2007–08 Eredivisie

This article is about the men competition. For the women competition, see 2007–08 Eredivisie (women).
Eredivisie
Season 2007-08
Champions PSV
(21st title)
Promoted De Graafschap
VVV-Venlo
Relegated Excelsior
VVV-Venlo
Champions League PSV
FC Twente
UEFA Cup Feyenoord
Ajax
SC Heerenveen
NEC
UEFA Intertoto Cup NAC Breda
Top goalscorer Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Ajax, 33)
Biggest home win SC Heerenveen 9-0 Heracles Almelo (2007-10-07)
Biggest away win De Graafschap 1-8 Ajax (2007-08-19)
Highest scoring SC Heerenveen 9-0 Heracles Almelo (2007-10-07)
De Graafschap 1-8 Ajax (2007-08-19)
Average attendance 19,090/game

The 2007–08 Eredivisie was the 52nd season of the Eredivisie, the top division of association football in the Netherlands. The season began in August 2007 and ended on 18 May 2008, with defending champions PSV retaining their title with 72 points.

Promoted teams

The following teams are promoted to the Eredivisie at the start of the season:

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 PSV (C) 34 21 9 4 65 24+41 72 2008–09 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2 Ajax 34 20 9 5 94 45+49 69 UEFA Champions League 2008-09
Third qualifying round playoff
3 NAC Breda 34 19 6 9 48 40+8 63
4 Twente 34 17 11 6 52 32+20 62
5 Heerenveen 34 18 6 10 88 48+40 60
6 Feyenoord 34 18 6 10 64 41+23 60 2008–09 UEFA Cup First round
7 Groningen 34 15 6 13 53 541 51 UEFA Cup 2008-09
First round playoff
8 NEC 34 14 7 13 49 501 49
9 Roda JC 34 12 11 11 55 550 47
10 Utrecht 34 13 7 14 59 55+4 46
11 AZ 34 11 10 13 48 535 43
12 Vitesse Arnhem 34 12 7 15 46 559 43
13 Sparta Rotterdam 34 9 7 18 52 7624 34
14 Heracles 34 8 8 18 34 6430 32
15 Willem II 34 8 7 19 40 499 31
16 De Graafschap 34 7 9 18 33 6431 30 Relegation Playoffs
17 VVV-Venlo (R) 34 7 8 19 44 7632 29
18 Excelsior (R) 34 7 6 21 32 7543 27 Relegation to Eerste Divisie

Source: Eredivisie
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.
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.

