2015–16 Eredivisie
The 2015–16 Eredivisie season was the 60th season of the Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. Defending champions PSV retained their title.
Teams
A total of 18 teams took part in the league: the top 15 teams from the 2014–15 season, two promotion/relegation playoff winners and the 2014–15 Eerste Divisie champions.NEC, the champion of the 2014–15 Eerste Divisie, and play-off winner Roda JC returned to the Eredivisie after just one season. De Graafschap, the other play-off winner, returned to the highest level for the first time since the 2011–12 season.
Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
ADO Den Haag | The Hague | Kyocera Stadion | 15,000 |
Ajax | Amsterdam | Amsterdam ArenA | 53,490 |
AZ | Alkmaar | AFAS Stadion | 17,023 |
Cambuur | Leeuwarden | Cambuur Stadion | 10,500 |
De Graafschap | Doetinchem | De Vijverberg | 12,600 |
Excelsior | Rotterdam | Stadion Woudestein | 3,531 |
Feyenoord | Rotterdam | De Kuip | 51,177 |
Groningen | Groningen | Euroborg | 22,550 |
Heerenveen | Heerenveen | Abe Lenstra Stadion | 26,100 |
Heracles | Almelo | Polman Stadion | 13,500 |
NEC | Nijmegen | Stadion de Goffert | 12,500 |
PEC Zwolle | Zwolle | IJsseldelta Stadion | 12,500 |
PSV | Eindhoven | Philips Stadion | 35,000 |
Roda JC | Kerkrade | Parkstad Limburg Stadion | 19,979 |
Twente | Enschede | De Grolsch Veste | 30,205 |
Utrecht | Utrecht | Stadion Galgenwaard | 23,750 |
Vitesse | Arnhem | GelreDome | 25,500 |
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 | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
ADO Den Haag | Henk Fraser | Erreà | Basic-Fit Fitness |
Ajax | Frank de Boer | adidas | Ziggo |
AZ | John van den Brom | Under Armour | AFAS software |
Cambuur | Marcel Keizer | Quick | Bouwgroep Dijkstra Draisma |
De Graafschap | Jan Vreman | Quick | ATAG |
Excelsior | Alfons Groenendijk | Quick | DSW Zorgverzekeraar |
Feyenoord | Giovanni van Bronckhorst | adidas | Opel |
Groningen | Erwin van de Looi | Robey | Essent |
Heerenveen | Foppe de Haan | Jako | Univé |
Heracles | John Stegeman | :it:Acerbis|Acerbis | TenCate |
NEC | Ernest Faber | Patrick | Scholten Awater |
PEC Zwolle | Ron Jans | Robey | Molecaten |
PSV | Phillip Cocu | Umbro | Philips |
Roda JC | Darije Kalezić | Robey | KLG |
Twente | René Hake | Nike | Webprint.nl |
Utrecht | Erik ten Hag | hummel | Zorg van de Zaak |
Vitesse | Rob Maas | Macron | Truphone |
Willem II | Jurgen Streppel | Robey | Tricorp |
Managerial changes
Standings
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round. Note: Since round 30 FC Twente were deducted three points since they did not meet the financial standards set by the KNVB.Results
Number of teams by provinces
Season statistics
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
1 | Vincent Janssen | AZ | 27 |
2 | Luuk de Jong | PSV | 26 |
3 | Arkadiusz Milik | Ajax | 21 |
4 | Dirk Kuyt | Feyenoord | 19 |
5 | Sébastien Haller | Utrecht | 17 |
5 | Hakim Ziyech | Twente | 17 |
7 | Mike Havenaar | ADO Den Haag | 16 |
7 | Christian Santos | NEC | 16 |
9 | Michiel Kramer | Feyenoord | 14 |
9 | Lars Veldwijk | PEC Zwolle | 14 |
Hat-tricks
;Note4 Player scored 4 goals
Assists
Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
1 | Édouard Duplan | ADO Den Haag | 11 |
2 | Rick Karsdorp | Feyenoord | 10 |
2 | Jürgen Locadia | PSV | 10 |
2 | Lars Veldwijk | PEC Zwolle | 10 |
2 | Hakim Ziyech | Twente | 10 |
6 | Andrés Guardado | PSV | 9 |
6 | Joris van Overeem | AZ | 9 |
8 | Dabney dos Santos | AZ | 8 |
8 | Nemanja Gudelj | Ajax | 8 |
8 | Luuk de Jong | PSV | 8 |
8 | Davy Klaassen | Ajax | 8 |
8 | Sam Larsson | Heerenveen | 8 |
Discipline
Player
- Most yellow cards: 10
- *Lucas Bijker
- *Funso Ojo
- Most red cards: 2
- *Joey van den Berg
- *Ouasim Bouy
- *Sander Fischer
- *Derrick Luckassen
- *Mark van der Maarel
- *Harm Zeinstra
Club
- Most yellow cards: 65
- *Heerenveen
- Most red cards: 5
- *Cambuur
- *Utrecht
Attendances
Play-offs
European competition
Four teams played for a spot in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.Key: * = Play-off winners, ' = Wins because of away goals rule, ' = Wins after extra time in second leg, = Wins after penalty shoot-out.
Promotion/relegation play-offs
Ten teams, two from the Eredivisie and eight from the Eerste Divisie, played for two spots in the 2016–17 Eredivisie, the remaining eight teams play in the 2016–17 Eerste Divisie.Key: * = Play-off winners, ' = Wins because of away goals rule, ' = Wins after extra time in second leg, = Wins after penalty shoot-out.