Summary
The Eredivisie (NED1) is the top league in Dutch football. At the end of the 2021-2022 NED1 season, the NED1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2022-2023 UEFA Champions League - Playoff Round:
- 1st place 2021-2022 NED1 team
- 2022-2023 UEFA Champions League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd place 2021-2022 NED1 team
- 2022-2023 UEFA Europa Conference League - 3rd Qualifying Round:
- 3rd place 2021-2022 NED1 team
- 2022-2023 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 4th place 2021-2022 NED1 team
The winner of the 2021-2022 KNVB Beker (Dutch Cup), typically a NED1 team, also receives a berth in the Playoff Stage of the 2022-2023 UEFA Europa League.
Leagues Pyramid - Netherlands
Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
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NED1 | Eredivisie | 18 |
NED2 | Eerste Divisie (Kueken Kampioen Divisie) | 20 |
NED3 | Tweede Divisie | 18 |
NED4 | Derde Divisie | 36 |
NED5 | Hoofdklasse | 64 |
NED6 | Eerste Klasse | 154 |
NED7 | Tweede Klasse | 308 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
Regular 13 Aug 2021 - 15 May 2022 | 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. 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 a draw, then (7) a penalty shoot out.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2021-2022 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 this playoff. The Promotion/Relegation Playoff winner plays in the 2022-2023 NED1, while the rest of the teams play in the 2022-2023 NED2.
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UEFAECL Playoffs - Finals
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Aggregate | Vitesse Arnhem | 37 | AZ Alkmaar |
26.05.22 | Vitesse Arnhem | 21 | AZ Alkmaar | Gelredome |
29.05.22 | AZ Alkmaar | 61 | Vitesse Arnhem | AFAS Stadion |
UEFAECL Playoffs - Semifinals
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Aggregate | Heerenveen | 34 | AZ Alkmaar |
19.05.22 | Heerenveen | 32 | AZ Alkmaar | Abe Lenstra Stadion |
22.05.22 | AZ Alkmaar | 20 | Heerenveen | AFAS Stadion |
Aggregate | FC Utrecht | 34 | Vitesse Arnhem |
19.05.22 | FC Utrecht | 31 | Vitesse Arnhem | Stadion Galgenwaard |
22.05.22 | Vitesse Arnhem | 30 | FC Utrecht | Gelredome |
Relegation Playoffs - 3rd Round
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Aggregate | Excelsior (NED2) | 98 | ADO Den Haag (NED1) |
24.05.22 | Excelsior | 11 | ADO Den Haag | Van Donge & De Roo Stadion |
29.05.22 | ADO Den Haag | 78 | Excelsior | Cars Jeans Stadion | ||
Excelsior is promoted to NED1 |
Relegation Playoffs - 2nd Round
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Aggregate | ADO Den Haag (NED1) | 42 | FC Eindoven (NED1) |
17.05.22 | ADO Den Haag | 21 | FC Eindoven | Cars Jeans Stadion |
21.05.22 | FC Eindoven | 12 | ADO Den Haag | Jan Louwers Stadion |
Aggregate | Excelsior (NED2) | 61 | SC Heracles Almelo (NED1) |
18.05.22 | Excelsior | 30 | SC Heracles Almelo | Van Donge & De Roo Stadion |
21.05.22 | SC Heracles Almelo | 13 | Excelsior | Stadion Erve Asito |
Relegation Playoffs - 1st Round
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Aggregate | De Graafschap (NED2) | 24 | FC Eindoven (NED2) |
09.05.22 | De Graafschap | 11 | FC Eindoven | De Vijverberg |
13.05.22 | FC Eindoven | 31 | De Graafschap | Jan Louwers Stadion |
Aggregate | NAC Breda (NED2) | 24 | ADO Den Haag (NED2) |
10.05.22 | NAC Breda | 12 | ADO Den Haag | Rat Verlegh Stadion |
14.05.22 | ADO Den Haag | 21 | NAC Breda | Cars Jeans Stadion |
Aggregate | Excelsior (NED2) | 42 | Roda JC Kerkrade (NED2) |
10.05.22 | Excelsior | 22 | Roda JC Kerkrade | Van Donge & De Roo Stadion |
14.05.22 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 02 | Excelsior | Parkstad Limburg Stadion | ||
AET |
League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
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POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
1 | Ajax Amsterdam | 34 | 26 -5-3 | 83 | - | 98 | 19 | 79 | 17 | 14 -1-2 | 43 | 62 | 8 | 54 | 17 | 12 -4-1 | 40 | 36 | 11 | 25 |
