In 1954 professional football was introduced in the Netherlands, and 1956/57 saw a national first division for the first time in history, called "eredivisie" (division of honour).
In general, all teams that went through name changes are listed under either their current name or (in case the club has disappeared from professional football) the last name under which they played in the eredivisie.
For teams that were formed by mergers, the records of the prime merger club (i.e. the club whose divisional place was taken by the merger club) have been added to those of the newly created club, and split again directly under the total. However, there are two exceptions to this:
Teams in bold face play in the eredivisie 2015/16;
teams in italics have disappeared from professional football.
club S Pd W D L GF GA Pts PAct GD Pts/G GAv Champ Ere Cups Fin
1.Ajax 59 1990 1310 362 318 5018-2058 2982 3420 +2960 1,498 2,438 33 25 18 24
2.P.S.V. 59 1990 1198 427 365 4571-2114 2823 3279 +2457 1,419 2,162 22 19 9 17
3.Feyenoord 59 1990 1123 468 399 4241-2295 2714 3093 +1946 1,364 1,848 14 9 11 15
4.F.C. Twente 58 1956 863 527 566 3237-2560 2247# 2562# + 677 1,149 1,264 2 1 3 7
Sportclub Enschede 9 294 121 77 96 565- 490 319 319 + 75 1,085 1,153 1
F.C. Twente 49 1662 742 450 470 2672-2070 1928# 2243# + 602 1,160 1,291 1 1 3 7
5.F.C. Utrecht 59 1990 724 500 766 2946-3163 1948 2199 - 217 0,979 0,931 1 1 3 5
D.O.S. 14 460 168 109 183 790- 848 445 445 - 58 0,967 0,932 1 1
F.C. Utrecht 45 1530 556 391 583 2156-2315 1503 1754 - 159 0,982 0,931 3 5
6.Sparta Rotterdam 51 1718 603 485 630 2600-2665 1691 1798 - 65 0,984 0,976 6 1 3 5
7.Roda J.C. Kerkrade 47 1598 613 410 575 2465-2383 1636 1884 + 82 1,024 1,034 1 2 6
Rapid J.C. 6 204 73 47 84 307- 350 193 193 - 43 0,946 0,877 1
Roda J.C. Kerkrade 41 1394 540 363 491 2158-2033 1443 1691 + 125 1,035 1,061 2 6
8.F.C. Groningen 48 1616 542 450 624 2273-2503 1534 1748 - 230 0,949 0,908 1 2
9.N.A.C. Breda 48 1620 515 425 680 2169-2681 1454* 1666* - 512 0,898 0,809 1 1 4
10.A.Z. 38 1292 535 328 429 2112-1792 1398 1679 + 320 1,082 1,179 2 2 4 5
Alkmaar 1 34 6 12 16 39- 61 24 24 - 22 0,706 0,639
A.Z. 37 1258 529 316 413 2073-1731 1374 1655 + 342 1,092 1,198 2 2 4 5
11.A.D.O. Den Haag 41 1378 455 352 571 1984-2262 1262 1363 - 278 0,916 0,877 2 2 8
A.D.O. 14 460 189 121 150 793- 691 499 499 + 102 1,085 1,148 2 1 5
A.D.O. Den Haag 27 918 266 231 421 1191-1571 763 864 - 380 0,831 0,758 1 3
12.Willem II Tilburg 39 1318 405 299 614 1855-2376 1109 1299 - 521 0,841 0,781 3 2 3
13.N.E.C. 38 1292 357 368 567 1496-2031 1082 1275 - 535 0,837 0,737 4
14.Vitesse 30 1020 391 292 337 1518-1429 1074 1349 + 89 1,053 1,062 3
15.M.V.V. Maastricht 36 1208 350 356 502 1527-1992 1056 1078 - 465 0,874 0,767
16.Fortuna Sittard 31 1038 320 292 426 1391-1705 932 994 - 314 0,898 0,816 2 4
Fortuna '54 12 392 141 99 152 635- 700 381 381 - 65 0,972 0,907 2 2
Fortuna Sittard 19 646 179 193 274 756-1005 551 613 - 249 0,853 0,752 2
17.Go Ahead Eagles 30 1008 319 263 426 1367-1628 901 923 - 261 0,894 0,840 4 1
18.S.C. Heerenveen 23 782 328 196 258 1334-1189 852 1150 + 145 1,090 1,122 1 3
19.R.K.C. Waalwijk 23 782 240 197 345 1014-1269 677 841 - 255 0,866 0,799
