Eredivisie
Proper noun
Meaning
Eredivisie
(soccer) The highest division of professional football in the Netherlands.
Examples
Ajax were top of the Eredivisie table with 56 points from 25 games, only ahead of AZ on goal difference, and both teams will now fill the Netherlands’ qualifying places in UEFA’s 2020-21 Champions League, Europe’s elite club competition.
AZ had a poor season, suffering elimination in the first round of the KNVB Cup and the group stage of the UEFA Cup, as well as finishing the 2007–08 Eredivisie in 11th place.
Based in The Hague, ADO Den Haag (4-15-7) stood 17th in the 18-team Eredivisie when the league halted play due to the global pandemic.
The versatile midfielder became Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's first signing of the summer when he arrived at Old Trafford from Eredivisie giants Ajax in a £40m deal last week.
During his time in Amsterdam Yakubu Abubakari won two Eredivisie titles in 2002 and 2004, and also played in the Champions League with the Dutch club.
By Press Association Sport staff On-loan Chelsea defender Matt Miazga has been fined by Vitesse Arnhem after grabbing the groin area of an opposing player in the Eredivisie.