2011–12 Eredivisie (women)
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The 2011–12 season of the Eredivisie
is the fifth season of the Netherland's women's football top level league. Reigning champions are Twente
.
After the previous season initially three teams announced not to return to the Eredivisie for another season. The clubs are AZ, Willem II
and FC Utrecht, they will stop due to financial reasons. Utrecht later changed the decision and will remain one of the Eredivisie teams in 2011/12. On 27 May 2011 it was announced that Telstar joins the league. So the season will consist of seven clubs.
Before the season the BeNe Super Cup
was played, in that the Dutch champion Twente met Belgian champion Standard Liège. Twente lost the match 4–1. In sight of the cup a memorandum was signed by the Dutch and Belgian Football association to create a intercountry top-level league to start as early as 2012–13.
Updated to games played on 14 november 2011
Eredivisie (women)
Starting in 2007, the Eredivisie is the first professional football league for women in the Netherlands. Unlike its male equivalent, the Eredivisie for women is smaller currently featuring only eight teams....
is the fifth season of the Netherland's women's football top level league. Reigning champions are Twente
FC Twente (women)
The women's football section of FC Twente was founded in 2007. It plays in the Dutch top level league, the Eredivisie. The team won the championship in 2011.-History:...
.
After the previous season initially three teams announced not to return to the Eredivisie for another season. The clubs are AZ, Willem II
Willem II
Willem II may refer to:People*William II, Prince of Orange , stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands*William II of the Netherlands , King of the NetherlandsOther*Willem II , a Dutch football club...
and FC Utrecht, they will stop due to financial reasons. Utrecht later changed the decision and will remain one of the Eredivisie teams in 2011/12. On 27 May 2011 it was announced that Telstar joins the league. So the season will consist of seven clubs.
Before the season the BeNe Super Cup
BeNe Super Cup
The BeNe Super Cup is a women's football competition between the holders of the Vrouwen Eredivisie and the Belgian Women's First Division.Its inaugural edition took place on 30 August 2011 in Venlo, Netherlands and confronted Standard Liège and FC Twente....
was played, in that the Dutch champion Twente met Belgian champion Standard Liège. Twente lost the match 4–1. In sight of the cup a memorandum was signed by the Dutch and Belgian Football association to create a intercountry top-level league to start as early as 2012–13.
Format
The seven teams play each other three times. Once away, once home and a third leg either away or home determined on a lottery-system before the season. The champion will qualify to the UEFA Women's Champions League. There still will be no relegation system in place.Teams
| Team | Home city | Home ground |
|---|---|---|
| ADO Den Haag | Den Haag | Kyocera Stadion |
| SC Heerenveen | Heerenveen Heerenveen Heerenveen is a town in the Heerenveen municipality of the province of Friesland , in the north of the Netherlands.- History :The town was established in 1551 by three lords as a location for the purpose of digging peat which was used for fuel, hence the name... |
Sportpark Skoatterwâld |
| FC Twente FC Twente (women) The women's football section of FC Twente was founded in 2007. It plays in the Dutch top level league, the Eredivisie. The team won the championship in 2011.-History:... |
Enschede Enschede Enschede , also known as Eanske in the local dialect of Twents, is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands in the province of Overijssel and in the Twente region... |
De Grolsch Veste |
| FC Utrecht | Utrecht Utrecht Utrecht is a city in the Netherlands.The name may also refer to:* Utrecht , of which Utrecht is the capital* Utrecht , including the city of Utrecht* Bishopric of Utrecht* Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht... |
Sportpark Saestum |
| VVV-Venlo | Venlo Venlo Venlo is a municipality and a city in the southeastern Netherlands, next to the German border. It is situated in the province of Limburg.In 2001, the municipalities of Belfeld and Tegelen were merged into the municipality of Venlo. Tegelen was originally part of the Duchy of Jülich centuries ago,... |
Seacon Stadion De Koel |
| FC Zwolle | Zwolle Zwolle Zwolle is a municipality and the capital city of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands, 120 kilometers northeast of Amsterdam. Zwolle has about 120,000 citizens.-History:... |
Sportpark Ceintuurbaan |
| Telstar Telstar (women's football club) Sportclub Telstar Vrouwenvoetbal Noord-Holland is a Dutch women's football club based in Velsen. The club was established in 2011 and brought the Eredivisie up to seven teams after the withdrawal of AZ and Willem II for financial reasons.... |
Velsen Velsen Velsen is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is located on both sides of the North Sea Canal.On the north side of the North Sea Canal, in IJmuiden, there is a major steel plant, Corus Strip Products IJmuiden, formerly known as Koninklijke Hoogovens... |
TATA Steel Stadion |
Standings
Topscorers
| Pos. | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Priscilla de Vos |
Telstar Telstar (women's football club) Sportclub Telstar Vrouwenvoetbal Noord-Holland is a Dutch women's football club based in Velsen. The club was established in 2011 and brought the Eredivisie up to seven teams after the withdrawal of AZ and Willem II for financial reasons.... |
7 |
Updated to games played on 14 november 2011
External links
- Official website
- Season on soccerway.com