| Season | 2022–23 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5 August 2022 – 28 May 2023 |
| Champions | Feyenoord (16th title) |
| Relegated | Emmen Cambuur Groningen |
| Champions League | Feyenoord PSV Eindhoven |
| Europa League | Ajax |
| Europa Conference League | AZ Twente |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 935 (3.06 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Anastasios Douvikas Xavi Simons (19 goals each) |
| Biggest home win | PSV Eindhoven 7–1Volendam (31 August 2022) Ajax 7–1Excelsior (16 October 2022) PSV Eindhoven 6–0Groningen (11 February 2023) Vitesse 6–0Groningen (21 May 2023) |
| Biggest away win | Excelsior 1–6PSV Eindhoven (28 August 2022) Cambuur 0–5Ajax (5 February 2023) RKC Waalwijk 0–5Twente (21 May 2023) Groningen 0–5Sparta Rotterdam (28 May 2023) |
| Highest scoring | AZ 5–5Utrecht (28 January 2023) |
| Longest winning run | 13 matches Feyenoord |
| Longest unbeaten run | 26 matches Feyenoord |
| Longest winless run | 11 matches Groningen Volendam |
| Longest losing run | 9 matches Cambuur |
| Total attendance | 5,121,730 |
| Average attendance | 16,738 |
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The2022–23 Eredivisie was the 67th season of theEredivisie, the premier football competition in theNetherlands. It began on 5 August 2022 and concluded on 28 May 2023. As the2022 FIFA World Cup started on 20 November, the last round before stoppage was held on 12–13 November. The league resumed games on 6 January.[1]
Emmen (promoted after a one-year absence),Volendam (promoted after a thirteen-year absence) andExcelsior (promoted after a three-year absence) were promoted from the2021–22 Eerste Divisie.Willem II (relegated after eight years in the top flight),PEC Zwolle (relegated after ten years in the top flight), andHeracles Almelo (relegated after seventeen years in the top flight) were relegated to the2022–23 Eerste Divisie.
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity | 2021–22 position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax | Amsterdam | Johan Cruijff ArenA | 55,865 | 1st |
| AZ | Alkmaar | AFAS Stadion | 19,478 | 5th |
| Cambuur | Leeuwarden | Cambuur Stadion | 10,500 | 9th |
| Emmen | Emmen | De Oude Meerdijk | 8,600 | 1D, 1st |
| Excelsior | Rotterdam | Van Donge & De Roo Stadion | 4,500 | 1D, 6th (Play-off winner) |
| Feyenoord | Rotterdam | De Kuip | 47,500 | 3rd |
| Fortuna Sittard | Sittard | Fortuna Sittard Stadion | 10,300 | 15th |
| Go Ahead Eagles | Deventer | De Adelaarshorst | 10,000 | 13th |
| Groningen | Groningen | Euroborg | 22,550 | 12th |
| Heerenveen | Heerenveen | Abe Lenstra Stadion | 27,224 | 8th |
| NEC | Nijmegen | Goffertstadion | 12,500 | 11th |
| PSV Eindhoven | Eindhoven | Philips Stadion | 36,500 | 2nd |
| RKC Waalwijk | Waalwijk | Mandemakers Stadion | 7,500 | 10th |
| Sparta Rotterdam | Rotterdam | Spartastadion Het Kasteel | 11,000 | 14th |
| Twente | Enschede | De Grolsch Veste | 30,205 | 4th |
| Utrecht | Utrecht | Stadion Galgenwaard | 23,750 | 7th |
| Vitesse | Arnhem | GelreDome | 21,248 | 6th |
| Volendam | Volendam | Kras Stadion | 7,384 | 1D, 2nd |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined underFIFA eligibility rules. Players and managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax | Signed byManchester United | 15 May 2022 | Pre-season | 1 July 2022 | ||
| Go Ahead Eagles | Signed byHeerenveen | 30 June 2022 | ||||
| Groningen | End of contract | |||||
| Heerenveen | End of interim spell | |||||
| PSV Eindhoven | End of contract | |||||
| Utrecht | End of interim spell | |||||
| Fortuna Sittard | Sacked | 22 August 2022 | 17th | 22 August 2022 | ||
| End of interim spell | 9 September 2022 | 18th | 9 September 2022 | |||
| Vitesse | Signed byVfL Bochum | 19 September 2022 | 14th | 26 September 2022 | ||
| Cambuur | Resigned for health reasons | 20 October 2022 | 14th | 20 October 2022 | ||
| End of interim spell | 13 November 2022 | 17th | 14 November 2022 | |||
| Groningen | Sacked | 14 November 2022 | 15th | 2 December 2022 | ||
| Utrecht | Resigned | 14 December 2022 | 7th | 14 December 2022 | ||
| End of interim spell | 28 December 2022 | 7th | 28 December 2022 | |||
| Ajax | Sacked | 26 January 2023 | 5th | 27 January 2023 | ||
| PSV Eindhoven | Resigned | 24 May 2023 | 2nd | 24 May 2023 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feyenoord(C) | 34 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 81 | 30 | +51 | 82 | Qualification toChampions league group stage |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 89 | 40 | +49 | 75 | Qualification toChampions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Ajax | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 86 | 38 | +48 | 69 | Qualification toEuropa League play-off round |
| 4 | AZ | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 68 | 35 | +33 | 67 | Qualification toEuropa Conference League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Twente(O) | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 66 | 27 | +39 | 64 | Qualification toEuropean competition play-offs |
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 60 | 37 | +23 | 59 | |
| 7 | Utrecht | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 54 | |
| 8 | Heerenveen | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 46 | |
| 9 | RKC Waalwijk | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 50 | 64 | −14 | 41 | |
| 10 | Vitesse | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 40 | |
| 11 | Go Ahead Eagles | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 40 | |
