2025–26 in Dutch football

Football in the Netherlands
Season2025–26
Men's football
Johan Cruyff ShieldPSV

The 2025–26 season is the 136th season of competitive football in the Netherlands.

League season

Eredivisie

Main article: 2025–26 Eredivisie
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 PSV Eindhoven (X) 27 22 2 3 77 34 +43 68 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2 Feyenoord 27 16 4 7 60 39 +21 52
3 NEC 27 14 7 6 67 45 +22 49 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Ajax 27 12 11 4 52 34 +18 47 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
5 Twente 27 11 11 5 45 29 +16 44 Qualification for the European competition play-offs
6 AZ 27 12 6 9 47 42 +5 42
7 Heerenveen 27 11 7 9 47 44 +3 40
8 Utrecht 27 10 8 9 40 31 +9 38
9 Sparta Rotterdam 27 11 5 11 33 47 −14 38
10 Groningen 27 10 5 12 37 37 0 35
11 Fortuna Sittard 27 10 5 12 42 50 −8 35
12 Go Ahead Eagles 27 7 11 9 45 43 +2 32
13 PEC Zwolle 27 7 9 11 36 52 −16 30
14 Volendam 27 7 6 14 30 46 −16 27
15 Excelsior 27 7 5 15 28 46 −18 26
16 Telstar 27 5 9 13 35 45 −10 24 Qualification for the Relegation play-off
17 NAC Breda 27 5 8 14 28 48 −20 23 Relegation to Eerste Divisie
18 Heracles Almelo 27 5 3 19 32 69 −37 18
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2026. Source: Eredivisie
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Less loss points; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 9) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 9) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)
(X) Assured of Europa League second qualifying round, but may still qualify for Champions League third qualifying round

Eerste Divisie

Main article: 2025–26 Eerste Divisie

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 ADO Den Haag[a] (P) 32 24 2 6 72 31 +41 74 Promotion to the Eredivisie
2 Cambuur[b] (X) 31 21 7 3 63 33 +30 70
3 De Graafschap 31 15 7 9 58 49 +9 52 Qualification for promotion play-offs
4 Willem II (X) 31 14 8 9 45 38 +7 50
5 Jong PSV 32 15 5 12 62 56 +6 50 Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the Eredivisie
6 Almere City 32 15 4 13 66 53 +13 49 Qualification for promotion play-offs
7 RKC Waalwijk 32 13 9 10 54 47 +7 48
8 Roda JC Kerkrade 32 12 11 9 50 47 +3 47
9 Dordrecht 32 11 10 11 43 43 0 43
10 Den Bosch 32 12 7 13 55 57 −2 43
11 Eindhoven 31 12 4 15 45 55 −10 40
12 VVV-Venlo 32 11 4 17 39 49 −10 37
13 Emmen 30 10 6 14 46 54 −8 36
14 Jong FC Utrecht 32 9 9 14 48 54 −6 36 Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the Eredivisie
15 MVV Maastricht 32 9 9 14 39 61 −22 36
16 Vitesse[c] 32 12 9 11 49 49 0 33
17 Helmond Sport 32 9 6 17 37 56 −19 33
18 Jong Ajax 32 8 8 16 45 57 −12 32 Reserve teams are not eligible to be promoted to the Eredivisie
19 Jong AZ 32 9 4 19 53 63 −10 31
20 TOP Oss 32 6 11 15 39 56 −17 29
Updated to match(es) played on 17 March 2026. Source: Flashscore, Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head goals scored 8) Head-to-head away goals scored 9) 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 goals scored 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Extra match or series of matches 9) Goal difference (series of matches) 10) Goals scored (series of matches) 11) Penalty shoot-out (extra match or series of matches)[2]
(P) Promoted; (X) Assured of at least promotion play-offs
Notes:
  1. ^ Winner of the First and Second Period (Rounds 1–10 and 11–20)
  2. ^ Winner of the Third Period (Rounds 21–29)
  3. ^ In the previous season, Vitesse were deducted 3 points for withholding information, another 3 points due to late submission of required information, and another 6 due to previous administrative shortcomings. Vitesse appealed the decisions of the deductions of these 12 points, and due to the decision of the rejection of the appeal coming after the end of the season, the penalty was instead moved to next season.[1]

Tweede Divisie

Main article: 2025–26 Tweede Divisie

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hoek 25 15 4 6 40 25 +15 49
2 Quick Boys[a] 26 13 8 5 51 28 +23 46
3 Rijnsburgse Boys 26 13 6 7 56 42 +14 45
4 Spakenburg 26 12 7 7 58 48 +10 43
5 HHC Hardenberg 26 13 4 9 43 33 +10 43
6 De Treffers 25 12 6 7 41 29 +12 42
7 Barendrecht 26 11 4 11 50 61 −11 37
8 RKAV Volendam 25 11 2 12 42 43 −1 35
9 Jong Almere City 26 10 5 11 56 47 +9 35
10 AFC 26 9 8 9 33 38 −5 35
11 GVVV 26 10 5 11 39 47 −8 35
12 Katwijk 25 9 7 9 38 40 −2 34
13 Jong Sparta 26 8 9 9 52 56 −4 33
14 Koninklijke HFC 26 10 3 13 26 34 −8 33
15 Kozakken Boys 26 9 6 11 31 40 −9 33
16 Excelsior Maassluis 26 7 6 13 33 43 −10 27 Qualification for relegation play-offs
17 IJsselmeervogels 26 6 2 18 35 51 −16 20
18 ACV 26 4 8 14 35 54 −19 20 Relegation to Derde Divisie
Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2026. Source: Flashscore
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)
Notes:
  1. ^ Quick Boys were deducted 1 point for unsportsmanlike behavior.

