The 2011–12 Eredivisie is the 56th season of Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. It began in August 2011 with the first matches of the season [1] and ended in June with the last matches of the European competition and relegation playoffs. AFC Ajax had the highest average attendance, around 49,000.
Teams
A total of 18 teams are taking part in the league, the best 15 teams from the 2010–11 season, two promotion/relegation playoff winners and the 2010–11 Eerste Divisie champions.
Location of teams in Eredivisie 2011–12
Club |
Location |
Venue |
Capacity |
ADO Den Haag |
The Hague |
Kyocera Stadion |
15,000 |
AFC Ajax |
Amsterdam |
Amsterdam ArenA |
52,342 |
AZ |
Alkmaar |
AFAS Stadion |
17,000 |
SBV Excelsior |
Rotterdam |
Stadion Woudestein |
3,531 |
Feyenoord |
Rotterdam |
De Kuip |
51,577 |
De Graafschap |
Doetinchem |
De Vijverberg |
12,600 |
FC Groningen |
Groningen |
Euroborg |
22,580 |
SC Heerenveen |
Heerenveen |
Abe Lenstra Stadion |
26,800 |
Heracles Almelo |
Almelo |
Polman Stadion |
8,500 |
NAC Breda |
Breda |
Rat Verlegh Stadion |
19,000 |
N.E.C. |
Nijmegen |
Stadion de Goffert |
12,470 |
PSV |
Eindhoven |
Philips Stadion |
35,000 |
RKC Waalwijk |
Waalwijk |
Mandemakers Stadion |
7,500 |
Roda JC |
Kerkrade |
Parkstad Limburg Stadion |
19,979 |
FC Twente |
Enschede |
De Grolsch Veste |
32,000 |
FC Utrecht |
Utrecht |
Stadion Galgenwaard |
24,426 |
SBV Vitesse |
Arnhem |
GelreDome |
25,000 |
VVV-Venlo |
Venlo |
De Koel |
8,000 |
Managerial changes
Team |
Outgoing manager |
Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy |
Position in table |
Replaced by |
Date of appointment |
N.E.C. | Vloet, WiljanWiljan Vloet | Signed by Sparta Rotterdam | 1 July 2011[2] | Pre-season | Pastoor, AlexAlex Pastoor | 1 July 2011[2] |
SBV Excelsior | Pastoor, AlexAlex Pastoor | Signed by NEC | 1 July 2011[2] | Pre-season | Lammers, JohnJohn Lammers | 1 July 2011[3] |
FC Utrecht | du Chatinier, TonTon du Chatinier | Mutual consent | 1 July 2011[4] | Pre-season | Koeman, ErwinErwin Koeman | 1 July 2011[5] |
De Graafschap | Kalezić, DarijeDarije Kalezić | End of contract | 1 July 2011[6] | Pre-season | Ulderink, AndriesAndries Ulderink | 1 July 2011[7] |
VVV-Venlo | Boessen, WilWil Boessen | End of interim spell | 1 July 2011[8] | Pre-season | De Boeck, GlenGlen De Boeck | 15 June 2011[9] |
FC Twente | Preud'homme, MichelMichel Preud'homme | Signed by Al-Shabab | 1 July 2011[10] | Pre-season | Adriaanse, CoCo Adriaanse | 1 July 2011[11] |
SBV Vitesse | Ferrer, AlbertAlbert Ferrer | End of contract | 1 July 2011[12][13] | Pre-season | van den Brom, JohnJohn van den Brom | 1 July 2011[13] |
ADO Den Haag | van den Brom, JohnJohn van den Brom | Signed by Vitesse | 1 July 2011[14] | Pre-season | Steijn, MauriceMaurice Steijn | 1 July 2011[14] |
Feyenoord | Been, MarioMario Been | Resigned | 13 July 2011[15] | Pre-season | Koeman, RonaldRonald Koeman | 21 July 2011[16] |
FC Utrecht | Koeman, ErwinErwin Koeman | Resigned | 18 October 2011[17] | 10th | Wouters, JanJan Wouters | 18 October 2011[18] |
VVV-Venlo | De Boeck, GlenGlen De Boeck | Resigned | 6 December 2011[19] | 17th | Boessen, WilWil Boessen van Dael, BenBen van Dael (joint caretakers) | 8 December 2011[20] |
VVV-Venlo | Boessen, WilWil Boessen van Dael, BenBen van Dael | End of caretaker spell | 24 December 2011[21] | 17th | Lokhoff, TonTon Lokhoff | 24 December 2011[21] |
FC Twente | Adriaanse, CoCo Adriaanse | Dismissed | 3 January 2012[22] | 3rd | McClaren, SteveSteve McClaren | 5 January 2012[23] |
De Graafschap | Ulderink, AndriesAndries Ulderink | Dismissed | 19 February 2012[24] | 18th | Roelofsen, RichardRichard Roelofsen (caretaker) | 20 February 2012[25] |
PSV | Rutten, FredFred Rutten | Sacked | 12 March 2012[26] | 4th | Cocu, PhillipPhillip Cocu (caretaker) | 12 March 2012[27] |
League table
2011–12 Eredivisie Table
Updated to games played on 6 May 2012.
