The 2025–26 Eredivisie, also known as VriendenLoterij Eredivisie for sponsorship reasons, was the 70th season of Eredivisie, the premier football competition in the Netherlands. The league games were held between 8 August 2025 and 17 May 2026. Two-time defending champions PSV Eindhoven clinched their 27th title on 5 April 2026 after Feyenoord's 0–0 draw with Volendam.
On 15 March, NAC Breda submitted an appeal against their 6–0 loss because Go Ahead Eagles had included Dean James, who had forfeited his Dutch nationality after obtaining Indonesian citizenship in order to play World Cup qualifiers. This rendered him ineligible to take part in the match. The Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) refused to order a replay of the match but confirmed that James was technically ineligible due to issues with his passport. However, the club and the player were not aware at the time that changing his nationality would lead to legal consequences. The association warned that ruling in favour of Breda could open more than 130 matches to legal scrutiny. On 4 May, the Utrecht Court supported the KNVB's decision.
Teams
Team changes from 2024–25 Eerste Divisie to 2025–26 Eerste Divisie Volendam (promoted after a single season absence)Excelsior (promoted after a single season absence)Telstar (promoted after a 47-year absence) Willem II (relegated after a single season in top flight)Almere City (relegated after two seasons in top flight)RKC Waalwijk (relegated after six seasons in top flight)
Stadiums and locations Club Location Venue Capacity Ajax Amsterdam Johan Cruyff Arena 55,865 AZ Alkmaar AFAS Stadion 19,478 Excelsior Rotterdam Van Donge & De Roo Stadion 4,500 Feyenoord Rotterdam De Kuip 47,500 Fortuna Sittard Sittard Fortuna Sittard Stadion 10,300 Deventer De Adelaarshorst 10,000 Groningen Groningen Euroborg 22,550 Heerenveen Heerenveen Abe Lenstra Stadion 27,224 Heracles Almelo Almelo Asito Stadion 12,080 NAC Breda Breda Rat Verlegh Stadion 19,000 NEC Nijmegen Goffertstadion 12,500 PEC Zwolle Zwolle MAC³PARK Stadion 13,250 PSV Eindhoven Eindhoven Philips Stadion 36,500 Rotterdam Spartastadion Het Kasteel 11,000 Telstar Velsen BUKO Stadion 5,338 Twente Enschede De Grolsch Veste 30,205 Utrecht Utrecht Stadion Galgenwaard 23,750 Volendam Volendam Kras Stadion 7,384
Number of teams by province Number of teams Province Team(s)4 Go Ahead Eagles, Heracles Almelo, PEC Zwolle, TwenteAjax, AZ, Telstar, Volendam3 Excelsior, Feyenoord, Sparta Rotterdam2NAC Breda, PSV Eindhoven1HeerenveenNECGroningenFortuna SittardUtrecht
Personnel and kits
Team President Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsors (front)Shirt sponsors (back)Shirt sponsors (sleeves)Shorts sponsors Ajax Menno Geelen Óscar García Davy Klaassen Adidas ZiggoOlympia Team Rockstars ITNone AZ Merijn Zeeman Lee-Roy Echteld (interim) Jordy Clasie Nike AFAS SoftwareElfi VastgoedCavallaro NapoliNone Excelsior Bob de Lange Ruben den Uil Casper Widell RobeyDSWCaru ContainersNone Feyenoord Dennis te Kloese Robin van Persie Timon Wellenreuther Castore MediamarktPrijsvrijTOTO Nederlandse LoterijNone Fortuna Sittard Martijn Merks Danny Buijs Ivo Pinto Robey Fortuna VerbindtWinkelhart sittardNoneNone Go Ahead Eagles Jan Willem van Dop Melvin Boel Joris Kramer Stanno Retro Bridge, One Click SteelValidsign, Salland ZorgverzekeringenLoooX, Matrix FitnessMaxiZoo Groningen Frank van Mosselveld Dick Lukkien Stije Resink Robey OG Clean Fuels U-Sport TOTO Nederlandse LoterijNone Heerenveen Ferry de Haan Robin Veldman Luuk Brouwers Macron Wolkom onbegrensd FryslânMASCOT Workwear, EffektiefTOTO Nederlandse LoterijVeolia Heracles Almelo Bart Haverland Ernest Faber Damon Mirani Acerbis AsitoAsitoKans voor een KindAsito NAC Breda Remco Oversier Carl Hoefkens Boy Kemper Nike OK Brandstoffen en Smeermiddelen Vrolijk, MHC Mobility vdBuijs Installaties, Jacobs Elektro GroepXior Student Housing NEC Wilco van Schaik Dick Schreuder Tjaronn Chery Robey NexperiaKlokGroepNasWerktGX Software PEC Zwolle Xander Czaikowski Henry van der Vegt Ryan Thomas Adidas