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2019–20 Eredivisie (women)

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This article is about the women's competition. For the men's competition, see 2019–20 Eredivisie.
Eredivisie Vrouwen
Season2019–20
Dates23 August 2019 – 24 April 2020
UEFA Women's Champions LeaguePSV Eindhoven
AFC Ajax
Matches played48
Goals scored168 (3.5 per match)
Biggest home winPSV 9–1 Excelsior/Barendrecht
(27 September 2019)
Biggest away winPEC Zwolle 0–4 PSV
(22 November 2019)
Excelsior/Barendrecht 1–5 PSV
(14 February 2020)
Highest scoringPSV 9–1 Excelsior/Barendrecht
(27 September 2019)
Longest winning run5 matches
Ajax
Longest unbeaten run12 matches
PSV
Longest winless run12 matches
Excelsior/Barendrecht
Longest losing run6 matches
Excelsior/Barendrecht
All statistics correct as of 25 February 2020.

The 2019–20 Eredivisie Vrouwen is the tenth season of the Netherlands women's professional football league. The season was intended to last from 23 August 2019 to 22 May 2020, but was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Twente began the season as defending champion, and no new champion was crowned.

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

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On 12 March 2020, all football leagues were suspended until 31 March, as the Dutch government forbade events due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] On 15 March, the suspension was extended until 6 April.[2] On 23 March, the Dutch government forbid all gatherings and events until 1 June 2020.[3]

The Dutch government announced on 21 April that all events, subject to authorization, would remain forbidden until 1 September. The KNVB announced the same day its intention not to continue all remaining suspended competitions. A final decision would be taken after consultation with the UEFA and then the consequences would be discussed with the clubs involved.[4]

On 22 April, the KNVB cancelled the season.[5] Two days later, it announced that it would not name a champion for the season and that the top two teams at the time play was halted, PSV and AFC Ajax, would qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League.[6]

Format

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The league had a split-season schedule but was suspended before the end of the regular season. As originally scheduled, in the regular season, all eight teams were to play each other twice, once at home and once away, for 14 matches each. The season was cancelled after each team had played 12 matches.

After the regular season, the top four team would advance to the championship play-off, and the bottom four teams play a placement playoff. In each playoff, teams played each other twice for six matches each. There is no relegation nor promotion in the league, and the champion and runner-up qualify for the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League.[7][8]

Teams

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Location of teams in the Eredivisie 2019–20

The league fielded eight teams, one fewer than the previous season. Achilles '29 announced in April 2019 that it would discontinue its women's team due to financial difficulties.[9]

Team City / Town Venue(s) Capacity
ADO Den Haag Den Haag Cars Jeans Stadion 15,000
Sportpark Nieuw Hanenburg 02,500
AFC Ajax Amsterdam Sportpark De Toekomst 05,000
VV Alkmaar Alkmaar Rabobank IJmond Stadion (Velsen) 04,663
Sportpark AFC '34 02,500
Sportpark De Wending (Heerhugowaard) 01,000
AFAS Trainingscomplex (Wormerland) 02,383
Excelsior/Barendrecht Rotterdam Van Donge & De Roo Stadion 04,500
Sportpark De Bongerd (Barendrecht) 02,100
SC Heerenveen Heerenveen Sportpark Skoatterwâld 03,000
Zuidersportpark (Sneek) 03,150
PEC Zwolle Zwolle MAC³PARK Stadion 14,000
Sportpark Ceintuurbaan 03,000
PSV Eindhoven Eindhoven Jan Louwers Stadion 05,400
Sportcomplex De Herdgang 02,500
FC Twente Enschede De Grolsch Veste 30,205
Sportpark Slangenbeek (Hengelo) 02,000
FC Twente-trainingscentrum (Hengelo) 01,000

Source: Soccerway[10]

Regular season

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Standings

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>> Below is the standings as of 25 February 2020, the date the last matches were played. <<

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 PSV 12 10 2 0 42 8 +34 32 Qualification to UEFA Women's Champions League
2 Ajax 12 8 1 3 22 11 +11 25
3 Twente 12 7 2 3 28 15 +13 23 Qualification to Championship play-off
4 Heerenveen 12 5 3 4 18 17 +1 18
5 ADO Den Haag 12 3 3 6 12 16 −4 12 Qualification to Placement play-off
6 Alkmaar 12 2 4 6 19 29 −10 10
7 PEC Zwolle 12 2 4 6 17 32 −15 10
8 Excelsior/Barendrecht 12 0 3 9 10 40 −30 3
Source: Soccerway
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)[11] [12]

Fixtures/results

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Home \ Away ADO AJA ALK EXC HEE PEC PSV TWE
ADO Den Haag 1–0 20 Mar 0–0 1–2 1–2 0–1 0–1
Ajax 1–0 4–0 27 Mar 0–0 4–0 1–4 2–1
Alkmaar 1–1 1–2 4–0 3–2 2–2 27 Mar 0–2
Excelsior/Barendrecht 1–3 0–2 3–3 0–2 20 Mar 1–5 2–4
Heerenveen 27 Mar 0–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 1–4 1–3
PEC Zwolle 2–4 2–4 2–1 2–2 3–3 0–4 27 Mar
PSV 1–1 20 Mar 5–0 9–1 1–1 4–0 1–0
Twente 4–0 2–1 3–3 4–0 20 Mar 2–2 2–3
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

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As of matches played on 25 February 2020.[13]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Netherlands Joëlle Smits PSV 16
2 Netherlands Katja Snoeijs PSV 13
3 Netherlands Fenna Kalma FC Twente 9
Netherlands Marjolijn van den Bighelaar AFC Ajax
5 Netherlands Renate Jansen FC Twente 8
6 Netherlands Nikita Tromp PEC Zwolle 5
7 Netherlands Seven players tied 4

References

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  1. ^ "tot en met 31 maart geen voetbal in nederland" [Until 31 March no football in the Netherlands] (in Dutch). KNVB. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Geen voetbalwedstrijden tot en met 6 april" [No football matches until 6 April] (in Dutch). KNVB. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Voetbalseizoen lijkt ten einde: Kabinet verlengt maatregelen tot 1 juni" [Football season seems to have ended: Government extends measures until 1 June 2020] (in Dutch). voetbal247.nl. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Status betaaldvoetbalcompetities naar aanleiding van update maatregelen overheid" [Status professional football in response to the update measures of the government.] (in Dutch). KNVB. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Seizoen Eredivisie Vrouwen ten einde" [Eredivisie Vrouwen season comes to an end]. www.knvb.nl (in Dutch). 22 April 2020. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  6. ^ "Afwikkeling voetbalseizoen 2019/'20 een feit" [Settlement of the 2019/'20 football season a fact]. KNVB (in Dutch). 24 April 2020. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  7. ^ "Eredivisie vrouwen dit seizoen op vrijdag en zondagmiddag". KNVB (in Dutch). 5 July 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Programma eredivisie vrouwen seizoen 2019/'20". knvb.nl (in Dutch). KNVB. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Vrouwenteam Achilles stopt na dit seizoen". www.gld.nl (in Dutch). 2019-04-18. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  10. ^ "Eredivisie Women 2019-2020 - Venues". soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Eredivisie 2019/2020 - Season rules" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Afwikkeling voetbalseizoen 2019/'20 een feit" [Settlement of the 2019/'20 football season a fact]. KNVB (in Dutch). 24 April 2020. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  13. ^ "Topscorers". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
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