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2026–27 Eredivisie

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Eredivisie
Season2026–27
Dates7 August 2026 – 23 May 2027
Matches63
Goals240 (3.81 per match)
Top goalscorerGjivai Zechiël
Søren Tengstedt
Anis Hadj Moussa
Artem Stepanov
(5 goals each)
Biggest home winFeyenoord 5–0 Utrecht
(20 September 2026)
Biggest away winPEC Zwolle 0–7 Feyenoord
(13 September 2026)
Highest scoringCambuur 2–5 Feyenoord
(23 August 2026)
AZ 5–2 Go Ahead Eagles
(29 August 2026)
Utrecht 1–6 PSV Eindhoven
(30 August 2026)
PEC Zwolle 0–7 Feyenoord
(13 September 2026)
Longest winning run5 matches
AZ
PSV Eindhoven
AZ
Longest unbeaten run7 matches
AZ
Feyenoord
Longest winless run7 matches
ADO Den Haag
Willem II
Longest losing run4 matches
Cambuur
All statistics correct as of 20 September 2026.

The 2026–27 Eredivisie, also known as VriendenLoterij Eredivisie for sponsorship reasons, is the 71st season of Eredivisie, the premier football competition in the Netherlands. The league games are scheduled to be held between 7 August 2026 and 23 May 2027.[1] PSV Eindhoven are the three-time defending champions.

Teams

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Team changes

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Increase from 2025–26 Eerste Divisie Decrease to 2026–27 Eerste Divisie
ADO Den Haag (promoted after a five-year absence)
Cambuur (promoted after a three-year absence)
Willem II (promoted after a one-year absence)		 Volendam (relegated after one-year in the top flight)
NAC Breda (relegated after two years in the top flight)
Heracles Almelo (relegated after three years in the top flight)
Rotterdam Eredivisie football clubs

Stadiums and locations

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Club Location Venue Capacity 2025–26

position

ADO Den Haag The Hague Werktalent Stadion 15,000 1st (Eerste Divisie)
Ajax Amsterdam Johan Cruyff Arena 55,865 5th
AZ Alkmaar AFAS Stadion 19,478 7th
Cambuur Leeuwarden Kooi Stadion 15,000 2nd (Eerste Divisie)
Excelsior Rotterdam Van Donge & De Roo Stadion 4,500 13th
Feyenoord Rotterdam De Kuip 47,500 2nd
Fortuna Sittard Sittard Fortuna Sittard Stadion 12,000 11th
Go Ahead Eagles Deventer De Adelaarshorst 10,000 11th
Groningen Groningen Euroborg 22,550 9th
Heerenveen Heerenveen Abe Lenstra Stadion 26,100 8th
N.E.C. Nijmegen Goffertstadion 12,650 3rd
PEC Zwolle Zwolle MAC³PARK stadion 14,000 15th
PSV Eindhoven Philips Stadion 35,000 1st
Sparta Rotterdam Rotterdam Sparta Stadion 11,026 10th
Telstar Velsen BUKO Stadion 5,338 14th
Twente Enschede De Grolsch Veste 30,205 4th
Utrecht Utrecht Stadion Galgenwaard 23,750 6th
Willem II Tilburg Koning Willem II Stadion 15,220 3rd (Eerste Divisie)

Number of teams by province

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Number of teams Province Team(s)
4  South HollandADO Den Haag, Excelsior, Feyenoord, Sparta Rotterdam
3  North HollandAjax, AZ, Telstar
 OverijsselTwente, Go Ahead Eagles, PEC Zwolle
2  North BrabantPSV Eindhoven, Willem II
 FrieslandCambuur, Heerenveen
1  GelderlandNEC
 GroningenGroningen
 LimburgFortuna Sittard
 UtrechtUtrecht

