In 1954 professional football was introduced, 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 the last name under which they played in the eredivisie. For teams that were formed by mergers, I have added the records of the prime merger club (i.e. the club from which the divisional place was taken by the merger club) to those of the club created, and split them again directly under the total. Two of these additions are actually debatable:
Teams in italics play in the eredivisie 2009/10
club S Pd W D L GF GA Pts PAct GD Pts/G GAv Champ Ere Cups Fin
1.Ajax 53 1786 1175 315 296 4526-1884 2665 2968 +2642 1,492 2,40 29 21 17 21
2.P.S.V. 53 1786 1065 394 327 4076-1884 2524 2847 +2192 1,413 2,16 21 18 8 15
3.Feyenoord 53 1786 1015 420 351 3868-2056 2450 2721 +1812 1,372 1,88 14 9 11 14
4.F.C. Twente 52 1752 751 472 529 2841-2337 1974 2177 + 504 1,127 1,22 1 2 6
Sportclub Enschede 9 294 121 77 96 567- 491 319 319 + 76 1,085 1,15 1
F.C. Twente 43 1458 630 395 433 2274-1846 1655 1858 + 428 1,135 1,23 2 6
5.F.C. Utrecht 53 1786 645 449 692 2636-2853 1739 1911 - 217 0,974 0,92 1 1 3 5
D.O.S. 14 460 168 109 183 790- 848 445 445 - 58 0,967 0,93 1 1
F.C. Utrecht 39 1326 477 340 509 1846-2005 1294 1466 - 159 0,976 0,92 3 5
6.Sparta Rotterdam 50 1684 597 477 610 2570-2600 1671 1772 - 30 0,992 0,99 6 1 3 5
7.Roda J.C. 42 1428 557 370 501 2194-2065 1484 1676 + 129 1,039 1,06 1 2 6
Rapid J.C. 6 204 73 47 84 307- 350 193 193 - 43 0,946 0,88 1
Roda J.C. 36 1224 484 323 417 1887-1715 1291 1483 + 172 1,055 1,10 2 6
8.F.C. Groningen 42 1412 464 401 547 1977-2184 1329 1465 - 207 0,941 0,91 1
9.N.A.C. Breda 42 1416 457 373 586 1919-2340 1287 1441 - 421 0,909 0,82 1 1 4
10.A.Z. 32 1088 438 285 365 1756-1519 1161 1345 + 237 1,067 1,16 2 2 3 4
Alkmaar 1 34 6 12 16 39- 61 24 24 - 22 0,706 0,64
A.Z. 31 1054 432 273 349 1717-1458 1137 1321 + 259 1,079 1,18 2 2 3 4
11.A.D.O. Den Haag 35 1174 394 299 481 1708-1901 1087 1127 - 193 0,926 0,94 2 2 8
A.D.O. 14 460 189 121 150 794- 691 499 499 + 103 1,085 1,15 2 1 5
A.D.O. Den Haag 21 714 205 178 331 914-1210 588 628 - 296 0,824 0,79 1 3
12.M.V.V. 36 1208 350 356 502 1527-1992 1056 1078 - 465 0,874 0,77
13.Willem II 35 1182 377 276 529 1703-2082 1030 1192 - 379 0,871 0,82 3 2 3
14.N.E.C. 33 1122 311 318 493 1264-1723 940 1087 - 459 0,838 0,73 4
15.Fortuna Sittard 31 1038 320 292 426 1391-1705 932 994 - 314 0,898 0,82 2 4
Fortuna '54 12 392 141 99 152 635- 700 381 381 - 65 0,972 0,91 2 2
Fortuna Sittard 19 646 179 193 274 756-1005 551 613 - 249 0,853 0,75 2
16.Vitesse 24 816 309 241 266 1191-1129 859 1052 + 62 1,053 1,05 3
17.Go Ahead Eagles 28 940 302 249 389 1293-1500 853 858 - 207 0,907 0,86 4 1
18.F.C. Volendam 25 842 228 215 399 994-1513 671 705 - 519 0,797 0,66 2
19.F.C. Amsterdam 21 702 228 193 281 954-1095 649 649 - 141 0,925 0,87 1 1
bvc Amsterdam 2 68 20 20 28 103- 130 60 60 - 27 0,882 0,79
D.W.S./A. 4 136 39 43 54 202- 251 121 121 - 49 0,890 0,80
D.W.S. 9 294 108 74 112 386- 393 290 290 - 7 0,986 0,98 1 1
F.C. Amsterdam 6 204 61 56 87 263- 321 178 178 - 58 0,873 0,82
20.S.C. Heerenveen 17 578 249 142 187 976- 852 640 859 + 124 1,088 1,15 1 3
21.R.K.C. Waalwijk 19 646 206 170 270 861-1028 582 712 - 167 0,901 0,84
22.Haarlem 18 612 172 178 262 695- 978 522 522 - 283 0,853 0,71 1 2 5
23.V.V.V.-Venlo 16 544 160 148 236 734- 977 468 475 - 243 0,860 0,75 1 1
24.De Graafschap 17 578 129 145 304 629-1102 403 492 - 473 0,697 0,57
