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2012–13 Eredivisie
57th season of the Eredivisie
57th season of the Eredivisie
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Eredivisie |
| season | 2012–13 |
| dates | 10 August 2012 – 5 May 2013 |
| winners | Ajax (32nd title) |
| relegated | Willem II |
| VVV-Venlo | |
| continentalcup1 | [Champions League](2013-14-uefa-champions-league) |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Ajax |
| PSV | |
| continentalcup2 | [Europa League](2013-14-uefa-europa-league) |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | Feyenoord |
| Vitesse Arnhem | |
| AZ | |
| Utrecht | |
| biggest home win | PSV 7–0 ADO Den Haag |
| biggest away win | VVV 0–6 PSV |
| highest scoring | Heracles Almelo 6–3 Heerenveen |
| matches | 306 |
| total goals | 964 |
| longest wins | 8 games |
| PSV | |
| longest unbeaten | 14 games |
| Ajax | |
| longest winless | 10 games |
| NEC | |
| longest losses | 6 games |
| VVV-Venlo | |
| league topscorer | Wilfried Bony |
| (31 goals) | |
| attendance | 4,596,704 |
| average attendance | 18,838 |
| prevseason | [2011–12](2011-12-eredivisie) |
| nextseason | [2013–14](2013-14-eredivisie) |
VVV-Venlo PSV Vitesse Arnhem AZ Utrecht PSV Ajax NEC VVV-Venlo (31 goals)
The 2012–13 Eredivisie was the 57th season of Eredivisie, since its establishment in 1955. It began on 10 August 2012 with the first match of the season and ended on 26 May 2013, with the last matches of the European competition and relegation play-offs. This is the first time VAR has been used for testing.
Teams
A total of 18 teams took part in the league: The best fifteen teams from the 2011–12 season, two promotion/relegation playoff winners and the 2011–12 Eerste Divisie champions.
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADO Den Haag | The Hague | Kyocera Stadion | 15,000 |
| Ajax | Amsterdam | Amsterdam Arena | 52,651 |
| AZ | Alkmaar | AFAS Stadion | 17,023 |
| Feyenoord | Rotterdam | Stadion Feijenoord | 51,177 |
| Groningen | Groningen | Euroborg | 22,550 |
| Heerenveen | Heerenveen | Abe Lenstra Stadion | 26,100 |
| Heracles | Almelo | Polman Stadion | 8,500 |
| NAC | Breda | Rat Verlegh Stadion | 19,005 |
| NEC | Nijmegen | Stadion de Goffert | 12,500 |
| PEC Zwolle | Zwolle | IJsseldelta Stadion | 11,324 |
| PSV | Eindhoven | Philips Stadion | 35,000 |
| RKC Waalwijk | Waalwijk | Mandemakers Stadion | 7,508 |
| Roda JC | Kerkrade | Parkstad Limburg Stadion | 18,936 |
| Twente | Enschede | De Grolsch Veste | 30,014 |
| Utrecht | Utrecht | Stadion Galgenwaard | 23,750 |
| Vitesse Arnhem | Arnhem | GelreDome | 25,000 |
| VVV-Venlo | Venlo | De Koel | 8,000 |
| Willem II | Tilburg | Koning Willem II Stadion | 14,500 |
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADO Den Haag | NED Maurice Steijn | NED Danny Holla | Erreà | Basic-Fit Fitness |
| Ajax | NED Frank de Boer | NED Siem de Jong | adidas | Aegon |
| AZ | NED Gertjan Verbeek | NED Nick Viergever | Macron | AFAS software |
| Feyenoord | NED Ronald Koeman | NED Stefan de Vrij | Puma | ASR |
| Groningen | NED Robert Maaskant | NED Kees Kwakman | Klupp | Essent |
| Heerenveen | NED Marco van Basten | NED Ramon Zomer | Jako | Univé |
| Heracles | NED Peter Bosz | GHA Kwame Quansah | Erima | TenCate |
| NAC | Serbia Nebojša Gudelj | NED Jelle ten Rouwelaar | Patrick | SunWeb |
| NEC | NED Alex Pastoor | HUN Gábor Babos | Jako | Scholten Awater |
| PEC Zwolle | NED Art Langeler | NED Arne Slot | Patrick | Beaphar |
| PSV | NED Dick Advocaat | NED Mark van Bommel | Nike | Philips |
| RKC Waalwijk | NED Erwin Koeman | NED Ard van Peppen | Nike | Mandemakens Keukens |
| Roda JC | NED Ruud Brood | SYR Sanharib Malki | Lotto | Toverland |
