The 2007–08 Eredivisie Vrouwen was the first season of the Netherlands women's professional football league. It took place from 29 August 2007 until 21 May 2008 with six teams participating. AZ became the first Eredivisie winners. The 60 matches of the season had a 45,695 total attendance.
Teams
On 20 March 2007, the league was officially unveiled by the KNVB with the six clubs taking part.
Team City / Town Venue(s) Capacity ADO Den Haag The Hague Den Haag Stadion 15,000 Sportpark Nieuw Hanenburg 1,500 AZ Alkmaar Sportpark Schoonenberg (Velsen) 3,625 Sportcomplex 't Lood DSB Stadion 17,000 SC Heerenveen Heerenveen Sportpark Skoatterwâld 3,000 Zuidersportpark (Sneek) 3,150 Abe Lenstra Stadion 26,000 FC Twente Enschede Arke Stadion 30,205 Sportpark Slangenbeek (Hengelo) 2,000 FC Twente-trainingscentrum (Hengelo) 1,000 FC Utrecht Utrecht Sportpark Elinkwijk 5,000 Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd 1,000 Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch 450 Stadion Galgenwaard 23,750 Willem II Tilburg Sportcomplex Bijstervelden 1,500 Source: Soccerway
Format The season was played in a quadruple round-robin format, where all six participating teams played each other four times (twice away and twice at home), a total of 20 matches each. The champion qualified to the UEFA Women's Cup. There was no relegation system in place.
Standings
Results
Season's first half
Season's second half
Top scorers Pos.PlayerClubGoals 1 Karin Stevens Willem II 20 2 Sylvia Smit FC Twente 10 3 Claudia van den Heiligenberg AZ 9 Dominique Vugts Willem II 5 Shirley Smith FC Utrecht 8 6 Anouk Dekker FC Twente 6 Nangila van Eyck ADO Den Haag 8 Chantal de Ridder AZ 5 9 Sheila van den Bulk ADO Den Haag 4 Dionne Demarteau AZ Merel van Nes AZ Marieke van Ottele FC Twente Gilanne Louwaars FC Utrecht Roos Kwakkenbos FC Utrecht Tessa Oudejans FC Utrecht Femke Maes Willem II178 players32511 players23616 players1Own goals2Total: 169Games: 60Average: 2.82 Source: vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl
References
External links Official website Season on soccerway.com