Eredivisie
Season2007–08
Dates17 August 2007 – 20 April 2008
ChampionsPSV
(21st title)
PromotedDe Graafschap
VVV-Venlo
RelegatedExcelsior
VVV-Venlo
Champions LeaguePSV
FC Twente
UEFA CupFeyenoord
Ajax
SC Heerenveen
NEC
UEFA Intertoto CupNAC Breda
Top goalscorerKlaas-Jan Huntelaar
(33 goals)
Biggest home winSC Heerenveen 9–0 Heracles Almelo (7 October 2007)
Biggest away winDe Graafschap 1–8 Ajax (19 August 2007)
Highest scoringSC Heerenveen 9–0 Heracles Almelo (7 October 2007)
De Graafschap 1–8 Ajax (19 August 2007)
Average attendance19,090

The 2007–08 Eredivisie was the 52nd season of the Eredivisie, the top division of association football in the Netherlands. The season began in August 2007 and ended on 18 May 2008, with defending champions PSV retaining their title with 72 points.

The following teams are promoted to the Eredivisie at the start of the season:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 PSV (C) 34 21 9 4 65 24 +41 72 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Ajax 34 20 9 5 94 45 +49 69 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round playoff
3 NAC Breda 34 19 6 9 48 40 +8 63
4 Twente 34 17 11 6 52 32 +20 62
5 Heerenveen 34 18 6 10 88 48 +40 60
6 Feyenoord 34 18 6 10 64 41 +23 60 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
7 Groningen 34 15 6 13 53 54 1 51 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round playoff
8 NEC 34 14 7 13 49 50 1 49
9 Roda JC 34 12 11 11 55 55 0 47
10 Utrecht 34 13 7 14 59 55 +4 46
11 AZ 34 11 10 13 48 53 5 43
12 Vitesse Arnhem 34 12 7 15 46 55 9 43
13 Sparta Rotterdam 34 9 7 18 52 76 24 34
14 Heracles 34 8 8 18 34 64 30 32
15 Willem II 34 8 7 19 40 49 9 31
16 De Graafschap 34 7 9 18 33 64 31 30 Qualification to relegation play-offs
17 VVV-Venlo (R) 34 7 8 19 44 76 32 29
18 Excelsior (R) 34 7 6 21 32 75 43 27 Relegation to Eerste Divisie
Source: Eredivisie
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Match table

Home \ Away AJX AZ EXC FEY GRA GRO HEE HER NAC NEC PSV RJC SPA TWE UTR VIT VVV WIL
Ajax 6–1 4–0 3–0 4–1 2–2 4–1 5–1 1–3 0–0 0–2 4–2 6–2 2–2 2–0 4–1 6–1 4–1
AZ 2–3 3–0 0–1 0–0 2–2 0–1 1–0 1–2 4–0 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 4–0 2–0
Excelsior 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–3 2–5 1–1 0–3 2–0 1–4 1–2 4–3 0–2 0–2 1–2 2–1 0–0
Feyenoord 2–2 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 6–0 5–0 1–3 0–1 3–0 2–0 3–1 3–1 1–0 4–1 2–0
De Graafschap 1–8 1–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–3 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 4–0 0–0 1–1 0–3 3–2 1–2
FC Groningen 1–2[lower-alpha 1] 2–1 3–2 3–2 0–2 0–1 1–2 1–2 5–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 1–0
Heerenveen 2–4 4–0 5–0 1–1 2–3 4–2 9–0 3–0 2–3 2–1 4–3 3–3 1–2 2–3 7–0 5–1 0–0
Heracles Almelo 0–1 2–1 2–0 3–3 2–0 1–2 2–2 0–1 0–2 0–2 0–0 2–0 0–3 2–1 2–2 0–0 1–0
NAC Breda 2–3 2–3 2–0 3–1 1–0 0–3 1–5 4–1 1–3 1–1 0–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–0
NEC 1–1 5–2 0–1 0–2 3–1 5–1 0–1 3–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 4–2 2–2 2–0 1–0 2–2 1–0
PSV 0–0 1–1 2–1 4–0 4–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 5–0 2–4 3–1 1–1 4–1 1–0 3–1 3–0
Roda JC 2–1 1–1 3–3 1–3 1–0 5–1 1–0 2–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–3 3–1 1–1 3–2 4–1 1–1
Sparta Rotterdam 2–2 2–2 0–1 3–2 6–1 1–3 4–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–4 4–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–0 2–2
FC Twente 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 3–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–2 4–3 1–1 2–0
FC Utrecht 0–1 2–2 4–1 0–3 2–2 1–0 2–2 3–1 0–1 3–2 3–1 3–1 7–1 0–1 2–4 1–4 2–0
Vitesse Arnhem 2–2 1–0 3–0 0–1 0–2 2–1 0–1 2–0 3–3 1–0 0–1 1–1 3–0 2–2 2–2 1–3 1–0
VVV-Venlo 2–2 2–3 3–1 0–0 3–0 2–5 0–4 0–5 1–3 1–2 1–1 3–5 2–0 0–2 1–2 2–0 1–1
Willem II 2–3 3–0 6–0 3–1 1–2 1–2 2–3 2–1 0–0 3–0 0–1 1–0 2–2 1–3 1–4 4–0 1–2
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. The match was played on April 16. It had originally been scheduled for April 13, but was suspended and then postponed due to a fire on one of the stands shortly before the match.

