2025–26 Eredivisie

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This article is about the men's competition. For the women's competition, see 2025–26 Eredivisie (women).
Eredivisie
Season2025–26
Dates8 August 2025 – 17 May 2026
Matches played18
Goals scored61 (3.39 per match)
Biggest home winNEC 5–0 Excelsior
(9 August 2025)
PSV Eindhoven 6–1 Sparta Rotterdam
(9 August 2025)
Biggest away winHeracles 1–4 NEC
(16 August 2025)
Highest scoringPSV Eindhoven 6–1 Sparta Rotterdam
(9 August 2025)
All statistics correct as of 10 August 2025.

The 2025–26 Eredivisie, also known as VriendenLoterij Eredivisie for sponsorship reasons, is the 70th season of Eredivisie, the premier football competition in the Netherlands. The league games are scheduled to be held between 8 August 2025 and 17 May 2026.[1][2] PSV Eindhoven are the defending champions.

Changes

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Increase from 2024–25 Eerste Divisie Decrease to 2025–26 Eerste Divisie
Volendam (promoted after a single season absence)
Excelsior (promoted after a single season absence)
Telstar (promoted after a 47-year absence)[3] 		Willem II (relegated after a single season in top flight)
Almere City (relegated after two seasons in top flight)
RKC Waalwijk (relegated after six seasons in top flight)

Teams

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Locations of the 2025–26 Eredivisie teams
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Rotterdam Eredivisie football clubs

Stadiums and locations

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Club Location Venue Capacity 2024–25
position
Ajax Amsterdam Johan Cruyff Arena 55,865 2nd
AZ Alkmaar AFAS Stadion 19,478 5th
Excelsior Rotterdam Van Donge & De Roo Stadion 4,500 1D, 2nd
Feyenoord Rotterdam De Kuip 47,500 3rd
Fortuna Sittard Sittard Fortuna Sittard Stadion 10,300 11th
Go Ahead Eagles Deventer De Adelaarshorst 10,000 7th
Groningen Groningen Euroborg 22,550 13th
Heerenveen Heerenveen Abe Lenstra Stadion 27,224 9th
Heracles Almelo Almelo Asito Stadion 12,080 14th
NAC Breda Breda Rat Verlegh Stadion 19,000 15th
NEC Nijmegen Goffertstadion 12,500 8th
PEC Zwolle Zwolle MAC³PARK Stadion 13,250 10th
PSV Eindhoven Eindhoven Philips Stadion 36,500 1st
Sparta Rotterdam Rotterdam Spartastadion Het Kasteel 11,000 12th
Telstar Velsen BUKO Stadion 5,338 1D, 7th
Twente Enschede De Grolsch Veste 30,205 6th
Utrecht Utrecht Stadion Galgenwaard 23,750 4th
Volendam Volendam Kras Stadion 7,384 1D, 1st

Number of teams by province

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Number of teams Province Team(s)
4  Overijssel Go Ahead Eagles, Heracles Almelo, PEC Zwolle, Twente
 North Holland Ajax, AZ, Telstar, Volendam
3  South Holland Excelsior, Feyenoord, Sparta Rotterdam
2  North Brabant NAC Breda, PSV Eindhoven
1  Friesland Heerenveen
 Gelderland

