2018–19 Eredivisie

The 2018–19 Eredivisie was the 63rd season of the Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. The season began on 10 August 2018 and concluded on 15 May 2019; the Europa League and relegation play-offs will take place later that month. PSV were the defending champions. Emmen, De Graafschap and Fortuna Sittard joined as the promoted clubs from the 2017–18 Eerste Divisie. They replaced Sparta Rotterdam, Twente and Roda JC who were relegated to the 2018–19 Eerste Divisie.

This article is about the men competition. For the women competition, see 2018–19 Eredivisie (women).
Eredivisie
Season2018–19
Dates10 August 2018 – 15 May 2019
ChampionsAjax (34th title)
RelegatedNAC Breda
De Graafschap
Excelsior
Champions LeagueAjax
PSV Eindhoven
Europa LeagueFeyenoord
AZ
FC Utrecht
Matches played306
Goals scored1,061 (3.47 per match)
Top goalscorerDušan Tadić
Luuk de Jong
(28 goals each)
Biggest home winAjax 8–0 De Graafschap
(16 December 2018)
Biggest away winADO Den Haag 0–7 PSV Eindhoven
(15 September 2018)
Highest scoringHeracles Almelo 4–5 Excelsior
(12 May 2019)
Longest winning run13 matches
PSV Eindhoven
Longest unbeaten run13 matches
PSV Eindhoven
Longest winless run10 matches
Excelsior
NAC Breda
Longest losing run7 matches
Excelsior
Highest attendance53,720
Lowest attendance3,811
Total attendance5,509,186
Average attendance18,004

Teams

A total of 18 teams took part in the league: The best fifteen teams from the 2017–18 season, two promotion/relegation playoff winners (FC Emmen and De Graafschap) and the 2017–18 Eerste Divisie runners-up (Fortuna Sittard). FC Emmen will play in the Eredivisie for the first time in their history.

Locations of the 2018–19 Eredivisie teams

Stadiums and locations
Club Location Venue Capacity
ADO Den Haag The Hague Cars Jeans Stadion 15,000
Ajax Amsterdam Johan Cruyff Arena 54,990
AZ Alkmaar AFAS Stadion 17,023
De Graafschap Doetinchem De Vijverberg 12,600
Emmen Emmen De Oude Meerdijk 8,600
Excelsior Rotterdam Van Donge & De Roo Stadion 4,500
Feyenoord Rotterdam De Kuip 51,177
Fortuna Sittard Sittard Fortuna Sittard Stadion 10,300
Groningen Groningen Noordlease Stadion 22,550
Heerenveen Heerenveen Abe Lenstra Stadion 27,224
Heracles Almelo Almelo Polman Stadion 12,080
NAC Breda Breda Rat Verlegh Stadion 19,000
PEC Zwolle Zwolle MAC³PARK Stadion 14,000
PSV Eindhoven Philips Stadion 36,500
Utrecht Utrecht Stadion Galgenwaard 23,750
Vitesse Arnhem GelreDome 21,248
VVV-Venlo Venlo Seacon Stadion – De Koel 8,000
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 Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
ADO Den Haag Alfons Groenendijk Aaron Meijers Erreà Cars Jeans
Ajax Erik ten Hag Matthijs de Ligt Adidas Ziggo
AZ John van den Brom Guus Til Under Armour AFAS Software
De Graafschap Henk de Jong Sven Nieuwpoort Nike Flexfactory
Emmen Dick Lukkien Anco Jansen Beltona Noordlease
Excelsior André Hoekstra Ryan Koolwijk Quick DSW Zorgverzekeraar
Feyenoord Giovanni van Bronckhorst Robin van Persie Adidas Qurrent
Fortuna Sittard René Eijer Wessel Dammers Masita Sparr Finance
Groningen Danny Buijs Mike te Wierik Puma Payt
Heerenveen Johnny Jansen Stijn Schaars Jako GroenLeven
Heracles Frank Wormuth Robin Pröpper Acerbis Asito
NAC Breda Ruud Brood Menno Koch Legea CM Payments
PEC Zwolle Jaap Stam Bram van Polen Craft Molecaten
PSV Mark van Bommel Luuk de Jong Umbro Energiedirect.nl
Utrecht Dick Advocaat Willem Janssen Hummel Zorg van de zaak
Vitesse Leonid Slutsky Maikel van der Werff Macron Droomparken
VVV-Venlo Maurice Steijn Danny Post Masita Seacon Logistics
Willem II Adrie Koster Jordens Peters Robey Destil