Top scorers

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, the top scorer of the 2007–08 season.
Goals Player Team
33 Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Ajax
22 Switzerland Blaise Nkufo FC Twente
17 Uruguay Luis Suárez Ajax
16 Netherlands Antilles Robin Nelisse FC Utrecht
15 Sweden Marcus Berg FC Groningen
United States Michael Bradley SC Heerenveen
Denmark Kenneth Perez Ajax/PSV
14 Netherlands Danny Koevermans PSV
Serbia Miralem Sulejmani SC Heerenveen

Last updated: April 20, 2008
Source: Eredivisie official website

Play-offs

For UEFA competitions

For one Champions League ticket

Matches A and B Match G
          
2 SC Heerenveen 1 1 2
5 Ajax 2 3 5
2 Ajax 1 0 1
4 FC Twente 2 0 2
4 FC Twente 3 5 8
3 NAC Breda 0 1 1

For one UEFA Cup playoff ticket

Matches C and D Match I
          
10 FC Utrecht 2 1 3
7 FC Groningen 2 3 5
7 FC Groningen 0 1 1
8 NEC 1 3 4
9 Roda JC 0 0 0
8 NEC 1 2 3

For one UEFA Cup ticket

Matches H and I Match J
          
5 SC Heerenveen 2 2 4
3 NAC Breda 0 2 2
3 NAC Breda 0 0 0
8 NEC 6 1 7
7 FC Groningen 0 1 1
8 NEC 1 3 4

The winner of match G, FC Twente, qualifies for 2008–09 UEFA Champions League. The loser of match G, Ajax, qualifies for the 2008–09 UEFA Cup. The losers of matches A and B, SC Heerenveen and NAC Breda, faced each other in match H. The winner, SC Heerenveen, qualified for the UEFA Cup. The loser of match H, NAC Breda, faced NEC, the winner of the playoffs featuring FC Groningen, NEC, Roda JC and FC Utrecht. NEC won that match, match J, and clinched the final UEFA Cup ticket, while the loser, NAC Breda, qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup.

