Eredivisie (women)

For the Eredivisie for male football, see Eredivisie.

For other uses, see Eredivisie (disambiguation).

Eredivisie (women)

Country	Netherlands
Confederation	UEFA
Founded	2007 (ran until 2012) 2015
Number of teams	7
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	no relegation
Domestic cup(s)	KNVB Women's Cup
International cup(s)	UEFA Women's Champions League
Current champions	ADO Den Haag (1st title) (2011–12)
Most championships	AZ (3 titles)
Website	eredivisievrouwenvoetbal.nl
2015–16 Eredivisie (women)

The Eredivisie (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɪː.rə.di.ˌvi.zi]) (Dutch for Honor Division) is a women's football league in the Netherlands.^[1]^[2] It was established in 2007 and then played for five seasons. After three seasons of a combined top level league with Belgium, the Eredivisie was restarted in the 2015–16 season.

The champion qualifies for a spot in the UEFA Women's Champions League.

History

2007–2012

The opening ceremony of the soccer eredivisie for women took place in the Arke Stadion in Enschede at 29 August 2007, with the presentation of the 6 teams. The opening match was played by SC Heerenveen and FC Twente. SC Heerenveen won the match 3–2.^[3]^[4]

Opening ceremony (29-09-2007)

Opening ceremony (29-09-2007)

The season 2011–12 was the last season of the Dutch Women's Eredivisie. It was replaced by the Women’s BeNe League, a joint league by Dutch and Belgian teams.^[5] As the highest league in the Netherlands the Topklasse was created above the Hoofsklasse.

2015–present

After the BeNe League played its last and third season, the Eredivisie was restarted in the 2015–16 season with seven clubs.^[6] Those were the same Dutch clubs that played in the previous BeNe League season.

Format

For its first three seasons, the Eredivisie consisted of six teams playing each other four times a season, twice at home and twice away. The format was changed to a triple round-robin format for the 2010/11 season, when the league was increased to eight teams.

There was no relegation from the Eredivisie, although a relegation/promotion system was planned in the long run.^[7]

The renewed Eredivisie sees the seven teams again play each other four times.

Teams

Location of teams in the Women's Eredivisie 2015/16

Teams that play in the 2015–16 season.

Team	Home city	Home ground
ADO Den Haag	Den Haag	Kyocera Stadion
FC Twente	Enschede	De Grolsch Veste
Telstar	Velsen	TATA Steel Stadion
PEC Zwolle	Zwolle	IJsseldelta Stadion
SC Heerenveen	Heerenveen	Sportpark Skoatterwâld
AFC Ajax	Amsterdam	Sportpark De Toekomst
PSV Eindhoven	Eindhoven	Jan Louwers Stadion

Achilles'29 have announced entering a team for the 2016–17 season.^[8] Former teams of the Eredivisie are:

Team	Home city	Years
AZ Alkmaar	Alkmaar	2007–11
Roda JC	Kerkrade	2008–09
FC Utrecht	Utrecht	2007–12
VVV-Venlo	Venlo	2011–12
Willem II	Tilburg	2008–11

Champions

Year	Winner	Runner Up	Third	Notes
2007–08	AZ	Willem II	FC Utrecht	^[9]
2008–09	AZ	ADO Den Haag	Willem II	^[10]
2009–10	AZ	ADO Den Haag	Willem II	^[11]^[12]
2010–11	FC Twente	ADO Den Haag	AZ	^[13]^[14]
2011–12	ADO Den Haag	FC Twente	Telstar	^[15]^[16]

Titles by club

Titles	Team
3	AZ
1	FC Twente
1	ADO Den Haag

Topscorers

Sylvia Smit, two time top-scorer

Season	Topscorer	Goals	Club
2007–08	Karin Stevens	20	Willem II
2008–09	Sylvia Smit	14	Heerenveen
2009–10	Sylvia Smit Chantal de Ridder	11	Heerenveen AZ
2010–11	Chantal de Ridder	19	AZ
2011–12	Priscilla de Vos	16	Telstar

Golden shoe

Since 2007 every year the Golden shoe (Dutch: Gouden schoen) is awarded to the best player of the Women Eredivisie. The "Vrouw & Voetbal" magazin started this competition in 2007. The winner receives a golden shoe award. In the season 2009/10 the organisation and election was taken over by "Vrouwenoetbal Nederland" They added an award for the best Keeper and in the season 2010/11 an award for the best talented player was added.^[17]^[18]

