The 2001/2002 season in Dutch football was the 46th season in the 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....

, where Ajax Amsterdam

Ajax Amsterdam

Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax , also referred to as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam or simply Ajax , is a professional football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands...

 claimed the double (overall title and National Cup).

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....

Position	Team	Points	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
1	Ajax Amsterdam Ajax Amsterdam Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax , also referred to as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam or simply Ajax , is a professional football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands...	73	34	22	7	5	73	34	+39
2	PSV Eindhoven	68	34	20	8	6	77	32	+45
3	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...	64	34	19	7	8	68	29	+39
4	SC Heerenveen	60	34	17	9	8	57	27	+30
5	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...	60	34	16	12	6	45	34	+12
6	NAC Breda 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...	54	34	15	9	10	55	52	+3
7	FC Utrecht	51	34	14	9	11	60	51	+9
8	RKC Waalwijk 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:...	48	34	14	6	14	49	44	+5
9	NEC Nijmegen	45	34	13	6	15	38	59	-21
10	AZ Alkmaar	43	34	12	7	15	43	45	-2
11	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...	43	34	10	13	11	54	61	-7
12	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...	42	34	10	12	12	41	41	0
13	Roda JC	41	34	11	8	15	33	45	-12
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...	37	34	10	7	17	43	55	-12
15	FC Groningen	37	34	10	7	17	40	59	-19
16	FC Den Bosch	33	34	8	9	17	40	55	-15
17	Sparta Rotterdam 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....	24	34	4	12	18	26	75	-49
18	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,...	17	34	3	8	23	27	71	-44

• Champions League : Ajax Amsterdam and PSV Eindhoven
• Champions League qualification : Feyenoord Rotterdam
• UEFA Cup : SC Heerenveen, Vitesse and FC Utrecht
• Promotion / relegation play-offs ("Nacompetitie") : FC Den Bosch and Sparta Rotterdam
• Relegated : Fortuna Sittard

Topscorers

Position	Player	Nationality	Club	Goals
1	Pierre van Hooijdonk Pierre van Hooijdonk Petrus Ferdinandus Johannes "Pierre" van Hooijdonk is a retired Dutch football player who played as a striker. His last spell was at Feyenoord Rotterdam. Van Hooijdonk was capped 46 times for the Dutch national team, scoring 21 goals, and played in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2000 and Euro 2004...		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...	24
2	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...		PSV Eindhoven	22
3	Jon Dahl Tomasson Jon Dahl Tomasson Jon Dahl Tomasson is a retired Danish footballer and assistant manager at the Dutch football club SBV Excelsior....		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...	17
4	Denny Landzaat Denny Landzaat Denny Domingoes Landzaat is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Dutch Eredivisie club FC Twente.-Early life:Landzaat is born and raised in Amsterdam, 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...	16
5	Marcus Allbäck Marcus Allbäck Marcus Christian Allbäck , is a Swedish legend and coach, who currently is assistant coach for the Sweden national football team and plays as striker for the Division 1 Södra club Örgryte IS. He is a well-travelled striker known for his sharp finishing ability...		SC Heerenveen	15
–	Mateja Kežman Mateja Kežman Mateja Kežman is a Serbian football striker who plays for FC BATE Borisov of the Belarusian Premier League....	PSV Eindhoven	15
7	Bart Van Den Eede Bart Van Den Eede Bart Van Den Eede is a football centre forward from Belgium, who played for K.S.K. Beveren, FC Den Bosch, NAC Breda, Willem II Tilburg, NEC Nijmegen, VC Westerlo, FCV Dender EH and FC Eindhoven. He is currently with amateur side FC Mariekerke.-References:...		FC Den Bosch	14
–	Igor Gluščević Igor Gluscevic Igor Gluščević is a retired Montenegrin professional footballer who played as a striker.-Football career:Gluščević started his professional career with Vojvodina Novi Sad...	FC Utrecht	14
–	Rafael van der Vaart Rafael van der Vaart Rafael Ferdinand van der Vaart is a Dutch footballer who plays for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Dutch national team. His preferred position is as an attacking midfielder; he can, however, also operate in other positions, such as second striker...		Ajax Amsterdam Ajax Amsterdam Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax , also referred to as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam or simply Ajax , is a professional football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands...	14

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....

• 2001 / 2002 — Pierre van Hooijdonk
  Pierre van Hooijdonk
  Petrus Ferdinandus Johannes "Pierre" van Hooijdonk is a retired Dutch football player who played as a striker. His last spell was at Feyenoord Rotterdam. Van Hooijdonk was capped 46 times for the Dutch national team, scoring 21 goals, and played in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2000 and Euro 2004...
  