TeamTournament
FC Twente3rd Qualifying round 2008–09 UEFA Champions League
Ajax2008–09 UEFA Cup
SC Heerenveen2008–09 UEFA Cup
NEC2008–09 UEFA Cup
NAC BredaUEFA Intertoto Cup 2008

Relegation

Round 1

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Go Ahead Eagles 1–4 ADO Den Haag 1–1 0–3
TOP Oss 2–5 Helmond Sport 2–2 0–3

Round 2 (best of 3)

Team 1 Pts Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg     3rd leg  
ADO Den Haag 3–1 VVV-Venlo 1–0 0–1 2–0
MVV 1–6 RKC Waalwijk 1–0 0–2 0–4
FC Zwolle 3–2 FC Den Bosch 0–1 2–1 1–0
Helmond Sport 3–6 De Graafschap 2–3 1–3 Not played

Round 3 (best of 3)

Team 1 Pts Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg     3rd leg  
ADO Den Haag 5–4 RKC Waalwijk 1–1 2–2 2–1
FC Zwolle 1–3 De Graafschap 1–3 0–0 Not played

The winners of matches G and H will play in the 2008–09 Eredivisie.

Season statistics

Last updated on April 20, 2008.

Scoring

Cards

Overview

Club Location Current manager Previous managers during 2007–08 season
Ajax Amsterdam Netherlands Adrie Koster Netherlands Henk ten Cate
AZ Alkmaar Netherlands Louis van Gaal
Excelsior Rotterdam Netherlands Ton Lokhoff
Feyenoord Rotterdam Netherlands Bert van Marwijk
De Graafschap Doetinchem Netherlands Jan de Jonge
FC Groningen Groningen Netherlands Ron Jans
SC Heerenveen Heerenveen Netherlands Gertjan Verbeek
Heracles Almelo Almelo Netherlands Gert Heerkes Netherlands Hendrie Krüzen, Netherlands Ruud Brood
NAC Breda Breda Netherlands Ernie Brandts
NEC Nijmegen Netherlands Mario Been
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands Sef Vergoossen Netherlands Jan Wouters, Netherlands Ronald Koeman
Roda JC Kerkrade Netherlands Raymond Atteveld
Sparta Rotterdam Rotterdam Netherlands Foeke Booy Netherlands Adri van Tiggelen, Netherlands Gert Aandewiel
FC Twente Enschede Netherlands Fred Rutten
FC Utrecht Utrecht Netherlands Willem van Hanegem
Vitesse Arnhem Netherlands Aad de Mos
VVV-Venlo Venlo Netherlands André Wetzel
Willem II Tilburg Netherlands Andries Jonker Netherlands Dennis van Wijk

Stadiums 2007-08

Team Stadium Capacity
AjaxAmsterdam ArenA51,628
FeyenoordFeijenoord Stadion51,137
PSVPhilips Stadion35,119
VitesseGelredome26,600
HeerenveenAbe Lenstra Stadion26,000
UtrechtStadion Galgenwaard24,426
GroningenEuroborg19,814
Roda JCParkstad Limburg Stadion19,979
AZDSB Stadion17,023
NACRat Verlegh Stadion17,064
Willem IIWillem II Stadion14,637
TwenteArke Stadion13,740[1]
NECStadion de Goffert12,470
SpartaSparta Stadion Het Kasteel11,026
De GraafschapDe Vijverberg12,600
HeraclesPolman Stadion8,500
VVV-VenloDe Koel5,998
ExcelsiorStadion Woudestein3,527

Kits 2007-2008

Team Kit maker Shirt sponsor Notes
Ajax Adidas ABN Amro
AZ Quick DSB Bank
Excelsior Masita DSW
Feyenoord Kappa Fortis
De Graafschap kwd Centric
FC Groningen Umbro Noord Lease
SC Heerenveen Umbro Univé
Heracles Almelo Ben Barton Koninklijke Ten Cate
NAC Breda Umbro Sunweb
NEC Nike Jiba
PSV Nike Philips
Roda JC Umbro Aevitae
Sparta Rotterdam Kelme Graydon
FC Twente Umbro Arke
FC Utrecht Puma Phanos
Vitesse Legea AFAB
VVV Venlo Erima Seacon Logistics
Willem II Masita Interpolis

References

  1. An expansion of the stadium started in January 2008 and increased capacity to 24,000
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