2012–13 Eredivisie


The 2012–13 Eredivisie was the 57th season of Eredivisie, since its establishment in 1955. It began on 10 August 2012 with the first match of the season and ended on 26 May 2013, with the last matches of the European competition and relegation play-offs. This is the first time VAR has been used for testing.
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Teams

A total of 18 teams took part in the league: The best fifteen teams from the 2011–12 season, two promotion/relegation playoff winners and the 2011–12 Eerste Divisie champions.
ClubLocationVenueCapacity
ADO Den HaagThe HagueKyocera Stadion15,000
AjaxAmsterdamAmsterdam Arena52,651
AZAlkmaarAFAS Stadion17,023
FeyenoordRotterdamStadion Feijenoord51,177
GroningenGroningenEuroborg22,550
HeerenveenHeerenveenAbe Lenstra Stadion26,100
HeraclesAlmeloPolman Stadion8,500
NACBredaRat Verlegh Stadion19,005
NECNijmegenStadion de Goffert12,500
PEC ZwolleZwolleIJsseldelta Stadion11,324
PSVEindhovenPhilips Stadion35,000
RKC WaalwijkWaalwijkMandemakers Stadion7,508
Roda JCKerkradeParkstad Limburg Stadion18,936
TwenteEnschedeDe Grolsch Veste30,014
UtrechtUtrechtStadion Galgenwaard23,750
Vitesse ArnhemArnhemGelreDome25,000
VVV-VenloVenloDe Koel8,000
Willem IITilburgKoning Willem II Stadion14,500

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.
TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
ADO Den Haag

League table


Play-offs

European competition

The teams placed fifth through eighth competed in a play-off tournament for one spot in the second qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League. Teams on the left played the first leg at home.

Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 16 May 2013, while the return legs were played on 19 May 2013.

Relegation

Roda JC and VVV-Venlo joined the Eerste Divisie-teams for the play-offs, after finishing 16th and 17th in the Eredivisie.

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
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Attendances

Source:
No.ClubAverageChangeHighest
1AFC Ajax50,4900,7%53,052
2Feyenoord45,3241,6%48,000
3PSV33,176-0,6%34,600
4FC Twente29,4536,3%30,000
5sc Heerenveen24,683-2,5%26,100
6FC Groningen21,077-3,4%22,505
7SBV Vitesse18,4235,1%22,315
8FC Utrecht17,512-10,6%19,566
9NAC Breda17,324-2,0%19,000
10AZ16,286-0,5%17,016
11Roda JC13,517-5,8%17,159
12NEC11,924-1,9%12,500
13Willem II11,31318,5%13,825
14PEC Zwolle10,76225,8%11,324
15ADO Den Haag10,503-13,6%14,009
16Heracles Almelo8,429-0,3%8,500
17VVV-Venlo6,765-10,0%8,000
18RKC Waalwijk6,178-1,6%7,508