List of Dutch football champions

Football league

List of Dutch football championsFounded| 1888

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Country| Netherlands
Confederation| UEFA
Number of teams| 18
Current champions| Feyenoord
(16th title)
(2022–23)
Most championships| Ajax
(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[edit]

[citation needed]

### National Champions (1888–1956)[edit]

Season  | Winner

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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–)[edit]

[citation needed]

Season  | Winner  | Top Scorer(s)  | Goals

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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[edit]

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

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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[edit]

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%)

* Other: 15 teams all with 1 title each.

[4]

Club  | Winner  | Runner-up  | Winning years

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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[edit]

* Eredivisie
* KNVB Cup
* Johan Cruyff Shield
* Big Three (Netherlands)

## References[edit]

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".

## External links[edit]

* Netherlands - Champions, RSSSF.com

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