2021–22 Eredivisie

The 2021–22 Eredivisie is the 66th season of Eredivisie, the premier football competition in the Netherlands. It began on 14 August 2021 and will conclude on 15 May 2022.[1]

This article is about the men's competition. For the women's competition, see 2021–22 Eredivisie (women).
Eredivisie
Season2021–22
Dates13 August 2021 – 15 May 2022
Matches played144
Goals scored427 (2.97 per match)
Top goalscorerSébastien Haller
Bryan Linssen
(10 goals each)
Biggest home winAjax 9–0 SC Cambuur
(18 September 2021)
Biggest away winFortuna Sittard 0–5 Ajax
(21 September 2021)
RKC Waalwijk 0–5 Ajax
(21 November 2021)
SC Cambuur 1–6 Vitesse
(4 December 2021)
Highest scoringAjax 9–0 SC Cambuur
(18 September 2021)
Longest winning run5 matches
Ajax
Longest unbeaten run9 matches
Feyenoord
Longest winless run9 matches
Willem II
PEC Zwolle
Longest losing run6 matches
Willem II
Fortuna Sittard
2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 12 December 2021.

Teams

SC Cambuur[2] (promoted after a five-year absence), Go Ahead Eagles and NEC Nijmegen (both promoted after a four-year absence) were promoted from the 2020–21 Eerste Divisie. ADO Den Haag (relegated after thirteen years in the top flight), VVV-Venlo (relegated after four years in the top flight) and FC Emmen (relegated after three years in the top flight) have been relegated to 2021–22 Eerste Divisie.

Locations of the 2021–22 Eredivisie teams

Stadiums and locations
Club Location Venue Capacity 2020–21
position
Ajax Amsterdam Johan Cruijff ArenA 55,500 1st
AZ Alkmaar AFAS Stadion 19,478 3rd
SC Cambuur Leeuwarden Cambuur Stadion 10,500 1D, 1st
Feyenoord Rotterdam De Kuip 47,500 5th
Fortuna Sittard Sittard Fortuna Sittard Stadion 10,300 11th
Go Ahead Eagles Deventer De Adelaarshorst 10,000 1D, 2nd
FC Groningen Groningen Euroborg 22,550 7th
SC Heerenveen Heerenveen Abe Lenstra Stadion 27,224 12th
Heracles Almelo Almelo Erve Asito 12,080 9th
N.E.C. Nijmegen Goffertstadion 12,500 PO, W
PEC Zwolle Zwolle MAC³PARK stadion 14,000 13th
PSV Eindhoven Philips Stadion 36,500 2nd
RKC Waalwijk Waalwijk Mandemakers Stadion 07,500 15th
Sparta Rotterdam Rotterdam Spartastadion Het Kasteel 11,000 8th
FC Twente Enschede De Grolsch Veste 30,205 10th
FC Utrecht Utrecht Stadion Galgenwaard 23,750 6th
Vitesse Arnhem GelreDome 21,248 4th
Willem II Tilburg Koning Willem II Stadion 14,500 14th

Number of teams by provinces
Number of teams Province Team(s)
4  OverijsselGo Ahead Eagles, Heracles Almelo, PEC Zwolle, FC Twente
3  North BrabantPSV, RKC Waalwijk, Willem II
2  FrieslandSC Cambuur, sc Heerenveen
 GelderlandN.E.C., Vitesse
 North HollandAjax, AZ
 South HollandFeyenoord, Sparta Rotterdam
1  GroningenFC Groningen
 LimburgFortuna Sittard
 UtrechtFC Utrecht

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
Ajax Erik ten Hag Dušan Tadić Adidas Ziggo
AZ Pascal Jansen Owen Wijndal Nike AFAS Software
SC Cambuur Henk de Jong Erik Schouten Craft Bouwgroep Dijkstra Draisma
Feyenoord Arne Slot Jens Toornstra Adidas EuroParcs
Fortuna Sittard Sjors Ultee Ben Rienstra Masita Hurkmans Groep
Go Ahead Eagles Kees van Wonderen Bas Kuipers Stanno Jumper De diersuper
FC Groningen Danny Buijs Mo El Hankouri Robey Office Centre
sc Heerenveen Johnny Jansen Henk Veerman Jako Ausnutria
Heracles Almelo Frank Wormuth Mats Knoester Acerbis Asito
NEC Nijmegen Rogier Meijer Rens van Eijden Legea KlokGroep
PEC Zwolle Dick Schreuder Bram van Polen Craft VDK Groep
PSV Roger Schmidt Marco van Ginkel Puma Metropoolregio Brainport Eindhoven
RKC Waalwijk Joseph Oosting Melle Meulensteen Stanno Willy Naessens
Sparta Rotterdam Henk Fraser Adil Auassar Robey D&S Groep
FC Twente Ron Jans Wout Brama Meyba Pure Energie
FC Utrecht René Hake Willem Janssen Nike T-Mobile
Vitesse Thomas Letsch Danilho Doekhi Nike eToro
Willem II Fred Grim Pol Llonch Robey DESTIL

