II^[1] Dordrecht^[2] Excelsior^[3]	Roda JC^[4] N.E.C.^[5] RKC^[3]
Eerste Divisie	No team from 2013–14 Topklasse willing to be promoted	None

Main article: Netherlands national football team


Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Netherlands	3	3	0	10	3	+7	9
Chile	3	2	1	5	3	+2	6
Spain	3	1	2	4	7	−3	3
Australia	3	0	3	3	9	−6	0

2014 FIFA World Cup 13 June	Spain	1 – 5	Netherlands	Salvador, Brazil
16:00 (UTC−3)	Alonso 27' (pen.)	Report	Van Persie 44', 72' Robben 53', 80' De Vrij 65'	Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova Attendance: 48,173 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

2014 FIFA World Cup 18 June	Australia	2 – 3	Netherlands	Porto Alegre, Brazil
13:00 (UTC−3)	Cahill 21' Jedinak 54' (pen.)	Report	Robben 20' Van Persie 58' Memphis 68'	Stadium: Estádio Beira-Rio Attendance: 42,877 Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)

2014 FIFA World Cup 23 June	Netherlands	2 – 0	Chile	São Paulo, Brazil
13:00 (UTC−3)	Fer 77' Memphis 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Arena de São Paulo Attendance: 62,996 Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

2014 FIFA World Cup 29 June	Netherlands	2 – 1	Mexico	Fortaleza, Brazil
13:00 (UTC−3)	Sneijder 88' Huntelaar 90+4' (pen.)	Report	G. dos Santos 48'	Stadium: Estádio Castelão Attendance: 58,817 Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

2014 FIFA World Cup 12 July	Brazil	0 – 3	Netherlands	Brasília, Brazil
17:00 (UTC−3)		Report	Van Persie 3' (pen.) Blind 17' Wijnaldum 90+1'	Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Attendance: 68,034 Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Czech Republic	5	4	1	0	11	6	+5	13	Advance to final tournament	—	2–1	2–1	10 Oct	1–1	3 Sep
2	Iceland	5	4	0	1	12	2	+10	12	Advance to final tournament	12 Jun	—	2–0	3–0	10 Oct	6 Sep
3	Netherlands	5	2	1	2	11	6	+5	7	Final tournament or play-offs	13 Oct	3 Sep	—	1–1	6–0	3–1
4	Turkey	5	1	2	2	6	8	−2	5		1–2	13 Oct	6 Sep	—	3 Sep	3–1
5	Latvia	5	0	3	2	2	11	−9	3		6 Sep	0–3	12 Jun	1–1	—	13 Oct
6	Kazakhstan	5	0	1	4	4	13	−9	1		2–4	0–3	10 Oct	12 Jun	0–0	—

Updated to match(es) played on 28 March 2015. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

UEFA Euro 2016 Q 9 September 2014	Czech Republic	2 – 1	Netherlands	Prague
20:45 (UTC+2)	Dočkal 22' Pilař 90+1'	Report	de Vrij 55'	Stadium: Generali Arena Attendance: 17,946 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

UEFA Euro 2016 Q 10 October 2014	Netherlands	3 – 1	Kazakhstan	Amsterdam
20:45 (UTC+2)	Huntelaar 62' Afellay 82' Van Persie 89' (pen.)	Report	Abdulin 17'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

UEFA Euro 2016 Q 13 October 2014	Iceland	2 – 0	Netherlands	Reykjavík
18:45 (UTC±0)	G. Sigurðsson 10' (pen.), 42'	Report		Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

UEFA Euro 2016 Q 16 November 2014	Netherlands	6 – 0	Latvia	Amsterdam
18:00 (UTC+1)	Van Persie 6' Robben 35', 82' Huntelaar 42', 89' Bruma 78'	Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Liran Liany (Israel)

Friendly 5 March	France	2 – 0	Netherlands	Paris, France
21:00 (UTC+1)	Benzema 32' Matuidi 41'	Report		Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

Friendly 17 May	Netherlands	1 – 1	Ecuador	Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:30 (UTC+2)	Van Persie 37'	Report	Montero 9'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

Friendly 31 May	Netherlands	1 – 0	Ghana	Rotterdam, Netherlands
20:30 (UTC+2)	Van Persie 5'	Report		Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 51,117 Referee: Carlos Miguel Taborda Xistra (Portugal)

Friendly 4 June	Netherlands	2 – 0	Wales	Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:30 (UTC+2)	Robben 32' Lens 76'	Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,000 Referee: Bülent Yıldırım (Turkey)

