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2011–12 Eredivisie
56th season of the Eredivisie
56th season of the Eredivisie
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Eredivisie |
| season | 2011–12 |
| dates | 5 August 2011 – 6 May 2012 |
| winners | Ajax (31st title) |
| relegated | Excelsior |
| De Graafschap | |
| continentalcup1 | [Champions League](2012-13-uefa-champions-league) |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Ajax |
| Feyenoord | |
| continentalcup2 | [Europa League](2012-13-uefa-europa-league) |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | PSV |
| AZ | |
| Heerenveen | |
| Vitesse Arnhem | |
| Twente | |
| biggest home win | Heracles Almelo 7–0 VVV-Venlo |
| Roda JC 7–0 Excelsior | |
| biggest away win | ADO Den Haag 0–6 AZ |
| highest scoring | Utrecht 6–4 Ajax |
| matches | 306 |
| league topscorer | Bas Dost |
| (32 goals) | |
| longest wins | 14 games |
| Ajax | |
| longest unbeaten | 14 games |
| Ajax | |
| longest winless | 10 games |
| Excelsior | |
| longest losses | 7 games |
| VVV-Venlo | |
| attendance | 5,171,797 |
| average attendance | 19,516 |
| prevseason | [2010–11](2010-11-eredivisie) |
| nextseason | [2012–13](2012-13-eredivisie) |
De Graafschap Feyenoord AZ Heerenveen Vitesse Arnhem Twente Roda JC 7–0 Excelsior (32 goals) Ajax Ajax Excelsior VVV-Venlo
The 2011–12 Eredivisie is the 56th season of Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. It began in August 2011 with the first matches of the season and ended in June with the last matches of the European competition and relegation playoffs. AFC Ajax had the highest average attendance, around 49,000.
Teams
A total of 18 teams are taking part in the league, the best 15 teams from the 2010–11 season, two promotion/relegation playoff winners and the 2010–11 Eerste Divisie champions.
Excelsior
Feyenoord
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADO Den Haag | The Hague | Kyocera Stadion | 15,000 | |
| AFC Ajax | Amsterdam | Amsterdam ArenA | 52,342 | |
| AZ | Alkmaar | AFAS Stadion | 17,000 | |
| Excelsior | Rotterdam | Stadion Woudestein | 3,531 | |
| Feyenoord | Rotterdam | De Kuip | 51,577 | |
| De Graafschap | Doetinchem | De Vijverberg | 12,600 | |
| FC Groningen | Groningen | Euroborg | 22,580 | |
| SC Heerenveen | Heerenveen | Abe Lenstra Stadion | 26,800 | |
| Heracles Almelo | Almelo | Polman Stadion | 8,500 | |
| NAC Breda | Breda | Rat Verlegh Stadion | 19,000 | |
| NEC | Nijmegen | Stadion de Goffert | 12,470 | |
| PSV | Eindhoven | Philips Stadion | 35,000 | |
| RKC Waalwijk | Waalwijk | Mandemakers Stadion | 7,500 | |
| Roda JC | Kerkrade | Parkstad Limburg Stadion | 19,979 | |
| FC Twente | Enschede | De Grolsch Veste | 32,000 | |
| FC Utrecht | Utrecht | Stadion Galgenwaard | 24,426 | |
| Vitesse Arnhem | Arnhem | GelreDome | 25,000 | |
| VVV-Venlo | Venlo | De Koel | 8,000 |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N.E.C. | NED | Signed by Sparta Rotterdam | url=http://www.nec-nijmegen.nl/home/04664_wiljan-vloet-vertrekt-naar-sparta-rotterdam-alex-pastoor-wordt-de-nieuwe-hoofdtrainer-van-n-e-c | title=Wiljan Vloet vertrekt naar Sparta Rotterdam, Alex Pastoor wordt de nieuwe hoofdtrainer van N.E.C. | date=6 April 2011 | access-date=8 June 2011 | work=N.E.C. Nijmegen | language=nl}} | *Pre-season* | NED | 1 July 2011 | ||||
| SBV Excelsior | NED | Signed by NEC | 1 July 2011 | *Pre-season* | NED | 1 July 2011 | |||||||||
| FC Utrecht | NED | Mutual consent | 1 July 2011 | *Pre-season* | NED | 1 July 2011 | |||||||||
| De Graafschap | BIH | End of contract | 1 July 2011 | *Pre-season* | NED | 1 July 2011 | |||||||||
| VVV-Venlo | NED | End of interim spell | 1 July 2011 | *Pre-season* | BEL | 15 June 2011 | |||||||||
| FC Twente | BEL | Signed by Al-Shabab | 1 July 2011 | *Pre-season* | NED | 1 July 2011 | |||||||||
| SBV Vitesse | ESP | End of contract | 1 July 2011 | *Pre-season* | NED | 1 July 2011 | |||||||||
| ADO Den Haag | NED | Signed by Vitesse | url=http://www.adodenhaag.nl/adodenhaag/nl/html/algemeen/nieuws/nieuws.pshe?nieuws_id=4136&prevPage=/adodenhaag/nl/html/algemeen/home/home.pshe | title=Maurice Steijn nieuwe hoofdtrainer ADO DH | date=30 June 2011 | access-date=30 June 2011 | work=ADO Den Haag | language=nl | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929114416/http://www.adodenhaag.nl/adodenhaag/nl/html/algemeen/nieuws/nieuws.pshe?nieuws_id=4136&prevPage=%2Fadodenhaag%2Fnl%2Fhtml%2Falgemeen%2Fhome%2Fhome.pshe | archive-date=29 September 2011 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all}} | *Pre-season* | NED | 1 July 2011 |