2 | PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 26 -3-5 | 81 | - | 86 | 42 | 44 | 17 | 14 -0-3 | 42 | 49 | 22 | 27 | 17 | 12 -3-2 | 39 | 37 | 20 | 17 |
3 | Feyenoord | 34 | 22 -5-7 | 71 | - | 76 | 34 | 42 | 17 | 11 -3-3 | 36 | 39 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 11 -2-4 | 35 | 37 | 17 | 20 |
4 | Twente Enschede | 34 | 20 -8-6 | 68 | - | 55 | 37 | 18 | 17 | 10 -5-2 | 35 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 10 -3-4 | 33 | 27 | 24 | 3 |
5 | AZ Alkmaar | 34 | 18 -7-9 | 61 | - | 64 | 44 | 20 | 17 | 11 -3-3 | 36 | 36 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 7 -4-6 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 4 |
6 | Vitesse Arnhem | 34 | 15 -6-13 | 51 | - | 42 | 51 | -9 | 17 | 6 -3-8 | 21 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 17 | 9 -3-5 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
7 | FC Utrecht | 34 | 12 -11-11 | 47 | - | 51 | 46 | 5 | 17 | 8 -6-3 | 30 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 4 -5-8 | 17 | 19 | 26 | -7 |
8 | Heerenveen | 34 | 11 -8-15 | 41 | - | 37 | 50 | -13 | 17 | 6 -3-8 | 21 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 17 | 5 -5-7 | 20 | 14 | 24 | -10 |
9 | SC Cambuur | 34 | 11 -6-17 | 39 | - | 53 | 70 | -17 | 17 | 5 -3-9 | 18 | 29 | 35 | -6 | 17 | 6 -3-8 | 21 | 24 | 35 | -11 |
10 | RKC Waalwijk | 34 | 9 -11-14 | 38 | - | 40 | 51 | -11 | 17 | 6 -3-8 | 21 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 17 | 3 -8-6 | 17 | 23 | 26 | -3 |
11 | NEC Nijmegen | 34 | 10 -8-16 | 38 | - | 38 | 52 | -14 | 17 | 3 -5-9 | 14 | 13 | 22 | -9 | 17 | 7 -3-7 | 24 | 25 | 30 | -5 |
12 | FC Groningen | 34 | 9 -9-16 | 36 | - | 41 | 55 | -14 | 17 | 4 -6-7 | 18 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 17 | 5 -3-9 | 18 | 23 | 34 | -11 |
13 | Go Ahead Eagles | 34 | 10 -6-18 | 36 | - | 37 | 51 | -14 | 17 | 7 -1-9 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 17 | 3 -5-9 | 14 | 12 | 27 | -15 |
14 | Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 8 -11-15 | 35 | - | 30 | 48 | -18 | 17 | 4 -7-6 | 19 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 17 | 4 -4-9 | 16 | 14 | 27 | -13 |
15 | Fortuna Sittard | 34 | 10 -5-19 | 35 | - | 36 | 67 | -31 | 17 | 6 -2-9 | 20 | 20 | 31 | -11 | 17 | 4 -3-10 | 15 | 16 | 36 | -20 |
16 | SC Heracles Almelo | 34 | 9 -7-18 | 34 | - | 33 | 49 | -16 | 17 | 7 -5-5 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 17 | 2 -2-13 | 8 | 11 | 28 | -17 |
17 | Willem II Tilburg | 34 | 9 -6-19 | 33 | - | 32 | 57 | -25 | 17 | 7 -3-7 | 24 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 17 | 2 -3-12 | 9 | 14 | 37 | -23 |
18 | PEC Zwolle | 34 | 7 -6-21 | 27 | - | 26 | 52 | -26 | 17 | 3 -5-9 | 14 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 17 | 4 -1-12 | 13 | 13 | 32 | -19 |
2022-2023 UEFACL 2022-2023 UEFAECL Relegation Playoffs Relegation to NED2 |
Results
Willem II Tilburg | 30 | FC Utrecht | Willem II Stadion |
Vitesse Arnhem | 22 | Ajax Amsterdam | Gelredome |
PEC Zwolle | 12 | PSV Eindhoven | MAC³PARK Stadion |
NEC Nijmegen | 01 | Fortuna Sittard | Stadion de Goffert |
Heerenveen | 31 | Go Ahead Eagles | Abe Lenstra Stadion |
SC Heracles Almelo | 13 | Sparta Rotterdam | Stadion Erve Asito |
FC Groningen | 23 | SC Cambuur | Euroborg |
Feyenoord | 12 | Twente Enschede | Stadion Feijenoord |
AZ Alkmaar | 13 | RKC Waalwijk | AFAS Stadion |
FC Utrecht | 22 | AZ Alkmaar | Stadion Galgenwaard |
Twente Enschede | 30 | FC Groningen | De Grolsch Veste |
Sparta Rotterdam | 20 | PEC Zwolle | Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel |
RKC Waalwijk | 20 | SC Heracles Almelo | Mandemakers Stadion |
PSV Eindhoven | 32 | NEC Nijmegen | Philips Stadion |
Go Ahead Eagles | 01 | Feyenoord | De Adelaarshorst |
Fortuna Sittard | 12 | Vitesse Arnhem | Fortuna Sittard Stadion |
SC Cambuur | 11 | Willem II Tilburg | Cambuur Stadion |
Ajax Amsterdam | 50 | Heerenveen | Johan Cruijff ArenA |
Feyenoord | 22 | PSV Eindhoven | Stadion Feijenoord |
Vitesse Arnhem | 12 | Heerenveen | Gelredome |