20.F.C. Volendam 25 842 228 215 399 994-1513 671 705 - 519 0,797 0,657 2
21.F.C. Amsterdam 19 634 208 173 253 851- 965 589 589 - 114 0,929 0,882 1 1
D.W.S./A. 4 136 39 43 54 202- 251 121 121 - 49 0,890 0,805
D.W.S. 9 294 108 74 112 386- 393 290 290 - 7 0,986 0,982 1 1
F.C. Amsterdam 6 204 61 56 87 263- 321 178 178 - 58 0,873 0,819
22.V.V.V.-Venlo 20 680 189 176 315 886-1250 554 590 - 364 0,815 0,709 1 1
23.Haarlem 18 612 172 178 262 695- 978 522 522 - 283 0,853 0,711 1 2 5
24.De Graafschap 19 646 144 162 340 696-1232 450 554 - 536 0,697 0,565
25.Excelsior 18 612 132 154 326 666-1144 418 458 - 478 0,683 0,582 1
26.P.E.C. Zwolle 15 510 134 147 229 644- 892 415 463 - 248 0,814 0,722 1 4
27.Heracles Almelo 15 494 141 115 238 649- 937 397 502 - 288 0,804 0,693 2 1
28.F.C. Den Bosch 15 510 132 133 245 617- 928 397 414 - 311 0,778 0,665 1 1
B.V.V. 2 68 18 10 40 126- 172 46 46 - 46 0,676 0,733 1
F.C. Den Bosch 13 442 114 123 205 491- 756 351 368 - 265 0,794 0,649 1
29.Telstar 14 468 118 140 210 530- 754 376 376 - 224 0,803 0,703 2
30.Elinkwijk 7 234 65 50 119 306- 483 180 180 - 177 0,769 0,634
31.Blauw Wit 6 196 65 42 89 334- 401 172 172 - 67 0,878 0,833
32.S.C. Cambuur 6 204 46 55 103 225- 358 147 181 - 133 0,721 0,628
33.Holland Sport 4 136 37 34 65 168- 279 108 108 - 111 0,794 0,602
34.F.C. Dordrecht 6 204 31 46 127 208- 463 108 112 - 255 0,529 0,449 2 4
D.S. '79 2 68 8 11 49 76- 188 27 27 - 112 0,397 0,404 2 4
F.C. Dordrecht 4 136 23 35 78 132- 275 81 85 - 143 0,596 0,480
35.N.O.A.D. 4 136 33 30 73 187- 311 96 96 - 124 0,706 0,601
36.R.B.C. Roosendaal 5 170 35 26 109 164- 358 96 131 - 194 0,565 0,458 1
37.Sittardia 4 132 32 29 71 148- 256 93 93 - 108 0,705 0,578
38.F.C. Eindhoven 3 102 23 25 54 107- 209 71 71 - 102 0,696 0,512 1 1 1
39.Xerxes/D.H.C. 2 68 26 17 25 92- 95 69 69 - 3 1,015 0,968 1
Xerxes 1 34 13 8 13 47- 48 34 34 - 1 1,000 0,979 1
Xerxes/D.H.C. 1 34 13 9 12 45- 47 35 35 - 2 1,029 0,957
40.bvc Amsterdam 2 68 20 20 28 103- 130 60 60 - 27 0,882 0,792
41.Veendam 2 68 12 23 33 74- 127 47 47 - 53 0,691 0,583
42.Wageningen 2 68 13 18 37 72- 137 44 44 - 65 0,647 0,526 2 2
43.Helmond Sport 2 68 12 18 38 93- 162 42 42 - 69 0,618 0,574 2
44.De Volewijckers 2 64 15 10 39 99- 189 40 40 - 90 0,625 0,524 1
45.S.V.V. 2 68 13 13 42 62- 142 39 39 - 80 0,574 0,437 1
Totals 59 1054 13267 13267 54788-54788 = 1 1 99 59 71 144
35580 9046 35573* 40258*
# F.C. Twente 6 points deducted in 2014/15
* N.A.C. Breda 1 point deducted in 2010/11
Explanations:
S Seasons in eredivisie (max. 59)
Pd Matches played (max. 1990)
W Matches won
D Matches drawn
L Matches lost
GF Goals scored
GA Goals conceded
Pts Number of points obtained (2/win)
PAct Number of actual points obtained (counting 3/win from 1995/96 onwards,
which adds up to 4685 extra points until 2014/15 inclusive)
GD Goal difference
Pts/G Points per game ratio (based on 2/win)
GAv Goal average
Champ Number of Dutch championships
Ere Number of wins in the eredivisie (Dutch championship since 1956/57)
Cups Number of Dutch Cups
Fin Number of Cup Final appearances
Note: playoff matches, championship deciders, and "nacompetitie" matches not
included
Major name changes and mergers:
3.Feijenoord changed name to Feyenoord in 1971.