   (Feyenoord Rotterdam)

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....

• 2001 — Johann Vogel
  Johann Vogel
  Johann Louis François Vogel is a retired Swiss footballer.-Early career:Vogel joined Swiss amateur club Meyrin in his youth, but made the cut into professional football by joining Grasshoppers...
  
   (PSV Eindhoven)
• 2002 — Cristian Chivu
  Cristian Chivu
  Cristian Eugen Chivu is a Romanian footballer. He currently plays for Internazionale of the Italian Serie A. He usually plays as a left back but can play as a center back as well as in defensive midfield when needed....
  
   (Ajax Amsterdam)

Ajax Winning Squad 2001-2002

Goal Joey Didulica Fred Grim

Fred Grim

Johann Georg Friedrich "Fred" Grim is a retired Dutch football goalkeeper who represented Ajax Amsterdam. From 1986 to 1994 he played for Cambuur Leeuwarden....

 Bogdan Lobont

Bogdan Lobont

Bogdan Ionuț Lobonț is a Romanian goalkeeper playing for A.S. Roma and the Romanian national team. Lobonț has been popularly nicknamed "Pisica" in Romania due to his quick reflexes, compared to that of a cat....

Defence André Bergdølmo

André Bergdølmo

André Bergdølmo is a former Norwegian football defender. He was capable of playing in all defensive positions on the field, and while most often taking up a position on the left side, his favourite was that of right full back....

 Cristian Chivu

Cristian Chivu

Cristian Eugen Chivu is a Romanian footballer. He currently plays for Internazionale of the Italian Serie A. He usually plays as a left back but can play as a center back as well as in defensive midfield when needed....

 Tim de Cler

Tim de Cler

Tim de Cler is Dutch footballer who currently plays as a defender for AEK Larnaca in Cyprus.-Early life:De Cler is born and raised in Leiden, South Holland, The Netherlands. In Leiden he grew up in a neighbourhood with 15–20 boys around the same age...

 Jelle Van Damme

Jelle Van Damme

Jelle Francois Maria Van Damme is a Belgian international footballer who can play as a central defender, left back or left sided midfielder. He is signed to Belgian Pro League club Standard Liège.-Early moves:...

 John Heitinga

John Heitinga

John Gijsbert Alan "Johnny" Heitinga is a Dutch footballer who plays as a defender for English Premier League club Everton and the Dutch national team. A product of Jong Ajax, he previously played for AFC Ajax and Atlético Madrid, before signing for Everton in 2009. Heitinga previously represented...

 John O'Brien Petri Pasanen Mitchell Piqué

Mitchell Piqué

Mitchell Piqué is a Dutch footballer who plays for Willem II as a left back.-Career:His former clubs are Excelsior Rotterdam, Ajax Amsterdam, FC Twente and Cambuur Leeuwarden.-References:...

 Hatem Trabelsi
Ferdi Vierklau

Ferdi Vierklau

Ferdinand 'Ferdi' Rudols Marcel Vierklau is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a right defender.-Club career:...

 Abubakari Yakubu

Abubakari Yakubu

Abubakari Yakubu is a Ghanaian professional football midfielder, who currently is a free agent after being released by Vitesse in summer 2009....

Midfield Daniel Cruz

Daniel Cruz

Daniel Alberto Cruz Castro is a Belgian football midfielder with Colombian roots who currently plays for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer.- Youth career :...

 Tomás Galásek Cedric van der Gun

Cedric van der Gun

Cedric van der Gun is a Dutch football Winger who is currently a free agent after being released by Swansea City in June 2011.- Career :...

 Jan van Halst Richard Knopper

Richard Knopper

Richard Knopper is a Dutch footballer who plays for Haaglandia as a midfielder.-Club career:Knopper began his footballing career with Feyenoord Rotterdam but, still in his youth, moved to rivals Ajax Amsterdam, making his club debuts in November 1997, against Sparta Rotterdam.In 1999, he was voted...

 Maxwell

Maxwell Cabelino Andrade

Maxwell Scherrer Cabelino Andrade , commonly known as Maxwell, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Spanish La Liga club FC Barcelona...

 Steven Pienaar

Steven Pienaar

Steven Jerome Pienaar is a South African footballer who plays for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. He can play on either the right or left wing and is also a member of the South African national team. Pienaar has previously played for Ajax Cape Town, Ajax, Borussia Dortmund and Everton...

 Stefano Seedorf

Stefano Seedorf

Stefano Maarten Seedorf is a Dutch-Surinamese footballer, who usually plays as an offensive midfielder. He currently plays for Lega Pro side Monza.- Early career :...

