# 2006–07 Eredivisie

The 2006–07 Eredivisie season began on August 18, 2006. The season saw PSV Eindhoven quickly building a gap with the other teams. After 20 matches, the club was 11 points ahead of AZ and 12 points ahead of Ajax. The lead quickly dissipated in the 13 matches that followed. A draw of PSV at FC Utrecht in the penultimate round saw AZ and Ajax catching up. The three clubs were all on 72 points from 33 matches, with the AZ on top due to goal difference. Ajax were second, PSV were third. AZ suffered a shock defeat at league minnows Excelsior Rotterdam in the final round, playing with 10 men after 15 minutes in the game. Ajax won 0–2 against Willem II, and PSV beat Vitesse 5–1. PSV and Ajax both finished on 75 points, but PSV finished first due to a better goal difference (+50, against +49 for Ajax) to end one of the most exciting and closest title races in many years.

## Promoted team

This team was promoted from the Eerste Divisie at the start of the season:
* Excelsior (Eerste Divisie champions)

## Relegated teams

The following teams were relegated to the Eerste Divisie at the end of the season:
* ADO Den Haag
* RKC Waalwijk

## Promoted teams

The following teams were promoted from the Eerste Divisie at the end of the season:
* De Graafschap
* VVV-Venlo

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | PSV (C) | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 75 | 25 | +50 | 75 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Ajax | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 84 | 35 | +49 | 75 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round playoff |
| 3 | AZ | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 83 | 31 | +52 | 72 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round playoff |
| 4 | Twente | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 67 | 37 | +30 | 66 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round playoff |
| 5 | Heerenveen | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 60 | 43 | +17 | 55 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round playoff |
| 6 | Roda JC | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 54 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round playoff |
| 7 | Feyenoord | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 56 | 66 | −10 | 53 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round playoff |
| 8 | Groningen | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 51 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round playoff |
| 9 | Utrecht | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 48 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round playoff |
| 10 | NEC | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 44 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round playoff |
| 11 | NAC Breda | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 43 | 54 | −11 | 43 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round playoff |
| 12 | Vitesse Arnhem | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 38 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round playoff |
| 13 | Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 40 | 66 | −26 | 37 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round playoff |
| 14 | Heracles Almelo | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 32 | 64 | −32 | 32 | |
| 15 | Willem II | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 64 | −33 | 31 | |
| 16 | Excelsior | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 43 | 65 | −22 | 30 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 17 | RKC Waalwijk (R) | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 33 | 60 | −27 | 27 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 18 | ADO Den Haag (R) | 34 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 40 | 72 | −32 | 17 | Relegation to Eerste Divisie |

## Results

| Home \ Away | ADO | AJX | AZ | EXC | FEY | GRO | HEE | HER | NAC | NEC | PSV | RKC | RJC | SPA | TWE | UTR | VIT | WIL |
| ADO Den Haag | | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 |
| Ajax | 2–0 | | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 |
| AZ | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 5–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 8–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Excelsior | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 |
| Feyenoord | 3–1 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 1–0 | | 0–4 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| FC Groningen | 2–5 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 4–1 |
| SC Heerenveen | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 4–2 | | 5–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 |
| Heracles Almelo | 4–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 |
| NAC Breda | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| NEC | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| PSV | 2–1 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | | 2–0 | 4–1 | 7–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 4–0 |
| RKC Waalwijk | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Roda JC | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 7–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 |
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| FC Twente | 3–1 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 7–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| FC Utrecht | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Vitesse | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | | 1–0 |
| Willem II | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 3–5 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
* ↑ The match was suspended for crowd trouble 4 minutes into the second half, while FC Groningen were leading 0-3. The remaining minutes were played three days later.
* ↑ The match was suspended after 63 minutes, after ADO supporters had invaded the pitch. The Royal Dutch Football Association decided ten days later that the game would not be finished, making the score at the time of the suspension the final score.

## Play-offs
### For UEFA competitions

For one Champions League ticket and three UEFA Cup tickets
| Matches A and B | Matches A and B | Matches A and B | Match E | Match E | Match E |
| 5 | SC Heerenveen | 1 | | | |
| 2 | Ajax | 4 | | | |
| 2 | Ajax | 4 | A | Ajax | 4 |
| | | | B | AZ | 2 |
| 4 | FC Twente | 1 | B | AZ | 2 |
| 3 | AZ | 3 | | | |
Ajax have qualified for 2007–08 UEFA Champions League. AZ, FC Twente and Heerenveen have qualified for the 2007–08 UEFA Cup.
For one UEFA Cup ticket and possibly one Intertoto Cup ticket
| Matches C and D | Matches C and D | Matches C and D | Match G | Match G | Match G |
| 9 | FC Utrecht (advances on away goals) | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Roda JC | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Roda JC | 1 | C | FC Utrecht | 1 |
| | | | D | FC Groningen | 4 |
| 8 | FC Groningen | 3 | D | FC Groningen | 4 |
| 7 | Feyenoord | 2 | | | |
FC Groningen have qualified for the 2007–08 UEFA Cup. FC Utrecht faced Vitesse (the team winning match J) for one ticket to the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2007.
For possibly one Intertoto Cup ticket
| Matches H and I | Matches H and I | Matches H and I | Match J | Match J | Match J |
| 13 | Sparta Rotterdam | 2 | | | |
| 10 | NEC | 3 | | | |
| 10 | NEC | 3 | H | NEC | 0 |
| | | | I | Vitesse | 3 |
| 12 | Vitesse | 4 | I | Vitesse | 3 |
| 11 | NAC Breda | 2 | | | |
Vitesse faced FC Utrecht (the team losing match G) for one ticket to the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2007.
For the Intertoto Cup ticket
| Match K | Match K | Match K |
| G | FC Utrecht | 2 (a) |
| J | Vitesse | 2 |
FC Utrecht have qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2007.

