UPDATE 2010-2011: Everything about Dutch football
 

For the foreigners who wants to know more about Dutch football this topic.

Professional Leagues: There are 2 professional leagues.
-The Eredivisie with 18 teams
-The Jupiler League (First Division) with 19 teams.

When the season ends the best teams will play play-offs (knock outs) for the European places and promotion/relegation. More about that later.

Promotion/relegation: Number 18 of the Eredivisie relegates directly and the champion of the first division takes there place in the Eredivisie. The numbers 16 and 17 of the Eredivisie are enrolled into play off games against the best teams from the first division. After a few knock out rounds the 2 winners go to the eredivisie.

Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbal Bond(KNVB): The Royal Dutch Football Association. Organisor of the Dutch football, just like the FA in England. Website: KNVB

The Dutch National Team: One of the best teams in the world, better known as 'Oranje' (Orange).


All Club official websites:
=> Updated for season 2010-2011

Eredivisie


ADO den Haag
Ajax
AZ Alkmaar
Excelsior
Feyenoord
de Graafschap
FC Groningen
SC Heerenveen
Heracles Almelo
NAC Breda
NEC Nijmegen
PSV Eindhoven
Roda JC
FC Twente
FC Utrecht
Vitesse
VVV
Willem II


First Division

AGOVV Apeldoorn
FC Den Bosch
Cambuur Leeuwarden
FC Dordrecht
FC Eindhoven
Emmen
Fortuna Sittard
Go Ahead Eagles
Haarlem
Helmond Sport
MVV
RBC Roosendaal
RKC Waalwijk
Sparta Rotterdam
Stormvogels Telstar Combinatie
Top Oss
BV Veendam
FC Volendam
FC Zwolle

Eredivisie 2009-2010
Amsterdam Arena - 52,342
De Kuip (Rotterdam) - 51,117
Philips Stadion (Eindhoven) - 36,500
Gelredome (Arnhem) - 29,000
Abe Lenstra (Heerenveen) - 27.500
Stadion Galgenwaard (Utrecht) - 24.428
Grolsch Veste (Enschede) - 24,000
Euroborg (Groningen) - 20,000
Parkstad Limburg (Kerkrade) - 19,200
Rat Verlegh Stadion (Breda) - 17,000
DSB Stadion (Alkmaar) - 16,000
Zuiderpark (Den Haag) - 15,000
Willem II Stadion (Tilburg) - 14,700
De Goffert (Nijmegen) -12,500
Spangen (Sparta R'dam) - 11,000
Polman Stadion (Almelo) - 8,500
Mandemakers Stadion (Waalwijk) - 7,500
De Koel (Venlo) - 7,500


First Division(Some big or tradional ones)

Fortuna Stadion(Sittard) - 14,000
De Adelaarshorst(Deventer) - 12,000
De Vijverberg (Doetinchem) - 11,000
Cambuur Leeuwarden Stadion - 10,500
FC Zwolle Stadion (Zwolle) - 10,500
De Vliert (Den Bosch) - 10,000
De Geusselt (Maastricht) - 10,000


Check for more info:
http://www.worldstadiums.com/europe/...herlands.shtml

Thanks for the info Anno :clap :clap :clap

Arena is a bit bigger than de kuip btw. Ajax desperately wanted it to be bigger so a few hundred extra seats were added in the design. I believe the difference is about 200 seats.

the difference is a bit bigger afca, in the season start guide of 2002 2003 there stand all the capacity's of the stadiums in holland

the ArenA has an capacity of accactly 52.342 seats thats inclusif the weelchear places at the north stand and de kuip 51.117.

You guys want some Info about PSV Eindhoven? The Greatest team of Holland?

no cant say i do :laugh

Fc Utrecht!!!!

Go Ahead Eagles

Excellent name. :clap

Excelsior is THE club of Rotterdam!!! :USA_Blue

any sites that has RVN psv goals up?

Haven't got a clue mate. Check psv.network.to maybe?

Utrecht & Fortuna Sittard info
 

I'm looking for information from Fortuna & FC Utrecht fans about the pre season games against Aberdeen on 24th & 24th July.
We need info on tickets, & most importantly, bars where football fans can get together for a few beers before & after the games with no trouble. Let's all :party
Tanghe, what can you tell us about the 3 team tournament with Dovo? are they a league team or an amateur team?
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Dovo is an amatuer side from Veenendaal. The small tournament will be held at Dovo. You can drink at the tournament(clubhouse open including some mobile bars outside). No need to buy tickets in advance, you can buy them there. Unfortunatlty I wont be there as I am going on holiday that same day.

15.00 DOVO - ABERDEEN FC
16.00 ABERDEEN FC - FC UTRECHT
17.00 FC UTRECHT - DOVO

Cheers Tanghe,
Sorry we wont be able to meet up for a beer.
What about bars in Utrecht city? Where are the football bars? & What size of ground is Dovo?

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Lots of bars in Utrecht. Not really concetred in one area, but bars are everywhere. Mick O'Connels at 'Janskerkhof' has always got telly's on showing some football. No Dutch football bars tho, we dont really have those in Holland. The Utrecht lads mainly go to pubs as the "Karel de Stoute", "Zadelbar" etc.

Dovo got a very small ground(like pretty much every amatuer side). So it will be a few thousand people standing next to the pitch. These games are mainly for meeting all your mates, have a drink in the sun and see some footy aswell.

Sounds good to me :) Let's be honest, thats what pre season games are about Lets all have a few beers & a good :bounce. If theres any footy it's a bonus :laugh

Spot on mate ;)

Thanks for the info Tanghe. Speak to you later, I'm off to bed now
Cheers

C'mon ye Reds :clap

Hello guys,

I saw Ajax-Utrecht and to be honest very few players impressed. The Utrecht keeper had a few great saves, Tanghe seems to be a clever organization midfielder and the Frech defender (is he a left-back or a central defender?) also showed some interesting things.

Who are the team's best players at the moment?

Concerning Ajax, I'm sure they'll find their rhythm back in a few months, even if they lost Zlatan.

Juan

Our keeper is quite good yeah. Just a few years back he was in the army, serving in Kosovo and now our first goalie :)

Tanghe is very clever. He knows where to be, how to play at the right time, he is pure quality. The French defender Di Tommasi looks very promising aswell. Always goes forward. Also van de Haar our striker did well and vd Bergh our leftwinger is in the Dutch national team. And our rightback Cornellise is sound.

Over all we have some good players who allw ork very hard for the team. Noone plays for himself, but everyone fights for the club ad thats why we can rise to the occation and beat teams who have way more quality :USA_Blue

Thanks!

Juan

useful webiste:
dutch football in english

Theres only one team in Holland, and thats The Sons Of Gd, screw the cockroaches and farmers =D

Well well, I always said I liked posts with substance like this one...

Juan