2010–11 Eredivisie

Eredivisie
Season 2010–11
Champions Ajax
30th title
Relegated Willem II
Champions League Ajax
Twente
Europa League PSV
AZ
ADO Den Haag
Matches played 306
Goals scored 987 (3.23 per match)
Top goalscorer Björn Vleminckx
(23 goals)
Biggest home win PSV 10–0 Feyenoord
Biggest away win De Graafschap 0–5 Ajax
Highest scoring PSV 10–0 Feyenoord

The 2010–11 Eredivisie is the 55th season of Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. It began on 6 August 2010 with the first matches of the season and ended on 29 May 2011 with the last matches of the European competition and relegation playoffs. FC Twente were the reigning champions, having won their first Dutch championship the previous season. A total of 18 teams took part in the league. Ajax won their 30th title after beating FC Twente 3–1 on 15 May 2011.[1][2]

Teams

RKC Waalwijk were directly relegated to the 2010–11 Eerste Divisie at the end of last season after finishing the season at the bottom of the table, ending one season at the highest division of Dutch football. They were replaced by 2009–10 Eerste Divisie champions De Graafschap, who return to the Eredivisie after one season.

Sparta Rotterdam were also relegated at the end of the promotion/relegation playoff tournament, as they lost their two-legged play-off against city rivals SBV Excelsior on away goals. Sparta hence completed a 5-year stint in the league, while Excelsior played for the first time at the top level in 2 years. In contrast, Willem II retained their Eredivisie spot after beating Go Ahead Eagles after extra time of the return leg.

Club Location Kit maker Shirt Sponsor Venue Capacity
ADO Den Haag The Hague Hummel Fit For Free Fitnesscentra Kyocera Stadion 15,000
Ajax Amsterdam Adidas Aegon Amsterdam ArenA 52,960
AZ Alkmaar Quick Afas Software AZ Stadion 17,150
Excelsior Rotterdam Masita DSW Zorgverzekeraar Woudestein 3,527
Feyenoord Rotterdam Puma ASR Stadion Feijenoord 48,750
De Graafschap Doetinchem kwd Centric De Vijverberg 12,600
Groningen Groningen Klupp Noordlease Euroborg 22,700
Heerenveen Heerenveen Jako Unive Abe Lenstra Stadion 27,000
Heracles Almelo Almelo Jako Ten Cate Polman Stadion 8,500
NAC Breda Breda Klupp Sunweb Vakanties Rat Verlegh Stadion 19,000
NEC Nijmegen Nike Curaçao Stadion de Goffert 12,470
PSV Eindhoven Nike Philips Philips Stadion 35,250
Roda JC Kerkrade Diadora Accon AVM Parkstad Limburg Stadion 19,500
Twente Enschede Diadora Arke De Grolsch Veste 30,100
Utrecht Utrecht Kappa Phanos (since March)
Bank of Scotland
Stadion Galgenwaard 24,426
Vitesse Arnhem Arnhem Klupp Afab GelreDome 28,000
VVV-Venlo Venlo Masita Seacon De Koel 8,000
Willem II Tilburg Masita Pondres Koning Willem II Stadion 14,637

