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Football in Netherlands
Season2014–15
Men's football
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The 2014–15 season is the 126th season of competitive football in the Netherlands.

Promotion and relegation

Pre-season

League Promoted to league Relegated from league
Eredivisie
Eerste Divisie

No team from 2013–14 Topklasse willing to be promoted

None

National teams

Netherlands national football team

Main article: Netherlands national football team

2014 FIFA World Cup

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Netherlands 3 3 0 0 10 3 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   Chile 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3   Spain 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
4   Australia 3 0 0 3 3 9 −6 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
13 June 2014 FIFA World Cup Spain  1 – 5   Netherlands Salvador, Brazil
16:00 ( UTC−3) Alonso 27' ( pen.) Report Van Persie 44', 72'
Robben 53', 80'
De Vrij 65'		 Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova
Attendance: 48,173
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli ( Italy)
18 June 2014 FIFA World Cup Australia  2 – 3   Netherlands Porto Alegre, Brazil
13:00 ( UTC−3) Cahill 21'
Jedinak 54' ( pen.)		 Report Robben 20'
Van Persie 58'
Memphis 68'		 Stadium: Estádio Beira-Rio
Attendance: 42,877
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi ( Algeria)
23 June 2014 FIFA World Cup Netherlands  2 – 0   Chile São Paulo, Brazil
13:00 ( UTC−3) Fer 77'
Memphis 90+2'		 Report Stadium: Arena de São Paulo
Attendance: 62,996
Referee: Bakary Gassama ( Gambia)
29 June 2014 FIFA World Cup Netherlands  2 – 1   Mexico Fortaleza, Brazil
13:00 ( UTC−3) Sneijder 88'
Huntelaar 90+4' ( pen.)		 Report G. dos Santos 48' Stadium: Estádio Castelão
Attendance: 58,817
Referee: Pedro Proença ( Portugal)
5 July 2014 FIFA World Cup Netherlands  0 – 0 ( a.e.t.)
(4 – 3 p)		   Costa Rica Salvador, Brazil
17:00 ( UTC−3) Report Stadium: Arena Fonte Nova
Attendance: 51,179
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov ( Uzbekistan)
Penalties
Van Persie soccer ball with check mark
Robben soccer ball with check mark
Sneijder soccer ball with check mark
Kuyt soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Borges
soccer ball with red X Ruiz
soccer ball with check mark González
soccer ball with check mark Bolaños
soccer ball with red X Umaña
9 July 2014 FIFA World Cup Netherlands  0 – 0 ( a.e.t.)
(2 – 4 p)		   Argentina São Paulo, Brazil
17:00 ( UTC−3) Report Stadium: Arena de São Paulo
Attendance: 61,606
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır ( Turkey)
Penalties
Vlaar soccer ball with red X
Robben soccer ball with check mark
Sneijder soccer ball with red X
Kuyt soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Messi
soccer ball with check mark Garay
soccer ball with check mark Agüero
soccer ball with check mark Rodríguez
12 July 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil  0 – 3   Netherlands Brasília, Brazil
17:00 ( UTC−3) Report Van Persie 3' ( pen.)
Blind 17'
Wijnaldum 90+1'		 Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Attendance: 68,034
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi ( Algeria)

UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

See also: UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Czech Republic Iceland Turkey Netherlands Kazakhstan Latvia
1   Czech Republic 10 7 1 2 19 14 +5 22 Qualify for final tournament — 2–1 0–2 2–1 2–1 1–1
2   Iceland 10 6 2 2 17 6 +11 20 2–1 — 3–0 2–0 0–0 2–2
3   Turkey 10 5 3 2 14 9 +5 18 1–2 1–0 — 3–0 3–1 1–1
4   Netherlands 10 4 1 5 17 14 +3 13 2–3 0–1 1–1 — 3–1 6–0
5   Kazakhstan 10 1 2 7 7 18 −11 5 [a] 2–4 0–3 0–1 1–2 — 0–0
6   Latvia 10 0 5 5 6 19 −13 5 [a] 1–2 0–3 1–1 0–2 0–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Kazakhstan 4, Latvia 1.
9 September 2014 UEFA Euro 2016 Q Czech Republic  2 – 1   Netherlands Prague
20:45 ( UTC+2) Dočkal 22'
Pilař 90+1'		 Report de Vrij 55' Stadium: Generali Arena
Attendance: 17,946
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi ( Italy)
10 October 2014 UEFA Euro 2016 Q Netherlands  3 – 1   Kazakhstan Amsterdam
20:45 ( UTC+2) Huntelaar 62'
Afellay 82'
Van Persie 89' ( pen.)		 Report Abdulin 17' Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Matej Jug ( Slovenia)
13 October 2014 UEFA Euro 2016 Q Iceland  2 – 0   Netherlands Reykjavík
18:45 ( UTC±0) G. Sigurðsson 10' ( pen.), 42' Report Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo ( Spain)
16 November 2014 UEFA Euro 2016 Q Netherlands  6 – 0   Latvia Amsterdam
18:00 ( UTC+1) Van Persie 6'
Robben 35', 82'
Huntelaar 42', 89'
Bruma 78'		 Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 47,500
Referee: Liran Liany ( Israel)
28 March 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 Q Netherlands  1 – 1   Turkey Amsterdam
20:45 ( UTC+1) Huntelaar 90+2' Report Yılmaz 37' Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 49,500
Referee: Felix Brych ( Germany)
12 June 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 Q Latvia  0 – 2   Netherlands Riga
21:45 ( UTC+3) Report Wijnaldum 67'
Narsingh 71'		 Stadium: Skonto stadions
Attendance: 8,067
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen ( Norway)

