The annual match that marks the beginning of the season is called the Johan Cruijff Schaal (Johan Cruyff Shield). Contenders are the champions and the cup winners of the previous season.
AVV RAP (of Amsterdam) were the first official champions of the Netherlands in 1899. The club however became a Cricket club in 1916 following a total of 5 national football titles.
VC Vlissingen (from Flushing) became a professional club in 1990, changed its name to VCV Zeeland a year later, and became an amateur club again in 1992.
FC Wageningen (founded in 1911) won the Dutch cup in 1939 and 1948, joined the Dutch professional league when it was formed in 1954, and remained professional until the club went bankrupt in 1992.
HVC of Amersfoort was formed in 1905, joined the league in 1954, was renamed to SC Amersfoort in 1973 and went bankrupt in 1982.
Fortuna Vlaardingen (formed in 1904) joined the professional league in 1955, was renamed to FC Vlaardingen in 1974 and went bankrupt in 1981.
HFC Haarlem (formed in 1889) joined the professional league in 1954 and remained professional until the club went bankrupt in 2010.
RBC Roosendaal (formed in 1927) joined the professional league in 1955 till 1971 and 1983 and remained professional until the club went bankrupt in 2011.
AGOVV Apeldoorn (formed in 1913) joined the professional league in 1954 till 1971, returned to professional soccer on 1 July 2003, and went bankrupt in 2013.
SC Veendam (formed in 1894) joined the professional league in 1954, and went bankrupt in 2013.
Zwart-Wit '28 won the national amateur championship in 1971 and the national cup for women in 2000. Went bankrupt in 2004.
Midfield Dynamo's list of the Dutch football league's 'Big 3' and 'Best of the Rest' of the other clubs, midfielddynamo.com
(in English) , nlplanet.com
(in Dutch) Official Eredivisie site
(in Dutch)
League321.com - Club stats records.
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This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources List of football clubs in the Netherlands news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Dutch Football League is organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association KNVB Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond The most successful teams are Ajax 36 PSV 24 and Feyenoord 16 Important teams of the past are HVV 10 titles Sparta Rotterdam 6 titles and Willem II 3 titles The annual match that marks the beginning of the season is called the Johan Cruijff Schaal Johan Cruyff Shield Contenders are the champions and the cup winners of the previous season Contents 1 Dutch professional clubs 2 Former Dutch league teams 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksDutch professional clubs edit nbsp nbsp Almere City nbsp Cambuur nbsp De Graafschap nbsp Den Bosch nbsp Dordrecht nbsp PSV nbsp FC Eindhoven nbsp Emmen nbsp Fortuna nbsp Helmond Sport nbsp MVV nbsp NAC Breda nbsp TOP Oss nbsp RKC nbsp Telstar nbsp Volendam nbsp VVV Venlo nbsp Feyenoord nbsp Sparta nbsp Excelsior nbsp ADO nbsp Ajax nbsp AZ nbsp FC Groningen nbsp Go Ahead Eagles nbsp SC Heerenveen nbsp Heracles nbsp NEC nbsp PEC Zwolle nbsp Roda JC nbsp FC Twente nbsp FC Utrecht nbsp Vitesse nbsp Willem IIclass notpageimage Location of teams in the Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie 2018 2019 Club Location Venue Capacity ManagerADO Den Haag The Hague Cars Jeans Stadion 15 000 nbsp Aleksandar RankovicAjax Amsterdam Johan Cruyff Arena 53 490 nbsp John van t SchipAZ Alkmaar AFAS Stadion 17 023 nbsp Arne SlotExcelsior Rotterdam Stadion Woudestein 4 400 nbsp Marinus DijkhuizenFeyenoord Rotterdam Stadion Feijenoord 51 177 nbsp Dick AdvocaatGo Ahead Eagles Deventer Adelaarshorst 10 400 nbsp Kees van WonderenGroningen Groningen Noordlease Stadion 22 550 nbsp Danny BuijsHeerenveen Heerenveen Abe Lenstra Stadion 27 224 nbsp Johnny JansenHeracles Almelo Almelo Polman Stadion 13 500 nbsp Frank WormuthNEC Nijmegen Stadion de Goffert 12 500 nbsp Rogier MeijerPEC Zwolle Zwolle MAC PARK Stadion 13 250 nbsp Dick SchreuderPSV Eindhoven Philips Stadion 36 500 nbsp Peter BoszRoda JC Kerkrade Parkstad Limburg Stadion 19 979 