2018–19 Eredivisie

Eredivisie
Season	2018–19
	← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 Eredivisie will be the 63rd season of the Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. The season will begin on 10 August 2018 and conclude on 12 May 2019; the Europa League and relegation play-offs will take place later that month. PSV are the defending champions. Emmen, De Graafschap and Fortuna Sittard join as the promoted clubs from the 2017–18 Eerste Divisie. They will replace Sparta Rotterdam. Twente and Roda JC who were relegated to the 2018-19 Eerste Divisie.

Teams

A total of 18 teams took part in the league: The best fifteen teams from the 2017–18 season, two promotion/relegation playoff winners (FC Emmen and De Graafschap) and the 2017–18 Eerste Divisie champions (Fortuna Sittard). FC Emmen will play in the Eredivisie for the first time in their history.

Locations of the 2018–19 Eredivisie teams

Stadiums and locations

Club	Location	Venue	Capacity
ADO Den Haag	The Hague	Cars Jeans Stadion	15,000
Ajax	Amsterdam	Johan Cruyff Arena	54,033
AZ	Alkmaar	AFAS Stadion	17,023
De Graafschap	Doetinchem	De Vijverberg	12,600
Emmen	Emmen	De Oude Meerdijk	8,600
Excelsior	Rotterdam	Van Donge & De Roo Stadion	4,500
Feyenoord	Rotterdam	De Kuip	51,177
Fortuna Sittard	Sittard	Fortuna Sittard Stadion	10,300
Groningen	Groningen	Noordlease Stadion	22,550
Heerenveen	Heerenveen	Abe Lenstra Stadion	26,100
Heracles Almelo	Almelo	Polman Stadion	12,080
NAC Breda	Breda	Rat Verlegh Stadion	19,000
PEC Zwolle	Zwolle	MAC³PARK Stadion	12,500
PSV	Eindhoven	Philips Stadion	36,500
Utrecht	Utrecht	Stadion Galgenwaard	23,750
Vitesse	Arnhem	GelreDome	25,500
VVV-Venlo	Venlo	Seacon Stadion – De Koel	8,000
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	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
ADO Den Haag	Alfons Groenendijk	Aaron Meijers	Erreà	Cars Jeans
Ajax	Erik ten Hag	Matthijs de Ligt	Adidas	Ziggo
AZ	John van den Brom	Ron Vlaar	Under Armour	AFAS Software
De Graafschap	Henk de Jong	Sven Nieuwpoort	Nike	Flexfactory
Emmen	Dick Lukkien	Dennis Telgenkamp	Beltona	Noordlease
Excelsior	Adrie Poldervaart	Ryan Koolwijk	Quick	DSW Zorgverzekeraar
Feyenoord	Giovanni van Bronckhorst	Karim El Ahmadi	Adidas	Qurrent
Fortuna Sittard	René Eijer	TBD	Masita	Sparr Finance
Groningen	Danny Buijs	Sergio Padt	Puma	Payt
Heerenveen	Jan Olde Riekerink	Stijn Schaars	Jako	GroenLeven
Heracles	Frank Wormuth	TBD	Acerbis	Asito
NAC Breda	Mitchell van der Gaag	TBD	Legea	CM Payments
PEC Zwolle	John van 't Schip	Bram van Polen	Craft	Molecaten
PSV	Phillip Cocu	TBD	Umbro	Energiedirect.nl
Utrecht	Jean-Paul de Jong	Willem Janssen	Hummel	Zorg van de zaak
Vitesse	Leonid Slutsky	Guram Kashia	Macron	Swoop
VVV-Venlo	Maurice Steijn	Danny Post	Masita	Seacon Logistics
Willem II	Adrie Koster	Jordens Peters	Robey	TBD

