Eredivisie 1995-96
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The Dutch Eredivisie
in the 1995/1996 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship. From this season onwards a match win was rewarded with 3 points instead of 2.
1 Winners KNVB Cup.
2 Volendam and NEC both remained in the eredivisie after winning promotion/relegation play-offs.
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
in the 1995/1996 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship. From this season onwards a match win was rewarded with 3 points instead of 2.
League standings
| Pos | Team | GP | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajax | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 83 | 97 | 24 | 73 | Champions League UEFA Champions League 1996-97 The 1996–97 UEFA Champions League was the 42nd edition of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the fifth since its rebranding as the UEFA Champions League, and the last involving only clubs that were champions of their domestic leagues. The tournament was won by Borussia Dortmund in a... |
| 2 | PSV 1 | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 77 | 97 | 25 | 72 | Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1996-97 The season 1996-97 of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was won by FC Barcelona after beating holders Paris Saint-Germain in the final. It was the last of four occasions that the Catalan club won the tournament.-Qualifying round:-First leg:... |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 63 | 66 | 36 | 30 | UEFA Cup UEFA Cup 1996-97 The UEFA Cup 1996-97 was won by Schalke 04 in penalties over Internazionale.This was the last year in which the UEFA Cup Final was played in a two-legged, home-and-away format... |
| 4 | Roda JC | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 57 | 51 | 35 | 16 | |
| 5 | Vitesse | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 53 | 48 | 44 | 4 | |
| 6 | Sparta Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. Sparta is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior and Feyenoord , the latter playing in the Eredivisie.-History:Sparta was first founded in 1887.... |
34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 0 | |
| 7 | sc Heerenveen | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 53 | 66 | 68 | -2 | Intertoto Cup |
| 8 | NAC NAC Breda NAC Breda , simply often known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Dutch Eredivisie and are known by the fierce and fanatic support of... |
34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 58 | 44 | 14 | |
| 9 | FC Groningen | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 49 | 48 | 45 | 3 | Intertoto Cup |
| 10 | FC Twente FC Twente FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys... |
34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 48 | 46 | 55 | -9 | |
| 11 | RKC RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk is a football club currently playing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' and was a fusion club of HEC, WVB and Hercules.-History:... |
34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 0 | |
| 12 | Willem II Willem II Tilburg Willem II , also known as Willem II Tilburg, is a football club based in Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands. The team was founded on 12 August 1896 as Tilburgia... |
34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 39 | 53 | 59 | -6 | |
| 13 | Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard is a football club in Sittard, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Trendwork Arena and features in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. The club was a merger of former clubs 'Fortuna 54' and 'Sittardia' to merge as the Fortuna Sittard Combinatie on July 1,... |
34 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 31 | 27 | 54 | -27 | |
| 14 | De Graafschap De Graafschap De Graafschap is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands. It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the "De Vijverberg" stadium. Their current home ground stands on where the old pitch used to be located and was opened on 12 August 2000... |
34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 29 | 37 | 66 | -29 | |
| 15 | FC Utrecht | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 27 | 59 | -32 | |
| 16 | FC Volendam FC Volendam Football Club Volendam is a Dutch football club based in Volendam, North Holland, Edam-Volendam. Founded on June 1, 1977, as a result of a split up with RKSV . It currently plays in the Eerste Divisie, holding home games at Kras Stadion, with a 6,260-seat capacity.-History:Football Club Volendam... |
34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 29 | 65 | -36 | 2 |
| 17 | NEC | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 33 | 73 | -40 | |
| 18 | Go Ahead Eagles Go Ahead Eagles The Go Ahead Eagles are a football club from Deventer, Netherlands, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. The club's home stadium is De Adelaarshorst. To date, the club has won the national championship four times... |
34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 40 | 71 | -31 | Relegation |
1 Winners KNVB Cup.
2 Volendam and NEC both remained in the eredivisie after winning promotion/relegation play-offs.
Results
Relegation play-offs
In the promotion/relegation competition, eight entrants (six from this league and two from the Eredivisie) entered in two groups. The group winners were promoted to the Eredivisie.| Group A | |||||||||
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| Team | Pts | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | FC Volendam FC Volendam Football Club Volendam is a Dutch football club based in Volendam, North Holland, Edam-Volendam. Founded on June 1, 1977, as a result of a split up with RKSV . It currently plays in the Eerste Divisie, holding home games at Kras Stadion, with a 6,260-seat capacity.-History:Football Club Volendam... |
18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 |
| 2 | SC Heracles Heracles Almelo Heracles Almelo is a football club from Almelo, Netherlands.Heracles Almelo were founded on May 3, 1903 as Heracles, after the demigod son of Zeus. They changed their name on July 1, 1974 to SC Heracles '74 and finally settled on the current name in 1998. The club has won the Dutch national title... |
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 |
| 3 | VVV-Venlo | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -6 |
| 4 | FC Den Bosch | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -8 |
| Group B | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Pts | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | NEC | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 |
| 2 | BV Veendam BV Veendam SC Veendam is a Dutch football club based in Veendam, Groningen province, playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of football in the Netherlands. The club's official colours are black and yellow.- History :... |
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 |
| 3 | Emmen FC Emmen FC Emmen is a Dutch football club based in Emmen, Drenthe, and currently playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of football in the Netherlands.-History:... |
9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 |
| 4 | Cambuur Leeuwarden Cambuur Leeuwarden SC Cambuur , formed on June 19, 1964, is a Dutch football club from Leeuwarden, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. The club's home ground is the 10,250 seater Cambuur Stadion and they play in yellow shirts and blue shorts. The club's emblem originates from the coat of arms of the House of... |
1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | -11 |
| Teams remain in Eredivisie | |
| Teams remain in Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium... |