Netherlands - All-Time Table Eredivisie 1956-2015


In 1954 professional football was introduced in the Netherlands, and 1956/57 saw a national first division for the first time in history, called "eredivisie" (division of honour).

In general, all teams that went through name changes are listed under either their current name or (in case the club has disappeared from professional football) the last name under which they played in the eredivisie.

For teams that were formed by mergers, the records of the prime merger club (i.e. the club whose divisional place was taken by the merger club) have been added to those of the newly created club, and split again directly under the total. However, there are two exceptions to this:


Eredivisie 1956-2015 All-Time Ranking (59 Seasons)

Teams in bold face play in the eredivisie 2015/16;
teams in italics have disappeared from professional football.

   club                   S   Pd    W   D   L    GF   GA   Pts  PAct      GD Pts/G  GAv    Champ Ere Cups Fin

 1.Ajax                  59 1990 1310 362 318  5018-2058  2982  3420   +2960 1,498 2,438      33  25   18  24

 2.P.S.V.                59 1990 1198 427 365  4571-2114  2823  3279   +2457 1,419 2,162      22  19    9  17

 3.Feyenoord             59 1990 1123 468 399  4241-2295  2714  3093   +1946 1,364 1,848      14   9   11  15

 4.F.C. Twente           58 1956  863 527 566  3237-2560  2247# 2562#  + 677 1,149 1,264       2   1    3   7

   Sportclub Enschede     9  294  121  77  96   565- 490   319   319   +  75 1,085 1,153       1
   F.C. Twente           49 1662  742 450 470  2672-2070  1928# 2243#  + 602 1,160 1,291       1   1    3   7

 5.F.C. Utrecht          59 1990  724 500 766  2946-3163  1948  2199   - 217 0,979 0,931       1   1    3   5

   D.O.S.                14  460  168 109 183   790- 848   445   445   -  58 0,967 0,932       1   1
   F.C. Utrecht          45 1530  556 391 583  2156-2315  1503  1754   - 159 0,982 0,931                3   5

 6.Sparta Rotterdam      51 1718  603 485 630  2600-2665  1691  1798   -  65 0,984 0,976       6   1    3   5

 7.Roda J.C. Kerkrade    47 1598  613 410 575  2465-2383  1636  1884   +  82 1,024 1,034       1        2   6

   Rapid J.C.             6  204   73  47  84   307- 350   193   193   -  43 0,946 0,877       1
   Roda J.C. Kerkrade    41 1394  540 363 491  2158-2033  1443  1691   + 125 1,035 1,061                2   6

 8.F.C. Groningen        48 1616  542 450 624  2273-2503  1534  1748   - 230 0,949 0,908                1   2

 9.N.A.C. Breda          48 1620  515 425 680  2169-2681  1454* 1666*  - 512 0,898 0,809       1        1   4

10.A.Z.                  38 1292  535 328 429  2112-1792  1398  1679   + 320 1,082 1,179       2   2    4   5

   Alkmaar                1   34    6  12  16    39-  61    24    24   -  22 0,706 0,639
   A.Z.                  37 1258  529 316 413  2073-1731  1374  1655   + 342 1,092 1,198       2   2    4   5

11.A.D.O. Den Haag       41 1378  455 352 571  1984-2262  1262  1363   - 278 0,916 0,877       2        2   8

   A.D.O.                14  460  189 121 150   793- 691   499   499   + 102 1,085 1,148       2        1   5
   A.D.O. Den Haag       27  918  266 231 421  1191-1571   763   864   - 380 0,831 0,758                1   3

12.Willem II Tilburg     39 1318  405 299 614  1855-2376  1109  1299   - 521 0,841 0,781       3        2   3
 
13.N.E.C.                38 1292  357 368 567  1496-2031  1082  1275   - 535 0,837 0,737                    4

14.Vitesse               30 1020  391 292 337  1518-1429  1074  1349   +  89 1,053 1,062                    3

15.M.V.V. Maastricht     36 1208  350 356 502  1527-1992  1056  1078   - 465 0,874 0,767

16.Fortuna Sittard       31 1038  320 292 426  1391-1705   932   994   - 314 0,898 0,816                2   4

   Fortuna '54           12  392  141  99 152   635- 700   381   381   -  65 0,972 0,907                2   2
   Fortuna Sittard       19  646  179 193 274   756-1005   551   613   - 249 0,853 0,752                    2