Season	Golden shoe	Best Keeper	Talent of the year	Election by
2007/08	Femke Maes (Willem II)	-	-	Vrouw & Voetbal
2008/09	Jeanine van Dalen (ADO Den Haag) Sheila van den Bulk (ADO Den Haag)	-		Vrouw & Voetbal
2009/10	Kim Dolstra (AZ)	Angela Christ (FC Utrecht)		VrouwenvoetbalNederland
2010/11	Jorike Olde Loohuis (sc Heerenveen)	Angela Christ (FC Utrecht)	Tula de Wit (FC Utrecht)	VrouwenvoetbalNederland
2011/12	Tessa Oudejans (FC Utrecht)	Angela Christ (FC Utrecht)	Jeslynn Kuipers (VVV-Venlo)	VrouwenvoetbalNederland

Golden shoe
2007-08
Femke Maes
Golden shoe
2009-10
Kim Dolstra

References

↑ "Zes eredivisieclubs starten met vrouwen". Leeuwarder Courant. 20 March 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
↑ "Vrouwen beginnen met zes clubs". NOS. 20 March 2007. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
↑ "Vrouwen verliezen openingsduel". www.fctwente.nl. 29 August 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
↑ "Vrouwen SC Heerenveen eerste koploper in eredivisie". Leeuwarder Courant. 30 August 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
↑ "Bondsbestuur stemt in met uitwerking women’s BeNe league" (in Dutch). KNVB.nl. 13 February 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
↑ http://www.vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl/vvned/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10374:eredivisie-vrouwen-start-met-zeven-clubs&catid=1
↑ eredivisievrouwenvoetbal.nl; about us
↑ http://www.gelderlander.nl/algemeen/sport/achilles-29-met-vrouwenteam-de-eredivisie-in-1.4837304
↑ "Voetbal - AZ kampioen Eredivisie vrouwen". regiosportplaza.nl. 21 May 2008. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
↑ "Willem II-vrouwen geen kampioen". Brabantsdagblad. 28 May 2009. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
↑ "Vrouwen AZ kampioen na ruime zege". NOS. 12 May 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
↑ "AZ drievoudig LANDSKAMPIOEN". vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl. 12 May 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
↑ "Voetbalsters FC Twente kampioen". Volkskrant. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
↑ "Dames FC Twente in stijl naar titel". RTV Oost. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
↑ "ADO vrouwen 'eindelijk' kampioen" (in Dutch). KNVB. 2012-04-27. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
↑ "Vrouwen ADO DH kampioen op Ladies Day!" (in Dutch). ADO Den Haag. 2012-04-27. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
↑ "Eredivisie Speelster van het Jaar 2009-2010". vrouwenvoetbalnederland. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
↑ "Awards Season 2010-2011". vrouwenvoetbalnederland. Retrieved 30 April 2012.

External links

vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl
League at soccerway.com, standings, results & fixtures

Women's Eredivisie seasons

2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 BeNe League 2015–16

Women's Eredivisie teams

Current teams	Ajax ADO Den Haag PSV/FC Eindhoven SC Heerenveen SC Telstar FC Twente PEC Zwolle

Former teams	AZ (2007–2011) Roda JC (2008–2009) FC Utrecht (2007–2012) VVV-Venlo (2011–2012) Willem II (2008–2011)

Football in the Netherlands

Overview

International

Men	Netherlands U-21 U-19 U-17 U-16 Variants (Beach Futsal)

Women	Netherlands women

Leagues

Men	Eredivisie Eerste Divisie Tweede Divisie (from 2016) Topklasse Hoofdklasse Eerste Klasse Tweede Klasse Derde Klasse Vierde Klasse Vijfde Klasse Zesde Klasse (defunct) Zevende Klasse (defunct)

Women	Eredivisie BeNe League (with Belgium, 2012–2015) Topklasse Hoofdklasse

Cups

Men	KNVB Cup Johan Cruijff Shield KNVB Amateur Cup KNVB District Cup KNVB Reserve Cup

Women	KNVB Women's Cup BeNe Super Cup (with Belgium)

Others

Top level women's football leagues of Europe (UEFA)

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

Defunct leagues	Azerbaijan Belgium & The Netherlands Czechoslovakia Soviet Union

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