The 2008–09 Eredivisie Vrouwen was the second season of the Netherlands women's professional football league. The league took place from 21 August 2008 to 31 May 2009 with seven teams.[1] AZ successfully defended the title and became champions for a second year running.[2] AZ won the title in its final match day, defeating Willem II 6–0 to get 3 points clear of Willem and ADO Den Haag.[3] The 84 matches of the season had a 56,365 total attendance.[4]

Teams

Location of teams in the Eredivisie 2008–09

On 15 April 2008, Roda JC was confirmed as the league's seventh team.[5] The team announced in May 2009 that it would disband after the season.[6]

Team City / Town Venue(s) Capacity
ADO Den Haag The Hague Den Haag Stadion 15,000
Sportpark Nieuw Hanenburg 1,500
Sportpark De Aftrap[7]
AZ Alkmaar Sportpark Schoonenberg (Velsen) 3,625
Sportcomplex 't Lood[8]
DSB Stadion[9] 17,000
SC Heerenveen Heerenveen Sportpark Skoatterwâld 3,000
Zuidersportpark (Sneek) 3,150
Abe Lenstra Stadion[10] 26,000
Roda JC Kerkrade Sportpark Kaalheide[11] 14,000
Parkstad Limburg Stadion[12] 19,900
FC Twente Enschede De Grolsch Veste 30,205
Sportpark Slangenbeek (Hengelo) 2,000
FC Twente-trainingscentrum (Hengelo) 1,000
FC Utrecht Utrecht Sportpark Elinkwijk 5,000
Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd 1,000
Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch[13] 450
Stadion Galgenwaard[14] 23,750
Sportpark Saestum[15]
Willem II Tilburg Sportcomplex Bijstervelden 1,500
Willem II Stadion[2] 14,500

Source: Soccerway[16]

Format

The season was played in a quadruple round-robin format, where all seven participating teams played each other four times (twice away and twice at home), a total of 24 matches each. The champion qualified for the newly created UEFA Women's Champions League. There was no relegation system in place.[17]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 AZ (C, Q) 24 15 4 5 45 16 +29 49 2009–10 UEFA Women's Champions League
2 ADO Den Haag 24 14 4 6 42 24 +18 46
3 Willem II 24 14 4 6 44 34 +10 46
4 Utrecht 24 11 4 9 34 31 +3 37
5 Twente 24 10 3 11 28 30 −2 33
6 Heerenveen 24 6 3 15 28 43 −15 21
7 Roda JC 24 1 4 19 22 65 −43 7
Source: soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Results

Top scorers

Sylvia Smit (SC Heerenveen) Topscorer, 14 goals
Pos. Player Club Goals
1 Netherlands Sylvia Smit SC Heerenveen 14
2 Netherlands Marlous Pieëte FC Twente 12
3 Netherlands Claudia van den Heiligenberg AZ 11
4 Netherlands Chantal de Ridder AZ 10
Netherlands Karin Stevens Willem II
Netherlands Dominique Vugts Willem II
7 Netherlands Lisanne Vermeulen FC Utrecht 9
Netherlands Kirsten van de Ven Willem II
9 Netherlands Lisanne Grimberg ADO Den Haag 8
Netherlands Renate Jansen ADO Den Haag
11 Netherlands Jill Wilmot ADO Den Haag 7
12 Netherlands Gilanne Louwaars FC Utrecht 6
Netherlands Liesbeth Migchelsen AZ
14 Wales Jessica Fishlock AZ 5
Netherlands Sherida Spitse SC Heerenveen
16 6 players 4
22 13 players 3
35 13 players 2
48 21 players 1
Own goals 3
Total: 243
Games: 84
Average: 2.89

Source: vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl[18]

References

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  2. ^ a b "AZ Vrouwen kampioen na galavoorstelling". AZ (in Dutch). 28 May 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Summary - Eredivisie Women - Netherlands - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Laatste terugblik op 5 jaar Eredivisie - Toeschouwers". vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl (in Dutch). 13 August 2012. Archived from the original on 3 September 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Roda JC treedt toe tot Eredivisie vrouwen". fcupdate.nl (in Dutch). 15 April 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Roda JC stopt met zijn vrouwenteam". VrouwenvoetbalNederland.nl. 5 May 2011. Archived from the original on 30 May 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
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  8. ^ "AZ - CLUBINFORMATIE". Eredivisie Vrouwen (in Dutch). 24 April 2009. Archived from the original on 24 April 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  9. ^ "AZ Vrouwen op 7 mei in het DSB Stadion". AZ (in Dutch). 1 May 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  10. ^ "SC Heerenveen - CLUBINFORMATIE". Eredivisie Vrouwen (in Dutch). 24 April 2009. Archived from the original on 24 April 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  11. ^ "Roda JC - CLUBINFORMATIE". Eredivisie Vrouwen (in Dutch). 24 April 2009. Archived from the original on 24 April 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  12. ^ "Eredivisie 2008–2009 - Roda JC - Heerenveen - Ronde 23". vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl (in Dutch). 9 April 2009. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  13. ^ "FC Utrecht - CLUBINFORMATIE". Eredivisie Vrouwen (in Dutch). 24 April 2009. Archived from the original on 24 April 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  14. ^ "FC Utrecht-vrouwen overtuigend langs Roda JC". FC Utrecht (in Dutch). 11 September 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  15. ^ "Vrouwen FC Utrecht verliezen van Willem II". FC Utrecht (in Dutch). 14 May 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  16. ^ "Eredivisie Women 2008–2009 - Venues". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  17. ^ "Over Ons". Eredivisie Vrouwen (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 27 February 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  18. ^ "Eindstanden Topscorers Eredivisie, HK en EK - 2008–2009". vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl (in Dutch). 24 September 2009. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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