The 2021–22 Eredivisie was the 66th season of
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...
, the premier football competition in the
Netherlands
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. It began on 14 August 2021 and concluded on 15 May 2022.
Teams
SC Cambuur
SC Cambuur, also known as Cambuur Leeuwarden, or simply Cambuur, () is a Dutch football club from the city of Leeuwarden formed on 19 June 1964. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, after winning the 2020–21 Ee ...
(promoted after a five-year absence),
Go Ahead Eagles
Go Ahead Eagles () are a Dutch professional football club from the city of Deventer. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, having achieved promotion from the second tier Eerste Divisie in the 2020-21 season. The club's h ...
and
NEC Nijmegen
NEC Nijmegen (''Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie''), commonly known as NEC (), is a professional Dutch association football club based in Nijmegen. The club currently competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, following promotion fr ...
(both promoted after a four-year absence) were promoted from the
2020–21 Eerste Divisie
The 2020–21 Eerste Divisie, known as Keuken Kampioen Divisie for sponsorship reasons, was the sixty-fifth season of Eerste Divisie since its establishment in 1955. It began on 28 August 2020, and came to an end on 12 May 2021.
Relegation for ...
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ADO Den Haag
Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (), is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation f ...
(relegated after thirteen years in the top flight),
VVV-Venlo
VVV-Venlo (, ''VVV'' stands for ''Venlose Voetbal Vereniging'' meaning "Venlo Football Club") is a Dutch football club from Venlo, a city on the border with Germany. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following ...
(relegated after four years in the top flight) and
FC Emmen (relegated after three years in the top flight) have been relegated to
2021–22 Eerste Divisie.
Stadiums and locations
Number of teams by province
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
Standings
League table
Results
Fixtures and results
Results by round
European play-offs
The European play-offs were contested by the four highest ranked teams which were not yet qualified for any European tournament. The matches were played on a
home-and-away basis, from 18 to 29 May.
The winner received a spot in the second qualifying round of the
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Qualified teams
Bracket
Semi-finals
First legs
Second legs
Final
First leg
Second leg
Promotion/relegation play-offs
The seeds were assigned based on the final ranking after the regular season. The best ranked team got the highest seed (lowest number). Eredivisie teams were considered to be better ranked than Eerste Divisie teams.
If a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of fifteen minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.
Seven teams, six from the Eerste Divisie and one from the Eredivisie, played for a spot in the
2022–23 Eredivisie
The 2022–23 Eredivisie is the 67th season of Eredivisie, the premier football competition in the Netherlands. It began on 5 August 2022 and will conclude on 28 May 2023. As the 2022 FIFA World Cup will start on 20 November, the last round bef ...
. The remaining six teams played in the
2022–23 Eerste Divisie
The 2022–23 Eerste Divisie, known as Keuken Kampioen Divisie for sponsorship reasons, is the 67th season of Eerste Divisie since its establishment in 1956.
Teams
A total of 20 teams will take part in the league: 17 teams from the 2021–22 ...
. The highest seeded team or the team from the Eredivisie always host the second leg.
Qualified teams
Bracket
First round
First legs
Second legs
Semi-finals
First legs
Second legs
Final
First leg
Second leg
Statistics
Top scorers
Hat-tricks
Top assists
Clean sheets
Discipline
Player
* Most yellow cards: 10
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Matúš Bero
Matúš Bero (born 6 September 1995) is a Slovak professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club SBV Vitesse, Vitesse and the Slovakia national football team, Slovakia national team.
Club career
Bero ...
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Vitesse)
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Adam Maher
Adam Maher (born 20 July 1993) is a Dutch professional Association football, footballer who plays for Saudi Professional League club Damac FC as a midfielder.
Club career
Maher made his professional debut for AZ (football club), AZ on 15 Decem ...
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FC Utrecht
Football Club Utrecht () is a Dutch professional football club based in Utrecht. The club competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, and plays its home matches at the Stadion Galgenwaard.
The club was formed in 1970 as a merge ...
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Mark van der Maarel (
FC Utrecht
Football Club Utrecht () is a Dutch professional football club based in Utrecht. The club competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, and plays its home matches at the Stadion Galgenwaard.
The club was formed in 1970 as a merge ...
)
* Most red cards: 2
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Joris Kramer (
Go Ahead Eagles
Go Ahead Eagles () are a Dutch professional football club from the city of Deventer. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, having achieved promotion from the second tier Eerste Divisie in the 2020-21 season. The club's h ...
)
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Mike te Wierik (
FC Groningen
Football Club Groningen () is a Dutch professional association football club based in Groningen, province of Groningen. Founded on 16 June 1971 as the successor of GVAV, the team compete in the Eredivisie, the highest tier of Dutch football. G ...
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Club
* Most yellow cards: 65
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Vitesse
* Most red cards: 6
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Vitesse
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Willem II
Awards
Monthly awards
References
External links
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