2015–16 Eredivisie

Eredivisie
Season	2015–16
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 Eredivisie season is the sixtieth season of the Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955.

Teams

A total of 18 teams will be taking part in the league: The best fifteen teams from the 2014–15 season, two promotion/relegation playoff winners and the 2014–15 Eerste Divisie champions.

N.E.C. returned to the Eredivisie after just one season by winning 2014–15 Eerste Divisie.

Location of teams in Eredivisie 2015–16

Club	Location	Venue	Capacity
Ajax	Amsterdam	Amsterdam ArenA	53,052
AZ	Alkmaar	AFAS Stadion	17,023
Feyenoord	Rotterdam	De Kuip	51,177
Heerenveen	Heerenveen	Abe Lenstra Stadion	26,100
N.E.C.	Nijmegen	Stadion de Goffert	12,500
PEC Zwolle	Zwolle	IJsseldelta Stadion	12,500
PSV	Eindhoven	Philips Stadion	36,000
Vitesse	Arnhem	GelreDome	25,000

League table

Pos	Team	Qualification or relegation
1	Ajax	Qualification to Champions League group stage
2	AZ	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3	Feyenoord	Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
4	Heerenveen	Qualification to European competition play-offs^{[lower-alpha 1]}
5	N.E.C.
6	PEC Zwolle
7	PSV
8	Vitesse
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16		Qualification to Relegation play-offs^{[lower-alpha 2]}
17		Qualification to Relegation play-offs^{[lower-alpha 2]}
18		Relegation to the Eerste Divisie

Updated to match(es) played on 17 April 2015. Source: NUsport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Notes:

↑ Four teams play for a spot in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.
↑ 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.

References

External links

Official website (Dutch)

Eredivisie

2014–15 clubs	ADO Den Haag Ajax AZ Cambuur Dordrecht Excelsior Feyenoord Go Ahead Eagles Groningen Heerenveen Heracles Almelo NAC Breda PEC Zwolle PSV Eindhoven Twente Utrecht Vitesse Willem II

Stadiums	Abe Lenstra Stadion De Adelaarshorst AFAS Stadion Amsterdam ArenA Cambuur Stadion Euroborg Galgenwaard GelreDome De Goffert De Grolsch Veste IJsseldeltastadion De Kuip Kyocera Stadion Mandemakers Stadion Parkstad Limburg Stadion Philips Stadion Polman Stadion Rat Verlegh Stadion

Former clubs	Alkmaar '54 FC Amsterdam Blauw-Wit Amsterdam FC Den Bosch DOS DS '79 DWS FC Eindhoven USV Elinkwijk SC Enschede Fortuna '54 Fortuna Sittard De Graafschap GVAV HFC Haarlem Helmond Sport MVV Maastricht NEC TSV NOAD RBC Roosendaal RKC Waalwijk Roda JC SHS Sittardia Sparta Rotterdam SVV Telstar SC Veendam FC Volendam De Volewijckers VVV-Venlo FC Wageningen XerxesDZB

Competition	Champions Players (foreign) Managers Derbies Eredivisie Live

Awards	Footballer of the Year Rinus Michels Award

Associated competitions	League system Eerste Divisie Tweede Divisie (defunct) Topklasse Hoofdklasse KNVB Cup Johan Cruijff Shield Beloften Eredivisie Eredivisie for women UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League

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2015–16 in European football (UEFA)

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Domestic leagues	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus '15 '16 Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia '15 '16 Faroe Islands '15 '16 Finland '15 '16 France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland '15 '16 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '15 '16 Latvia '15 '16 Lithuania '15 '16 Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '15 '16 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '15 '16 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '15 '16 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales

Domestic cups	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands '15 '16 Finland '15 '16 France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland '15 '16 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '15 '16 Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '15 '16 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '15 '16 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales

League cups	England Finland '15 '16 France Hungary Iceland '15 '16 Israel Latvia Northern Ireland Portugal Republic of Ireland '15 '16 Romania Scotland Wales

Supercups	Albania Andorra Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic England Estonia Faroe Islands France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Hungary Iceland Italy Kazakhstan Lithuania Malta Moldova Netherlands Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '15 '16 Romania Russia San Marino Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Turkey Ukraine

UEFA competitions	Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round group stage knockout phase Final Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round group stage knockout phase Final Super Cup Youth League Women's Champions League qualifying knock-out stage Final

International competitions	UEFA Euro 2016 qualification 2017 Euro Under-21 qualification 2016 Euro Under-19 qualification 2016 Euro Under-17 qualification 2017 Women's Euro qualification 2016 Women's Euro Under-19 qualification 2016 Women's Euro Under-17 qualification Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics