2012–13 Eredivisie
2012–13 Eredivisie
Season | 2012–13 |
---|---|
Champions | Ajax (32nd title) |
Relegated | Willem II VVV-Venlo |
Champions League | Ajax PSV |
Europa League | Feyenoord Vitesse Arnhem AZ Utrecht |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 964 (3.15 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Wilfried Bony (31 goals) |
Biggest home win | PSV 7–0 ADO Den Haag |
Biggest away win | VVV 0–6 PSV |
Highest scoring | Heracles Almelo 6–3 Heerenveen |
Longest winning run | 8 games PSV |
Longest unbeaten run | 14 games Ajax |
Longest winless run | 10 games NEC |
Longest losing run | 6 games VVV-Venlo |
Total attendance | 4,596,704[2] |
Average attendance | 18,838[2] |
← 2011–12 2013–14 → | |
Leader and 2013–14 UEFA Champions League group stage | |
2013–14 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round | |
2013–14 UEFA Europa League Play-off round | |
2013–14 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round | |
Qualification to European competition Playoffs | |
Qualification to relegation playoffs | |
Relegation to 2013–14 Eerste Divisie |
The 2012–13 Eredivisie was the 57th season of Eredivisie, since its establishment in 1955. It began on 10 August 2012 with the first match of the season and ended on 26 May 2013, with the last matches of the European competition and relegation play-offs.[3]
Season | 2012–13 |
---|---|
Champions | Ajax (32nd title) |
Relegated | Willem II VVV-Venlo |
Champions League | Ajax PSV |
Europa League | Feyenoord Vitesse Arnhem AZ Utrecht |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 964 (3.15 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Wilfried Bony (31 goals) |
Biggest home win | PSV 7–0 ADO Den Haag |
Biggest away win | VVV 0–6 PSV |
Highest scoring | Heracles Almelo 6–3 Heerenveen |
Longest winning run | 8 games PSV |
Longest unbeaten run | 14 games Ajax |
Longest winless run | 10 games NEC |
Longest losing run | 6 games VVV-Venlo |
Total attendance | 4,596,704[2] |
Average attendance | 18,838[2] |
← 2011–12 2013–14 → | |
Leader and 2013–14 UEFA Champions League group stage | |
2013–14 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round | |
2013–14 UEFA Europa League Play-off round | |
2013–14 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round | |
Qualification to European competition Playoffs | |
Qualification to relegation playoffs | |
Relegation to 2013–14 Eerste Divisie |
Teams
A total of 18 teams took part in the league: The best fifteen teams from the 2011–12 season, two promotion/relegation playoff winners and the 2011–12 Eerste Divisie champions.
Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
ADO Den Haag | The Hague | Kyocera Stadion | 15,000 |
Ajax | Amsterdam | Amsterdam Arena | 52,651 |
AZ | Alkmaar | AFAS Stadion | 17,023 |
Feyenoord | Rotterdam | Stadion Feijenoord | 51,177 |
Groningen | Groningen | Euroborg | 22,550 |
Heerenveen | Heerenveen | Abe Lenstra Stadion | 26,100 |
Heracles | Almelo | Polman Stadion | 8,500 |
NAC | Breda | Rat Verlegh Stadion | 19,005 |
NEC | Nijmegen | Stadion de Goffert | 12,500 |
PEC Zwolle[4] | Zwolle | IJsseldelta Stadion | 11,324 |
PSV | Eindhoven | Philips Stadion | 35,000 |
RKC Waalwijk | Waalwijk | Mandemakers Stadion | 7,508 |
Roda JC | Kerkrade | Parkstad Limburg Stadion | 18,936 |
Twente | Enschede | De Grolsch Veste | 30,014 |
Utrecht | Utrecht | Stadion Galgenwaard | 23,750 |
Vitesse Arnhem | Arnhem | GelreDome | 25,000 |
VVV-Venlo | Venlo | De Koel | 8,000 |
Willem II | Tilburg | Koning Willem II Stadion | 14,500 |
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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ADO Den Haag | ![]() | ![]() | Erreà | Basic-Fit Fitness |
Ajax | ![]() | ![]() | adidas | Aegon |
AZ | ![]() | ![]() | Macron | AFAS software |
Feyenoord | ![]() | ![]() | Puma | ASR |
Groningen | ![]() | ![]() | Klupp | Essent |
Heerenveen | ![]() | ![]() | Jako | Univé |
Heracles | ![]() | ![]() | Erima | TenCate |
NAC | ![]() | ![]() | Patrick | SunWeb |
NEC | ![]() | ![]() | Jako | Scholten Awater |
PEC Zwolle | ![]() | ![]() | Patrick | Beaphar |
PSV | ![]() | ![]() | Nike | Philips |
RKC Waalwijk | ![]() | ![]() | Nike | Mandemakens Keukens |
Roda JC | ![]() | ![]() | Lotto | Toverland |
Twente | ![]() | ![]() | Nike | Arke |
Utrecht | ![]() | ![]() | hummel | HealthCity |
Vitesse | ![]() | ![]() | Nike | — |
VVV-Venlo | ![]() | ![]() | Masita | Seacon Logistics |
Willem II | ![]() | ![]() | Macron | Pondres |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SC Heerenveen | ![]() | End of contract | 1 July 2012[5] | Pre-season | ![]() | 1 July 2012[6] |
Roda JC Kerkrade | ![]() | End of contract | 1 July 2012[7] | Pre-season | ![]() | 1 July 2012[8] |
RKC Waalwijk | ![]() | Signed by Roda JC Kerkrade | 1 July 2012[8] | Pre-season | ![]() | 1 July 2012[9] |
PSV | ![]() | End of interim spell | 1 July 2012[10] | Pre-season | ![]() | 1 July 2012[11] |
FC Groningen | ![]() | Sacked | 10 May 2012[12] | Pre-season | ![]() | 1 July 2012[13] |
Vitesse Arnhem | ![]() | Signed by Anderlecht | 1 July 2012[14] | Pre-season | ![]() | 1 July 2012[15] |
NAC Breda | ![]() | Sacked | 23 October 2012[16] | 17th | ![]() | 23 October 2012 |
NAC Breda | ![]() | End of caretaker spell | 21 November 2012[17] | 15th | ![]() | 21 November 2012 |
FC Twente | ![]() | Resigned | 26 February 2013[18] | 5th | ![]() | 26 February 2013 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ajax(C) | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 83 | 31 | +52 | 76 | 2013–14 UEFA Champions League group stage |
2 | PSV | 34 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 103 | 43 | +60 | 69 | 2013–14 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round |
3 | Feyenoord | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 64 | 38 | +26 | 69 | 2013–14 UEFA Europa League play-off round |
4 | Vitesse Arnhem | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 68 | 42 | +26 | 64 | 2013–14 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round |
