# 2024–25 Eredivisie

The 2024–25 Eredivisie is the ongoing 69th season of Eredivisie, the premier football competition in the Netherlands. It began on 9 August 2024 and will conclude on 1 June 2025.

## Changes

| from 2023–24 Eerste Divisie | to 2024–25 Eerste Divisie |
| Willem II (promoted after a two season absence) Groningen (promoted after a single season absence) NAC Breda (Play-offs, promoted after a five season absence) | Excelsior (Play-offs, relegated after two seasons in top flight) Volendam (relegated after two seasons in top flight) Vitesse (relegated after 35 seasons in top flight) |
Since this season there are no clubs anymore that play on artificial turf, all clubs play on natural grass or hybrid grass. As per next season, natural/ hybrid grass on the home ground stadium pitch, is obliged in the Eredivisie.

## Teams
### Stadiums and locations

| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity | 2023–24 position |
| Ajax | Amsterdam | Johan Cruyff Arena | 55,865 | 5th |
| Almere City | Almere | Yanmar Stadion | 4,501 | 13th |
| AZ | Alkmaar | AFAS Stadion | 19,478 | 4th |
| Feyenoord | Rotterdam | De Kuip | 47,500 | 2nd |
| Fortuna Sittard | Sittard | Fortuna Sittard Stadion | 10,300 | 10th |
| Go Ahead Eagles | Deventer | De Adelaarshorst | 10,000 | 9th |
| Groningen | Groningen | Euroborg | 22,550 | 1D, 2nd |
| Heerenveen | Heerenveen | Abe Lenstra Stadion | 27,224 | 11th |
| Heracles Almelo | Almelo | Asito Stadion | 12,080 | 14th |
| NAC Breda | Breda | Rat Verlegh Stadion | 19,000 | 1D, 8th (Play-off winner) |
| NEC | Nijmegen | Goffertstadion | 12,500 | 6th |
| PEC Zwolle | Zwolle | MAC³PARK Stadion | 13,250 | 12th |
| PSV Eindhoven | Eindhoven | Philips Stadion | 36,500 | 1st |
| RKC Waalwijk | Waalwijk | Mandemakers Stadion | 7,500 | 15th |
| Sparta Rotterdam | Rotterdam | Spartastadion Het Kasteel | 11,000 | 8th |
| Twente | Enschede | De Grolsch Veste | 30,205 | 3rd |
| Utrecht | Utrecht | Stadion Galgenwaard | 23,750 | 7th |
| Willem II | Tilburg | Koning Willem II Stadion | 14,700 | 1D, 1st |

### Number of teams by province

| Number of teams | Province | Team(s) |
| 4 | North Brabant | NAC Breda, PSV Eindhoven, RKC Waalwijk, Willem II |
| 4 | Overijssel | Go Ahead Eagles, Heracles Almelo, PEC Zwolle, Twente |
| 2 | North Holland | Ajax, AZ |
| 2 | South Holland | Feyenoord, Sparta Rotterdam |
| 1 | Flevoland | Almere City |
| 1 | Friesland | Heerenveen |
| 1 | Gelderland | NEC |
| 1 | Groningen | Groningen |
| 1 | Limburg | Fortuna Sittard |
| 1 | Utrecht | Utrecht |

### Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | President | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsors (front) | Shirt sponsors (back) | Shirt sponsors (sleeves) | Shorts sponsors |
| Ajax | Menno Geelen (int.) | Francesco Farioli | Jordan Henderson | Adidas | Ziggo | Ziggo Sport | Curaçao/ Team Rockstars IT (from January 2025) | None |
| Almere City | John Bes | Jeroen Rijsdijk | Thomas Robinet | Craft | OneCasino | Kroonenberg Groep, MASCOT Workwear | eFulfilment.eu | None |
| AZ | Merijn Zeeman (per Dec. 2024, before Robert Eenhoorn) | Maarten Martens | Bruno Martins Indi | Nike | Kansino | Elfi Vastgoed | Cavallaro Napoli | None |
| Feyenoord | Dennis te Kloese | Robin van Persie | Quinten Timber | Castore | Mediamarkt | Prijsvrij | TOTO Nederlandse Loterij | None |
| Fortuna Sittard | Işıtan Gün | Danny Buijs | Ivo Pinto | Robey | BetCity | Winkelhart sittard | None | None |
| Go Ahead Eagles | Jan Willem van Dop | Paul Simonis | Mats Deijl | Stanno | Betnation, MaxiZoo | Validsign, Salland Zorgverzekeringen | LoooX, Matrix Fitness | MaxiZoo |
| Groningen | Frank van Mosselveld | Dick Lukkien | Leandro Bacuna | Robey | OG Clean Fuels | U-Sport | TOTO Nederlandse Loterij | None |
| Heerenveen | Ferry de Haan | Henk Brugge (a.i.) | Paweł Bochniewicz | Macron | Wolkom onbegrensd Fryslân | MASCOT Workwear, Effektief | TOTO Nederlandse Loterij | Veolia |
| Heracles Almelo | Bart Haverland | Erwin van de Looi | Justin Hoogma | Acerbis | Asito | Asito | Kans voor een Kind | Asito |
| NAC Breda | Remco Oversier | Carl Hoefkens | Jan Van den Bergh | Nike | OK Brandstoffen en Smeermiddelen | Vrolijk, MHC Mobility | vdBuijs Installaties, Jacobs Elektro Groep | Xior Student Housing |
| NEC | Wilco van Schaik | Rogier Meijer | Lasse Schöne | Robey | Nexperia | KlokGroep | NasWerkt | GX Software |
| PEC Zwolle | Xander Czaikowski | Johnny Jansen | Davy van den Berg | Adidas | Circus.nl Sport & Casino | Molecaten | VDK Groep | Quades |
| PSV Eindhoven | Marcel Brands | Peter Bosz | Luuk de Jong | Puma | Metropoolregio Brainport Eindhoven | GoodHabitz | TOTO Nederlandse Loterij | None |
| RKC Waalwijk | Willem van der Linden | Henk Fraser | Oskar Zawada | Stanno | Willy Naessens, JM van Delft & zn | Mandemakers, Van Mossel | TOTO Nederlandse Loterij | DAS Bouwsystemen |
| Sparta Rotterdam | Leo Ruijs | Maurice Steijn | Nick Olij | Robey | De Goudse Verzekeringen, D&S Group | Blue10, VNOM | TOTO Nederlandse Loterij, BICT Groep | Toll Global Forwarding, Trofi Pack |
| Twente | Paul van der Kraan | Joseph Oosting | Ricky van Wolfswinkel / Lars Unnerstall | Castore | Elektramat | ThermoSolutions BV | TOTO Nederlandse Loterij, Taurus Corporate Finance | Elektramat |
| Utrecht | Thijs van Es | Ron Jans | Nick Viergever | Castore | Conclusion Digital Transformation | None | U4U | Dassy |
| Willem II | Merijn Goris | Peter Maes | Jesse Bosch | Robey | AVEC | BTT We lead the way | TOTO Nederlandse Loterij | Avia |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
| Feyenoord | Arne Slot | Signed by Liverpool | 1 June 2024 | Pre-season | Brian Priske | 1 July 2024 |
| Ajax | John van 't Schip | End of interim spell | 10 June 2024 | Pre-season | Francesco Farioli | 11 June 2024 |
| Almere City | Alex Pastoor | End of contract | 30 June 2024 | Pre-season | Hedwiges Maduro | 1 July 2024 |
| Heerenveen | Kees van Wonderen | End of contract | 30 June 2024 | Pre-season | Robin van Persie | 1 July 2024 |
| NAC Breda | Jean-Paul van Gastel | End of contract | 30 June 2024 | Pre-season | Carl Hoefkens | 1 July 2024 |
| Go Ahead Eagles | René Hake | Signed by Manchester United as Assistant | 11 July | Pre-season | Paul Simonis | 7 July 2024 |
| Sparta Rotterdam | Jeroen Rijsdijk | Sacked | 1 November 2024 | 11th | Nourdin Boukhari (a.i.) | 1 November 2024 |
| Sparta Rotterdam | Nourdin Boukhari (a.i.) | End of interim spell | 4 November 2024 | 13th | Maurice Steijn | 4 November 2024 |
| Almere City | Hedwiges Maduro | Sacked | 18 December 2024 | 18th | Foeke Booy (int.) & Anoush Dastgir | 19 December 2024 |
| Almere City | Foeke Booy (a.i.) & Anoush Dastgir (a.i.) | End of interim spell | 3 January 2025 | 18th | Jeroen Rijsdijk | 3 January 2025 |
| Feyenoord | Brian Priske | Sacked | 10 February 2025 | 5th | Pascal Bosschaart (a.i.) | 11 February 2025 |
| Heerenveen | Robin van Persie | Signed by Feyenoord | 23 February 2025 | 9th | Henk Brugge (a.i.) | 23 February 2025 |
| Feyenoord | Pascal Bosschaart (a.i.) | End of interim spell | 23 February 2025 | 3rd | Robin van Persie | 24 February 2025 |

