2025–26 Eredivisie

2025–26 Eredivisie

The 2025–26 Eredivisie, also known as VriendenLoterij Eredivisie for sponsorship reasons, is the 70th season of Eredivisie, the premier football competition in the Netherlands. The league games are scheduled to be held between 8 August 2025 and 17 May 2026. PSV Eindhoven are the two-time defending champions.

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

<table><thead><tr><th>Club</th><th>Location</th><th>Venue</th><th>Capacity</th><th>2024–25 position</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Ajax</td><td>Amsterdam</td><td>Johan Cruyff Arena</td><td>55,865</td><td>2nd</td></tr><tr><td>AZ</td><td>Alkmaar</td><td>AFAS Stadion</td><td>19,478</td><td>5th</td></tr><tr><td>Excelsior</td><td>Rotterdam</td><td>Van Donge & De Roo Stadion</td><td>4,500</td><td>1D, 2nd</td></tr><tr><td>Feyenoord</td><td>Rotterdam</td><td>De Kuip</td><td>47,500</td><td>3rd</td></tr><tr><td>Fortuna Sittard</td><td>Sittard</td><td>Fortuna Sittard Stadion</td><td>10,300</td><td>11th</td></tr><tr><td>Go Ahead Eagles</td><td>Deventer</td><td>De Adelaarshorst</td><td>10,000</td><td>7th</td></tr><tr><td>Groningen</td><td>Groningen</td><td>Euroborg</td><td>22,550</td><td>13th</td></tr><tr><td>Heerenveen</td><td>Heerenveen</td><td>Abe Lenstra Stadion</td><td>27,224</td><td>9th</td></tr><tr><td>Heracles Almelo</td><td>Almelo</td><td>Asito Stadion</td><td>12,080</td><td>14th</td></tr><tr><td>NAC Breda</td><td>Breda</td><td>Rat Verlegh Stadion</td><td>19,000</td><td>15th</td></tr><tr><td>NEC</td><td>Nijmegen</td><td>Goffertstadion</td><td>12,500</td><td>8th</td></tr><tr><td>PEC Zwolle</td><td>Zwolle</td><td>MAC³PARK Stadion</td><td>13,250</td><td>10th</td></tr><tr><td>PSV Eindhoven</td><td>Eindhoven</td><td>Philips Stadion</td><td>36,500</td><td>1st</td></tr><tr><td>Sparta Rotterdam</td><td>Rotterdam</td><td>Spartastadion Het Kasteel</td><td>11,000</td><td>12th</td></tr><tr><td>Telstar</td><td>Velsen</td><td>BUKO Stadion</td><td>5,338</td><td>1D, 7th</td></tr><tr><td>Twente</td><td>Enschede</td><td>De Grolsch Veste</td><td>30,205</td><td>6th</td></tr><tr><td>Utrecht</td><td>Utrecht</td><td>Stadion Galgenwaard</td><td>23,750</td><td>4th</td></tr><tr><td>Volendam</td><td>Volendam</td><td>Kras Stadion</td><td>7,384</td><td>1D, 1st</td></tr></tbody></table>

Number of teams by province

Number of teams	Province	Team(s)
4	Overijssel	Go Ahead Eagles, Heracles Almelo, PEC Zwolle, Twente
North Holland	Ajax, AZ, Telstar, Volendam
3	South Holland	Excelsior, Feyenoord, Sparta Rotterdam
2	North Brabant	NAC Breda, PSV Eindhoven
1	Friesland	Heerenveen
Gelderland	NEC
Groningen	Groningen
Limburg	Fortuna Sittard
Utrecht	Utrecht

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.

