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The 2021–22 Eredivisie was the 66th season of Eredivisie, the premier football competition in the Netherlands. It began on 14 August 2021 and concluded on 15 May 2022.[1]
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Season | 2021–22 |
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Dates | 13 August 2021 – 15 May 2022 |
Champions | Ajax (36th title) |
Relegated | Heracles Almelo Willem II PEC Zwolle |
Champions League | Ajax PSV Eindhoven |
Europa League | Feyenoord |
Europa Conference League | Twente AZ |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 875 (2.86 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Sébastien Haller (21 goals) |
Biggest home win | Ajax 9–0 Cambuur (18 September 2021) |
Biggest away win | Fortuna Sittard 0–5 Ajax (21 September 2021) RKC Waalwijk 0–5 Ajax (21 November 2021) Cambuur 1–6 Vitesse (4 December 2021) Vitesse 0–5 PSV (12 February 2022) |
Highest scoring | Ajax 9–0 Cambuur (18 September 2021) |
Longest winning run | 7 matches Ajax |
Longest unbeaten run | 14 matches AZ |
Longest winless run | 13 matches Willem II |
Longest losing run | 10 matches Willem II |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → |
Cambuur[2] (promoted after a five-year absence), Go Ahead Eagles and NEC (both promoted after a four-year absence) were promoted from the 2020–21 Eerste Divisie. ADO Den Haag (relegated after thirteen years in the top flight), VVV-Venlo (relegated after four years in the top flight) and Emmen (relegated after three years in the top flight) have been relegated to 2021–22 Eerste Divisie.
Club | Location | Venue | Capacity | 2020–21 position |
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Ajax | Amsterdam | Johan Cruijff ArenA | 55,500 | 1st |
AZ | Alkmaar | AFAS Stadion | 19,478 | 3rd |
Cambuur | Leeuwarden | Cambuur Stadion | 10,500 | 1D, 1st |
Feyenoord | Rotterdam | De Kuip | 47,500 | 5th |
Fortuna Sittard | Sittard | Fortuna Sittard Stadion | 10,300 | 11th |
Go Ahead Eagles | Deventer | De Adelaarshorst | 10,000 | 1D, 2nd |
Groningen | Groningen | Euroborg | 22,550 | 7th |
Heerenveen | Heerenveen | Abe Lenstra Stadion | 27,224 | 12th |
Heracles Almelo | Almelo | Erve Asito | 12,080 | 9th |
NEC | Nijmegen | Goffertstadion | 12,500 | PO, W |
PEC Zwolle | Zwolle | MAC³PARK stadion | 14,000 | 13th |
PSV | Eindhoven | Philips Stadion | 36,500 | 2nd |
RKC Waalwijk | Waalwijk | Mandemakers Stadion | 7,500 | 15th |
Sparta Rotterdam | Rotterdam | Spartastadion Het Kasteel | 11,000 | 8th |
Twente | Enschede | De Grolsch Veste | 30,205 | 10th |
Utrecht | Utrecht | Stadion Galgenwaard | 23,750 | 6th |
Vitesse | Arnhem | GelreDome | 21,248 | 4th |
Willem II | Tilburg | Koning Willem II Stadion | 14,500 | 14th |
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 | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Ref. |
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Feyenoord | ![]() | End of contract | 30 June 2021 | Pre season | ![]() | 1 July 2021 | |
PEC Zwolle | ![]() | End of interim spell | ![]() | ||||
Willem II | ![]() | End of contract | ![]() | [3] | |||
RKC Waalwijk | ![]() | Signed by Willem II | ![]() | [4] | |||
PEC Zwolle | ![]() | Resigned | 16 November 2021 | 18th | ![]() | 18 November 2021 | [5][6] |
Heerenveen | ![]() | Sacked | 24 January 2022 | 10th | ![]() | 27 January 2022 | [7] |
Willem II | ![]() | 8 March 2022 | 15th | ![]() | 8 March 2022 | ||
![]() | End of interim spell | 14 March 2022 | 16th | ![]() | 14 March 2022 | ||
Utrecht | ![]() | Sacked | 22 March 2022 | 7th | ![]() | 22 March 2022 | [8] |
Cambuur | ![]() | Illness replacement | 29 March 2022 | 9th | ![]() | 30 March 2022 | |
Sparta Rotterdam | ![]() | Resigned | 24 April 2022 | 18th | ![]() | 26 April 2022 | [9] |
Heracles Almelo | ![]() | Sacked | 16 May 2022 | 16th | ![]() | 16 May 2022 | [10] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Ajax (C) | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 98 | 19 | +79 | 83 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 86 | 42 | +44 | 81 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
3 | Feyenoord | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 76 | 34 | +42 | 71 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1] |
4 | Twente | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 68 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round |
5 | AZ (O) | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 64 | 44 | +20 | 61 | Qualification for the European competition play-offs |
6 | Vitesse | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 51 | |
7 | Utrecht | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 47 | |
8 | Heerenveen | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 41 | |
9 | Cambuur | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 53 | 70 | −17 | 39 | |
10 | RKC Waalwijk | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 38 | |
11 | NEC | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 38 | |
12 | Groningen | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 36 | |
13 | Go Ahead Eagles | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 36 | |
14 | Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 35 | |
15 | Fortuna Sittard | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 36 | 67 | −31 | 35 | |
16 | Heracles Almelo (R) | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 33 | 49 | −16 | 34 | Qualification for the Relegation play-offs |
17 | Willem II (R) | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 32 | 57 | −25 | 33 | Relegation to Eerste Divisie |
18 | PEC Zwolle (R) | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 52 | −26 | 27 |
Home \ Away | AJA | AZ | CAM | FEY | FOR | GAE | GRO | HEE | HER | NEC | PEC | PSV | RKC | SPA | TWE | UTR | VIT | WIL |
