Template:ImportTemplate:Infobox League Season The 2014–15 Eredivisie season will be the fifty-ninth season of the Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955.
Teams[]
A total of 18 teams will be taking part in the league: The best fifteen teams from the 2013–14 season, two promotion/relegation playoff winners and the 2013–14 Eerste Divisie champions.
There are three teams that played in the 2013–14 Eerste Divisie that were promoted to the Eredivise for the 2014-15 season. Willem II returned back to the Eredivisie after just one by winning its first Eerste Divisie title in 49 years. Meanwhile, FC Dordrecht and Excelsior navigated to the promotion/relegation playoffs to reach the Eredivisie, with both clubs having received byes after finishing second and third in the Eerste Divisie. FC Dordrecht swept both legs against VVV-Venlo 5-2 on aggregate in the second round before facing another Eerste Divisie club for a spot in the Eredivisie (after Sparta Rotterdam sent NEC Nijmegen into relegation). FC Dordrecht won 5-3 on aggregate to return to the Eredivisie for the first time in 19 years.
Excelsior returned after two seasons in the Eerste Divisie by first overcoming FC Den Bosch 5-2 on aggregate before relegating RKC Waalwijk from the league by winning 4-2 on aggregate.
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADO Den Haag | The Hague | Kyocera Stadion | 15,000 |
| Ajax | Amsterdam | Amsterdam Arena | 53,052 |
| AZ | Alkmaar | AFAS Stadion | 17,023 |
| Cambuur | Leeuwarden | Cambuur Stadion | 10,250 |
| Dordrecht | Dordrecht | GN Bouw Stadion | 4,235 |
| Excelsior | Rotterdam | Stadion Woudestein | 3,531 |
| Feyenoord | Rotterdam | Stadion Feijenoord | 51,177 |
| Go Ahead Eagles | Deventer | Adelaarshorst | 8,000 |
| Groningen | Groningen | Euroborg | 22,550 |
| Heerenveen | Heerenveen | Abe Lenstra Stadion | 26,100 |
| Heracles Almelo | Almelo | Polman Stadion | 8,500 |
| NAC Breda | Breda | Rat Verlegh Stadion | 19,005 |
| PEC Zwolle | Zwolle | IJsseldelta Stadion | 12,500 |
| PSV | Eindhoven | Philips Stadion | 35,000 |
| Twente | Enschede | De Grolsch Veste | 30,014 |
| Utrecht | Utrecht | Stadion Galgenwaard | 23,750 |
| Vitesse | Arnhem | GelreDome | 25,000 |
| Willem II | Tilburg | Koning Willem II Stadion | 14,500 |
Personnel and kits[]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADO Den Haag | Template:Flagicon Henk Fraser | Erreà | Basic-Fit Fitness |
| Ajax | Template:Flagicon Frank de Boer | adidas | Aegon |
| AZ | Template:Flagicon Marco van Basten | Macron | AFAS software |
| Cambuur | Template:Flagicon Henk de Jong | Quick | Bouwgroep Dijkstra Draisma |
| Dordrecht | Template:Flagicon Ernie Brandts | Stadio | Riwal |
| Excelsior | Template:Flagicon Marinus Dijkhuizen | Masita | DSW Zorgverzekeraar |
| Feyenoord | Template:Flagicon Fred Rutten | adidas | Opel |
| Go Ahead Eagles | Template:Flagicon Foeke Booy | hummel | vinden.nl |
| Groningen | Template:Flagicon Erwin van de Looi | Masita | Essent |
| Heerenveen | Template:Flagicon Dwight Lodeweges | Jako | Univé |
| Heracles Almelo | Template:Flagicon Jan de Jonge | Erima | TenCate |
| NAC Breda | Template:Flagicon Nebojša Gudelj | Patrick | Into Telecom |
| PEC Zwolle | Template:Flagicon Ron Jans | Patrick | Compello |
| PSV | Template:Flagicon Phillip Cocu | Nike | Philips |
| Twente | Template:Flagicon Alfred Schreuder | Nike | XXImo |
| Utrecht | Template:Flagicon Rob Alflen | hummel | HealthCity |
| Vitesse | Template:Flagicon Peter Bosz | Macron | Truphone |
| Willem II | Template:Flagicon Jurgen Streppel | Robey | johnbeerens.com |
Managerial changes[]
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heerenveen | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | End of contract | 1 July 2014 | Pre-season | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | 1 July 2014 |
| AZ | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | End of contract | 1 July 2014 | Pre-season | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | 1 July 2014 |
| Feyenoord | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | End of contract | 1 July 2014 | Pre-season | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | 1 July 2014 |
| Utrecht | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | Mutual consent | 1 July 2014 | Pre-season | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | 1 July 2014 |
| Dordrecht | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | End of contract | 1 July 2014 | Pre-season | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | 1 July 2014 |
League table[]
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External links[]
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| Eredivisie 2014-15 Stadiums
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Kyocera StadionTemplate:, Amsterdam ArenATemplate:, AFAS StadionTemplate:, Cambuur StadionTemplate:, GN Bouw StadionTemplate:, Stadion WoudesteinTemplate:, Stadion FeijenoordTemplate:, AdelaarshorstTemplate:, EuroborgTemplate:, Abe Lenstra StadionTemplate:, Polman StadionTemplate:, Rat Verlegh StadionTemplate:, IJsseldelta StadionTemplate:, Philips StadionTemplate:, De Grolsch VesteTemplate:, Stadion GalgenwaardTemplate:, GelreDomeTemplate:, Koning Willem II Stadion
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