2014–15 in Dutch football

Football in Netherlands
Season 2014–15
Johan Cruijff Schaal PEC Zwolle
2013–14 Netherlands 0000

The 2014–15 season is the 126th season of competitive football in the Netherlands.

Promotion and relegation

Pre-season

League Promoted to league Relegated from league
Eredivisie
Eerste Divisie

No team from 2013–14 Topklasse willing to be promoted

None

National teams

Netherlands national football team

2014 FIFA World Cup

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 10 3 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Chile 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  Spain 3 1 0 2 4 7 3 3
4  Australia 3 0 0 3 3 9 6 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Czech Republic Iceland Turkey Netherlands Kazakhstan Latvia
1  Czech Republic 10 7 1 2 19 14 +5 22 Qualify for final tournament 2–1 0–2 2–1 2–1 1–1
2  Iceland 10 6 2 2 17 6 +11 20 2–1 3–0 2–0 0–0 2–2
3  Turkey 10 5 3 2 14 9 +5 18 1–2 1–0 3–0 3–1 1–1
4  Netherlands 10 4 1 5 17 14 +3 13 2–3 0–1 1–1 3–1 6–0
5  Kazakhstan 10 1 2 7 7 18 11 5 2–4 0–3 0–1 1–2 0–0
6  Latvia 10 0 5 5 6 19 13 5 1–2 0–3 1–1 0–2 0–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

International Friendlies

Netherlands women's national football team

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Norway 10 9 0 1 41 5 +36 27 Women's World Cup
2  Netherlands 10 8 1 1 43 6 +37 25 Play-offs
3  Belgium 10 6 1 3 34 11 +23 19
4  Portugal 10 4 0 6 19 21 2 12
5  Greece 10 1 0 9 6 49 43 3[lower-alpha 1]
6  Albania 10 1 0 9 3 54 51 3[lower-alpha 1]
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Greece scored more head-to-head goals than Albania
Play-offs
Semifinal
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Scotland  1–4  Netherlands 1–2 0–2
Final
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Netherlands  3–2  Italy 1–1 2–1

League season

Eredivisie

Main article: 2014–15 Eredivisie
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 PSV (C) 34 29 1 4 92 31 +61 88 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Ajax 34 21 8 5 69 29 +40 71 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3 AZ 34 19 5 10 63 56 +7 62 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
4 Feyenoord 34 17 8 9 56 39 +17 59 Qualification to European competition play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
5 Vitesse (O) 34 16 10 8 66 43 +23 58
6 PEC Zwolle 34 16 5 13 59 43 +16 53
7 Heerenveen 34 13 11 10 53 46 +7 50
8 Groningen 34 11 13 10 49 53 4 46 Qualification to Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 2]
9 Willem II 34 13 7 14 46 50 4 46
10 Twente[lower-alpha 3] 34 13 10 11 56 51 +5 43
11 Utrecht 34 11 8 15 60 62 2 41
12 Cambuur 34 11 8 15 46 56 10 41
13 ADO Den Haag 34 9 10 15 44 53 9 37
14 Heracles 34 11 4 19 47 64 17 37
15 Excelsior 34 6 14 14 47 63 16 32
16 NAC Breda (R) 34 6 10 18 36 68 32 28 Qualification to Relegation play-offs[lower-alpha 4]
17 Go Ahead Eagles (R) 34 7 6 21 29 59 30 27 Qualification to EL first qualifying round and relegation play-offs[lower-alpha 5]
18 Dordrecht (R) 34 4 8 22 24 76 52 20 Relegation to the Eerste Divisie
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2015. Source: NUsport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Four teams play for a spot in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.
  2. Groningen qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2014–15 KNVB Cup.
  3. FC Twente were deducted three points twice since they did not meet the financial standards set by the KNVB.
  4. Ten teams, two from the Eredivisie and eight from the Eerste Divisie, play for two spots in the 2015–16 Eredivisie, the remaining eight teams play in the 2015–16 Eerste Divisie.
  5. Go Ahead Eagles was awarded a spot in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round because of its Fair Play ranking. They were also relegated to the 2015–16 Eerste Divisie after losing in the second round of the relegation play-offs.

Eerste divisie

Winners by period

Topklasse

Main article: 2014–15 Topklasse

Women's BeNe League

Main article: 2014–15 BeNe League

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Heerenveen Netherlands van Basten, MarcoMarco van Basten End of contract 1 July 2014[7] Pre-season Netherlands Lodeweges, DwightDwight Lodeweges 1 July 2014[8]
AZ Netherlands Advocaat, DickDick Advocaat End of contract 1 July 2014[9] Pre-season Netherlands van Basten, MarcoMarco van Basten 1 July 2014[10]
Feyenoord Netherlands Koeman, RonaldRonald Koeman End of contract 1 July 2014[11] Pre-season Netherlands Rutten, FredFred Rutten 1 July 2014[12]
Utrecht Netherlands Wouters, JanJan Wouters Mutual consent 1 July 2014[13] Pre-season Netherlands Alflen, RobRob Alflen 1 July 2014[14]
Dordrecht Netherlands van den Ham, HarryHarry van den Ham End of contract 1 July 2014[15] Pre-season Netherlands Brandts, ErnieErnie Brandts 1 July 2014[16]
Heracles Almelo Netherlands de Jonge, JanJan de Jonge Sacked 31 August 2014[17] 18th Netherlands Stegeman, JohnJohn Stegeman 17 September 2014[18]
AZ Netherlands van Basten, MarcoMarco van Basten Mutual consent 16 September 2014[19] 12th Netherlands van den Brom, JohnJohn van den Brom 29 September 2014[20]
NAC Breda Serbia Gudelj, NebojšaNebojša Gudelj Sacked 13 October 2014[21] 15th Netherlands Hellemons, EricEric Hellemons (caretaker) 13 October 2014[21]

Deaths

References

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  4. "Roda JC degradeert ondanks zege". NOS (in Dutch). 3 May 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  5. "NEC degradeert uit de eredivisie". NOS (in Dutch). 11 May 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
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  8. "Dwight Lodeweges nieuwe trainer sc Heerenveen". sc Heerenveen (in Dutch). 31 March 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
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  17. "Heracles ontslaat Jan de Jonge". NOS (in Dutch). 31 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  18. "John Stegeman maakt seizoen af als hoofdtrainer". Heracles Almelo (in Dutch). 17 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
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  21. 1 2 "NAC Breda ontslaat trainer Gudelj". NOS (in Dutch). 13 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
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  28. "VM 94-hjälten Ingesson död". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 29 October 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
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