2014–15 Eredivisie
| Season | 2014–15 |
|---|---|
| Champions | PSV (22nd title) |
| Relegated |
NAC Breda Go Ahead Eagles FC Dordrecht |
| Champions League |
PSV Ajax |
| Europa League |
AZ Groningen Go Ahead Eagles Vitesse Arnhem |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 942 (3.08 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Memphis Depay (22 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
PSV 6–1 NAC Breda (16 August 2014) Vitesse Arnhem 6–1 ADO Den Haag (3 October 2014) Heracles 6–1 NAC Breda (4 October 2014) Ajax 5–0 Willem II (6 December 2014) PSV 5–0 Go Ahead Eagles (20 December 2014) Utrecht 6–1 Dordrecht (15 February 2015) |
| Biggest away win |
Excelsior 0–5 PEC Zwolle (30 November 2014) Twente 0–5 PSV (4 April 2015) |
| Highest scoring |
NAC Breda 4–5 Groningen (17 May 2015) |
| Longest winning run | 10 games PSV |
| Longest unbeaten run | 17 games PSV |
| Longest winless run | 17 games Dordrecht |
| Longest losing run | 9 games Dordrecht |
| Highest attendance | 52,472 Ajax 0–0 Feyenoord (25 January 2015) |
| Lowest attendance | 3,149 Excelsior 3–1 Heracles (30 August 2014) |
| Average attendance | 18,718 |
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← 2013–14
2015–16 →
All statistics correct as of 15 February 2015.
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The 2014–15 Eredivisie season was the 59th season of the Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. On 18 April 2015, PSV were confirmed as champions of the season, thus ending the four-year reign of Ajax.
A total of 18 teams took part in the league: The best fifteen teams from the 2013–14 season, two promotion/relegation playoff winners and the 2013–14 Eerste Divisie champions.
There are three teams that played in the 2013–14 Eerste Divisie that were promoted to the Eredivisie for the 2014–15 season. Willem II returned to the Eredivisie after just one season by winning its first Eerste Divisie title in 49 years. Meanwhile, FC Dordrecht and Excelsior navigated to the promotion/relegation playoffs to reach the Eredivisie, with both clubs having received byes after finishing second and third in the Eerste Divisie. FC Dordrecht swept both legs against VVV-Venlo 5–2 on aggregate in the second round before facing another Eerste Divisie club for a spot in the Eredivisie (after Sparta Rotterdam sent NEC Nijmegen into relegation). FC Dordrecht won 5–3 on aggregate to return to the Eredivisie for the first time in 19 years.
Excelsior returned after two seasons in the Eerste Divisie by first overcoming FC Den Bosch 5–2 on aggregate before relegating RKC Waalwijk from the league by winning 4–2 on aggregate.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Last updated: 11 May 2015
Source: NUsport
Four teams played for a spot in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.
Ten teams, two from the Eredivisie and eight from the Eerste Divisie, played for two spots in the 2015–16 Eredivisie, the remaining eight teams play in the 2015–16 Eerste Divisie.
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