List of Dutch football champions
Founded1888
CountryNetherlands
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams18
Current championsFeyenoord
(16th title)
(2022–23)
Most championshipsAjax
(36 titles)
Current: 2023–24 Eredivisie

The Dutch football champions are the winners of the highest league in Dutch football, which since 1956 is the Eredivisie.

The championship was first awarded in 1898. Until 1954 the national champion was determined by means of a championship competition between the champions of the different regions. This system continued for two years after the introduction of professional football in 1954 until the creation of the Eredivisie for the 1956–57 season. Starting with the 1956–57 season, the winner of the Eredivisie is recognized as the national champion.[citation needed]

List of champions

[citation needed]

National Champions (1888–1956)

Season Winner
1888–89 VV Concordia (1)
1889–90 HFC (1)
1890–91 HVV (1)
1891–92 RAP (1)
1892–93 HFC (2)
1893–94 RAP (2)
1894–95 HFC (3)
1895–96 HVV (2)
1896–97 RAP (3)
1897–98 RAP (4)
1898–99 RAP (5)
1899–1900 HVV (3)
1900–01 HVV (4)
1901–02 HVV (5)
1902–03 HVV (6)
1903–04 HBS Craeyenhout (1)
1904–05 HVV (7)
1905–06 HBS Craeyenhout (2)
1906–07 HVV (8)
1907–08 Quick Den Haag (1)
1908–09 Sparta (1)
1909–10 HVV (9)
1910–11 Sparta (2)
1911–12 Sparta (3)
1912–13 Sparta (4)
1913–14 HVV (10)
1914–15 Sparta (5)
1915–16 Willem II (1)
1916–17 Go Ahead (1)
1917–18 Ajax (1)
1918–19 Ajax (2)
1919–20 Be Quick 1887 (1)
1920–21 NAC (1)
1921–22 Go Ahead (2)
1922–23 RCH (1)
1923–24 Feyenoord (1)
1924–25 HBS Craeyenhout (3)
1925–26 SC Enschede (1)
1926–27 Heracles (1)
1927–28 Feyenoord (2)
1928–29 PSV (1)
1929–30 Go Ahead (3)
1930–31 Ajax (3)
1931–32 Ajax (4)
1932–33 Go Ahead (4)
1933–34 Ajax (5)
1934–35 PSV (2)
1935–36 Feyenoord (3)
1936–37 Ajax (6)
1937–38 Feyenoord (4)
1938–39 Ajax (7)
1939–40 Feyenoord (5)
1940–41 Heracles (2)
1941–42 ADO (1)
1942–43 ADO (2)
1943–44 De Volewijckers (1)
1944–45
Not played
1945–46 Haarlem (1)
1946–47 Ajax (8)
1947–48 BVV Den Bosch (1)
1948–49 SVV (1)
1949–50 Limburgia (1)
1950–51 PSV (3)
1951–52 Willem II (2)
1952–53 RCH (2)
1953–54 FC Eindhoven (1)
1954–55 Willem II (3)
1955–56 Rapid JC (1)

Eredivisie (1956–)

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Season Winner Top Scorer(s) Goals
1956–57 Ajax (9) Coen Dillen 43
1957–58 D.O.S. (1) Leo Canjels 32
1958–59 Sparta (6) Leo Canjels 34
1959–60 Ajax (10) Henk Groot 38
1960–61 Feyenoord (6) Henk Groot 41
1961–62 Feyenoord (7) Dick Tol 27
1962–63 PSV (4) Pierre Kerkhofs 22
1963–64 DWS (1) Frans Geurtsen 28
1964–65 Feyenoord (8) Frans Geurtsen 23
1965–66 Ajax (11) Willy van der Kuijlen / Piet Kruiver 23
1966–67 Ajax (12) Johan Cruyff 33
1967–68 Ajax (13) Ove Kindvall 28
1968–69 Feyenoord (9) Dick van Dijk / Ove Kindvall 30
1969–70 Ajax (14) Willy van der Kuijlen 26
1970–71 Feyenoord (10) Ove Kindvall 24
1971–72 Ajax (15) Johan Cruyff 25
1972–73 Ajax (16) Cas Janssens / Willy Brokamp 18
1973–74 Feyenoord (11) Willy van der Kuijlen 27
1974–75 PSV (5) Ruud Geels 30
1975–76 PSV (6) Ruud Geels 29
1976–77 Ajax (17) Ruud Geels 34
1977–78 PSV (7) Ruud Geels 30
1978–79 Ajax (18) Kees Kist 34
1979–80 Ajax (19) Kees Kist 27
1980–81 AZ '67 (1) Ruud Geels 22
1981–82 Ajax (20) Wim Kieft 32
1982–83 Ajax (21) Peter Houtman 30
1983–84 Feyenoord (12) Marco van Basten 28
1984–85 Ajax (22) Marco van Basten 22
1985–86 PSV (8) Marco van Basten 37
1986–87 PSV (9) Marco van Basten 31
1987–88 PSV (10) Wim Kieft 29
1988–89 PSV (11) Romário 19
1989–90 Ajax (23) Romário 23
1990–91 PSV (12) Romário / Dennis Bergkamp 25
1991–92 PSV (13) Dennis Bergkamp 22
1992–93 Feyenoord (13) Dennis Bergkamp 26
1993–94 Ajax (24) Jari Litmanen 26
1994–95 Ajax (25) Ronaldo 30
1995–96 Ajax (26) Luc Nilis 21
1996–97 PSV (14) Luc Nilis 21
1997–98 Ajax (27) Nikos Machlas 34
1998–99 Feyenoord (14) Ruud van Nistelrooy 31
1999–2000 PSV (15) Ruud van Nistelrooy 29
2000–01 PSV (16) Mateja Kežman 24
2001–02 Ajax (28) Pierre van Hooijdonk 24
2002–03 PSV (17) Mateja Kežman 35
2003–04 Ajax (29) Mateja Kežman 31
2004–05 PSV (18) Dirk Kuyt 29
2005–06 PSV (19) Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 33
2006–07 PSV (20) Afonso Alves 34
2007–08 PSV (21) Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 33
2008–09 AZ (2) Mounir El Hamdaoui 23
2009–10 Twente (1) Luis Suárez 35
2010–11 Ajax (30) Björn Vleminckx 23
2011–12 Ajax (31) Bas Dost 32
2012–13 Ajax (32) Wilfried Bony 31
2013–14 Ajax (33) Alfreð Finnbogason 29
2014–15 PSV (22) Memphis Depay 22
2015–16 PSV (23) Vincent Janssen 27
2016–17 Feyenoord (15) Nicolai Jørgensen 21
2017–18 PSV (24) Alireza Jahanbakhsh 21
2018–19 Ajax (34) Luuk de Jong / Dušan Tadić 28
2019–20 Competition abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic[1][2]
2020–21 Ajax (35) Giorgos Giakoumakis 26
2021–22 Ajax (36) Sébastien Haller 21
2022–23 Feyenoord (16) Anastasios Douvikas / Xavi Simons 19