Eredivisie 2007–08 Winners
PSV
21st Title

Match table

AJX AZ EXC FEY GRA GRO HEE HER NAC NEC PSV RJC SPA TWE UTR VIT VVV WIL
Ajax 6-1 4-0 3-0 4-1 2-2 4-1 5-1 1-3 0-0 0-2 4-2 6-2 2-2 2-0 4-1 6-14-1 AJX
AZ2-3 3-00-1 0-0 2-2 0-1 1-0 1-2 4-0 0-2 1-1 1-0 0-0 2-1 2-1 4-02-0 AZ
Excelsior2-1 1-1 2-1 1-1 1-3 2-5 1-1 0-3 2-0 1-4 1-2 4-3 0-20-2 1-2 2-1 0-0 EXC
Feyenoord2-2 2-2 1-0 2-0 1-1 2-0 6-0 5-01-3 0-1 3-0 2-0 3-1 3-1 1-0 4-1 2-0 FEY
De Graafschap1-81-2 1-1 1-3 1-1 0-3 0-0 0-1 1-1 0-1 2-1 4-0 0-0 1-1 0-3 3-2 1-2 GRA
FC Groningen1-2[1] 2-1 3-2 3-2 0-2 0-1 1-2 1-2 5-1 2-1 1-1 1-0 1-0 0-2 0-0 1-0 1-0 GRO
Heerenveen2-4 4-0 5-0 1-1 2-3 4-2 9-0 3-0 2-3 2-1 4-3 3-31-2 2-3 7-0 5-1 0-0 HEE
Heracles Almelo0-1 2-1 2-0 3-3 2-0 1-2 2-2 0-1 0-2 0-2 0-0 2-0 0-3 2-1 2-2 0-0 1-0 HER
NAC Breda2-3 2-3 2-0 3-1 1-0 0-31-5 4-1 1-3 1-1 0-0 3-0 1-0 1-0 1-2 0-0 1-0 NAC
NEC1-1 5-2 0-1 0-2 3-1 5-1 0-1 3-0 0-1 0-0 1-14-2 2-2 2-0 1-0 2-2 1-0 NEC
PSV0-0 1-1 2-1 4-0 4-1 3-0 1-1 2-0 2-0 5-0 2-4 3-1 1-1 4-1 1-0 3-1 3-0 PSV
Roda JC2-1 1-1 3-3 1-3 1-0 5-1 1-0 2-10-2 0-2 1-1 2-3 3-1 1-1 3-2 4-1 1-1 RJC
Sparta Rotterdam2-2 2-2 0-1 3-2 6-1 1-3 4-2 1-10-1 1-0 1-4 4-1 1-1 2-1 1-22-0 2-2 SPA
FC Twente2-1 2-1 1-0 2-0 2-0 3-1 1-0 2-1 1-1 3-0 0-00-1 1-2 2-24-3 1-1 2-0 TWE
FC Utrecht0-1 2-2 4-1 0-32-21-0 2-2 3-1 0-1 3-2 3-1 3-1 7-1 0-1 2-4 1-4 2-0 UTR
Vitesse Arnhem2-2 1-03-0 0-1 0-2 2-1 0-1 2-0 3-3 1-00-1 1-1 3-0 2-2 2-2 1-3 1-0 VIT
VVV-Venlo2-2 2-3 3-10-0 3-0 2-5 0-4 0-5 1-3 1-2 1-1 3-52-0 0-2 1-2 2-0 1-1 VVV
Willem II2-3 3-0 6-0 3-1 1-2 1-2 2-3 2-1 0-0 3-0 0-1 1-0 2-2 1-3 1-4 4-0 1-2 WIL
AJX AZ EXC FEY GRA GRO HEE HER NAC NEC PSV RJC SPA TWE UTR VIT VVV WIL

Top scorers

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, the top scorer of the 2007-08 season.
Goals Player Team
33
Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Ajax
22
Switzerland Blaise Nkufo FC Twente
17
Uruguay Luis Suárez Ajax
16
Netherlands Antilles Robin Nelisse FC Utrecht
15
Sweden Marcus Berg FC Groningen
United States Michael Bradley SC Heerenveen
Denmark Kenneth Perez Ajax/PSV
14
Netherlands Danny Koevermans PSV
Serbia Miralem Sulejmani SC Heerenveen

Last updated: April 20, 2008
Source: Eredivisie official website

Play-offs

For UEFA competitions

For one Champions League ticket

  Matches A and B Match G
                         
5  SC Heerenveen 1 1 2  
2  Ajax 2 3 5  
    2  Ajax 1 0 1
  4  FC Twente 2 0 2
4  FC Twente 3 5 8
3  NAC Breda 0 1 1  

For one UEFA Cup playoff ticket

  Matches C and D Match I
                         
10  FC Utrecht 2 1 3  
7  FC Groningen 2 3 5  
    7  FC Groningen 0 1 1
  8  NEC 1 3 4
9  Roda JC 0 0 0
8  NEC 1 2 3  

For one UEFA Cup ticket

  Matches H and I Match J
                         
5  SC Heerenveen 2 2 4  
3  NAC Breda 0 2 2  
    3  NAC Breda 0 0 0
  8  NEC 6 1 7
7  FC Groningen 0 1 1
8  NEC 1 3 4  

The winner of match G, FC Twente, qualifies for UEFA Champions League 2008-09. The loser of match G, Ajax, qualifies for the UEFA Cup 2008-09. The losers of matches A and B, SC Heerenveen and NAC Breda, faced each other in match H. The winner, SC Heerenveen, qualified for the UEFA Cup. The loser of match H, NAC Breda, faced NEC, the winner of the playoffs featuring FC Groningen, NEC, Roda JC and FC Utrecht. NEC won that match, match J, and clinched the final UEFA Cup ticket, while the loser, NAC Breda, qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup.