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Excelsior Mitchell van der GaagEnd of contract1 July 2018[1]Pre-season Adrie Poldervaart1 July 2018[2]
Fortuna Sittard Cláudio BragaEnd of interim spell1 July 2018 René Eijer1 July 2018
Groningen Ernest FaberEnd of contract1 July 2018 Danny Buijs1 July 2018
Heerenveen Jurgen StreppelEnd of contract1 July 2018 Jan Olde Riekerink1 July 2018
Heracles Almelo John StegemanEnd of contract1 July 2018 Frank Wormuth1 July 2018
NAC Breda Stijn VrevenEnd of contract1 July 2018 Mitchell van der Gaag1 July 2018
PSV Phillip CocuSigned by Fenerbahçe1 July 2018 Mark van Bommel1 July 2018
Vitesse Edward SturingEnd of interim spell1 July 2018 Leonid Slutsky1 July 2018
Willem II Reinier RobbemondEnd of interim spell1 July 2018 Adrie Koster1 July 2018
FC Utrecht Jean-Paul de JongSacked4 September 201811th Dick Advocaat12 September 2018
PEC Zwolle John van 't SchipSacked19 December 201815th Jaap Stam28 December 2018
NAC Breda Mitchell van der GaagResigned18 March 201918th Ruud Brood25 March 2019
Excelsior Adrie PoldervaartResigned4 April 2019 [3]15th André Hoekstra4 April 2019
Heerenveen Jan Olde RiekerinkSacked10 April 2019 [4]10th Johnny Jansen (caretaker)10 April 2019

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ajax (C) 34 28 2 4 119 32 +87 86 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
2 PSV Eindhoven 34 26 5 3 98 26 +72 83 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
3 Feyenoord 34 20 5 9 75 41 +34 65 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
4 AZ 34 17 7 10 64 43 +21 58 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Vitesse 34 14 11 9 70 51 +19 53 Qualification to European competition play-offs[lower-alpha 2]
6 Utrecht (O) 34 15 8 11 60 51 +9 53
7 Heracles Almelo 34 15 3 16 61 68 −7 48
8 Groningen 34 13 6 15 39 41 −2 45
9 ADO Den Haag 34 12 9 13 58 63 −5 45
10 Willem II 34 13 5 16 58 72 −14 44
11 Heerenveen 34 10 11 13 64 73 −9 41
12 VVV-Venlo 34 11 8 15 47 63 −16 41
13 PEC Zwolle 34 11 6 17 44 57 −13 39
14 Emmen 34 10 8 16 41 72 −31 38
15 Fortuna Sittard 34 9 7 18 50 80 −30 34
16 Excelsior (R) 34 9 6 19 46 79 −33 33 Qualification to Relegation play-offs[lower-alpha 3]
17 De Graafschap (R) 34 8 5 21 38 75 −37 29
18 NAC Breda (R) 34 5 8 21 29 74 −45 23 Relegation to Eerste Divisie
Source: eredivisie.nl
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)[5]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Since the winners of the 2018–19 KNVB Cup, Ajax, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the KNVB Cup winners (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the third-placed team and the spot awarded to the third-placed team (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.
  2. Four teams play for a spot in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.
  3. Ten teams, two from the Eredivisie and eight from the Eerste Divisie, play for two spots in the 2019–20 Eredivisie. The remaining eight teams play in the 2019–20 Eerste Divisie.

