Eredivisie 2014-15

The 2014–15 Eredivisie season will be the fifty-ninth season of the Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955.
==Teams==
A total of 18 teams will be taking part in the league: The best fifteen teams from the 2013–14 season, two promotion/relegation playoff winners and the 2013–14 Eerste Divisie champions.
There are three teams that played in the 2013–14 Eerste Divisie that were promoted to the Eredivise for the 2014-15 season. Willem II returned back to the Eredivisie after just one by winning its first Eerste Divisie title in 49 years. Meanwhile, FC Dordrecht and Excelsior navigated to the promotion/relegation playoffs to reach the Eredivisie, with both clubs having received byes after finishing second and third in the Eerste Divisie. FC Dordrecht swept both legs against VVV-Venlo 5-2 on aggregate in the second round before facing another Eerste Divisie club for a spot in the Eredivisie (after Sparta Rotterdam sent NEC Nijmegen into relegation). FC Dordrecht won 5-3 on aggregate to return to the Eredivisie for the first time in 19 years.
Excelsior returned after two seasons in the Eerste Divisie by first overcoming FC Den Bosch 5-2 on aggregate before relegating RKC Waalwijk from the league by winning 4-2 on aggregate.
Club 	Location 	Venue 	Capacity
ADO Den Haag 	The Hague 	Kyocera Stadion 	15,000
Ajax 	Amsterdam 	Amsterdam Arena 	53,052
AZ 	Alkmaar 	AFAS Stadion 	17,023
Cambuur 	Leeuwarden	Cambuur Stadion 	10,250
Dordrecht 	Dordrecht 	GN Bouw Stadion 	4,235
Excelsior 	Rotterdam 	Stadion Woudestein 	3,531
Feyenoord 	Rotterdam 	Stadion Feijenoord 	51,177
Go Ahead Eagles	Deventer 	Adelaarshorst 	8,000
Groningen 	Groningen 	Euroborg 	22,550
Heerenveen 	Heerenveen	Abe Lenstra Stadion 	26,100
Heracles Almelo	Almelo 	Polman Stadion 	8,500
NAC Breda 	Breda 	Rat Verlegh Stadion 	19,005
PEC Zwolle 	Zwolle 	IJsseldelta Stadion 	12,500
PSV 	Eindhoven 	Philips Stadion 	35,000
Twente 	Enschede 	De Grolsch Veste 	30,014
Utrecht 	Utrecht 	Stadion Galgenwaard 	23,750
Vitesse 	Arnhem 	GelreDome 	25,000
Willem II 	Tilburg 	Koning Willem II Stadion	14,500
===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 	Manager 	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
ADO Den Haag 	Henk Fraser 	Erreà 	Basic-Fit Fitness
Ajax 	Frank de Boer 	adidas 	Aegon
AZ 	Marco van Basten 	Macron 	AFAS software
Cambuur 	Henk de Jong 	Quick 	Bouwgroep Dijkstra Draisma
Dordrecht 	Ernie Brandts 	Stadio 	Riwal
Excelsior 	Marinus Dijkhuizen	Masita 	DSW Zorgverzekeraar
Feyenoord 	Fred Rutten 	adidas 	Opel
Go Ahead Eagles	Foeke Booy 	hummel 	vinden.nl
Groningen 	Erwin van de Looi 	Masita 	Essent
Heerenveen 	Dwight Lodeweges 	Jako 	Univé
Heracles Almelo	Jan de Jonge 	Erima 	TenCate
NAC Breda 	Nebojša Gudelj 	Patrick 	Into Telecom
PEC Zwolle 	Ron Jans 	Patrick 	Compello
PSV 	Phillip Cocu 	Nike 	Philips
Twente 	Alfred Schreuder 	Nike 	XXImo
Utrecht 	Rob Alflen 	hummel 	HealthCity
Vitesse 	Peter Bosz 	Macron 	Truphone
Willem II 	Jurgen Streppel 	Robey 	johnbeerens.com
===Managerial changes===
Team 	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Replaced by	Date of appointment
Heerenveen	 	End of contract 	1 July 2014 	Pre-season 	 	1 July 2014
AZ 	 	End of contract 	1 July 2014 	Pre-season 	 	1 July 2014
Feyenoord 	 	End of contract 	1 July 2014 	Pre-season 	 	1 July 2014
Utrecht 	 	Mutual consent 	1 July 2014 	Pre-season 	 	1 July 2014
Dordrecht 	 	End of contract 	1 July 2014 	Pre-season 	 	1 July 2014
==League table==
==External links==
2014-15
Category:2014–15 domestic association football leagues
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