2019–20 Eredivisie

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2019–20 Eredivisie

The 2019–20 Eredivisie was the 64th season of the Dutch football league Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. The season began on 2 August 2019 and was suspended on 12 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands. The season was abandoned on 24 April.[1][2]

Quick Facts Season, Dates ...
Eredivisie
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Season2019–20
Dates2 August 2019 – 8 March 2020
ChampionsNone
RelegatedNone
Champions LeagueAjax
AZ
Europa LeagueFeyenoord
PSV Eindhoven
Willem II
Matches played232
Goals scored715 (3.08 per match)
Top goalscorerSteven Berghuis
Cyriel Dessers
(15 goals each)
Biggest home winUtrecht 6–0 Fortuna Sittard
(3 November 2019)
Biggest away winHeracles Almelo 0–4 Heerenveen
(4 August 2019)
PEC Zwolle 0–4 PSV Eindhoven
(29 September 2019)
VVV-Venlo 0–4 Vitesse
(19 October 2019)
PSV Eindhoven 0–4 AZ
(27 October 2019)
Highest scoringPEC Zwolle 6–2 RKC Waalwijk
(15 September 2019)
Longest winning run8 matches
Ajax
Longest unbeaten run15 matches
Ajax
Longest winless run11 matches
RKC Waalwijk
Longest losing run8 matches
RKC Waalwijk
Highest attendance54,022
Ajax 0–2 Willem II
(6 December 2019)
Lowest attendance4,689
RKC Waalwijk 2–0 Heracles Almelo
(2 November 2019)
Total attendance4,229,375
Average attendance18,230
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Ajax were the defending champion. Twente, RKC Waalwijk, and Sparta Rotterdam joined as the promoted clubs from the 2018–19 Eerste Divisie. They replaced NAC Breda, Excelsior, and De Graafschap who were relegated to the 2019–20 Eerste Divisie.

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

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On 12 March 2020, all football leagues were suspended until 31 March as the Dutch government prohibited events due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[1] On 15 March this period was extended until 6 April.[3] Following the decision of the Dutch government to prohibit all gatherings and events until 1 June 2020, this period was further extended.[4]

On 2 April, several clubs, including Ajax, AZ and PSV, indicated they were not willing to play the remainder of the season.[5]

The Dutch government announced on 21 April that all events subject to authorization would remain prohibited until at least 1 September 2020. As a result, the KNVB announced on the same day that it did not intend to resume the 2019–20 season. A final decision would be taken after consultation with the UEFA and debating the consequences with the clubs involved.[6]

On 24 April 2020 the KNVB announced their final decision:[2]

  • The ranking on 8 March 2020 is the final ranking, but Ajax will not be champions.
  • There will be no promotion nor relegation between the Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie.
  • European places will be assigned based on the ranking on 8 March: Champions League for Ajax and AZ, and Europa League for Feyenoord, PSV, and Willem II.

The KNVB had intended to resume the season on 19 June behind closed doors, but announced in a statement that the government's decision to ban all public events until September made it impossible to finish the season on time.[7]

Teams

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A total of 18 teams took part in the league.

Rotterdam Eredivisie football clubs

Stadiums and locations

AZ only played their first home game at AFAS Stadion due to the stadium's roof collapse on 10 August 2019.[8] From then on they've played their home matches at the 17,000-capacity Cars Jeans Stadion in The Hague, home of ADO Den Haag. AZ returned to their 'roofless' AFAS Stadion for the match against Ajax on 15 December 2019.

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
FeyenoordNetherlands Giovanni van BronckhorstEnd of contract1 July 2019[9]Pre-seasonNetherlands Jaap Stam1 June 2019[10]
AZNetherlands John van den Brom1 July 2019[11]Netherlands Arne Slot1 July 2019[11]
UtrechtNetherlands Dick Advocaat1 July 2019[12]Netherlands John van den Brom1 July 2019[13]
TwenteBosnia and Herzegovina Marino PušićSacked1 July 2019[14]Spain Gonzalo García García1 July 2019[15]
PEC ZwolleNetherlands Jaap StamSigned by Feyenoord1 July 2019[16]Netherlands John Stegeman1 July 2019[17]
Fortuna SittardNetherlands René Eijer [nl]Mutual consent1 July 2019[18]Netherlands Sjors Ultee1 July 2019[19]
VVV-VenloNetherlands Maurice SteijnSigned by Al Wahda9 June 2019[20]Netherlands Robert Maaskant1 July 2019[21]
FeyenoordNetherlands Jaap StamResigned28 October 2019[22]12thNetherlands Dick Advocaat30 October 2019[23]
VVV-VenloNetherlands Robert MaaskantSacked11 November 2019[24]17thNetherlands Jay Driessen [nl] (ad int.)15 November 2019[25]
VitesseRussia Leonid SlutskyResigned29 November 2019[26]6thNetherlands Joseph Oosting (ad int.)3 December 2019[27]
ADO Den HaagNetherlands Alfons Groenendijk2 December 2019[28]17thNetherlands Dirk Heesen (ad int.)2 December 2019[28]
PSV EindhovenNetherlands Mark van BommelSacked16 December 2019[29]4thNetherlands Ernest Faber (ad int.)16 December 2019[30]
VVV-VenloNetherlands Jay Driessen [nl] (ad int.)End of interim spell19 December 2019[31]16thNetherlands Hans de Koning19 December 2019[31]
ADO Den HaagNetherlands Dirk Heesen (ad int.)24 December 2019[32]17thEngland Alan Pardew24 December 2019[32]
VitesseNetherlands Joseph Oosting (ad int.)30 December 2019[33]6thNetherlands Edward Sturing30 December 2019[33]
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Standings