 Rafael van der Vaart

Rafael van der Vaart

Rafael Ferdinand van der Vaart is a Dutch footballer who plays for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Dutch national team. His preferred position is as an attacking midfielder; he can, however, also operate in other positions, such as second striker...

 Richard Witschge

Richard Witschge

Richard Peter Witschge is a retired Dutch footballer. He could appear as either a left or a defensive midfielder.In an 18-year professional career, he played mainly for Ajax, but also represented, amongst other teams, Barcelona...

Attack Shota Arveladze

Shota Arveladze

Shota Arveladze is a former Georgian professional football player and currently the manager of Kayserispor. He is Georgia’s all-time top scorer with 291 goals in his 410 league games for his clubs and 26 goals during his 61 games on the national team...

 Mido

Ahmed Hossam

Ahmed Hossam Hussein Abdelhamid , more commonly known as Mido, is an Egyptian footballer who plays for Zamalek as a striker.Mido started his career with Zamalek in Egypt in 1999. He left the club for Gent of Belgium in 2000, where he won the Belgian Ebony Shoe. This led to a move to Dutch side Ajax...

 Zlatan Ibrahimović

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Zlatan Ibrahimović is a Swedish footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Milan and the Swedish national team for which he is captain....

 Pius Ikedia

Pius Ikedia

Pius Nelson Ikedia is a Nigerian football winger who currently playing for Mağusa Türk Gücü S.K..-Career:While still a teenager, Ikedia scored many goals along with Julius Aghahowa at Nigerian club Bendel Insurance. He played professional football for one year in Côte d'Ivoire before he was...

 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:...

 Andy van der Meyde

Andy van der Meyde

Andy van der Meijde, anglicised to van der Meyde , is a Dutch former footballer who played as a right winger.After making a name for himself at Ajax, he went on to represent Internazionale and Everton, his spell at the latter club being cut due to several problems, both on and off the pitch.A Dutch...

 Wamberto


Management Co Adriaanse

Co Adriaanse

Jacobus "Co" Adriaanse is a Dutch football manager and former football player, who is currently the head coach of Eredivisie team FC Twente.-Playing career:...

 (Coach) Peter Boeve (Assistant)


During the season replaced by: Ronald Koeman

Ronald Koeman

Ronald Koeman is a former Dutch footballer, and the current manager of Feyenoord. He is the younger brother of former Feyenoord coach Erwin Koeman and the son of former Dutch international Martin Koeman...

 (Coach) Ruud Krol

Ruud Krol

Rudolf Jozef Krol is a retired Dutch footballer who was capped 83 times for his native country. Playing the vast majority of his career with his home town club of Ajax before traveling the world as both a player and a coach...

 (Assistant) Tonny Bruins Slot (Assistant)

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...

Position	Team	Points	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
1	FC Zwolle FC Zwolle FC Zwolle is a Dutch football club based in Zwolle, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie, the country's second level of professional club football. The club was founded in 1990 after the bankruptcy of PEC. They have played in the Eredivisie, the highest tier of Dutch football, for a total of...	73	34	22	7	5	65	36	+29
2	Excelsior Rotterdam Excelsior Rotterdam SBV Excelsior is a professional football club from the Kralingen-Crooswijk district of Rotterdam, Netherlands. It was founded on July 23, 1902 and was formerly known as 'Rotterdamse Voetbal en Atletiek Vereniging Excelsior'...	70	34	21	7	6	73	31	+42
3	RBC Roosendaal	68	34	21	5	8	76	40	+36
4	ADO Den Haag ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag , commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag , is a Dutch football club from the city of The Hague. The club was for a time known as FC Den Haag , with ADO representing the amateur branch of the club...	63	34	18	9	7	53	36	+17
5	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:...	59	34	17	8	9	53	43	+10
6	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...	53	34	15	8	11	66	48	+18
7	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...	51	34	15	6	13	50	42	+8
8	Heracles Almelo 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...	48	34	14	6	14	52	51	+1
9	Stormvogels Telstar Stormvogels Telstar Telstar is a Dutch football club based in Velsen. The club was established after the merger of two football clubs in the town of Velsen.- History :...	45	34	12	9	13	55	49	+6
10	Dordrecht '90 FC Dordrecht FC Dordrecht is a football club from the city of Dordrecht in the Netherlands, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie.- History :Founded on 16 August 1883 as Dordrechtsche Football Club , it became a professional club in 1954 upon the introduction of professional football to the Netherlands...	45	34	12	9	13	66	66	0
11	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 :...	45	34	13	6	15	60	62	-2
12	HFC Haarlem HFC Haarlem HFC Haarlem was a Dutch football club from the city of Haarlem, established in 1889. The club won the Dutch national title in 1946 and reached five Cup finals, winning in 1902 and 1912...	38	34	10	8	16	37	46	-9
13	VVV-Venlo	38	34	11	5	18	51	64	-13
14	MVV Maastricht MVV Maastricht MVV Maastricht is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Maastricht, founded on April 2, 1902...	37	34	10	7	17	49	61	-12
15	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:...	37	34	8	13	13	34	51	-17
16	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...	36	34	9	9	16	48	62	-14
17	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....	32	34	8	7	19	52	77	-25
18	TOP Oss TOP Oss FC Oss is a professional football club from the Netherlands, which was founded on April 9, 1928. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie.-History:...	14	34	3	5	26	25	100	-75