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming head coach Date of appointment Position in table
FC Groningen Netherlands Ron Jans[3] End of contract 1 July 2010 Pre-season Netherlands Pieter Huistra[4] 1 July 2010 Pre-season
SC Heerenveen Netherlands Jan Everse End of contract 1 July 2010 Pre-season Netherlands Ron Jans[5] 1 July 2010 Pre-season
AZ Netherlands Dick Advocaat Signed by Russia 1 July 2010 Pre-season Netherlands Gertjan Verbeek[6] 1 July 2010 Pre-season
Heracles Almelo Netherlands Gertjan Verbeek Signed by AZ 1 July 2010 Pre-season Netherlands Peter Bosz[7] 1 July 2010 Pre-season
FC Twente England Steve McClaren[8] Signed by VfL Wolfsburg 1 July 2010 Pre-season Belgium Michel Preud'homme[9] 1 July 2010 Pre-season
ADO Den Haag Netherlands Maurice Steijn End of caretaker spell 1 July 2010 Pre-season Netherlands John van den Brom[10] 1 July 2010 Pre-season
Willem II Netherlands Theo de Jong End of caretaker spell 1 July 2010 Pre-season Netherlands Gert Heerkes[11] 1 July 2010 Pre-season
NAC Breda Netherlands Robert Maaskant Signed by Wisła Kraków 21 August 2010 17 Netherlands John Karelse, Netherlands Gert Aandewiel, Netherlands Arno van Zwam 21 August 2010 13
Vitesse Arnhem Netherlands Theo Bos Sacked 21 October 2010 16 Spain Albert Ferrer[12] 27 October 2010 15
Ajax Netherlands Martin Jol Resigned 6 December 2010 4 Netherlands Frank de Boer[13] 6 December 2010 1
VVV-Venlo Netherlands Jan van Dijk[14] Sacked 20 December 2010 17 Netherlands Willy Boessen[15] 12 January 2011 17
Willem II Netherlands Gert Heerkes Contract disbanded 15 April 2011 18 Netherlands John Feskens[16] 15 April 2011 18

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Ajax (C) 34 22 7 5 72 30+42 73 2011–12 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2 Twente 34 21 8 5 65 34+31 71 2011–12 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
3 PSV 34 20 9 5 79 34+45 69 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Play-off round 1
4 AZ 34 17 8 9 55 44+11 59 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round 1
5 Groningen 34 17 6 11 65 52+13 57 Qualification for European competition Playoffs
6 Roda JC 34 14 13 7 65 50+15 55
7 ADO Den Haag (O) 34 16 6 12 63 55+8 54
8 Heracles 34 14 7 13 65 56+9 49
9 Utrecht 34 13 8 13 55 51+4 47
10 Feyenoord 34 12 8 14 53 541 44
11 NEC 34 10 13 11 57 56+1 43
12 Heerenveen 34 10 11 13 60 54+6 41
13 NAC Breda 34 12 5 17 44 6016 0402
14 De Graafschap 34 9 11 14 31 5625 38
15 Vitesse Arnhem 34 9 8 17 42 6119 35
16 Excelsior (O) 34 10 5 19 45 6621 35 Qualification for Relegation Playoffs
17 VVV-Venlo (O) 34 6 3 25 34 7642 21
18 Willem II (R) 34 3 6 25 37 9861 15 Relegation to Eerste Divisie

Source: eredivsie.nl (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Since both 2010–11 KNVB Cup finalists, Twente and Ajax, qualified for the Champions League, allocation of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League spots was based upon the final league standings, with the cup-winners spot going to the third-placed team and the regular spots available through league placement awarded to the next best teams below.
2NAC Breda were docked 1 point because they were late with payment obligations to Contractspelers Fonds KNVB (CFK).[17]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

