The 2014–15 Eredivisie season was the 59th season of the Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. On 18 April 2015, PSV were confirmed as champions of the season, thus ending the four-year reign of Ajax.

Teams A total of 18 teams took part in the league: The best fifteen teams from the 2013–14 season, two promotion/relegation playoff winners and the 2013–14 Eerste Divisie champions.

There are three teams that played in the 2013–14 Eerste Divisie that were promoted to the Eredivisie for the 2014–15 season. Willem II returned to the Eredivisie after just one season by winning its first Eerste Divisie title in 49 years. Meanwhile, FC Dordrecht and Excelsior navigated to the promotion/relegation playoffs to reach the Eredivisie, with both clubs having received byes after finishing second and third in the Eerste Divisie. FC Dordrecht swept both legs against VVV-Venlo 5–2 on aggregate in the second round before facing another Eerste Divisie club for a spot in the Eredivisie (after Sparta Rotterdam sent NEC Nijmegen into relegation). FC Dordrecht won 5–3 on aggregate to return to the Eredivisie for the first time in 19 years.

Excelsior returned after two seasons in the Eerste Divisie by first overcoming FC Den Bosch 5–2 on aggregate before relegating RKC Waalwijk from the league by winning 4–2 on aggregate.

Club Location Venue CapacityADO Den Haag The Hague Kyocera Stadion 15,000Ajax Amsterdam Amsterdam ArenA 53,052AZ Alkmaar AFAS Stadion 17,023CambuurLeeuwardenCambuur Stadion 10,250DordrechtDordrechtGN Bouw Stadion 4,088ExcelsiorRotterdamStadion Woudestein 3,531FeyenoordRotterdam De Kuip 51,177Go Ahead EaglesDeventerAdelaarshorst 8,000Groningen Groningen Euroborg 22,550Heerenveen Heerenveen Abe Lenstra Stadion 26,100Heracles Almelo Almelo Polman Stadion 8,500NAC Breda Breda Rat Verlegh Stadion 19,000PEC Zwolle Zwolle IJsseldelta Stadion 12,500PSV Eindhoven Philips Stadion 36,000Twente Enschede De Grolsch Veste 30,205Utrecht Utrecht Stadion Galgenwaard 23,750Vitesse Arnhem Arnhem GelreDome 25,000Willem II Tilburg Koning Willem II Stadion 14,637

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 Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorADO Den Haag Henk Fräser Erreà Basic-Fit FitnessAjax Frank de Boer adidas ZiggoAZ John van den Brom Macron AFAS softwareCambuur Henk de Jong Quick Bouwgroep Dijkstra DraismaDordrecht Jan Everse Macron RiwalExcelsior Marinus Dijkhuizen Masita DSW ZorgverzekeraarFeyenoord Fred Rutten adidas OpelGo Ahead Eagles Dennis Demmers hummel Drukwerkdeal.nlGroningen Erwin van de Looi Masita EssentHeerenveen Dwight Lodeweges Jako UnivéHeracles Almelo John Stegeman Erima TenCateNAC Breda Robert Maaskant Umbro Into TelecomPEC Zwolle Ron Jans Patrick CompelloPSV Phillip Cocu Nike PhilipsTwente Alfred Schreuder Nike XXImoUtrecht Rob Alflen hummel HealthCityVitesse Peter Bosz Macron TruphoneWillem II Jurgen Streppel Robey Tricorp

Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment Heerenveen End of contract 1 July 2014 Pre-season 1 July 2014 AZ End of contract 1 July 2014 1 July 2014 Feyenoord End of contract 1 July 2014 1 July 2014 Utrecht Mutual consent 1 July 2014 1 July 2014 Dordrecht End of contract 1 July 2014 1 July 2014 Heracles Almelo Sacked 31 August 2014 18th 17 September 2014 AZ Mutual consent 16 September 2014 12th 29 September 2014 NAC Breda Sacked 13 October 2014 15th (interim) 14 October 2014 NAC Breda Sacked 2 January 2015 17th 3 January 2015 Dordrecht Sacked 19 February 2015 18th (interim) 10 March 2015 Go Ahead Eagles Sacked 22 March 2015 17th (interim) 22 March 2015 Feyenoord Sacked 17 May 2015 4th 17 May 2015

