Eredivisie 1986-87
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The Dutch Eredivisie
in the 1986/1987 season was contested by 18 teams. PSV Eindhoven won the championship. At the beginning of the season, AZ '67 from Alkmaar
changed their name to AZ.
1 Ajax won the Cup Winners' Cup tournament of this year, so two (instead of one) Dutch teams were allowed to participate in next year's edition: cupholders Ajax and the winner of the KNVB Cup. Since Ajax also won the KNVB Cup, finalists FC Den Haag would be the second participants in Cup Winners' Cup next year.
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....
in the 1986/1987 season was contested by 18 teams. PSV Eindhoven won the championship. At the beginning of the season, AZ '67 from Alkmaar
Alkmaar
Alkmaar is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of Noord Holland. Alkmaar is well known for its traditional cheese market. For tourists, it is a popular cultural destination.-History:...
changed their name to AZ.
League standings
| Pos | Team | GP | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSV | 34 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 59 | 99 | 21 | 78 | European Cup European Cup 1987-88 The season 1987–88 of the European Cup football club tournament was won for the first time by PSV on penalties in the final against two-times winners Benfica... |
| 2 | Ajax 1 | 34 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 53 | 92 | 30 | 62 | Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1987-88 The season 1987-88 of the European Cup Winners' Cup finished with a shock victory by KV Mechelen in the final against defending champions Ajax. It was their first ever European campaign and their only European title, and although they won the Belgian league the next season financial problems meant... |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 42 | 73 | 43 | 30 | UEFA Cup UEFA Cup 1987-88 The UEFA Cup 1987-88 was won by Bayer Leverkusen on penalty kicks over Espanyol.It was the third season of English clubs being barred from this and indeed all European competitions as the sequel of the Heysel disaster of May 1985... |
| 4 | Roda JC | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 51 | 45 | 6 | Play-offs UEFA Cup UEFA Cup 1987-88 The UEFA Cup 1987-88 was won by Bayer Leverkusen on penalty kicks over Espanyol.It was the third season of English clubs being barred from this and indeed all European competitions as the sequel of the Heysel disaster of May 1985... |
| 5 | VVV | 34 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 37 | 46 | 45 | 1 | |
| 6 | FC Utrecht | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 62 | 56 | 6 | |
| 7 | 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... |
34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 36 | 39 | 44 | -5 | |
| 8 | Sparta 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.... |
34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 52 | 48 | 4 | |
| 9 | 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,... |
34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 47 | 49 | -2 | |
| 10 | FC Den Bosch | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 43 | 52 | -9 | |
| 11 | PEC 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... |
34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 61 | 57 | 4 | |
| 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... |
34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 32 | 57 | -25 | |
| 13 | FC Groningen | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 43 | 0 | |
| 14 | FC 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... 1 |
34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 28 | 46 | 64 | -18 | Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1987-88 The season 1987-88 of the European Cup Winners' Cup finished with a shock victory by KV Mechelen in the final against defending champions Ajax. It was their first ever European campaign and their only European title, and although they won the Belgian league the next season financial problems meant... |
| 15 | AZ | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 31 | 57 | -26 | |
| 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... |
34 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 48 | -25 | Relegation to Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 1987-88 The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1987/1988 season was contested by 19 teams. RKC Waalwijk won the championship.-New entrants:Relegated from the Eredivisie 1986-87* Excelsior* Go Ahead Eagles* SC Veendam-League standings:-Promotion competition:... |
| 17 | SC 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 :... |
34 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 37 | 67 | -30 | |
| 18 | Excelsior | 34 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 19 | 40 | 91 | -51 |
1 Ajax won the Cup Winners' Cup tournament of this year, so two (instead of one) Dutch teams were allowed to participate in next year's edition: cupholders Ajax and the winner of the KNVB Cup. Since Ajax also won the KNVB Cup, finalists FC Den Haag would be the second participants in Cup Winners' Cup next year.
Play-offs
This year, play-offs were held for one UEFA-Cup-ticket.| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | |
| 1 | FC Utrecht | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 7 | UEFA Cup UEFA Cup 1987-88 The UEFA Cup 1987-88 was won by Bayer Leverkusen on penalty kicks over Espanyol.It was the third season of English clubs being barred from this and indeed all European competitions as the sequel of the Heysel disaster of May 1985... |
| 2 | 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... |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |
| 3 | Roda JC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 10 | |
| 4 | VVV | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 |