In 1954 professional football was introduced, and 1956/57 saw a national first division for the first time in history, called "eredivisie" (division of honour).
In general, all teams that went through name changes are listed under the last name under which they played in the eredivisie. For teams that were formed by mergers, I have added the records of the prime merger club (i.e. the club from which the divisional place was taken by the merger club) to those of the club created, and split them again directly under the total. Two of these additions are actually debatable:
Teams in italics play in the eredivisie 2004/05
club S Pd W D L GF GA Pts PAct GD Pts/G GAv Champ Ere Cups Fin
1.Ajax 48 1616 1069 284 263 4134-1689 2422 2619 +2445 1,499 2,45 29 21 15 19
2.P.S.V. 48 1616 949 359 308 3705-1761 2257 2464 +1944 1,397 2,10 17 14 7 13
3.Feyenoord 48 1616 930 384 302 3525-1818 2244 2430 +1707 1,389 1,94 14 9 10 13
4.F.C. Twente 47 1582 667 426 489 2568-2163 1760 1879 + 405 1,113 1,19 1 2 5
Sportclub Enschede 9 294 121 77 96 567- 491 319 319 + 76 1,085 1,15 1
F.C. Twente 38 1288 546 349 393 2001-1672 1441 1560 + 329 1,119 1,20 2 5
5.Sparta 46 1548 559 448 541 2398-2342 1566 1629 + 56 1,012 1,02 6 1 3 5
6.F.C. Utrecht 48 1616 580 407 629 2407-2623 1567 1674 - 216 0,970 0,92 1 1 3 5
D.O.S. 14 460 168 109 183 790- 848 445 445 - 58 0,967 0,93 1 1
F.C. Utrecht 34 1156 412 298 446 1617-1775 1122 1229 - 158 0,971 0,91 3 5
7.Roda J.C. 35 1258 495 328 435 1937-1807 1318 1448 + 130 1,048 1,07 1 2 5
Rapid J.C. 6 204 73 47 84 307- 350 193 193 - 43 0,946 0,88 1
Roda J.C. 31 1054 422 281 351 1630-1457 1125 1255 + 173 1,067 1,12 2 5
8.F.C. Groningen 37 1242 390 369 483 1721-1939 1149 1211 - 218 0,925 0,89 1
9.N.A.C. Breda 37 1246 396 337 513 1696-2059 1129 1222 - 363 0,906 0,82 1 1 4
10.M.V.V. 36 1208 350 356 502 1527-1992 1056 1078 - 465 0,874 0,77
11.A.D.O. Den Haag 31 1038 363 272 403 1547-1650 998 1007 - 103 0,961 0,94 2 2 8
A.D.O. 14 460 189 121 150 794- 691 499 499 + 103 1,085 1,15 2 1 5
A.D.O. Den Haag 17 578 174 151 253 753- 959 499 508 - 206 0,863 0,79 1 3
12.Fortuna Sittard 31 1038 320 292 426 1391-1705 932 994 - 314 0,898 0,82 2 4
Fortuna '54 12 392 141 99 152 635- 700 381 381 - 65 0,972 0,91 2 2
Fortuna Sittard 19 646 179 193 274 756-1005 551 613 - 249 0,853 0,75 2
13.A.Z. 27 918 339 249 330 1410-1340 927 1012 + 70 1,010 1,05 1 1 3 3
Alkmaar 1 34 6 12 16 39- 61 24 24 - 22 0,706 0,64
A.Z. 26 884 333 237 314 1371-1279 903 988 + 92 1,021 1,07 1 1 3 3
14.Willem II 30 1012 331 242 439 1508-1789 904 1020 - 281 0,893 0,84 3 2 2
15.Go Ahead Eagles 28 940 302 249 389 1293-1500 853 858 - 207 0,907 0,86 4 1
16.N.E.C. 28 952 254 270 428 1054-1499 778 868 - 445 0,817 0,70 4
17.Vitesse 19 646 247 205 194 949- 868 699 830 + 81 1,082 1,09 3
18.F.C. Amsterdam 21 702 228 193 281 954-1095 649 649 - 141 0,925 0,87 1 1
bvc Amsterdam 2 68 20 20 28 103- 130 60 60 - 27 0,882 0,79
D.W.S./A. 4 136 39 43 54 202- 251 121 121 - 49 0,890 0,80
