Eredivisie 2025-2026 season Ratings and comments

Although the season isnot ended yet, play offs are coming, I start the new season's thread with the presentation of the Eredivisie's matchball.
The new Eredivisie ball for the coming season is a tribute to the 123 countries that have contributed to the Dutch league in the past. During the play-offs for European football, it is already being played this week.
On the Globall, as the new ball is called, the world map can be seen. The darker a country is colored, the greater that country's share in the Eredivisie. Belgium (281), Germany (189), Denmark (171), Sweden (114), England (97), Morocco (86), Brazil (73), Norway (65) and Curaçao (64) supplied the most players to the Dutch league in the past and are therefore given a prominent place. The ball has been given as a gift to all those national associations and competitions, and well-known names such as Heurelho Gomes, Steven Pienaar, Lasse Schöne and Karim El Ahmadi have already received it.
'A lot of great things come together in the Eredivisie,' explains Jan de Jong, director of the Eredivisie CV, in a statement on Tuesday. 'Nice and attractive football, lots of goals, talented players, packed stadiums and a great entourage. All this makes us the sixth league in Europe. In addition, the competition remains unique: it is the springboard for great Dutch talents and a stage for young foreign players who develop here. A rare melting pot that you will find symbolically in the new Globall. And it is now literally and figuratively going all over the world.'

 

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Exodus imminent at Ajax: star players want to leave, million-dollar signings don't even get a chance in preparation.
Who will be Ajax's new coach is not yet known.
Neither is which selection will be used next season. Of these, three-quarters may have left in September.

 

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Heitinga (41) and Keizer (56) are the intended successors of Francesco Farioli, who announced the day after the last match of the season against FC Twente that he did not want to continue at Ajax. The former must act as a figurehead to the outside world, as reported by De Telegraaf on Wednesday morning. Heitinga and Keizer have been a coaching duo with the Ajax Reserves in the past, with Keizer as the person ultimately responsible.
I think that would be a good signing, as both have an intimate knowledge of the quality of the talents in the youth teams.

 

It's silly morons time again.
León Bergsma declares Keizer to be Slot level

Bergsma played in the 2016/2017 season for the Ajax Reserves, where Keizer was the coach at the time. In conversation with ESPN, the defender of AC Oulu from Finland talks about his experiences with the upcoming Ajax acquisition. "I'm an incredible fan of Keizer anyway," Bergsma begins. "I think he is one of the best trainers I have had and there were many. It may be a bold statement, but I think Marcel is close to the level of Arne Slot. I'm mainly talking about the fun of the game and the tactical part."

Bergsma can make the comparison between the trainers, because he played for AZ between 2018 and 2020, where Slot was first assistant coach and later head coach. "I think Keizer and Slot are tactically really similar. In my opinion, a good coach puts it right first. If things don't go well after that, for whatever reason, a good trainer can change something, which will give you control again. Both Keizer and Slot have that ability. A good coach has a clear vision, but is also willing to adapt if the match requires it. They can do that," says Bergsma.

I wonder why Slot is winning the epl and Keizer is coaching these clubs

Since 2017 at Ajax, Keizer's level of coaching hasnot been a proof of accomplishment, while Slot's trajectory has been going up.
Why is the level of journalism such that imbecil statements are being fed on without question marks?

 

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Ajax has it's eyes set on NEC's goalie Roefs.
Man, I wanted him for us.
He's an exceptional talent.

 

It sucks if PSV and Ajax get their wanted goalies.
In that case of the top 6, only FC Twente, like Feyenoord, has a goalie below those of AZ, Ajax, PSV and Urecht.

 

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This is our new league composition:

 

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https://nltimes.nl/2025/06/16/feyen...lion-euro-signing-dutch-transfer-window-opens

 

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Wow.
This season the minimum paycheck for a non-EU player is a whopping 608,000 €€.

The salary limit is a result of agreements made with the government about players who are not from the European Union. Normally, companies must demonstrate that they have first looked for staff in the EU and have moved to another country due to a lack of options. In football, that is a rather complicated discussion. There is no data from employment and employment agencies on which the government, as with other professional groups, can base whether there is actually a shortage of qualified professional footballers.

In order to be able to apply for a work permit for non-EU players, the practical agreement was once made that footballers automatically get access if they earn 150 percent of the average Eredivisie salary.
The average wage is calculated every year by the KNVB and this time is set at almost 406 thousand euros.
This means that a Brazilian or Japanese must earn at least 608 thousand euros gross per year to play football here.

