2020–21 Eredivisie

The 2020–21 Eredivisie is the 65th season of the Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. The season began on 12 September 2020 and is expected to conclude on 16 May 2021.[1]

This article is about the men's competition. For the women's competition, see 2020–21 Eredivisie (women).
Eredivisie
Season2020–21
Dates12 September 2020 – 16 May 2021
Matches played180
Goals scored560 (3.11 per match)
Top goalscorerGiorgos Giakoumakis
(21 goals)
Biggest home winSparta Rotterdam 6–0 ADO Den Haag
(22 November 2020)
Biggest away winVVV-Venlo 0–13 Ajax
(24 October 2020)
Highest scoringVVV-Venlo 0–13 Ajax
(24 October 2020)
Longest winning run6 matches
Ajax
Longest unbeaten run12 matches
Feyenoord
Longest winless run14 matches
Emmen
Longest losing run6 matches
Emmen
2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 19 January 2020.

On 2 February 2021, the KNVB announced that effective immediately clubs would be allowed to make an extra substitution for suspected concussions as part of an IFAB sanctioned trial. This trial will allow teams to make up to six substitutions across four breakss in the match instead of five substitutions across three breaks in the match.[2]

Teams

A total of 18 teams are taking part in the league. There were no changes in the league's makeup due to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.

Locations of the 2020–21 Eredivisie teams

Stadiums and locations
Club Location Venue Capacity
ADO Den Haag  The Hague Cars Jeans Stadion 15,000
Ajax  Amsterdam Johan Cruijff ArenA 55,500
AZ  Alkmaar AFAS Stadion 17,023
FC Emmen  Emmen De Oude Meerdijk 08,600
Feyenoord  Rotterdam De Kuip 52,000
Fortuna Sittard  Sittard Fortuna Sittard Stadion 10,300
FC Groningen  City of Groningen Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion 22,550
Heerenveen  Heerenveen Abe Lenstra Stadion 27,224
Heracles Almelo  Almelo Erve Asito 12,080
PEC Zwolle  Zwolle MAC³PARK stadion 14,000
PSV  Eindhoven Philips Stadion 36,500
RKC Waalwijk  Waalwijk Mandemakers Stadion 07,500
Sparta Rotterdam  Rotterdam Spartastadion Het Kasteel 11,000
FC Twente  Enschede De Grolsch Veste 30,205
FC Utrecht  Utrecht (city) Stadion Galgenwaard 23,750
Vitesse  Arnhem GelreDome 21,248
VVV-Venlo  Venlo Covebo Stadion – De Koel 08,000
Willem II  Tilburg Koning Willem II Stadion 14,500

Number of teams by Province
Position Province Number Teams
1  South Holland3Feyenoord,ADO Den Haag and Sparta
 Noord Brabant3PSV,RKC Waalwijk and Willem II
 Overijssel3Heracles Almelo,PEC Zwolle and FC Twente
4  North Holland2Ajax and AZ
 Limburg2Fortuna Sittard and VVV-Venlo
7  Friesland1Heerenveen
 Groningen1FC Groningen
 Drenthe1FC Emmen
 Utrecht1FC Utrecht
 Gelderland1Vitesse

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 Ruud Brood Daryl Janmaat Erreà Cars Jeans
Ajax Erik ten Hag Dušan Tadić Adidas Ziggo
AZ Pascal Jansen (ad int.) Teun Koopmeiners Nike AFAS Software
Emmen Dick Lukkien Michael de Leeuw Hummel EasyToys
Feyenoord Dick Advocaat Steven Berghuis Adidas Droomparken
Fortuna Sittard Sjors Ultee Ben Rienstra Masita Hurkmans Groep
Groningen Danny Buijs Arjen Robben Puma Office Centre
Heerenveen Johnny Jansen Henk Veerman Jako Ausnutria
Heracles Almelo Frank Wormuth Robin Pröpper Acerbis Asito
PEC Zwolle John Stegeman Bram van Polen Craft Molecaten
PSV Eindhoven Roger Schmidt Denzel Dumfries Puma Metropoolregio Brainport Eindhoven
RKC Waalwijk Fred Grim Anas Tahiri Stanno Willy Naessens
Sparta Rotterdam Henk Fraser Adil Auassar Robey D&S Groep
Twente Ron Jans Wout Brama Meyba Pure Energie
Utrecht René Hake Willem Janssen Nike T-Mobile
Vitesse Thomas Letsch Remko Pasveer Nike Waterontharder.com
VVV-Venlo Hans de Koning Danny Post Masita Seacon Logistics
Willem II Željko Petrović Jordens Peters Robey DESTIL

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment Ref.
ADO Den Haag Alan PardewEnd of contract30 June 2020Preseason Aleksandar Ranković1 July 2020[3]
Fortuna Sittard Sjors UlteeDifferent role Kevin Hofland[4]
PSV Eindhoven Ernest Faber (ad int.)End of interim spell Roger Schmidt[5]
Twente Gonzalo García GarcíaEnd of contract Ron Jans[6]
Vitesse Edward Sturing (ad int.)End of interim spell Thomas Letsch[7]
FC Utrecht John van den BromSigned by Genk7 November 20208th René Hake7 November 2020[8]
ADO Den Haag Aleksandar RankovićSacked8 November 202016th Ruud Brood10 November 2020[9][10]
Fortuna Sittard Kevin Hofland11 November 202018th Sjors Ultee2 December 2020[11][12]
AZ Arne Slot4 December 20207th Pascal Jansen (ad int.)4 December 2020[13]
Willem II Adrie Koster26 January 202117th Željko Petrović29 January 2021[14][15]

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ajax 20 16 2 2 66 15 +51 50 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 PSV Eindhoven 21 14 4 3 49 22 +27 46 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
3 Vitesse 21 13 3 5 34 19 +15 42 Qualification to Europa Conference League third qualifying round
4 AZ Alkmaar 21 11 7 3 45 31 +14 40 Qualification to European competition play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
5 Feyenoord 20 11 5 4 37 20 +17 38
6 FC Groningen 20 10 4 6 28 23 +5 34
7 FC Twente 21 8 6 7 33 28 +5 30
8 SC Heerenveen 21 7 8 6 29 27 +2 29
9 FC Utrecht 20 6 10 4 27 27 0 28
10 Heracles Almelo 21 8 4 9 24 30 −6 28
11 Fortuna Sittard 21 7 4 10 31 40 −9 25
12 Sparta Rotterdam 20 6 5 9 29 32 −3 23
13 PEC Zwolle 21 4 11 6 26 33 −7 23
14 VVV-Venlo 20 6 4 10 34 49 −15 22
15 RKC Waalwijk 21 3 7 11 18 35 −17 16
16 Willem II 20 3 4 13 24 42 −18 13 Qualification to Relegation play-offs[lower-alpha 2]
17 ADO Den Haag 20 2 6 12 17 45 −28 12 Relegation to Eerste Divisie
18 FC Emmen 21 0 6 15 17 50 −33 6
Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. Source: Eredivisie Soccerway
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)[16]
Notes:
  1. Winner of play-off will qualify to Europa Conference League second qualifying round.
  2. Seven teams, one from the Eredivisie and six from the Eerste Divisie, play for one spot in the 2021–22 Eredivisie. The remaining six teams play in the 2021–22 Eerste Divisie.

Positions by round

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

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Ajax8215211111111111111111
PSV Eindhoven2352133343322224332222
Vitesse746432222224344322333
Feyenoord47314554344343324554EUPO
AZ91112109998768665555445EUPO
Groningen14913888778865567666666
Twente36465665555777677777
Utrecht1012777789999101010101010888
Heerenveen61236446677888898999
Heracles Almelo510111314131010131513131212131112111110
Fortuna Sittard1617151617181818181716141413121311131211
Sparta Rotterdam1216181818171713101010999989101012
PEC Zwolle17138911101111121111111111111213121413
VVV-Venlo15101110141411141314151516151414141314
RKC Waalwijk1118171713121315151212121314141515151515
Willem II18891212111214121415161615171716171716
ADO Den Haag1515161416151516161617171717161617161617
Emmen13141415151616171718181818181818181818181818
Qualification to Champions League group stage
Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
Qualification to Europa League play-off round
Qualification to Europa Conference League third qualiying round
Qualification to European competition play-offs
Qualification to Relegation play-offs
Relegation to Eerste Divisie
Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. Source: worldfootball.net

Fixtures/results

Results table
Home \ Away ADO AJA AZ EMM FEY FOR GRO HEE HER PEC PSV RKC SPA TWE UTR VIT VVV WIL
ADO Den Haag 2–4 2–2 0–0 2 May 25 Apr 0–1 1–1 14 Mar 0–2 14 Feb 28 Feb 1–1 2–4 4 Apr 0–2 1–4 13 May
Ajax 21 Mar 25 Apr 2 May 1–0 5–2 7 Mar 5–1 5–0 4–0 2–2 3–0 21 Feb 1–2 7 Feb 2–1 13 May 3–1
AZ 2–1 0–3 1–0 28 Feb 9 May 1–2 14 Feb 16 May 1–1 21 Mar 3–0 11 Apr 14 Mar 0–1 3–1 2–2 5–3
FC Emmen 1–1 0–5 0–1 2–3 2–2 9 May 13 May 25 Apr 21 Feb 0–2 4 Apr 7 Mar 1–4 2–3 1–4 3–5 1–1
Feyenoord 4–2 9 May 2–3 21 Mar 4 Apr 2–0 3–0 0–0 1–0 3–1 16 May 1–1 1–1 1–1 25 Apr 7 Mar 14 Feb
Fortuna Sittard 21 Feb 1–2 3–3 11 Apr 1–3 1–3 1–3 0–1 2–2 7 Mar 2–1 0–1 2 May 21 Mar 13 May 3–2 3–2
FC Groningen 3–0 1–0 13 May 14 Mar 7 Feb 28 Feb 11 Apr 0–1 14 Feb 1–3 2–0 2 May 2–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–0
sc Heerenveen 7 Mar 4 Apr 0–3 4–0 3–0 1–3 21 Feb 1–2 25 Apr 2–2 1–1 16 May 21 Mar 9 May 1–0 1–0 2–0
Heracles Almelo 2–0 14 Feb 1–2 4–0 13 May 1–2 1–0 1–0 7 Mar 1–1 0–1 21 Mar 28 Feb 4–1 0–2 2 May 11 Apr
PEC Zwolle 9 May 14 Mar 1–1 0–0 0–2 0–2 16 May 28 Feb 2–2 0–3 1–1 4–0 11 Apr 1–1 2–1 21 Mar 0–0
PSV Eindhoven 4–0 28 Feb 1–3 2–1 14 Mar 2–0 25 Apr 2 May 4 Apr 13 May 2–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 21 Feb 4–1 3–0
RKC Waalwijk 0–1 11 Apr 2 May 14 Feb 2–2 1–2 21 Mar 1–1 21 Feb 1–1 1–4 0–2 13 May 7 Mar 0–1 3–2 1–1
Sparta Rotterdam 6–0 0–1 4–4 2–1 0–2 14 Feb 2–3 1–4 1–1 4 Apr 3–5 14 Mar 0–0 13 May 9 May 25 Apr 28 Feb
FC Twente 16 May 1–3 1–3 1–1 21 Feb 2–0 3–1 0–0 9 May 5–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 25 Apr 4 Apr 0–1 7 Mar
FC Utrecht 1–1 0–3 2–2 28 Feb 11 Apr 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–3 16 May 3–1 1–0 2–1 14 Mar 14 Feb 2 May
Vitesse 11 Apr 16 May 7 Mar 3–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 2 May 2–1 1–1 2–0 14 Feb 1–0 28 Feb 21 Mar
VVV-Venlo 1–2 0–13 21 Feb 16 May 0–3 14 Mar 4 Apr 1–1 3–2 2–2 11 Apr 9 May 7 Feb 1–2 1–1 4–1 2–1
Willem II 7 Feb 1–1 4 Apr 2–0 1–4 16 May 2–3 14 Mar 4–0 1–3 9 May 25 Apr 1–3 0–3 21 Feb 1–3 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. Source: knvb.nl Flashscore
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.

Results by round
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
ADO Den HaagLLLWLDLLLDDDLLWLLDLD
AjaxWWWLWWWWWWLWWDDWWWWW
AZDDDDDDWWWWLWWWDWWWLLW
EmmenLLDDDLLLLLLDDLLLLDLLL
FeyenoordWDWWDDWWWDDWLWWWLLLW
Fortuna SittardLLDLDLLDLLWWDWWLWLWWL
GroningenLWLWDWWLDWWWWLDWDLWL
HeerenveenWWWDLWWLDDDDLLLDDLWDW
Heracles AlmeloWLDLLDWLLLDLWWLWLWDWW
PEC ZwolleLDWDLDLDDDWLDWDLLWDDD
PSV EindhovenWWDWWLWWDWDWWWDLWWWLW
RKC WaalwijkLLLDWDLLDWWLLLLDDLLDD
Sparta RotterdamLLLDDDLWWLWWLWLWLLDD
TwenteWDWDWLWWDLWLWLWLDLDDL
UtrechtDDWDDWLLDDDLDWDLWWWD
VitesseWWLWWWWWDWLDWLWWWWLDL
VVV-VenloWDLLDLLWLDLLLLWWDWWL
Willem IILWDLLDLLWLLLLDLLDLLW
Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. Source: Flashscore

Statistics

Scoring

Top scorers
As of matches played 6 February 2021.
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Giorgos Giakoumakis VVV-Venlo 21
2 Henk Veerman SC Heerenveen 12
3 Steven Berghuis Feyenoord 11
Donyell Malen PSV
Danilo FC Twente
Teun Koopmeiners AZ
7 Dušan Tadić Ajax 10
8 Lennart Thy Sparta Rotterdam 9
Rai Vloet Heracles Almelo
10 Antony Ajax 8
Jørgen Strand Larsen FC Groningen

Hat-tricks(+)
Rnd Player Club Goals Date Home Score Away
1 Giorgos Giakoumakis VVV-Venlo  50'  65' (p)  72' 13 September 2020 FC Emmen 3–5 VVV-Venlo
6 Lassina Traoré Ajax  17'  32'  54'  65'  87' 24 October 2020 VVV-Venlo 0–13 Ajax
7 Rai Vloet Heracles Almelo  2'  63'  71' 1 November 2020 Heracles Almelo 4–1 FC Utrecht
14 Bryan Linssen Feyenoord  48'  58'  90+1' 23 December 2020 Feyenoord 3–0 Heerenveen
16 Sinan Bakis Heracles Almelo  26'  44'  64' 12 January 2021 Heracles Almelo 4–0 FC Emmen
16 Giorgos Giakoumakis VVV-Venlo  6' (p)  58'  68'; 86' (p) 13 January 2021 ADO Den Haag 1–4 VVV-Venlo
18 Reza Ghoochannejhad PEC Zwolle  58'  62'; 86' (p) 22 January 2021 Willem II 1–3 PEC Zwolle
19 Giorgos Giakoumakis VVV-Venlo  16'  28'  43'; 79' 27 January 2021 VVV-Venlo 4–1 Vitesse

Top assists
As of matches played 6 February 2021
Rank Player Club Assists
1 Antony Ajax 8
2 Dušan Tadić Ajax 7
Joey Veerman SC Heerenveen
4 Steven Berghuis Feyenoord 6
Philipp Max PSV
Mike Trésor Ndayishimiye Willem II
Jesper Karlsson AZ
Václav Černý FC Twente
9 Donyell Malen PSV 5
Zakaria Labyad Ajax
Oussama Tannane Vitesse
Danilo FC Twente
Jørgen Strand Larsen FC Groningen
Zinédine Machach VVV-Venlo
Vito van Crooij VVV-Venlo

