2008–09 Eredivisie
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The 2008–09 season of the Eredivisie began on 29 August 2008 with a game between Vitesse and FC Groningen and will end on 10 May 2009. PSV are the reigning champions.
The teams promoted from the Eerste Divisie at the end of the previous season were champions FC Volendam, and play-off winners ADO Den Haag.
Standings
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Playoffs
European competition
Contrary to the playoffs of previous years, only teams placed 5th through 8th will compete in a playoff tournament for a spot in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League 2009-10. The winners of the KNVB Cup 2008-09 will get a play-off round spot of the UEFA Europa League 2009-10.
Relegation
The 16th and 17th placed teams, along with the teams from Eerste divisie, will participate in a playoff for two spots in Eredivisie 2009-10.
Results
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Top goalscorers
| Pos. | Player | Club | Goals |
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| 1 |  Mounir El Hamdaoui
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AZ | 16 |
| 2 |  Marcus Berg
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Groningen | 13 |
 Danijel Pranjić
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Heerenveen | ||
 Frank Demouge
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Willem II | ||
| 5 |  Matthew Amoah
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NAC | 12 |
| 6 |  Luis Suárez
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Ajax | 10 |
 Blaise N'Kufo
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Twente | ||
| 8 |  Ari
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AZ | 9 |
| Ibrahim Afellay
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PSV | ||
| 10 | Rydell Poepon
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Sparta | 8 |
 Marko Arnautović
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Twente | ||
| 12 | Roy Makaay
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Feyenoord | 7 |
| Roy Beerens
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Heerenveen | ||
| 14 | 6 players | 6 | |
| 20 | 8 players | 5 | |
| 28 | 17 players | 4 | |
| 45 | 26 players | 3 | |
| 71 | 42 players | 2 | |
| 113 | 78 players | 1 | |
| Own goals | 7 | ||
| Total: | 525 | ||
| Games: | 172 | ||
| Average: | 3.052 | ||
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Last updated: 25 January 2009
Source: sportsnet.ca, eredivisie.nl, nos.infostradasports.com
Facts and statistics
- Ajax lost the opening match 2–1 away at Willem II. This was Ajax' first opening round defeat since the 1988-89 season.
- Ajax and Feyenoord both lost their opening matches. The last times this happened was in the 1965-66 season.
- ADO Den Haag topped the league table after two matches. The last time ADO was in first place was on 16 January 1971.
- NAC Breda led the Eredivisie after round six. This was the first time in club history that NAC were in first place of the Eredivisie.
Television rights
The Dutch public broadcaster NOS broadcasts the match highlights after beating rival broadcaster RTL for the contract. The new pay-per-view channel Eredivisie Live broadcasts the live matches.[1]
In Australia the Eredivisie is broadcast live & exclusive by Setanta Sports.
Overview
References
- ^ "Eredivisie Live launches 29 August". Broadband TV News. 2008-07-10. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
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