2020–21 Eredivisie (women)

This article is about the women's competition. For the men's competition, see 2020–21 Eredivisie.
Eredivisie Vrouwen
Season2020–21
Dates6 September 2020 – 30 May 2021
ChampionsTwente
UEFA Women's Champions LeagueTwente
PSV
Matches played80
Goals scored270 (3.38 per match)
Top goalscorerJoëlle Smits
(23 goals)
Biggest home winTwente 9–0 Alkmaar
(21 March 2021)
Biggest away winExcelsior 0–6 PSV(1 November 2020)
Highest scoringTwente 9–0 Alkmaar
(21 March 2021)
Longest winning run7 matches
Ajax
Longest unbeaten run15 matches
Twente
Longest winless run10 matches
Alkmaar
Longest losing run5 matches
ADO Den Haag
Alkmaar

The 2020–21 Eredivisie Vrouwen is the eleventh season of the Netherlands women's top professional football league. FC Twente, the reigning champions from the 2018-19 season, repeated as champions.

Format

The league had a split-season format. The regular season had a double round robin schedule, with each team playing the other seven teams twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 14 matches each. After that, the top four teams qualified for a championship playoff, and the bottom four teams played a placement playoff. Each group also played a double round robin format, with each team playing the three other teams in its cohort twice, for a total of 6 matches each. Points accumulated in the regular season were halved and added to the points of the playoff stage rounds for the final standings. There was neither relegation nor promotion, and the top two teams qualified for the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League.[1][2]

Teams

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Location of teams in the Eredivisie Vrouwen 2020–21

All eight teams from the previous season returned. Excelsior ended its initial three-year partnership with Barendrecht, dropping the latter club's name.[3]

Team City / Town Venue(s) Capacity
ADO Den Haag Den Haag Cars Jeans Stadion 15,000
AFC Ajax Amsterdam Sportpark De Toekomst 05,000
VV Alkmaar Alkmaar Sportpark AFC '34 [nl] 02,500
Excelsior Rotterdam Van Donge & De Roo Stadion 04,500
SC Heerenveen Heerenveen Sportpark Skoatterwâld [nl] 03,000
Sportcomplex Nieuwehorne (Nieuwehorne) 01,000
PEC Zwolle Zwolle MAC³PARK Stadion 14,000
Sportpark Be Quick '28 [nl] 03,000
PSV Eindhoven Eindhoven Phillips Stadion 035,119
Sportcomplex De Herdgang 02,500
FC Twente Enschede De Grolsch Veste 30,205
Sportpark Het Diekman [nl] 04,000

Source: Soccerway,[4] Football Reference[5]

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Twente 14 10 2 2 46 14 +32 32 Qualification to Championship play-off
2 PSV 14 10 1 3 33 14 +19 31
3 Ajax 14 10 1 3 28 10 +18 31
4 ADO Den Haag 14 5 5 4 21 16 +5 20
5 PEC Zwolle 14 4 4 6 16 24 −8 16 Qualification to Placement play-off
6 Heerenveen 14 3 3 8 21 30 −9 12
7 Alkmaar 14 2 3 9 15 41 −26 9
8 Excelsior 14 1 3 10 8 39 −31 6
Source: Soccerway[6]
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)[7]

Results

Home \ Away ADO AJA ALK EXC HEE PEC PSV TWE
ADO Den Haag 0–3 2–2 1–0 3–1 3–0 1–1 0–0
Ajax 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 3–1
Alkmaar 1–4 0–4 1–1 4–3 0–3 1–2 0–4
Excelsior 2–2 1–4 0–3 0–2 2–1 0–6 0–3
Heerenveen 3–3 1–2 3–2 3–0 0–1 1–2 2–6
PEC Zwolle 1–0 1–4 0–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–4
PSV 1–0 2–1 5–1 3–0 2–0 5–2 1–2
Twente 0–2 2–1 9–0 7–0 3–0 2–2 3–2
Source: Soccerway[8]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Championship playoffs

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD SP Pts Qualification
1 Twente (C) 6 4 1 1 8 5 +3 16 29 UEFA Champions League first round
2 PSV 6 4 0 2 16 9 +7 16 28
3 Ajax 6 3 0 3 12 11 +1 16 25
4 ADO Den Haag 6 0 1 5 6 17 −11 10 11
Source: Soccerway[9]
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)[7]
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away ADO AJA PSV TWE
ADO Den Haag 3–5 0–2 1–1
Ajax 2–0 3–2 1–2
PSV 6–2 3–1 2–1
Twente 1–0 1–0 2–1
Source: Soccerway[10]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Placement playoffs

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD SP Pts
1 Heerenveen 6 3 3 0 11 8 +3 6 18
2 PEC Zwolle 6 2 3 1 12 7 +5 8 17
3 Excelsior 6 1 3 2 7 9 −2 3 9
4 Alkmaar 6 0 3 3 10 16 −6 5 8
Source: Soccerway[11]
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)[7]

Results

Home \ Away ALK EXC HEE PEC
Alkmaar 0–0 3–3 3–3
Excelsior 3–2 2–3 1–1
Heerenveen 2–1 1–1 1–0
PEC Zwolle 5–1 2–0 1–1
Source: Soccerway[12]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Games soccer ball with check mark avg.
01. Netherlands Joëlle Smits PSV 18 23 04 1.28
02. Netherlands Renate Jansen Twente 20 12 00 0.6
03. Netherlands Fenna Kalma Twente 20 11 01 0.55
04. Germany Anna-Lena Stolze Twente 18 10 00 0.56
05. Netherlands Nikita Tromp Ajax 19 09 02 0.47
06. Netherlands Nikée van Dijk [nl] sc Heerenveen 15 07 00 0.47
Netherlands Jaimy Ravensbergen ADO Den Haag 17 00 0.41
08. Netherlands Vanity Lewerissa Ajax 12 06 00 0.5
Netherlands Marjolijn van den Bighelaar Ajax 14 02 0.43
Netherlands Chimera Ripa [nl] VV Alkmaar 19 00 0.32
Netherlands Kirsten van de Westeringh sc Heerenveen 19 00 0.32
Netherlands Sanne Koopman [nl] VV Alkmaar 19 00 0.32
Netherlands Dominique Bruinenberg PEC Zwolle 19 03 0.32

Source: Soccerway[13][14][15]

Hat-tricks(+)

Rnd Player Club Goals Date Home Score Away
5 Netherlands Joëlle Smits PSV 31', 40', 43' 1 Nov 2020 Excelsior 0 – 6 PSV
Netherlands Kayleigh van Dooren PSV 68', 78', 90'
12 Netherlands Fenna Kalma Twente 55', 65', 69' 12 Mar 2021 Heerenveen 2 – 6 Twente
13 Germany Anna-Lena Stolze Twente 1', 26', 38', 47', 51' 21 Mar 2021 Twente 9 – 0 Alkmaar
4 PO Netherlands Joëlle Smits PSV 32', 45+3', 78' 14 May 2021 PSV 6 – 2 ADO Den Haag

References

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