The 2018–19 Eredivisie was the 63rd season of the Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. The season began on 10 August 2018 and concluded on 15 May 2019; the Europa League and relegation play-offs will take place later that month. PSV were the defending champions. Emmen, De Graafschap and Fortuna Sittard joined as the promoted clubs from the 2017–18 Eerste Divisie. They replaced Sparta Rotterdam, Twente and Roda JC who were relegated to the 2018–19 Eerste Divisie.
Teams A total of 18 teams took part in the league: The best fifteen teams from the 2017–18 season, two promotion/relegation playoff winners (FC Emmen and De Graafschap) and the 2017–18 Eerste Divisie runners-up (Fortuna Sittard). FC Emmen will play in the Eredivisie for the first time in their history.
Stadiums and locations Club Location Venue CapacityADO Den Haag The Hague Cars Jeans Stadion 15,000Ajax Amsterdam Johan Cruyff Arena 54,990AZ Alkmaar AFAS Stadion 17,023De Graafschap Doetinchem De Vijverberg 12,600Emmen Emmen De Oude Meerdijk8,600Excelsior Rotterdam Van Donge & De Roo Stadion 4,500Feyenoord Rotterdam De Kuip 51,177Fortuna Sittard Sittard Fortuna Sittard Stadion 10,300Groningen Groningen Noordlease Stadion 22,550Heerenveen Heerenveen Abe Lenstra Stadion 27,224Heracles Almelo Almelo Polman Stadion 12,080NAC Breda Breda Rat Verlegh Stadion 19,000PEC Zwolle Zwolle MAC³PARK Stadion 14,000PSV Eindhoven Philips Stadion 36,500Utrecht Utrecht Stadion Galgenwaard 23,750Vitesse Arnhem GelreDome 21,248VVV-VenloVenloSeacon Stadion – De Koel 8,000Willem II Tilburg Koning Willem II Stadion 14,500
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 ADO Den Haag Alfons Groenendijk Aaron Meijers Erreà Cars Jeans Ajax Erik ten Hag Matthijs de Ligt Adidas Ziggo AZ John van den Brom Guus Til Under Armour AFAS Software De Graafschap Henk de Jong Sven Nieuwpoort Nike Flexfactory Emmen Dick Lukkien Anco Jansen Beltona Noordlease Excelsior André Hoekstra Ryan Koolwijk Quick DSW Zorgverzekeraar Feyenoord Giovanni van Bronckhorst Robin van Persie Adidas Qurrent Fortuna Sittard Wessel Dammers Masita Sparr Finance Groningen Danny Buijs Mike te Wierik Puma Payt Heerenveen Johnny Jansen Stijn Schaars Jako GroenLeven Heracles Frank Wormuth Robin Pröpper Acerbis Asito NAC Breda Ruud Brood Menno Koch Legea CM Payments PEC Zwolle Jaap Stam Bram van Polen Craft Molecaten PSV Mark van Bommel Luuk de Jong Umbro Energiedirect.nl Utrecht Dick Advocaat Willem Janssen Hummel Zorg van de zaak Vitesse Leonid Slutsky Maikel van der Werff Macron Droomparken VVV-Venlo Maurice Steijn Danny Post Masita Seacon Logistics Willem II Adrie Koster Jordens Peters Robey Destil
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment Excelsior End of contract 1 July 2018 Pre-season 1 July 2018 Fortuna Sittard Cláudio Braga End of interim spell 1 July 2018 1 July 2018 Groningen End of contract 1 July 2018 1 July 2018 Heerenveen End of contract 1 July 2018 1 July 2018 Heracles Almelo End of contract 1 July 2018 1 July 2018 NAC Breda End of contract 1 July 2018 1 July 2018 PSV Signed by Fenerbahçe 1 July 2018 1 July 2018 Vitesse End of interim spell 1 July 2018 1 July 2018 Willem II End of interim spell 1 July 2018 1 July 2018 FC Utrecht Sacked 4 September 2018 11th 12 September 2018 PEC Zwolle Sacked 19 December 2018 15th 28 December 2018 NAC Breda Resigned 18 March 2019 18th 25 March 2019 Excelsior Resigned 4 April 2019 15th 4 April 2019 Heerenveen Sacked 10 April 2019 10th Johnny Jansen (caretaker) 10 April 2019
Standings
Results
Season statistics Top scorers
Rank Player Club Games Goals Penalties Average 1 Luuk de Jong PSV Eindhoven 34 28 0 Dušan Tadić Ajax 34 11 3 Adrián Dalmau Heracles Almelo 31 19 0 4 Hirving Lozano PSV Eindhoven 30 17 4 Abdenasser El Khayati ADO Den Haag 33 6 6 Robin van Persie Feyenoord 25 16 0 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Ajax 28 1 Hakim Ziyech Ajax 29 0 Sam Lammers Heerenveen 31 5 Michel Vlap Heerenveen 34 0 Source: nos.nl