| Feyenoord | NED | Resigned | url=http://nos.nl/artikel/255772-mario-been-weg-bij-feyenoord.html | title=Mario Been weg bij Feyenoord | date=13 June 2011 | access-date=13 June 2011 | work=NOS Sport | language=nl}} | *Pre-season* | NED | 21 July 2011 | ||||
| FC Utrecht | NED | Resigned | 18 October 2011 | *10th* | NED | 18 October 2011 | |||||||||
| VVV-Venlo | BEL | Resigned | 6 December 2011 | *17th* | NED | ||||||||||
| NED (joint caretakers) | 8 December 2011 | ||||||||||||||
| VVV-Venlo | NED | ||||||||||||||
| NED | End of caretaker spell | url=http://www.vi.nl/Nieuws-item/213242/Lokhoff-zoals-verwacht-opvolger-De-Boeck-bij-VVV.htm | title=Lokhoff zoals verwacht opvolger De Boeck bij VVV | date=24 December 2011 | access-date=25 January 2012 | work=VVV-Venlo | language=nl | archive-date=14 January 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114145647/http://www.vi.nl/Nieuws-item/213242/Lokhoff-zoals-verwacht-opvolger-De-Boeck-bij-VVV.htm | url-status=dead }} | *17th* | NED | 24 December 2011 | ||
| FC Twente | NED | Dismissed | 3 January 2012 | *3rd* | ENG | 5 January 2012 | |||||||||
| De Graafschap | NED | Dismissed | 19 February 2012 | *18th* | NED (caretaker) | 20 February 2012 | |||||||||
| PSV | NED | Sacked | 12 March 2012 | *4th* | NED (caretaker) | 12 March 2012 |
League table
Results
Play-offs
European competition
The teams placed sixth through ninth compete in a play-off tournament for one spot in the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. Teams on the left played the first leg at home.
Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 10 May 2012, while the return legs were competed on 13 May 2012.
Finals
The first leg was played on 17 May 2012, while the return leg was competed on 20 May 2012.
Relegation
VVV-Venlo and De Graafschap joined the Eerste Divisie-teams for the playoffs, after finishing 16th and 17th in the Eredivisie. Teams on the left played the first leg at home.
Round 1
The first legs were played on 1 May 2012, while the return legs were competed on 5 May 2012.
Round 2
The first legs were played on 10 May 2012, with the return legs were competed on 13 May 2012.
Round 3
Top goalscorers
Source: Eredivisie (official site) , Soccerway
| Pos. | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands Bas Dost | Heerenveen | 32 |
| 2 | Netherlands Luuk de Jong | Twente | 25 |
| Syria Sanharib Malki | Roda | 25 | |
| 4 | Belgium Dries Mertens | PSV | 21 |
| 5 | Sweden John Guidetti | Feyenoord | 20 |
| 6 | Sweden Ola Toivonen | PSV | 18 |
| 7 | United States Jozy Altidore | AZ Alkmaar | 15 |
| 8 | Slovenia Tim Matavž | Groningen / PSV | 14 |
| 9 | Netherlands Siem de Jong | Ajax | 13 |
| 10 | Netherlands Glynor Plet | Heracles / Twente | 12 |
| Ivory Coast Wilfried Bony | Vitesse Arnhem | 12 |
Updated to games played on 6 May 2012 (end of competition)
Attendances
Source:
| No. | Club | Average | Change | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Ajax | 50,147 | 6,0% | 52,316 |
| 2 | Feyenoord | 44,605 | 4,8% | 51,777 |
| 3 | PSV | 33,376 | -0,4% | 35,000 |
| 4 | FC Twente | 27,707 | 16,4% | 30,000 |
| 5 | sc Heerenveen | 25,306 | -1,9% | 26,100 |
| 6 | FC Groningen | 21,819 | -0,4% | 22,441 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 19,595 | -2,4% | 22,000 |
| 8 | NAC Breda | 17,686 | -3,9% | 19,000 |
| 9 | SBV Vitesse | 17,529 | 16,2% | 23,549 |
| 10 | AZ | 16,365 | 0,1% | 16,801 |
| 11 | Roda JC | 14,351 | 0,2% | 18,400 |
| 12 | NEC | 12,158 | -1,1% | 12,500 |
| 13 | ADO Den Haag | 12,154 | -7,7% | 14,273 |
| 14 | De Graafschap | 12,038 | 0,6% | 12,600 |
| 15 | Heracles Almelo | 8,453 | -0,1% | 8,500 |
| 16 | VVV-Venlo | 7,515 | -0,7% | 8,000 |
| 17 | RKC Waalwijk | 6,279 | 49,6% | 7,850 |
| 18 | SBV Excelsior | 3,303 | -0,5% | 3,531 |
References
References
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- https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/ned/avened12.htm
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