2007–08 Eredivisie
UEFA Intertoto Cup | NAC Breda |
---|---|
Top goalscorer | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (33 goals) |
Biggest home win | SC Heerenveen 9–0 Heracles Almelo (7 October 2007) |
Biggest away win | De Graafschap 1–8 Ajax (19 August 2007) |
Highest scoring | SC Heerenveen 9–0 Heracles Almelo (7 October 2007) De Graafschap 1–8 Ajax (19 August 2007) |
Average attendance | 19,090 |
← 2006–07 → |
The 2007–08 Eredivisie was the 52nd season of the Eredivisie, the top division of association football in the Netherlands. The season began in August 2007 and ended on 18 May 2008, with defending champions PSV retaining their title with 72 points.
Promoted teams
The following teams are promoted to the Eredivisie at the start of the season:
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | PSV (C) | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 65 | 24 | +41 | 72 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
2 | Ajax | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 94 | 45 | +49 | 69 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round playoff |
3 | NAC Breda | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 63 | |
4 | Twente | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 62 | |
5 | Heerenveen | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 88 | 48 | +40 | 60 | |
6 | Feyenoord | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 64 | 41 | +23 | 60 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
7 | Groningen | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 53 | 54 | −1 | 51 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round playoff |
8 | NEC
|
34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 49 | |
9 | Roda JC | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 47 | |
10 | Utrecht | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 59 | 55 | +4 | 46 | |
11 | AZ
|
34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 43 | |
12 | Vitesse Arnhem
|
34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 43 | |
13 | Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 52 | 76 | −24 | 34 | |
14 | Heracles | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 34 | 64 | −30 | 32 | |
15 | Willem II | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 31 | |
16 | De Graafschap | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 64 | −31 | 30 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
17 | VVV-Venlo (R) | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 44 | 76 | −32 | 29 | |
18 | Excelsior (R)
|
34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 32 | 75 | −43 | 27 | Relegation to Eerste Divisie |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Match table
Top scorers
Goals | Player | Team |
---|---|---|
33 | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | Ajax |
22 | Blaise Nkufo | FC Twente |
17 | Luis Suárez | Ajax |
16 | Robin Nelisse | FC Utrecht |
15 | Marcus Berg | FC Groningen |
Michael Bradley | SC Heerenveen | |
Kenneth Perez | Ajax/PSV | |
14 | Danny Koevermans | PSV |
Miralem Sulejmani | SC Heerenveen |
Last updated: April 20, 2008
Source: Eredivisie official website
Play-offs
For UEFA competitions
For one Champions League ticket
Matches A and B | Match G | ||||||||||||
2 | SC Heerenveen | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
5 | Ajax | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
2 | Ajax | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
4 | FC Twente | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
4 | FC Twente | 3 | 5 | 8 | |||||||||
3 | NAC Breda | 0 | 1 | 1 |
For one UEFA Cup playoff ticket
Matches C and D | Match I | ||||||||||||
10 | FC Utrecht | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
7 | FC Groningen | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
7 | FC Groningen | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
8 | NEC
| 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
9 | Roda JC
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
8 | NEC
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
For one UEFA Cup ticket
Matches H and I | Match J | ||||||||||||
5 | SC Heerenveen | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
3 | NAC Breda | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
3 | NAC Breda | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
8 | NEC
| 6 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||
7 | FC Groningen | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
8 | NEC
| 1 | 3 | 4 |
The winner of match G,
Team | Tournament |
---|---|
FC Twente | 3rd Qualifying round 2008–09 UEFA Champions League |
Ajax | 2008–09 UEFA Cup |
SC Heerenveen | 2008–09 UEFA Cup |
NEC |
2008–09 UEFA Cup |
NAC Breda | UEFA Intertoto Cup 2008
|
Relegation
Round 1
Team 1 | Agg.
|
Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Go Ahead Eagles | 1–4 | ADO Den Haag | 1–1 | 0–3 |
TOP Oss | 2–5 | Helmond Sport | 2–2 | 0–3 |
Round 2 (best of 3)
Team 1 | Pts | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ADO Den Haag | 3–1 | VVV-Venlo | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0
|
MVV | 1–6 | RKC Waalwijk | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–4
|
FC Zwolle
|
3–2 | FC Den Bosch | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0
|
Helmond Sport | 3–6 | De Graafschap | 2–3 | 1–3 | Not played |
Round 3 (best of 3)
Team 1 | Pts | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ADO Den Haag | 5–4 | RKC Waalwijk | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1
|
FC Zwolle
|
1–3 | De Graafschap | 1–3 | 0–0 | Not played |
The winners of matches G and H will play in the 2008–09 Eredivisie.
