2019–20 Eredivisie
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This article is about the men's competition. For the women's competition, see 2019–20 Eredivisie (women).
The 2019–20 Eredivisie was the 64th season of the Dutch football league Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. The season began on 2 August 2019 and was suspended on 12 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands. The season was abandoned on 24 April.[1][2]
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Season | 2019–20 |
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Dates | 2 August 2019 – 8 March 2020 |
Champions | None |
Relegated | None |
Champions League | Ajax AZ |
Europa League | Feyenoord PSV Eindhoven Willem II |
Matches played | 232 |
Goals scored | 715 (3.08 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Steven Berghuis Cyriel Dessers (15 goals each) |
Biggest home win | Utrecht 6–0 Fortuna Sittard (3 November 2019) |
Biggest away win | Heracles Almelo 0–4 Heerenveen (4 August 2019) PEC Zwolle 0–4 PSV Eindhoven (29 September 2019) VVV-Venlo 0–4 Vitesse (19 October 2019) PSV Eindhoven 0–4 AZ (27 October 2019) |
Highest scoring | PEC Zwolle 6–2 RKC Waalwijk (15 September 2019) |
Longest winning run | 8 matches Ajax |
Longest unbeaten run | 15 matches Ajax |
Longest winless run | 11 matches RKC Waalwijk |
Longest losing run | 8 matches RKC Waalwijk |
Highest attendance | 54,022 Ajax 0–2 Willem II (6 December 2019) |
Lowest attendance | 4,689 RKC Waalwijk 2–0 Heracles Almelo (2 November 2019) |
Total attendance | 4,229,375 |
Average attendance | 18,230 |
← 2018–19 2020–21 → |
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Ajax were the defending champion. Twente, RKC Waalwijk, and Sparta Rotterdam joined as the promoted clubs from the 2018–19 Eerste Divisie. They replaced NAC Breda, Excelsior, and De Graafschap who were relegated to the 2019–20 Eerste Divisie.