2022–23 Eredivisie
67th season of the Eredivisie
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The 2022–23 Eredivisie was the 67th season of the Eredivisie, the premier football competition in the Netherlands. It began on 5 August 2022 and concluded on 28 May 2023. As the 2022 FIFA World Cup started on 20 November, the last round before stoppage was held on 12–13 November. The league resumed games on 6 January.[1]
| Season | 2022–23 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5 August 2022 – 28 May 2023 |
| Champions | Feyenoord (16th title) |
| Relegated | Emmen Cambuur Groningen |
| Champions League | Feyenoord PSV Eindhoven |
| Europa League | Ajax |
| Europa Conference League | AZ Twente |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 935 (3.06 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Anastasios Douvikas Xavi Simons (19 goals each) |
| Biggest home win | PSV Eindhoven 7–1 Volendam (31 August 2022) Ajax 7–1 Excelsior (16 October 2022) PSV Eindhoven 6–0 Groningen (11 February 2023) Vitesse 6–0 Groningen (21 May 2023) |
| Biggest away win | Excelsior 1–6 PSV Eindhoven (28 August 2022) Cambuur 0–5 Ajax (5 February 2023) RKC Waalwijk 0–5 Twente (21 May 2023) Groningen 0–5 Sparta Rotterdam (28 May 2023) |
| Highest scoring | AZ 5–5 Utrecht (28 January 2023) |
| Longest winning run | 13 matches Feyenoord |
| Longest unbeaten run | 26 matches Feyenoord |
| Longest winless run | 11 matches Groningen Volendam |
| Longest losing run | 9 matches Cambuur |
| Total attendance | 5,121,730 |
| Average attendance | 16,738 |
← 2021–22 2023–24 → | |
Feyenoord became the champions in round 32, beating Go Ahead Eagles 3–0 at De Kuip in Rotterdam on 14 May 2023.[2]
Teams
Emmen (promoted after a one-year absence), Volendam (promoted after a thirteen-year absence) and Excelsior (promoted after a three-year absence) were promoted from the 2021–22 Eerste Divisie. Willem II (relegated after eight years in the top flight), PEC Zwolle (relegated after ten years in the top flight), and Heracles Almelo (relegated after seventeen years in the top flight) were relegated to the 2022–23 Eerste Divisie.
Stadiums and locations
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity | 2021–22 position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax | Amsterdam | Johan Cruijff ArenA | 55,865 | 1st |
| AZ | Alkmaar | AFAS Stadion | 19,478 | 5th |
| Cambuur | Leeuwarden | Cambuur Stadion | 10,500 | 9th |
| Emmen | Emmen | De Oude Meerdijk | 8,600 | 1D, 1st |
| Excelsior | Rotterdam | Van Donge & De Roo Stadion | 4,500 | 1D, 6th (Play-off winner) |
| Feyenoord | Rotterdam | De Kuip | 47,500 | 3rd |
| Fortuna Sittard | Sittard | Fortuna Sittard Stadion | 10,300 | 15th |
| Go Ahead Eagles | Deventer | De Adelaarshorst | 10,000 | 13th |
| Groningen | Groningen | Euroborg | 22,550 | 12th |
| Heerenveen | Heerenveen | Abe Lenstra Stadion | 27,224 | 8th |
| NEC | Nijmegen | Goffertstadion | 12,500 | 11th |
| PSV Eindhoven | Eindhoven | Philips Stadion | 36,500 | 2nd |
| RKC Waalwijk | Waalwijk | Mandemakers Stadion | 7,500 | 10th |
| Sparta Rotterdam | Rotterdam | Spartastadion Het Kasteel | 11,000 | 14th |
| Twente | Enschede | De Grolsch Veste | 30,205 | 4th |
| Utrecht | Utrecht | Stadion Galgenwaard | 23,750 | 7th |
| Vitesse | Arnhem | GelreDome | 21,248 | 6th |
| Volendam | Volendam | Kras Stadion | 7,384 | 1D, 2nd |
Number of teams by province
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.