| 12 | NEC | 34 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 39 | |
| 13 | Fortuna Sittard | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 39 | 62 | −23 | 36 | |
| 14 | Volendam | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 42 | 71 | −29 | 36 | |
| 15 | Excelsior | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 32 | 71 | −39 | 32 | |
| 16 | Emmen(R) | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 33 | 65 | −32 | 28 | Qualification toRelegation play-offs |
| 17 | Cambuur(R) | 34 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 26 | 69 | −43 | 19 | Relegation toEerste Divisie |
| 18 | Groningen(R) | 34 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 31 | 75 | −44 | 18 |
| Home \ Away | AJA | AZ | CAM | EMM | EXC | FEY | FOR | GAE | GRO | HEE | NEC | PSV | RKC | SPA | TWE | UTR | VIT | VOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 7–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| AZ | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 5–5 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Cambuur | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |
| Emmen | 3–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Excelsior | 1–4 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–6 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Feyenoord | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Fortuna Sittard | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Go Ahead Eagles | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–5 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | |
| Groningen | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |
| Heerenveen | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | |
| NEC | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 3–0 | |
| PSV Eindhoven | 3–0 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 7–1 | |
| RKC Waalwijk | 1–4 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | |
| Sparta Rotterdam | 0–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | |
| Twente | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| Utrecht | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Vitesse | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Volendam | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | D | L | D | D | D | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | L | D | W | W | L |
| AZ | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | D | D | W | L | W | W | W | L | D | L | W | W | D | W | W | L |
| Cambuur | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W |
| Emmen | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | D | W | D | L | D | L | W | L | D | L | D | D | L | W | L | W | D | L | W | L | L | L | L |
| Excelsior | W | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | L | W | D | L | D | W | L |
| Feyenoord | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L |
| Fortuna Sittard | L | L | L | L | L | D | W | W | W | D | D | L | L | W | L | D | L | W | W | D | W | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | D |
| Go Ahead Eagles | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | D | D | D | D | W | D | D | W | D | L | L | L | W | L | W | D | L | W | W | D | L | L | W | D | L | W | L |
| Groningen | D | L | W | D | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L |
| Heerenveen | D | D | W | W | D | L | W | D | L | D | W | L | W | W | D | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | D | L | W | D | W | L | L | W | D | D | W |
| NEC | L | W | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | L | D | L | W | W | D | D | W | L | D | L | D | W | W | L | D | W | L | D | L | W | L | L | L | D |
| PSV Eindhoven | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | L | D | D | W | L | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W |
| RKC Waalwijk | D | D | L | D | W | L | W | D | W | D | L | L | W | L | D | L | W | D | W | D | L | W | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | L |
| Sparta Rotterdam | D | L | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | D | D | W | W | D | D | D | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | L | L | W | W |
| Twente | W | W | L | W | W | D | L | W | L | W | W | W | D | D | W | D | W | D | D | D | W | L | L | D | W | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | W | W |
| Utrecht | D | D | L | L | W | W | D | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | D | D | L | W | D | W | L | D | W | L | D | L | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | W |
| Vitesse | L | L | L | D | W | L | D | L | L | W | W | D | L | D | D | D | L | D | W | D | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | W | W | D | L | W | W | W |
| Volendam | D | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | D | W | D | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | L | L | W | L | W | L | W |
All timesCentral European Summer Time (UTC+2)
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Twente | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||
| 8 | Heerenveen | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 | Twente | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam(p) | 2 | 0 | 2 (5) | |||||||||
| 7 | Utrecht | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | |||||||||
| Heerenveen | 1–2 | Twente |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Twente won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Utrecht | 1–2 | Sparta Rotterdam |
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| Report |
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2–2 on aggregate. Sparta Rotterdam won 5–4 on penalties.
