Eredivisie 2006-07

Infobox Football league season
season = 2006-07
competition = Eredivisie
winners = PSV
(20st title)
promoted = Excelsior
relegated = ADO Den Haag
RKC Waalwijk
continentalcup1 = Champions League
continentalcup1 qualifiers = PSV
Ajax
continentalcup2 = UEFA Cup
continentalcup2 qualifiers = FC Groningen
AZ
SC Heerenveen
FC Twente
continentalcup3 = UEFA Intertoto Cup
continentalcup3 qualifiers = FC Utrecht
league topscorer = Alfonso Alves (SC Heerenveen, 34)
biggest home win = AZ 8-1 NAC (2007-10-07)
biggest away win = PSV 1-5 Ajax (2007-08-19)
highest scoring = AZ 8-1 NAC (2007-10-07)
total goals =
average goals =
longest wins =
longest unbeaten =
longest losses =
highest attendance =
lowest attendance =
average attendance = 18,078/game
prevseason = 2005-06
nextseason = 2007-08

The 2006/2007 season of the Eredivisie began on August 18, 2006. The season saw PSV Eindhoven quickly building a gap with the other teams. After 20 matches, the club was 11 points ahead of AZ and 12 points ahead of Ajax. The lead quickly dissipated in the 13 matches that followed. A draw of PSV at FC Utrecht in the penultimate round saw AZ and Ajax catching up. The three clubs were all on 72 points from 33 matches, with the AZ on top due to goal difference. Ajax were second, PSV were third. AZ suffered a shock defeat at league minnows Excelsior Rotterdam in the final round, playing with 10 men after 15 minutes in the game. Ajax won 0-2 at Willem II, and PSV beat Vitesse 5-1. PSV and Ajax both finished on 75 points, but PSV finished first due to a better goal difference (+50, against +49 for Ajax) to end one of the most exciting and closest title races in many years.

Promoted team

This team was promoted from the Jupiler League at the start of the season:
*Excelsior (Jupiler League champions)

Relegated teams

The following teams were relegated to the Eerste Divisie at the end of the season:
*ADO Den Haag
*RKC Waalwijk

Promoted teams

The following teams were promoted from the Jupiler League at the end of the season:
*De Graafschap
*VVV-Venlo

Ranking

Final League table

Play-offs

For UEFA competitions

For one Champions League ticket and three UEFA Cup tickets
4TeamBracket | RD1=Matches A and B
RD2=Match E

RD1-seed1=5
RD1-team1=SC Heerenveen
RD1-score1=1
RD1-seed2=2
RD1-team2=Ajax
RD1-score2=4

RD1-seed3=4
RD1-team3=FC Twente
RD1-score3=1
RD1-seed4=3
RD1-team4=AZ
RD1-score4=3

RD2-seed1=A
RD2-team1=Ajax
RD2-score1=4
RD2-seed2=B
RD2-team2=AZ
RD2-score2=2 Ajax have qualified for UEFA Champions League 2007-08. AZ, FC Twente and Heerenveen have qualified for the UEFA Cup 2007-08.

For one UEFA Cup ticket and possibly one Intertoto Cup ticket
4TeamBracket | RD1=Matches C and D
RD2=Match G

RD1-seed1=9
RD1-team1=FC Utrecht (advances on away goals)
RD1-score1=1
RD1-seed2=6
RD1-team2=Roda JC
RD1-score2=1

RD1-seed3=8
RD1-team3=FC Groningen
RD1-score3=3
RD1-seed4=7
RD1-team4=Feyenoord
RD1-score4=2

RD2-seed1=C
RD2-team1=FC Utrecht
RD2-score1=1
RD2-seed2=D
RD2-team2=FC Groningen
RD2-score2=4FC Groningen have qualified for the UEFA Cup 2007-08. FC Utrecht faced Vitesse (the team winning match J) for one ticket to the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2007.

For possibly one Intertoto Cup ticket
4TeamBracket | RD1=Matches H and I
RD2=Match J

RD1-seed1=13
RD1-team1=Sparta Rotterdam
RD1-score1=2
RD1-seed2=10
RD1-team2=NEC
RD1-score2=3

RD1-seed3=12
RD1-team3=Vitesse
RD1-score3=4
RD1-seed4=11
RD1-team4=NAC Breda
RD1-score4=2

RD2-seed1=H
RD2-team1=NEC
RD2-score1=0
RD2-seed2=I
RD2-team2=Vitesse
RD2-score2=3 Vitesse faced FC Utrecht (the team losing match G) for one ticket to the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2007.

For the Intertoto Cup ticket2TeamBracket | RD1=Match K

RD1-seed1=G
RD1-team1=FC Utrecht
RD1-score1=2 (a)
RD1-seed2=J
RD1-team2=Vitesse
RD1-score2=2 FC Utrecht have qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2007.

Relegation playoffs

;Round 1
All teams play a home and an away match, with the possibility of a third match in case of a tie. The team that has scored the most away goals in the first two legs will play the deciding third leg at home. If both teams have scored an equal amount of away goals, a penalty shootout after the second leg will decide who plays at home in the third leg.
The winners of matches G and H will play in the Eredivisie 2007/2008

Match table

References

ee also

*KNVB Cup 2006-07
*Eerste Divisie 2006/2007

External links

* [http://www.eredivisie.nl/ Eredivisie.nl - Official website Eredivisie] nl icon
* [http://www.knvb.nl/english KNVB.nl - Official website KNVB] en icon / nl icon
* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/ned07det.html Eredivisie on rsssf.com] en icon