| Twente | NED Alfred Schreuder (caretaker) | NED Wout Brama | Nike | Arke |
| Utrecht | NED Jan Wouters | Ghana Nana Akwasi Asare | hummel | HealthCity |
| Vitesse | NED Fred Rutten | GEO Guram Kashia | Nike | — |
| VVV-Venlo | NED Ton Lokhoff | NED Jeffrey Leiwakabessy | Masita | Seacon Logistics |
| Willem II | NED Jurgen Streppel | NED Hans Mulder | Macron | Pondres |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC Heerenveen | NED | End of contract | 1 July 2012 | *Pre-season* | NED | 1 July 2012 | ||||||||
| Roda JC Kerkrade | BEL | End of contract | 1 July 2012 | *Pre-season* | NED | 1 July 2012 | ||||||||
| RKC Waalwijk | NED | Signed by Roda JC Kerkrade | url=http://eredivisielive.nl/nieuws/46887-ruud-brood-nieuwe-trainer-roda-jc.html | title=Ruud Brood nieuwe trainer Roda JC | date=20 March 2012 | access-date=13 April 2012 | work=Eredivisie Live | language=nl | archive-date=23 April 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423000442/http://eredivisielive.nl/nieuws/46887-ruud-brood-nieuwe-trainer-roda-jc.html | url-status=dead }} | *Pre-season* | NED | 1 July 2012 |
| PSV | NED | End of interim spell | 1 July 2012 | *Pre-season* | NED | 1 July 2012 | ||||||||
| FC Groningen | NED | Sacked | 10 May 2012 | *Pre-season* | NED | 1 July 2012 | ||||||||
| Vitesse Arnhem | NED | Signed by Anderlecht | 1 July 2012 | *Pre-season* | NED | 1 July 2012 | ||||||||
| NAC Breda | NED | Sacked | 23 October 2012 | *17th* | NED Adri Bogers (caretaker) | 23 October 2012 | ||||||||
| NAC Breda | NED Adri Bogers | End of caretaker spell | 21 November 2012 | *15th* | Serbia | 21 November 2012 | ||||||||
| FC Twente | ENG Steve McClaren | Resigned | 26 February 2013 | *5th* | NED (caretaker) | 26 February 2013 |
League table
Results
Play-offs
European competition
The teams placed fifth through eighth competed in a play-off tournament for one spot in the second qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League. Teams on the left played the first leg at home.
Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 16 May 2013, while the return legs were played on 19 May 2013.
Finals
Relegation
Roda JC and VVV-Venlo joined the Eerste Divisie-teams for the play-offs, after finishing 16th and 17th in the Eredivisie.
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Season statistics
Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIV Wilfried Bony | Vitesse Arnhem | 31 |
| 2 | ITA Graziano Pellè | Feyenoord | 27 |
| 3 | ISL Alfreð Finnbogason | Heerenveen | 24 |
| 4 | USA Jozy Altidore | AZ | 23 |
| 5 | SYR Sanharib Malki | Roda JC | 17 |
| 6 | BEL Dries Mertens | PSV | 16 |
| 7 | NED Jeremain Lens | PSV | 15 |
| 8 | ZAM Jacob Mulenga | Utrecht | 14 |
| NED Georginio Wijnaldum | PSV | 14 | |
| 10 | NED Luc Castaignos | Twente | 13 |
Attendances
Source:
| No. | Club | Average | Change | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Ajax | 50,490 | 0,7% | 53,052 |
| 2 | Feyenoord | 45,324 | 1,6% | 48,000 |
| 3 | PSV | 33,176 | -0,6% | 34,600 |
| 4 | FC Twente | 29,453 | 6,3% | 30,000 |
| 5 | sc Heerenveen | 24,683 | -2,5% | 26,100 |
| 6 | FC Groningen | 21,077 | -3,4% | 22,505 |
| 7 | SBV Vitesse | 18,423 | 5,1% | 22,315 |
| 8 | FC Utrecht | 17,512 | -10,6% | 19,566 |
| 9 | NAC Breda | 17,324 | -2,0% | 19,000 |
| 10 | AZ | 16,286 | -0,5% | 17,016 |
| 11 | Roda JC | 13,517 | -5,8% | 17,159 |
| 12 | NEC | 11,924 | -1,9% | 12,500 |
| 13 | Willem II | 11,313 | 18,5% | 13,825 |
| 14 | PEC Zwolle | 10,762 | 25,8% | 11,324 |
| 15 | ADO Den Haag | 10,503 | -13,6% | 14,009 |
| 16 | Heracles Almelo | 8,429 | -0,3% | 8,500 |
| 17 | VVV-Venlo | 6,765 | -10,0% | 8,000 |
| 18 | RKC Waalwijk | 6,178 | -1,6% | 7,508 |
References
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