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2014–15 Eredivisie
League Eredivisie
Sport Association football
League
League champions PSV Eindhoven (22nd title)
Top scorer Netherlands Memphis Depay
(22 goals)
Eredivisie seasons

← 2013–14

2015–16 →

The 2014–15 Eredivisie was a football season in the Netherlands. It was the 59th time this important league competition was held. In this season, PSV Eindhoven won the championship! This was a big deal because it ended a long winning streak by Ajax, who had won the league every year since 2011.

How the Teams Finished

This table shows how all the teams in the Eredivisie finished the 2014–15 season.

  • Pos means Position: This is where the team ended up in the league.
  • Pld means Played: The total number of games the team played.
  • W means Won: How many games the team won.
  • D means Drawn: How many games ended in a tie.
  • L means Lost: How many games the team lost.
  • GF means Goals For: The total number of goals the team scored.
  • GA means Goals Against: The total number of goals scored against the team.
  • GD means Goal Difference: The difference between goals scored and goals against.
  • Pts means Points: Teams get points for winning (3 points) or drawing (1 point).

The colors in the table show what happens next for each team:

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Moves on to
1 PSV Eindhoven (C) 34 29 1 4 92 31 +61 88 UEFA Champions League
2 AFC Ajax 34 21 8 5 69 29 +40 71 Champions League third qualifying round
3 AZ 34 19 5 10 63 56 +7 62 Europa League third qualifying round
4 Feyenoord 34 17 8 9 56 39 +17 59 European competition play-offs
5 Vitesse 34 16 10 8 66 43 +23 58
6 PEC Zwolle 34 16 5 13 59 43 +16 53
7 Heerenveen 34 13 11 10 53 46 +7 50
8 Groningen 34 11 13 10 49 53 –4 46 Europa League group stage
9 Willem II 34 13 7 14 46 50 –4 46
10 Twente 34 13 10 11 56 51 +5 43
11 Utrecht 34 11 8 15 60 62 –2 41
12 Cambuur 34 11 8 15 46 56 –10 41
13 ADO Den Haag 34 9 10 15 44 53 –9 37
14 Heracles 34 11 4 19 47 64 –17 37
15 Excelsior 34 6 14 14 47 63 –16 32
16 NAC Breda (R) 34 6 10 18 36 68 –32 28 Relegation play-offs
17 Go Ahead Eagles (R) 34 7 6 21 29 59 –30 27 EL qualifying round and Relegation play-offs
18 Dordrecht (R) 34 4 8 22 24 76 –52 20 Eerste Divisie

Play-offs

After the regular season, some teams played extra games called "play-offs." These games decided which teams would go to European competitions or which teams would stay in the Eredivisie.

European Competition Play-offs

Four teams that finished high in the league but didn't automatically qualify for Europe played in these games. The teams were Feyenoord, Vitesse, PEC Zwolle, and Heerenveen.

The play-offs had two rounds. In the end, Vitesse won these play-offs. This meant they earned a spot in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.

Relegation Play-offs

These play-offs decided which teams would play in the Eredivisie next season. Two teams from the Eredivisie and eight teams from the lower league, the Eerste Divisie, took part.

After all the games, De Graafschap and Roda JC Kerkrade won their play-off matches. This meant they would move up to play in the 2015–16 Eredivisie season. The two teams from the Eredivisie that lost their play-off games were moved down to the Eerste Divisie. The other six teams stayed in the Eerste Divisie.

See also

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