2018–19 Eredivisie (women)

Eredivisie Vrouwen
Season	2018–19
Dates	7 September 2018 – 3 May 2019
Champions	Twente (third title)
Champions League	Twente
Matches played	110
Goals scored	454 (4.13 per match)
Top goalscorer	Tiny Hoekstra (28 goals)
Biggest home win	Heerenveen 12–0 Achilles '29; (19 April 2019)
Biggest away win	Achilles '29 1–9 ADO Den Haag; (12 October 2018); Achilles '29 0–8 Twente; (16 November 2018); Achilles '29 1–9 PSV; (14 December 2018)
Highest scoring	Heerenveen 12–0 Achilles '29; (19 April 2019)
Longest winning run	9 matches; Twente
Longest unbeaten run	15 matches; Twente
Longest winless run	15 matches; Excelsior/Barendrecht
Longest losing run	9 matches; Achilles '29; Excelsior/Barendrecht
	← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 Eredivisie Vrouwen was the ninth season of the Netherlands women's professional football league. The season took place from 7 September 2018 to 3 May 2019 with nine teams.^[1] Twente won the league championship, its third Eredivisie title, after trailing PSV at the end of the regular season. Twente clinched its tile by defeating PSV in its penultimate match.^[2]

Teams

Location of teams in the Eredivisie 2018–19

The number of teams and specific teams was unchanged from the previous season, the first time the Eredivisie had such stability.

Team	City / Town	Venue(s)	Capacity
Achilles '29	Groesbeek	Sportpark De Heikant	4,500
ADO Den Haag	The Hague	Cars Jeans Stadion	15,000
ADO Den Haag	The Hague	Sportpark Nieuw Hanenburg	1,500
AFC Ajax	Amsterdam	Sportpark De Toekomst	2,000
VV Alkmaar	Alkmaar	Rabobank IJmond Stadion (Velsen)	3,625
		Sportpark De Wending (Heerhugowaard)	1,000
		AFAS Trainingscomplex (Wormerland)	1,000
Excelsior/Barendrecht	Rotterdam	Van Donge & De Roo Stadion	4,500
Excelsior/Barendrecht	Rotterdam	Sportpark De Bongerd (Barendrecht)	2,100
SC Heerenveen	Heerenveen	Sportpark Skoatterwâld	3,000
SC Heerenveen	Heerenveen	Zuidersportpark (Sneek)	3,150
PSV Eindhoven	Eindhoven	Jan Louwers Stadion	4,600
PSV Eindhoven	Eindhoven	Sportcomplex De Herdgang	2,500
FC Twente	Enschede	De Grolsch Veste	30,205
		Sportpark Slangenbeek (Hengelo)	2,000
		FC Twente-trainingscentrum (Hengelo)	1,000
PEC Zwolle	Zwolle	MAC³PARK Stadion	12,500
PEC Zwolle	Zwolle	Sportpark Ceintuurbaan	3,000

Source: Soccerway^[3]

Format

The league scheduling format remained the same as the previous season, with a split-season format. In the regular season, all nine teams played one another twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 16 matches each. Following those matches, the top five teams qualified for a championship play-offs and the bottom four teams for the placement group. Championship play-off teams played each twice, for a total of 8 matches each, while placement group teams played each other three times, for a total of 9 matches each. Points accumulated in the regular season were halved and added to the points of the playoff stage rounds. There is no relegation nor promotion in the league, and the champion qualified to the 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League.^[4]^[5]

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	PSV	16	13	1	2	54	11	+43	40	Qualification to Championship play-off
2	Twente	16	11	3	2	52	18	+34	36
3	Ajax	16	9	4	3	38	14	+24	31
4	ADO Den Haag	16	9	1	6	42	23	+19	28
5	PEC Zwolle	16	6	2	8	34	34	0	20
6	Alkmaar	16	6	2	8	24	40	−16	20	Qualification to Placement play-off
7	Heerenveen	16	5	4	7	34	36	−2	19
8	Excelsior/Barendrecht	16	2	1	13	14	44	−30	7
9	Achilles '29	16	2	0	14	10	82	−72	6

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)^[6]

