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.
Promoted teams The following teams are promoted to the Eredivisie at the start of the season: VVV-Venlo
League table
Match table
Top scorers
GoalsPlayerTeam 33 Klaas-Jan HuntelaarAjax 22 Blaise NkufoFC Twente 17 Luis SuárezAjax 16 Robin NelisseFC Utrecht 15 Marcus BergFC Groningen Michael BradleySC Heerenveen Kenneth PerezAjax/PSV 14 Danny KoevermansPSV Miralem SulejmaniSC Heerenveen
Last updated: April 20, 2008 Source: Eredivisie official website
Play-offs
For UEFA competitions For one Champions League ticket
For one UEFA Cup playoff ticket
For one UEFA Cup ticket
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.
Team TournamentFC Twente3rd Qualifying round 2008–09 UEFA Champions LeagueAjax2008–09 UEFA CupSC Heerenveen2008–09 UEFA CupNEC2008–09 UEFA CupNAC BredaUEFA Intertoto Cup 2008
Relegation Round 1
Round 2 (best of 3)
Round 3 (best of 3)
The winners of matches G and H will play in the 2008–09 Eredivisie.
Season statistics Last updated on April 20, 2008.
Scoring First goal of the season: Kemy Agustien for AZ against VVV-Venlo (18 August 2007) Widest winning margin: SC Heerenveen 9-0 Heracles Almelo (7 October 2007) Most goals in a match: SC Heerenveen 9-0 Heracles Almelo (7 October 2007), De Graafschap 1-8 Ajax (August 19, 2007) Fastest goal in a match: Roy Makaay for Feyenoord against Heracles Almelo (2 December 2007) Best offensive team: Ajax with 94 goals in 34 matches. Worst offensive team: Excelsior with 32 goals in 34 matches. Best defensive team: PSV with 24 goals against in 34 matches. Worst defensive team: Sparta and VVV-Venlo with 76 goals against in 34 matches.
Cards First yellow card: Gianni Zuiverloon for SC Heerenveen against Willem II (17 August 2007) First red card: Patrick Mtiliga for NAC Breda against FC Groningen (18 August 2007) Awards Annual awards Award Winner Club Dutch Footballer of the Year John Heitinga Ajax Johan Cruyff Trophy Miralem Sulejmani Heerenveen Eredivisie top scorer Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Ajax Team of the Season Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes (PSV Eindhoven) Defence Bruno Silva (Ajax) John Heitinga (Ajax) Edson Braafheid (FC Twente) Tim de Cler (Feyenoord) Midfield Rasmus Lindgren (Ajax) Karim El Ahmadi (FC Twente) Ibrahim Afellay (PSV Eindhoven) Danijel Pranjić (SC Heerenveen) Forwards Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Ajax) Miralem Sulejmani (SC Heerenveen)
Overview Club Location Current manager Previous managers during 2007–08 seasonAjaxAmsterdam Adrie Koster Henk ten CateAZAlkmaar Louis van GaalExcelsiorRotterdam Ton LokhoffFeyenoordRotterdam Bert van MarwijkDe GraafschapDoetinchem Jan de JongeFC GroningenGroningen Ron JansSC HeerenveenHeerenveen Gertjan VerbeekHeracles AlmeloAlmelo Gert Heerkes Hendrie Krüzen, Ruud BroodNAC BredaBreda Ernie BrandtsNECNijmegen Mario BeenPSVEindhoven Sef Vergoossen Jan Wouters, Ronald KoemanRoda JCKerkrade Raymond AtteveldSparta RotterdamRotterdam Foeke Booy Adri van Tiggelen, Gert AandewielFC TwenteEnschede Fred RuttenFC UtrechtUtrecht Willem van HanegemVitesseArnhem Aad de MosVVV-VenloVenlo André WetzelWillem IITilburg Andries Jonker Dennis van Wijk
Stadiums 2007-08
Team Stadium Capacity Ajax Amsterdam ArenA 51,628 Feyenoord Feijenoord Stadion 51,137 PSV Philips Stadion 35,119 Vitesse Gelredome 26,600 Heerenveen Abe Lenstra Stadion 26,000 Utrecht Stadion Galgenwaard 24,426 Groningen Euroborg 19,814 Roda JC Parkstad Limburg Stadion 19,979 AZ DSB Stadion 17,023 NAC Rat Verlegh Stadion 17,064 Willem II Willem II Stadion 14,637 Twente Arke Stadion 13,740An expansion of the stadium started in January 2008 and increased capacity to 24,000 NEC Stadion de Goffert 12,470 Sparta Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel 11,026 De Graafschap De Vijverberg 12,600 Heracles Polman Stadion 8,500 VVV-Venlo De Koel 5,998 Excelsior Stadion Woudestein 3,527
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
Attendances
Source:https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/ned/avened08.htm
No. Club Average Change Highest 1 AFC Ajax 49,125 1,1% 50,639 2 Feyenoord 44,618 9,1% 47,000 3 PSV 33,512 -0,4% 35,000 4 sc Heerenveen 25,224 -1,0% 26,000 5 FC Utrecht 20,360 1,8% 23,350 6 SBV Vitesse 19,844 -1,7% 25,420 7 FC Groningen 19,336 0,8% 19,721 8 AZ 16,431 2,8% 16,653 9 NAC Breda 15,699 5,5% 16,590 10 Roda JC 14,911 3,6% 18,500 11 FC Twente 13,179 0,1% 13,250 12 Willem II 13,022 4,0% 14,700 13 NEC 12,156 1,2% 12,500 14 De Graafschap 12,129 38,7% 12,600 15 Sparta Rotterdam 10,186 2,4% 10,950 16 Heracles Almelo 8,398 -0,2% 8,500 17 VVV-Venlo 5,938 38,6% 6,500 18 SBV Excelsior 3,108 -3,2% 3,638
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