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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 ...
From the 2009–10 season onwards, one team has been relegated from the Eerste Divisie to the Hoofdklasse (then the main amateur league of Dutch football). From the 2010–11 to 2015–16 seasons, the KNVB introduced a third and highest amateur tier called Topklasse , and Hoofdklasse clubs have been able to get promoted to that new division.
18 teams in the Eredivisie (English: Honorary Division) 20 teams (of which 4 are reserve teams of Eredivisie teams) in the Eerste Divisie (English: First Division). The champion and runner-up of the Eerste Divisie is promoted directly to the Eredivisie, and the two worst teams in the Eredivisie are relegated to the Eerste Divisie. The team ...
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A win in a game against an NFC North opponent doesn't just help a team's overall record; it's also a major step toward winning a potential tiebreaker for the division title. NFL PLAYOFF PICTURE ...
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).
The KNVB had opposed professional football for a long time, but eventually submitted to pressure and merged with the NBVB in November 1954 to form a new football association and a new (professional) league. [1] [2] From 1956, the top flight of Dutch football is the Eredivisie (English: Premier Division, literally Honorary Division).