17.Go Ahead Eagles       30 1008  319 263 426  1367-1628   901   923   - 261 0,894 0,840       4            1

18.S.C. Heerenveen       23  782  328 196 258  1334-1189   852  1150   + 145 1,090 1,122                1   3

19.R.K.C. Waalwijk        23  782  240 197 345  1014-1269   677   841   - 255 0,866 0,799

20.F.C. Volendam         25  842  228 215 399   994-1513   671   705   - 519 0,797 0,657                    2

21.F.C. Amsterdam        19  634  208 173 253   851- 965   589   589   - 114 0,929 0,882       1   1

   D.W.S./A.              4  136   39  43  54   202- 251   121   121   -  49 0,890 0,805
   D.W.S.                 9  294  108  74 112   386- 393   290   290   -   7 0,986 0,982       1   1
   F.C. Amsterdam         6  204   61  56  87   263- 321   178   178   -  58 0,873 0,819

22.V.V.V.-Venlo          20  680  189 176 315   886-1250   554   590   - 364 0,815 0,709                1   1

23.Haarlem               18  612  172 178 262   695- 978   522   522   - 283 0,853 0,711       1        2   5

24.De Graafschap         19  646  144 162 340   696-1232   450   554   - 536 0,697 0,565

25.Excelsior             18  612  132 154 326   666-1144   418   458   - 478 0,683 0,582                    1

26.P.E.C. Zwolle         15  510  134 147 229   644- 892   415   463   - 248 0,814 0,722                1   4

27.Heracles Almelo       15  494  141 115 238   649- 937   397   502   - 288 0,804 0,693       2            1

28.F.C. Den Bosch        15  510  132 133 245   617- 928   397   414   - 311 0,778 0,665       1            1

   B.V.V.                 2   68   18  10  40   126- 172    46    46   -  46 0,676 0,733       1
   F.C. Den Bosch        13  442  114 123 205   491- 756   351   368   - 265 0,794 0,649                    1

29.Telstar               14  468  118 140 210   530- 754   376   376   - 224 0,803 0,703                    2

30.Elinkwijk               7  234   65  50 119   306- 483   180   180   - 177 0,769 0,634

31.Blauw Wit              6  196   65  42  89   334- 401   172   172   -  67 0,878 0,833

32.S.C. Cambuur           6  204   46  55 103   225- 358   147   181   - 133 0,721 0,628

33.Holland Sport          4  136   37  34  65   168- 279   108   108   - 111 0,794 0,602

34.F.C. Dordrecht         6  204   31  46 127   208- 463   108   112   - 255 0,529 0,449                2   4

   D.S. '79               2   68    8  11  49    76- 188    27    27   - 112 0,397 0,404                2   4
   F.C. Dordrecht         4  136   23  35  78   132- 275    81    85   - 143 0,596 0,480

35.N.O.A.D.               4  136   33  30  73   187- 311    96    96   - 124 0,706 0,601

36.R.B.C. Roosendaal      5  170   35  26 109   164- 358    96   131   - 194 0,565 0,458                    1

37.Sittardia              4  132   32  29  71   148- 256    93    93   - 108 0,705 0,578

38.F.C. Eindhoven         3  102   23  25  54   107- 209    71    71   - 102 0,696 0,512       1        1   1

39.Xerxes/D.H.C.          2   68   26  17  25    92-  95    69    69   -   3 1,015 0,968                    1

   Xerxes                 1   34   13   8  13    47-  48    34    34   -   1 1,000 0,979                    1
   Xerxes/D.H.C.          1   34   13   9  12    45-  47    35    35   -   2 1,029 0,957

40.bvc Amsterdam          2   68   20  20  28   103- 130    60    60   -  27 0,882 0,792

41.Veendam                2   68   12  23  33    74- 127    47    47   -  53 0,691 0,583

42.Wageningen             2   68   13  18  37    72- 137    44    44   -  65 0,647 0,526                2   2
 
43.Helmond Sport          2   68   12  18  38    93- 162    42    42   -  69 0,618 0,574                    2

44.De Volewijckers         2   64   15  10  39    99- 189    40    40   -  90 0,625 0,524       1

45.S.V.V.                 2   68   13  13  42    62- 142    39    39   -  80 0,574 0,437       1

   Totals            59 1054    13267   13267 54788-54788               =    1     1          99  59   71 144
                           35580     9046                35573* 40258*

# F.C. Twente 6 points deducted in 2014/15
* N.A.C. Breda 1 point deducted in 2010/11

Explanations:

