2014–15 Eredivisie


The 2014–15 Eredivisie season was the 59th season of the Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. On 18 April 2015, PSV were confirmed as champions of the season, thus ending the four-year reign of Ajax.

Teams

A total of 18 teams took part in the league: The best fifteen teams from the 2013–14 season, two promotion/relegation playoff winners and the 2013–14 Eerste Divisie champions.
There are three teams that played in the 2013–14 Eerste Divisie that were promoted to the Eredivisie for the 2014–15 season. Willem II returned to the Eredivisie after just one season by winning its first Eerste Divisie title in 49 years. Meanwhile, FC Dordrecht and Excelsior navigated to the promotion/relegation playoffs to reach the Eredivisie, with both clubs having received byes after finishing second and third in the Eerste Divisie. FC Dordrecht swept both legs against VVV-Venlo 5–2 on aggregate in the second round before facing another Eerste Divisie club for a spot in the Eredivisie. FC Dordrecht won 5–3 on aggregate to return to the Eredivisie for the first time in 19 years.
Excelsior returned after two seasons in the Eerste Divisie by first overcoming FC Den Bosch 5–2 on aggregate before relegating RKC Waalwijk from the league by winning 4–2 on aggregate.
ClubLocationVenueCapacity
ADO Den HaagThe HagueKyocera Stadion15,000
AjaxAmsterdamAmsterdam ArenA53,052
AZAlkmaarAFAS Stadion17,023
CambuurLeeuwardenCambuur Stadion10,250
DordrechtDordrechtGN Bouw Stadion4,088
ExcelsiorRotterdamStadion Woudestein3,531
FeyenoordRotterdamDe Kuip51,177
Go Ahead EaglesDeventerAdelaarshorst8,000
GroningenGroningenEuroborg22,550
HeerenveenHeerenveenAbe Lenstra Stadion26,100
Heracles AlmeloAlmeloPolman Stadion8,500
NAC BredaBredaRat Verlegh Stadion19,000
PEC ZwolleZwolleIJsseldelta Stadion12,500
PSVEindhovenPhilips Stadion36,000
TwenteEnschedeDe Grolsch Veste30,205
UtrechtUtrechtStadion Galgenwaard23,750
Vitesse ArnhemArnhemGelreDome25,000
Willem IITilburgKoning Willem II Stadion14,637

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.
TeamManagerKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
ADO Den Haag

Standings


Results


Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1

Assists

RankPlayerClubAssists
1

Play-offs

European competition

Four teams played for a spot in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.
Key: '* = Play-off winners, ' = Wins because of away goals rule, ' = Wins after extra time in second leg, ' = Wins after penalty shoot-out.

Promotion/relegation play-offs

Ten teams, two from the Eredivisie and eight from the Eerste Divisie, played for two spots in the 2015–16 Eredivisie, the remaining eight teams play in the 2015–16 Eerste Divisie.
Key: '* = Play-off winners, ' = Wins because of away goals rule, ' = Wins after extra time in second leg, ' = Wins after penalty shoot-out.

Attendances

Source:
No.ClubAverageChangeHighest
1AFC Ajax50,058-1,7%52,472
2Feyenoord45,331-0,9%47,500
3PSV32,529-1,5%35,000
4FC Twente28,494-3,6%30,000
5sc Heerenveen24,1966,2%27,224
6FC Groningen20,1932,1%21,821
7NAC Breda18,0350,7%19,000
8SBV Vitesse17,149-9,7%23,381
9FC Utrecht16,708-1,4%20,046
10AZ15,512-0,4%17,081
11PEC Zwolle12,2131,4%12,500
12Willem II12,19532,4%14,500
13ADO Den Haag11,98610,4%14,937
14SC Cambuur9,710-0,2%10,000
15Heracles Almelo8,290-0,6%8,500
16Go Ahead Eagles7,8803,3%8,011
17FC Dordrecht3,87233,0%4,235
18SBV Excelsior3,51647,0%3,600