2014–15 in Dutch football
# 2014–15 in Dutch football

The 2014–15 season is the 126th season of competitive football in the Netherlands.

## Promotion and relegation

### Pre-season

| League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league |
| - | - | - |
| Eredivisie | Willem II Dordrecht Excelsior | Roda JC N.E.C. RKC |
| Eerste Divisie | No team from 2013–14 Topklasse willing to be promoted | None |

## National teams

### Netherlands national football team

**2014 FIFA World Cup**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Chile | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 | |

**UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Czech Republic | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 22 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| 2 | Iceland | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 20 | Qualify for final tournament | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| 3 | Turkey | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 18 | Qualify for final tournament | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 13 | | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 6–0 |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 5 | | 2–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 |
| 6 | Latvia | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 5 | | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — |

* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Kazakhstan 4, Latvia 1.

### Netherlands women's national football team

**2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Norway | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 5 | +36 | 27 | Women's World Cup | — | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 7–0 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 6 | +37 | 25 | Play-offs | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 3–2 | 7–0 | 10–1 |
| 3 | Belgium | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 11 | +23 | 19 | | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 4–1 | 11–0 | 2–0 |
| 4 | Portugal | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 12 | | 0–2 | 0–7 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 7–1 |
| 5 | Greece | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 49 | −43 | 3 | | 0–5 | 0–6 | 1–7 | 1–5 | — | 4–0 |
| 6 | Albania | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 54 | −51 | 3 | | 0–11 | 0–4 | 0–6 | 0–3 | 1–0 | — |

* 1 2 Greece scored more head-to-head goals than Albania

**2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)**

**Play-offs**

**Semifinal**

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Scotland | 1–4 | Netherlands | 1–2 | 0–2 |

**2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)**

**Play-offs**

**Final**

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Netherlands | 3–2 | Italy | 1–1 | 2–1 |

## League season

### Eredivisie

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | PSV (C) | 34 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 92 | 31 | +61 | 88 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Ajax | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 69 | 29 | +40 | 71 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | AZ | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 63 | 56 | +7 | 62 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Feyenoord | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 59 | Qualification to European competition play-offs |
| 5 | Vitesse (O) | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 66 | 43 | +23 | 58 | Qualification to European competition play-offs |
| 6 | PEC Zwolle | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 53 | Qualification to European competition play-offs |
| 7 | Heerenveen | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 53 | 46 | +7 | 50 | Qualification to European competition play-offs |
| 8 | Groningen | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 46 | Qualification to Europa League group stage |
| 9 | Willem II | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 46 | |
| 10 | Twente | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 43 | |
| 11 | Utrecht | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 60 | 62 | −2 | 41 | |
| 12 | Cambuur | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 41 | |
| 13 | ADO Den Haag | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 37 | |
| 14 | Heracles | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 47 | 64 | −17 | 37 | |
| 15 | Excelsior | 34 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 47 | 63 | −16 | 32 | |
| 16 | NAC Breda (R) | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 68 | −32 | 28 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
| 17 | Go Ahead Eagles (R) | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 29 | 59 | −30 | 27 | Qualification to EL first qualifying round and relegation play-offs |
| 18 | Dordrecht (R) | 34 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 76 | −52 | 20 | Relegation to the Eerste Divisie |

* ↑ Four teams played for a spot in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.
* ↑ Groningen qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2014–15 KNVB Cup.
* ↑ FC Twente were deducted three points twice since they did not meet the financial standards set by the KNVB.
* ↑ Ten teams, two from the Eredivisie and eight from the Eerste Divisie, played for two spots in the 2015–16 Eredivisie, the remaining eight teams play in the 2015–16 Eerste Divisie.
* ↑ Go Ahead Eagles was awarded a spot in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round because of its Fair Play ranking. They were also relegated to the 2015–16 Eerste Divisie after losing in the second round of the relegation play-offs.

### Eerste divisie

**Winners by period**

* First period (Weeks 1–9): N.E.C.

## Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Heerenveen | Marco van Basten | End of contract | 1 July 2014 | Pre-season | Dwight Lodeweges | 1 July 2014 |
| AZ | Dick Advocaat | End of contract | 1 July 2014 | Pre-season | Marco van Basten | 1 July 2014 |
| Feyenoord | Ronald Koeman | End of contract | 1 July 2014 | Pre-season | Fred Rutten | 1 July 2014 |
| Utrecht | Jan Wouters | Mutual consent | 1 July 2014 | Pre-season | Rob Alflen | 1 July 2014 |
| Dordrecht | Harry van den Ham | End of contract | 1 July 2014 | Pre-season | Ernie Brandts | 1 July 2014 |
| Heracles Almelo | Jan de Jonge | Sacked | 31 August 2014 | 18th | John Stegeman | 17 September 2014 |
| AZ | Marco van Basten | Mutual consent | 16 September 2014 | 12th | John van den Brom | 29 September 2014 |
| NAC Breda | Nebojša Gudelj | Sacked | 13 October 2014 | 15th | Eric Hellemons (caretaker) | 13 October 2014 |

## Deaths

* 13 July 2014: Joop van Basten (84), Professional football player, father of Marco van Basten
* 24 July 2014: Cees Heerschop (79), former PSV and N.E.C. defender.
* 20 September 2014: Erwin Sparendam (80)
* 28 September 2014: Joop Pattiselanno (79)
* 9 October 2014: Frans van Tuijl (89)
* 13 October 2014: Wally Jansen (69)
* 29 October 2014: Klas Ingesson, 46, former Sweden and PSV midfielder.