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax | Signed by Manchester United | 15 May 2022 | Pre-season | 1 July 2022 | ||
| Go Ahead Eagles | Signed by Heerenveen | 30 June 2022 | ||||
| Groningen | End of contract | |||||
| Heerenveen | End of interim spell | |||||
| PSV Eindhoven | End of contract | |||||
| Utrecht | End of interim spell | |||||
| Fortuna Sittard | Sacked | 22 August 2022 | 17th | 22 August 2022 | ||
| End of interim spell | 9 September 2022 | 18th | 9 September 2022 | |||
| Vitesse | Signed by VfL Bochum | 19 September 2022 | 14th | 26 September 2022 | ||
| Cambuur | Resigned for health reasons | 20 October 2022 | 14th | 20 October 2022 | ||
| End of interim spell | 13 November 2022 | 17th | 14 November 2022 | |||
| Groningen | Sacked | 14 November 2022 | 15th | 2 December 2022 | ||
| Utrecht | Resigned | 14 December 2022 | 7th | 14 December 2022 | ||
| End of interim spell | 28 December 2022 | 7th | 28 December 2022 | |||
| Ajax | Sacked | 26 January 2023 | 5th | 27 January 2023 | ||
| PSV Eindhoven | Resigned | 24 May 2023 | 2nd | 24 May 2023 |
Standings
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feyenoord (C) | 34 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 81 | 30 | +51 | 82 | Qualification to Champions league group stage |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 89 | 40 | +49 | 75 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Ajax | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 86 | 38 | +48 | 69 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
| 4 | AZ | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 68 | 35 | +33 | 67 | Qualification to Europa Conference League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Twente (O) | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 66 | 27 | +39 | 64 | Qualification to European competition play-offs |
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 60 | 37 | +23 | 59 | |
| 7 | Utrecht | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 54 | |
| 8 | Heerenveen | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 46 | |
| 9 | RKC Waalwijk | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 50 | 64 | −14 | 41 | |
| 10 | Vitesse | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 40 | |
| 11 | Go Ahead Eagles | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 40 | |
| 12 | NEC | 34 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 39 | |
| 13 | Fortuna Sittard | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 39 | 62 | −23 | 36 | |
| 14 | Volendam | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 42 | 71 | −29 | 36 | |
| 15 | Excelsior | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 32 | 71 | −39 | 32 | |
| 16 | Emmen (R) | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 33 | 65 | −32 | 28 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
| 17 | Cambuur (R) | 34 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 26 | 69 | −43 | 19 | Relegation to Eerste Divisie |
| 18 | Groningen (R) | 34 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 31 | 75 | −44 | 18 |
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off Winner; (R) Relegated
Results
Fixtures and results
Results by round
Play-offs
All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
European competition play-offs
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Twente | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||
| 8 | Heerenveen | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 | Twente | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam (p) | 2 | 0 | 2 (5) | |||||||||
| 7 | Utrecht | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | |||||||||
Semi-finals
Twente won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Utrecht | 1–2 | Sparta Rotterdam |
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2–2 on aggregate. Sparta Rotterdam won 5–4 on penalties.
Final
| Sparta Rotterdam | 1–1 | Twente |
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| Twente | 1–0 | Sparta Rotterdam |
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Twente won 2–1 on aggregate.
Promotion/relegation play-offs
Bracket
| First round | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Emmen | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| NAC Breda | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| MVV Maastricht | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| NAC Breda | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Emmen | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Almere City | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Willem II | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| VVV-Venlo (a.e.t.) | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| VVV-Venlo | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Almere City (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Almere City (a.e.t.) | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Eindhoven | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
First round
| Eindhoven | 1–0 | Almere City |
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| Almere City | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Eindhoven |
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Almere City won 3–2 on aggregate.
VVV-Venlo won 5–4 on aggregate.
NAC Breda won 5–1 on aggregate.
