The 2026–27 Eredivisie, also known as VriendenLoterij Eredivisie for sponsorship reasons, is the 71st season of Eredivisie, the premier football competition in the Netherlands. The league games are scheduled to be held between 7 August 2026 and 23 May 2027.https://x.com/EredivisieEN/status/2002016065635709335 PSV Eindhoven are the three-time defending champions.
Teams
Team changes from 2025–26 Eerste Divisie to 2026–27 Eerste DivisieADO Den Haag (promoted after a five-year absence)Cambuur (promoted after a three-year absence)Willem II (promoted after a one-year absence)Volendam (relegated after one-year in the top flight)NAC Breda (relegated after two years in the top flight)Heracles Almelo (relegated after three years in the top flight)
Stadiums and locations ClubLocationVenueCapacity2025–26 positionADO Den HaagThe HagueWerktalent Stadion15,0001st (Eerste Divisie)AjaxAmsterdamJohan Cruyff Arena55,8655thAZAlkmaarAFAS Stadion19,4787thCambuurLeeuwardenKooi Stadion15,0002nd (Eerste Divisie) Excelsior Rotterdam Van Donge & De Roo Stadion 4,50013thFeyenoordRotterdamDe Kuip47,5002nd Fortuna Sittard Sittard Fortuna Sittard Stadion12,00011th Go Ahead Eagles Deventer De Adelaarshorst10,00011th Groningen Groningen Euroborg22,5509thHeerenveenHeerenveenAbe Lenstra Stadion26,1008thN.E.C.NijmegenGoffertstadion12,6503rd PEC Zwolle Zwolle MAC³PARK stadion14,00015thPSVEindhovenPhilips Stadion35,0001stSparta RotterdamRotterdamSparta Stadion11,02610th Telstar Velsen BUKO Stadion5,33814thTwenteEnschedeDe Grolsch Veste30,2054th Utrecht Utrecht Stadion Galgenwaard23,7506th Willem II Tilburg 15,220 3rd (Eerste Divisie)
Number of teams by province Number of teams Province Team(s)4 ADO Den Haag, Excelsior, Feyenoord, Sparta Rotterdam3Ajax, AZ, TelstarTwente, Go Ahead Eagles, PEC Zwolle2PSV Eindhoven, Willem IICambuur, Heerenveen1NECGroningenFortuna SittardUtrecht
Personnel and kits TeamChairmanManagerCaptainKit makerShirt sponsor(s)MainOther(s)ADO Den Haag Robin Peter Juho KiloErreà Ajax Menno Geelen Míchel Davy Klaassen Adidas Ziggo AZ Lee-Roy Echteld Jordy Clasie Nike Cambuur Cees Heijboer Johan Plat Nicky SourenAdidasBouwgroep Dijkstra Draisma Excelsior Bob de Lange Ruben den Uil Casper WidellDSW Feyenoord Robert Eenhoorn Giovanni van Bronckhorst Luciano Valente Castore MediaMarkt Fortuna Sittard Martijn Merks Danny Buijs Ivo Pinto Hurkmans Go Ahead Eagles Jan Willem van Dop Joseph Oosting Joris Kramer Stanno Retro Bridge, One Click Steel Groningen Frank van Mosselveld Dick Lukkien Thijmen Blokzijl OG Clean Fuels Heerenveen Ferry de Haan Robin Veldman Luuk Brouwers Macron Wolkom Onbegrensd Fryslân NEC Dick Schreuder Tjaronn Chery Nexperia PEC Zwolle Joost Broerse Henry van der Vegt Ryan Thomas Adidas Zonneplan PSV Eindhoven Marcel Brands Peter Bosz Jerdy Schouten Puma Metropoolregio Brainport Eindhoven Sparta Rotterdam Leo Ruijs Rogier Meijer Bruno Martins Indi , D&S Group Telstar Lex de Jager Henk Brugge Danny Bakker BUKO Twente John van den Brom Robin Pröpper CastoreThermoSolutions BV Utrecht Thijs van Es Anthony Correia Nick Viergever Castore Indeed Willem II Merijn Goris John Stegeman Jari Schuurman None
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment Cambuur Henk de Jong Moved to assistant role 24 April 2026Pre-season Johan Plat 1 July 2026 Ajax Óscar García End of interim spell 17 May 2026 Míchel 2 June 2026 Go Ahead Eagles Melvin BoelSacked 3 June 2026 Joseph Oosting 11 June 2026 Feyenoord Robin van Persie 7 June 2026 Giovanni van Bronckhorst 15 June 2026 Utrecht Ron Jans Retired30 June 2026 Anthony Correia1 July 2026 Telstar Anthony Correia Signed by Utrecht Henk Brugge Sparta Rotterdam Maurice Steijn End of contract Rogier Meijer
League table
Results
Season statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Gjivai ZechiëlFeyenoord5 Søren TengstedtGo Ahead Eagles Anis Hadj MoussaFeyenoord Artem StepanovUtrecht5 Thom van BergenGroningen4 Sven MijnansPSV Eindhoven Nacho FerriFeyenoord Luciano ValenteFeyenoord Wout WeghorstTwente Milan ZonneveldSparta Rotterdam Julian BrandtAjax Ro-Zangelo DaalAZ Cambuur Guus TilPSV Eindhoven Brynjólfur WillumssonGroningen
Hat-tricks
RndPlayerClubGoalsDateHomeScoreAway6 Nacho FerriFeyenoord18', 23', 49'13 September 2026PEC Zwolle0–7Feyenoord6 Sven MijnansPSV Eindhoven23', 74', 88'13 September 2026PSV Eindhoven4–1Sparta Rotterdam
Awards
Monthly awards Month Player of the Month Talent of the Month Manager of the Month Player Club Player Club Manager Club August Gjivai Zechiël Feyenoord Noah Fernandez PSV Eindhoven Lee-Roy Echteld AZ
References