| Season | 2010–11 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 August 2010 – 15 May 2011 |
| Champions | Ajax (30th title) |
| Relegated | Willem II |
| Champions League | Ajax Twente |
| Europa League | PSV AZ ADO Den Haag |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 987 (3.23 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Björn Vleminckx (23 goals) |
| Biggest home win | PSV 10–0Feyenoord |
| Biggest away win | De Graafschap 0–5Ajax |
| Highest scoring | PSV 10–0Feyenoord |
| Longest winning run | 6 games Ajax |
| Longest unbeaten run | 13 games Twente |
| Longest winless run | 19 games Willem II |
| Longest losing run | 7 games Willem II |
| Total attendance | 5,639,460[1] |
| Average attendance | 19,116[1] |
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The2010–11 Eredivisie is the 55th season ofEredivisie since its establishment in 1955. It began on 6 August 2010 with the first matches of the season and ended on 29 May 2011 with the last matches of the European competition and relegation playoffs.FC Twente were the reigning champions, having won their first Dutch championship theprevious season. A total of 18 teams took part in the league.Ajax won their 30th title after beating FC Twente 3–1 on 15 May 2011.[2][3]
RKC Waalwijk were directly relegated to the2010–11 Eerste Divisie at the end oflast season after finishing the season at the bottom of the table, ending one season at the highest division of Dutch football. They were replaced by2009–10 Eerste Divisie championsDe Graafschap, who return to the Eredivisie after one season.
Sparta Rotterdam were also relegated at the end of the promotion/relegation playoff tournament, as they lost their two-legged play-off against city rivalsExcelsior on away goals. Sparta hence completed a 5-year stint in the league, while Excelsior played for the first time at the top level in 2 years. In contrast,Willem II retained their Eredivisie spot after beatingGo Ahead Eagles after extra time of the return leg.
| Club | Location | Kit maker | Shirt Sponsor | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADO Den Haag | The Hague | Hummel | Fit For Free Fitnesscentra | Kyocera Stadion | 15,000 |
| Ajax | Amsterdam | Adidas | Aegon | Amsterdam ArenA | 52,960 |
| AZ | Alkmaar | Quick | Afas Software | AZ Stadion | 17,150 |
| Excelsior | Rotterdam | Masita | DSW Zorgverzekeraar | Woudestein | 3,527 |
| Feyenoord | Rotterdam | Puma | ASR | Stadion Feijenoord | 48,750 |
| De Graafschap | Doetinchem | kwd | Centric | De Vijverberg | 12,600 |
| Groningen | Groningen | Klupp | Noordlease | Euroborg | 22,700 |
| Heerenveen | Heerenveen | Jako | Unive | Abe Lenstra Stadion | 27,000 |
| Heracles Almelo | Almelo | Jako | Ten Cate | Polman Stadion | 8,500 |
| NAC Breda | Breda | Klupp | Sunweb Vakanties | Rat Verlegh Stadion | 19,000 |
| NEC | Nijmegen | Nike | Curaçao | Stadion de Goffert | 12,470 |
| PSV | Eindhoven | Nike | Philips | Philips Stadion | 35,250 |
| Roda JC | Kerkrade | Diadora | Accon AVM | Parkstad Limburg Stadion | 19,500 |
| Twente | Enschede | Diadora | Arke | De Grolsch Veste | 30,100 |
| Utrecht | Utrecht | Kappa | Phanos(since March) Bank of Scotland | Stadion Galgenwaard | 24,426 |
| Vitesse Arnhem | Arnhem | Klupp | Afab | GelreDome | 28,000 |
| VVV-Venlo | Venlo | Masita | Seacon | De Koel | 8,000 |
| Willem II | Tilburg | Masita | Pondres | Koning Willem II Stadion | 14,637 |
| Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Groningen | End of contract | 1 July 2010 | Pre-season | 1 July 2010 | Pre-season | ||
| SC Heerenveen | End of contract | 1 July 2010 | Pre-season | 1 July 2010 | Pre-season | ||
| AZ | Signed byRussia | 1 July 2010 | Pre-season | 1 July 2010 | Pre-season | ||
| Heracles Almelo | Signed byAZ | 1 July 2010 | Pre-season | 1 July 2010 | Pre-season | ||
| FC Twente | Signed byVfL Wolfsburg | 1 July 2010 | Pre-season | 1 July 2010 | Pre-season | ||
| ADO Den Haag | End of caretaker spell | 1 July 2010 | Pre-season | 1 July 2010 | Pre-season | ||
| Willem II | End of caretaker spell | 1 July 2010 | Pre-season | 1 July 2010 | Pre-season | ||
| NAC Breda | Signed byWisła Kraków | 21 August 2010 | 17 | 21 August 2010 | 13 | ||
| Vitesse Arnhem | Sacked | 21 October 2010 | 16 | 27 October 2010 | 15 | ||
| Ajax | Resigned | 6 December 2010 | 4 | 6 December 2010 | 1 | ||
| VVV-Venlo | Sacked | 20 December 2010 | 17 | 12 January 2011 | 17 | ||
| Willem II | Contract disbanded | 15 April 2011 | 18 | 15 April 2011 | 18 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajax(C) | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 72 | 30 | +42 | 73 | Qualification toChampions League group stage |