D.W.S. 9 294 108 74 112 386- 393 290 290 - 7 0,986 0,98 1 1
F.C. Amsterdam 6 204 61 56 87 263- 321 178 178 - 58 0,873 0,82
19.F.C. Volendam 24 808 221 207 380 956-1446 649 676 - 490 0,803 0,66 2
20.Haarlem 18 612 172 178 262 695- 978 522 522 - 283 0,853 0,71 1 2 5
21.R.K.C. Waalwijk 16 544 176 147 221 736- 859 499 599 - 123 0,917 0,86
22.V.V.V. 15 510 153 140 217 690- 901 446 446 - 211 0,875 0,77 1 1
23.S.C. Heerenveen 12 408 166 106 136 635- 594 438 574 + 41 1,074 1,07 2
24.F.C. Den Bosch 14 476 127 129 220 594- 853 383 395 - 259 0,805 0,70 1 1
B.V.V. 2 68 18 10 40 126- 172 46 46 - 46 0,676 0,73 1
F.C. Den Bosch 12 408 109 119 180 468- 681 337 349 - 213 0,826 0,69 1
25.Telstar 14 468 118 140 210 530- 754 376 376 - 224 0,803 0,70 2
26.De Graafschap 14 476 111 120 245 540- 902 342 413 - 362 0,718 0,60
27.F.C. Zwolle 12 408 99 120 189 496- 745 318 331 - 249 0,779 0,67 2
28.Excelsior 13 442 97 116 229 471- 799 310 315 - 328 0,701 0,59 1
29.Elinkwijk 7 234 65 50 119 306- 483 180 180 - 177 0,769 0,63
30.Blauw Wit 6 196 65 42 89 334- 401 172 172 - 67 0,878 0,83
31.Heracles 5 154 36 38 80 192- 337 110 110 - 145 0,714 0,57 2
32.Holland Sport 4 136 37 34 65 168- 279 108 108 - 111 0,794 0,60
33.Dordrecht '90 5 170 32 40 98 170- 341 104 104 - 171 0,601 0,50 1
S.V.V. 2 68 13 13 42 62- 142 39 39 - 80 0,574 0,44 1
Dordrecht '90 3 102 19 27 56 108- 199 65 65 - 91 0,637 0,54
34.N.O.A.D. 4 136 33 30 73 187- 311 96 96 - 124 0,706 0,60
35.Sittardia 4 132 32 29 71 148- 256 93 93 - 108 0,705 0,58
36.Cambuur Leeuwarden 4 136 25 38 73 139- 252 88 101 - 113 0,647 0,55
37.Eindhoven 3 102 23 25 54 107- 209 71 71 - 102 0,696 0,51 1 1 1
38.Xerxes/D.H.C. 2 68 26 17 25 92- 95 69 69 - 3 1,015 0,97 1
Xerxes 1 34 13 8 13 47- 48 34 34 - 1 1,000 0,98 1
Xerxes/D.H.C. 1 34 13 9 12 45- 47 35 35 - 2 1,029 0,96
39.R.B.C. Roosendaal 3 102 24 18 60 104- 191 66 90 - 87 0,647 0,54 1
40.Veendam 2 68 12 23 33 74- 127 47 47 - 53 0,691 0,58
41.Wageningen 2 68 13 18 37 72- 137 44 44 - 65 0,647 0,53 2 2
42.Helmond Sport 2 68 12 18 38 93- 162 42 42 - 69 0,618 0,57 2
43.De Volewijckers 2 64 15 10 39 99- 189 40 40 - 90 0,625 0,52 1
44.D.S. '79 2 68 8 11 49 76- 188 27 27 - 112 0,397 0,40 2 4
Totals 48 854 10667 10667 44428-44428 = 1 1 88 48 60 122
28848 7514 28848 30933
Explanations:
S Seasons in eredivisie (max. 48)
Pd Matches played (max. 1616)
W Matches won
D Matches drawn
L Matches lost
GF Goals scored
GA Goals conceded
Pts Number of points obtained (2/win)
Pact Number of actual points obtained (counting 3/win from 1995/96 onwards,
which adds up to 2085 extra points until 2003/04 inclusive)
GD Goal difference
Pts/G Points per game ratio (based on 2/win)
GAv Goal average
Champ Number of Dutch championships
Ere Number of wins in the eredivisie (Dutch championship since 1956/57)
Cups Number of Dutch Cups
Fin Number of Cup Final appearances
Note: playoff matches, championship deciders, and "nacompetitie" matches not
included
Name changes and mergers:
3.Feijenoord changed name to Feyenoord in 1971.