Results
Home \ Away ADO AJA AZ EMM EXC FEY FOR GRA GRO HEE HER NAC PEC PSV UTR VIT VVV WIL
ADO Den Haag 1–5 0–1 1–2 3–1 2–2 3–1 0–0 1–0 2–3 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–7 5–0 3–3 2–4 6–2
Ajax 5–1 5–0 5–0 6–2 3–0 4–0 8–0 3–0 4–4 1–1 5–0 2–1 3–1 4–1 4–2 6–0 2–0
AZ 2–3 1–0 5–0 2–1 1–1 4–2 1–0 1–0 2–3 2–1 5–0 2–2 1–0 3–0 0–0 3–0 0–2
Emmen 3–2 2–5 1–4 1–2 1–4 3–3 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–2 2–0 0–3 1–1 0–2
Excelsior 2–4 1–7 4–2 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–4 3–3 0–3 1–2 0–2 0–2 3–3 2–0 1–0 1–1
Feyenoord 0–2 6–2 2–1 4–0 3–0 0–2 4–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 4–2 3–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 4–1 2–3
Fortuna Sittard 0–0 0–2 0–3 3–1 4–1 1–4 3–1 0–0 2–4 3–0 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 4–4
De Graafschap 1–1 1–4 1–1 1–0 4–1 2–0 5–1 0–1 0–5 1–2 3–0 0–2 1–4 0–1 2–2 1–2 2–1
Groningen 1–0 0–1 1–3 1–2 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 5–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 3–2 0–1
Heerenveen 1–1 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–0 3–5 3–1 0–3 1–1 3–5 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–3 1–1 2–2 4–2
Heracles Almelo 4–2 1–0 3–2 2–1 4–5 0–2 6–0 4–0 4–1 2–1 1–0 0–2 0–4 1–5 3–2 4–1 3–4
NAC Breda 1–1 0–3 0–3 1–1 0–2 0–4 2–3 3–0 0–0 4–2 2–1 0–0 0–2 0–4 2–1 1–1 2–2
PEC Zwolle 2–3 1–4 0–0 3–0 2–0 3–1 5–0 0–3 3–2 2–3 1–1 0–0 1–2 4–3 0–2 2–4 2–3
PSV Eindhoven 3–1 3–0 3–1 6–0 6–0 1–1 5–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–1 2–0 4–0 4–0 1–0 4–0 6–1
Utrecht 3–0 1–3 2–1 1–2 0–0 3–2 2–1 5–0 0–0 3–1 3–1 2–1 2–0 2–2 0–0 1–1 0–1
Vitesse 1–1 0–4 2–2 1–1 3–2 1–1 2–1 6–1 5–1 2–2 4–0 4–1 4–1 3–3 2–1 2–1 3–2
VVV-Venlo 2–0 0–1 2–2 2–3 1–0 0–3 3–2 4–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 3–0 2–0 0–1 2–6 1–3 2–1
Willem II 0–3 1–4 2–1 2–3 2–2 1–1 3–2 3–2 1–2 1–5 5–0 2–0 2–0 0–3 0–1 1–3 0–1
Source: eredivisie.nl
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round.

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Ajax8632222222222222222222222222111111
PSV Eindhoven3211111111111111111111111111222222
Feyenoord15753333333333333333333333344333333
AZ1124555669657765754444444433444444
Vitesse2368677575764676545555555576776755
Utrecht171310111415161297575544466666766655557566
Heracles Almelo114115444444446457688887677767665677
Groningen16181516181817171818181616161416151316151299898109899988
ADO Den Haag1316126109108101112131013121111121311131012121214131312111210109
Willem II149478891111131411131111131299910121011119889888910
Heerenveen5581012121191289912988101011131515119810910101010111111
VVV-Venlo787976675688889987777881010111111131311131212
PEC Zwolle12171815161412101412131515141515161412101113151513121212111213121313
Emmen611161491014141516161214151612131514161416161616171717151515151414
Fortuna Sittard10141718111115151314101091010109111012911131314131414141414141515
Excelsior9159131313813810111411121314141615141614141415151515171716171616
De Graafschap4101312151613161615151717171818181818171717171717161616161617161717
NAC Breda18121417171718181717171818181717171717181818181818181818181818181818
Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
Qualification to European competition play-offs
Qualification to Relegation play-offs
Relegation to Eerste Divisie
Source: worldfootball.net

