The 2008–09 Eredivisie was the 53rd season of Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. PSV were the reigning champions. The season began on 29 August 2008 with a game between Vitesse Arnhem and FC Groningen and ended on 10 May 2009. A total of 18 teams take part in the league, consisting of 16 who competed in the previous season and two promoted from the Eerste Divisie. The teams promoted from the Eerste Divisie at the end of the previous season were champions FC Volendam, and play-off winners ADO Den Haag. AZ clinched their second title, their first coming in 1981.
Overview Club Location Manager Previous managers during 2008–09 season Kit maker Shirt sponsorADO Den HaagThe Hague Raymond Atteveld André WetzelHummelFit For FreeAjaxAmsterdam John van 't Schip Marco van BastenAdidasAegonAZAlkmaar Louis van GaalCanterbury of New ZealandDSB BankFeyenoordRotterdam Leon Vlemmings Gertjan VerbeekKappaFortisDe GraafschapDoetinchem Darije Kalezić Henk van Stee kwd CentricFC GroningenGroningen Ron Jans Klupp Noord LeaseSC HeerenveenHeerenveen Trond Sollied Jako UnivéHeracles AlmeloAlmelo Gert Heerkes Jako Koninklijke Ten CateNAC BredaBreda Robert Maaskant Klupp SunwebNECNijmegen Mario Been Nike CuraçaoPSVEindhoven Dwight Lodeweges Huub Stevens Nike PhilipsRoda JCKerkrade / Harm van Veldhoven Martin Koopman, Raymond Atteveld Diadora AevitaeSparta RotterdamRotterdam Foeke Booy Patrick GraydonFC TwenteEnschede Steve McClaren Diadora ArkeFC UtrechtUtrecht Ton du Chatinier Willem van Hanegem Puma PhanosVitesse ArnhemArnhem Theo Bos Hans Westerhof Legea AFABFC VolendamVolendam Frans Adelaar Jako Café BarWillem IITilburg Alfons Groenendijk Andries Jonker Masita Destil
League table
Results
Top goalscorers Pos.PlayerClubGoals1 Mounir El Hamdaoui AZ232 Luis Suárez Ajax223 Marcus Berg Groningen174 Roy Makaay Feyenoord16 Danijel Pranjić Heerenveen Blaise N'Kufo Twente7 Frank Demouge Willem II148 Ibrahim Afellay PSV139 Matthew Amoah NAC Breda12 Marko Arnautović TwenteTotal: 870Games: 306Average: 2.84
Last updated: 11 May 2009 Source:
Play-offs
European competition (best of 3) Contrary to the play-offs of previous years, only teams placed 6th through 9th compete in a play-off tournament for one spot in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League 2009–10.
Semi-finals
Final
Relegation The 16th and 17th placed teams, along with the teams from Eerste Divisie, participate in a play-off for two spots in 2009–10 Eredivisie.
Round 1
Round 2 (best of 3)
Round 3 (best of 3)
RKC Waalwijk and Roda JC will play in Eredivisie 2009–10.
Facts and statistics Ajax lost the opening match 2–1 away at Willem II. This was Ajax' first opening round defeat since the 1988–89 season. Ajax and Feyenoord both lost their opening matches. The last times this happened was in the 1965–66 season. ADO Den Haag topped the league table after two matches. The last time ADO was in first place was on 16 January 1971. NAC Breda led the Eredivisie after round six. This was the first time in club history that NAC were in first place of the Eredivisie. A record 6,067,288 spectators passed through the turnstiles, an average of 19,827 per match.
Television rights The Dutch public broadcaster NOS broadcast the match highlights after beating rival broadcaster RTL for the contract. The new pay-per-view channel Eredivisie Live broadcast the live matches.
In Australia the Eredivisie was broadcast live and exclusive by Setanta Sports. Awards Annual awards Award Winner Club Dutch Footballer of the Year / Gouden Schoen Mounir El Hamdaoui AZ Johan Cruyff Trophy Eljero Elia FC Twente Rinus Michels Award Louis van Gaal AZ Eredivisie top scorer Mounir El Hamdaoui AZ Team of the season Team of the Season Goalkeeper Sergio Romero (AZ) Defenders Ronnie Stam (FC Twente) Andreas Granqvist (FC Groningen) Jan Vertonghen (Ajax) Edson Braafheid (FC Twente) Midfielders Demy de Zeeuw (AZ) Ibrahim Afellay (PSV) Maarten Martens (AZ) Forwards Luis Suárez (Ajax) Mounir El Hamdaoui (AZ) Eljero Elia (FC Twente)
Attendances
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No. Club Average Change Highest 1 AFC Ajax 49,014 -0,2% 51,128 2 Feyenoord 44,015 -1,4% 48,000 3 PSV 33,218 -0,9% 35,000 4 sc Heerenveen 25,618 1,6% 26,100 5 FC Twente 23,292 76,7% 24,000 6 FC Groningen 21,862 13,1% 22,160 7 FC Utrecht 20,612 1,2% 24,000 8 SBV Vitesse 17,935 -9,6% 24,760 9 NAC Breda 16,730 6,6% 17,524 10 AZ 16,442 0,1% 17,149 11 Roda JC 14,495 -2,8% 17,910 12 Willem II 13,256 1,8% 14,700 13 NEC 12,312 1,3% 12,500 14 De Graafschap 12,094 -0,3% 12,600 15 ADO Den Haag 10,952 114,0% 14,993 16 Sparta Rotterdam 10,428 2,4% 10,894 17 Heracles Almelo 8,459 0,7% 8,500 18 FC Volendam 5,471 93,3% 6,260
See also 2008–09 Eerste Divisie 2008–09 KNVB Cup
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