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment Ref.
Feyenoord Dick AdvocaatEnd of contract30 June 2021Pre season Arne Slot1 July 2021
PEC Zwolle Bert KontermanEnd of interim spell Art Langeler
Willem II Željko PetrovićEnd of contract Fred Grim[3]
RKC Waalwijk Fred GrimSigned by Willem II Joseph Oosting[4]
PEC Zwolle Art LangelerResigned16 November 202118th Dick Schreuder18 November 2021[5][6]

Standings

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 PSV 16 12 1 3 40 23 +17 37 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Ajax 16 11 3 2 49 4 +45 36 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3 Feyenoord 16 11 3 2 39 15 +24 36 Qualification to Europa Conference League third qualifying round
4 Vitesse 16 9 2 5 22 23 −1 29 Qualification to European competition play-offs
5 Twente 16 8 4 4 24 20 +4 28
6 Utrecht 16 8 3 5 30 20 +10 27
7 Cambuur 16 9 0 7 30 36 −6 27
8 AZ 16 8 2 6 30 22 +8 26
9 Heerenveen 16 6 4 6 18 21 −3 22
10 Go Ahead Eagles 16 6 3 7 19 25 −6 21
11 Groningen 16 4 7 5 18 22 −4 19
12 NEC 16 5 4 7 21 26 −5 19
13 Willem II 16 5 3 8 17 31 −14 18
14 RKC Waalwijk 16 3 6 7 17 25 −8 15
15 Heracles Almelo 16 4 2 10 16 23 −7 14
16 Fortuna Sittard 16 3 3 10 17 39 −22 12 Qualification to Relegation play-offs
17 Sparta Rotterdam 16 2 5 9 12 24 −12 11 Relegation to Eerste Divisie
18 PEC Zwolle 16 1 3 12 8 28 −20 6
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2021. Source: Eredivisie
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 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)[7]

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round.

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
PSV4211334323333331
Ajax1422111111122112
Feyenoord2143222232211223
Vitesse91114101299866555654
FC Twente111315148666881076765
FC Utrecht3534655444444446
SC Cambuur101813811871010121197577
AZ1295991110977668888
SC Heerenveen736547879101212111199
Go Ahead Eagles131612161012141313119111291010
FC Groningen661111141516151615151514131211
N.E.C.1812877101111119889101112
Willem II17107654355571010121313
RKC Waalwijk88912131415141513141315151414
Heracles Almelo15141617171612121214131413141515
Fortuna Sittard57913161717171416161717171716
Sparta Rotterdam16151715151313161717171616161617
PEC Zwolle1417181818181818181818181818181818
Qualification to Champions League group stage
Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
Qualification to Europa League play-off round
Qualification to Europa Conference League third qualifying round
Qualification to European competition play-offs
Qualification to Relegation play-offs
Relegation to Eerste Divisie
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2021. Source: worldfootball.net