    S  Seasons in eredivisie (max. 59)
   Pd  Matches played (max. 1990)
    W  Matches won
    D  Matches drawn
    L  Matches lost
   GF  Goals scored
   GA  Goals conceded
  Pts  Number of points obtained (2/win)
 PAct  Number of actual points obtained (counting 3/win from 1995/96 onwards,
         which adds up to 4685 extra points until 2014/15 inclusive)
   GD  Goal difference 
Pts/G  Points per game ratio (based on 2/win)
  GAv  Goal average
Champ  Number of Dutch championships
  Ere  Number of wins in the eredivisie (Dutch championship since 1956/57)
 Cups  Number of Dutch Cups
  Fin  Number of Cup Final appearances

Note:  playoff matches, championship deciders, and "nacompetitie" matches not 
       included


Major name changes and mergers:

 3.Feijenoord changed name to Feyenoord in 1971.
 4.Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys merged to form F.C. Twente in 1965.
 5.D.O.S., Elinkwijk (30) and Velox merged to form F.C. Utrecht in 1970.
 6.Sparta changed name to Sparta Rotterdam in 2004.
 7.Rapid J.C. and Roda Sport merged to form Roda J.C. in 1962.  Roda J.C.
   changed name to Roda J.C. Kerkrade in 2010.
 8.G.V.A.V. changed name to F.C. Groningen in 1971.
 9.N.A.C. changed name to N.A.C. Breda in 2003.
10.Alkmaar and F.C. Zaanstreek merged to form A.Z. '67 in 1967; A.Z. '67
   changed name to A.Z. in 1986.
11.A.D.O. and Holland Sport (33) merged to form F.C. Den Haag in 1971.  Between
   1992 and 1994 the merger club was known as A.D.O./Den Haag; since 1996 as
   A.D.O. Den Haag.
12.Willem II changed name to Willem II Tilburg in 2004.
15.M.V.V. changed name to M.V.V. Maastricht in 2010.
16.Fortuna '54 and Sittardia (37) merged to form F.S.C. in 1968; F.S.C. changed
   name to Fortuna Sittard in 1979.
17.Go Ahead changed name to Go Ahead Eagles in 1971.
19.R.K.C. changed name to R.K.C. Waalwijk in 1996.
21.D.W.S. and bvc Amsterdam (40) merged to form D.W.S./A. in 1958.  D.W.S./A
   changed name to D.W.S. in 1962.  D.W.S. and Blauw Wit (31) merged to form
   F.C. Amsterdam in 1972; De Volew&307;ckers (44) joined the merger in 1974.
   F.C. Amsterdam were dissolved in 1982.
22.V.V.V. were known as F.C. V.V.V. between 1968 and 1985 and changed name to
   V.V.V.-Venlo in 2004.
26.P.E.C. Zwolle were known as F.C. Zwolle between 1991 and 2012.
27.S.C. Heracles changed name to Heracles Almelo in 1998.
28.B.V.V. changed name to F.C. Den Bosch in 1965.  F.C. Den Bosch and
   Wilhelmina merged under the name of F.C. Den Bosch ('67) in 1967.
   Between 1988 and 1992 F.C. Den Bosch were known as B.V.V. Den Bosch.
29.Telstar were formed by a merger of Stormvogels and V.S.V. (neither club
   played in the eredivisie) and between 2001 and 2008 were known as
   Stormvogels Telstar Combinatie.
33.Holland Sport were known as S.H.S. between 1955 and 1964 (temporary merger
   with amateur club Scheveningen).  See also 11.
33.S.C. Cambuur were known as Leeuwarden until 1964 and as Cambuur Leeuwarden
   between 1989 and 2008.
34.D.S. '79 changed name to Dordrecht '90 in 1990.  They merged with S.V.V.
   to form S.V.V./Dordrecht '90 in 1991, changing name to Dordrecht '90 in
   1992 and to F.C. Dordrecht in 2002.  See also 45.
39.Xerxes and D.H.C. '66 merged in 1967 to form Xerxes/D.H.C. who were
   dissolved in 1968.
45.S.V.V. and Dordrecht '90 merged to form S.V.V./Dordrecht '90 in 1991.
   The merger club changed name to Dordrecht '90 in 1992.  See also 34.

NB: for additional information on name changes, mergers, and the disappearance of
    clubs from Dutch professional football, see Netherlands - Regional Analysis.

Netherlands - All-Time Table Eerste and Tweede Divisie

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