## Standings
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Ajax (Y) | 26 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 20 | +35 | 64 | Qualification for the Champions League league phase |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven (Y) | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 78 | 30 | +48 | 58 | Qualification for the Champions League league phase |
| 3 | Utrecht | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 49 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Feyenoord | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 54 | 29 | +25 | 47 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Twente | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 46 | Qualification for the European competition play-offs |
| 6 | AZ | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 44 | Qualification for the European competition play-offs |
| 7 | Go Ahead Eagles | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 44 | Qualification for the European competition play-offs |
| 8 | Fortuna Sittard | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 32 | Qualification for the European competition play-offs |
| 9 | Groningen | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 31 | |
| 10 | Heerenveen | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 31 | |
| 11 | NEC | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 29 | |
| 12 | NAC Breda | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 44 | −16 | 29 | |
| 13 | Heracles Almelo | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 47 | −14 | 28 | |
| 14 | PEC Zwolle | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 26 | |
| 15 | Sparta Rotterdam | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 25 | |
| 16 | Willem II | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 24 | Qualification for the Relegation play-off |
| 17 | RKC Waalwijk | 25 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 52 | −20 | 17 | Relegation to Eerste Divisie |
| 18 | Almere City | 26 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 50 | −34 | 15 | Relegation to Eerste Divisie |
* 1 2 The 2024–25 KNVB Cup winners (AZ or Go Ahead Eagles) qualify for the Europa League league phase (or the fourth-placed team if the KNVB Cup winners finish in the top three). If the KNVB Cup winners finish in the top four, the Europa League second round spot will be passed to the fifth-placed team. If the KNVB Cup winners finish in the top eight, the fourth European competition play-off spot will be passed to the ninth-placed team.

