2011–12 Eredivisie


The 2011–12 Eredivisie is the 56th season of Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. It began in August 2011 with the first matches of the season and ended in June with the last matches of the European competition and relegation playoffs. AFC Ajax had the highest average attendance, around 49,000.

Teams

A total of 18 teams are taking part in the league, the best 15 teams from the 2010–11 season, two promotion/relegation playoff winners and the 2010–11 Eerste Divisie champions.
ClubLocationVenueCapacity
ADO Den HaagThe HagueKyocera Stadion15,000
AFC AjaxAmsterdamAmsterdam ArenA52,342
AZAlkmaarAFAS Stadion17,000
ExcelsiorRotterdamStadion Woudestein3,531
FeyenoordRotterdamDe Kuip51,577
De GraafschapDoetinchemDe Vijverberg12,600
FC GroningenGroningenEuroborg22,580
SC HeerenveenHeerenveenAbe Lenstra Stadion26,800
Heracles AlmeloAlmeloPolman Stadion8,500
NAC BredaBredaRat Verlegh Stadion19,000
NECNijmegenStadion de Goffert12,470
PSVEindhovenPhilips Stadion35,000
RKC WaalwijkWaalwijkMandemakers Stadion7,500
Roda JCKerkradeParkstad Limburg Stadion19,979
FC TwenteEnschedeDe Grolsch Veste32,000
FC UtrechtUtrechtStadion Galgenwaard24,426
Vitesse ArnhemArnhemGelreDome25,000
VVV-VenloVenloDe Koel8,000

League table


Play-offs

European competition

The teams placed sixth through ninth compete in a play-off tournament for one spot in the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. Teams on the left played the first leg at home.

Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 10 May 2012, while the return legs were competed on 13 May 2012.

Finals

The first leg was played on 17 May 2012, while the return leg was competed on 20 May 2012.

Relegation

VVV-Venlo and De Graafschap joined the Eerste Divisie-teams for the playoffs, after finishing 16th and 17th in the Eredivisie.
Teams on the left played the first leg at home.

Round 1

The first legs were played on 1 May 2012, while the return legs were competed on 5 May 2012.

Round 2

The first legs were played on 10 May 2012, with the return legs were competed on 13 May 2012.

Top goalscorers

Source:,
Pos.PlayerClubGoals
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Attendances

Source:
No.ClubAverageChangeHighest
1AFC Ajax50,1476,0%52,316
2Feyenoord44,6054,8%51,777
3PSV33,376-0,4%35,000
4FC Twente27,70716,4%30,000
5sc Heerenveen25,306-1,9%26,100
6FC Groningen21,819-0,4%22,441
7FC Utrecht19,595-2,4%22,000
8NAC Breda17,686-3,9%19,000
9SBV Vitesse17,52916,2%23,549
10AZ16,3650,1%16,801
11Roda JC14,3510,2%18,400
12NEC12,158-1,1%12,500
13ADO Den Haag12,154-7,7%14,273
14De Graafschap12,0380,6%12,600
15Heracles Almelo8,453-0,1%8,500
16VVV-Venlo7,515-0,7%8,000
17RKC Waalwijk6,27949,6%7,850
18SBV Excelsior3,303-0,5%3,531