Friendly 4 September	Italy	2 – 0	Netherlands	Bari, Italy
20:45 (UTC+2)	Immobile 3' De Rossi 10' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

Friendly 12 November	Netherlands	2 – 3	Mexico	Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:30 (UTC+1)	Sneijder 49' Blind 74'	Report	Vela 8', 62' J. Hernandez 69'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Main article: Netherlands women's national football team

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norway	10	9	0	1	41	5	+36	27	Women's World Cup
2	Netherlands	10	8	1	1	43	6	+37	25	Play-offs
3	Belgium	10	6	1	3	34	11	+23	19
4	Portugal	10	4	0	6	19	21	−2	12
5	Greece	10	1	0	9	6	49	−43	3^{[lower-alpha 1]}
6	Albania	10	1	0	9	3	54	−51	3^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

↑ 1.0 1.1 Greece scored more head-to-head goals than Albania

Semifinal

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Scotland	1–4	Netherlands	1–2	0–2

Final

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Netherlands	3–2	Italy	1–1	2–1

Main article: 2014–15 Eredivisie

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	PSV (C, Q)	32	27	1	4	87	29	+58	82	Qualification to Champions League group stage
2	Ajax (Q)	32	20	8	4	65	27	+38	68	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3	Feyenoord (X)	32	17	8	7	55	32	+23	59	Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
4	AZ (X)	32	17	5	10	56	53	+3	56	Qualification to European competition play-offs^{[lower-alpha 1]}
5	Vitesse (X)	32	15	9	8	59	39	+20	54
6	Heerenveen (Q)	32	13	10	9	51	42	+9	49
7	PEC Zwolle	32	14	5	13	55	43	+12	47
8	Groningen	32	10	13	9	44	48	−4	43
9	Cambuur	32	11	8	13	45	51	−6	41
10	Willem II	32	11	7	14	43	49	−6	40
11	Utrecht	32	11	6	15	55	57	−2	39
12	Twente^{[lower-alpha 2]}	32	11	10	11	50	50	0	37
13	ADO Den Haag	32	9	10	13	42	49	−7	37
14	Heracles	32	10	4	18	46	62	−16	34
15	Excelsior	32	6	13	13	44	57	−13	31
16	NAC Breda	32	6	10	16	30	60	−30	28	Qualification to Relegation play-offs^{[lower-alpha 3]}
17	Go Ahead Eagles	32	7	5	20	28	57	−29	26	Qualification to Relegation play-offs^{[lower-alpha 3]}
18	Dordrecht (R)	32	3	8	21	22	72	−50	17	Relegation to the Eerste Divisie

Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2015. Source: NUsport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated; (X) Team will at least qualify for play-offs.
Notes:

↑ Four teams play for a spot in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.
↑ FC Twente were deducted three points twice since they did not meet the financial standards set by the KNVB.
↑ Ten teams, two from the Eredivisie and eight from the Eerste Divisie, play for two spots in the 2015–16 Eredivisie, the remaining eight teams play in the 2015–16 Eerste Divisie.

Main article: 2014–15 Eerste Divisie

First period (Weeks 1–9): N.E.C.^[6]

Main article: 2014–15 Topklasse

Main article: 2014–15 BeNe League

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Replaced by	Date of appointment
Heerenveen	van Basten, MarcoMarco van Basten	End of contract	1 July 2014^[7]	Pre-season	Lodeweges, DwightDwight Lodeweges	1 July 2014^[8]
AZ	Advocaat, DickDick Advocaat	End of contract	1 July 2014^[9]	Pre-season	van Basten, MarcoMarco van Basten	1 July 2014^[10]
Feyenoord	Koeman, RonaldRonald Koeman	End of contract	1 July 2014^[11]	Pre-season	Rutten, FredFred Rutten	1 July 2014^[12]
Utrecht	Wouters, JanJan Wouters	Mutual consent	1 July 2014^[13]	Pre-season	Alflen, RobRob Alflen	1 July 2014^[14]
Dordrecht	van den Ham, HarryHarry van den Ham	End of contract	1 July 2014^[15]	Pre-season	Brandts, ErnieErnie Brandts	1 July 2014^[16]
Heracles Almelo	de Jonge, JanJan de Jonge	Sacked	31 August 2014^[17]	18th	Stegeman, JohnJohn Stegeman	17 September 2014^[18]
AZ	van Basten, MarcoMarco van Basten	Mutual consent	16 September 2014^[19]	12th	van den Brom, JohnJohn van den Brom	29 September 2014^[20]
NAC Breda	Gudelj, NebojšaNebojša Gudelj	Sacked	13 October 2014^[21]	15th	Hellemons, EricEric Hellemons (caretaker)	13 October 2014^[21]