nbsp Jurgen StreppelSparta Rotterdam Rotterdam Het Kasteel 11 026 nbsp Henk FraserTwente Enschede De Grolsch Veste 30 205 nbsp Ron JansUtrecht Utrecht Stadion Galgenwaard 23 750 nbsp Rene HakeVitesse Arnhem GelreDome 25 500 nbsp Thomas LetschWillem II Tilburg Koning Willem II Stadion 14 500 nbsp Fred GrimAlmere City Almere Yanmar Stadion 3 000 nbsp Ole TobiasenCambuur Leeuwarden Cambuur Stadion 10 500 nbsp Henk de JongDe Graafschap Doetinchem Stadion De Vijverberg 12 600 nbsp Mike SnoeiDen Bosch s Hertogenbosch De Vliert 9 000 nbsp Erik van der VenDordrecht Dordrecht GN Bouw Stadion 4 088 nbsp Harry van den HamFC Eindhoven Eindhoven Jan Louwers Stadion 4 600 nbsp Ernie BrandtsEmmen Emmen Unive Stadion 8 600 nbsp Dick LukkienFortuna Sittard Sittard Fortuna Sittard Stadion 12 500 nbsp Sjors UlteeHelmond Sport Helmond Stadion De Braak 4 100 nbsp Wil BoessenMVV Maastricht De Geusselt 10 000 nbsp Darije KalezicNAC Breda Breda Rat Verlegh Stadion 19 000 nbsp Maurice SteijnTOP Oss Oss Heesen Yachts Stadion 4 700 nbsp Klaas WelsRKC Waalwijk Waalwijk Mandemakers Stadion 7 508 nbsp Fred GrimTelstar Velsen TATA Steel Stadion 3 625 nbsp Andries JonkerVolendam Volendam Kras Stadion 6 260 nbsp Wim JonkVVV Venlo Venlo De Koel 8 000 nbsp Hans de KoningFormer Dutch league teams editKoninklijke HFC AVV RAP of Amsterdam were the first official champions of the Netherlands in 1899 The club however became a Cricket club in 1916 following a total of 5 national football titles Fortuna 54 of Geleen and Sittardia of Sittard merged to form Fortuna Sittard in 1968 Blauw Wit DWS and De Volewijckers merged to form FC Amsterdam in 1972 which ceased to exist in 1982 PEC and the Zwolsche Boys merged to form PEC Zwolle in 1971 which became FC Zwolle in 1990 Sportclub Enschede and the Enschedese Boys merged to form FC Twente in 1965 DOS Elinkwijk and Velox merged to form FC Utrecht in 1970 GVAV became FC Groningen in 1971 Alkmaar 54 and FC Zaanstreek merged to form AZ in 1967 Roda Sport and Rapid JC merged to form Roda JC in 1962 BVC Rotterdam and BVC Flamingos merged to form Scheveningen Holland Sport in 1954 which merged with ADO in 1971 to form FC Den Haag and became ADO Den Haag in 1996 SVV and Dordrecht 90 merged to form SVV Dordrecht 90 in 1991 The club has since been renamed FC Dordrecht VC Vlissingen from Flushing became a professional club in 1990 changed its name to VCV Zeeland a year later and became an amateur club again in 1992 FC Wageningen founded in 1911 won the Dutch cup in 1939 and 1948 joined the Dutch professional league when it was formed in 1954 and remained professional until the club went bankrupt in 1992 HVC of Amersfoort was formed in 1905 joined the league in 1954 was renamed to SC Amersfoort in 1973 and went bankrupt in 1982 Fortuna Vlaardingen formed in 1904 joined the professional league in 1955 was renamed to FC Vlaardingen in 1974 and went bankrupt in 1981 HFC Haarlem formed in 1889 joined the professional league in 1954 and remained professional until the club went bankrupt in 2010 RBC Roosendaal formed in 1927 joined the professional league in 1955 till 1971 and 1983 and remained professional until the club went bankrupt in 2011 AGOVV Apeldoorn formed in 1913 joined the professional league in 1954 till 1971 returned to professional soccer on 1 July 2003 and went bankrupt in 2013 SC Veendam formed in 1894 joined the professional league in 1954 and went bankrupt in 2013 Zwart Wit 28 won the national amateur championship in 1971 and the national cup for women in 2000 Went bankrupt in 2004 See also editEerste Divisie Eredivisie List of football stadiums in the NetherlandsReferences editExternal links editMidfield Dynamo s list of the Dutch football league s Big 3 and Best of the Rest of the other clubs midfielddynamo com in English Orange Football Blog Weekly summaries from the Eredivisie and other articles nlplanet com in Dutch Official Eredivisie site in Dutch Official Eerste Divisie website League321 com Club stats records Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of football clubs in the Netherlands amp oldid 1195642615, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