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ajax 25 18 2 5 68 23 +45 56 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 AZ 25 18 2 5 54 17 +37 56 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Feyenoord 25 14 8 3 50 35 +15 50 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
4 PSV Eindhoven 26 14 7 5 54 28 +26 49 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
5 Willem II 26 13 5 8 37 34 +3 44 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
6 FC Utrecht 25 12 5 8 50 34 +16 41
7 Vitesse 26 12 5 9 45 35 +10 41
8 Heracles Almelo 26 10 6 10 40 34 +6 36
9 FC Groningen 26 10 5 11 27 26 +1 35
10 Heerenveen 26 8 9 9 41 41 0 33
11 Sparta Rotterdam 26 9 6 11 41 45 4 33
12 FC Emmen 26 9 5 12 32 45 13 32
13 VVV-Venlo 26 8 4 14 24 51 27 28
14 FC Twente 26 7 6 13 34 46 12 27
15 PEC Zwolle 26 7 5 14 37 55 18 26
16 Fortuna Sittard 26 6 8 12 29 52 23 26
17 ADO Den Haag 26 4 7 15 25 54 29 19
18 RKC Waalwijk 26 4 3 19 27 60 33 15
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Source: eredivisie.nl
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)[34]

Fixtures/results

More information Home \ Away, ADO ...
Home \ Away ADO AJA AZ EMM FEY FOR GRO HEE HER PEC PSV RKC SPA TWE UTR VIT VVV WIL
ADO Den Haag 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–3 2–0 1–2 0–0 2–4 0–0 1–0 3–3
Ajax 6–1 0–2 5–0 4–0 5–0 2–0 4–1 4–1 1–0 3–0 2–1 4–0 0–2
AZ 4–0 1–0 3–0 4–0 0–0 2–4 2–0 2–0 4–0 5–1 3–0 1–0 1–3
Emmen 3–0 3–3 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 4–2
Feyenoord 3–2 0–3 3–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 3–1 3–2 2–2 5–1 1–1 2–0
Fortuna Sittard 1–0 0–0 4–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 0–0 2–3 1–3 4–1 2–3
Groningen 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 0–1 3–0 2–0 1–3 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–0
Heerenveen 2–2 1–3 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–2
Heracles Almelo 4–0 1–0 2–0 2–3 2–0 0–4 4–0 0–2 4–2 1–3 1–1 6–1 4–1
PEC Zwolle 3–1 2–4 0–3 3–4 3–1 1–0 0–4 6–2 2–2 3–3 4–3 1–3
PSV Eindhoven 3–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 5–0 3–1 2–1 4–1 1–1 5–0 4–1 3–0
RKC Waalwijk 0–3 1–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–0 1–3 0–1 3–0 2–1 1–2 1–2
Sparta Rotterdam 4–2 1–4 3–0 5–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 2–2 4–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 4–1
Twente 2–5 2–0 4–1 0–0 2–3 2–3 2–1 1–1 3–3 2–0 3–1 0–3 0–1
Utrecht 4–0 0–3 3–1 1–2 6–0 3–1 3–0 0–1 5–1 2–1 1–2 2–0
Vitesse 0–2 2–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 4–2 1–2 4–2 3–0 1–2 1–0 2–1 3–0
VVV-Venlo 1–4 2–0 0–3 0–0 2–1 0–3 1–0 1–2 1–1 3–1 2–1 1–1 0–4
Willem II 1–1 2–1 0–1 0–0 3–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 4–0 1–1 0–2 1–0
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Source: eredivisie.nl
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Results by round

