List of football clubs in the Netherlands facts for kids

The Dutch Football League is where professional football teams in the Netherlands play. It's organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association, also known as KNVB. The most successful teams are Ajax, who have won 36 titles, PSV with 24 titles, and Feyenoord with 16 titles. Some important teams from the past include HVV, Sparta Rotterdam, and Willem II.

Every year, the football season kicks off with a special match called the Johan Cruijff Schaal (Johan Cruyff Shield). This game is played between the team that won the league championship and the team that won the cup in the previous season. It's like a super cup match to start the new year!

Dutch Football Teams

The Netherlands has many professional football clubs. These teams play in different leagues, like the top league called the Eredivisie, and the league below it, the Eerste Divisie.

Teams and Stadiums

Here is a list of some of the professional football clubs in the Netherlands. It shows where they are located, the name of their home stadium, how many fans their stadium can hold, and who their manager is.

Club	Location	Venue	Capacity	Manager
ADO Den Haag	The Hague	Cars Jeans Stadion	15,000	Darije Kalezić
Ajax	Amsterdam	Johan Cruyff Arena	53,490	Francesco Farioli
AZ	Alkmaar	AFAS Stadion	17,023	Maarten Martens
Excelsior	Rotterdam	Stadion Woudestein	4,400	Marinus Dijkhuizen
Feyenoord	Rotterdam	Stadion Feijenoord	51,177	Brian Priske
Go Ahead Eagles	Deventer	Adelaarshorst	10,400	René Hake
Groningen	Groningen	Noordlease Stadion	22,550	Dick Lukkien
Heerenveen	Heerenveen	Abe Lenstra Stadion	27,224	Robin van Persie
Heracles Almelo	Almelo	Polman Stadion	13,500	Erwin van de Looi
NEC	Nijmegen	Stadion de Goffert	12,500	Rogier Meijer
PEC Zwolle	Zwolle	MAC³PARK Stadion	13,250	Johnny Jansen
PSV	Eindhoven	Philips Stadion	36,500	Peter Bosz
Roda JC	Kerkrade	Parkstad Limburg Stadion	19,979	Bas Sibum
Sparta Rotterdam	Rotterdam	Het Kasteel	11,026	Jeroen Rijsdijk
Twente	Enschede	De Grolsch Veste	30,205	Joseph Oosting
Utrecht	Utrecht	Stadion Galgenwaard	23,750	Ron Jans
Vitesse	Arnhem	GelreDome	25,500	Edward Sturing
Willem II Tilburg	Tilburg	Koning Willem II Stadion	14,500	Peter Maes
Almere City	Almere	Yanmar Stadion	3,000	Hedwiges Maduro
Cambuur	Leeuwarden	Cambuur Stadion	10,500	Henk de Jong
De Graafschap	Doetinchem	Stadion De Vijverberg	12,600	Jan Vreman
Den Bosch	's-Hertogenbosch	De Vliert	9,000	David Nascimento
Dordrecht	Dordrecht	GN Bouw Stadion	4,235	Melvin Boel
FC Eindhoven	Eindhoven	Jan Louwers Stadion	4,200	Willem Weijs
Emmen	Emmen	Univé Stadion	8,600	Fred Grim
Fortuna Sittard	Sittard	Fortuna Sittard Stadion	12,500	Danny Buijs
Helmond Sport	Helmond	Stadion De Braak	4,100	Bob Peeters
MVV	Maastricht	De Geusselt	10,234	Maurice Verberne
NAC Breda	Breda	Rat Verlegh Stadion	19,000	Carl Hoefkens
TOP Oss	Oss	Heesen Yachts Stadion	4,700	Ruud Brood
RKC Waalwijk	Waalwijk	Mandemakers Stadion	7,508	Henk Fraser
Telstar	Velsen	TATA Steel Stadion	3,625	Anthony Correia
Volendam	Volendam	Kras Stadion	6,260	Regillio Simons
VVV-Venlo	Venlo	De Koel	8,000	Rick Kruys

History of Dutch Football Clubs

Over the years, many Dutch football clubs have changed. Some clubs have merged, meaning they joined together to form a new, bigger club. Others have changed their names or even stopped being professional teams.

• For example, Fortuna 54 and Sittardia joined forces in 1968 to become Fortuna Sittard.
• In Amsterdam, three clubs – Blauw Wit, DWS, and De Volewijckers – merged in 1972 to create FC Amsterdam. This club later stopped playing professionally.
• Many clubs that were once professional have become amateur teams or have gone out of business. This shows how the world of football is always changing!

See Also

• Eerste Divisie
• Eredivisie
• List of football stadiums in the Netherlands