### Relegation playoffs
#### Round 1

| Team #1 | Aggregate | Team #2 | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 |
| FC Zwolle | 1-2 | FC Dordrecht | 0-1 | 1-1 | Not played |
| BV Veendam | 5-3 | Go Ahead Eagles | 5-1 | 0-2 | Not played |
All teams play a home and an away match, with the possibility of a third match in case of a tie. The team that has scored the most away goals in the first two legs will play the deciding third leg at home. If both teams have scored an equal number of away goals, a penalty shootout after the second leg will decide who plays at home in the third leg.

#### Round 2

| Team #1 | Aggregate | Team #2 | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 |
| FC Dordrecht | 2-5 | RKC Waalwijk | 2-0 | 0-2 | 0-3 |
| FC Den Bosch | 2-3 | VVV-Venlo | 1-2 | 1-0 | 0-1 |
| FC Volendam | 3-6 | RBC Roosendaal | 3-5 | 0-1 | Not played |
| BV Veendam | 0-4 | Excelsior | 0-1 | 0-3 | Not played |
All teams play a home and an away match, with the possibility of a third match in case of a tie. The team that has scored the most away goals in the first two legs will play the deciding third leg at home. If both teams have scored an equal number of away goals, a penalty shootout after the second leg will decide who plays at home in the third leg.

#### Round 3

| Team #1 | Aggregate | Team #2 | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 |
| VVV-Venlo | 5-1 | RKC Waalwijk | 2-0 | 0-1 | 3-0 |
| RBC Roosendaal | 1-2 | Excelsior | 1-1 | 0-1 | Not played |
All teams play a home and an away match, with the possibility of a third match in case of a tie. The team that has scored the most away goals in the first two legs will play the deciding third leg at home. If both teams have scored an equal number of away goals, a penalty shootout after the second leg will decide who plays at home in the third leg.
The winners of matches G and H will play in the Eredivisie 2007/2008

## Top scorers

| Pos. | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1. | Afonso Alves | SC Heerenveen | 34 |
| 2. | Blaise Nkufo | FC Twente | 22 |
| 2. | Danny Koevermans | AZ | 22 |
| 4. | Jefferson Farfán | PSV | 21 |
| 4. | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | Ajax | 21 |
| 6. | Danko Lazović | Vitesse | 19 |
| 7. | Wesley Sneijder | Ajax | 18 |
| 8. | Kennedy Bakırcıoğlu | FC Twente | 15 |
| 9. | Shota Arveladze | AZ | 14 |
| 10. | Erik Nevland | FC Groningen | 13 |

## Awards
### Dutch Footballer of the Year

* 2006 / 2007 — Afonso Alves (SC Heerenveen)

## Stadiums

| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
| Ajax | Amsterdam ArenA | 51,628 |
| Feyenoord | Feijenoord Stadion | 51,177 |
| 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 |
| ADO | Zuiderpark Stadion | 10,500 |
| Sparta | Sparta Stadion / Het Kasteel | 11,026 |
| Heracles | Polman Stadion | 8,500 |
| RKC | Mandemakers Stadion | 7,500 |
| Excelsior | Stadion Woudestein | 3,527 |

## Attendances

| # | Football club | Home games | Average attendance |
| 1 | AFC Ajax | 17 | 48,610 |
| 2 | Feyenoord | 17 | 40,912 |
| 3 | PSV | 17 | 33,656 |
| 4 | sc Heerenveen | 17 | 25,471 |
| 5 | Vitesse | 17 | 20,179 |
| 6 | FC Utrecht | 17 | 20,005 |
| 7 | FC Groningen | 17 | 19,182 |
| 8 | AZ | 17 | 15,980 |
| 9 | NAC Breda | 17 | 14,876 |
| 10 | Roda JC | 17 | 14,399 |
| 11 | FC Twente | 17 | 13,163 |
| 12 | Willem II | 17 | 12,527 |
| 13 | NEC | 17 | 12,015 |
| 14 | Sparta Rotterdam | 17 | 9,950 |
| 15 | Heracles Almelo | 17 | 8,419 |
| 16 | ADO Den Haag | 17 | 7,001 |
| 17 | RKC Waalwijk | 17 | 5,841 |
| 18 | Excelsior | 17 | 3,212 |