Derde Divisie

Main article: 2025–26 Derde Divisie

A group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 ROHDA[a] (X) 25 17 4 4 53 26 +27 55 Promotion to Tweede Divisie
2 ADO '20 26 13 7 6 35 29 +6 46 Qualification for promotion play-offs
3 Staphorst 25 14 3 8 53 37 +16 45
4 Sparta Nijkerk 26 14 3 9 62 31 +31 45
5 DVS '33 26 12 8 6 42 31 +11 44
6 Genemuiden 26 13 5 8 46 36 +10 44
7 Sportlust '46 25 12 5 8 44 35 +9 41
8 Scherpenzeel 26 12 5 9 46 37 +9 41
9 Harkemase Boys 24 10 8 6 44 30 +14 38
10 Eemdijk 26 10 7 9 51 44 +7 37
11 DOVO 23 10 5 8 36 28 +8 35
12 Hoogeveen 26 9 5 12 43 52 −9 32
13 Hercules 25 9 3 13 32 45 −13 30
14 Excelsior '31 26 9 2 15 37 46 −9 29
15 Huizen 26 8 5 13 41 51 −10 29 Qualification for relegation play-offs
16 TEC 26 9 1 16 37 54 −17 28
17 Urk 25 6 4 15 42 73 −31 22 Relegation to Vierde Divisie
18 HSC '21 26 1 2 23 24 83 −59 5
Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2026. Source: Flashsore
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)
(X) Assured of at least promotion play-offs
Notes:
  1. ^ Winner of the First Period (Rounds 1–12)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Rijnvogels 25 16 4 5 51 28 +23 52 Promotion to Tweede Divisie
2 Kloetinge[a] (X) 25 16 4 5 47 34 +13 52 Qualification for promotion play-offs
3 Lisse 26 15 6 5 53 25 +28 51
4 Gemert 25 13 8 4 51 31 +20 47
5 VVSB 25 13 5 7 50 31 +19 44
6 RBC 25 11 7 7 52 39 +13 40
7 Blauw Geel '38 25 11 5 9 38 36 +2 38
8 UDI '19 25 11 5 9 48 47 +1 38
9 Zwaluwen 26 10 6 10 43 40 +3 36
10 TOGB 26 10 6 10 49 53 −4 36
11 GOES 25 9 4 12 30 44 −14 31
12 Noordwijk 26 8 6 12 39 38 +1 30
13 SteDoCo 26 9 3 14 25 47 −22 30
14 Groene Ster 25 7 6 12 31 41 −10 27
15 UNA 25 6 7 12 37 45 −8 25 Qualification for relegation play-offs
16 Scheveningen 25 7 2 16 37 49 −12 23
17 ASWH 26 5 5 16 36 68 −32 20 Relegation to Vierde Divisie
18 Meerssen 25 4 5 16 32 53 −21 17
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2026. Source: Flashsore
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)
(X) Assured of at least promotion play-offs
Notes:
  1. ^ Winner of the First Period (Rounds 1–12)

B group

Eredivisie (women)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 PSV 16 12 2 2 44 11 +33 38 Qualification to Champions League second
qualifying round
2 Twente 16 11 4 1 45 12 +33 37
3 Feyenoord 16 11 3 2 32 12 +20 36 Qualification to Europa Cup first qualifying round
4 Ajax 15 10 3 2 42 13 +29 33
5 PEC Zwolle 16 9 1 6 26 19 +7 28
6 Utrecht 15 6 3 6 26 31 −5 21
7 Heerenveen 16 6 2 8 28 38 −10 20
8 AZ 15 4 3 8 26 32 −6 15
9 Hera United 15 3 5 7 14 28 −14 14
10 ADO Den Haag 16 2 3 11 12 38 −26 9 Relegation to the Vrouwen Eerste Divisie
11 NAC Breda 15 2 1 12 11 49 −38 7
12 Excelsior 15 1 2 12 13 36 −23 5
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2026. Source: VrouwenEredivisie.nl
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) 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 match, including extra time and a penalty shoot-out, if necessary.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Beroepscommissie: Beroep van Vitesse tegen uitspraak licentiecommissie ongegrond" [Appeals Commission: Vitesse's appeal against decision of the licensing commission unfounded] (in Dutch). 9 July 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Reglementen betaald voetbal seizoen 2025-26" [Regulations professional football season 2025-26] (in Dutch). KNVB. July 2025.
  3. ^ "Reglementen Betaald Voetbal" [Professional Football Rules] (PDF) (in Dutch). KNVB. 29 July 2024. p. 55.
  4. ^ van Loo, Rick (2025-06-17). "Nieuwe competitieopzet voor betaald vrouwenvoetbal: stap naar groei en toekomstbestendigheid" [New competition format for professional women's football: step towards growth and future-proofing]. Vrouwen Eredivisie (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-09-04.
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