Dutch Eredivisie 2008/09 interactive map

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Alles Door Oefening Den Haag
Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax
Alkmaar Zaanstreek
Feyenoord
vereniging betaald voetbal De Graafschap
FC Groningen
sc Heerenveen
Heracles Almelo
NOAD Advendo Combinatie Breda
Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie
Philips Sport Vereniging
Roda Juliana Combinatie
Sparta Rotterdam
FC Twente
FC Utrecht
Vitesse Arnhem
FC Volendam
Willem II Tilburg

Dutch 2008/2009 season summary

Eredivisie Champions
AZ
Relegated from Eredivisie
Roda JC *
De Graafschap *
FC Volendam

Promoted from Eerste Divisie
VVV-Venlo
RKC Waalwijk *
SC Cambuur *
FC Zwolle *
SBV Excelsior *
MVV *
FC Dordrecht *
TOP Oss *
Telstar *

KNVB Beker 2009
sc Heerenveen 2-2 FC Twente (aet)
sc Heerenveen won 5-4 on pens

The bottom team from the Eredivisie is automatically relegated & the top team from the Eerste Divisie is automatically promoted.

2008/09 season Eredivisie play-offs

* The Eredivisie teams finishing 16th & 17th go into play-offs, with six from the eight qualifying Eerste Divisie teams, for the two remaining places in the Eredivisie.

Play-off deciders

1st leg: RKC Waalwijk 2-0 De Graafschap and SC Cambuur 0-0 Roda JC

2nd leg: De Graafschap 2-1 RKC Waalwijk and Roda JC 1-1 SC Cambuur

3rd leg: RKC Waalwijk 1-0 De Graafschap and SC Cambuur 2-2 Roda JC (aet, Roda JC won 3-5 on penalties)

Summary

RKC Waalwijk are promoted to the Eredivisie, taking the place of De Graafschap who are relegated to the Eerste Divisie.