Netherlands · Tier 1

Eredivisie

In US-sports termsA real top flight that doubles as world soccer's finishing school — the biggest clubs in England, Spain and Germany shop here, and the Dutch keep reloading.

What it is

The Netherlands' top flight. 18 clubs, August–May, everyone plays everyone twice. Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord are the traditional big three.

How you get in

Finish 16th or better the season before, or come up from the Eerste Divisie.

What it feeds

Champion → Champions League league phase. 2nd → Champions League qualifying. 3rd → Europa League qualifying. 4th → a domestic play-off for a Conference League place. 16th → a relegation play-off. Bottom 2 → relegated to the Eerste Divisie.

This is where Total Football came from — Ajax's 1970s ideas about space and movement still shape how the whole sport is coached.

Where to watch · USESPN

See it on the Netherlands map →Translate the jargon →

Standings

Final table · 2025–26 — the new season hasn't kicked off yet.

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	PSV	34	27	3	4	+56	84
2	Feyenoord	34	19	8	7	+26	65
3	NEC	34	16	11	7	+24	59
4	Twente	34	15	13	6	+19	58
5	Ajax	34	14	14	6	+21	56
6	Utrecht	34	15	8	11	+13	53
7	AZ	34	14	10	10	+7	52
8	Heerenveen	34	14	9	11	+4	51
9	Groningen	34	14	6	14	+4	48
10	Sparta	34	12	7	15	-22	43
11	Sittard	34	11	6	17	-14	39
12	Go Ahead	34	8	14	12	+1	38
13	Excelsior	34	10	8	16	-13	38
14	Telstar	34	9	10	15	-6	37
15	Zwolle	34	9	10	15	-27	37
16	Volendam	34	8	8	18	-20	32
17	NAC	34	6	11	17	-23	29
18	Heracles	34	5	4	25	-50	19