| 2 | Twente | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 65 | 34 | +31 | 71 | Qualification toChampions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | PSV | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 79 | 34 | +45 | 69 | Qualification toEuropa League play-off round[a] |
| 4 | AZ | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 59 | Qualification toEuropa League third qualifying round[a] |
| 5 | Groningen | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 65 | 52 | +13 | 57 | Qualification toEuropean competition play-offs |
| 6 | Roda JC | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 55 | |
| 7 | ADO Den Haag(O) | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 63 | 55 | +8 | 54 | |
| 8 | Heracles | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 49 | |
| 9 | Utrecht | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 47 | |
| 10 | Feyenoord | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 53 | 54 | −1 | 44 | |
| 11 | NEC | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 43 | |
| 12 | Heerenveen | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 60 | 54 | +6 | 41 | |
| 13 | NAC Breda[b] | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 40 | |
| 14 | De Graafschap | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 31 | 56 | −25 | 38 | |
| 15 | Vitesse Arnhem | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 42 | 61 | −19 | 35 | |
| 16 | Excelsior(O) | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 45 | 66 | −21 | 35 | Qualification torelegation play-offs |
| 17 | VVV-Venlo(O) | 34 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 34 | 76 | −42 | 21 | |
| 18 | Willem II(R) | 34 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 37 | 98 | −61 | 15 | Relegation toEerste Divisie |
| Home \ Away | ADO | AJX | AZ | EXC | FEY | GRA | GRO | HEE | HER | NAC | NEC | PSV | RJC | TWE | UTR | VIT | VVV | WIL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADO Den Haag | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| Ajax | 0–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| AZ | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 3–0 | |
| Excelsior | 1–5 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
| Feyenoord | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 6–1 | |
| De Graafschap | 1–0 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Groningen | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 7–1 | |
| Heerenveen | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 6–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | |
| Heracles | 3–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | |
| NAC Breda | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| N.E.C. (football club) | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| PSV Eindhoven | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 10–0 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| Roda JC | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 2–2 | |
| Twente | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | |
| Utrecht | 2–3 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | |
| Vitesse Arnhem | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| VVV-Venlo | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–5 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 0–0 | |
| Willem II | 2–4 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 4–3 | 2–6 | 0–1 | 3–5 | 2–4 | 4–5 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–4 |
The teams placed fifth through eighth compete in a play-off tournament for one spot in thesecond qualifying round of the2011–12 UEFA Europa League.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heracles | 4–4 (a) | Groningen | 3–2 | 1–2 |
| ADO Den Haag | 6–3 | Roda JC | 4–2 | 2–1 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADO Den Haag | 6–6 (p. 4–3) | FC Groningen | 5–1 | 1–5 |
Excelsior andVVV-Venlo joined the Eerste Divisie-teams for the playoffs, after finishing 16th and 17th in the Eredivisie.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volendam | 5–2 | MVV | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| Go Ahead Eagles | 1–3 | Den Bosch | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volendam | 1−4 | VVV-Venlo | 1−2 | 0−2 |
| Cambuur | 3−3 (p. 6–7) | Zwolle | 2−1 | 1−2 |
| Veendam | 3−4 | Helmond Sport | 3−3 | 0−1 |
| Den Bosch | 4−6 | Excelsior | 3−3 | 1−3 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zwolle | 3–4 | VVV-Venlo | 1−2 | 2–2 |
| Helmond Sport | 3−9 | Excelsior | 1−5 | 2−4 |
VVV-Venlo andExcelsior will play in2011–12 Eredivisie.
Source:Eredivisie (official site)(in Dutch),Soccerway,ESPN Soccernet