More information Team ╲ Round, ADO Den Haag ...
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
ADO Den HaagLLLWWLLLLLWDLDLDDLWLDLLDDL
AjaxDWWWWWDWWWWWWWWLLWWLWWLLW
AZWWDWLWWWDLWWWWWWWLLWWLWWW
EmmenLLWLLLDWLWLWLDDLWLWDLWDWLW
FeyenoordDDDLWWDWLDLWWDWDWWWWWWWDW
Fortuna SittardLDLLDLLDWLWLWLWLWDLDWLDLDD
GroningenWLDLLLWLWWDWWDLLDWDWLWWLLL
HeerenveenWDLDDLDWWWDDWLWWLDLLLDLDWL
Heracles AlmeloLDLDWWWLWDWLWLWDLDLLLWLWDW
PEC ZwolleLLLDWWLLLWLLLWLLWLDDWDLLWD
PSV EindhovenDWWWWWDWWLLDLWDWLWDDLWWWDW
RKC WaalwijkLLDLLLLLLLLWLDWLLWLLLDLLWL
Sparta RotterdamDWWDLLWDWLLDLWLDLWLDLWLWWL
TwenteDWDDWWLLLLWLWLLDLLDDWLWLLL
UtrechtWWDLLWDWLWWWLLLWWLDWDDWLW
VitesseDWWDWLWWWWLLLLLDWWWDDLWLLW
VVV-VenloWLLWLWLLLLLLLWLWLLDWDDWWDL
Willem IIWLWWLLWLDWWLWDWWWDWDWLDLWL
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Season statistics

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Top scorers

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Games Goals Penalties Avg.
1 Netherlands Steven Berghuis Feyenoord 24 15 7 0.63
Nigeria Cyriel Dessers Heracles Almelo 26 1 0.58
3 Netherlands Myron Boadu AZ 24 14 0 0.58
Netherlands Bryan Linssen Vitesse 25 0 0.56
5 Morocco Oussama Idrissi AZ 25 13 0 0.52
6 Netherlands Quincy Promes Ajax 20 12 0 0.6
Slovenia Tim Matavž Vitesse 25 1 0.48
8 Netherlands Donyell Malen PSV Eindhoven 14 11 2 0.79
Greece Vangelis Pavlidis Willem II 25 1 0.44
Slovenia Haris Vučkić Twente 25 1 0.44
Serbia Dušan Tadić Ajax 25 3 0.44
Netherlands Teun Koopmeiners AZ 25 9 0.44
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Source: nos.nl[35]

Hat-tricks

More information Rnd, Player ...
Rnd Player Club Goals Date Home Score Away
4 Netherlands Quincy Promes Ajax 50', 68', 83' 25 September 2019 Ajax 5–0 Fortuna Sittard
6 Netherlands Donyell Malen PSV Eindhoven 18', 36', 46', 83' (p), 89' (p) 14 September 2019 PSV Eindhoven 5–0 Vitesse
6 Iran Reza Ghoochannejhad PEC Zwolle 60', 81', 83', 88' 15 September 2019 PEC Zwolle 6–2 RKC Waalwijk
11 Netherlands Mark Diemers Fortuna Sittard 9', 26', 87' (p) 26 October 2019 Fortuna Sittard 4–1 VVV-Venlo
13 Nigeria Cyriel Dessers Heracles Almelo 56', 64', 82' 9 November 2019 Heracles Almelo 6–1 VVV-Venlo
15 Netherlands Noa Lang Ajax 32', 51', 70' 1 December 2019 Twente 2–5 Ajax
17 Netherlands Steven Berghuis Feyenoord 19', 34' (p), 64' (p) 15 December 2019 Feyenoord 3–1 PSV Eindhoven
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Assists

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Games Assists Avg.
1 Serbia Dušan Tadić Ajax 25 14 0.56
2 Morocco Hakim Ziyech Ajax 21 12 0.57
3 Netherlands Steven Bergwijn PSV Eindhoven 16 10 0.63
4 Netherlands Abdou Harroui Sparta Rotterdam 26 8 0.31
5 Netherlands Steven Berghuis Feyenoord 24 7 0.29
Netherlands Gyrano Kerk Utrecht 24 0.29
Netherlands Calvin Stengs AZ 25 0.28
Brazil Mauro Júnior Heracles Almelo 26 0.27
9 Netherlands Bryan Smeets Sparta Rotterdam 22 6 0.27
Netherlands Myron Boadu AZ 24 0.25
Netherlands Owen Wijndal AZ 24 0.25
Netherlands Cody Gakpo PSV Eindhoven 25 0.24
Netherlands Gustavo Hamer PEC Zwolle 25 0.24
Nigeria Cyriel Dessers Heracles Almelo 26 0.23
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Source: nos.nl[36]