A milder regime applies to players under the age of 21. They are allowed to work for 75 percent of the average.
That amounts to 304 thousand euros.

 

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And the season kicks off, with the traditional:

 

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That Dest rating of 7 by VI, is a joke for those who watched the match. Defensively he was a hazard and lucky his first fumbling didnot turn into a goal, but into a hit on the bar.
He was far too busy attacking, while not minding his defensive tasks.

 

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Wow, if this is how the season will go in the eredivisie, we're in for a treat.
Four goals, red card, own goal and tumult: Fortuna and Go Ahead start Eredivisie season with a draw
Fortuna Sittard and Go Ahead Eagles have started the new season of the Eredivisie with a draw (2-2). The Limburgers gave away a lead in injury time.

 

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Transfers up till now:


Top 6:
Ajax
In: Oscar Gloukh (RB Salzburg), Joeri Heerkens (Sparta Praag), Vítězslav Jaros (Liverpool, huur), Raúl Moro (Real Valladolid), Ko Itakura (Borussia Mönchengladbach)
Uit: Jorrel Hato (Chelsea), Jordan Henderson (Brentford), Julian Rijkhoff (Almere City, huur), Amourricho van Axel Dongen (Heerenveen, huur), Daniele Rugani (Juventus, einde huur), Matheus (Rode Ster Belgrado), Jakov Medic (Norwich City), Precious Ugwu (FC Volendam), Kristian Hlynsson (FC Twente), Christian Rasmussen (Fortuna Düsseldorf), Borna Sosa (Crystal Palace), Amourricho Van Axel Dongen (Heerenveen, huur), Carlos Forbs (Club Brugge), Jay Gorter (Pafos FC)

AZ
In: Mateo Chávez (Chivas), Rodrigo Macedo (Sporting Braga), Isak Jensen (Viborg FF)
Uit: David Møller Wolfe (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Ruben van Bommel (PSV), Bruno Martins Indi (transfervrij), Jorn Berkhout (Cambuur), Lewis Schouten (Excelsior, huur), Jayden Addai (Como), Sem Westerveld (MVV, huur)

Feyenoord
In: Sem Steijn (FC Twente), Tsuyoshi Watanabe (AA Gent), Anel Ahmedhodzic (Sheffield United), Luciano Valente (FC Groningen), Gonçalo Borges (FC Porto), Gaoussou Diarra (Istanbulspor), Casper Tengstedt (Benfica), Jordan Bos (KVC Westerlo), Liam Bossin (FC Dordrecht), Matteo Malasomma (Napoli)
Uit: Igor Paixão (Olympique Marseille), Dávid Hancko (Atlético Madrid), Marcus Pedersen (Torino), Facundo González (Juventus, einde huur), Ibrahim Osman (Brighton, einde huur), Hugo Bueno (Wolverhampton, einde huur) Mimeirhel Benita (Heracles), Gjivai Zechiël (FC Utrecht, huur), Thomas van den Belt (FC Twente), Ilias Sebaoui (Sint-Truiden), Quilindschy Hartman (Burnley), Antoni Milambo (Brentford), Mikki van Sas (Wycombe Wanderers), Zépiqueno Redmond (Aston Villa), Antoni Milambo (Brentford), Luka Ivanusec (PAOK Saloniki, huur), Plamen Andreev (Racing Santander, huur), Ramiz Zerrouki (FC Twente, huur), Matteo Malasomma (FC Dordrecht, huur)

PSV
In: Alassane Pléa (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Ruben van Bommel (AZ), Nick Olij (Sparta), Yarek Gasiorowski (Valencia), Matej Kovar (Bayer Leverkusen, huur), Kiliann Silldillia (SC Freiburg), Souleymane Sidibé (Stoke City)
Uit: Luuk de Jong (FC Porto), Noa Lang (Napoli), Johan Bakayoko (RB Leipzig), Malik Tillman (Bayer Leverkusen), Oliver Boscagli (Brighton & Hove Albion), Rick Karsdorp (transfervrij), Walter Benítez (Crystal Palace), Richard Ledezma (Chivas), Lucas Pérez (transfervrij), Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United, einde huur), Jesper Uneken (RKC, huur), Roy Steur (FC Volendam), Joël Drommel (Sparta, huur)