| Sparta Rotterdam | 1–1 | Twente |
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| Report |
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Twente won 2–1 on aggregate.
| First round | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Emmen | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| NAC Breda | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| MVV Maastricht | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| NAC Breda | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Emmen | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Almere City | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Willem II | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| VVV-Venlo (a.e.t.) | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| VVV-Venlo | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Almere City (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Almere City (a.e.t.) | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Eindhoven | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Almere City | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Eindhoven |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Almere City won 3–2 on aggregate.
VVV-Venlo won 5–4 on aggregate.
NAC Breda won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Almere City | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | VVV-Venlo |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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| Penalties | ||
| 2–0 | ||
2–2 on aggregate. Almere City won 2–0 on penalties.
Emmen won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Almere City | 2–0 | Emmen |
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| Report |
| Emmen | 1–2 | Almere City |
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Almere City won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Rnd | Player | Club | Goals | Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ajax | 4', 45', 57' | 14 August 2022 | Ajax | 6–1 | Groningen | |
| 3 | Heerenveen | 5', 72', 77' | 20 August 2022 | Vitesse | 0–4 | Heerenveen | |
| 3 | PSV Eindhoven | 25' (p), 39', 51' | 31 August 2022 | PSV Eindhoven | 7–1 | Volendam | |
| 5 | Utrecht | 71' (p), 77', 86' | 2 September 2022 | Fortuna Sittard | 3–4 | Utrecht | |
| 19 | Utrecht | 12', 16', 65' | 28 January 2023 | AZ | 5–5 | Utrecht | |
| AZ | 31', 34', 78' | ||||||
| 30 | Emmen | 47', 75', 90+2' | 22 April 2023 | Heerenveen | 2–3 | Emmen | |
| 33 | Vitesse | 4', 56', 74' | 21 May 2023 | Vitesse | 6–0 | Groningen |
| Award | Player | Club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Season | Feyenoord | [15] | |
| Talent of the Season | PSV Eindhoven | ||
| Goal of the Season | RKC Waalwijk |
Ajax drew the highest average home attendance in the 2022-23 edition of the Eredivisie.
| # | Football club | Home games | Average attendance[16] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Ajax | 17 | 53,582 |
| 2 | Feyenoord | 17 | 47,500 |
| 3 | PSV | 17 | 31,923 |
| 4 | FC Twente | 17 | 29,212 |
| 5 | sc Heerenveen | 17 | 21,030 |
| 6 | FC Utrecht | 17 | 19,769 |
| 7 | FC Groningen | 17 | 18,521 |
| 8 | AZ | 17 | 16,967 |
| 9 | Vitesse | 17 | 15,129 |
| 10 | NEC | 17 | 12,405 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 17 | 10,229 |
| 12 | Fortuna Sittard | 17 | 10,187 |
| 13 | Cambuur Leeuwarden | 17 | 9,822 |
| 14 | Go Ahead Eagles | 17 | 9,679 |
| 15 | FC Emmen | 17 | 8,152 |
| 16 | FC Volendam | 17 | 6,663 |
| 17 | RKC Waalwijk | 17 | 5,980 |
| 18 | Excelsior | 17 | 4,336 |