## Results

| Home \ Away | AJA | ALM | AZ | FEY | FOR | GAE | GRO | HEE | HER | NAC | NEC | PEC | PSV | RKC | SPA | TWE | UTR | WIL |
| Ajax | | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 6 Apr | 11 May | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 27 Apr | 18 May | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Almere City | 0–1 | | 0–1 | 1–4 | 14 May | 27 Apr | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5 Apr | 1–7 | 1–4 | 10 May | 0–5 | 1–3 | 0–1 |
| AZ | 2–1 | 18 May | | 5 Apr | 1–0 | 2–2 | 11 May | 9–1 | 1–0 | 24 Apr | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 9 Mar | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Feyenoord | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | | 1–1 | 30 Mar | 8 Mar | 3–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 25 Apr | 11 May | 14 May | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Fortuna Sittard | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 12 Apr | | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 10 May | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 29 Mar | 1–2 | 18 May | 27 Apr |
| Go Ahead Eagles | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4 May | 1–5 | 0–2 | | 2–1 | 14 May | 4–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 6 Apr | 1–0 |
| Groningen | 14 May | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 23 Apr | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5 Apr | 3 May | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Heerenveen | 0–2 | 5 May | 3–1 | 18 May | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 4–0 | 27 Apr | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4 Apr |
| Heracles Almelo | 3–4 | 0–0 | 13 Apr | 3 May | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 18 May | 4–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 30 Mar | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| NAC Breda | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 12 Apr | 29 Mar | 2–4 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 4 May | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 18 May |
| NEC | 1–2 | 2–2 | 29 Mar | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 14 May | | 1–0 | 3–3 | 11 Apr | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3 May |
| PEC Zwolle | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 3–1 | 11 May | 18 May | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | | 3–1 | 29 Mar | 1–0 | 13 Apr | 3–3 | 0–1 |
| PSV | 30 Mar | 12 Apr | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3 May | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 14 May | 3–2 | 2–0 | 6–0 | | 5–1 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| RKC Waalwijk | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 18 May | 1–2 | 10 May | 6 Apr | 5–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | | 1–2 | 2–2 | 25 Apr | 2–0 |
| Sparta Rotterdam | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 12 Apr | 0–0 | 0–2 | 6 Apr | 1–1 | 18 May | 1–1 | | 4 May | 1–4 | 4–0 |
| Twente | 2–2 | 1–0 | 14 May | 2–6 | 5 Apr | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 24 Apr | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 11 May | 6–2 |
| Utrecht | 4 May | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 13 Apr | 30 Mar | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–5 | 3–2 | 14 May | 2–1 | | 3–2 |
| Willem II | 13 Apr | 29 Mar | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 9 May | 2–2 | 4–1 | 14 May | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | |

## Statistics
### Top scorers

    As of 16 March 2025
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Sem Steijn | Twente | 22 |
| 2 | Luuk de Jong | PSV Eindhoven | 12 |
| 2 | Troy Parrott | AZ | 12 |
| 4 | Oliver Valaker Edvardsen | Go Ahead Eagles/Ajax | 11 |
| 4 | Ricardo Pepi | PSV Eindhoven | 11 |
| 4 | Dylan Vente | PEC Zwolle | 11 |
| 7 | Jakob Breum | Go Ahead Eagles | 9 |
| 7 | Igor Paixão | Feyenoord | 9 |
| 7 | Guus Til | PSV Eindhoven | 9 |
| 7 | Oskar Zawada | RKC Waalwijk | 9 |

### Hat-tricks

| Rnd | Player | Club | Goals | Date | Home | Score | Away |
| 5 | Troy Parrott$^4$ | AZ | 23', 48', 50', 56' | 14 September 2024 | AZ | 9–1 | Heerenveen |
| 13 | Ricardo Pepi | PSV Eindhoven | 37', 64', 78' | 23 November 2024 | PSV Eindhoven | 5–0 | Groningen |
| 15 | Oliver Valaker Edvardsen | Go Ahead Eagles | 5', 6', 25' | 7 December 2024 | Go Ahead Eagles | 5–0 | NEC |
| 16 | Santiago Giménez | Feyenoord | 31', 36' (p), 45+3' | 14 December 2024 | Feyenoord | 5–2 | Heracles Almelo |
| 18 | Jakob Breum | Go Ahead Eagles | 27', 47', 87' | 10 January 2025 | Fortuna Sittard | 0–3 | Go Ahead Eagles |
| 18 | Sem Steijn | Twente | 12', 36', 50' (p) | 12 January 2025 | Twente | 6–2 | Willem II |
| 26 | Igor Paixão | Feyenoord | 14', 53', 62' | 16 March 2025 | Twente | 2–6 | Feyenoord |

