The 2012–13 Eredivisie was the 57th season of Eredivisie, since its establishment in 1955. It began on 10 August 2012 with the first match of the season and ended on 26 May 2013, with the last matches of the European competition and relegation play-offs. This is the first time VAR has been used for testing.
Teams
A total of 18 teams took part in the league: The best fifteen teams from the 2011–12 season, two promotion/relegation playoff winners and the 2011–12 Eerste Divisie champions.
Club Location Venue CapacityADO Den Haag The Hague Kyocera Stadion 15,000Ajax Amsterdam Amsterdam Arena 52,651AZ Alkmaar AFAS Stadion 17,023Feyenoord Rotterdam Stadion Feijenoord 51,177Groningen Groningen Euroborg 22,550Heerenveen Heerenveen Abe Lenstra Stadion 26,100Heracles Almelo Polman Stadion 8,500NAC Breda Rat Verlegh Stadion 19,005NEC Nijmegen Stadion de Goffert 12,500PEC Zwolle Zwolle IJsseldelta Stadion 11,324PSV Eindhoven Philips Stadion 35,000RKC Waalwijk Waalwijk Mandemakers Stadion 7,508Roda JC Kerkrade Parkstad Limburg Stadion 18,936Twente Enschede De Grolsch Veste 30,014Utrecht Utrecht Stadion Galgenwaard 23,750Vitesse Arnhem Arnhem GelreDome 25,000VVV-Venlo Venlo De Koel 8,000Willem II Tilburg Koning Willem II Stadion 14,500
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorADO Den Haag Maurice Steijn Danny Holla Erreà Basic-Fit FitnessAjax Frank de Boer Siem de Jong adidas AegonAZ Gertjan Verbeek Nick Viergever Macron AFAS softwareFeyenoord Ronald Koeman Stefan de Vrij Puma ASRGroningen Robert Maaskant Kees Kwakman Klupp EssentHeerenveen Marco van Basten Ramon Zomer Jako UnivéHeracles Peter Bosz Kwame Quansah Erima TenCateNAC Nebojša Gudelj Jelle ten Rouwelaar Patrick SunWebNEC Alex Pastoor Gábor Babos Jako Scholten AwaterPEC Zwolle Art Langeler Arne Slot Patrick BeapharPSV Dick Advocaat Mark van Bommel Nike PhilipsRKC Waalwijk Erwin Koeman Ard van Peppen Nike Mandemakens KeukensRoda JC Ruud Brood Sanharib Malki Lotto ToverlandTwente Alfred Schreuder (caretaker) Wout Brama Nike ArkeUtrecht Jan Wouters Nana Akwasi Asare hummel HealthCityVitesse Fred Rutten Guram Kashia Nike —VVV-Venlo Ton Lokhoff Jeffrey Leiwakabessy Masita Seacon LogisticsWillem II Jurgen Streppel Hans Mulder Macron Pondres
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment SC Heerenveen End of contract 1 July 2012 Pre-season 1 July 2012 Roda JC Kerkrade End of contract 1 July 2012 Pre-season 1 July 2012 RKC Waalwijk Signed by Roda JC Kerkrade 1 July 2012 Pre-season 1 July 2012 PSV End of interim spell 1 July 2012 Pre-season 1 July 2012 FC Groningen Sacked 10 May 2012 Pre-season 1 July 2012 Vitesse Arnhem Signed by Anderlecht 1 July 2012 Pre-season 1 July 2012 NAC Breda Sacked 23 October 2012 17th Adri Bogers (caretaker) 23 October 2012 NAC Breda Adri Bogers End of caretaker spell 21 November 2012 15th 21 November 2012 FC Twente Steve McClaren Resigned 26 February 2013 5th (caretaker) 26 February 2013
League table
Results
Play-offs
European competition The teams placed fifth through eighth competed in a play-off tournament for one spot in the second qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League. Teams on the left played the first leg at home.
Semi-finals The first legs were played on 16 May 2013, while the return legs were played on 19 May 2013.
Finals
Relegation Roda JC and VVV-Venlo joined the Eerste Divisie-teams for the play-offs, after finishing 16th and 17th in the Eredivisie.
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Season statistics
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Wilfried Bony Vitesse Arnhem312 Graziano PellèFeyenoord273 Alfreð FinnbogasonHeerenveen244 Jozy AltidoreAZ235 Sanharib MalkiRoda JC176 Dries MertensPSV167 Jeremain LensPSV158 Jacob MulengaUtrecht14 Georginio WijnaldumPSV1410 Luc CastaignosTwente13 Awards Annual awards Annual awards Award Winner Club Eredivisie Player of the Year Wilfried Bony Vitesse Rinus Michels Award — Trainer of the Year Frank de Boer Ajax Johan Cruyff Trophy — Talent of the Year Marco van Ginkel Vitesse Team of the SeasonGoalkeeper Jeroen Zoet (RKC Waalwijk)Defenders Daryl Janmaat (Feyenoord) Stefan de Vrij (Feyenoord) Toby Alderweireld (Ajax) Daley Blind (Ajax)Midfielders Marco van Ginkel (Vitesse) Jordy Clasie (Feyenoord) Christian Eriksen (Ajax)Forwards Dries Mertens (PSV) Wilfried Bony (Vitesse) Graziano Pellè (Feyenoord)
Attendances
Source:
No. Club Average Change Highest 1 AFC Ajax 50,490 0,7% 53,052 2 Feyenoord 45,324 1,6% 48,000 3 PSV 33,176 -0,6% 34,600 4 FC Twente 29,453 6,3% 30,000 5 sc Heerenveen 24,683 -2,5% 26,100 6 FC Groningen 21,077 -3,4% 22,505 7 SBV Vitesse 18,423 5,1% 22,315 8 FC Utrecht 17,512 -10,6% 19,566 9 NAC Breda 17,324 -2,0% 19,000 10 AZ 16,286 -0,5% 17,016 11 Roda JC 13,517 -5,8% 17,159 12 NEC 11,924 -1,9% 12,500 13 Willem II 11,313 18,5% 13,825 14 PEC Zwolle 10,762 25,8% 11,324 15 ADO Den Haag 10,503 -13,6% 14,009 16 Heracles Almelo 8,429 -0,3% 8,500 17 VVV-Venlo 6,765 -10,0% 8,000 18 RKC Waalwijk 6,178 -1,6% 7,508
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