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Eredivisie Awards
The Eredivisie Awards are awarded by the , the Eredivisie (women), Vrouwen Eredivisie, and ESPN (Netherlands), ESPN to the best footballers of each Eredivisie season since 2018. Women footballers first received awards beginning in 2022. The , KPN, and the Johan Cruyff Foundation are partners of the Eredivisie Awards. Unibet has previously been a partner of the awards. Ceremony Since 2021, the awards have been awarded during a ceremony broadcast by ESPN (Netherlands), ESPN. The ceremony in 2021 was held at the Lido Club in Amsterdam. Since, the ceremony has been held at DeFabrique in Utrecht. The ceremony has been presented by (2021–2024), (2022–2025), and (2025). Men's awards Player of the Year The Player of the Year award is awarded to the best player of the Eredivisie season since 2018. The nominees are chosen based on statistical reporting by Opta Sports and votes for the Man of the Match awards during the season. The winner is eventually picked by the Captain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eredivisie (women)
The Vrouwen Eredivisie (; Dutch for "Honour Division"; ''Eredivisie Vrouwen'' before 2020), also known as the Eurojackpot Vrouwen Eredivisie due to a sponsorship contract, is the highest women's football league in the Netherlands. Organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), it was established in 2007 as a professional league and played for five seasons until 2012, when the Netherlands and Belgium merged their leagues into a single combined league, the BeNe League. After three seasons, the BeNe League folded, and the Eredivisie restarted in the 2015–16 season. The top two Eredivisie teams each year qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League. The third place team qualifies for the UEFA Women's Europa Cup. History Background Since the 1970s, amateur women's football competitions have been played in the Netherlands, with the Hoofdklasse being the highest level. During the 1990s, the popularity of women's football rose, with the sport becoming an Olympic event in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019–20 Eredivisie
The 2019–20 Eredivisie was the 64th season of the Dutch football league Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. The season began on 2 August 2019 and was suspended on 12 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands. The season was abandoned on 24 April. Ajax were the defending champion. Twente, RKC Waalwijk, and Sparta Rotterdam joined as the promoted clubs from the 2018–19 Eerste Divisie. They replaced NAC Breda, Excelsior, and De Graafschap who were relegated to the 2019–20 Eerste Divisie. Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic On 12 March 2020, all football leagues were suspended until 31 March as the Dutch government prohibited events due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands. On 15 March this period was extended until 6 April. Following the decision of the Dutch government to prohibit all gatherings and events until 1 June 2020, this period was further extended. On 2 April, several clubs, including Ajax, AZ and PSV, indicated they were not wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Cruyff
Hendrik Johannes Cruijff (25 April 1947 – 24 March 2016), internationally known as Johan Cruyff (), was a Dutch professional Association football, football player and Manager (association football), manager. Regarded as one of the greatest players in history and as the greatest Dutch footballer ever, he won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973, and 1974. Cruyff was a proponent of the football philosophy known as Total Football developed by Rinus Michels, which Cruyff also employed as a manager. Because of the far-reaching impact of his playing style and his coaching ideas, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in modern football, and he is also regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Twente
Football Club Twente (), sometimes known internationally as FC Twente Enschede, is a Dutch professional Association football, football club from the city of Enschede. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Dutch champions Sportclub Enschede with Enschedese Boys. FC Twente's trophy cabinet includes the 2010–11 KNVB Cup, KNVB Cup, the 2011 Johan Cruyff Shield, Johan Cruyff Shield, and the 2009–10 Eredivisie, Eredivisie title. They were runner-up in the Eredivisie in two other seasons, and finished second in the 1974–75 UEFA Cup, UEFA Cup. They have also won the Dutch Cup three times, most recently in 2011. Twente's home ground since 1998 is De Grolsch Veste. Since 2019, the team have played in the Eredivisie, the top division of Dutch football. The club takes its name from the region of Twente, the eastern part of Overijssel. History Foundation and early years The club was formed in 1965 as a merger of two professional clubs, Sportclub Enschede and the Ensched ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sem Steijn
Sem Steijn (born 12 November 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for club Feyenoord. A product of the ADO Den Haag academy, Steijn made his professional debut on loan at VVV-Venlo under the management of his father Maurice in 2018. After breaking into ADO Den Haag's first team in the 2021–22 season, he moved to Twente, finishing as top scorer of the 2024–25 Eredivisie and being named Eredivisie Player of the Year. He was signed by Feyenoord for a club record fee in 2025. Career ADO Den Haag Steijn joined the academy of amateur club SV KMD in 2009, before joining the academy of ADO Den Haag two years later. Loans to VVV-Venlo and Al Wahda On 27 July 2018, Steijn signed his first professional contract with ADO Den Haag, until 2020 with an option for another year, and was subsequently loaned out to VVV-Venlo. At VVV-Venlo, he would play for the under-19 team and join his father Maurice Steijn to train with the first team. He made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 Eredivisie
The 2024–25 Eredivisie was the 69th season of Eredivisie, the premier football competition in the Netherlands. It began on 9 August 2024 and concluded on 1 June 2025. PSV Eindhoven, who entered the last 5 weeks of the season 9 points behind AFC Ajax, Ajax, entered the last week ahead thanks to Ajax's point losses and defeated Sparta Rotterdam, Sparta 3-1 in the last match of the league on May 18, 2025 and completed the league as champion for the 26th time. Changes This will be the last season with artificial turf being legal. Since this season there are no clubs anymore that play on artificial turf, all clubs play on lawn, natural grass or hybrid grass. As per next season, natural/ hybrid grass on the home ground stadium pitch, is obliged in the Eredivisie. Teams Stadiums and locations Number of teams by province Personnel and kits Managerial changes Standings League table Results Play-offs ''All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luuk De Jong
