2014–15 Eredivisie


The 2014–15 Eredivisie season was the 59th season of the Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. On 18 April 2015, PSV were confirmed as champions of the season, thus ending the four-year reign of Ajax.

Teams

A total of 18 teams took 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 Eredivisie for the 2014–15 season. Willem II returned to the Eredivisie after just one season 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. 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.
ClubLocationVenueCapacity
ADO Den HaagThe HagueKyocera Stadion15,000
AjaxAmsterdamAmsterdam ArenA53,052
AZAlkmaarAFAS Stadion17,023
CambuurLeeuwardenCambuur Stadion10,250
DordrechtDordrechtGN Bouw Stadion4,088
ExcelsiorRotterdamStadion Woudestein3,531
FeyenoordRotterdamDe Kuip51,177
Go Ahead EaglesDeventerAdelaarshorst8,000
GroningenGroningenEuroborg22,550
HeerenveenHeerenveenAbe Lenstra Stadion26,100
Heracles AlmeloAlmeloPolman Stadion8,500
NAC BredaBredaRat Verlegh Stadion19,000
PEC ZwolleZwolleIJsseldelta Stadion12,500
PSVEindhovenPhilips Stadion36,000
TwenteEnschedeDe Grolsch Veste30,205
UtrechtUtrechtStadion Galgenwaard23,750
Vitesse ArnhemArnhemGelreDome25,000
Willem IITilburgKoning Willem II Stadion14,637

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.
TeamManagerKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
ADO Den Haag Henk FräserErreàBasic-Fit Fitness
Ajax Frank de BoeradidasZiggo
AZ John van den BromMacronAFAS software
Cambuur Henk de JongQuickBouwgroep Dijkstra Draisma
Dordrecht Jan EverseMacronRiwal
Excelsior Marinus DijkhuizenMasitaDSW Zorgverzekeraar
Feyenoord Fred RuttenadidasOpel
Go Ahead Eagles Dennis DemmershummelDrukwerkdeal.nl
Groningen Erwin van de LooiMasitaEssent
Heerenveen Dwight LodewegesJakoUnivé
Heracles Almelo John Stegeman:de:Erima|ErimaTenCate
NAC Breda Robert MaaskantUmbroInto Telecom
PEC Zwolle Ron JansPatrickCompello
PSV Phillip CocuNikePhilips
Twente Alfred SchreuderNikeXXImo
Utrecht Rob AlflenhummelHealthCity
Vitesse Peter BoszMacronTruphone
Willem II Jurgen StreppelRobeyTricorp

Managerial changes

Standings

Positions by round

Results

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Memphis DepayPSV22
2 Luuk de JongPSV20
3 Michael de LeeuwGroningen17
3 Michiel KramerADO Den Haag17
5 Tjaronn CheryGroningen15
5 Mark UthSC Heerenveen15
7 Adnane TighadouiniNAC Breda14
7 Georginio WijnaldumPSV14
9 Bartholomew OgbecheCambuur13
9 Bertrand TraoréVitesse13
9 Tom van WeertExcelsior13
9 Hakim ZiyechHeerenveen / Twente13

Assists

RankPlayerClubAssists
1 Hakim ZiyechHeerenveen / Twente16
2 Jetro WillemsPSV12
3 Luciano NarsinghPSV10
3 Mark UthHeerenveen10
4 Luuk de JongPSV9
4 Davy KlaassenAjax9
6 Roland AlbergADO Den Haag8
6 Anwar El GhaziAjax8
6 Bryan LinssenHeracles Almelo8
6 Furdjel NarsinghCambuur8
6 Lasse SchöneAjax8
6 Marko VejinovićVitesse Arnhem8

Play-offs

European competition

Four teams played for a spot in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.
Key: * = Play-off winners, ' = Wins because of away goals rule, ' = Wins after extra time in second leg, = Wins after penalty shoot-out.

Promotion/relegation play-offs

Ten teams, two from the Eredivisie and eight from the Eerste Divisie, played for two spots in the 2015–16 Eredivisie, the remaining eight teams play in the 2015–16 Eerste Divisie.
Key: * = Play-off winners, ' = Wins because of away goals rule, ' = Wins after extra time in second leg, = Wins after penalty shoot-out.