Season statistics

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Games Goals Penalties Average per game
1. Luuk de Jong PSV Eindhoven 34 28 00 0.82
Dušan Tadić Ajax 34 11 0.82
3. Adrián Dalmau Heracles Almelo 31 19 00 0.61
4. Hirving Lozano PSV Eindhoven 30 17 04 0.57
Abdenasser El Khayati ADO Den Haag 33 06 0.52
6. Robin van Persie Feyenoord 25 16 00 0.64
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Ajax 28 01 0.57
Hakim Ziyech Ajax 29 00 0.55
Sam Lammers Heerenveen 31 05 0.52
Michel Vlap Heerenveen 34 00 0.47

Source: nos.nl[6]

Hat-tricks(+)
Rnd Player Club Goals Date Home Score Away
3 Fran Sol Willem II  34'  52' (p)  70' 26 August 2018 Willem II 5–0 Heracles Almelo
4 Abdenasser El Khayati ADO Den Haag  21' (p)  45'+1'  65'  69' 1 September 2018 Excelsior 2–4 ADO Den Haag
16 Daley Blind Ajax  65'  74'  90' 16 December 2018 Ajax 8–0 De Graafschap
16 Hakim Ziyech Ajax  32'  62'  69' 16 December 2018 Ajax 8–0 De Graafschap
18 Fabian Serrarens De Graafschap  27'  30'  66' 20 January 2019 De Graafschap 5–1 Fortuna Sittard
20 Luuk de Jong PSV Eindhoven  54'  76'  87' 3 February 2019 PSV Eindhoven 5–0 Fortuna Sittard
22 Adrián Dalmau Heracles Almelo  1'  51'  60'  78' 16 February 2019 Heracles Almelo 6–0 Fortuna Sittard
24 Robin van Persie Feyenoord  38'  52'  62' 3 March 2019 Feyenoord 4–0 Emmen
27 Alexander Isak Willem II  44' (p)  58' (p)  61' (p) 30 March 2019 Willem II 3–2 Fortuna Sittard
27 Thomas Buitink Vitesse  21'  27'  43' 30 March 2019 ADO Den Haag 3–3 Vitesse
30 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Ajax  10'  40'  65' 13 April 2019 Ajax 6–2 Excelsior
31 Bryan Linssen Vitesse  9'  47'  77' 20 April 2019 Vitesse 4–1 PEC Zwolle
33 Adrián Dalmau Heracles Almelo  23'  51'  59' 12 May 2019 Heracles Almelo 4–5 Excelsior
33 Elías Már Ómarsson Excelsior  4'  45'  90'+1' 12 May 2019 Heracles Almelo 4–5 Excelsior
33 Peniel Mlapa VVV-Venlo  54'  57'  75' 12 May 2019 PEC Zwolle 2–4 VVV-Venlo

Assists
Rank Player Club Games Assists Average per game
1. Hakim Ziyech Ajax 29 13 0.45
Dušan Tadić Ajax 34 0.38
3. Steven Berghuis Feyenoord 33 12 0.36
Steven Bergwijn PSV Eindhoven 33 0.36
Abdenasser El Khayati ADO Den Haag 33 0.36
6. Martin Ødegaard Vitesse 31 10 0.32
Brandley Kuwas Heracles Almelo 33 0.3
Donny van de Beek Ajax 34 0.29
9. Arbër Zeneli Heerenveen 17 09 0.53
Angeliño PSV Eindhoven 34 0.26

Source: nos.nl[7]

Discipline

Player with the most yellow cards: 11[8]

Players with the most red cards: 2

Updated to match(es) played on 8 April 2019.

