This article is about the women's competition. For the men's competition, see 2018–19 Eredivisie.

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.[2] 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.[3]

Teams

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Location of teams in the Eredivisie Vrouwen in 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 [nl] 4,500
ADO Den Haag The Hague Cars Jeans Stadion 15,000
Sportpark Nieuw Hanenburg 1,500
AFC Ajax Amsterdam Sportpark De Toekomst 2,000
VV Alkmaar Alkmaar Sportpark AFC '34 [nl] 3,625
Excelsior/Barendrecht Rotterdam Van Donge & De Roo Stadion 4,500
Sportpark De Bongerd (Barendrecht) 2,100
sc Heerenveen Heerenveen Sportpark Skoatterwâld [nl] 3,000
Abe Lenstra Stadion 27,224
PSV Eindhoven Eindhoven Sportcomplex De Herdgang 2,500
FC Twente Enschede De Grolsch Veste 30,205
Sportpark 't Wilbert (Hengelo) 2,000
PEC Zwolle Zwolle MAC³PARK Stadion 12,500

Source: Soccerway,[4] Football Reference[5]

Format

The league's split-schedule format remained the same as the previous season. 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 was no relegation nor promotion, and the champion qualified to the 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League.[6][7]

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)[8]

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)[8]
(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)[8]

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.

Top Scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Netherlands Tiny Hoekstra sc Heerenveen 27
2 Netherlands Joëlle Smits FC Twente 25
3 Netherlands Katja Snoeijs PSV 20
4 Netherlands Babiche Root PEC Zwolle 18
Netherlands Renate Jansen FC Twente

Source[9]

References

  1. ^ "2018-2019 Eredivisie Vrouwen Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
  2. ^ "Vrouwen Eredivisie 2018-2019". fcupdate.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Eredivisie Women 2018-2019 - Venues". soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  5. ^ "2018-2019 Eredivisie Vrouwen Scores & Fixtures". FBref.com. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  6. ^ "UITVOERINGS-/WIJZIGINGSBESLUIT – EREDIVISIE VROUWEN SEIZOEN 2017/'18" (PDF). KNVB (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  7. ^ "PROGRAMMA EREDIVISIE VROUWEN SEIZOEN 2018/'19" (PDF). knvb.nl (in Dutch). KNVB. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  8. ^ a b c "Eredivisie 2018/2019 - Season rules" (PDF). KNVB. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  9. ^ "2018-2019 Eredivisie Vrouwen Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
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