Titles

Information on clubs with the most titles won is provided in the following table, listing both overall title wins, and those since the introduction of professional football in 1954/55:[3]

Club Titles
Professional Era Total
Ajax 28 36
PSV Eindhoven 21 24
Feyenoord 11 16
HVV – 10
Sparta 1 6
Go Ahead – 4
Willem II 1 3
HBS – 3
AZ 2 2
ADO, Heracles, RCH, RAP – 2
FC Twente, DOS, DWS, Rapid JC 1 1
Be Quick, BVV, HFC, De Volewijckers, Eindhoven, Haarlem
Limburgia, NAC, Quick Den Haag, SVV, VV Concordia, SC Enschede 		– 1

Most titles

A list of clubs by most titles won is shown in the following table:

Percentage of titles won by club

  Ajax - 36 (27.06%)
  PSV Eindhoven - 24 (18.04%)
  Feyenoord - 16 (12.03%)
  HVV - 10 (7.51%)
  Sparta - 6 (4.51%)
  AVV RAP - 5 (3.7%)
  Go Ahead (3.00%)
  Koninklijke HFC - 3 (2.25%)
  Willem II - 3 (2.25%)
  HBS Craeyenhout - 3 (2.25%)
  AZ - 2 (1.50%)
  Heracles Almelo - 2 (1.50%)
  ADO Den Haag - 2 (1.50%)
  RCH - 2 (1.50%)
  Other* - 15 (11.27%)

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Club Winner Runner-up Winning years
Ajax 36
 23 1917–18, 1918–19, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1933–34, 1936–37, 1938–39, 1946–47, 1956–57, 1959–60, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1989–90, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22
PSV Eindhoven 24
 16 1928–29, 1934–35, 1950–51, 1962–63, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18
Feyenoord 16
 21 1923–24, 1927–28, 1935–36, 1937–38, 1939–40, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1964–65, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1973–74, 1983–84, 1992–93, 1998–99, 2016–17, 2022–23
HVV Den Haag 10
 1 1890–91, 1895–96, 1899–1900, 1900–01, 1901–02, 1902–03, 1904–05, 1906–07, 1909–10, 1913–14
Sparta Rotterdam 6 – 1908–09, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1912–13, 1914–15, 1958–59
RAP 5 3 1891–92, 1893–94, 1896–97, 1897–98, 1898–99
Go Ahead Eagles 4 5 1916–17, 1921–22, 1929–30, 1932–33
Koninklijke HFC 3 3 1889–90, 1892–93, 1894–95
Willem II 3 1 1915–16, 1951–52, 1954–55
HBS Craeyenhout 3 – 1903–04, 1905–06, 1924–25
AZ 2 2 1980–81, 2008–09
Heracles Almelo 2 1 1926–27, 1940–41
ADO Den Haag 2 – 1941–42, 1942–43
RCH 2 – 1922–23, 1952–53
NAC Breda 1 4 1920–21
FC Twente 1 3 2009–10
DWS 1 3 1963–64
Roda JC Kerkrade* 1 2 1955–56
Be Quick 1 2 1919–20
FC Eindhoven 1 2 1953–54
SC Enschede 1 1 1925–26
DOS 1 1 1957–58
FC Den Bosch 1 1 1947–48
De Volewijckers 1 – 1943–44
HFC Haarlem 1 – 1945–46
Limburgia 1 – 1949–50
SVV 1 – 1948–49
Quick Den Haag 1 – 1907–08
VV Concordia 1 – 1888–89

* As Rapid JC.

See also

References

  1. ^ "KNVB beslist: Ajax nummer één, geen promotie/degradatie" [KNVB decides: Ajax number one, no promotiom/relegation] (in Dutch). NOS. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Ajax denied title as Dutch Eredivisie season declared void, European places decided, no relegation". Sky Sports. 25 April 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  3. ^ Tamás Kárpáti and Karel Stokkermans (29 October 2015). "Netherlands- Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Netherlands - Champions".

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