• Promoted : FC Zwolle
• Promotion / Relegation play-offs ("Nacompetitie") : Excelsior, RBC, ADO, Emmen, Volendam and Cambuur

Topscorers

Position	Player	Nationality	Club	Goals
1	Ivan Cvetkov		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 :...	22
2	Geert den Ouden Geert den Ouden Gijsbertus Cornelis "Geert" den Ouden is a Dutch footballer who is currently unattached.-Netherlands:Den Ouden has extensive experience playing in his native Netherlands, having made over 150 appearances for clubs such as SBV Excelsior and RBC Roosendaal since turning professional in 1998.Den...		RBC Roosendaal	20
–	Laurens ten Heuvel Laurens ten Heuvel Laurens ten Heuvel is a Dutch footballer who last played for HFC Haarlem and after its bankruptcy went to amateur club VV Katwijk.-Career:...		Stormvogels Telstar Stormvogels Telstar Telstar is a Dutch football club based in Velsen. The club was established after the merger of two football clubs in the town of Velsen.- History :...	20
–	Bernard Hofstede Bernard Hofstede Bernard Hofstede is a Dutch footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dutch second division club Fortuna Sittard.-External links:...		VVV-Venlo	20
5	Roy Stroeve Roy Stroeve Johannes Hermanus Roy Stroeve is a footballer currently playing for Dutch third division club HHC Hardenberg. He previously played for FC Emmen, Sparta Rotterdam, Heracles Almelo and ADO Den Haag.-References:...		Heracles Almelo 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...	17
6	Emiel van Eijkeren		ADO Den Haag ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag , commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag , is a Dutch football club from the city of The Hague. The club was for a time known as FC Den Haag , with ADO representing the amateur branch of the club...	16
–	Jan Bruin Jan Bruin Jan Bruin is a retired Dutch footballer. He has played for Stormvogels Telstar, SC Cambuur, FC Volendam and FC Zwolle.-External links:* at Voetbal International...		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...	16
–	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...		Dordrecht '90 FC Dordrecht FC Dordrecht is a football club from the city of Dordrecht in the Netherlands, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie.- History :Founded on 16 August 1883 as Dordrechtsche Football Club , it became a professional club in 1954 upon the introduction of professional football to the Netherlands...	16
–	Mark de Vries Mark de Vries Mark de Vries is a Dutch footballer currently playing for Dutch Jupiler League club SC Cambuur.- Early career :...		Dordrecht '90 FC Dordrecht FC Dordrecht is a football club from the city of Dordrecht in the Netherlands, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie.- History :Founded on 16 August 1883 as Dordrechtsche Football Club , it became a professional club in 1954 upon the introduction of professional football to the Netherlands...	16

Group A

Position	Team	Points	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
1	RBC Roosendaal	14	6	4	2	0	15	6	+9
2	FC Den Bosch	13	6	4	1	1	17	9	+8
3	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:...	4	6	1	1	4	10	15	-5
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...	3	6	1	0	5	8	20	-12

Group B

Position	Team	Points	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
1	Excelsior Rotterdam Excelsior Rotterdam SBV Excelsior is a professional football club from the Kralingen-Crooswijk district of Rotterdam, Netherlands. It was founded on July 23, 1902 and was formerly known as 'Rotterdamse Voetbal en Atletiek Vereniging Excelsior'...	10	6	3	1	2	10	8	+2
2	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...	9	6	3	0	3	10	14	-4
3	ADO Den Haag ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag , commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag , is a Dutch football club from the city of The Hague. The club was for a time known as FC Den Haag , with ADO representing the amateur branch of the club...	8	6	2	2	2	13	9	+4
4	Sparta Rotterdam 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....	7	6	2	1	3	10	12	-2

• Promoted : RBC Roosendaal and Excelsior
• Relegated : FC Den Bosch and Sparta Rotterdam

KNVB Cup

Dutch national team