Season statistics
Last updated on April 20, 2008.
Scoring
- First goal of the season: AZ against VVV-Venlo(18 August 2007)
- Widest winning margin: SC Heerenveen 9-0 Heracles Almelo (7 October 2007)
- Most goals in a match: SC Heerenveen 9-0 Heracles Almelo (7 October 2007), De Graafschap 1-8 Ajax (August 19, 2007)
- Fastest goal in a match: Roy Makaay for Feyenoord against Heracles Almelo (2 December 2007)
- Best offensive team: Ajax with 94 goals in 34 matches.
- Worst offensive team: Excelsiorwith 32 goals in 34 matches.
- Best defensive team: PSV with 24 goals against in 34 matches.
- Worst defensive team: Sparta and VVV-Venlo with 76 goals against in 34 matches.
Cards
- First yellow card: Willem II(17 August 2007)
- First red card: Patrick Mtiliga for NAC Breda against FC Groningen (18 August 2007)
Overview
Club | Location | Current manager | Previous managers during 2007–08 season |
---|---|---|---|
Ajax | Amsterdam | Adrie Koster | Henk ten Cate |
AZ
|
Alkmaar | Louis van Gaal | |
Excelsior
|
Rotterdam | Ton Lokhoff | |
Feyenoord | Rotterdam | Bert van Marwijk | |
De Graafschap | Doetinchem | Jan de Jonge | |
FC Groningen | Groningen
|
Ron Jans | |
SC Heerenveen | Heerenveen | Gertjan Verbeek | |
Heracles Almelo | Almelo | Gert Heerkes | Hendrie Krüzen, Ruud Brood |
NAC Breda | Breda | Ernie Brandts | |
NEC
|
Nijmegen | Mario Been | |
PSV | Eindhoven | Sef Vergoossen | Jan Wouters, Ronald Koeman |
Roda JC
|
Kerkrade | Raymond Atteveld | |
Sparta Rotterdam | Rotterdam | Foeke Booy | Adri van Tiggelen, Gert Aandewiel |
FC Twente | Enschede | Fred Rutten | |
FC Utrecht | Utrecht
|
Willem van Hanegem | |
Vitesse
|
Arnhem | Aad de Mos | |
VVV-Venlo | Venlo | André Wetzel | |
Willem II
|
Tilburg | Andries Jonker | Dennis van Wijk |
Stadiums 2007-08
Team | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|
Ajax | Amsterdam ArenA |
51,628 |
Feyenoord | Feijenoord Stadion |
51,137 |
PSV | Philips Stadion | 35,119 |
Vitesse | Gelredome |
26,600 |
Heerenveen | Abe Lenstra Stadion | 26,000 |
Utrecht | Stadion Galgenwaard | 24,426 |
Groningen | Euroborg | 19,814 |
Roda JC | Parkstad Limburg Stadion | 19,979 |
AZ | DSB Stadion |
17,023 |
NAC | Rat Verlegh Stadion | 17,064 |
Willem II | Willem II Stadion |
14,637 |
Twente | Arke Stadion |
13,740[1] |
NEC | Stadion de Goffert |
12,470 |
Sparta | Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel | 11,026 |
De Graafschap | De Vijverberg | 12,600 |
Heracles | Polman Stadion |
8,500 |
VVV-Venlo | De Koel | 5,998 |
Excelsior | Stadion Woudestein | 3,527 |
Kits 2007-2008
Team | Kit maker | Shirt sponsor | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Ajax | Adidas | ABN Amro
|
|
AZ | Quick | DSB Bank | |
Excelsior | Masita | DSW | |
Feyenoord | Kappa
|
Fortis
|
|
De Graafschap | kwd | Centric | |
FC Groningen | Umbro | Noord Lease | |
SC Heerenveen | Umbro | Univé | |
Heracles Almelo | Ben Barton | Koninklijke Ten Cate | |
NAC Breda | Umbro | Sunweb | |
NEC | Nike | Jiba | |
PSV | Nike | Philips | |
Roda JC | Umbro | Aevitae | |
Sparta Rotterdam | Kelme | Graydon | |
FC Twente | Umbro | Arke
|
|
FC Utrecht | Puma
|
Phanos | |
Vitesse | Legea | AFAB | |
VVV Venlo | Erima | Seacon Logistics | |
Willem II | Masita | Interpolis |
References
- ^ An expansion of the stadium started in January 2008 and increased capacity to 24,000