Johan Cruijff-schaal

Eredivisie

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....

• Champions League : Feyenoord Rotterdam and Willem II
• Champions League qualification: PSV Eindhoven
• UEFA Cup: Vitesse, Roda JC and Ajax (Cup Winners)
• Promotion / relegation play-offs ("Nacompetitie"): RKC and Sparta
• Relegated: NAC Breda

Topscorers

Position	Player	Nationality	Club	Goals
1	Ruud van Nistelrooy Ruud van Nistelrooy Rutgerus Johannes Martinus "Ruud" van Nistelrooy, , is a Dutch footballer who plays as a striker for Málaga CF in Spain's La Liga. He is the second-highest goalscorer in Champions League history with 60 goals...		PSV Eindhoven	31
2	Luc Nilis		PSV Eindhoven	24
3	Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink Jan Johannes Vennegoor of Hesselink is a Dutch footballer, currently playing for PSV Eindhoven. He formerly played for the Netherlands national team as a striker...		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...	21
4	Michael Mols Michael Mols Michael Alexander Mols is a retired Dutch footballer, who played as a striker.-Club career:Born in Amsterdam to Indo parents, Mols, a product of local AFC Ajax's youth system, never appeared officially for its first team, making his professional debuts in the second division, with Cambuur...		FC Utrecht	20
5	Nikos Machlas Nikos Machlas Nikolaos Machlas is a Greek retired footballer and now chairman of OFI Crete. He finished his career as a striker for Cypriot team APOEL.-Club career:...		Vitesse Arnhem Vitesse Arnhem Stichting Betaald Voetbal Vitesse is a Dutch football club from Arnhem, which was founded on 14 May 1892. Vitesse has had considerable success in the Eredivisie, and featured in the UEFA Cup competition, but has never been considered a close competitor of the top three clubs of Netherlands...	18
6	Mariano Bombarda Mariano Bombarda Mariano Bombarda is a retired football striker from Argentina, who was born in Spain and raised in the Netherlands....		Willem II Tilburg 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...	17
–	Peter Van Houdt Peter Van Houdt Peter Van Houdt is a Belgian footballer currently playing at K. Sint-Truidense V.V.. He started his professional career at K. Sint-Truidense V.V. and after playing four years for Roda JC in the Netherlands he spent several years in Germany with Borussia Mönchengladbach and MSV Duisburg. After this...		Roda JC	17
8	Julio Ricardo Cruz Julio Ricardo Cruz Julio Ricardo Cruz is a former Argentine footballer.-Early career:A tall, physical striker at , Cruz started his career with Banfield in 1993. He moved to River Plate in 1996.-Feyenoord:...		Feyenoord Rotterdam Feyenoord Rotterdam Feyenoord is a Dutch professional football club located in Rotterdam. Along with Ajax and PSV Eindhoven, Feyenoord is one of the "big three" clubs in the Netherlands. These three clubs and Utrecht and Roda JC are the only clubs never to have been relegated from the Dutch first division...	16
–	Jack de Gier Jack de Gier Jack de Gier is a retired football striker from the Netherlands, who made his professional debut in the 1988/89 season for BVV Den Bosch....		NEC Nijmegen	16
–	Ronald Hamming Ronald Hamming Ronald Hamming is a football striker from the Netherlands, who is playing for BV Veendam since the summer of 2003 in the Dutch second league, Eerste Divisie. He previously played for FC Groningen and Fortuna Sittard , for which he scored 99 goals in nine seasons.-References:...		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,...	16

Dutch Footballer of the Year

Dutch Footballer of the Year

The title Dutch Footballer of the Year has been awarded in the Netherlands since 1984. The award is determined by a poll of Dutch professional footballers playing in the First and Second leagues....