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Ajax | 1–2 | 9–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 5–0 | |
AZ | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | |
Cambuur | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–6 | 1–1 | |
Feyenoord | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
Fortuna Sittard | 0–5 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
Go Ahead Eagles | 2–1 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | |
Groningen | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
Heerenveen | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
Heracles Almelo | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | |
NEC | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
PEC Zwolle | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
PSV | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | |
RKC Waalwijk | 0–5 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
Sparta Rotterdam | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
Twente | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
Utrecht | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | |
Vitesse | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | |
Willem II | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
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Ajax | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D |
AZ | L | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | L | W | D | D | D | L |
Cambuur | L | L | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | D | D | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | D | W |
Feyenoord | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | L |
Fortuna Sittard | W | L | D | L | L | L | D | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | W | L | L | D | W | L | W | L | W |
Go Ahead Eagles | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | D | W | W | W | D | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | D | L | L | D | W | D | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | L | L |
Groningen | W | D | L | D | L | L | L | D | D | W | L | D | W | W | D | D | L | L | L | W | W | L | D | W | D | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L |
Heerenveen | W | W | L | D | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | D | W | D | W | D | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | W | D | W | L | D | W | L | W |
Heracles Almelo | L | D | L | L | W | L | W | W | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | L | W | D | D | D | L | W | L | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | D | L | L | L |
NEC | L | W | W | D | D | L | L | W | L | W | W | D | D | L | L | L | W | W | D | L | D | W | D | L | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | W | L | L |
PEC Zwolle | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | D | D | L | L | L | W | W | D | W | D | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | L | D | L | L |
PSV | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | W |
RKC Waalwijk | W | L | D | L | D | L | L | D | D | W | L | D | L | D | W | L | L | D | W | W | L | L | D | L | L | D | W | D | L | L | W | D | W | W |
Sparta Rotterdam | L | D | L | W | D | D | L | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | L | D | D | D | D | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | D | D | L | L | D | W | W | W |
Twente | L | D | L | W | W | W | W | D | D | L | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | L | W | W |
Utrecht | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | L | D | D | D | L | W | W | L | D | W | D | L | L | D | D | L | W | D | D | L |
Vitesse | W | L | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | D | W | W | D | W | W | L | L | L | D | W | L | D | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | D |
Willem II | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | D | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | W | L | W | D | W |
The European play-offs were contested by the four highest ranked teams which were not yet qualified for any European tournament. The matches were played on a home-and-away basis, from 18 to 29 May.[1] The winner received a spot in the second qualifying round of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Team | Rank | Seed |
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AZ | 5 | 1 |
Vitesse | 6 | 2 |
Utrecht | 7 | 3 |
Heerenveen | 8 | 4 |
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | AZ | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
4 | Heerenveen | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
1 | AZ | 1 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||
2 | Vitesse | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
2 | Vitesse (a.e.t.) | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
3 | Utrecht | 3 | 0 | 3 |
19 May 2022 | Heerenveen | 3–2 | AZ | Heerenveen |
18:45 CEST |
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Report | Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 15,765 Referee: Jeroen Manschot |
22 May 2022 | AZ | 2–0 (4–3 agg.) | Heerenveen | Alkmaar |
14:30 CEST | Report | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 11,521 Referee: Danny Makkelie |
The seeds were assigned based on the final ranking after the regular season. The best ranked team got the highest seed (lowest number). Eredivisie teams were considered to be better ranked than Eerste Divisie teams.
If a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of fifteen minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.
Seven teams, six from the Eerste Divisie and one from the Eredivisie, played for a spot in the 2022–23 Eredivisie. The remaining six teams played in the 2022–23 Eerste Divisie. The highest seeded team or the team from the Eredivisie always host the second leg.
