54th season of the Eredivisie
Football league season
The 2009–10 Eredivisie was the 54th season of Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. AZ were the reigning champions. A total of 18 teams is taking part in the league, consisting of 16 who competed in the previous season and two promoted from the Eerste Divisie . The teams promoted from the Eerste Divisie at the end of the previous season were champions VVV-Venlo and promotion/relegation play-off winners RKC Waalwijk .
The season started on 31 July 2009 and ended on 2 May 2010. FC Twente won their first ever Eredivisie title.[ 2] [ 3]
As of 2023, this is the last time that none of the big three Dutch teams have won the title.
Overview
Teams and stadia
Locations of the
2009–10 Eredivisie teams
Rotterdam Eredivisie football clubs
Club
Location
Venue
Capacity
ADO Den Haag
The Hague
Den Haag Stadion
15,000
Ajax
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ArenA
51,715
AZ
Alkmaar
AZ Stadion
17,023
Feyenoord
Rotterdam
Stadion Feijenoord
51,177
Groningen
Groningen
Euroborg
22,329
Heerenveen
Heerenveen
Abe Lenstra Stadion
26,000
Heracles Almelo
Almelo
Polman Stadion
8,500
NAC Breda
Breda
Rat Verlegh Stadion
19,000
NEC
Nijmegen
Stadion de Goffert
12,470
PSV
Eindhoven
Philips Stadion
35,119
RKC
Waalwijk
Mandemakers Stadion
7,500
Roda JC
Kerkrade
Parkstad Limburg Stadion
19,979
Sparta Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Het Kasteel
11,026
Twente
Enschede
De Grolsch Veste
30,205
Utrecht
Utrecht
Stadion Galgenwaard
24,426
Vitesse Arnhem
Arnhem
Gelredome
25,000
VVV-Venlo
Venlo
De Koel
7,500
Willem II
Tilburg
Koning Willem II Stadion
14,637
Managerial changes
League table
Source:
eredivsie.nl (in Dutch) Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions;
(O) Play-off winners;
(R) Relegated
Results
Source:
news.bbc.co.uk Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Goalscorers
Including games played on 2 May 2010; Source: Yahoo Sport , ESPN Soccernet , Soccerway , Eredivisie (official site) (in Dutch)
Top scorers
Other scorers
12 goals
11 goals
10 goals
9 goals
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals
Play-offs
European competition
The teams placed 6th through 9th compete in a play-off tournament for one spot in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League 2010–11.
Semi-finals
Final
Relegation
The 16th and 17th placed teams, along with the teams from Eerste Divisie , participate in a play-off for two spots in 2010–11 Eredivisie .
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Willem II and Excelsior will play in 2010–11 Eredivisie.
References
League competitions Cup competitions European competitions National team
Domestic leagues Domestic cups League cups UEFA competitions