Hat-tricks Round Player Club Goals Date Home Score Away 3 Fran Sol Willem II 34', 52' (p), 70' 26 August 2018 Willem II 5–0 Heracles Almelo 4 Abdenasser El Khayati ADO Den Haag 21' (p), 45+1', 65', 69' 1 September 2018 Excelsior 2–4 ADO Den Haag 16 Daley Blind Ajax 65', 74', 90' 16 December 2018 Ajax 8–0 De Graafschap 16 Hakim Ziyech Ajax 32', 62', 69' 16 December 2018 Ajax 8–0 De Graafschap 18 Fabian Serrarens De Graafschap 27', 30', 66' 20 January 2019 De Graafschap 5–1 Fortuna Sittard 20 Luuk de Jong PSV Eindhoven 54', 76', 87' 3 February 2019 PSV Eindhoven 5–0 Fortuna Sittard 22 Adrián Dalmau Heracles Almelo 1', 51', 60', 78' 16 February 2019 Heracles Almelo 6–0 Fortuna Sittard 24 Robin van Persie Feyenoord 38', 52', 62' 3 March 2019 Feyenoord 4–0 Emmen 27 Alexander Isak Willem II 44' (p), 58' (p), 61' (p) 30 March 2019 Willem II 3–2 Fortuna Sittard 27 Thomas Buitink Vitesse 21', 27', 43' 30 March 2019 ADO Den Haag 3–3 Vitesse 30 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Ajax 10', 40', 65' 13 April 2019 Ajax 6–2 Excelsior 31 Bryan Linssen Vitesse 9', 47', 77' 20 April 2019 Vitesse 4–1 PEC Zwolle 33 Adrián Dalmau Heracles Almelo 23', 51', 59' 12 May 2019 Heracles Almelo 4–5 Excelsior 33 Elías Már Ómarsson Excelsior 4', 45', 90+1' 12 May 2019 Heracles Almelo 4–5 Excelsior 33 Peniel Mlapa VVV-Venlo 54', 57', 75' 12 May 2019 PEC Zwolle 2–4 VVV-Venlo
Assists
Rank Player Club Games Assists Average 1 Hakim Ziyech Ajax 29 13 Dušan Tadić Ajax 34 3 Steven Berghuis Feyenoord 33 12 Steven Bergwijn PSV Eindhoven 33 Abdenasser El Khayati ADO Den Haag 33 6 Martin Ødegaard Vitesse 31 10 Brandley Kuwas Heracles Almelo 33 Donny van de Beek Ajax 34 9 Arbër Zeneli Heerenveen 17 9 Angeliño PSV Eindhoven 34 Source: nos.nl
Discipline Player with the most yellow cards: 11 Tom Beugelsdijk (ADO Den Haag)
Players with the most red cards: 2 José Rodríguez (Fortuna Sittard) Morten Thorsby (SC Heerenveen) Urby Emanuelson (FC Utrecht) Fabian Serrarens (De Graafschap) Jesper Drost (Heracles Almelo) Maikel van der Werff (Vitesse) Mounir El Allouchi (NAC Breda) Danilho Doekhi (Vitesse)
Updated to match(es) played on 8 April 2019.
Awards Monthly awards MonthPlayer of the MonthTalent of the MonthPlayerClubPlayerClubAugust Robin van PersieFeyenoord Steven BergwijnPSVSeptember Kristoffer PetersonHeracles AngeliñoPSVOctober Hakim ZiyechAjax Michel VlapHeerenveenNovember Nicolás TagliaficoAjax Noussair MazraouiAjaxDecember Frenkie de JongAjax Steven BergwijnPSVJanuary Patrick JoostenVVV-Venlo Sam LammersHeerenveenFebruary Frenkie de JongAjax Lazaros LamprouFortuna SittardMarch Dušan TadićAjax Alexander IsakWillem IIApril Martin ØdegaardVitesse Tyrell MalaciaFeyenoordMay Elías Már ÓmarssonExcelsior Martin ØdegaardVitesse
Annual awards Award Player Club Ref. Player of the Season Frenkie de Jong Ajax Talent of the Season Angeliño PSV
Team of the Season Goalkeeper André Onana (Ajax) Defence Denzel Dumfries (PSV) Matthijs de Ligt (Ajax) Daley Blind (Ajax) Angeliño (PSV) Midfield Martin Ødegaard (Vitesse) Lasse Schöne (Ajax) Frenkie de Jong (Ajax) Attack Hakim Ziyech (Ajax) Luuk de Jong (PSV) Dušan Tadić (Ajax) Bench Marco Bizot (AZ) Nicolás Tagliafico (Ajax) Nick Viergever (PSV) Abdenasser El Khayati (ADO Den Haag) Thulani Serero (Vitesse) Younes Namli (PEC Zwolle) Adrián Dalmau (Heracles) Steven Berghuis (Feyenoord) Steven Bergwijn (PSV)
Play-offs European competition Four teams played for a spot in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.
Key: * = Play-off winners, (a) = Wins because of away goals rule, (e) = Wins after extra time in second leg, (p) = Wins after penalty shoot-out.
Promotion/relegation play-offs Ten teams, two from the Eredivisie and eight from the Eerste Divisie, played for two spots in the 2019–20 Eredivisie, the remaining eight teams playing in the 2019–20 Eerste Divisie.
Key: * = Play-off winners, (a) = Wins because of away goals rule, (e) = Wins after extra time in second leg, (p) = Wins after penalty shoot-out.
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