Results

Home ╲ Away ADO AJX AZEXCFEYGRAGROHEEHERNACNECPSVRJCTWEUTRVITVVVWIL
ADO Den Haag 32 02 21 22 22 24 31 32 30 51 22 13 12 10 10 30 21
Ajax 01 40 41 20 20 20 31 30 30 11 00 30 31 12 42 10 20
AZ 31 20 11 21 51 11 22 21 11 22 04 12 21 10 31 61 30
Excelsior 15 22 21 32 00 22 02 21 13 42 23 12 02 31 02 10 40
Feyenoord 21 12 01 10 01 51 22 21 21 11 31 11 01 31 40 30 61
De Graafschap 10 05 21 30 11 11 32 11 13 14 00 31 11 00 11 10 21
Groningen 31 22 20 20 20 21 10 14 21 31 00 14 12 10 41 32 71
Heerenveen 00 12 02 23 01 40 14 32 31 00 13 22 62 30 21 20 50
Heracles 30 14 00 41 11 20 30 42 41 32 02 10 00 21 61 22 30
NAC Breda 32 03 11 12 20 20 01 02 12 20 42 12 21 31 11 20 21
NEC 11 12 01 20 30 10 32 22 11 22 22 50 24 11 00 10 31
PSV 01 00 31 42 100 60 11 22 52 41 31 31 01 10 21 30 21
Roda JC 11 22 12 30 30 11 10 00 42 51 11 00 00 11 41 52 22
Twente 32 22 12 21 21 20 42 00 50 20 11 20 11 40 10 21 40
Utrecht 23 30 51 20 04 22 10 21 11 31 40 12 11 11 42 32 30
Vitesse Arnhem 31 01 11 14 11 20 21 11 20 00 21 02 52 03 14 20 00
VVV-Venlo 23 02 01 10 32 10 35 22 10 30 14 03 04 12 12 15 00
Willem II 24 13 21 11 11 01 03 43 26 01 35 24 45 13 33 10 14

Updated to games played on 15 May 2011.
Source: news.bbc.co.uk
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

European competition

The teams placed fifth through eighth compete in a play-off tournament for one spot in the second qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Heracles 4–4 (a) Groningen 3–2 12
ADO Den Haag 6–3 Roda JC 4–2 21

Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
ADO Den Haag 6–6 (p. 4–3) FC Groningen 5–1 1–5

Relegation

Excelsior and VVV-Venlo joined the Eerste Divisie-teams for the playoffs, after finishing 16th and 17th in the Eredivisie.

Round 1

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Volendam 5–2 MVV 3–2 2–0
Go Ahead Eagles 1–3 Den Bosch 0–1 1–2

Round 2

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Volendam 1−4 VVV-Venlo 1−2 0−2
Cambuur 3−3 (p. 6–7) Zwolle 2−1 1−2
Veendam 3−4 Helmond Sport 3−3 0−1
Den Bosch 4−6 Excelsior 3−3 1−3

Round 3

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zwolle 34 VVV-Venlo 1−2 22
Helmond Sport 3−9 Excelsior 1−5 2−4

VVV-Venlo and Excelsior will play in 2011–12 Eredivisie.

Top goalscorers

Source: Eredivisie (official site) (in Dutch), Soccerway, ESPN Soccernet

Pos. Player Club Goals
1 Belgium Björn Vleminckx NEC 23
2 Russia Dmitri Bulykin ADO 21
3 Denmark Mads Junker Roda JC 20
4 Slovenia Tim Matavž Groningen 16
Hungary Balázs Dzsudzsák PSV 16
6 Iceland Kolbeinn Sigþórsson AZ 15
Netherlands Luc Castaignos Feyenoord 15
Brazil Everton Heracles 15
Sweden Ola Toivonen PSV 15
Netherlands Ricky van Wolfswinkel Utrecht 15

References

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  5. "Ron Jans named as new boss of Heerenveen". ESPN Soccernet. 2010-02-22. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
  6. "Verbeek nieuwe trainer AZ" (in Dutch). AZ. 2010-04-22. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
  7. "Peter Bosz nieuwe trainer Heracles" (in Dutch). RTL Nieuws. 2010-05-02. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
  8. "Steve McClaren naar VfL Wolfsburg" (in Dutch). FC Twente. 2010-05-11. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
  9. "Michel Preud'homme naar FC Twente, Manu Ferrera blijft" (in Dutch). KAA Gent. 2010-05-24. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
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  12. "Ferrer takes charge of Vitesse". uefa.com.
  13. "Jol quits Ajax, de Boer take over". ajax.nl. Archived from the original on 2010-12-10.
  14. "VVV Venlo sack coach Van Dijk". soccernet.espn.go.com.
  15. "Boessen interim-hoofdtrainer". vvv-venlo.nl.
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