63rd season of the Eredivisie
Football league season
The 2018–19 Eredivisie was the 63rd season of the Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. The season began on 10 August 2018 and concluded on 15 May 2019; the Europa League and relegation play-offs will take place later that month. PSV were the defending champions. Emmen , De Graafschap and Fortuna Sittard joined as the promoted clubs from the 2017–18 Eerste Divisie . They replaced Sparta Rotterdam , Twente and Roda JC who were relegated to the 2018–19 Eerste Divisie .
Teams
A total of 18 teams took part in the league: The best fifteen teams from the 2017–18 season , two promotion/relegation playoff winners (FC Emmen and De Graafschap ) and the 2017–18 Eerste Divisie runners-up (Fortuna Sittard ). FC Emmen will play in the Eredivisie for the first time in their history.
Locations of the
2018–19 Eredivisie teams
Rotterdam Eredivisie football clubs
Stadiums and locations
Club
Location
Venue
Capacity
ADO Den Haag
The Hague
Cars Jeans Stadion
15,000
Ajax
Amsterdam
Johan Cruyff Arena
54,990
AZ
Alkmaar
AFAS Stadion
17,023
De Graafschap
Doetinchem
De Vijverberg
12,600
Emmen
Emmen
De Oude Meerdijk
8,600
Excelsior
Rotterdam
Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
4,500
Feyenoord
Rotterdam
De Kuip
51,177
Fortuna Sittard
Sittard
Fortuna Sittard Stadion
10,300
Groningen
Groningen
Noordlease Stadion
22,550
Heerenveen
Heerenveen
Abe Lenstra Stadion
27,224
Heracles Almelo
Almelo
Polman Stadion
12,080
NAC Breda
Breda
Rat Verlegh Stadion
19,000
PEC Zwolle
Zwolle
MAC³PARK Stadion
14,000
PSV
Eindhoven
Philips Stadion
36,500
Utrecht
Utrecht
Stadion Galgenwaard
23,750
Vitesse
Arnhem
GelreDome
21,248
VVV-Venlo
Venlo
Seacon Stadion – De Koel
8,000
Willem II
Tilburg
Koning Willem II Stadion
14,500
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
Standings
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)
[ 5] (C) Champions;
(O) Play-off winners;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
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.
Season statistics
Top scorers
Source: nos.nl[ 6]
Hat-tricks
Round
Player
Club
Goals
Date
Home
Score
Away
3
Fran Sol
Willem II
34', 52' (p), 70'
26 August 2018
Willem II
5–0
Heracles Almelo
4
Abdenasser El Khayati
ADO Den Haag
21' (p), 45+1', 65', 69'
1 September 2018
Excelsior
2–4
ADO Den Haag
16
Daley Blind
Ajax
65', 74', 90'
16 December 2018
Ajax
8–0
De Graafschap
16
Hakim Ziyech
Ajax
32', 62', 69'
16 December 2018
Ajax
8–0
De Graafschap
18
Fabian Serrarens
De Graafschap
27', 30', 66'
20 January 2019
De Graafschap
5–1
Fortuna Sittard
20
Luuk de Jong
PSV Eindhoven
54', 76', 87'
3 February 2019
PSV Eindhoven
5–0
Fortuna Sittard
22
Adrián Dalmau
Heracles Almelo
1', 51', 60', 78'
16 February 2019
Heracles Almelo
6–0
Fortuna Sittard
24
Robin van Persie
Feyenoord
38', 52', 62'
3 March 2019
Feyenoord
4–0
Emmen
27
Alexander Isak
Willem II
44' (p), 58' (p), 61' (p)
30 March 2019
Willem II
3–2
Fortuna Sittard
27
Thomas Buitink
Vitesse
21', 27', 43'
30 March 2019
ADO Den Haag
3–3
Vitesse
30
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
Ajax
10', 40', 65'
13 April 2019
Ajax
6–2
Excelsior
31
Bryan Linssen
Vitesse
9', 47', 77'
20 April 2019
Vitesse
4–1
PEC Zwolle
33
Adrián Dalmau
Heracles Almelo
23', 51', 59'
12 May 2019
Heracles Almelo
4–5
Excelsior
33
Elías Már Ómarsson
Excelsior
4', 45', 90+1'
12 May 2019
Heracles Almelo
4–5
Excelsior
33
Peniel Mlapa
VVV-Venlo
54', 57', 75'
12 May 2019
PEC Zwolle
2–4
VVV-Venlo
Assists
Source: nos.nl[ 7]
Discipline
Player with the most yellow cards: 11 [ 8]
Players with the most red cards: 2
Updated to match(es) played on 8 April 2019.