• 1998 – 1999 — Ruud van Nistelrooy
  Ruud van Nistelrooy
  Rutgerus Johannes Martinus "Ruud" van Nistelrooy, , is a Dutch footballer who plays as a striker for Málaga CF in Spain's La Liga. He is the second-highest goalscorer in Champions League history with 60 goals...
  
   (PSV Eindhoven)

Dutch Golden Shoe Winner

Dutch Footballer of the Year

The title Dutch Footballer of the Year has been awarded in the Netherlands since 1984. The award is determined by a poll of Dutch professional footballers playing in the First and Second leagues....

• 1998 — Edwin van der Sar
  Edwin van der Sar
  Edwin van der Sar OON is a former footballer who played as a goalkeeper for AFC Ajax, Juventus, Fulham and Manchester United. He is the most capped player in the Netherlands national football team's history...
  
   (Ajax Amsterdam)
• 1999 — Michael Mols
  Michael Mols
  Michael Alexander Mols is a retired Dutch footballer, who played as a striker.-Club career:Born in Amsterdam to Indo parents, Mols, a product of local AFC Ajax's youth system, never appeared officially for its first team, making his professional debuts in the second division, with Cambuur...
  
   (FC Utrecht)

Feyenoord Winning Squad 1998-'99

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...

• Promoted : FC Den Bosch
• Promotion / relegation play-offs ("Nacompetitie"): FC Groningen, Emmen, Helmond Sport, Zwolle, Excelsior and Dordrecht '90

Topscorers

Position	Player	Nationality	Club	Goals
1	Harry van der Laan Harry van der Laan Harry van der Laan is a retired football striker from the Netherlands, who made his professional debut in the 1988-1989 season for FC Den Haag. Later on he played for Feyenoord Rotterdam, ADO Den Haag, Dordrecht'90, Cambuur Leeuwarden, FC Den Bosch, and A.S. Viterbese Calcio .-References:...		FC Den Bosch	30
2	Peter Hofstede Peter Hofstede Peter Hofstede is a retired football striker from the Netherlands, who made his professional debut in the 1990-1991 season for De Graafschap. Later on he played for Roda JC, FC Utrecht, Helmond Sport, FC Emmen, and ADO Den Haag.-References:...		Helmond Sport Helmond Sport Helmond Sport is a Dutch football club, playing in the Dutch Eerste Divisie and located in Helmond, Noord-Brabant. The club was founded on July 27, 1967, as a breakaway from the local professional club Helmondia '55, which had gone bankrupt.-History:...  / FC 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:...	22
3	Maurice Graef Maurice Graef Maurice Graef is a retired football striker from the Netherlands, who made his professional debut in the 1988-1989 season for VVV-Venlo. Later on he played for Roda JC, NEC Nijmegen and VVV Venlo again.-References:...		VVV-Venlo	17
4	Marco Boogers Marco Boogers Marco Boogers is a Dutch former professional footballer.-West Ham United:After a decade playing in his native Holland, Boogers joined West Ham for £1million from Sparta Rotterdam in July 1995 even though West Ham manager, Harry Redknapp had never seen him play...		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...	16
–	John Lammers		RBC Roosendaal	16
–	Bert Zuurman Bert Zuurman Bert Zuurman is a retired football striker from the Netherlands, who made his professional debut in the 1990-1991 season for FC Groningen...		FC Eindhoven FC Eindhoven FC Eindhoven is a Dutch football club based in Eindhoven, North Brabant. They current play in the Eerste Divisie , and are one of two professional clubs which are based in the city of Eindhoven, the other one being PSV Eindhoven....	16
7	Silvan Inia Silvan Inia Silvan Inia is a retired football midfielder from the Netherlands, who made his professional debut in the 1991-1992 season for AZ Alkmaar. Later on he played for FC Volendam, Sparta Rotterdam, Stormvogels Telstar and FC Emmen.-References:...		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...	15

Group A

Group B

• Stayed : RKC Waalwijk and Sparta Rotterdam

KNVB Cup

Final

Dutch national team