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Eredivisie 2008–09

Eredivisie
Season 2008-09
Champions AZ (2nd title)
Relegated FC Volendam
De Graafschap
Champions League AZ (Group stage)
FC Twente (Third qualifying round)
Europa League SC Heerenveen (Play-off round; via KNVB Cup)
Ajax (Play-off round)
PSV (Third qualifying round)
NAC Breda (Second qualifying round; via playoff)
Goals scored 870
Average goals/game 2.84
Top goalscorer Mounir El Hamdaoui (23)
Biggest home win Ajax 7-0 Willem II (12 April 2009)
Biggest away win De Graafschap 0-6 Ajax (21 December 2008)
Highest scoring PSV 6-2 Ajax (19 April 2009)
Volendam 3-5 PSV (8 February 2009)
Twente 6-2 Sparta (6 December 2008)

The Eredivisie 2008–09 is the 53rd season of Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. PSV were the reigning champions. The season began on 29 August 2008 with a game between Vitesse Arnhem and FC Groningen and ended on 10 May 2009. A total of 18 teams take 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 FC Volendam, and play-off winners ADO Den Haag. AZ clinched their second title, their first coming in 1981.

Source: ESPN Eredivisie Table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Heerenveen qualified for the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League 2009–10 by winning the 2008–09 KNVB Cup.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Source: Eredivisie.nl (Dutch)
^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Last updated: 11 May 2009
Source: ESPN Top Scorers


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