5 | Utrecht(O) | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 63 | Qualification for European competition play-offs |
6 | Twente | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 60 | 33 | +27 | 62 | |
7 | Groningen | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 43 | |
8 | Heerenveen | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 50 | 63 | −13 | 42 | |
9 | ADO Den Haag | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 49 | 63 | −14 | 40 | |
10 | AZ | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 56 | 54 | +2 | 39 | 2013–14 UEFA Europa League play-off round[1] |
11 | PEC Zwolle | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 39 | |
12 | Heracles Almelo | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 58 | 71 | −13 | 38 | |
13 | NAC Breda | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 38 | |
14 | RKC Waalwijk | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 37 | |
15 | NEC Nijmegen | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 44 | 66 | −22 | 37 | |
16 | Roda JC(O) | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 51 | 69 | −18 | 33 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
17 | VVV-Venlo(R) | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 33 | 62 | −29 | 28 | |
18 | Willem II(R) | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 76 | −43 | 23 | Relegation to 2013–14 Eerste Divisie |
Results
Home \ Away | ADO | AJX | AZ | FEY | GRO | HEE | HER | NAC | NEC | PEC | PSV | RKC | RJC | TWE | UTR | VIT | VVV | WIL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ADO Den Haag | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–6 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
Ajax | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | |
AZ | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
Feyenoord | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
Groningen | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
Heerenveen | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–4 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | |
Heracles | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 6–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 1–1 | 4–1 | |
NAC Breda | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–6 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
N.E.C. | 1–1 | 1–6 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
PEC Zwolle | 4–2 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
PSV Eindhoven | 7–0 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | |
RKC Waalwijk | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
Roda JC | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
Twente | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
Utrecht | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
Vitesse Arnhem | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | |
VVV-Venlo | 2–4 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 4–1 | |
Willem II | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–6 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
Positions by round
Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
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Ajax | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
PSV | 15 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Feyenoord | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Vitesse Arnhem | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Utrecht | 16 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Twente | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Groningen | 18 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Heerenveen | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
ADO Den Haag | 5 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
AZ | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
PEC Zwolle | 9 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 |
Heracles | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
NAC Breda | 9 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
RKC Waalwijk | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
NEC | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 |
Roda JC | 9 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
VVV-Venlo | 9 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Willem II | 9 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Play-offs
European competition
The teams placed fifth through eighth competed in a play-off tournament for one spot in the second qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League. Teams on the left played the first leg at home.
Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 16 May 2013, while the return legs were played on 19 May 2013.[19]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Groningen | 2–4 | Twente | 0–1 | 2–3 |
SC Heerenveen | 1–3 | Utrecht | 0–1 | 1–2 |
Finals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Twente | 2–3 | Utrecht | 0–2 | 2–1 |
Relegation
Roda JC and VVV-Venlo joined the Eerste Divisie-teams for the play-offs, after finishing 16th and 17th in the Eredivisie.
Round 1
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
FC Dordrecht | 3–6 | Go Ahead Eagles | 3–3 | 0–3 |
De Graafschap | 5–2 | Fortuna Sittard | 2–1 | 3–1 |
Round 2
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Go Ahead Eagles | 4–0 | VVV-Venlo | 1–0 | 3–0 |
MVV Maastricht | 1–4 | FC Volendam | 0–1 | 1–3 |
Helmond Sport | 3–5 | Sparta Rotterdam | 2–4 | 1–1 |
De Graafschap | 2–7 | Roda JC | 1–1 | 1–6 |
Round 3
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Go Ahead Eagles | 3–1 | FC Volendam | 3–0 | 0–1 |
Sparta Rotterdam | 1–2 | Roda JC | 0–0 | 1–2 |
Season statistics
Top scorers

Wilfried Bony
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[20] |
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1 | ![]() | Vitesse Arnhem | 31 |
2 | ![]() | Feyenoord | 27 |
3 | ![]() | Heerenveen | 24 |
4 | ![]() | AZ | 23 |
5 | ![]() | Roda JC | 17 |
6 | ![]() | PSV | 16 |
7 | ![]() | PSV | 15 |
8 | ![]() | Utrecht | 14 |
![]() | PSV | 14 | |
10 | ![]() | Twente | 13 |