FC Twente
In: Ramiz Zerrouki (Feyenoord, huur), Robin Pröpper (Rangers), Thomas van den Belt (Feyenoord), Stav Lemkin (Sjachtar Donetsk), Guilherme Peixoto (Benfica), Kristian Hlynsson (Ajax)
Uit: Sem Steijn (Feyenoord), Michal Sadílek (Slavia Praag), Gustaf Lagerbielke (Celtic, einde huur), Gerald Alders (Ajax, einde huur), Harrie Kuster (RKC, huur), Younes Taha (FC Groningen, huur), Carel Eiting (Omonia Nicosia), Sayfallah Ltaief (Sparta, huur)

FC Utrecht
In: Yoann Cathline (FC Lorient), Mike Eerdhuijzen (Sparta), Miguel Rodríguez (Celta de Vigo), Derry Murkin (Schalke 04), Davy van den Berg (PEC Zwolle), Dani de Wit (VfL Bochum), Emirhan Demircan (Bayern München), Gjivai Zechiël (Feyenoord, huur)
Uit: Jens Toornstra (Sparta), Paxten Aaronson (Eintracht Frankfurt, einde huur), Oscar Fraulo (Borussia Mönchengladbach, einde huur), Sébastian Haller (Borussia Dortmund, einde huur), Anthony Descotte (Royal Charleroi, einde huur), Neville Ogidi Nwankwo (Telstar, huur), Tom de Graaff (PEC Zwolle, huur)


Rest of the league:

Excelsior
In: Mathijs Tielemans (Vitesse), Gyan de Regt (transfervrij), Stijn van Gassel (NEC), Lewis Schouten (AZ, huur), Adam Carlén (IFK Göteborg), Stan Henderikx (FC Den Bosch), DO-young Yoon (Brighton, huur), Rick Meissen (Sparta)
Uit: Serano Seymor (Khorfakkan FC), Joshua Eijgenraam (VVV), Siem de Moes (transfervrij), Jacky Donkor (Wieczysta Krakow), Mike van Duinen (transfervrij), Jurgen Mattheij (transfervrij), Xander Blomme (Go Ahead Eagles, einde huur), Seydou Fini (Genoa, einde huur), Cedric Hatenboer (Anderlecht, einde huur), Oscar Uddenäs (Öster IF), Lance Duijvestijn (Sparta), Pascal Kuiper (Sparta), Jacky Donkor (Wieczysta), Seb Loeffen (Varesina), Richie Omorowa (Samsunspor)

Fortuna Sittard
In: Iván Márquez (1.FC Nürnberg), Justin Hubner (transfervrij), Paul Gladon (transfervrij), Philip Brittijn (transfervrij), Dimitrios Limnios (Panathinaikos, huur), Marko Kerkez (Partizan Belgrado), Justin Lonwijk (Dynamo Kiev, huur), Houboulang Mendes (UD Almería)
Uit: Mitchell Dijks (transfervrij), Rodrigo Guth (Club Atlético Talleres), Alessio Da Cruz (Athletic Club), Mouhamed Belkheir (La Louvière), Milan Robberechts (Patro Eisden), Loreintz Rosier (transfervrij), Ezequiel Bullaude (Feyenoord, einde huur), Bojan Radulovic (Huddersfield, einde huur), Darijo Grujcic (Wisla Kraków), Josip Mitrovic (NK Slaven Belupo), Robyn Esajas (Chaves), Rémy Vita (Tondela)

Go Ahead Eagles
In: Richonell Margaret (RKC), Melle Meulensteen (Sampdoria)
Uit: Enric Llansana (Anderlecht), Oliver Antman (Rangers)


FC Groningen
In: Younes Taha (FC Twente, huur), Oskar Zawada (RKC), Tyrique Mercera (Cambuur), Elvis van der Laan (AIK)
Uit: Luciano Valente (Feyenoord), Kevin van Veen (FC Eindhoven), Romano Postema (FC Emmen, huur), Thijs Oosting (PEC Zwolle, huur), Jasper Meijster (Cambuur), Maxim Mariani (TOP Oss), Leandro Bacuna (Bandirmaspor), Finn Stam (AZ, einde huur), Dave Kwakman (AZ, einde huur), Hjalmar Ekdal (Burnley, einde huur)