Semifinals
| VVV-Venlo | 1–1 | Almere City |
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| Almere City | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | VVV-Venlo |
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| Penalties | ||
| 2–0 | ||
2–2 on aggregate. Almere City won 2–0 on penalties.
Emmen won 4–1 on aggregate.
Final
| Almere City | 2–0 | Emmen |
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| Emmen | 1–2 | Almere City |
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Almere City won 4–1 on aggregate.
Statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utrecht | 19 | |
| PSV Eindhoven | |||
| 3 | Heerenveen | 16 | |
| 4 | Feyenoord | 15 | |
| 5 | PSV Eindhoven | 14 | |
| 6 | Ajax | 13 | |
| 7 | Ajax | 12 | |
| Twente | |||
| RKC Waalwijk | |||
| AZ | |||
| Groningen |
Hat-tricks
| Rnd | Player | Club | Goals | Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ajax | 4', 45', 57' | 14 August 2022 | Ajax | 6–1 | Groningen | |
| 3 | Heerenveen | 5', 72', 77' | 20 August 2022 | Vitesse | 0–4 | Heerenveen | |
| 3 | PSV Eindhoven | 25' (p), 39', 51' | 31 August 2022 | PSV Eindhoven | 7–1 | Volendam | |
| 5 | Utrecht | 71' (p), 77', 86' | 2 September 2022 | Fortuna Sittard | 3–4 | Utrecht | |
| 19 | Utrecht | 12', 16', 65' | 28 January 2023 | AZ | 5–5 | Utrecht | |
| AZ | 31', 34', 78' | ||||||
| 30 | Emmen | 47', 75', 90+2' | 22 April 2023 | Heerenveen | 2–3 | Emmen | |
| 33 | Vitesse | 4', 56', 74' | 21 May 2023 | Vitesse | 6–0 | Groningen | |
Top assists
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajax | 17 | |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 12 | |
| 3 | Volendam | 11 | |
| Sparta Rotterdam | |||
| 5 | Twente | 10 | |
| 6 | Ajax | 9 | |
| RKC Waalwijk | |||
| Twente | |||
| NEC | |||
| PSV Eindhoven |
Clean sheets
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Twente | 15 | |
| 2 | Sparta Rotterdam | 13 | |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 12 | |
| 4 | Utrecht | 10 | |
| PSV Eindhoven | |||
| 6 | NEC | 9 | |
| 7 | Go Ahead Eagles | 7 | |
| Heerenveen | |||
| Fortuna Sittard | |||
| Ajax | |||
| Excelsior |
Discipline
Player
- Most yellow cards: 10
- Most red cards: 2
Club
- Most yellow cards: 60
- Most red cards: 5
- Fewest yellow cards: 41
Awards
Monthly awards
Annual awards
| Award | Player | Club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Season | Feyenoord | [16] | |
| Talent of the Season | PSV Eindhoven | ||
| Goal of the Season | RKC Waalwijk |
Attendances
Ajax drew the highest average home attendance in the 2022-23 edition of the Eredivisie.
| # | Football club | Home games | Average attendance[17] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Ajax | 17 | 53,582 |
| 2 | Feyenoord | 17 | 47,500 |
| 3 | PSV | 17 | 31,923 |
| 4 | FC Twente | 17 | 29,212 |
| 5 | sc Heerenveen | 17 | 21,030 |
| 6 | FC Utrecht | 17 | 19,769 |
| 7 | FC Groningen | 17 | 18,521 |
| 8 | AZ | 17 | 16,967 |
| 9 | Vitesse | 17 | 15,129 |
| 10 | NEC | 17 | 12,405 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 17 | 10,229 |
| 12 | Fortuna Sittard | 17 | 10,187 |
| 13 | Cambuur Leeuwarden | 17 | 9,822 |
| 14 | Go Ahead Eagles | 17 | 9,679 |
| 15 | FC Emmen | 17 | 8,152 |
| 16 | FC Volendam | 17 | 6,663 |
| 17 | RKC Waalwijk | 17 | 5,980 |
| 18 | Excelsior | 17 | 4,336 |