Results

Fixtures and results
Home \ Away AJA AZ CAM FEY FOR GAE GRO HEE HER NEC PEC PSV RKC SPA TWE UTR VIT WIL
Ajax 1–2 9–0 19 Mar 23 Dec 0–0 3–0 11 May 6 Feb 5–0 30 Apr 5–0 5 Mar 9 Apr 12 Feb 0–1 5–0 5–0
AZ 7 May 22 Jan 26 Feb 2–1 5–0 21 Dec 23 Apr 19 Feb 1–1 3–2 0–3 15 May 3–1 12 Mar 5–1 2 Apr 18 Dec
SC Cambuur 12 Mar 1–3 2–3 26 Feb 5–2 1–2 19 Dec 2–1 2 Apr 12 Feb 23 Apr 7 May 16 Jan 2–0 2–1 1–6 11 May
Feyenoord 19 Dec 1–0 19 Feb 5–0 2–0 5 Mar 3–1 2–1 5–3 4–0 7 May 2–2 6 Feb 15 May 23 Apr 15 Jan 2 Apr
Fortuna Sittard 0–5 16 Jan 1–0 30 Apr 23 Apr 1–4 5 Feb 2 Apr 1–3 5 Mar 1–4 2–2 19 Feb 2–1 17 Dec 11 May 12 Mar
Go Ahead Eagles 26 Feb 12 Feb 19 Mar 11 May 4–3 0–1 0–1 4–2 19 Dec 1–0 1–2 15 Jan 2–0 1–2 5 Mar 30 Apr 9 Apr
FC Groningen 2 Apr 2–0 15 May 1–1 12 Feb 6 Feb 1–1 23 Apr 12 Mar 1–1 15 Jan 1–1 7 May 1–1 0–0 0–1 26 Feb
SC Heerenveen 0–2 1–3 30 Apr 22 Dec 1–0 15 May 9 Apr 19 Mar 12 Feb 22 Jan 1–1 3–2 0–0 2–3 26 Feb 1–2 2–1
Heracles Almelo 0–0 3–2 22 Dec 9 Apr 3–1 23 Jan 18 Dec 0–1 0–1 26 Feb 0–2 1–0 15 May 30 Apr 12 Feb 12 Mar 3–2
N.E.C. 23 Apr 5 Mar 2–3 23 Jan 15 May 7 May 3–0 1–1 15 Jan 2–0 1–2 19 Feb 19 Mar 9 Apr 0–3 0–1 0–0
PEC Zwolle 0–2 9 Apr 1–2 12 Mar 0–1 2 Apr 19 Feb 0–1 1–0 5 Feb 15 May 0–0 1–1 18 Dec 7 May 0–1 14 Jan
PSV 23 Jan 5 Feb 4–1 0–4 19 Mar 23 Dec 5–2 19 Feb 5 Mar 11 May 3–1 9 Apr 2–1 5–2 4–1 2–0 30 Apr
RKC Waalwijk 0–5 1–0 0–1 12 Feb 21 Jan 1–1 30 Apr 12 Mar 11 May 2–1 23 Apr 19 Dec 1–0 26 Feb 2 Apr 1–2 1–2
Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 30 Apr 0–4 0–1 3–1 12 Mar 1–1 2 Apr 1–1 1–1 11 May 26 Feb 22 Dec 0–1 23 Jan 18 Dec 12 Feb
FC Twente 1–1 3–1 5 Mar 0–0 7 May 19 Feb 11 May 16 Jan 1–0 1–2 19 Mar 2 Apr 2–1 23 Apr 1–0 5 Feb 1–1
FC Utrecht 16 Jan 11 May 5 Feb 3–1 9 Apr 0–0 19 Mar 2–1 1–0 30 Apr 5–1 12 Mar 2–2 4–0 22 Dec 19 Feb 5–1
Vitesse 15 May 0–0 9 Apr 2–1 1–1 1–2 22 Jan 7 May 2–1 26 Feb 21 Dec 12 Feb 19 Mar 5 Mar 1–4 2–1 0–3
Willem II 19 Feb 19 Mar 1–3 0–4 1–1 0–1 2–1 5 Mar 7 May 22 Dec 1–0 2–1 6 Feb 0–3 22 Jan 15 May 23 Apr
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2021. Source: Eredivisie,[8] Flashscore[9]
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.

Results by round
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
AjaxWDWWWWWLWWDDWWWL
AZLWWLLLWWWLWLDDWW
SC CambuurLLWWLWWLLLWWWWLW
FeyenoordWWLWWWWLDWWWWDWD
Fortuna SittardWLDLLLDLWDLLLLLW
Go Ahead EaglesLLWLWLLDWWWDLWLD
FC GroningenWDLDLLLDDWLDWWDD
SC HeerenveenWWLDWLLWLLLDWDWD
Heracles AlmeloLDLLWLWWLLDLWLLL
N.E.C.LWWDDLLWLWWDDLLL
PEC ZwolleLLLLLDLLLWLLLDDL
PSVWWWWLWLWWLWWWDWW
RKC WaalwijkWLDLDLLDDWLDLDWL
Sparta RotterdamLDLWDDLLDLLWLLLD
FC TwenteLDLWWWWDDLLWWDWW
FC UtrechtWDWLDWWWLWWLLWLD
VitesseWLLWLWDWWLWWLDWW
Willem IILWWDWWWLDDLLLLLL
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2021. Source: worldfootball.net

European play-offs

The European play-offs will be contested by the 4 highest ranked teams which are not yet qualified for any European tournament. The matches will be played on a home-and-away basis, from 18 to 29 May.[1]

Promotion/relegation play-offs

The promotion/relegation play-offs will take place from 10 to 29 May, with six teams from the 2021–22 Eerste Divisie and the 16th-placed team in the Eredivisie playing for one spot in the 2022-23 Eredivisie.[1]

Statistics

Top scorers
As of 12 December 2021[10]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Sébastien Haller Ajax 10
Bryan Linssen Feyenoord
3 Guus Til Feyenoord 9
Loïs Openda Vitesse
5 Jesper Karlsson AZ 7
Vangelis Pavlidis AZ
Luis Sinisterra Feyenoord
Ricky van Wolfswinkel FC Twente
Mats Seuntjens Fortuna Sittard
Cyril Ngonge FC Groningen