ZonneplanMolecatenVDK GroepQuades PSV Eindhoven Marcel Brands Peter Bosz Jerdy Schouten Puma Metropoolregio Brainport EindhovenGoodHabitzTOTO Nederlandse LoterijNone Sparta Rotterdam Leo Ruijs Maurice Steijn Bruno Martins Indi Robey De Goudse Verzekeringen, D&S GroupBlue10, VNOMTOTO Nederlandse Loterij, BICT GroepToll Global Forwarding, Trofi Pack Telstar Leon Annokkée Anthony Correia Jeff Hardeveld Robey BUKO Nederlof Fish Nederlof Fish None Twente Paul van der Kraan John van den Brom Robin Pröpper Castore ElektramatThermoSolutions BVTOTO Nederlandse Loterij, Taurus Corporate FinanceElektramat Utrecht Thijs van Es Ron Jans Nick Viergever Castore Conclusion Dubai-Property.nl Indeed Dassy Volendam Cees Driebergen Rick Kruys Henk Veerman Robey HSB Mascot Workwear / Timbo podobrace.nl None
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment Ajax Francesco Farioli Resigned 19 May 2025Pre-season John Heitinga 31 May 2025 Go Ahead Eagles Paul Simonis Signed by VfL Wolfsburg 12 June 2025 Melvin Boel 12 June 2025PEC Zwolle Johnny JansenEnd of contract30 June 2025 Henry van der Vegt1 July 2025 NEC Rogier Meijer 30 June 2025 Dick Schreuder 1 July 2025Twente Joseph OostingSacked4 September 202514th John van den Brom15 September 2025Heracles Bas Sibum26 October 202518th Ernest Faber1 December 2025Ajax John Heitinga6 November 20254th Fred Grim21 November 2025AZ Maarten Martens18 January 20268th Lee-Roy Echteld18 January 2026Ajax Fred GrimReturned to Ajax Academy8 March 20264th Óscar García8 March 2026
League table
Results
Play-offs All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
Season statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Ayase UedaFeyenoord252 Mika GodtsAjax173 Troy ParrottAZ16 Ricardo PepiPSV Eindhoven5 Ismael SaibariPSV Eindhoven156 Guus TilPSV Eindhoven147 Tobias LauritsenSparta Rotterdam12 Kaj SierhuisFortuna Sittard Mathis SurayGo Ahead Eagles Jacob TrenskowHeerenveen
Hat-tricks
RndPlayerClubGoalsDateHomeScoreAway9 Ayase UedaFeyenoord7', 33', 38'19 October 2025Heracles Almelo0–7Feyenoord10 Ismael SaibariPSV Eindhoven30', 51', 60'26 October 2025Feyenoord2–3PSV Eindhoven11 Jizz HornkampHeracles Almelo18', 29', 32'2 November 2025Heracles Almelo8–2PEC Zwolle12 Guus TilPSV Eindhoven11', 28', 89'9 November 2025AZ1–5PSV Eindhoven15 Ayase Ueda4Feyenoord11', 20', 42', 55'6 December 2025Feyenoord6–1PEC Zwolle27 Jakob BreumGo Ahead Eagles45', 73', 76'15 March 2026Go Ahead Eagles6–0NAC Breda
Notes 4 Player scored 4 goals
Discipline Most yellow cards: 10 Philip Brittijn (Fortuna Sittard) Ahmetcan Kaplan (NEC) Most red cards: 1 53 players
Awards
Monthly awards Month Player of the Month Talent of the Month Manager of the Month Player Club Player Club Manager Club August Brynjólfur Willumsson Groningen Ruben van Bommel PSV Eindhoven Robin van Persie Feyenoord September Jordan Bos Feyenoord Robin van Cruijsen Volendam Dick Lukkien Groningen October Ayase Ueda Feyenoord Gjivai Zechiël Utrecht Maarten Martens AZ November Guus Til PSV Eindhoven Mika Godts Ajax Hendrie Krüzen Heracles Almelo December Joey Veerman PSV Eindhoven Mats Rots Twente Fred Grim Ajax January Joey Veerman PSV Eindhoven Shola Shoretire PEC Zwolle Maurice Steijn Sparta Rotterdam February Dennis Man PSV Eindhoven Mika Godts Ajax John van den Brom Twente March Jakob Breum Go Ahead Eagles Bernt Klaverboer Heerenveen Dick Lukkien Groningen April Kayne van Oevelen Volendam Mika Godts Ajax Peter Bosz PSV Eindhoven May Anis Hadj Moussa Feyenoord Gjivai Zechiël Utrecht Ron Jans Utrecht
Annual awards Award Player Club Ref. Player of the Season Ismael Saibari PSV Eindhoven Talent of the Season Mika Godts Ajax Goal of the Season Gyan de Regt Excelsior Team of the Season Goalkeeper Ronald Koeman Jr. (Telstar) Defenders Bart van Rooij (FC Twente) Jerdy Schouten (PSV) Tsuyoshi Watanabe (Feyenoord) Mauro Júnior (PSV) Midfielders Joey Veerman (PSV) Kodai Sano (NEC Nijmegen) Ismael Saibari (PSV) Darko Nejašmić (NEC Nijmegen) Forwards Ayase Ueda (Feyenoord) Mika Godts (Ajax)
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