NEC

 Groningen Groningen
 Limburg Fortuna Sittard
 Utrecht Utrecht

Personnel and kits

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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 President Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsors (front) Shirt sponsors (back) Shirt sponsors (sleeves) Shorts sponsors
Ajax Netherlands Menno Geelen Netherlands John Heitinga Netherlands Davy Klaassen Adidas Ziggo Ziggo Sport Team Rockstars IT[4] None
AZ Netherlands Merijn Zeeman Belgium Maarten Martens Netherlands Jordy Clasie Nike Kansino Elfi Vastgoed Cavallaro Napoli None
Excelsior Netherlands Bob de Lange Netherlands Ruben den Uil Vacant[5] Robey DSW Caru Containers None
Feyenoord Netherlands Dennis te Kloese Netherlands Robin van Persie Netherlands Sem Steijn Castore[6] Mediamarkt Prijsvrij TOTO Nederlandse Loterij None
Fortuna Sittard Netherlands Martijn Merks Netherlands Danny Buijs Portugal Ivo Pinto Robey[7] BetCity Winkelhart sittard None None
Go Ahead Eagles Netherlands Jan Willem van Dop Netherlands Melvin Boel Netherlands Mats Deijl Stanno Betnation,[8] MaxiZoo Validsign, Salland Zorgverzekeringen LoooX, Matrix Fitness MaxiZoo
Groningen Netherlands Frank van Mosselveld Netherlands Dick Lukkien Curaçao Leandro Bacuna Robey OG Clean Fuels U-Sport TOTO Nederlandse Loterij None
Heerenveen Netherlands Ferry de Haan Netherlands Robin Veldman Netherlands Luuk Brouwers Macron Wolkom onbegrensd Fryslân MASCOT Workwear, Effektief TOTO Nederlandse Loterij Veolia
Heracles Almelo Netherlands Bart Haverland Netherlands Bas Sibum Vacant[9] Acerbis Asito Asito Kans voor een Kind Asito
NAC Breda Netherlands Remco Oversier Belgium Carl Hoefkens Vacant[10] Nike OK Brandstoffen en Smeermiddelen[11] Vrolijk, MHC Mobility vdBuijs Installaties, Jacobs Elektro Groep[12] Xior Student Housing
NEC Netherlands Wilco van Schaik Netherlands Dick Schreuder Suriname Tjaronn Chery Robey[13] Nexperia[14] KlokGroep NasWerkt GX Software
PEC Zwolle Netherlands Xander Czaikowski Netherlands Henry van der Vegt Netherlands Davy van den Berg Adidas[15] Circus.nl Sport & Casino[16] Molecaten VDK Groep Quades
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands Marcel Brands Netherlands Peter Bosz Netherlands Jerdy Schouten[17] Puma Metropoolregio Brainport Eindhoven GoodHabitz TOTO Nederlandse Loterij None
Sparta Rotterdam Netherlands Leo Ruijs Netherlands Maurice Steijn Vacant Robey De Goudse Verzekeringen, D&S Group Blue10, VNOM TOTO Nederlandse Loterij, BICT Groep Toll Global Forwarding, Trofi Pack
Telstar Netherlands Leon Annokkée Netherlands Anthony Correia Netherlands Ronald Koeman Jr. Robey BUKO[18] Nederlof Fish Nederlof Fish None
Twente Netherlands Paul van der Kraan Netherlands Joseph Oosting Netherlands Ricky van Wolfswinkel / Germany Lars Unnerstall Castore[19] Elektramat[20] ThermoSolutions BV TOTO Nederlandse Loterij, Taurus Corporate Finance Elektramat
Utrecht Netherlands Thijs van Es Netherlands Ron Jans Netherlands Nick Viergever Castore[21] Conclusion Digital Transformation None U4U Dassy
Volendam Netherlands Cees Driebergen Netherlands Rick Kruys Netherlands Henk Veerman Robey HSB Mascot Workwear / Timbo podobrace.nl None

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Ajax Italy Francesco Farioli Resigned 19 May 2025[22] Pre-season Netherlands John Heitinga 31 May 2025[23]
Go Ahead Eagles Netherlands Paul Simonis Signed by VfL Wolfsburg 12 June 2025[24] Netherlands Melvin Boel 12 June 2025[25]
PEC Zwolle Netherlands Johnny Jansen End of contract 30 June 2025[26] Netherlands Henry van der Vegt 1 July 2025[27]
NEC Netherlands Rogier Meijer 30 June 2025 Netherlands Dick Schreuder 1 July 2025[28]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 NEC 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11 9 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2 PSV 3 3 0 0 12 3 +9 9
3 Ajax 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 FC Utrecht 3 2 0 1 9 3 +6 6 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
5 Feyenoord 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Qualification for the European competition play-offs
6 PEC Zwolle 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6
7 Sparta Rotterdam 3 2 0 1 6 7 −1 6
8 AZ 2 1 1 0 6 3 +3 4
9 FC Volendam 3 0 3 0 5 5 0 3
10 FC Twente 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
11 FC Groningen 3 1 0 2 5 9 −4 3
12 NAC Breda 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
13 Go Ahead Eagles 3 0 2 1 4 7 −3 2
14 Fortuna Sittard 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1
15 Heerenveen 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
16 Telstar 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1 Qualification for the Relegation play-off
17 Excelsior 3 0 0 3 2 11 −9 0 Relegation to Eerste Divisie
18 Heracles Almelo 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Updated to match(es) played on 24 August 2025. Source: Eredivisie
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)

