The 2020–21 Eredivisie was the 65th season of the Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. The season began on 12 September 2020 and concluded on 16 May 2021.
On 2 February 2021, the
KNVB announced that effective immediately clubs would be allowed to make an extra substitution for suspected concussions as part of an
IFAB
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sanctioned trial. This trial will allow teams to make up to six substitutions across four breaks in the match instead of five substitutions across three breaks in the match.
Ajax
Ajax may refer to:
Greek mythology and tragedy
* Ajax the Great, a Greek mythological hero, son of King Telamon and Periboea
* Ajax the Lesser, a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris
* Ajax (play), ''Ajax'' (play), by the an ...
, having won the title in
2018–19, were the title holders, since the
2019–20 edition was cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands
The COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands has resulted in confirmed cases of COVID-19 and deaths.
The virus reached the Netherlands on 27 February 2020, when its first COVID-19 case was confirmed in Tilburg. It involved a 56-year-old Dutchman ...
after 25 matchdays and the title was not awarded.
Teams
A total of 18 teams are taking part in the league. There were no changes in the league's makeup due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
Stadiums and locations
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
Regular competition
Standings
Results
Results by round
Play-offs
For both play-offs, who plays who, is not decided based on draws, but the brackets are fully preset based on seeds. The seeds are assigned based on the final ranking after the regular season. The best ranked team will get the highest seed (lowest number). Eredivisie teams are considered to be better ranked than eerste divisie teams.
Contrary to previous years, all rounds are no longer two legs (home and away) but a single leg. The team with the best seed will get the home advantage.
If a match is leveled at the end of the normal playing time, extra time will be played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.
European competition play-offs
The four best ranked teams without a European tournament ticket will play for one spot in the
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round. The highest seeded team will always play at home.
Teams
Bracket
Semifinals
Final
Promotion/relegation play-offs
Seven teams, six 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 ...
and one from the Eredivisie, will play for a spot in the
2021–22 Eredivisie. The remaining six teams will play in the
2021–22 Eerste Divisie
The 2021–22 Eerste Divisie, known as Keuken Kampioen Divisie for sponsorship reasons, was the 66th season of Eerste Divisie since its establishment in 1956.
It began on 6 August 2021, and ended with the promotion/relegation playoffs on 29 Ma ...
. The highest seeded team or the team from the Eredivisie will always play at home.
Teams
Bracket
First round
Semifinals
Final
Statistics
Top scorers
Hat-tricks
Top assists
Clean sheets
Discipline
Player
* Most yellow cards: 9
**
Vito van Crooij (
VVV-Venlo
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)
**
Vurnon Anita (
RKC Waalwijk)
* Most red cards: 2
**
Riechedly Bazoer (
Vitesse)
**
Edson Álvarez
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(
Ajax
Ajax may refer to:
Greek mythology and tragedy
* Ajax the Great, a Greek mythological hero, son of King Telamon and Periboea
* Ajax the Lesser, a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris
* Ajax (play), ''Ajax'' (play), by the an ...
)
**
Thomas Lam (
PEC Zwolle)
**
Christian Kum (
VVV-Venlo
VVV-Venlo (, ''VVV'' stands for ''Venlose Voetbal Vereniging'' meaning "Venlo Football Club") is a Dutch association football, football club from Venlo, a city on the border with Germany. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutc ...
)
Club
* Most yellow cards: 54
**
Vitesse
**
ADO Den Haag
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* Most red cards: 7
**
AZ
Awards
Monthly awards
Annual awards
References
External links
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Netherlands
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