4.Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys merged to form F.C. Twente in 1965.
5.D.O.S., Elinkwijk (30) and Velox merged to form F.C. Utrecht in 1970.
6.Sparta changed name to Sparta Rotterdam in 2004.
7.Rapid J.C. and Roda Sport merged to form Roda J.C. in 1962. Roda J.C.
changed name to Roda J.C. Kerkrade in 2010.
8.G.V.A.V. changed name to F.C. Groningen in 1971.
9.N.A.C. changed name to N.A.C. Breda in 2003.
10.Alkmaar and F.C. Zaanstreek merged to form A.Z. '67 in 1967; A.Z. '67
changed name to A.Z. in 1986.
11.A.D.O. and Holland Sport (33) merged to form F.C. Den Haag in 1971. Between
1992 and 1994 the merger club was known as A.D.O./Den Haag; since 1996 as
A.D.O. Den Haag.
12.Willem II changed name to Willem II Tilburg in 2004.
15.M.V.V. changed name to M.V.V. Maastricht in 2010.
16.Fortuna '54 and Sittardia (37) merged to form F.S.C. in 1968; F.S.C. changed
name to Fortuna Sittard in 1979.
17.Go Ahead changed name to Go Ahead Eagles in 1971.
19.R.K.C. changed name to R.K.C. Waalwijk in 1996.
21.D.W.S. and bvc Amsterdam (40) merged to form D.W.S./A. in 1958. D.W.S./A
changed name to D.W.S. in 1962. D.W.S. and Blauw Wit (31) merged to form
F.C. Amsterdam in 1972; De Volew&307;ckers (44) joined the merger in 1974.
F.C. Amsterdam were dissolved in 1982.
22.V.V.V. were known as F.C. V.V.V. between 1968 and 1985 and changed name to
V.V.V.-Venlo in 2004.
26.P.E.C. Zwolle were known as F.C. Zwolle between 1991 and 2012.
27.S.C. Heracles changed name to Heracles Almelo in 1998.
28.B.V.V. changed name to F.C. Den Bosch in 1965. F.C. Den Bosch and
Wilhelmina merged under the name of F.C. Den Bosch ('67) in 1967.
Between 1988 and 1992 F.C. Den Bosch were known as B.V.V. Den Bosch.
29.Telstar were formed by a merger of Stormvogels and V.S.V. (neither club
played in the eredivisie) and between 2001 and 2008 were known as
Stormvogels Telstar Combinatie.
33.Holland Sport were known as S.H.S. between 1955 and 1964 (temporary merger
with amateur club Scheveningen). See also 11.
33.S.C. Cambuur were known as Leeuwarden until 1964 and as Cambuur Leeuwarden
between 1989 and 2008.
34.D.S. '79 changed name to Dordrecht '90 in 1990. They merged with S.V.V.
to form S.V.V./Dordrecht '90 in 1991, changing name to Dordrecht '90 in
1992 and to F.C. Dordrecht in 2002. See also 45.
39.Xerxes and D.H.C. '66 merged in 1967 to form Xerxes/D.H.C. who were
dissolved in 1968.
45.S.V.V. and Dordrecht '90 merged to form S.V.V./Dordrecht '90 in 1991.
The merger club changed name to Dordrecht '90 in 1992. See also 34.
NB: for additional information on name changes, mergers, and the disappearance of
clubs from Dutch professional football, see Netherlands - Regional Analysis.
Thanks to Gerrit Tuitert and Graeme Riley for corrections
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Author: Karel Stokkermans
Last updated: 20 Aug 2015
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