International Friendlies

5 March Friendly France  2 – 0   Netherlands Paris, France
21:00 ( UTC+1) Benzema 32'
Matuidi 41'		 Report Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Martin Atkinson ( England)
17 May Friendly Netherlands  1 – 1   Ecuador Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:30 ( UTC+2) Van Persie 37' Report Montero 9' Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Pavel Královec ( Czech Republic)
31 May Friendly Netherlands  1 – 0   Ghana Rotterdam, Netherlands
20:30 ( UTC+2) Van Persie 5' Report Stadium: De Kuip
Attendance: 51,117
Referee: Carlos Miguel Taborda Xistra ( Portugal)
4 June Friendly Netherlands  2 – 0   Wales Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:30 ( UTC+2) Robben 32'
Lens 76'		 Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Bülent Yıldırım ( Turkey)
4 September Friendly Italy  2 – 0   Netherlands Bari, Italy
20:45 ( UTC+2) Immobile 3'
De Rossi 10' ( pen.)		 Report Stadium: Stadio San Nicola
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Sergei Karasev ( Russia)
12 November Friendly Netherlands  2 – 3   Mexico Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:30 ( UTC+1) Sneijder 49'
Blind 74'		 Report Vela 8', 62'
J. Hernandez 69'		 Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Referee: Szymon Marciniak ( Poland)

Netherlands women's national football team

Main article: Netherlands women's national football team

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Norway 10 9 0 1 41 5 +36 27 Women's World Cup — 0–2 4–1 2–0 6–0 7–0
2   Netherlands 10 8 1 1 43 6 +37 25 Play-offs 1–2 — 1–1 3–2 7–0 10–1
3   Belgium 10 6 1 3 34 11 +23 19 1–2 0–2 — 4–1 11–0 2–0
4   Portugal 10 4 0 6 19 21 −2 12 0–2 0–7 0–1 — 1–0 7–1
5   Greece 10 1 0 9 6 49 −43 3 [a] 0–5 0–6 1–7 1–5 — 4–0
6   Albania 10 1 0 9 3 54 −51 3 [a] 0–11 0–4 0–6 0–3 1–0 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Greece scored more head-to-head goals than Albania
Play-offs
Semifinal
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Scotland  1–4   Netherlands 1–2 0–2
Final
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Netherlands  3–2   Italy 1–1 2–1

League season

Eredivisie

Main article: 2014–15 Eredivisie

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 PSV (C) 34 29 1 4 92 31 +61 88 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Ajax 34 21 8 5 69 29 +40 71 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 AZ 34 19 5 10 63 56 +7 62 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
4 Feyenoord 34 17 8 9 56 39 +17 59 Qualification for the European competition play-offs
5 Vitesse (O) 34 16 10 8 66 43 +23 58
6 PEC Zwolle 34 16 5 13 59 43 +16 53
7 Heerenveen 34 13 11 10 53 46 +7 50
8 Groningen 34 11 13 10 49 53 −4 46 Qualification for the Europa League group stage [a]
9 Willem II 34 13 7 14 46 50 −4 46
10 Twente [b] 34 13 10 11 56 51 +5 43
11 Utrecht 34 11 8 15 60 62 −2 41
12 Cambuur 34 11 8 15 46 56 −10 41
13 ADO Den Haag 34 9 10 15 44 53 −9 37
14 Heracles 34 11 4 19 47 64 −17 37
15 Excelsior 34 6 14 14 47 63 −16 32
16 NAC Breda (R) 34 6 10 18 36 68 −32 28 Qualification for the Relegation play-offs [c]
17 Go Ahead Eagles (R) 34 7 6 21 29 59 −30 27 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round and for the relegation play-offs [d]
18 Dordrecht (R) 34 4 8 22 24 76 −52 20 Relegation to Eerste Divisie
Source: NUsport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Groningen qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2014–15 KNVB Cup.
  2. ^ FC Twente were deducted three points twice since they did not meet the financial standards set by the KNVB.
  3. ^ Ten teams, two from the Eredivisie and eight from the Eerste Divisie, played for two spots in the 2015–16 Eredivisie, the remaining eight teams play in the 2015–16 Eerste Divisie.
  4. ^ Go Ahead Eagles was awarded a spot in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round because of its Fair Play ranking. They were also relegated to the 2015–16 Eerste Divisie after losing in the second round of the relegation play-offs.