Personnel and kits

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Team Chairman Manager Captain Kit maker Shirt sponsor(s)
Main Other(s)
ADO Den Haag Netherlands Natascha van Grinsven-Admiraal [nl] Germany Robin Peter Finland Juho Kilo Erreà
List
Ajax Netherlands Menno Geelen Spain Míchel Netherlands Davy Klaassen Adidas Ziggo
List
AZ Netherlands Merijn Zeeman [de; fr; nl] Netherlands Lee-Roy Echteld Netherlands Jordy Clasie Nike AFAS Software [nl]
List
Cambuur Netherlands Cees Heijboer Netherlands Johan Plat Curaçao Nicky Souren Adidas Bouwgroep Dijkstra Draisma
List
Excelsior Netherlands Bob de Lange Netherlands Ruben den Uil Sweden Casper Widell Robey [it; nl] DSW
List
Feyenoord Netherlands Robert Eenhoorn Netherlands Giovanni van Bronckhorst Netherlands Luciano Valente Castore MediaMarkt
List
Fortuna Sittard Netherlands Martijn Merks Netherlands Danny Buijs Portugal Ivo Pinto Robey [it; nl] Hurkmans
List
Go Ahead Eagles Netherlands Jan Willem van Dop Netherlands Joseph Oosting Netherlands Joris Kramer Stanno Retro Bridge, One Click Steel
Groningen Netherlands Frank van Mosselveld Netherlands Dick Lukkien Netherlands Thijmen Blokzijl Robey [it; nl] OG Clean Fuels
List
Heerenveen Netherlands Ferry de Haan Netherlands Robin Veldman Netherlands Luuk Brouwers Macron Wolkom Onbegrensd Fryslân
NEC Netherlands Wilco van Schaik [nl] Netherlands Dick Schreuder Suriname Tjaronn Chery Robey [it; nl] Nexperia
List
PEC Zwolle Netherlands Joost Broerse Netherlands Henry van der Vegt New Zealand Ryan Thomas Adidas Zonneplan
List
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands Marcel Brands Netherlands Peter Bosz Netherlands Jerdy Schouten Puma Metropoolregio Brainport Eindhoven
List
Sparta Rotterdam Netherlands Leo Ruijs Netherlands Rogier Meijer Netherlands Bruno Martins Indi Robey [it; nl] De Goudse Verzekeringen [nl], D&S Group
Telstar Netherlands Lex de Jager Netherlands Henk Brugge Netherlands Danny Bakker Robey [it; nl] BUKO
List
Twente Netherlands Paul van der Kraan [nl] Netherlands John van den Brom Netherlands Robin Pröpper Castore ThermoSolutions BV
Utrecht Netherlands Thijs van Es Netherlands Anthony Correia Netherlands Nick Viergever Castore Indeed
List
Willem II Netherlands Merijn Goris Netherlands John Stegeman Netherlands Jari Schuurman Robey [it; nl] None
List
    • Back: None
    • Sleeve: None
    • Shorts: None

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Cambuur Netherlands Henk de Jong[2] Moved to assistant role 24 April 2026 Pre-season Netherlands Johan Plat[3] 1 July 2026
Ajax Spain Óscar García[4] End of interim spell 17 May 2026 Spain Míchel[5] 2 June 2026
Go Ahead Eagles Netherlands Melvin Boel[6] Sacked 3 June 2026 Netherlands Joseph Oosting[7] 11 June 2026
Feyenoord Netherlands Robin van Persie[8] 7 June 2026 Netherlands Giovanni van Bronckhorst[9] 15 June 2026
Utrecht Netherlands Ron Jans[10] Retired 30 June 2026 Netherlands Anthony Correia[11] 1 July 2026
Telstar Netherlands Anthony Correia[12] Signed by Utrecht Netherlands Henk Brugge[13]
Sparta Rotterdam Netherlands Maurice Steijn[14] End of contract Netherlands Rogier Meijer[15]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 AZ 7 6 1 0 18 6 +12 19 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2 Feyenoord 7 5 2 0 25 7 +18 17 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 PSV Eindhoven 7 5 1 1 24 10 +14 16 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
4 Twente 7 5 1 1 15 7 +8 16 Qualification for the European competition play-offs
5 Ajax 7 4 2 1 21 9 +12 14
6 Fortuna Sittard 7 4 1 2 13 14 −1 13
7 Excelsior 7 3 2 2 15 9 +6 11
8 Groningen 7 3 2 2 15 13 +2 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 7 2 4 1 16 14 +2 10
10 Heerenveen 7 2 3 2 11 9 +2 9
11 NEC 7 2 2 3 12 13 −1 8
12 Sparta Rotterdam 7 1 2 4 10 17 −7 5
13 Telstar 7 1 2 4 5 12 −7 5
14 Cambuur 7 1 2 4 10 19 −9 5
15 Utrecht 7 1 2 4 11 24 −13 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 1 1 5 6 20 −14 4 Qualification for the Relegation play-off
17 ADO Den Haag 7 0 2 5 7 17 −10 2 Relegation to Eerste Divisie
18 Willem II 7 0 2 5 6 20 −14 2
Updated to match(es) played on 20 September 2026. Source: Eredivisie
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Less loss points; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 9) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 9) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)

Results

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Home \ Away ADO AJA AZ CAM EXC FEY FOR GAE GRO HEE NEC PEC PSV SPA TEL TWE UTR WIL
ADO Den Haag 1–1 6 Dec 2–3 30 Jan 1–4 24 Oct 16 Jan 17 Oct 7 Nov 10 Jan 29 Nov
Ajax 22 Nov 31 Oct 13 Dec 2–2 a 17 Jan 2–2 10 Oct 1–3 23 Jan 6 Dec 5–1
AZ 2–0 31 Jan 5–2 8 Nov 9 Jan 13 Dec 5 Dec 1–0 25 Oct 24 Jan 1–1
Cambuur 18 Oct 0–4 2–5 31 Oct 20 Dec 3–0 8 Nov 28 Nov 1–4 17 Jan
Excelsior 19 Dec 16 Jan 22 Jan 7 Nov 11 Oct 1–2 2–1 28 Nov 1 Nov 1–2
Feyenoord 2–2 29 Nov 10 Oct 21 Nov 31 Oct 2–2 23 Jan 10 Jan a 20 Dec 5–0
Fortuna Sittard 1–5 0–2 3–1 25 Oct 29 Nov 5 Dec 16 Jan 19 Dec 7 Nov 10 Oct
Go Ahead Eagles 3–1 20 Dec 17 Jan 24 Jan 22 Nov 1–1 a 10 Oct 23 Oct 6 Dec 4–1
Groningen 18 Oct 13 Dec 2–3 10 Jan 21 Nov 31 Jan 3–0 1 Nov 2–2 2–1 27 Nov
Heerenveen 31 Jan 2–3 6 Dec 16 Oct 8 Nov 12 Dec a 31 Oct 0–2 15 Jan 0–0 1–0
NEC 20 Dec 10 Jan 2–2 1–3 18 Oct 1–1 25 Oct 21 Nov 1–2 29 Nov 24 Jan
PEC Zwolle 1 Nov 0–2 29 Nov 11 Oct 12 Dec 0–7 30 Jan 18 Oct 1–3 9 Jan
PSV Eindhoven 23 Jan a 25 Oct 2–2 28 Nov 5–1 9 Oct 20 Dec 4–1 13 Dec 31 Oct
Sparta Rotterdam 25 Oct 22 Nov 9 Jan 0–1 24 Jan 0–4 5 Dec 2–2 30 Jan 3–3 17 Oct
Telstar 11 Oct 0–4 2–2 17 Oct 4 Dec 16 Jan 21 Nov 1–3 1 Nov 18 Dec
Twente 2–0 8 Nov 31 Jan 8 Jan 23 Jan 3–1 3–2 13 Dec 1–0 18 Oct 22 Nov
Utrecht 1–4 21 Nov 29 Jan 12 Dec 3–3 19 Dec 8 Nov 24 Oct 1–6 17 Jan 11 Oct
Willem II 13 Dec 9 Jan 24 Oct 0–3 5 Dec 0–1 2–2 1–4 6 Nov 30 Jan
Updated to match(es) played on 20 September 2026. Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[16]
1 Netherlands Gjivai Zechiël Feyenoord 5
Denmark Søren Tengstedt Go Ahead Eagles
Algeria Anis Hadj Moussa Feyenoord
Ukraine Artem Stepanov Utrecht
5 Netherlands Thom van Bergen Groningen 4
Netherlands Sven Mijnans PSV Eindhoven
Spain Nacho Ferri Feyenoord
Netherlands Luciano Valente Feyenoord
Netherlands Wout Weghorst Twente
Netherlands Milan Zonneveld Sparta Rotterdam
Germany Julian Brandt Ajax
Netherlands Ro-Zangelo Daal AZ
Morocco Rafik El Arguioui [nl; ru; uk] Cambuur
Netherlands Guus Til PSV Eindhoven
Iceland Brynjólfur Willumsson Groningen

