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The Dutch football champions are the winners of the highest league in Dutch football, which since 1956 is the Eredivisie. The championship was first awarded in 1898. Until 1954 the national champion was determined by means of a championship competition between the champions of the different regions.
The Eredivisie (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈeːrədiˌvizi]; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. As of the 2024–25 season, it is ranked the sixth-best league in Europe by ...
First match: Belgium 1–4 Netherlands (Antwerp, Belgium; 30 April 1905) First World Cup finals match: Switzerland 3–2 Netherlands (Milan, Italy; 27 May 1934) First European Championship finals match: Netherlands 1–3 Czechoslovakia (Zagreb, Yugoslavia; 16 June 1976)
Most wins : 1520 Ajax Most wins in a season: 30 Ajax 1971-72, 1972-73 Most consecutive wins: 17 PSV 1987-88, 2023-24 Most consecutive wins at home: 19 FC Twente 2009-10 Most consecutive wins away: 13 PSV December 2015-September 2016
In Dutch sports, The Big Three (Dutch: De Grote Drie) (or The (Traditional) Top Three (Dutch: De (Traditionele) Topdrie)) or The Three Top Clubs (Dutch: De drie Topclubs)) are the nicknames for the three most successful rivalling football clubs in the Netherlands: Ajax from Amsterdam, Feyenoord from Rotterdam and PSV from Eindhoven.
The Dutch football league system consists of ... After the season the A and B champions compete for the overall championship. ... From 2007 the Eredivisie was the top ...
From 1956, the top flight of Dutch football is the Eredivisie (English: Premier Division, literally Honorary Division). The second level is the Eerste Divisie (First Division). The third level is the Tweede Divisie (Second Division).
The Dutch Football League is organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB, Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond).The most successful teams are Ajax (36), PSV (24) and Feyenoord (16). Important teams of the past are HVV (10 titles), Sparta Rotterdam (6 titles) and Willem II (3 titles).