4.Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys merged to form F.C. Twente in 1965.
6.D.O.S., Elinkwijk (29) and Velox merged to form F.C. Utrecht in 1970.
7.Rapid J.C. and Roda Sport merged to form Roda J.C. in 1962.
8.G.V.A.V. changed name to F.C. Groningen in 1971.
9.N.A.C. changed name to N.A.C. Breda in 2003.
11.A.D.O. and Holland Sport (32) merged to form F.C. Den Haag in 1971. Between
1992 and 1994 were known as A.D.O./Den Haag; since 1996 as A.D.O. Den Haag.
12.Fortuna '54 and Sittardia (35) merged to form F.S.C. in 1968; F.S.C. changed
name to Fortuna Sittard in 1979.
13.Alkmaar and F.C. Zaanstreek merged to form A.Z. '67 in 1967; A.Z. '67
changed name to A.Z. in 1986.
15.Go Ahead changed name to Go Ahead Eagles in 1971.
18.D.W.S. and bvc Amsterdam merged to form D.W.S./A. in 1958. D.W.S./A
changed name to D.W.S. in 1962. D.W.S. and Blauw Wit (30) merged to form
F.C. Amsterdam in 1972; De Volewijckers (43) joined the merger in 1974.
F.C. Amsterdam were dissolved in 1982.
21.R.K.C. changed name to R.K.C. Waalwijk in 1996.
22.V.V.V. were known as F.C. V.V.V. between 1968 and 1985.
24.B.V.V. changed name to F.C. Den Bosch in 1965. F.C. Den Bosch and
Wilhelmina merged under the name of F.C. Den Bosch in 1967. Between
1988 and 1992 F.C. Den Bosch were known as B.V.V. Den Bosch.
25.Telstar were formed by a merger of Stormvogels and V.S.V. (neither club
played in the eredivisie) and changed name to Stormvogels Telstar Combinatie
in 2001 following a cooperation with the amateur club Stormvogels which
remained after the merger.
27.P.E.C. Zwolle changed name to F.C. Zwolle in 1991.
32.Holland Sport were known as S.H.S. between 1955 and 1964 (merger with
amateur club Scheveningen). See also 11.
33.S.V.V. and Dordrecht '90 merged to form S.V.V./Dordrecht '90 in 1991.
The merger club changed name to Dordrecht '90 in 1992. See also 43.
38.Xerxes and D.H.C. '66 merged in 1967 to form Xerxes/D.H.C. who were
dissolved in 1968.
44.D.S. '79 changed name to Dordrecht '90 in 1990. They merged with S.V.V.
to form S.V.V./Dordrecht '90 in 1991, see also 33.
Thanks to Gerrit Tuitert (gestuitert@planet.nl) and Graeme Riley (griley@tridentcomponentsgroup.com) for corrections
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