Heerenveen
In: Nordin Bakker (Almere City), Nikolai Hopland (Aelesund), Maas Willemsen (De Graafschap), Vasilios Zagaritis (Almere City), Maxence Rivera (USL Dunkerque), Dylan Vente (Hibernian), Joris van Overeem (Maccabi Tel Aviv), Nolhan Courtens (Royal Antwerp), Amourricho Van Axel Dongen (Ajax, huur), Václav Sejk (Sparta Praag)
Uit: Denzel Hall (Rotherham United), Dimitris Rallis (Jagiellonia), Mats Köhlert (Bröndby IF), Ché Nunnely (transfervrij), Alireza Jahanbakhsh (transfervrij), Mickey van der Hart (Cape Town City), Jan Bekkema (transfervrij), Hussein Ali (transfervrij), Ilias Sebaoui (Feyenoord, einde huur), Jordy de Wijs (Fortuna Düsseldorf, einde huur), Milos Lukovic (Strasbourg, einde huur), Mateja Milovanovic (transfervrij), Ion Nicolaescu (Maccabi Tel Aviv), Amara Condé (SV Elversberg), Danilo Al-Saed (BK Häcken), Denzel Hall (Rotherham)

Heracles
In: Ajdin Hrustic (Salernitana), Mike te Wierik (FC Emmen), Tristan van Gilst (De Graafschap), Mimeirhel Benita (Feyenoord), Leco Zeevalvink (NEO Borne), Jeff Reine-Adélaïde (Salernitana), Djevencio van der Kust (Sparta), Yvandro Borges Sanches (Borussia Mönchengladbach)
Uit: Brian De Keersmaecker (Oxford United), Nikolai Laursen (einde carrière), Juho Talvitie (Lommel SK, einde huur), Suf Podgoreanu (Maccabi Haifa, einde huur), Mats Rots (FC Twente, einde huur), Justin Hoogma (Willem II), Kelvin Leerdam (transfervrij), Stijn Bultman (De Graafschap, huur)

NAC
In: Juho Talvitie (Lommel SK, huur), Rio Hillen (De Graafschap), Moussa Soumano (AC Ajaccio), Brahim Ghalidi (Standard Luik), Charles-Andreas Brym (Almere City), Mohamed Nassoh (Sparta)
Uit: Jan Van den Bergh (Júbilo Iwata), Dominik Janosek (Sigma Olomouc), Matthew Garbett (transfervrij), Aron van Lare (tranfervrij), Elías Már Ómarsson (MZ Hakka), Kacper Kostorz (Pogon, einde huur), Saná Fernandes (Lazio, einde huur), Leo Sauer (Feyenoord, einde huur), Maxime Busi (Stade Reims, einde huur), Amad Kaied (Zamalek), Roy Kuijpers (RKC), Tein Troost (KSC Lokeren)

NEC
In: Jasper Cillessen (transfervrij), Youssef El Kachati (Telstar), Gonzalo Crettaz (CD Castellón), Virgil Misidjan (Ferencváros), Tjaronn Chery (Royal Antwerp), Jetro Willems (CD Castellón)
Uit: Mees Hoedemakers (Viborg FF), Robin Roefs (Sunderland), Lasse Schöne (einde carrière), Omar Jamil (transfervrij), Kas de Wit (transfervrij), D’Leanu Arts (transfervrij), Iván Márquez (FC Nürnberg, einde huur), Lefteris Lyratzis (PAOK, einde huur), Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior), Thomas Reinders (VVV)

PEC Zwolle
In: Thijs Oosting (FC Groningen, huur), Koen Kostons (SC Paderborn), Tom de Graaff (FC Utrecht, huur)
Uit: Davy van den Bergh (FC Utrecht), Kenneth Vermeer (transfervrij), Younes Namli (Le Havre), Filip Krastev (SK Lommel, einde huur), Tristan Gooijer (Ajax, einde huur), Dylan Vente (Hibernian, einde huur), Teun Gijselhart (De Graafschap), Anouar El Azzouzi (Fortuna Düsseldorf), Mike Hauptmeijer (Bali United), Thierry Lutonda (La Louvière)