Results

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Home \ Away AJA AZ EXC FEY FOR GAE GRO HEE HER NAC NEC PEC PSV SPA TEL TWE UTR VOL
Ajax a 2–0 13 Sep a 2–0
AZ 4–1 24 Aug
Excelsior 1–2 14 Sep 30 Aug
Feyenoord a a 17 Sep 13 Sep 2–0 a
Fortuna Sittard 2–2 31 Aug
Go Ahead Eagles 2–2 a 0–3 13 Sep
Groningen 2–1 29 Aug
Heerenveen 30 Aug a 1–2 1–1
Heracles Almelo 14 Sep 1–4 a
NAC Breda 31 Aug 2–1
NEC 5–0 3–0 13 Sep
PEC Zwolle a 1–0 31 Aug
PSV Eindhoven a 4–2 6–1 30 Aug
Sparta Rotterdam a 31 Aug 2–1
Telstar 14 Sep 0–2 2–2
Twente a 13 Sep 0–2
Utrecht 4–1 14 Sep 4–0
Volendam 30 Aug 2–2
Updated to match(es) played on 24 August 2025. 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.

References

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  2. ^ "Preliminary Fixture Schedule Eredivisie 2025/26". Eredivisie. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Telstar keert na 47 jaar terug in de Eredivisie, Willem II degradeert". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 1 June 2025. Archived from the original on 1 June 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Team Rockstars IT nieuwe mouwsponsor Ajax" [Team Rockstars IT new sleeve sponsor Ajax]. ajax.nl (in Dutch). 10 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  5. ^ sbvexcelsior1 (23 June 2025). "Lance Duijvestijn vertrekt naar Sparta Rotterdam". Excelsior Rotterdam (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 July 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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  7. ^ "Fortuna vindt nieuwe kledingpartner in Robey" [Fortuna finds in Robey new clothing partner] (in Dutch). 30 June 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Betnation nieuwe hoofdsponsor Go Ahead Eagles" [Betnation new main sponsor Go Ahead Eagles]. ga-eagles.nl (in Dutch). 4 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Brian De Keersmaecker naar Oxford United". Heracles Almelo (in Dutch). 1 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  10. ^ Breda, N. A. C. "Van den Bergh gaat buitenlands avontuur aan in Japan". NAC Breda (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 July 2025.
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  12. ^ "Jacobs Elektro Groep ook in seizoen 2024/2025 Mouwsponsor van NAC Breda" [Jacobs Elektro Group also Sleeve Sponsor of NAC Breda in the 2024/2025 Season]. nac.nl (in Dutch). 21 March 2024. Archived from the original on 21 March 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  13. ^ "No More Legea - Robey NEC Nijmegen 23-24 Home Kit Released". Footy Headlines. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  14. ^ "Nexperia nieuwe hoofdpartner N.E.C." [Nexperia new main partner N.E.C.]. nec-nijmegen.nl (in Dutch). 16 June 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  15. ^ "PEC Zwolle sluit vierjarig partnership met Voetbalshop.nl & adidas" [PEC Zwolle enters into a four-year partnership with Voetbalshop.nl & adidas]. Peczwolle.nl (in Dutch). 16 May 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Circus.nl Sport & Casino nieuwe hoofdsponsor PEC Zwolle" [Circus.nl Sport & Casino new main sponsor PEC Zwolle]. Peczwolle.nl (in Dutch). 26 May 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  17. ^ "Nieuws | Jerdy Schouten nieuwe aanvoerder PSV". www.psv.nl (in Dutch). 26 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  18. ^ "BUKO opnieuw stadionsponsor en shirtsponsor van Telstar" (in Dutch). SC Telstar. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  19. ^ "Twente Sign Castore Deal". Footy Headlines. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  20. ^ "Elektramat nieuwe hoofdsponsor FC Twente" [Elektramat new main sponsor FC Twente] (in Dutch). 28 June 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  21. ^ "No More Nike: FC Utrecht Castore Deal Confirmed". Footy Headlines. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  22. ^ "Francesco Farioli decides to leave Ajax". AFC Ajax. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  23. ^ "John Heitinga appointed head coach of Ajax". AFC Ajax. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
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  26. ^ "PEC Zwolle en Johnny Jansen na het seizoen uit elkaar". PEC Zwolle (in Dutch). 20 March 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
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