The Eredivisie is the top level of professional football in the Netherlands and arguably the biggest league in Europe outside of the top five leagues.
The Dutch top tier hosts several world famous football clubs and boasts six former European champions in Ajax (four), PSV Eindhoven and Feyenoord.
Dates
This 2026/27 Eredivisie campaign is set to begin on 7th August 2026 and the season will conclude on the 23rd May 2027.
Teams
The current confirmed teams for the Eredivisie in 2026/27 are:
- ADO Den Haag
- Ajax
- AZ
- SC Cambuur
- Excelsior
- Feyenoord
- Fortuna Sittard
- Go Ahead Eagles
- Groningen
- Heerenveen
- NAC Breda
- NEC
- PEC Zwolle
- PSV Eindhoven
- Sparta Rotterdam
- Twente
- Utrecht
Stadiums
The current confirmed stadiums for the 2026/27 season in the Eredivisie are:
Team | Stadium |
|---|---|
ADO Den Haag | Werktalent Stadion |
Ajax | Johan Cruyff Arena |
AZ | AFAS Stadion |
SC Cambuur | Kooi Stadion |
Excelsior | The Albert Bartlett Stadium |
Feyenoord | De Kuip |
Fortuna Sittard | Fortuna Sittard Stadion |
Go Ahead Eagles | De Adelaarshorst |
Groningen | Euroborg |
Heerenveen | Abe Lenstra Stadion |
NEC | Goffertstadion |
PEC Zwolle | MAC³PARK Stadion |
PSV Eindhoven | Philips Stadion |
Sparta Rotterdam | Spartastadion Het Kasteel |
Twente | De Grolsch Veste |
Utrecht | Stadion Galgenwaard |
History
Two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands, the Eredivisie was founded, with amateurs leagues operating prior to 1956.
The 1954/55 season was the first professional campaign in the Netherlands, split by divisions, with divisional winners competing in play-offs to determine the national champion.
In 1956, the Eredivisie was founded with 18 teams competing in a round robin format, playing home and away, with the format still in use today.
Previous Winners
Year: | Winner: | Runner-up: |
|---|---|---|
2016/2017 | Feyenoord | Ajax |
2017/2018 | PSV | Ajax |
2018/2019 | Ajax | PSV |
2019/2020 | Competition abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic | |
2020/2021 | Ajax | PSV |
2021/2022 | Ajax | PSV |
2022/2023 | Feyenoord | PSV |
2023/2024 | PSV | Feyenoord |
2024/2025 | PSV | Ajax |
2025/2026 | PSV | Feyenoord |
The last ten years of the Eredivisie has seen honours shared somewhat evenly between the big three, however Eindhoven based PSV have dominated in the last few years, winning three titles in succession.
Check out our detailed list of all the Eredivisie champions over the decades on site.