Source: Eredivisie (official site) (Dutch)
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 PSV qualified for the play-off round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League after winning the 2011–12 KNVB Cup. As they finished third in the league, all Europa League berths and play-off places were moved down one spot from the original scheme.
2 Twente qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League based on the 2011–12 UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking, which awarded one extra qualifying spot to the Netherlands. This allowed qualification for Twente despite their loss in the European competition Playoffs.[28][29]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Positions by round
Team \ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
Ajax !Ajax | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Feyenoord !Feyenoord | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
PSV !PSV | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
AZ !AZ | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Heerenveen !Heerenveen | 6 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Twente !Twente | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Vitesse Arnhem !Vitesse Arnhem | 10 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
NEC !NEC | 6 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
RKC Waalwijk !RKC Waalwijk | 6 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Roda JC !Roda JC | 4 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Utrecht !Utrecht | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Heracles !Heracles | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
NAC Breda !NAC Breda | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Groningen !Groningen | 14 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
ADO Den Haag !ADO Den Haag | 10 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
VVV-Venlo !VVV-Venlo | 10 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
De Graafschap !De Graafschap | 18 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Excelsior !Excelsior | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Source:
Results
Home ╲ Away |
ADO Den Haag !ADO |
Ajax !AJX |
AZ !AZ | Excelsior !EXC | Feyenoord !FEY | De Graafschap !GRA | Groningen !GRO | Heerenveen !HEE | Heracles !HER | NAC Breda !NAC | NEC !NEC | PSV !PSV | RKC Waalwijk !RKC | Roda JC !RJC | Twente !TWE | Utrecht !UTR | Vitesse Arnhem !VIT | VVV-Venlo !VVV |
ADO Den Haag !ADO Den Haag
|
| 0–2
| 0–6
| 1–1
| 1–2
| 3–5
| 3–0
| 0–0
| 2–0
| 3–0
| 1–0
| 0–3
| 0–1
| 3–3
| 1–1
| 2–2
| 0–0
| 2–0 |
Ajax !Ajax
| 4–0
|
| 2–2
| 4–1
| 1–1
| 3–1
| 2–0
| 5–1
| 6–0
| 2–2
| 4–1
| 2–0
| 3–0
| 4–1
| 1–1
| 0–2
| 4–1
| 2–0 |
AZ !AZ
| 3–0
| 1–1
|
| 2–0
| 2–1
| 4–0
| 1–0
| 3–3
| 3–1
| 0–0
| 4–0
| 3–1
| 1–0
| 1–0
| 2–2
| 2–0
| 4–0
| 2–1 |
Excelsior !Excelsior
| 1–1
| 1–4
| 0–0
|
| 0–2
| 1–1
| 0–1
| 0–5
| 0–2
| 3–0
| 0–2
| 1–3
| 1–0
| 2–1
| 0–1
| 2–3
| 0–2
| 3–1 |
Feyenoord !Feyenoord
| 0–3
| 4–2
| 1–0
| 3–0
|
| 4–0
| 1–0
| 2–2
| 4–1
| 3–1
| 0–1
| 2–0
| 1–1
| 3–0
| 3–2
| 1–1
| 3–1
| 4–0 |
De Graafschap !De Graafschap
| 0–3
| 1–4
| 0–2
| 2–2
| 0–3
|
| 2–3
| 0–2
| 2–3
| 3–1
| 1–0
| 1–3
| 1–3
| 1–2
| 1–2
| 3–0
| 0–1
| 1–4 |
Groningen !Groningen
| 4–2
| 1–0
| 0–3
| 2–0
| 6–0
| 1–1
|
| 1–3
| 2–1
| 1–1
| 3–3
| 3–0
| 0–3
| 0–1
| 1–1
| 1–0
| 1–3
| 2–1 |
Heerenveen !Heerenveen
| 4–0
| 0–5
| 5–1
| 4–2
| 2–3
| 1–1
| 3–0
|
| 1–1
| 1–0
| 2–2
| 1–5
| 1–1
| 4–3
| 1–5
| 2–0
| 1–1
| 4–1 |
Heracles !Heracles
| 0–2
| 2–3
| 0–1
| 3–0
| 1–1
| 2–0
| 2–1
| 2–4
|
| 2–1
| 1–2
| 1–1
| 1–1
| 2–1
| 1–1
| 3–1
| 0–1
| 7–0 |
NAC Breda !NAC Breda
| 4–0
| 0–2
| 2–1
| 2–0
| 1–3
| 1–1
| 2–2
| 2–2
| 1–2
|
| 1–1
| 3–1
| 3–2
| 0–3
| 0–1
| 1–0
| 1–0
| 3–1 |
NEC !NEC
| 2–0
| 0–3
| 1–1
| 2–0
| 0–2
| 2–0
| 4–0
| 2–4
| 2–1
| 1–2
|
| 0–2
| 1–1
| 1–2
| 3–1
| 3–1
| 0–1
| 2–0 |
PSV !PSV
| 5–0
| 2–2
| 3–2
| 6–1
| 3–2
| 4–1
| 6–1
| 5–1
| 4–1
| 1–0
| 2–1
|
| 1–0
| 7–1
| 2–6
| 1–0
| 3–1
| 2–0 |
RKC Waalwijk !RKC Waalwijk
| 1–0
| 0–1
| 1–2
| 1–0
| 1–2
| 1–0
| 1–1
| 0–1
| 2–2
| 2–1
| 2–0
| 2–1
|
| 5–2
| 0–4
| 0–2
| 1–0
| 4–0 |
Roda JC !Roda JC
| 4–1
| 0–4
| 2–0
| 7–0
| 0–0
| 0–2
| 2–1
| 1–2
| 3–1
| 4–3
| 1–0
| 1–3
| 0–2
|
| 2–1
| 1–3
| 3–1
| 3–1 |
Twente !Twente
| 5–2
| 1–2
| 2–0
| 2–2
| 0–2
| 4–0
| 4–1
| 3–4
| 2–3
| 2–2
| 2–0
| 2–2
| 5–0
| 2–0
|
| 1–0
| 0–0
| 4–1 |
Utrecht !Utrecht
| 1–1
| 6–4
| 3–0
| 3–2
| 2–2
| 2–2
| 3–1
| 1–4
| 2–2
| 1–3
| 0–0
| 1–1
| 3–0
| 3–1
| 2–6
|
| 2–2
| 4–2 |
Vitesse Arnhem !Vitesse Arnhem
| 1–0
| 1–3
| 2–2
| 3–2
| 0–4
| 2–0
| 0–0
| 1–1
| 2–0
| 1–0
| 0–1
| 1–1
| 4–0
| 5–0
| 1–4
| 2–1
|
| 4–0 |
VVV-Venlo !VVV-Venlo
| 2–1
| 2–2
| 1–3
| 0–0
| 2–1
| 1–2
| 2–0
| 0–3
| 3–1
| 2–1
| 0–2
| 3–3
| 4–1
| 2–0
| 4–2
| 0–0
| 1–3
| |
Updated to games played on 2 May 2012.
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.
Play-offs
European competition
The teams placed sixth through ninth compete in a play-off tournament for one spot in the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. Teams on the left played the first leg at home.
Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 10 May 2012, while the return legs were competed on 13 May 2012.[30]
Finals
The first leg was played on 17 May 2012, while the return leg was competed on 20 May 2012.[31]
Relegation
VVV-Venlo and De Graafschap joined the Eerste Divisie-teams for the playoffs, after finishing 16th and 17th in the Eredivisie.
Teams on the left played the first leg at home.
Round 1
The first legs were played on 1 May 2012, while the return legs were competed on 5 May 2012.[32]
Round 2
The first legs were played on 10 May 2012, with the return legs were competed on 13 May 2012.[33]
Round 3
Top goalscorers
Source: Eredivisie (official site) (Dutch), Soccerway
Updated to games played on 6 May 2012 (end of competition)
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