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>President</th><th>Manager</th><th>Captain</th><th>Kit manufacturer</th><th>Shirt sponsors (front)</th><th>Shirt sponsors (back)</th><th>Shirt sponsors (sleeves)</th><th>Shorts sponsors</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Ajax</td><td>Menno Geelen</td><td>Óscar García</td><td>Davy Klaassen</td><td>Adidas</td><td>Ziggo</td><td>Olympia</td><td>Team Rockstars IT</td><td>None</td></tr><tr><td>AZ</td><td>Merijn Zeeman</td><td>Lee-Roy Echteld</td><td>Jordy Clasie</td><td>Nike</td><td>AFAS Software</td><td>Elfi Vastgoed</td><td>Cavallaro Napoli</td><td>None</td></tr><tr><td>Excelsior</td><td>Bob de Lange</td><td>Ruben den Uil</td><td>Casper Widell</td><td>Robey</td><td>DSW</td><td></td><td>Caru Containers</td><td>None</td></tr><tr><td>Feyenoord</td><td>Dennis te Kloese</td><td>Robin van Persie</td><td>Timon Wellenreuther</td><td>Castore</td><td>Mediamarkt</td><td>Prijsvrij</td><td>TOTO Nederlandse Loterij</td><td>None</td></tr><tr><td>Fortuna Sittard</td><td>Martijn Merks</td><td>Danny Buijs</td><td>Ivo Pinto</td><td>Robey</td><td>Fortuna Verbindt</td><td>Winkelhart sittard</td><td>None</td><td>None</td></tr><tr><td>Go Ahead Eagles</td><td>Jan Willem van Dop</td><td>Melvin Boel</td><td>Joris Kramer</td><td>Stanno</td><td>Retro Bridge, One Click Steel</td><td>Validsign, Salland Zorgverzekeringen</td><td>LoooX, Matrix Fitness</td><td>MaxiZoo</td></tr><tr><td>Groningen</td><td>Frank van Mosselveld</td><td>Dick Lukkien</td><td>Stije Resink</td><td>Robey</td><td>OG Clean Fuels</td><td>U-Sport</td><td>TOTO Nederlandse Loterij</td><td>None</td></tr><tr><td>Heerenveen</td><td>Ferry de Haan</td><td>Robin Veldman</td><td>Luuk Brouwers</td><td>Macron</td><td>Wolkom onbegrensd Fryslân</td><td>MASCOT Workwear, Effektief</td><td>TOTO Nederlandse Loterij</td><td>Veolia</td></tr><tr><td>Heracles Almelo</td><td>Bart Haverland</td><td>Ernest Faber</td><td>Damon Mirani</td><td>Acerbis</td><td>Asito</td><td>Asito</td><td>Kans voor een Kind</td><td>Asito</td></tr><tr><td>NAC Breda</td><td>Remco Oversier</td><td>Carl Hoefkens</td><td>Boy Kemper</td><td>Nike</td><td>OK Brandstoffen en Smeermiddelen</td><td>Vrolijk, MHC Mobility</td><td>vdBuijs Installaties, Jacobs Elektro Groep</td><td>Xior Student Housing</td></tr><tr><td>NEC</td><td>Wilco van Schaik</td><td>Dick Schreuder</td><td>Tjaronn Chery</td><td>Robey</td><td>Nexperia</td><td>KlokGroep</td><td>NasWerkt</td><td>GX Software</td></tr><tr><td>PEC Zwolle</td><td>Xander Czaikowski</td><td>Henry van der Vegt</td><td>Ryan Thomas</td><td>Adidas</td><td>Zonneplan</td><td>Molecaten</td><td>VDK Groep</td><td>Quades</td></tr><tr><td>PSV Eindhoven</td><td>Marcel Brands</td><td>Peter Bosz</td><td>Jerdy Schouten</td><td>Puma</td><td>Metropoolregio Brainport Eindhoven</td><td>GoodHabitz</td><td>TOTO Nederlandse Loterij</td><td>None</td></tr><tr><td>Sparta Rotterdam</td><td>Leo Ruijs</td><td>Maurice Steijn</td><td>Bruno Martins Indi</td><td>Robey</td><td>De Goudse Verzekeringen, D&S Group</td><td>Blue10, VNOM</td><td>TOTO Nederlandse Loterij, BICT Groep</td><td>Toll Global Forwarding, Trofi Pack</td></tr><tr><td>Telstar</td><td>Leon Annokkée</td><td>Anthony Correia</td><td>Jeff Hardeveld</td><td>Robey</td><td>BUKO</td><td>Nederlof Fish</td><td>Nederlof Fish</td><td>None</td></tr><tr><td>Twente</td><td>Paul van der Kraan</td><td>John van den Brom</td><td>Robin Pröpper</td><td>Castore</td><td>Elektramat</td><td>ThermoSolutions BV</td><td>TOTO Nederlandse Loterij, Taurus Corporate Finance</td><td>Elektramat</td></tr><tr><td>Utrecht</td><td>Thijs van Es</td><td>Ron Jans</td><td>Nick Viergever</td><td>Castore</td><td>Conclusion</td><td>Dubai-Property.nl</td><td>Indeed</td><td>Dassy</td></tr><tr><td>Volendam</td><td>Cees Driebergen</td><td>Rick Kruys</td><td>Henk Veerman</td><td>Robey</td><td>HSB</td><td>Mascot Workwear / Timbo</td><td>podobrace.nl</td><td>None</td></tr></tbody></table>

