2009–10 Eredivisie
| Season | 2009–10 |
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| Champions |
FC Twente 1st title |
| Relegated |
RKC Waalwijk Sparta Rotterdam |
| Champions League |
FC Twente (group stage) Ajax (3rd qualifying round) |
| Europa League |
PSV (play-off round) Feyenoord (play-off round) AZ (3rd qualifying round) Utrecht (2nd qualifying round; via play-off) |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 892 (2.92 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Luis Suárez (35) |
| Biggest home win | Ajax 7–0 VVV Venlo (11 April 2010) |
| Biggest away win | RKC 0–6 AZ (15 August 2009) |
| Highest scoring | AZ 6–2 RKC (13 March 2010); Feyenoord 6–2 Heerenveen (2 May 2010) |
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The Eredivisie 2009–10 was the 54th season of Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. AZ were the reigning champions. A total of 18 teams is taking part in the league, consisting of 16 who competed the previous season and two promoted from the Eerste Divisie. The teams promoted from the Eerste Divisie at the end of the previous season were champions VVV Venlo, and promotion/relegation play-off winners RKC Waalwijk.
The season started on 31 July 2009 and ended on 2 May 2010. FC Twente won their first ever Eredivisie title. During the halfway break PSV Eindhoven had been evenly matched with Twente, however towards the end AFC Ajax had climbed up the table with remarkable wins and many goals scored, taken second from PSV Eindhoven, and PSV's falter landed them in third.
Source: eredivsie.nl (Dutch)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Source: news.bbc.co.uk
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Including games played on 2 May 2010; Source: Yahoo Sport, ESPN Soccernet, Soccerway, Eredivisie (official site) (Dutch)
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