25.F.C. Den Bosch 15 510 132 133 245 617- 928 397 414 - 311 0,778 0,66 1 1
B.V.V. 2 68 18 10 40 126- 172 46 46 - 46 0,676 0,73 1
F.C. Den Bosch 13 442 114 123 205 491- 756 351 368 - 265 0,794 0,65 1
26.Telstar 14 468 118 140 210 530- 754 376 376 - 224 0,803 0,70 2
27.Excelsior 15 510 112 128 270 546- 939 352 372 - 393 0,690 0,58 1
28.F.C. Zwolle 12 408 99 120 189 496- 745 318 331 - 249 0,779 0,67 2
29.Heracles Almelo 9 290 69 74 147 328- 576 212 245 - 248 0,731 0,57 2
30.Elinkwijk 7 234 65 50 119 306- 483 180 180 - 177 0,769 0,63
31.Blauw Wit 6 196 65 42 89 334- 401 172 172 - 67 0,878 0,83
32.Holland Sport 4 136 37 34 65 168- 279 108 108 - 111 0,794 0,60
33.Dordrecht '90 5 170 32 40 98 170- 341 104 104 - 171 0,601 0,50 1
S.V.V. 2 68 13 13 42 62- 142 39 39 - 80 0,574 0,44 1
Dordrecht '90 3 102 19 27 56 108- 199 65 65 - 91 0,637 0,54
34.N.O.A.D. 4 136 33 30 73 187- 311 96 96 - 124 0,706 0,60
35.R.B.C. Roosendaal 5 170 35 26 109 164- 358 96 131 - 194 0,565 0,46 1
36.Sittardia 4 132 32 29 71 148- 256 93 93 - 108 0,705 0,58
37.Cambuur Leeuwarden 4 136 25 38 73 139- 252 88 101 - 113 0,647 0,55
38.Eindhoven 3 102 23 25 54 107- 209 71 71 - 102 0,696 0,51 1 1 1
39.Xerxes/D.H.C. 2 68 26 17 25 92- 95 69 69 - 3 1,015 0,97 1
Xerxes 1 34 13 8 13 47- 48 34 34 - 1 1,000 0,98 1
Xerxes/D.H.C. 1 34 13 9 12 45- 47 35 35 - 2 1,029 0,96
40.Veendam 2 68 12 23 33 74- 127 47 47 - 53 0,691 0,58
41.Wageningen 2 68 13 18 37 72- 137 44 44 - 65 0,647 0,53 2 2
42.Helmond Sport 2 68 12 18 38 93- 162 42 42 - 69 0,618 0,57 2
43.De Volewijckers 2 64 15 10 39 99- 189 40 40 - 90 0,625 0,52 1
44.D.S. '79 2 68 8 11 49 76- 188 27 27 - 112 0,397 0,40 2 4
Totals 53 946 11862 11862 49029-49029 = 1 1 93 53 65 132
31908 8184 31908 35188
Explanations:
S Seasons in eredivisie (max. 53)
Pd Matches played (max. 1786)
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 3280 extra points until 2008/09 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
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.
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 (32) merged to form F.C. Den Haag in 1971. Between
1992 and 1994 were known as A.D.O./Den Haag; since 1996 as A.D.O. Den Haag.
15.Fortuna '54 and Sittardia (36) 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.D.W.S. and bvc Amsterdam 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 Volewijckers (43) joined the merger in 1974.
F.C. Amsterdam were dissolved in 1982.
21.R.K.C. changed name to R.K.C. Waalwijk in 1996.
23.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.
25.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 in 1967. Between
1988 and 1992 F.C. Den Bosch were known as B.V.V. Den Bosch.
26.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.
28.P.E.C. Zwolle changed name to F.C. Zwolle in 1991.
29.S.C. Heracles changed name to Heracles Almelo in 1998.
32.Holland Sport were known as S.H.S. between 1955 and 1964 (merger with
amateur club Scheveningen). See also 11.
33.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 44.
39.Xerxes and D.H.C. '66 merged in 1967 to form Xerxes/D.H.C. who were
dissolved in 1968.
44.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, see also 33.
Thanks to Gerrit Tuitert (gestuitert@planet.nl) and Graeme Riley (griley@tridentcomponentsgroup.com) for corrections
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