Season 2010–11 Champions League Ajax
Twente Biggest home win PSV 10–0 Feyenoord Champion AFC Ajax Relegated Willem II Matches played 306 | Champions Ajax
30th title Europa League PSV
AZ
ADO Den Haag Dates 6 Aug 2010 – 29 May 2011 Location Netherlands Goals scored 987 | |
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Top goalscorer Björn Vleminckx
(23 goals) Similar 2009–10 Eredivisie, 2012–13 Eredivisie, 2006–07 Eredivisie, 2013–14 Eredivisie, 2014–15 Eredivisie | ||
The 2010–11 Eredivisie is the 55th season of Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. It began on 6 August 2010 with the first matches of the season and ended on 29 May 2011 with the last matches of the European competition and relegation playoffs. FC Twente were the reigning champions, having won their first Dutch championship the previous season. A total of 18 teams took part in the league. Ajax won their 30th title after beating FC Twente 3–1 on 15 May 2011.
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Teams
RKC Waalwijk were directly relegated to the 2010–11 Eerste Divisie at the end of last season after finishing the season at the bottom of the table, ending one season at the highest division of Dutch football. They were replaced by 2009–10 Eerste Divisie champions De Graafschap, who return to the Eredivisie after one season.
Sparta Rotterdam were also relegated at the end of the promotion/relegation playoff tournament, as they lost their two-legged play-off against city rivals SBV Excelsior on away goals. Sparta hence completed a 5-year stint in the league, while Excelsior played for the first time at the top level in 2 years. In contrast, Willem II retained their Eredivisie spot after beating Go Ahead Eagles after extra time of the return leg.
League table
Source: eredivsie.nl (Dutch)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Since both 2010–11 KNVB Cup finalists, Twente and Ajax, qualified for the Champions League, allocation of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League spots was based upon the final league standings, with the cup-winners spot going to the third-placed team and the regular spots available through league placement awarded to the next best teams below.
2NAC Breda were docked 1 point because they were late with payment obligations to Contractspelers Fonds KNVB (CFK).
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Results
Updated to games played on 15 May 2011.
Source: news.bbc.co.uk
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
European competition
The teams placed fifth through eighth compete in a play-off tournament for one spot in the second qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.
Relegation
Excelsior and VVV-Venlo joined the Eerste Divisie-teams for the playoffs, after finishing 16th and 17th in the Eredivisie.
Round 3
VVV-Venlo and Excelsior will play in 2011–12 Eredivisie.
Top goalscorers
Source: Eredivisie (official site) (Dutch), Soccerway, ESPN Soccernet