# 2008–09 Eredivisie (women)

The 2008–09 Eredivisie Vrouwen was the second season of the Netherlands women's professional football league. The league took place from 21 August 2008 to 31 May 2009 with seven teams. AZ successfully defended the title and became champions for a second year running. AZ won the title in its final match day, defeating Willem II 6–0 to get 3 points clear of Willem and ADO Den Haag. The 84 matches of the season had a 56,365 total attendance.

## Teams

On 15 April 2008, Roda JC was confirmed as the league's seventh team. The team announced in May 2009 that it would disband after the season.
| Team | City / Town | Venue(s) | Capacity |
| ADO Den Haag | The Hague | Den Haag Stadion | 15,000 |
| ADO Den Haag | The Hague | Sportpark Nieuw Hanenburg | 1,500 |
| ADO Den Haag | The Hague | Sportpark De Aftrap | |
| AZ | Alkmaar | Sportpark Schoonenberg (Velsen) | 3,625 |
| AZ | Alkmaar | Sportcomplex 't Lood | |
| AZ | Alkmaar | DSB Stadion | 17,000 |
| SC Heerenveen | Heerenveen | Sportpark Skoatterwâld | 3,000 |
| SC Heerenveen | Heerenveen | Zuidersportpark (Sneek) | 3,150 |
| SC Heerenveen | Heerenveen | Abe Lenstra Stadion | 26,000 |
| Roda JC | Kerkrade | Sportpark Kaalheide | 14,000 |
| Roda JC | Kerkrade | Parkstad Limburg Stadion | 19,900 |
| FC Twente | Enschede | De Grolsch Veste | 30,205 |
| FC Twente | Enschede | Sportpark Slangenbeek (Hengelo) | 2,000 |
| FC Twente | Enschede | FC Twente-trainingscentrum (Hengelo) | 1,000 |
| FC Utrecht | Utrecht | Sportpark Elinkwijk | 5,000 |
| FC Utrecht | Utrecht | Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd | 1,000 |
| FC Utrecht | Utrecht | Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch | 450 |
| FC Utrecht | Utrecht | Stadion Galgenwaard | 23,750 |
| FC Utrecht | Utrecht | Sportpark Saestum | |
| Willem II | Tilburg | Sportcomplex Bijstervelden | 1,500 |
| Willem II | Tilburg | Willem II Stadion | 14,500 |
Source: Soccerway

## Format

The season was played in a quadruple round-robin format, where all seven participating teams played each other four times (twice away and twice at home), a total of 24 matches each. The champion qualified for the newly created UEFA Women's Champions League. There was no relegation system in place.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | AZ (C, Q) | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 16 | +29 | 49 | 2009–10 UEFA Women's Champions League |
| 2 | ADO Den Haag | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 24 | +18 | 46 | |
| 3 | Willem II | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 46 | |
| 4 | Utrecht | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 37 | |
| 5 | Twente | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 33 | |
| 6 | Heerenveen | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 43 | −15 | 21 | |
| 7 | Roda JC | 24 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 65 | −43 | 7 | |

## Top scorers

| Pos. | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Sylvia Smit | SC Heerenveen | 14 |
| 2 | Marlous Pieëte | FC Twente | 12 |
| 3 | Claudia van den Heiligenberg | AZ | 11 |
| 4 | Chantal de Ridder | AZ | 10 |
| 4 | Karin Stevens | Willem II | 10 |
| 4 | Dominique Vugts | Willem II | 10 |
| 7 | Lisanne Vermeulen | FC Utrecht | 9 |
| 7 | Kirsten van de Ven | Willem II | 9 |
| 9 | Lisanne Grimberg | ADO Den Haag | 8 |
| 9 | Renate Jansen | ADO Den Haag | 8 |
| 11 | Jill Wilmot | ADO Den Haag | 7 |
| 12 | Gilanne Louwaars | FC Utrecht | 6 |
| 12 | Liesbeth Migchelsen | AZ | 6 |
| 14 | Jessica Fishlock | AZ | 5 |
| 14 | Sherida Spitse | SC Heerenveen | 5 |
| 16 | 6 players | 6 players | 4 |
| 22 | 13 players | 13 players | 3 |
| 35 | 13 players | 13 players | 2 |
| 48 | 21 players | 21 players | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 3 |
| Total: | Total: | Total: | 243 |
| Games: | Games: | Games: | 84 |
| Average: | Average: | Average: | 2.89 |
Source: vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl