# 2007–08 Eredivisie

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:
* VVV-Venlo

## 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 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round playoff |
| 4 | Twente | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 62 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round playoff |
| 5 | Heerenveen | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 88 | 48 | +40 | 60 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round playoff |
| 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 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round playoff |
| 9 | Roda JC | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 47 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round playoff |
| 10 | Utrecht | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 59 | 55 | +4 | 46 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round playoff |
| 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 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 18 | Excelsior (R) | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 32 | 75 | −43 | 27 | Relegation to Eerste Divisie |

## Match table

| Home \ Away | AJX | AZ | EXC | FEY | GRA | GRO | HEE | HER | NAC | NEC | PSV | RJC | SPA | TWE | UTR | VIT | VVV | WIL |
| Ajax | | 6–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 6–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 6–1 | 4–1 |
| AZ | 2–3 | | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Excelsior | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Feyenoord | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 |
| De Graafschap | 1–8 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 |
| FC Groningen | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Heerenveen | 2–4 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | | 9–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 7–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 |
| Heracles Almelo | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| NAC Breda | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–5 | 4–1 | | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| NEC | 1–1 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| PSV | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | | 2–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Roda JC | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 |
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 4–1 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| FC Twente | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | | 2–2 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| FC Utrecht | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 7–1 | 0–1 | | 2–4 | 1–4 | 2–0 |
| Vitesse Arnhem | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | | 1–3 | 1–0 |
| VVV-Venlo | 2–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–5 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | | 1–1 |
| Willem II | 2–3 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 1–2 | |
* ↑ The match was played on April 16. It had originally been scheduled for April 13, but was suspended and then postponed due to a fire on one of the stands shortly before the match.

## 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 |
| 15 | Michael Bradley | SC Heerenveen |
| 15 | Kenneth Perez | Ajax/PSV |
| 14 | Danny Koevermans | PSV |
| 14 | 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 | Matches A and B | Matches A and B | Matches A and B | Matches A and B | Match G | Match G | Match G | Match G | Match G |
| 2 | SC Heerenveen | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 5 | Ajax | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| 5 | Ajax | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | Ajax | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | | 4 | FC Twente | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | FC Twente | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | FC Twente | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | NAC Breda | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
For one UEFA Cup playoff ticket
| Matches C and D | Matches C and D | Matches C and D | Matches C and D | Matches C and D | Match I | Match I | Match I | Match I | Match I |
| 10 | FC Utrecht | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| 7 | FC Groningen | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| 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 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | NEC | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
For one UEFA Cup ticket
| Matches H and I | Matches H and I | Matches H and I | Matches H and I | Matches H and I | Match J | Match J | Match J | Match J | Match J |
| 5 | SC Heerenveen | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| 3 | NAC Breda | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| 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 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | NEC | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
The winner of match G, FC Twente, qualifies for 2008–09 UEFA Champions League. The loser of match G, Ajax, qualifies for the 2008–09 UEFA Cup. The losers of matches A and B, SC Heerenveen and NAC Breda, faced each other in match H. The winner, SC Heerenveen, qualified for the UEFA Cup. The loser of match H, NAC Breda, faced NEC, the winner of the playoffs featuring FC Groningen, NEC, Roda JC and FC Utrecht. NEC won that match, match J, and clinched the final UEFA Cup ticket, while the loser, NAC Breda, qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup.
| 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 |

### Round 1

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | 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: Kemy Agustien for 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: Excelsior with 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: Gianni Zuiverloon for SC Heerenveen against 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |