Eredivisie
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2024-2025
Location
Netherlands
Abbreviation
NED1

Summary

The Eredivisie (NED1) is the top league in Dutch football. At the end of the 2024-2025 NED1 season, the NED1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

  • 2025-2026 UEFA Champions League - League Stage:
    • 1st and 2nd place 2024-2025 NED1 teams
  • 2025-2026 UEFA Europa League - 3rd Qualifying Round:
    • 3rd place 2024-2025 NED1 team
  • 2025-2026 UEFA Europa League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
    • 4th place 2024-2025 NED1 team
  • 2025-2026 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
    • 2024-2025 NED1 UEFAECL playoff winner

The winner of the 2024-2025 KNVB Beker (Dutch Cup), typically a NED1 team, also receives a berth in the League Stage of the 2025-2026 UEFA Europa League.

Leagues Pyramid - Netherlands

Abbrev League # of Teams
NED1 Eredivisie 18
NED2 Eerste Divisie
(Kueken Kampioen Divisie)		 20
NED3 Tweede Divisie 18
NED4 Derde Divisie 36
NED5 Vierde Divisie 64
NED6 Eerste Klasse 130
NED7 Tweede Klasse 296

Competition Structure

Season

# of Teams

Regular
9 Aug 2024 - 18 May 2025		  18: NED1 (15 minimum), NED2 (3 maximum)

Season Format

Each NED1 team plays Home-Away matches against the other NED1 teams for a total of 34 league matches. During the regular season table ranking ties are broken by (1) most points won, (2) less points lost, (3) goal difference, (4) goals scored, then (5) alphabetical order by team team. At the end of the season, table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) goals scored, (3) head-to-head points, (4) head-to-head goal difference, (5) head-to-head away goals scored, (6) playoff (only if deciding champion and relegation), otherwise by draw, then (7) a penalty shoot out (only after a playoff).

Playoffs

At the end of the 2024-2025 NED1 season, the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th place teams enter the UEFAECL playoffs Semifinals (Home-Away highest aggregate goals wins). The Finals (Home-Away highest aggregate goals wins) winner earns a 2025-2026 UEFAECL 2nd Qualifying Round berth.

Relegation

At the end of the 2024-2025 NED1 season, the 17th and 18th place teams are automatically relegated to the NED2. The 16th place team participates in a Home-Away highest aggregate goals wins Relegation/Promotion Playoffs with 3rd through 8th place NED2 teams. Youth teams cannot be promoted and cannot participate in this playoff. The Promotion/Relegation Playoff winner plays in the 2025-2026 NED1, while the rest of the teams play in the 2025-2026 NED2.


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 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1PSV Eindhoven 1815 -1-246-61154698 -1-0253452997 -0-221271017
2Ajax Amsterdam 1813 -3-242-39172298 -1-0252261695 -2-21717116
3FC Utrecht 1812 -3-339-3629795 -1-3161720-397 -2-02319910
4Feyenoord 1810 -5-335-41231895 -2-2171811795 -3-118231211
5Twente Enschede 1810 -4-434-38231596 -3-0212381594 -1-41315150
6AZ Alkmaar 1810 -3-533-33191495 -1-3161910995 -2-2171495
7Go Ahead Eagles 188 -4-628-3327695 -2-2172012893 -2-4111315-2
8Fortuna Sittard 187 -4-725-2528-395 -0-4151313092 -4-3101215-3
9Heerenveen 187 -3-824-2133-1285 -3-0181349102 -0-86829-21
10Willem II Tilburg 186 -4-822-2325-293 -2-4111310393 -2-4111015-5
11NAC Breda 187 -1-1022-2131-1095 -0-4151313092 -1-67818-10
12NEC Nijmegen 186 -2-1020-2424093 -2-4111610693 -0-69814-6
13PEC Zwolle 184 -5-917-1627-1194 -0-5121112-190 -5-45515-10
14FC Groningen 174 -5-817-1426-1293 -4-21395481 -1-64521-16
15SC Heracles Almelo 173 -6-815-1934-1592 -5-2111414081 -1-64520-15
16Sparta Rotterdam 182 -7-913-1527-1290 -4-54716-992 -3-49811-3
17Almere City FC 182 -4-1210-1037-2792 -1-67822-1490 -3-63215-13
18RKC Waalwijk 181 -4-137-1943-2491 -2-65918-990 -2-721025-15
2025-2026 UEFACL
2025-2026 UEFAEL
2025-2026 UEFAECL
UAEFAECL Playoffs
Relegation Playoff
Relegation to NED2

Fixtures

Sat - 18 Jan 2025
 PEC Zwolle   PSV EindhovenMAC³PARK Stadion
 FC Utrecht   AZ AlkmaarStadion Galgenwaard
 Willem II Tilburg   FeyenoordWillem II Stadion
 Go Ahead Eagles   FC GroningenDe Adelaarshorst
Sun - 19 Jan 2025
 NAC Breda   Twente EnschedeRat Verlegh Stadion
 Heerenveen   Ajax AmsterdamAbe Lenstra Stadion
 NEC Nijmegen   Fortuna SittardStadion de Goffert
 Sparta Rotterdam   RKC WaalwijkSparta Stadion Het Kasteel
Sat - 25 Jan 2025
 Ajax Amsterdam   Go Ahead EaglesJohan Cruijff ArenA
 Twente Enschede   NEC NijmegenDe Grolsch Veste
 Feyenoord   Almere City FCStadion Feijenoord
 Fortuna Sittard   PEC ZwolleFortuna Sittard Stadion
 SC Heracles Almelo   FC UtrechtStadion Erve Asito
 PSV Eindhoven   NAC BredaPhilips Stadion
 RKC Waalwijk   Willem II TilburgMandemakers Stadion
Sat - 1 Feb 2025
 Ajax Amsterdam   FeyenoordJohan Cruijff ArenA
 Almere City FC   RKC WaalwijkYanmar Stadion

Results

Sun - 12 Jan 2025
 NAC Breda 24 HeerenveenRat Verlegh Stadion
 Feyenoord 12 FC UtrechtStadion Feijenoord
Sat - 11 Jan 2025
 PSV Eindhoven 22 AZ AlkmaarPhilips Stadion
 PEC Zwolle 01 NEC NijmegenMAC³PARK Stadion
 Ajax Amsterdam 21 RKC WaalwijkJohan Cruijff ArenA
 SC Heracles Almelo 11 Sparta RotterdamStadion Erve Asito
Fri - 10 Jan 2025
 Fortuna Sittard 03 Go Ahead EaglesFortuna Sittard Stadion
Sun - 22 Dec 2024
 Willem II Tilburg 41 NEC NijmegenWillem II Stadion
 PSV Eindhoven 30 FeyenoordPhilips Stadion
 FC Utrecht 25 Fortuna SittardStadion Galgenwaard
 Sparta Rotterdam 02 Ajax AmsterdamSparta Stadion Het Kasteel
Sat - 21 Dec 2024
 AZ Alkmaar 10 Twente EnschedeAFAS Stadion
 Almere City FC 30 HeerenveenYanmar Stadion
 Go Ahead Eagles 21 NAC BredaDe Adelaarshorst
Fri - 20 Dec 2024
 RKC Waalwijk 11 PEC ZwolleMandemakers Stadion
Sun - 15 Dec 2024
 NAC Breda 12 AZ AlkmaarRat Verlegh Stadion
 Ajax Amsterdam 30 Almere City FCJohan Cruijff ArenA