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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UEFAECL Playoffs - Semifinals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Thu - 22 May 2025
 AZ Alkmaar 41 HeerenveenAFAS Stadion
 Twente Enschede 32 NEC NijmegenDe Grolsch Veste

Promo/Releg Playoffs - 2nd Round

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateFC Den Bosch (NED2) 12 SC Telstar (NED2) 
20.05.25FC Den Bosch 00 SC TelstarStadion De Vliert
23.05.25SC Telstar 21 FC Den Bosch711 Stadion
AggregateFC Dordrecht (NED2) 21 Willem II Tilburg (NED2) 
21.05.25FC Dordrecht 21 Willem II TilburgM-Scores Stadion
24.05.25Willem II Tilburg   FC DordrechtWillem II Stadion

Promo/Releg Playoffs - 1st Round

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateFC Den Bosch (NED2) 21 SC Cambuur (NED2) 
12.05.25FC Den Bosch 10 SC CambuurStadion De Vliert
16.05.25SC Cambuur 11 FC Den BoschKooi Stadion
AggregateSC Telstar (NED2) 30 ADO Den Haag (NED2) 
13.05.25SC Telstar 20 ADO Den Haag711 Stadion
17.05.25ADO Den Haag 01 SC TelstarBingoal Stadion
AggregateDe Graafschap (NED2) 02 FC Dordrecht (NED2) 
13.05.25De Graafschap 00 FC DordrechtDe Vijverberg
17.05.25FC Dordrecht 20 De GraafschapM-Scores Stadion

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1PSV Eindhoven 3425 -4-579-10339641713 -3-1425515401712 -1-437482424
2Ajax Amsterdam 3424 -6-478-6732351713 -3-1423814241711 -3-336291811
3Feyenoord 3420 -8-668-7638381711 -3-336381820179 -5-332382018
4FC Utrecht 3418 -10-664-624517179 -3-53028244179 -7-134342113
5AZ Alkmaar 3416 -9-957-583721178 -4-528301713178 -5-42928208
6Twente Enschede 3415 -9-1054-6249131710 -4-334362115175 -5-7202628-2
7Go Ahead Eagles 3414 -9-1151-575521710 -4-334322210174 -5-8172533-8
8NEC Nijmegen 3412 -7-1543-51465176 -6-524362412176 -1-10191522-7
9Heerenveen 3412 -7-1543-4257-151710 -6-136301515172 -1-1471242-30
10PEC Zwolle 3410 -11-1341-4351-8177 -4-62524204173 -7-7161931-12
11Fortuna Sittard 3411 -8-1541-3754-17178 -1-8251724-7173 -7-7162030-10
12Sparta Rotterdam 349 -12-1339-3943-4174 -6-7182024-4175 -6-62119190
13FC Groningen 3410 -9-1539-4053-13178 -6-330271413172 -3-1291339-26
14SC Heracles Almelo 349 -11-1438-4263-21176 -7-42529272173 -4-10131336-23
15NAC Breda 348 -9-1733-3458-24176 -6-5242122-1172 -3-1291336-23
16Willem II Tilburg 346 -8-2026-3456-22173 -3-11122027-7173 -5-9141429-15
17RKC Waalwijk 346 -7-2125-4474-30175 -3-9182531-6171 -4-1271943-24
18Almere City FC 344 -10-2022-2364-41172 -5-10111336-23172 -5-10111028-18
2025-2026 UEFACL
2025-2026 UEFAEL
2025-2026 UEFAECL
UAEFAECL Playoffs
Relegation Playoff
Relegation to NED2

Results

Sun - 18 May 2025
 Sparta Rotterdam 13 PSV EindhovenSparta Stadion Het Kasteel
 Heerenveen 20 FeyenoordAbe Lenstra Stadion
 RKC Waalwijk 53 Go Ahead EaglesMandemakers Stadion
 PEC Zwolle 20 FC GroningenMAC³PARK Stadion
 NAC Breda 11 Willem II TilburgRat Verlegh Stadion
 SC Heracles Almelo 12 NEC NijmegenStadion Erve Asito
 Fortuna Sittard 00 FC UtrechtFortuna Sittard Stadion
 AZ Alkmaar 11 Almere City FCAFAS Stadion
 Ajax Amsterdam 20 Twente EnschedeJohan Cruijff ArenA
Wed - 14 May 2025
 Willem II Tilburg 12 PEC ZwolleWillem II Stadion
 NEC Nijmegen 30 NAC BredaStadion de Goffert
 Go Ahead Eagles 10 HeerenveenDe Adelaarshorst
 Feyenoord 20 RKC WaalwijkStadion Feijenoord
 FC Utrecht 11 Sparta RotterdamStadion Galgenwaard
 Twente Enschede 23 AZ AlkmaarDe Grolsch Veste
Sun - 11 May 2025
 AZ Alkmaar 30 FC GroningenAFAS Stadion
 Ajax Amsterdam 03 NEC NijmegenJohan Cruijff ArenA