Standings

Results

Season statistics Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals1 Memphis DepayPSV222 Luuk de JongPSV203 Michael de LeeuwGroningen17 Michiel KramerADO Den Haag5 Tjaronn CheryGroningen15 Mark UthSC Heerenveen7 Adnane TighadouiniNAC Breda14 Georginio WijnaldumPSV9 Bartholomew OgbecheCambuur13 Bertrand TraoréVitesse Tom van WeertExcelsior Hakim ZiyechHeerenveen / Twente

Assists

RankPlayerClubAssists1 Hakim ZiyechHeerenveen / Twente162 Jetro WillemsPSV123 Luciano NarsinghPSV10 Mark UthHeerenveen4 Luuk de JongPSV9 Davy KlaassenAjax6 Roland AlbergADO Den Haag8 Anwar El GhaziAjax Bryan LinssenHeracles Almelo Furdjel NarsinghCambuur Lasse SchöneAjax Marko VejinovićVitesse Arnhem

Play-offs European competition Four teams played for a spot in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.

Key: * = Play-off winners, (a) = Wins because of away goals rule, (e) = Wins after extra time in second leg, (p) = Wins after penalty shoot-out.

Promotion/relegation play-offs Ten teams, two from the Eredivisie and eight from the Eerste Divisie, played for two spots in the 2015–16 Eredivisie, the remaining eight teams play in the 2015–16 Eerste Divisie.

Key: * = Play-off winners, (a) = Wins because of away goals rule, (e) = Wins after extra time in second leg, (p) = Wins after penalty shoot-out. Awards Annual awards Annual awards Award Winner ClubDutch Footballer of the Year Georginio WijnaldumPSV EindhovenJohan Cruyff Trophy Memphis DepayPSV EindhovenEredivisie top scorer Memphis DepayPSV EindhovenRinus Michels Award Phillip CocuPSV Eindhoven Team of the SeasonGoalkeeper Warner Hahn (PEC Zwolle)Defenders Kevin Diks (Vitesse) Eric Botteghin (FC Groningen) Sven van Beek (Feyenoord) Jetro Willems (PSV Eindhoven)Midfielders Andrés Guardado (PSV Eindhoven) Georginio Wijnaldum (PSV Eindhoven) Tjaronn Chery (FC Groningen) Steven Berghuis (AZ Alkmaar)Forwards Michiel Kramer (ADO Den Haag)Memphis Depay (PSV Eindhoven)

Attendances Source:

No. Club Average Change Highest 1 AFC Ajax 50,058 -1,7% 52,472 2 Feyenoord 45,331 -0,9% 47,500 3 PSV 32,529 -1,5% 35,000 4 FC Twente 28,494 -3,6% 30,000 5 sc Heerenveen 24,196 6,2% 27,224 6 FC Groningen 20,193 2,1% 21,821 7 NAC Breda 18,035 0,7% 19,000 8 SBV Vitesse 17,149 -9,7% 23,381 9 FC Utrecht 16,708 -1,4% 20,046 10 AZ 15,512 -0,4% 17,081 11 PEC Zwolle 12,213 1,4% 12,500 12 Willem II 12,195 32,4% 14,500 13 ADO Den Haag 11,986 10,4% 14,937 14 SC Cambuur 9,710 -0,2% 10,000 15 Heracles Almelo 8,290 -0,6% 8,500 16 Go Ahead Eagles 7,880 3,3% 8,011 17 FC Dordrecht 3,872 33,0% 4,235 18 SBV Excelsior 3,516 47,0% 3,600

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