Eredivisie 2010-11

The 2010–11 Eredivisie is the fifty-fifth season of Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. It began on 6 August 2010 with the first matches of the season and ended on 29 May 2011 with the last matches of the European competition and relegation playoffs. FC Twente were the reigning champions, having won their first Dutch championship the previous season. A total of 18 teams took part in the league.
Ajax won their 30th title after beating FC Twente 3–1 on 15 May 2011.
==Promotion and relegation==
===Start of season===
Teams promoted from Eerste Divisie 2009-10
* De Graafschap - Winner Eerste Divisie 2009-10
* Excelsior - Winner play-offs
===End of season===
Teams relegated to Eerste Divisie 2011-12
* TBA
==Teams==
RKC Waalwijk were directly relegated to the 2010–11 Eerste Divisie at the end of last season after finishing the season at the bottom of the table, ending one season at the highest division of Dutch football. They were replaced by 2009–10 Eerste Divisie champions De Graafschap, who return to the Eredivisie after one season.
Sparta Rotterdam were also relegated at the end of the promotion/relegation playoff tournament, as they lost their two-legged play-off against city rivals SBV Excelsior on away goals. Sparta hence completed a 5-year stint in the league, while Excelsior played for the first time at the top level in 2 years. In contrast, Willem II retained their Eredivisie spot after beating Go Ahead Eagles after extra time of the return leg.
===Managerial changes===
Team 	Outgoing head coach	Manner of departure 	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming head coach 	Date of appointment	Position in table
FC Groningen 	Ron Jans 	End of contract 	 	Pre-season 	Pieter Huistra 	 	Pre-season
SC Heerenveen 	Jan Everse 	End of contract 	 	Pre-season 	Ron Jans 	 	Pre-season
AZ 	Dick Advocaat 	Signed by Russia 	 	Pre-season 	Gertjan Verbeek 	 	Pre-season
Heracles Almelo	Gertjan Verbeek 	Signed by AZ 	 	Pre-season 	Peter Bosz 	 	Pre-season
FC Twente 	Steve McClaren 	Signed by VfL Wolfsburg	 	Pre-season 	Michel Preud'homme 	 	Pre-season
ADO Den Haag 	Maurice Steijn 	End of caretaker spell 	 	Pre-season 	John van den Brom 	 	Pre-season
Willem II 	Theo de Jong 	End of caretaker spell 	 	Pre-season 	Gert Heerkes 	 	Pre-season
NAC Breda 	Robert Maaskant 	Signed by Wisła Kraków 	 	17 	John Karelse, Gert Aandewiel, Arno van Zwam	 	13
Vitesse 	Theo Bos 	Sacked 	 	16 	Albert Ferrer 	 	15
Ajax 	Martin Jol 	Resigned 	 	4 	Frank de Boer 	 	1
VVV-Venlo 	Jan van Dijk 	Sacked 	 	17 	Willy Boessen 	 	17
Willem II 	Gert Heerkes 	Contract disbanded 	 	18 	John Feskens 	 	18
==League table==
==Results==
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
==Play-offs==
===European competition===
The teams placed fifth through eighth compete in a play-off tournament for one spot in the second qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.
====Semi-finals====
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====Finals====
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===Relegation===
Excelsior and VVV-Venlo joined the Eerste Divisie-teams for the playoffs, after finishing 16th and 17th in the Eredivisie.
====Round 1====
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====Round 2====
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====Round 3====
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VVV-Venlo and Excelsior will play in 2011–12 Eredivisie.
==Top goalscorers==
Source: Eredivisie (official site), Soccerway, ESPN Soccernet
Pos.	Player 	Club 	Goals
1 	Björn Vleminckx 	NEC 	23
2 	Dmitri Bulykin 	ADO 	21
3 	Mads Junker 	Roda JC 	20
4 	Tim Matavž 	Groningen	16
4 	Balázs Dzsudzsák 	PSV 	16
6 	Kolbeinn Sigþórsson 	AZ 	15
6 	Luc Castaignos 	Feyenoord	15
6 	Everton 	Heracles 	15
6 	Ola Toivonen 	PSV 	15
6 	Ricky van Wolfswinkel	Utrecht 	15
==External links==
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