2014–15 Eredivisie facts for kids

Quick facts for kids 2014–15 Eredivisie
League	Eredivisie
Sport	Association football
League
League champions	PSV Eindhoven (22nd title)
Top scorer	Memphis Depay (22 goals)
Eredivisie seasons
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The 2014–15 Eredivisie was the 59th Eredivisie tournament. PSV Eindhoven won the tournament, ending AFC Ajax's winning streak that was going since 2011.

Table

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

European competition play-offs

	Semi-finals						Final
	Heerenveen (aet)	1	2	3
	Feyenoord	0	2	2
							Heerenveen	2	2	4
							Vitesse	2	5	7
	PEC Zwolle	1	1	2
	Vitesse	2	1	3

Because Vitesse won the play-offs, they then qualified for the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.

Relegation play-offs

Two teams from the 2014–15 Eredivisie and eight from the 2014–15 Eerste Divisie participated in these play-offs. In the end, De Graafschap and Roda JC Kerkrade won the play-offs, meaning that they move on to the 2015–16 Eredivisie, the two teams from the Eredivisie are relegated, and the six other teams remain in the Eerste Divisie.