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Replaced by	Date of appointment
Excelsior	Mitchell van der Gaag	End of contract	1 July 2018^[1]	Pre-season	Adrie Poldervaart	1 July 2018^[2]
Fortuna Sittard	Claudio Braga	End of interim spell	1 July 2018		René Eijer	1 July 2018
Groningen	Ernest Faber	End of contract	1 July 2018		Danny Buijs	1 July 2018
Heerenveen	Jurgen Streppel	End of contract	1 July 2018		Jan Olde Riekerink	1 July 2018
Heracles Almelo	John Stegeman	End of contract	1 July 2018		Frank Wormuth	1 July 2018
NAC Breda	Stijn Vreven	End of contract	1 July 2018		Mitchell van der Gaag	1 July 2018
Vitesse	Edward Sturing	End of interim spell	1 July 2018		Leonid Slutsky	1 July 2018
Willem II	Reinier Robbemond	End of interim spell	1 July 2018		Adrie Koster	1 July 2018

League table

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References

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External links

Official website (Dutch)

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v t e Eredivisie
2015–16 clubs	ADO Den Haag Ajax AZ Cambuur Excelsior Feyenoord De Graafschap Groningen Heerenveen Heracles Almelo N.E.C. PEC Zwolle PSV Eindhoven Roda JC Twente Utrecht Vitesse Willem II
Stadiums	Abe Lenstra Stadion AFAS Stadion Amsterdam ArenA Cambuur Stadion Euroborg Galgenwaard GelreDome De Goffert De Grolsch Veste IJsseldeltastadion Koning Willem II Stadion De Kuip Kyocera Stadion Parkstad Limburg Stadion Philips Stadion Polman Stadion De Vijverberg Stadion Woudestein
Former clubs	Alkmaar '54 FC Amsterdam Blauw-Wit Amsterdam FC Den Bosch FC Dordrecht DOS DS '79 DWS FC Eindhoven USV Elinkwijk SC Enschede Fortuna '54 Fortuna Sittard Go Ahead Eagles GVAV HFC Haarlem Helmond Sport MVV Maastricht NAC TSV NOAD RBC Roosendaal RKC Waalwijk SHS Sittardia Sparta Rotterdam SVV Telstar SC Veendam FC Volendam De Volewijckers VVV-Venlo FC Wageningen XerxesDZB
Competition	Champions Players (foreign) Managers Derbies Eredivisie Live
Awards	Footballer of the Year Rinus Michels Award
Associated competitions	League system Eerste Divisie Tweede Divisie (defunct) Topklasse Hoofdklasse KNVB Cup Johan Cruijff Shield Beloften Eredivisie Eredivisie for women UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League
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v t e 2018–19 in European men's football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus '18 '19 Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia '18 '19 Faroe Islands '18 '19 Finland '18 '19 France Georgia '18 '19 Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland '18 '19 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '18 '19 Kosovo Latvia '18 '19 Lithuania '18 '19 Luxembourg Malta Moldova '18 '19 Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Northern Ireland Norway '18 '19 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '18 '19 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '18 '19 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
Domestic cups	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands '18 '19 Finland '17–'18 '19 France Georgia '18 '19 Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland '18 '19 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '18 '19 Kosovo Latvia '18 '19 Liechtenstein Lithuania '18 '19 Luxembourg Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Northern Ireland Norway '18 '19 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '18 '19 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
League cups	England France Iceland '18 '19 Israel Latvia Northern Ireland Portugal Republic of Ireland '18 '19 Scotland Wales
Supercups	Albania Andorra Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus England Estonia '18 '19 Faroe Islands France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Kazakhstan Kosovo Lithuania '18 '19 Malta Moldova Netherlands Norway '18 '19 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '18 '19 Romania Russia San Marino Spain Turkey Ukraine
UEFA competitions	Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round group stage knockout phase Final Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round Champions Path Main Path group stage knockout phase Final Super Cup Youth League UEFA Champions League Path Domestic Champions Path knockout phase
International competitions	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification 2018–19 UEFA Nations League League A League B League C League D Finals Final 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019 Euro Under-21 qualification 2019 Euro Under-19 qualification 2019 Euro Under-17 qualification

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