13 July 2014: Joop van Basten (84), Professional football player, father of Marco van Basten^[22]
24 July 2014: Cees Heerschop (79), former PSV and N.E.C. defender.^[23]
20 September 2014: Erwin Sparendam (80)^[24]
28 September 2014: Joop Pattiselanno (79)^[25]
9 October 2014: Frans van Tuijl (89)^[26]
13 October 2014: Wally Jansen (69)^[27]
29 October 2014: Klas Ingesson, 46, former Sweden and PSV midfielder.^[28]

2014 FIFA World Cup 5 July

Netherlands

0 – 0 (aet)
(4 – 3 p)

Costa Rica

Salvador, Brazil

17:00 (UTC−3)

Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova
Attendance: 51,179
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Penalties

Van Persie
Robben
Sneijder
Kuyt

Borges
Ruiz
González
Bolaños
Umaña

↑ "Willem II haalt titel binnen". NOS (in Dutch). 24 April 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
↑ "FC Dordrecht naar eredivisie". NOS (in Dutch). 18 May 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
↑ 3.0 3.1 "RKC maakt plaats voor Excelsior". NOS (in Dutch). 18 May 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
↑ "Roda JC degradeert ondanks zege". NOS (in Dutch). 3 May 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
↑ "NEC degradeert uit de eredivisie". NOS (in Dutch). 11 May 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
↑ "Eerste Bronzen Stier naar Nijmegen". JupilerLeague.nl (in Dutch). 3 October 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
↑ "Van Basten verlaat sc Heerenveen". NOS (in Dutch). 29 January 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
↑ "Dwight Lodeweges nieuwe trainer sc Heerenveen". sc Heerenveen (in Dutch). 31 March 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
↑ "Advocaat na dit seizoen weg bij AZ". Spits (in Dutch). 29 March 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
↑ "Van Basten nieuwe trainer van AZ". NOS (in Dutch). 18 April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
↑ "Ronald Koeman vertrekt bij Feyenoord". Telegraaf (in Dutch). 1 February 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
↑ "Feyenoord definitief in zee met Fred Rutten". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 3 March 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
↑ "Jan Wouters stopt na dit seizoen als trainer van FC Utrecht". NRC (in Dutch). 17 April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
↑ "Utrecht stelt Alflen, Adriaanse aan". NOS (in Dutch). 9 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
↑ "Van den Ham van Dordt naar Utrecht". NOS (in Dutch). 23 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
↑ "Ernie Brandts nieuwe trainer FC Dordrecht". RTV Rijnmond (in Dutch). 13 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
↑ "Heracles ontslaat Jan de Jonge". NOS (in Dutch). 31 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
↑ "John Stegeman maakt seizoen af als hoofdtrainer". Heracles Almelo (in Dutch). 17 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
↑ "Van Basten blijft als assistent-trainer". AZ (in Dutch). 16 September 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
↑ "Van den Brom nieuwe trainer AZ". NOS (in Dutch). 26 September 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
↑ 21.0 21.1 "NAC Breda ontslaat trainer Gudelj". NOS (in Dutch). 13 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
↑ "Joop van Basten (84) overleden". Rondom Voetbal (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 November 2014.
↑ "Oud-PSV'er Cees Heerschop (79) overleden". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 November 2014.
↑ "Erwin Sparendam (80) overleden". NOS (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 November 2014.
↑ "Voetbal International - Kortom - Lucratief duel in Dubai, Schalke zonder Sam". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 November 2014.
↑ "Onverwoestbare EVV'er Frans van Tuijl overleden op 89-jarige leeftijd". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 November 2014.
↑ "Oud-trainer RBC-trainer Wally Jansen overleden". BN DeStem (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 November 2014.
↑ "VM 94-hjälten Ingesson död". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 29 October 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.

2014–15 in Dutch football

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League competitions	Eredivisie Eerste Divisie Topklasse Hoofdklasse Women's BeNe League

Cup competitions	KNVB Cup Johan Cruijff-schaal KNVB Women's Cup

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Related to national team	UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying (Group A)

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Eredivisie	ADO Den Haag Ajax AZ Cambuur Dordrecht Excelsior Feyenoord Go Ahead Eagles Groningen Heerenveen Heracles Almelo NAC Breda PEC Zwolle PSV Twente Utrecht Vitesse Willem II

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