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 2025	Pre-season	John Heitinga	31 May 2025
Go Ahead Eagles	Paul Simonis	Signed by VfL Wolfsburg	12 June 2025	Melvin Boel	12 June 2025
PEC Zwolle	Johnny Jansen	End of contract	30 June 2025	Henry van der Vegt	1 July 2025
NEC	Rogier Meijer	30 June 2025	Dick Schreuder	1 July 2025
Twente	Joseph Oosting	Sacked	4 September 2025	14th	John van den Brom	15 September 2025
Heracles	Bas Sibum	26 October 2025	18th	Ernest Faber	28 November 2025
Ajax	John Heitinga	6 November 2025	4th	Fred Grim	21 November 2025
AZ	Maarten Martens	18 January 2026	8th	Lee-Roy Echteld (interim)	18 January 2026
Ajax	Fred Grim	Returned to Ajax Academy.	8 March 2026	4th	Óscar García	8 March 2026

League table

2025–26 Eredivisie

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	PSV Eindhoven (T)	28	22	2	4	78	37	+41	68	Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2	Feyenoord	28	16	5	7	61	40	+21	53
3	NEC	28	14	8	6	69	47	+22	50	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4	Ajax	28	12	12	4	53	35	+18	48	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
5	Twente	28	12	11	5	47	30	+17	47	Qualification for the European competition play-offs
6	AZ	28	12	6	10	47	45	+2	42
7	Utrecht	28	11	8	9	42	31	+11	41
8	Heerenveen	28	11	8	9	49	46	+3	41
9	Sparta Rotterdam	28	12	5	11	35	47	−12	41
10	Groningen	28	11	5	12	40	37	+3	38
11	Fortuna Sittard	28	10	5	13	43	52	−9	35
12	PEC Zwolle	28	8	9	11	38	53	−15	33
13	Go Ahead Eagles	28	7	11	10	45	45	0	32
14	Telstar	28	6	9	13	38	46	−8	27
15	Volendam	28	7	6	15	30	48	−18	27
16	Excelsior	28	7	6	15	29	47	−18	27	Qualification for the Relegation play-off
17	NAC Breda	28	5	8	15	29	50	−21	23	Relegation to Eerste Divisie
18	Heracles Almelo	28	5	4	19	33	70	−37	19

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Ayase Ueda	Feyenoord	22
2	Mika Godts	Ajax	14
Troy Parrott	AZ
4	Ismael Saibari	PSV Eindhoven	12
Guus Til	PSV Eindhoven
6	Koen Kostons	PEC Zwolle	11
7	Jizz Hornkamp	AZ	10
Tobias Lauritsen	Sparta Rotterdam
Ricardo Pepi	PSV Eindhoven
Kaj Sierhuis	Fortuna Sittard
Mathis Suray	Go Ahead Eagles
Jacob Trenskow	Heerenveen

Hat-tricks

<table><thead><tr><th>Rnd</th><th>Player</th><th>Club</th><th>Goals</th><th>Date</th><th>Home</th><th>Score</th><th>Away</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>9</td><td>Ayase Ueda</td><td>Feyenoord</td><td>7', 33', 38'</td><td>19 October 2025</td><td>Heracles Almelo</td><td>0–7</td><td>Feyenoord</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Ismael Saibari</td><td>PSV Eindhoven</td><td>30', 51', 60'</td><td>26 October 2025</td><td>Feyenoord</td><td>2–3</td><td>PSV Eindhoven</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Jizz Hornkamp</td><td>Heracles Almelo</td><td>18', 29', 32'</td><td>2 November 2025</td><td>Heracles Almelo</td><td>8–2</td><td>PEC Zwolle</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Guus Til</td><td>PSV Eindhoven</td><td>11', 28', 89'</td><td>9 November 2025</td><td>AZ</td><td>1–5</td><td>PSV Eindhoven</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Ayase Ueda4</td><td>Feyenoord</td><td>11', 20', 42', 55'</td><td>6 December 2025</td><td>Feyenoord</td><td>6–1</td><td>PEC Zwolle</td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td>Jakob Breum</td><td>Go Ahead Eagles</td><td>45', 73', 76'</td><td>15 March 2026</td><td>Go Ahead Eagles</td><td>6–0</td><td>NAC Breda</td></tr></tbody></table>

Discipline

• Most yellow cards: 9 • Wouter Goes (AZ) • Ahmetcan Kaplan (NEC) • Most red cards: 1 • 44 players

Awards

Monthly awards

Month	Player of the Month	Talent of the Month	Manager of the Month	Ref.
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