Awards
Monthly awards
Annual awards
Play-offs
European competition
Four teams played for a spot in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round .
Key: * = Play-off winners, (a) = Wins because of away goals rule , (e) = Wins after extra time in second leg, (p) = Wins after penalty shoot-out .
Ten teams, two from the Eredivisie and eight from the Eerste Divisie, played for two spots in the 2019–20 Eredivisie , the remaining eight teams playing in the 2019–20 Eerste Divisie .
Key: * = Play-off winners, (a) = Wins because of away goals rule , (e) = Wins after extra time in second leg, (p) = Wins after penalty shoot-out .
References
^ "Van der Gaag vertrekt na dit seizoen bij Excelsior" . AD.nl (in Dutch). 4 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018 .
^ "Adrie Poldervaart stapt over van de massagetafel naar het coachvak" . Volkskrant (in Dutch). 30 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018 .
^ "Trainer Poldervaart stapt op bij Excelsior na nederlaag tegen NAC" . NOS.nl (in Dutch). 4 April 2019.
^ "Heerenveen zet trainer Olde Riekerink op non-actief" . NOS.nl (in Dutch). 10 April 2019.
^ "Eredivisie 2018/2019 - Season rules" (PDF) . KNVB. Retrieved 11 September 2018 .
^ "Dutch Eredivisie Top Scorers" . NOS (in Dutch). 15 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019 .
^ "Dutch Eredivisie Assists" . NOS (in Dutch). 15 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019 .
^ "Eredivisie Stats" . 4 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019 .
^ "Robin van Persie receives first Eredivisie Player of the Month trophy | Eredivisie" . eredivisie.nl . September 13, 2018. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved September 23, 2018 .
^ "Peterson wint prijs voor Speler van de Maand | Eredivisie" . eredivisie.nl . October 5, 2018. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2018 .
^ "Hakim Ziyech uitgeroepen tot Eredivisiespeler van de Maand | Eredivisie" . eredivisie.nl . November 2, 2018. Archived from the original on June 3, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2018 .
^ "Nicolás Tagliafico uitgeroepen tot Speler van de Maand november | Eredivisie" . eredivisie.nl . December 6, 2018. Archived from the original on May 28, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2018 .
^ "Frenkie de Jong en Steven Bergwijn Speler en Talent van de Maand december" . www.foxsports.nl . Archived from the original on 2019-01-17. Retrieved 2019-01-16 .
^ "Patrick Joosten uitgeroepen tot Speler van de Maand januari | Eredivisie" . eredivisie.nl . January 30, 2019. Archived from the original on May 28, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019 .
^ "Frenkie de Jong opnieuw uitgeroepen tot Speler van de Maand | Eredivisie" . eredivisie.nl . February 28, 2019. Archived from the original on July 22, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2019 .
^ "Dusan Tadic announced as Played of the Month | Eredivisie" . eredivisie.nl . April 5, 2019. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2019 .
^ "Martin Ødegaard named as player of the month for April | Eredivisie" . eredivisie.nl . May 5, 2019. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2019 .
^ "Omarsson Eredivisie player of the month May, Ødegaard talent of the month; Eredivisie" . eredivisie.nl . May 20, 2019. Archived from the original on December 22, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2022 .
^ a b "Frenkie de Jong Eredivisie Player of the Season 2018/2019" . Eredivisie. 16 May 2019. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021 .
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