Team | Rank | Seed |
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Heracles Almelo | 16 | 1 |
FC Eindhoven | 3 | 2 |
ADO Den Haag | 4 | 3 |
Roda JC Kerkrade | 5 | 4 |
Excelsior | 6 | 5 |
NAC Breda | 8 | 6 |
De Graafschap | 9 | 7 |
First round | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Excelsior | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Heracles Almelo | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Excelsior (a.e.t.) | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Excelsior (p) | 1 | 4 | 5 (8) | ||||||||||||||||
3 | ADO Den Haag | 1 | 4 | 5 (7) | ||||||||||||||||
2 | FC Eindhoven | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | De Graafschap | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | FC Eindhoven | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | ADO Den Haag | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | ADO Den Haag | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | NAC Breda | 1 | 1 | 2 |
9 May 2022 | De Graafschap | 1–1 | FC Eindhoven | Doetinchem |
20:00 CEST |
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Report | Stadium: De Vijverberg Attendance: 10,022 Referee: Alex Bos |
10 May 2022 | NAC Breda | 1–2 | ADO Den Haag | Breda |
18:45 CEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion Attendance: 16,728 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf |
13 May 2022 | FC Eindhoven | 3–1 (4–2 agg.) | De Graafschap | Eindhoven |
20:00 CEST | Report |
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Stadium: Jan Louwers Stadion Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Jannick van der Laan |
14 May 2022 | ADO Den Haag | 2–1 (4–2 agg.) | NAC Breda | Den Haag |
16:30 CEST | Report |
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Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 10,379 Referee: Allard Lindhout |
14 May 2022 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 0–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 agg.) | Excelsior | Kerkrade |
20:00 CEST | Report |
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Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion Attendance: 14,763 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis |
17 May 2022 | ADO Den Haag | 2–1 | FC Eindhoven | Den Haag |
20:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 10,475 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis |
18 May 2022 | Excelsior | 3–0 | Heracles Almelo | Rotterdam |
18:45 CEST | Report | Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion Attendance: 4,400 Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof |
21 May 2022 | FC Eindhoven | 1–2 (2–4 agg.) | ADO Den Haag | Eindhoven |
16:30 CEST |
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Report | Stadium: Jan Louwers Stadion Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Bas Nijhuis |
21 May 2022 | Heracles Almelo | 1–3 (1–6 agg.) | Excelsior | Almelo |
20:00 CEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Erve Asito Attendance: 6,924 Referee: Edwin van de Graaf |
24 May 2022 | Excelsior | 1–1 | ADO Den Haag | Rotterdam |
20:00 CEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion Attendance: 4,400 Referee: Dennis Higler |
29 May 2022 | ADO Den Haag | 4–4 (a.e.t.) (5–5 agg.) (7–8 p) | Excelsior | Den Haag |
18:00 CEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Danny Makkelie |
Penalties | ||||
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[14] |
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1 | ![]() |
Ajax | 21 |
2 | ![]() |
Vitesse | 18 |
3 | ![]() |
AZ | 16 |
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Twente | ||
5 | ![]() |
AZ | 15 |
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Feyenoord | ||
7 | ![]() |
Groningen | 14 |
8 | ![]() |
Feyenoord | 13 |
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Ajax | ||
10 | ![]() |
Fortuna Sittard | 12 |
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PSV Eindhoven | ||
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Feyenoord |
Rnd | Player | Club | Goals | Date | Home | Score | Away |
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11 | ![]() |
Utrecht | 10', 25', 67' | 31 October 2021 | Utrecht | 5–1 | Willem II |
22 | ![]() |
Ajax | 53', 85', 88' | 13 February 2022 | Ajax | 5–0 | Twente |
Rank | Player | Club | Assists[15] |
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1 | ![]() |
Ajax | 19 |
2 | ![]() |
PSV | 13 |
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AZ | ||
4 | ![]() |
Ajax | 11 |
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PSV | ||
6 | ![]() |
AZ | 10 |
7 | ![]() |
Feyenoord | 9 |
8 | ![]() |
Cambuur | 8 |
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Feyenoord | ||
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Twente |
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[15] |
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1 | ![]() |
Ajax | 17 |
2 | ![]() |
Twente | 12 |
3 | ![]() |
NEC | 10 |
4 | ![]() |
Feyenoord | 9 |
5 | ![]() |
Fortuna Sittard | 8 |
6 | ![]() |
PSV | 7 |
7 | ![]() |
PEC Zwolle | 6 |
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Sparta Rotterdam | ||
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Willem II | ||
10 | ![]() |
Heracles Almelo | 5 |
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Go Ahead Eagles | ||
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Heerenveen | ||
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Utrecht | ||
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Vitesse | ||
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Ajax | ||
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RKC Waalwijk |
Award | Player | Club | Ref. |
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Player of the Season | ![]() |
Ajax | [26] |
Talent of the Season | |||
Goal of the Season | ![]() |
Groningen |
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