Attendance

More information Home ╲ Away, ADO ...
Home ╲ Away ADO AJA AZ EMM FEY FOR GRO HEE HER PEC PSV RKC SPA TWE UTR VIT VVV WIL Tot Avg Max Min
 
ADO Den Haag 14,733 12,091 11,049 12,681 11,207 13,370 12,433 12,479 11,439 10,633 12,387 10,617 10,889 156,008 12,001 14,733 10,617
Ajax 53,976 52,707 53,124 53,968 53,121 53,228 52,921 53,226 53,055 53,291 53,426 53,381 54,022 693,446 53,342 54,022 52,707
AZ 16,117 17,002 5,565 12,858 8,563 7,648 7,241 15,306 14,712 8,327 7,597 6,007 15,442 142,385 10,953 17,002 5,565
Emmen 8,002 8,309 8,130 8,245 8,145 8,176 8,293 8,309 8,145 8,309 8,048 8,100 8,190 106,401 8,185 8,309 8,002
Feyenoord 45,496 42,866 47,084 46,016 46,000 44,303 44,513 47,625 47,431 45,585 42,866 44,352 47,500 591,637 45,511 47,625 42,866
Fortuna Sittard 8,223 7,856 8,511 7,632 8,371 5,866 10,071 8,391 7,483 7,377 8,238 8,388 7,273 103,680 7,975 10,071 5,866
Groningen 22,315 20,136 21,096 15,934 16,471 19,116 16,029 17,582 19,049 18,741 17,884 16,374 16,590 237,317 18,255 22,315 15,934
Heerenveen 16,640 25,950 19,638 18,600 15,128 22,428 20,424 16,632 18,089 16,328 16,593 17,883 16,400 18,121 258,854 18,490 25,950 15,128
Heracles Almelo 10,150 12,080 10,376 10,686 10,235 9,640 10,157 10,063 10,412 10,200 9,344 9,400 11,254 133,997 10,307 12,080 9,344
PEC Zwolle 12,943 14,000 13,708 13,822 13,912 12,844 13,482 13,028 12,532 13,102 13,088 13,824 160,285 13,357 14,000 12,532
PSV Eindhoven 32,000 35,000 34,000 35,000 33,300 32,800 33,800 33,000 33,600 33,300 33,000 34,700 403,500 33,625 35,000 32,000
RKC Waalwijk 5,034 7,508 6,023 6,645 5,174 4,689 5,257 7,035 5,343 5,154 5,134 4,858 6,103 73,957 5,689 7,508 4,689
Sparta Rotterdam 8,083 10,599 10,031 10,060 9,821 10,143 9,934 10,387 10,231 10,435 10,322 10,020 10,012 130,078 10,006 10,599 8,083
Twente 30,000 27,300 27,400 26,500 27,000 29,300 26,900 27,200 25,700 26,300 25,500 26,500 27,500 353,100 27,162 30,000 25,500
Utrecht 17,319 22,401 17,661 21,103 18,776 18,736 22,632 18,103 20,624 18,491 17,986 19,419 233,251 19,438 22,632 17,319
Vitesse 12,663 18,100 13,290 13,265 16,455 20,800 12,590 14,113 12,273 15,509 14,210 12,704 13,454 189,426 14,571 20,800 12,273
VVV-Venlo 8,000 6,580 6,572 7,115 6,265 5,944 6,594 6,861 7,059 5,560 6,730 6,265 5,992 85,537 6,580 8,000 5,560
Willem II 12,707 13,300 13,875 13,587 13,607 13,417 13,337 14,400 13,877 14,250 14,107 12,825 13,227 176,516 13,578 14,400 12,707
Total 246,646 215,287 266,762 239,052 227,997 262,799 225,894 231,437 230,311 237,807 269,242 249,198 250,165 201,585 241,034 180,367 169,068 284,724 4,229,375
Average 18,973 17,941 22,230 18,389 19,000 20,215 17,376 19,286 17,716 16,986 19,232 19,169 19,243 15,507 18,541 13,874 13,005 21,902 18,230
Maximum 53,976 35,000 52,707 53,124 53,968 53,121 53,228 52,921 53,226 44,513 53,055 53,291 53,426 42,866 53,381 33,300 33,000 54,022 54,022
Minimum 5,034 7,508 6,023 5,565 6,572 7,115 6,265 5,174 4,689 5,257 7,035 5,560 5,343 5,154 5,134 4,858 6,007 7,273 4,689
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Source: nos.nl[37]

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