Eredivisie 2000-01
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The Dutch Eredivisie
in the 2000/2001 season was contested by 18 teams. PSV won the championship.
1 Winners KNVB Cup.
2 Fortuna Sittard and Sparta both remained in the eredivisie after winning their promotion/relegation play-offs.
and two from this league) entered in two groups. The group winners were promoted to (or remained in) the Eredivisie.
Group 1
Group 2
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 2000/2001 season was contested by 18 teams. PSV won the championship.
League standings
| Pos | Team | GP | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSV | 34 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 83 | 73 | 23 | 50 | Champions League UEFA Champions League 2001-02 The 2001–02 UEFA Champions League was the tenth season of UEFA's premier club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since its rebranding from the European Cup in 1992. The tournament was won by Real Madrid, who beat Bayer Leverkusen in the final to claim their ninth European Cup title... |
| 2 | Feyenoord | 34 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 66 | 67 | 37 | 30 | |
| 3 | Ajax | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 61 | 85 | 43 | 42 | Champions League Third qualifying round UEFA Champions League 2001-02 The 2001–02 UEFA Champions League was the tenth season of UEFA's premier club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since its rebranding from the European Cup in 1992. The tournament was won by Real Madrid, who beat Bayer Leverkusen in the final to claim their ninth European Cup title... |
| 4 | Roda JC | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 59 | 59 | 41 | 18 | UEFA Cup |
| 5 | FC Utrecht | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 59 | 58 | 43 | 15 | |
| 6 | Vitesse | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 59 | 56 | 43 | 13 | |
| 7 | 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:... |
34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 59 | 48 | 36 | 12 | Intertoto Cup Third round |
| 8 | Willem II 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... |
34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 60 | 50 | 10 | |
| 9 | NAC 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... |
34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 49 | 41 | 40 | 1 | |
| 10 | sc Heerenveen | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 47 | 51 | 42 | 9 | Intertoto Cup Second round |
| 11 | 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... 1 |
34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 41 | 47 | 60 | -13 | UEFA Cup |
| 12 | NEC | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 40 | 42 | 53 | -11 | |
| 13 | AZ | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 35 | 45 | 63 | -18 | |
| 14 | FC Groningen | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 36 | 56 | -20 | |
| 15 | 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... |
34 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 31 | 44 | 66 | -22 | |
| 16 | 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 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 31 | 64 | -33 | 2 |
| 17 | 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 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 42 | 72 | -30 | |
| 18 | RBC Roosendaal | 34 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 37 | 90 | -53 | Relegation to Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 2001-02 The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 2001/2002 season was contested by 18 teams. FC Zwolle won the championship.-New entrants:Relegated from the Eredivisie 2000-01* RBC RoosendaalTelstar merged with Stormvogels this season to form Stormvogels/Telstar... |
1 Winners KNVB Cup.
2 Fortuna Sittard and Sparta both remained in the eredivisie after winning their promotion/relegation play-offs.
Promotion/relegation play-offs
In the promotion/relegation competition, eight entrants (six from the Eerste DivisieEerste 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...
and two from this league) entered in two groups. The group winners were promoted to (or remained in) the Eredivisie.
Group 1
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | |
| 1 | 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,... |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | Remain in Eredivisie |
| 2 | 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... |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | Remain in Eerste Divisie |
| 3 | 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... |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | |
| 4 | Telstar | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
Group 2
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | |
| 1 | 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.... |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 8 | Remain in Eredivisie |
| 2 | 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... |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 13 | Remain in Eerste Divisie |
| 3 | Excelsior Excelsior Excelsior is a Latin and archaic English word meaning "ever higher". It may refer to:- Literature and music :* "Excelsior" , a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow... |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 14 | |
| 4 | 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... |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 |