Luuk de Jong (; born 27 August 1990) is a Dutch professional association football, footballer who plays as a Striker (association football), striker and Captain (association football), captains club PSV Eindhoven. De Jong previously played for DZC '68, De Graafschap, FC Twente, Twente, Borussia Mönchengladbach and Newcastle United F.C., Newcastle United, before joining PSV in 2014. He played over 200 games for the club, scoring over 100 goals, and helped them win the Eredivisie three times in his five-season stay. In 2019, he joined Sevilla FC, Sevilla, before going out on loan to FC Barcelona, Barcelona in 2021. He re-joined PSV in 2022. A former Dutch international, De Jong represented the Netherlands national football team, Netherlands at UEFA Euro 2012, UEFA Euro 2020, Euro 2020 and the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Early life De Jong was born in Aigle, Switzerland to Dutch professional volleyball players George de Jong and Loekie Raterink. When he was four years old, the family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023–24 Eredivisie
The 2023–24 Eredivisie was the 68th season of Eredivisie, the premier football competition in the Netherlands. It began on 11 August 2023 and concluded on 19 May 2024. PSV Eindhoven broke the record for most points in an Eredivisie season, with 91, overtaking Ajax's 89-point season in 1997–98. Since Netherlands ascended from seventh to sixth place in the UEFA association coefficient rankings at the end of the 2022–23 season, the three best-ranked teams could now qualify for the UEFA Champions League (the champions and runners-up entered directly into the league stage, and the third-placed team entered the third qualifying round). The KNVB Cup winner qualified for UEFA Europa League groups while the fourth-placed team qualified for UEFA Europa League second qualifying round and fifth through eighth-placed teams qualified to the European competition play-offs. Teams Heracles Almelo, PEC Zwolle (both promoted after a one-year absence), and Almere City (promoted for the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feyenoord
Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Netherlands, Dutch professional association football, football club based in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football league system, Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names before settling on being called after its neighbourhood in 1912 as SC Feijenoord, updated in 1974 to SC Feyenoord, and then to ''Feyenoord'' in 1978, when it split from the amateur club under its wing, SC Feyenoord. Since 1937, Feyenoord's Home (sports), home ground has been the Stadion Feijenoord, nicknamed De Kuip (''The Tub''), the second largest stadium in Netherlands. Feyenoord is one of the most successful clubs in Football in the Netherlands, Dutch football, winning 16 List of Dutch football champions, Dutch football championships, 14 KNVB Cups, and 5 Johan Cruyff Shields. Internationally, the club has won one UEFA Champions League, European Cup, two UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cups, and one Intercontinen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orkun Kökçü
Orkun Kökçü (; born 29 December 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş, on loan from Primeira Liga club Benfica. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Turkey national team. Club career Feyenoord A youth product of FC Groningen, where he arrived after having played for local clubs around his hometown Haarlem, Kökçü joined the Feyenoord youth academy in 2014. He made his debut for Feyenoord at the age of 17 in a 4–0 win over VV Gemert in the first round of the KNVB Cup on 17 September 2018, scoring Feyenoord's second goal. He made his Eredivisie debut against FC Emmen on 9 December 2018, and contributed with a goal and an assist after coming on as a substitute. On 10 April 2019, he extended his contract at Feyenoord until 2023. On 26 June 2020, he reached an agreement to extend his contract with Feyenoord for another two years, a deal to the end of the 2024–25 season. Following Jens Toornstra's departure, Feyenoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022–23 Eredivisie
The 2022–23 Eredivisie was the 67th season of the Eredivisie, the premier football competition in the Netherlands. It began on 5 August 2022 and concluded on 28 May 2023. As the 2022 FIFA World Cup started on 20 November, the last round before stoppage was held on 12–13 November. The league resumed games on 6 January. Teams Emmen (promoted after a one-year absence), Volendam (promoted after a thirteen-year absence) and Excelsior (promoted after a three-year absence) were promoted from the 2021–22 Eerste Divisie. Willem II (relegated after eight years in the top flight), PEC Zwolle (relegated after ten years in the top flight), and Heracles Almelo (relegated after seventeen years in the top flight) were relegated to the 2022–23 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 Play-offs ''All times Central Eu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jurriën Timber
Jurriën David Norman Timber (; born 17 June 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Arsenal and the Netherlands national team. Timber joined Ajax's youth academy in 2014, from Feyenoord. He made his first-team debut for Ajax in March 2020, and won two Eredivisie titles and one KNVB Cup. He won the Marco van Basten Award in 2022. Timber signed for Arsenal in July 2023, for an initial transfer fee of £34 million. Timber made 29 appearances for the Netherlands at youth international level. He was a member of the under-17 team that won the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. He made his senior international debut in June 2021. Club career Youth career Timber started playing for Utrecht-based club DVSU at the age of four, before joining Feyenoord's youth system when he was six. In 2014, he joined Ajax, where he signed his first professional contract in 2018. Ajax Timber made his senior debut for Ajax in a 3–1 win over SC Heeren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
