2005–06 Eredivisie

Promoted teams

These teams were promoted from the Eerste Divisie at the start of the season:

• Heracles Almelo (First Division champion)
• Sparta Rotterdam (playoffs)

Relegated teams

These team was relegated to the Eerste Divisie at the end of the season:

• RBC Roosendaal

League table

League first round playoff]]

Results

Topscorers

Awards

[[Dutch Footballer of the Year]]

• 2005 / 2006 — Dirk Kuyt (Feyenoord Rotterdam)

[[Dutch Footballer of the Year|Dutch Golden Shoe Winner]]

• 2005 — Mark van Bommel (PSV Eindhoven)

The 2005-06 Eredivisie play-offs

Prior to finishing on 4th place in the regular season, Ajax had already reached the KNVB Cup final. In this final, they faced and defeated Eredivisie champions PSV. Ajax would have qualified for the UEFA Cup via the cup even if they had lost the final. This had consequences for the play-off schedule. Games F and H were not played. The teams ranked 2 to 5 instead played for one Champions League qualifier ticket and three UEFA Cup tickets. The fourth and final UEFA Cup ticket went to the winner of matches C, D and G, between the teams who finished from 6th to 9th place in the regular season. The loser of match G played the winner of a play-off between positions 10 to 13 of the regular league for a place in the UEFA Intertoto Cup. All rounds were played in two legs, one home match and one away match, with away goals as the first tiebreaker.

For UEFA competitions

For one Champions League ticket and three UEFA Cup tickets

| RD1-seed1=5 | RD1-team1=Groningen (advances on aggregate) | RD1-score1=4 | RD1-seed2=2 | RD1-team2=AZ | RD1-score2=3 | RD1-seed3=4 | RD1-team3=Ajax (advances on aggregate) | RD1-score3=7 | RD1-seed4=3 | RD1-team4=Feyenoord | RD1-score4=2 | RD2-seed1=A | RD2-team1=Groningen | RD2-score1=2 | RD2-seed2=B | RD2-team2=Ajax (advances on aggregate) | RD2-score2=3

For one UEFA Cup ticket and possibly one Intertoto Cup ticket

| RD1-seed1=9 | RD1-team1=Twente (advances on aggregate) | RD1-score1=5 | RD1-seed2=6 | RD1-team2=Utrecht | RD1-score2=1 | RD1-seed3=8 | RD1-team3=Roda JC | RD1-score3=0 | RD1-seed4=7 | RD1-team4=Heerenveen (advances on aggregate) | RD1-score4=1 | RD2-seed1=C | RD2-team1=Twente | RD2-score1=0 | RD2-seed2=D | RD2-team2=Heerenveen (advances on aggregate) | RD2-score2=6 For possibly one Intertoto Cup ticket

| RD1-seed1=13 | RD1-team1=Heracles | RD1-score1=3 | RD1-seed2=10 | RD1-team2=NEC (advances on aggregate) | RD1-score2=4 | RD1-seed3=12 | RD1-team3=RKC | RD1-score3=4 | RD1-seed4=11 | RD1-team4=Vitesse (advances on aggregate) | RD1-score4=6 | RD2-seed1=I | RD2-team1=Vitesse (advances on aggregate) | RD2-score1=2 | RD2-seed2=H | RD2-team2=NEC | RD2-score2=1 For the Intertoto Cup ticket | RD1-seed1=G | RD1-team1=Twente (advances on aggregate) | RD1-score1=3 | RD1-seed2=J | RD1-team2=Vitesse | RD1-score2=1

Overview

For promotion and relegation

For two Eredivisie tickets

Round 1

Round 2 (best of 3)

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Round 3 (best of 3)

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NAC Breda and Willem II remained in the Eredivisie.

Attendances

Source:

References

• Eredivisie official website - info on all seasons
• RSSSF

References

1. [http://www.eredivisiestats.nl/topscorers.php EredivisieStats.nl - topscorers]
2. https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/ned/avened06.htm