Who is the Eredivisie all-time top scorer?

Willy van der Kuijlen is the Eredivisie all-time top scorer with 311 goals, scored for PSV Eindhoven and VVV-Venlo between 1964 and 1981. Johan Cruyff scored 215 goals for Ajax in the top flight.

How often are Eredivisie scores updated on FIFAScoring?

Eredivisie live scores refresh automatically every 45 seconds during active matches on FIFAScoring.com — no page reload needed.

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Q: How many teams are in the Eredivisie?

The Eredivisie has 18 clubs competing each season. The bottom club is automatically relegated to the Eerste Divisie, while clubs ranked 16th and 17th enter playoff rounds to determine promotion and relegation.

Q: Who has won the most Eredivisie titles?

Ajax Amsterdam are the most successful club in Eredivisie history with 36 league titles. PSV Eindhoven are second with 25 titles, and Feyenoord third with 16. Together these three clubs — the Big Three — have won the vast majority of all Eredivisie championships.

Q: What is De Klassieker?

De Klassieker is the Eredivisie fixture between Ajax and Feyenoord — the two most historically decorated and bitterly rivalled clubs in Dutch football. It is considered the most important match in the Dutch football calendar.

Q: Why is the Eredivisie famous for producing talent?

The Eredivisie is renowned worldwide as a talent factory. Ajax's famous youth academy, De Toekomst, and PSV's development structure have produced world-class players including Johan Cruyff, Marco van Basten, Clarence Seedorf, Patrick Kluivert, Arjen Robben, Virgil van Dijk and Matthijs de Ligt.

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About the Eredivisie — Dutch Football's Top Division

The Eredivisie (Dutch for "Honour Division") is the top professional football league in the Netherlands, founded in 1956. Despite being a smaller nation by population, the Netherlands has produced some of the most influential footballers and tactical innovations in the sport's history — largely through clubs in this league.

The league is contested by 18 clubs across 34 matchdays from August to May. The bottom club is automatically relegated to the Eerste Divisie, while the 16th and 17th-placed clubs enter multi-team playoffs for their survival. The league is known for its high-tempo, attacking football — a direct legacy of Total Football (Totaalvoetbal), the tactical revolution pioneered by Ajax and coach Rinus Michels in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

The Big Three — Ajax (36 titles), PSV Eindhoven (25 titles) and Feyenoord (16 titles) — have dominated Dutch football, but the league has in recent years become more competitive, with AZ Alkmaar and FC Utrecht regularly challenging the traditional hierarchy.

Ajax's European peak came in the early 1970s with three consecutive European Cups (1971, 1972, 1973) and again in the 1990s (1992, 1995). No Eredivisie club has won the European/Champions Cup since Ajax's 1995 victory. The league's real legacy is in the players it produces — from Johan Cruyff and Marco van Basten to Arjen Robben, Virgil van Dijk and Matthijs de Ligt.

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Founded

1956 — replacing the previous regional competition structure as the Netherlands' first national professional league.

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Most Titles

Ajax Amsterdam — 36 Eredivisie titles, more than any other Dutch club by a wide margin.

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All-Time Top Scorer

Willy van der Kuijlen — 311 Eredivisie goals for PSV & VVV-Venlo (1964–1981). A record that still stands.

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De Klassieker

Ajax vs Feyenoord — the most intense and historically charged fixture in Dutch football, played twice every season.

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Total Football

Ajax under Rinus Michels invented Total Football in the late 1960s — one of the most influential tactical systems in the game's history.

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Talent Factory

Home of Cruyff, Van Basten, Robben, Van Dijk, De Ligt, Bergkamp — the Eredivisie produces elite talent every generation.

❓ Common Questions

Eredivisie FAQs

How many teams are in the Eredivisie?

The Eredivisie has 18 clubs. The bottom-placed club is automatically relegated to the Eerste Divisie. Clubs in 16th and 17th place enter a multi-club promotion/relegation playoff system to fight for their top-flight status.

Who has won the most Eredivisie titles?

Ajax Amsterdam lead all-time with 36 Eredivisie titles. PSV Eindhoven are second with 25, and Feyenoord third with 16. Together these three form the "Big Three" of Dutch football and have won almost every Eredivisie championship in the league's history.

What is De Klassieker?

De Klassieker is the Eredivisie fixture between Ajax and Feyenoord — Amsterdam's club against Rotterdam's club. It is the most passionately contested and historically significant match in Dutch football, combining deep city rivalry with intense footballing competition. PSV vs Ajax (De Topper) is also a major fixture.

Why is the Eredivisie famous for producing talent?

The Eredivisie has world-class youth development infrastructure — most notably Ajax's De Toekomst academy, which has developed Johan Cruyff, Marco van Basten, Clarence Seedorf, Patrick Kluivert, Rafael van der Vaart, Matthijs de Ligt and more. PSV and Feyenoord also run elite academies. The league's attacking, high-press style gives young players maximum responsibility and development opportunity.

Has the Eredivisie produced Champions League winners?

Yes. Ajax won the European Cup / UEFA Champions League four times — in 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1995. Feyenoord won it in 1970, and PSV Eindhoven in 1988. No Dutch club has won it since Ajax in 1995, but Ajax reached the semi-finals in 2019, knocking out Real Madrid and Juventus along the way.

Is this page only about the Eredivisie?

Yes — every score, fixture, table and stat on this page is Eredivisie only (competition code: DED). Use the Competitions dropdown in the navbar to switch leagues, or visit the FIFAScoring homepage for all 12 competitions.

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