#### Notes

$^4$ Player scored 4 goals

## Awards
### Monthly awards

| Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month | Talent of the Month | Talent of the Month | Team of the Month | Ref. |
| Month | Player | Club | Player | Club | Team of the Month | Ref. |
| August | Joey Veerman | PSV Eindhoven | Jorg Schreuders | Groningen | Vaessen (Groningen); Köhlert (Heerenveen), Boscagli (PSV Eindhoven), Flamingo (PSV Eindhoven), Ledezma (PSV Eindhoven); Meerveld (Willem II), Veerman (PSV Eindhoven), Schreuders (Groningen); Lozano (PSV Eindhoven), Lammers (Twente), Bakayoko (PSV Eindhoven) | |
| September | Sem Steijn | Twente | Matteo Dams | PSV Eindhoven | Schendelaar (PEC Zwolle); Dams (PSV Eindhoven), Baas (Ajax), Šutalo (Ajax), Rensch (Ajax); Nassoh (Sparta Rotterdam), Steijn (Twente), Klaassen (Ajax); Tillman (PSV Eindhoven), Parrott (AZ), Sadiq (AZ) | |
| October | Thomas Didillon-Hödl | Willem II | Oscar Fraulo | Utrecht | Didillon-Hödl (Willem II); Salah-Eddine (Twente), Viergever (Utrecht), Nauber (Go Ahead Eagles), Kasius (AZ); Vlap (Twente), Hwang (Feyenoord), Steijn (Twente), Leemans (NAC Breda); Ómarsson (NAC Breda), Kulenović (Heracles Almelo) | |
| November | Dylan Mbayo | PEC Zwolle | Paxten Aaronson | Utrecht | Pasveer (Ajax); Verdonk (NEC), Kramer (Go Ahead Eagles), Greiml (NAC Breda), Pereira (NEC); Vlap (Twente), Saibari (PSV Eindhoven), Aaronson (Utrecht); Mbayo (PEC Zwolle), Pepi (PSV Eindhoven), Moussa (Feyenoord) | |
| December | Troy Parrott | AZ | Wouter Goes | AZ | Schendelaar (PEC Zwolle); Ledezma (PSV Eindhoven), Goes (AZ), Schouten (Willem II), Zagaritis (Almere City); Iqbal (Utrecht), Meerveld (Willem II); Edvardsen (Go Ahead Eagles), Zawada (RKC Waalwijk), Parrott (AZ), Lang (PSV Eindhoven) | |
| January | Filip Krastev | PEC Zwolle | Faissal Al Mazyani | RKC Waalwijk | De Keijzer (Heracles Almelo); Al Mazyani (RKC Waalwijk), Van Gelderen (RKC Waalwijk), Blokzijl (Groningen), Verdonk (NEC); Mito (Sparta Rotterdam), Van Crooij (NEC), Krastev (PEC Zwolle); Rots (Twente), Ómarsson (NAC Breda), Paixão (Feyenoord) | |
| February | Brian Brobbey | Ajax | Jakob Breum | Go Ahead Eagles | Barkas (Utrecht); Van Rooij (Twente), Penetra (AZ), Eerdhuijzen (Sparta Rotterdam), Møller Wolfe (AZ); Jahanbakhsh (Heerenveen), Breum (Go Ahead Eagles), Ihattaren (RKC Waalwijk); Vente (PEC Zwolle), Brobbey (Ajax), Gürbüz (Heerenveen) | |

## Attendances

| # | Football club | Average attendance |
| 1 | Ajax | 54,257 |
| 2 | Feyenoord | 47,050 |
| 3 | PSV Eindhoven | 33,986 |
| 4 | Twente | 29,583 |
| 5 | Heerenveen | 23,447 |
| 6 | Groningen | 22,097 |
| 7 | Utrecht | 19,670 |
| 8 | NAC Breda | 18,551 |
| 9 | AZ | 18,032 |
| 10 | PEC Zwolle | 13,469 |
| 11 | Willem II | 12,728 |
| 12 | NEC | 12,580 |
| 13 | Heracles Almelo | 11,656 |
| 14 | Fortuna Sittard | 10,243 |
| 15 | Go Ahead Eagles | 9,911 |
| 16 | Sparta Rotterdam | 9,841 |
| 17 | RKC Waalwijk | 6,851 |
| 18 | Almere City | 3,845 |
Last update: 9 February 2025