The 2018–19 Eredivisie Vrouwen was the ninth season of the Netherlands women's professional football league. The season took place from 7 September 2018 to 3 May 2019 with nine teams.[2] Twente won the league championship, its third Eredivisie title, after trailing PSV at the end of the regular season. Twente clinched its tile by defeating PSV in its penultimate match.[3]
Season | 2018–19 |
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Dates | 7 September 2018 – 3 May 2019 |
Champions | Twente (third title) |
Champions League | Twente |
Matches played | 110 |
Goals scored | 454 (4.13 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Tiny Hoekstra (27 goals) [1] |
Biggest home win | Heerenveen 12–0 Achilles '29 (19 April 2019) |
Biggest away win | Achilles '29 1–9 ADO Den Haag (12 October 2018) Achilles '29 0–8 Twente (16 November 2018) Achilles '29 1–9 PSV (14 December 2018) |
Highest scoring | Heerenveen 12–0 Achilles '29 (19 April 2019) |
Longest winning run | 9 matches Twente |
Longest unbeaten run | 15 matches Twente |
Longest winless run | 15 matches Excelsior/Barendrecht |
Longest losing run | 9 matches Achilles '29 Excelsior/Barendrecht |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → |
Teams
editThe number of teams and specific teams was unchanged from the previous season, the first time the Eredivisie had such stability.
Team | City / Town | Venue(s) | Capacity |
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Achilles '29 | Groesbeek | Sportpark De Heikant | 4,500 |
ADO Den Haag | The Hague | Cars Jeans Stadion | 15,000 |
Sportpark Nieuw Hanenburg | 1,500 | ||
AFC Ajax | Amsterdam | Sportpark De Toekomst | 2,000 |
VV Alkmaar | Alkmaar | Sportpark AFC '34 | 3,625 |
Excelsior/Barendrecht | Rotterdam | Van Donge & De Roo Stadion | 4,500 |
Sportpark De Bongerd (Barendrecht) | 2,100 | ||
sc Heerenveen | Heerenveen | Sportpark Skoatterwâld | 3,000 |
Abe Lenstra Stadion | 27,224 | ||
PSV Eindhoven | Eindhoven | Sportcomplex De Herdgang | 2,500 |
FC Twente | Enschede | De Grolsch Veste | 30,205 |
Sportpark 't Wilbert (Hengelo) | 2,000 | ||
PEC Zwolle | Zwolle | MAC³PARK Stadion | 12,500 |
Format
editThe league's split-schedule format remained the same as the previous season. In the regular season, all nine teams played one another twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 16 matches each. Following those matches, the top five teams qualified for a championship play-offs and the bottom four teams for the placement group. Championship play-off teams played each twice, for a total of 8 matches each, while placement group teams played each other three times, for a total of 9 matches each. Points accumulated in the regular season were halved and added to the points of the playoff stage rounds. There was no relegation nor promotion, and the champion qualified to the 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League.[6][7]
Regular season
editStandings
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | PSV | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 11 | +43 | 40 | Qualification to Championship play-off |
2 | Twente | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 52 | 18 | +34 | 36 | |
3 | Ajax | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 14 | +24 | 31 | |
4 | ADO Den Haag | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 42 | 23 | +19 | 28 | |
5 | PEC Zwolle | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 20 | |
6 | Alkmaar | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 40 | −16 | 20 | Qualification to Placement play-off |
7 | Heerenveen | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 19 | |
8 | Excelsior/Barendrecht | 16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 44 | −30 | 7 | |
9 | Achilles '29 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 82 | −72 | 6 |
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)[8]
Results
editPlay-offs
editChampionship
editThe top five teams were set after matchday 16. Points from the regular season were halved.
Standings
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | SP | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Twente (C) | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 18 | 35 | 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League |
2 | Ajax | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 16 | 32 | |
3 | PSV | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 20 | 31 | |
4 | ADO Den Haag | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 14 | 21 | |
5 | PEC Zwolle | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 25 | −16 | 10 | 12 |
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)[8]
(C) Champions
Results
editPlacement
editThe bottom four teams were set after matchday 16. Points from the regular season were halved.
Standings
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | SP | Pts |
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1 | Heerenveen | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 8 | +32 | 10 | 33 |
2 | Alkmaar | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 10 | 23 |
3 | Excelsior/Barendrecht | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 4 | 16 |
4 | Achilles '29 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 46 | −38 | 3 | 4 |
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)[8]
Results
editTop Scorers
editRank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Tiny Hoekstra | sc Heerenveen | 27 |
2 | Joëlle Smits | FC Twente | 25 |
3 | Katja Snoeijs | PSV | 20 |
4 | Babiche Root | PEC Zwolle | 18 |
Renate Jansen | FC Twente |
Source[9]
References
edit- ^ "2018-2019 Eredivisie Vrouwen Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
- ^ "Vrouwen Eredivisie 2018-2019". fcupdate.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "FC Twente Vrouwen voor de zesde keer kampioen" [FC Twente Women champions for the sixth time]. KNVB (in Dutch). 26 April 2019. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
- ^ "Eredivisie Women 2018-2019 - Venues". soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "2018-2019 Eredivisie Vrouwen Scores & Fixtures". FBref.com. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
- ^ "UITVOERINGS-/WIJZIGINGSBESLUIT – EREDIVISIE VROUWEN SEIZOEN 2017/'18" (PDF). KNVB (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ "PROGRAMMA EREDIVISIE VROUWEN SEIZOEN 2018/'19" (PDF). knvb.nl (in Dutch). KNVB. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ a b c "Eredivisie 2018/2019 - Season rules" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "2018-2019 Eredivisie Vrouwen Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
External links
edit- Official website
- Season on soccerway.com