Clean sheets
As of 6 February 2021
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 André Onana Ajax 9
Remko Pasveer Vitesse
3 Janis Blaswich Heracles Almelo 7
Yvon Mvogo PSV
5 Nick Marsman Feyenoord 6
Sergio Padt FC Groningen
Erwin Mulder SC Heerenveen
8 Maduka Okoye Sparta Rotterdam 5
9 Michael Zetterer PEC Zwolle 4
Marco Bizot AZ
Joël Drommel FC Twente

Discipline
As of 6 February 2021

Player

Club

Awards

Monthly awards
Month Player of the Month Talent of the Month Ref Team of the Month
Player Club Player Club
September Clint Leemans PEC Zwolle Lutsharel Geertruida Feyenoord [17] Mulder (sc Heerenveen); Geertruida (Feyenoord), Bazoer (Vitesse), Bochniewicz (sc Heerenveen), Max (PSV); Sağlam (Willem II), Kudus (Ajax), Leemans (PEC Zwolle); Antony (Ajax), Giakoumakis (VVV-Venlo), Gakpo (PSV).
October Lassina Traoré Ajax Danilo FC Twente [18] Lamprou (RKC Waalwijk); Ebuehi (FC Twente), Riechedly Bazoer (Vitesse), Van Hecke (sc Heerenveen), Haps (Feyenoord); Vloet (Heracles Almelo), Klaassen (Ajax); Openda (Vitesse), Veerman (sc Heerenveen), Danilo (FC Twente), Traoré (Ajax).
November Davy Klaassen Owen Wijndal AZ [19] Lamprou (RKC Waalwijk); Abels (Sparta Rotterdam), Teze (PSV), Senesi (Feyenoord), Wijndal (AZ); Harroui (Sparta Rotterdam), Labyad (Ajax), Klaassen (Ajax); Danilo (FC Twente), Thy (Sparta Rotterdam), Malen (PSV).
December Antony [20] Marsman (Feyenoord); Klaiber (Ajax), Araujo (FC Emmen), Janssen (Fortuna Sittard), Wijndal (AZ); Ihattaren (PSV), Koopmeiners (AZ), Gravenberch (Ajax); Antony (Ajax), Huntelaar (Ajax), Thy (Sparta Rotterdam).
January Giakoumakis VVV-Venlo Lutsharel Geertruida Feyenoord [21] Drommel (FC Twente); Geertruida (Feyenoord), Bazoer (Vitesse), Kemper (ADO Den Haag), Max (PSV); Van de Streek (FC Utrecht), Koopmeiners (AZ), Flemming (Fortuna Sittard); Antony (Ajax), Giakoumakis (VVV-Venlo), Tadić (Ajax)

References
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  7. "Thomas Letsch nieuwe hoofdtrainer Vitesse". Vitesse (in Dutch). 26 May 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  8. "Officieel: John van den Brom vertrekt naar KRC Genk". FC Utrecht (in Dutch). 7 November 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
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  10. "Ruud Brood nieuwe hoofdtrainer, Adrie Bogers assistent". ADO Den Haag (in Dutch). 10 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  11. "Wegen Fortuna Sittard en Kevin Hofland scheiden". Fortuna Sittard (in Dutch). 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  12. "Sjors Ultee definitief nieuwe hoofdtrainer Fortuna Sittard". Fortuna Sittard (in Dutch). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  13. "AZ neemt per direct afscheid van Slot". AZ (in Dutch). 4 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  14. "Willem II neemt afscheid van Adrie Koster". Willem II (in Dutch). 26 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  15. "Željko Petrović nieuwe trainer Willem II". Willem II (in Dutch). 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  16. "Season regulations" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  17. "Clint Leemans uitgeroepen tot Eredivisie-speler van de maand". eredivisie.nl. 1 October 2020.
  18. "Traoré speler van de maand oktober, Danilo beste speler onder-21". eredivisie.nl. 6 November 2020.
  19. "Davy Klaassen is named Eredivisie player of the month". eredivisie.nl. 4 December 2020.
  20. "Antony named Eredivisie player of the month". eredivisie.nl. 7 January 2021.
  21. "Giakoumakis named Eredivisie player of the month". eredivisie.nl. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
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