Awards

Monthly awards
Month Player of the Month Talent of the Month Ref
Player Club Player Club
August Robin van Persie Feyenoord Steven Bergwijn PSV [9]
September Kristoffer Peterson Heracles Angeliño PSV [10]
October Hakim Ziyech Ajax Michel Vlap Heerenveen [11]
November Nicolás Tagliafico Ajax Noussair Mazraoui Ajax [12]
December Frenkie de Jong Ajax Steven Bergwijn PSV [13]
January Patrick Joosten VVV-Venlo Sam Lammers Heerenveen [14]
February Frenkie de Jong Ajax Lazaros Lamprou Fortuna Sittard [15]
March Dušan Tadić Ajax Alexander Isak Willem II [16]
April Martin Ødegaard Vitesse Tyrell Malacia Feyenoord [17]
May Elías Már Ómarsson Excelsior Martin Ødegaard Vitesse [18]

Annual awards
Award Player Club
Player of the Season[19] Frenkie de Jong Ajax
Talent of the Season[19] Angeliño PSV
Team of the Season[19]
Goalkeeper André Onana (Ajax)
Defence Denzel Dumfries (PSV) Matthijs de Ligt (Ajax) Daley Blind (Ajax) Angeliño (PSV)
Midfield Martin Ødegaard (Vitesse) Lasse Schöne (Ajax) Frenkie de Jong (Ajax)
Attack Hakim Ziyech (Ajax) Luuk de Jong (PSV) Dušan Tadić (Ajax)
Bench Marco Bizot (AZ)
Nicolás Tagliafico (Ajax)
Nick Viergever (PSV)
Abdenasser El Khayati (ADO Den Haag)
Thulani Serero (Vitesse)
Younes Namli (PEC Zwolle)
Adrián Dalmau (Heracles)
Steven Berghuis (Feyenoord)
Steven Bergwijn (PSV)

Play-offs

European competition

Four teams will play for a spot in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Heracles Almelo 0 0 0
 
 
 
 FC Utrecht 2 3 5
 
 FC Utrecht* 1 2 3
 
 
 
 Vitesse 1 0 1
 
 FC Groningen 2 1 3
 
 
 Vitesse 1 3 4
 

Key: * = Play-off winners, (a) = Wins because of away goals rule, (e) = Wins after extra time in second leg, (p) = Wins after penalty shoot-out.

Promotion/relegation play-offs

Ten teams, two from the Eredivisie and eight from the Eerste Divisie, play for two spots in the 2019–20 Eredivisie, the remaining eight teams playing in the 2019–20 Eerste Divisie.

 
First roundSecond roundThird round
 
                
 
 
 
 
 NEC 2 0 2
 
 
 
 RKC Waalwijk 0 3 3
 
 RKC Waalwijk 2 1 3
 
 
 Excelsior 1 1 2
 
 
 
 
 
 RKC Waalwijk* 0 5 5
 
 
 Go Ahead Eagles 0 4 4
 
 
 
 
 
 Go Ahead Eagles 2 1 3
 
 
 FC Den Bosch 2 0 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 TOP Oss 0 0 0
 
 
 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3 5
 
 
 
 
 
 Sparta Rotterdam* 1 2 3
 
 
 
 De Graafschap 2 0 2
 
 SC Cambuur 2 2 4
 
 
 
 Almere City 2 1 3
 
 SC Cambuur 1 0 1
 
 
 De Graafschap 1 2 3
 
 
 
 

Key: * = Play-off winners, (a) = Wins because of away goals rule, (e) = Wins after extra time in second leg, (p) = Wins after penalty shoot-out.

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