Eerste divisie

Main article: 2014–15 Eerste Divisie

Winners by period

Topklasse

Main article: 2014–15 Topklasse

Hoofdklasse

Main article: 2014–15 Hoofdklasse

Women's BeNe League

Main article: 2014–15 BeNe League

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Heerenveen Netherlands Marco van Basten End of contract 1 July 2014 [7] Pre-season Netherlands Dwight Lodeweges 1 July 2014 [8]
AZ Netherlands Dick Advocaat End of contract 1 July 2014 [9] Pre-season Netherlands Marco van Basten 1 July 2014 [10]
Feyenoord Netherlands Ronald Koeman End of contract 1 July 2014 [11] Pre-season Netherlands Fred Rutten 1 July 2014 [12]
Utrecht Netherlands Jan Wouters Mutual consent 1 July 2014 [13] Pre-season Netherlands Rob Alflen 1 July 2014 [14]
Dordrecht Netherlands Harry van den Ham End of contract 1 July 2014 [15] Pre-season Netherlands Ernie Brandts 1 July 2014 [16]
Heracles Almelo Netherlands Jan de Jonge Sacked 31 August 2014 [17] 18th Netherlands John Stegeman 17 September 2014 [18]
AZ Netherlands Marco van Basten Mutual consent 16 September 2014 [19] 12th Netherlands John van den Brom 29 September 2014 [20]
NAC Breda Serbia Nebojša Gudelj Sacked 13 October 2014 [21] 15th Netherlands Eric Hellemons (caretaker) 13 October 2014 [21]

Diary of the season

Deaths

Retirements

References

  1. ^ "Willem II haalt titel binnen". NOS (in Dutch). 24 April 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  2. ^ "FC Dordrecht naar eredivisie". NOS (in Dutch). 18 May 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  3. ^ a b "RKC maakt plaats voor Excelsior". NOS (in Dutch). 18 May 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Roda JC degradeert ondanks zege". NOS (in Dutch). 3 May 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  5. ^ "NEC degradeert uit de eredivisie". NOS (in Dutch). 11 May 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Eerste Bronzen Stier naar Nijmegen". JupilerLeague.nl (in Dutch). 3 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Van Basten verlaat sc Heerenveen". NOS (in Dutch). 29 January 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  8. ^ "Dwight Lodeweges nieuwe trainer sc Heerenveen". sc Heerenveen (in Dutch). 31 March 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  9. ^ "Advocaat na dit seizoen weg bij AZ". Spits (in Dutch). 29 March 2014. Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  10. ^ "Van Basten nieuwe trainer van AZ". NOS (in Dutch). 18 April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  11. ^ "Ronald Koeman vertrekt bij Feyenoord". Telegraaf (in Dutch). 1 February 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  12. ^ "Feyenoord definitief in zee met Fred Rutten". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 3 March 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  13. ^ "Jan Wouters stopt na dit seizoen als trainer van FC Utrecht". NRC (in Dutch). 17 April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  14. ^ "Utrecht stelt Alflen, Adriaanse aan". NOS (in Dutch). 9 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  15. ^ "Van den Ham van Dordt naar Utrecht". NOS (in Dutch). 23 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  16. ^ "Ernie Brandts nieuwe trainer FC Dordrecht". RTV Rijnmond (in Dutch). 13 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  17. ^ "Heracles ontslaat Jan de Jonge". NOS (in Dutch). 31 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  18. ^ "John Stegeman maakt seizoen af als hoofdtrainer". Heracles Almelo (in Dutch). 17 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  19. ^ "Van Basten blijft als assistent-trainer". AZ (in Dutch). 16 September 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.[ permanent dead link]
  20. ^ "Van den Brom nieuwe trainer AZ". NOS (in Dutch). 26 September 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  21. ^ a b "NAC Breda ontslaat trainer Gudelj". NOS (in Dutch). 13 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  22. ^ "Joop van Basten (84) overleden". Rondom Voetbal (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  23. ^ "Oud-PSV'er Cees Heerschop (79) overleden". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  24. ^ "Erwin Sparendam (80) overleden". NOS (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  25. ^ "Voetbal International - Kortom - Lucratief duel in Dubai, Schalke zonder Sam". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  26. ^ "Onverwoestbare EVV'er Frans van Tuijl overleden op 89-jarige leeftijd". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2014-10-19. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  27. ^ "Oud-trainer RBC-trainer Wally Jansen overleden". BN DeStem (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  28. ^ "VM 94-hjälten Ingesson död". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 29 October 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
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