Results

Home \ Away	ACH	ADO	AJA	ALK	EXC	HEE	PEC	PSV	TWE
Achilles '29		1–9	0–4	0–2	1–0	2–6	3–2	1–9	0–8
ADO Den Haag	6–0		2–2	4–1	2–0	4–1	3–2	1–2	3–1
Ajax	3–0	1–0		2–0	5–0	3–0	3–1	2–0	1–2
Alkmaar	3–1	2–3	2–2		3–0	0–7	0–0	0–3	0–5
Excelsior/Barendrecht	5–1	2–0	0–6	0–2		2–2	2–3	0–3	1–3
Heerenveen	6–0	0–3	1–1	3–5	1–0		3–3	0–5	0–2
PEC Zwolle	10–0	1–0	3–1	1–2	3–1	0–3		1–3	4–2
PSV	5–0	2–1	1–0	5–0	3–0	6–1	4–0		3–3
Twente	4–0	5–1	2–2	4–2	6–1	0–0	4–0	1–0

Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Championship

The top five teams were set after matchday 16. Points from the regular season were halved.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	SP	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Twente (C)	8	5	2	1	18	9	+9	18	35	2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League
2	Ajax	8	4	4	0	12	4	+8	16	32
3	PSV	8	3	2	3	16	11	+5	20	31
4	ADO Den Haag	8	1	4	3	13	19	−6	14	21
5	PEC Zwolle	8	0	2	6	9	25	−16	10	12

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)^[6]
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away	ADO	AJA	PEC	PSV	TWE
ADO Den Haag		2–2	4–1	2–2	1–3
Ajax	1–1		0–0	1–0	2–0
PEC Zwolle	3–3	0–4		2–3	1–5
PSV	5–0	0–1	3–1		2–3
Twente	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1

Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Placement

The bottom four teams were set after matchday 16. Points from the regular season were halved.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	SP	Pts
1	Heerenveen	9	7	2	0	40	8	+32	10	33
2	Alkmaar	9	3	4	2	23	16	+7	10	23
3	Excelsior/Barendrecht	9	3	3	3	13	14	−1	4	16
4	Achilles '29	9	0	1	8	8	46	−38	3	4

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)^[6]

Results

1st and 2nd third

Home \ Away	ACH	ALK	EXC	HEE
Achilles '29		2–6	1–1	2–6
Alkmaar	5–2		2–2	1–1
Excelsior/Barendrecht	1–0	1–1		0–4
Heerenveen	6–0	1–1	3–0

Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

3rd third

Home \ Away	ACH	ALK	EXC	HEE
Achilles '29		1–4
Alkmaar			0–2	3–4
Excelsior/Barendrecht	5–0
Heerenveen	12–0		3–1

Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

^ "Vrouwen Eredivisie 2018-2019". fcupdate.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 September 2018.
^ "FC Twente Vrouwen voor de zesde keer kampioen" [FC Twente Women champions for the sixth time]. KNVB (in Dutch). 26 April 2019. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
^ "Eredivisie Women 2018-2019 - Venues". soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
^ "UITVOERINGS-/WIJZIGINGSBESLUIT – EREDIVISIE VROUWEN SEIZOEN 2017/'18" (PDF). KNVB (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 January 2018.
^ "PROGRAMMA EREDIVISIE VROUWEN SEIZOEN 2018/'19" (PDF). knvb.nl (in Dutch). KNVB. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Eredivisie 2018/2019 - Season rules" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 9 September 2018.

External links

Official website
Season on soccerway.com

[1] "Vrouwen Eredivisie 2018-2019". fcupdate.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 September 2018.

[2] "FC Twente Vrouwen voor de zesde keer kampioen" [FC Twente Women champions for the sixth time]. KNVB (in Dutch). 26 April 2019. Retrieved 2024-09-20.

[3] "Eredivisie Women 2018-2019 - Venues". soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

[4] "UITVOERINGS-/WIJZIGINGSBESLUIT – EREDIVISIE VROUWEN SEIZOEN 2017/'18" (PDF). KNVB (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 January 2018.

[5] "PROGRAMMA EREDIVISIE VROUWEN SEIZOEN 2018/'19" (PDF). knvb.nl (in Dutch). KNVB. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.

[format-6] "Eredivisie 2018/2019 - Season rules" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 9 September 2018.

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