The 2005–06 season of the
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 ...
began in August 2005 and ended in May 2006.
PSV Eindhoven
Philips Sport Vereniging (; en, Philips Sports Association ), abbreviated as PSV and internationally known as PSV Eindhoven (), is a Dutch sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is best known for its professional football department, wh ...
became champion on April 9, 2006. The season was overshadowed by the death of
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 merg ...
player
David di Tommaso.
Promoted teams
These teams were promoted from the
Eerste Divisie
The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as th ...
at the start of the season:
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Heracles Almelo
Heracles Almelo is a Dutch professional football club based in Almelo, founded in 1903. The club has won the Dutch national title twice, in 1927 and 1941. Heracles won the Eerste Divisie title during the 2004–05 season, gaining promotion to t ...
(First Division champion)
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Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. Established on 1 April 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands.
Sparta currently compete in the Eredivisie, the top fligh ...
(playoffs)
Relegated teams
These team was relegated to the
Eerste Divisie
The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as th ...
at the end of the season:
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RBC Roosendaal
RBC, commonly known under its previous official name RBC Roosendaal, is a football club based in Roosendaal, Netherlands. RBC currently plays in the seventh-tier Tweede Klasse after a bankruptcy in 2011, restarting the club in tenth tier Vijfde ...
League table
Results
Topscorers
Awards
Dutch Footballer of the Year
* 2005 / 2006 —
Dirk Kuyt (Feyenoord Rotterdam)
Dutch Golden Shoe Winner
* 2005 —
Mark van Bommel
Mark Peter Gertruda Andreas van Bommel (born 22 April 1977) is a Dutch football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently the manager of Belgian side Royal Antwerp. His FIFA World Cup profile describes him as "a tacklin ...
(PSV Eindhoven)
The 2005-06 Eredivisie play-offs
Prior to finishing on 4th place in the regular season, Ajax had already reached the
KNVB Cup
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final. In this final, they faced and defeated Eredivisie champions
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. Ajax would have qualified for the
UEFA Cup
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via the cup even if they had lost the final. This had consequences for the play-off schedule. Games F and H were not played. The teams ranked 2 to 5 instead played for one Champions League qualifier ticket and three UEFA Cup tickets. The fourth and final UEFA Cup ticket went to the winner of matches C, D and G, between the teams who finished from 6th to 9th place in the regular season. The loser of match G played the winner of a play-off between positions 10 to 13 of the regular league for a place in the
UEFA Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup (from la, Inter, 'between' + german: toto, ' betting pool'),Most precisely, from ( football pool); cf. often abbreviated and more known in the German-speaking world as UI Cup and originally called the International F ...
. All rounds were played in two legs, one home match and one away match, with
away goals
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as the first tiebreaker.
For UEFA competitions
For one Champions League ticket and three UEFA Cup tickets
For one UEFA Cup ticket and possibly one Intertoto Cup ticket
For possibly one Intertoto Cup ticket
For the Intertoto Cup ticket
Overview
For promotion and relegation
For two Eredivisie tickets
''Round 1''
''Round 2'' (best of 3)
''Round 3'' (best of 3)
NAC Breda and Willem II remained in the Eredivisie.
See also
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2005–06 Eerste Divisie
The 2005–06 season of the Eerste Divisie began on August 12, 2005 and ended on April 7, 2006. The title was won by Excelsior Rotterdam.
Promoted teams
The following team was promoted to the Eredivisie at the end of the season:
* Excelsior Rot ...
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2005–06 KNVB Cup
The 2005–06 KNVB Cup was the 88th edition of the premier knockout tournament in the Netherlands. The tournament started on 2 August 2005 and the final was held on 7 May 2006. Ajax beat PSV 2–1 in the final, winning the trophy for the sixteent ...
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2005–06 Sparta Rotterdam season
The 2005–2006 season saw Sparta Rotterdam returning in the Eredivisie, after the association football club from Rotterdam competed for three years in the Eerste Divisie. The team gained promotion in the previous season by winning the play- ...
References
Eredivisie official website - info on all seasons
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