2025–26 Eredivisie (women)
Ongoing professional football (soccer) season in the Netherlands
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The 2025–26 season is the 16th iteration of the Vrouwen Eredivisie, the top national women's football league in the Netherlands. The season started on 6 September 2025 and ends on 22 May 2026.[1] This season, the three bottom-finishing teams will be relegated to the Vrouwen Eerste Divisie.[2]
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 September 2025 – 22 May 2026 |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Teams | 12 |
| Relegated | Excelsior NAC Breda |
← 2024–25 2026–27 → | |
FC Twente entered the season as the two-time defending champion and also won the KNVB Women's Super Cup immediately before the start of the season.[3] Twente, PSV, and Ajax also competed in European club competitions during the season.[4] Twente was eliminated in the UEFA Women's Champions League league phase, and PSV and Ajax both lost in the UEFA Women's Europa Cup Round of 16. All three teams were winless in their final round of European competition.[5][6]
Format
The 12 teams in the league play in a double round-robin format: each team plays all other teams twice over 22 rounds, once at home and once away.[7]
Teams
Twelve teams are competing in the 2025–26 season.[7] New to the league this season are NAC Breda, which was promoted from the Vrouwen Eerste Divisie, and Hera United, which assumed the license from Telstar and many of its players.[8][9]
| Team | City / Town | Venue | Debut season |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADO Den Haag | Den Haag | Bingoal Stadion | 2007–08 |
| AFC Ajax | Amsterdam | Sportpark De Toekomst, Johan Cruyff Stadium | 2015–16 |
| AZ Alkmaar | Alkmaar | AFAS Trainingcomplex, AFAS Stadion | 2023–24* |
| Excelsior | Rotterdam | Stadion Woudestein | 2017–18 |
| Feyenoord | Rotterdam | Varkenoord, Stadion Feijenoord | 2021–22 |
| SC Heerenveen | Heerenveen | Sportpark Skoatterwâld | 2007–08 |
| Hera United | Amsterdam | Sportpark Goed Genoeg | 2025–26 |
| NAC Breda | Breda | Sportpark Heksenwiel, Rat Verlegh Stadion | 2025–26 |
| PSV | Eindhoven | De Herdgang, Philips Stadion | 2015–16 |
| FC Twente | Enschede | Sportpark Schreurserve, De Grolsch Veste, Sportpark Het Diekman | 2007–08 |
| FC Utrecht | Utrecht | Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch, Stadion Galgenwaard | 2023–24* |
| PEC Zwolle | Zwolle | MAC³PARK Stadion, Sportpark De Vegtlust | 2010–11 |
*=return after previously playing in the Eredivisie
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSV (X) | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 52 | 14 | +38 | 48 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Ajax | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 49 | 16 | +33 | 44 | |
| 3 | Twente | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 51 | 17 | +34 | 43 | Qualification to Europa Cup first qualifying round |
| 4 | Feyenoord | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 17 | +22 | 41 | |
| 5 | PEC Zwolle | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 31 | |
| 6 | Utrecht | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 31 | |
| 7 | Heerenveen | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 26 | |
| 8 | AZ | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 21 | |
| 9 | Hera United | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 37 | −16 | 20 | |
| 10 | ADO Den Haag | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 43 | −22 | 19 | Possible relegation to the Vrouwen Eerste Divisie |
| 11 | Excelsior (R) | 20 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 47 | −29 | 8 | Relegation to the Vrouwen Eerste Divisie |
| 12 | NAC Breda (R) | 20 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 65 | −48 | 7 |
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) 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 match, including extra time and a penalty shoot-out, if necessary.[10][11]
(R) Relegated; (X) Assured of at least Europa Cup
Results
Top scorers
As of 5 April 2026[update]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jaimy Ravensbergen |
Twente | 13 |
| 2 | Lobke Loonen |
Utrecht | 12 |
| Desiree van Lunteren |
AZ | ||
 Riola Xhemaili |
PSV | ||
| 5 | Danique Tolhoek |
Ajax | 10 |
| 6 | Evi Maatman |
Heerenveen | 9 |
| Nikita Tromp |
Utrecht | ||
| 8 | Seven players tied | 7 | |