Hat-tricks

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Rnd Player Club Goals Date Home Score Away
6 Spain Nacho Ferri Feyenoord 18', 23', 49' 13 September 2026 PEC Zwolle 0–7 Feyenoord
6 Netherlands Sven Mijnans PSV Eindhoven 23', 74', 88' 13 September 2026 PSV Eindhoven 4–1 Sparta Rotterdam

Awards

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Monthly awards

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Month Player of the Month Talent of the Month Manager of the Month Ref.
Player Club Player Club Manager Club
August Netherlands Gjivai Zechiël Feyenoord Belgium Noah Fernandez PSV Eindhoven Netherlands Lee-Roy Echteld AZ [17][18][19]

References

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  1. ↑ https://x.com/EredivisieEN/status/2002016065635709335
  2. ↑ "Henk de Jong tekent bij en kiest na dit seizoen voor andere rol" (in Dutch). SC Cambuur. 25 March 2026. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Johan Plat nieuwe hoofdtrainer SC Cambuur" (in Dutch). SC Cambuur. 8 April 2026. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Oscar García takes over Fred Grim's duties". AFC Ajax Amsterdam. 3 March 2026. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Míchel appointed new Ajax head coach". AFC Ajax Amsterdam. 2 June 2026. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "Go Ahead Eagles en Melvin Boel na goed overleg uit elkaar" (in Dutch). Go Ahead Eagles. 3 June 2026. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Joseph Oosting nieuwe trainer Go Ahead Eagles". Go Ahead Eagles. 11 June 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Feyenoord parts ways with Robin van Persie". Feyenoord. 7 June 2026. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Giovanni van Bronckhorst replaces Premier League icon as head coach days after Liverpool exit". TalkSport. 15 June 2026. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "Ron Jans gaat deze zomer met trainerspensioen" (in Dutch). FC Utrecht. 3 January 2026. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "FC Utrecht contracteert Anthony Correia" (in Dutch). FC Utrecht. 13 April 2026. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "Anthony Correia maakt overstap naar FC Utrecht" (in Dutch). SC Telstar. 13 April 2026. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  13. ↑ "Henk Brugge nieuwe hoofdtrainer van Telstar" (in Dutch). SC Telstar. 18 May 2026. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "Sparta en Maurice Steijn aan het einde van dit seizoen uit elkaar" (in Dutch). Sparta Rotterdam. 2 March 2026. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  15. ↑ "Sparta Rotterdam stelt Rogier Meijer aan als nieuwe trainer" (in Dutch). Sparta Rotterdam. 25 May 2026. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  16. ↑ "Eredivisie Attacking Stats". Eredivisie. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
  17. ↑ "Gjivai Zechiël named Player of the Month for August". Eredivisie. 5 September 2026. Retrieved 5 September 2026.
  18. ↑ "Noah Fernandez named Johan Cruijff Talent of the Month". Eredivisie. 4 September 2026. Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  19. ↑ "Leeroy Echteld named first Rinus Michels Manager of the Month of the 2026/27 Season". Eredivisie. 3 September 2026. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
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