The 2008–09 Eredivisie Vrouwen was the second season of the Netherlands women's professional football league. The league took place from 21 August 2008 to 31 May 2009 with seven teams. AZ successfully defended the title and became champions for a second year running. AZ won the title in its final match day, defeating Willem II 6–0 to get 3 points clear of Willem and ADO Den Haag. The 84 matches of the season had a 56,365 total attendance.
Teams
On 15 April 2008, Roda JC was confirmed as the league's seventh team. The team announced in May 2009 that it would disband after the season.
Team City / Town Venue(s) Capacity ADO Den Haag The Hague Den Haag Stadion 15,000 Sportpark Nieuw Hanenburg 1,500 Sportpark De Aftrap 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 Roda JC Kerkrade Sportpark Kaalheide 14,000 Parkstad Limburg Stadion 19,900 FC Twente Enschede De Grolsch Veste 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 Sportpark Saestum Willem II Tilburg Sportcomplex Bijstervelden 1,500 Willem II Stadion 14,500 Source: Soccerway
Format The season was played in a quadruple round-robin format, where all seven participating teams played each other four times (twice away and twice at home), a total of 24 matches each. The champion qualified for the newly created UEFA Women's Champions League. There was no relegation system in place.
Standings
Results
Season's first half
Season's second half
Top scorers
Pos.PlayerClubGoals1 Sylvia Smit SC Heerenveen142 Marlous Pieëte FC Twente123 Claudia van den Heiligenberg AZ114 Chantal de Ridder AZ10 Karin Stevens Willem II Dominique Vugts Willem II7 Lisanne Vermeulen FC Utrecht9 Kirsten van de Ven Willem II9 Lisanne Grimberg ADO Den Haag8 Renate Jansen ADO Den Haag11 Jill Wilmot ADO Den Haag712 Gilanne Louwaars FC Utrecht6 Liesbeth Migchelsen AZ14 Jessica Fishlock AZ5 Sherida Spitse SC Heerenveen166 players42213 players33513 players24821 players1Own goals3Total: 243Games: 84Average: 2.89 Source: vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl
References
External links Official website Season on soccerway.com