Hat-tricks
Rnd Player Club Goals Date Home Score Away
11 Bart Ramselaar FC Utrecht 10', 25', 67' 31 October 2021 FC Utrecht 5–1 Willem II

Top assists
As of 12 December 2021[11]
Rank Player Club Assists
1 Dušan Tadić Ajax 11
2 Cody Gakpo PSV 8
3 Steven Berghuis Ajax 6
Issa Kallon SC Cambuur
Joey Veerman SC Heerenveen
6 Owen Wijndal AZ 5
Maximilian Wittek Vitesse
Jesper Karlsson AZ
Orkun Kökçü Feyenoord
10 Carlos Vinícius PSV 4
Jonathan Okita N.E.C.
Jamie Jacobs SC Cambuur
Sébastien Haller Ajax
Marcus Holmgren Pedersen Feyenoord
Bryan Linssen Feyenoord
Fredrik Midtsjø AZ
Vangelis Pavlidis AZ

Clean sheets
As of 12 December 2021[12]
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 Remko Pasveer Ajax 11
2 Justin Bijlow Feyenoord 6
3 Maarten Paes FC Utrecht 5
Warner Hahn Go Ahead Eagles
5 Markus Schubert Vitesse 4
Lars Unnerstall FC Twente
Mattijs Branderhorst N.E.C.
8 Xavier Mous SC Heerenveen 3
Peter Leeuwenburgh FC Groningen
Sonny Stevens SC Cambuur

Discipline
As of 12 December 2021

Player

Club

Awards

Monthly awards
Month Player of the Month Talent of the Month Ref Team of the Month
Player Club Player Club
August Bruma PSV Ali Akman N.E.C. [13] Wellenreuther (Willem II); Mazraoui (Ajax), Janssen (FC Utrecht), Blind (Ajax); Seuntjens (Fortuna Sittard), Kökçü (Feyenoord), Bruma (PSV); Linssen (Feyenoord), Akman (N.E.C.), Kramer (RKC Waalwijk), Tadić (Ajax).
September Til Feyenoord J. Timber Ajax [14] Wellenreuther (Willem II); Blind (Ajax), Martínez (Ajax), J. Timber (Ajax), Mazraoui (Ajax); Gakpo (PSV), Til (Feyenoord), Toornstra (Feyenoord); Tadić (Ajax), Boere (SC Cambuur), Seuntjens (Fortuna Sittard)
October Brouwers Go Ahead Eagles Elayis Tavşan N.E.C. [15] Pasveer (Ajax); Mazraoui (Ajax); J. Timber (Ajax); Bazoer (Vitesse); Wijndal (AZ); Sangaré (PSV); Brouwers (Go Ahead Eagles); Tavşan (N.E.C.); Openda (Vitesse); Tadić (Ajax); Pavlidis (AZ)
November Sangaré PSV J. Timber Ajax [16] Unnerstall (FC Twente); Mazraoui (Ajax); J. Timber (Ajax); Bakker (SC Heerenveen); Blind (Ajax); Sangaré (PSV); Bazoer (Vitesse); Linssen (Feyenoord); Tadić (Ajax); Bruma (PSV); Strand Larsen (FC Groningen)

References
  1. "Wedstrijdschema 2021/'22 bekend | Eredivisie". eredivisie.nl (in Dutch). 26 January 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. "SC Cambuur promoted to Eredivisie after Almere City FC defeat". Netherlands News Live. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  3. "Willem II presenteert Grim als nieuwe trainer" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  4. "Definitief: Joseph Oosting nieuwe trainer van RKC Waalwijk" (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  5. "Art Langeler stopt bij PEC Zwolle" (in Dutch). PEC Zwolle. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  6. "Dick Schreuder nieuwe trainer PEC Zwolle" (in Dutch). PEC Zwolle. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  7. "Season regulations" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  8. "Eredivisie 2021/2022 - Fixtures". eredivisie.nl. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  9. "Eredivisie 2021/2022 - Fixtures". flashscore.com. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  10. Flashscore
  11. NOS
  12. NOS
  13. "Bruma named Eredivisie player of the month, Ali Akman receives first official Johan Cruyff talent of the mont award and XI of the month". eredivisie.eu. 10 September 2021.
  14. "Ajax with Tadić and full defence provides most players for Team of the Month". eredivisie.eu. 1 October 2021.
  15. "Ajax provides most players for the team of the month for the third time". eredivisie.eu. 5 November 2021.
  16. "Ajax provides most players to team of the month for the fourth time". eredivisie.eu. 3 December 2021.
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