Sparta
In: Joël Drommel (PSV, huur), Bruno Martins Indi (AZ), Nökkvi Thórisson (St. Louis), Jens Toornstra (FC Utrecht), Filip Bednarek (Lech Poznan), Lance Duijvestijn (Excelsior), Pascal Kuiper (Excelsior), Sayfallah Ltaief (FC Twente, huur)
Uit: Nick Olij (PSV), Mike Eerdhuijzen (FC Utrecht), Djevencio van der Kust (Heracles), Youri Schoonderwaldt (VVV, huur), Gjivai Zechiël (Feyenoord, einde huur), Carel Eiting (FC Twente, einde huur), Mitchell van Bergen (FC Twente, einde huur), Kristian Hlynsson (Ajax, einde huur), Hamza el Dahri (Almere City), Boyd Reith (Almere City, huur), Mohamed Nassoh (NAC), Rick Meissen (Excelsior)

Telstar
In: Nigel Ogidi Nwankwo (Quick Boys), Milan Zonneveld (Quick Boys), Patrick Brouwer (Quick Boys), Neville Ogidi Nwankwo FC Utrecht, huur), Daan Reiziger (Cambuur), Dion Malone (Karmiotissa), Dylan Mertens (Fakel Voronezh)
Uit: Mitch Apau (SV Spakenburg), Tom Overtoom (Rijnsburgse Boys), Youssef El Kachati (NEC), Joey Houweling (transfervrij), Reda Kharchouch (transfervrij), Mees Kaandorp (transfervrij), Achraf Douiri (transfervrij), Mohamed Hamdaoui (transfervrij), Jayden Turfkruier (transfervrij)

FC Volendam
In: Aaron Meijers (transfervrij), Ozan Kökcü (transfervrij), Gibson Yah (transfervrij), Dion Vlak (RKAV Volendam), Precious Ugwu (Ajax), Roy Steur (PSV)
Uit: Jamie Jacobs (Almere City), Flip Klomp (Koninklijke HFC), Daan Steur (IJsselmeervolgels, huur), Barry Lauwers (transfervrij), Imran Nazih (transfervrij), Bilal Ould-Chikh (Raja Casablanca), Vurnon Anita (transfervrij), Jerson Cabral (transfervrij), Daniël Beukers (FC Emmen, huur), Khadim Ngom (Jong PSV)


Huur: On loan
Uit: Out

 

Seems Poku is on the move to Bayer Leverkusen and coach Erik ten Hag.

 

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Saturday, 6.45 p.m.: FEYENOORD - NAC BREDA
- Referee: Lindhout
- 51 visits to De Kuip gave NAC one win: in 2017 it was 0-2. The Rotterdammers won 37 times, last season with 2-0.
- NAC has not won in 15 Eredivisie matches
-Steijn, Valente, Borges, Bos, Tengstedt, Watanabe, Diarra and Ahmedhodzic are new to Feyenoord. Hancko, Zerrouki, Paixão, Milambo and Hartman left. Beelen, Smal and Moder are injured and Wellenreuther is the first goalkeeper, now that Bijlow is not yet match fit.

Saturday, 21.00 hrs: PSV - SPARTA ROTTERDAM
- Referee: Nijhuis
- Sparta visited Eindhoven 58 times and was successful 6 times. PSV won 43 times. Sparta's last win was thirty years ago: 1-2.
- PSV already won the JC Shield with newcomers v. Bommel, Pléa Gasiorowski and Kovár. Goalkeeper Olij (ex-Sparta) and Sildillia, both also new, didn't play yet.
- Sparta has goalkeeper Drommel on loan from PSV. Goalkeeper Bednarek, Toornstra, Duijvestijn and Martins Indi have also joined at Het Kasteel this summer.

 

Feyenoord line-up: Van Persie rotates after victory over Fenerbahçe
Today at 17:35 Update: Today at 17:42
Robin van Persie makes a lot of changes at Feyenoord compared to the win against Fenerbahçe. In the first match of the new Eredivisie season against NAC Breda, the Rotterdam team will start with four different names.
Opstelling Feyenoord: Wellenreuther; Lotomba, Ahmedhodzic, Watanabe, Read; Targhalline, Valente, Steijn; Hadj Moussa, Ueda, Diarra.

 

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I already criticized Dest for his defensive performance in the JC Schaal match.
He put in another defensive lapse against Sparta, causing another goal against PSV.
It's time for coaches to analyze and put in a plan to profit from Dest's urge to attack and simply forget to get back in time/lack of defensive commitment.

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For Bosz, it's not surprising that not everything is going smoothly yet. 'Because we have just started. There are a lot of things we really need to do better in the future. The goal against, we are not positioned good (Dest!!! FSF) when we lose the ball. That has happened before. But hey, it's a good thing that there are things to work on, otherwise I wouldn't have had a job.'