Team Tournament
FC Twente3rd Qualifying round UEFA Champions League 2008-09
AjaxUEFA Cup 2008-09
SC HeerenveenUEFA Cup 2008-09
NECUEFA Cup 2008-09
NAC BredaUEFA Intertoto Cup 2008

Relegation

Round 1
Team #1 Aggregate Team #2 Match 1 Match 2
Go Ahead Eagles 1–4 ADO Den Haag 1–1 0–3
TOP Oss 2–5 Helmond Sport 2–2 0–3
Round 2 (best of 3)
Team #1 Pts Team #2 Match 1 Match 2 Match 3
ADO Den Haag 6–3 VVV-Venlo 1–0 0–1 2–0
MVV 3–6 RKC Waalwijk 1–0 0–2 0–4
FC Zwolle 6–3 FC Den Bosch 0–1 2–1 1–0
Helmond Sport 0–6 De Graafschap 2–3 1–3 Not played
Round 3 (best of 3)
Team #1 Series Win Team #2 Match 1 Match 2 Match 3
ADO Den Haag 5–2 RKC Waalwijk 1–1 2–2 2–1
FC Zwolle 1–4 De Graafschap 1–3 0–0 Not played

The winners of matches G and H will play in the Eredivisie 2008–09.

Season statistics

Last updated on April 20, 2008.

Scoring

Cards

Overview

Club Location Current manager Previous managers during 2007-08 season
Ajax Amsterdam Netherlands Adrie Koster Netherlands Henk ten Cate
AZ Alkmaar Netherlands Louis van Gaal
Excelsior Rotterdam Netherlands Ton Lokhoff
Feyenoord Rotterdam Netherlands Bert van Marwijk
De Graafschap Doetinchem Netherlands Jan de Jonge
FC Groningen Groningen Netherlands Ron Jans
SC Heerenveen Heerenveen Netherlands Gertjan Verbeek
Heracles Almelo Almelo Netherlands Gert Heerkes Netherlands Hendrie Krüzen, Netherlands Ruud Brood
NAC Breda Breda Netherlands Ernie Brandts
NEC Nijmegen Netherlands Mario Been
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands Sef Vergoossen Netherlands Jan Wouters, Netherlands Ronald Koeman
Roda JC Kerkrade Netherlands Raymond Atteveld
Sparta Rotterdam Rotterdam Netherlands Foeke Booy Netherlands Adri van Tiggelen, Netherlands Gert Aandewiel
FC Twente Enschede Netherlands Fred Rutten
FC Utrecht Utrecht Netherlands Willem van Hanegem
Vitesse Arnhem Netherlands Aad de Mos
VVV-Venlo Venlo Netherlands André Wetzel
Willem II Tilburg Netherlands Andries Jonker Netherlands Dennis van Wijk

Stadiums 2007-08

Team Stadium Capacity
Ajax Amsterdam ArenA 51,628
Feyenoord Feijenoord Stadion 51,137
PSV Philips Stadion 35,119
Vitesse Gelredome 26,600
Heerenveen Abe Lenstra Stadion 26,000
Utrecht Stadion Galgenwaard 24,426
Groningen Euroborg 19,814
Roda JC Parkstad Limburg Stadion 19,979
AZ DSB Stadion 17,023
NAC Rat Verlegh Stadion 17,064
Willem II Willem II Stadion 14,637
Twente Arke Stadion 13,740[2]
NEC Stadion de Goffert 12,470
Sparta Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel 11,026
De Graafschap De Vijverberg 12,600
Heracles Polman Stadion 8,500
VVV-Venlo De Koel 5,998
Excelsior Stadion Woudestein 3,527

Kits 2007-2008

Team Kit maker Shirt sponsor Notes
Ajax Adidas ABN Amro
AZ Quick DSB Bank
Excelsior Masita DSW
Feyenoord Kappa Fortis
De Graafschap kwd Centric
FC Groningen Umbro Noord Lease
SC Heerenveen Umbro Univé
Heracles Almelo Ben Barton Koninklijke Ten Cate
NAC Breda Umbro Sunweb
NEC Nike Jiba
PSV Nike Philips
Roda JC Umbro Aevitae
Sparta Rotterdam Kelme Graydon
FC Twente Umbro Arke
FC Utrecht Puma Phanos
Vitesse Legea AFAB
VVV Venlo Erima Seacon Logistics
Willem II Masita Interpolis

References

  1. The match was played on April 16. It had originally been scheduled for April 13, but was suspended and then postponed due to a fire on one of the stands shortly before the match.
  2. An expansion of the stadium started in January 2008 and increased capacity to 24,000
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