View source for 2008–09 Eredivisie

{{Short description|53rd season of the Eredivisie}}
{{about|the men's competition|the women's competition|2008–09 Eredivisie (women)}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition        = [[Eredivisie]]
| season             = 2008–09
| dates              = {{nowrap|29 August 2008 – 10 May 2009}}
| winners            = [[AZ Alkmaar|AZ]] (2nd title)
| relegated          = [[FC Volendam]]<br />[[De Graafschap]]
| continentalcup1    = [[2009–10 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]]
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = [[AZ Alkmaar|AZ]] (group stage)<br />[[FC Twente]] (third qualifying round)
| continentalcup2    = [[2009–10 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]]
| continentalcup2 qualifiers = [[SC Heerenveen]] (play-off round; via [[KNVB Cup]])<br />[[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] (play-off round)<br />[[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]] (third qualifying round)<br />[[NAC Breda]] (second qualifying round; via [[2008–09 Eredivisie#European competition (best of 3)|playoff]])
| league topscorer   = [[Mounir El Hamdaoui]] (23)
| biggest home win   = [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] 7-0 [[Willem II Tilburg|Willem II]] (12 April 2009)
| biggest away win   = [[De Graafschap]] 0-6 [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] (21 December 2008)
| highest scoring    = [[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]] 6-2 [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] (19 April 2009)<br>[[FC Volendam|Volendam]] 3-5 [[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]] (8 February 2009)<br>[[FC Twente|Twente]] 6-2 [[Sparta Rotterdam|Sparta]] (6 December 2008)
| total goals        = 870
| average goals      = 2.84
| longest wins       = 
| longest unbeaten   = 
| longest losses     = 
| highest attendance = 
| lowest attendance  = 
| average attendance = 
| prevseason         = [[2007–08 Eredivisie|2007–08]]
| nextseason         = [[2009–10 Eredivisie|2009–10]]
}}
{{Location map+|Netherlands|width=400|float=right|caption=Locations of the '''2008–09 Eredivisie''' teams|places=
{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.08|long=4.3|label=[[ADO Den Haag|ADO]]|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.371|long=4.897|label=[[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.63|long=4.75|label=[[AZ Alkmaar|AZ]]|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.916667|long=4.5|label=Rotterdam|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.966667|long=6.3|label={{nobreak|[[De Graafschap]]}}|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=53.216667|long=6.55|label=[[FC Groningen|Groningen]]|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.9565|long=5.9274|label=[[SC Heerenveen|Heerenveen]]|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.35|long=6.666667|label=[[Heracles Almelo|Heracles]]|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.566667|long=4.8|label=[[NAC Breda|NAC]]|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.833333|long=5.866667|label=[[N.E.C. (football club)|NEC]]|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.4381|long=5.4752|label=[[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]]}}
{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=50.857088|long=6.005873|label=[[Roda JC]]|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.22|long=6.896389|label=[[FC Twente|Twente]]|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.093333|long=5.119444|label=[[FC Utrecht|Utrecht]]|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.983333|long=5.916667|label=[[Vitesse Arnhem|Vitesse]]|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.499444|long=5.0675|label=[[FC Volendam|Volendam]]|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.55|long=5.116667|label=[[Willem II Tilburg|Willem II]]|position=top}}
<!--DISPLAY OF ROTTERDAM TEAMS IN BOTTOM LEFT CORNER-->
{{Location map~ |Netherlands|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=51.1 |long=3.5 |label=<div style="font-size:97%;">'''[[Rotterdam#Football|Rotterdam]]&nbsp;teams'''</div>
[[Feyenoord]]<br>
[[Sparta Rotterdam|Sparta]]
|position=right}}
}}

{{Location map+|Netherlands Rotterdam
 |caption=Rotterdam Eredivisie football clubs
 |alt=Rotterdam Eredivisie football clubs
 |float=right
 |width=350
 |places =
 {{Location map~|Netherlands Rotterdam|lat=51.893894|long=4.523253|label='''[[Feyenoord]]'''|label_size=85|marksize=|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~|Netherlands Rotterdam|lat=51.919485|long=4.433619|label='''[[Sparta Rotterdam|Sparta]]'''|label_size=85|marksize=|position=left}}
}}

The '''2008–09 Eredivisie''' was the 53rd season of [[Eredivisie]] since its establishment in 1955. [[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]] were the reigning champions. The season began on 29 August 2008 with a game between [[Vitesse Arnhem]] and [[FC Groningen]] and ended on 10 May 2009. A total of 18 teams take part in the league, consisting of 16 who competed in the previous season and two promoted from the [[Eerste Divisie]]. The teams promoted from the [[Eerste Divisie]] at the end of the previous season were champions [[FC Volendam]], and play-off winners [[ADO Den Haag]]. [[AZ (football club)|AZ]] clinched their second title, their first coming in 1981.

==Overview==
{| class="wikitable"
! style="background:silver" | Club
! style="background:silver" | Location
! style="background:silver" | Manager
! style="background:silver" | Previous managers during 2008–09 season
! style="background:silver" | Kit maker
! style="background:silver" | Shirt sponsor
|----
|[[ADO Den Haag]]
|[[The Hague]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Raymond Atteveld]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[André Wetzel]]
|[[Hummel International|Hummel]]
|[[Fit For Free]]
|-
|[[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
|[[Amsterdam]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[John van 't Schip]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Marco van Basten]]
|[[Adidas]]
|[[Aegon N.V.|Aegon]]
|----
|[[AZ Alkmaar|AZ]]
|[[Alkmaar]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Louis van Gaal]]
|
|[[Canterbury of New Zealand]]
|[[DSB Bank]]
|----
|[[Feyenoord]]
|[[Rotterdam]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Leon Vlemmings]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Gertjan Verbeek]]
|[[Kappa (company)|Kappa]]
|[[Fortis (finance)|Fortis]]
|----
|[[De Graafschap]]
|[[Doetinchem]]
|{{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} [[Darije Kalezić]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Henk van Stee]]
| [[kwd]]
| [[Centric (company)|Centric]]
|----
|[[FC Groningen]]
|[[Groningen (city)|Groningen]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Ron Jans]]
|
| [[Klupp (company)|Klupp]]
| [[Noord Lease]]
|----
|[[SC Heerenveen]]
|[[Heerenveen]]
|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Trond Sollied]]
|
| [[Jako]]
| [[Univé]]
|----
|[[Heracles Almelo]]
|[[Almelo]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Gert Heerkes]]
|
| [[Jako]]
| [[Koninklijke Ten Cate]]
|----
|[[NAC Breda]]
|[[Breda]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Robert Maaskant]]
|
| [[Klupp]]
| [[Sunweb]]
|----
|[[N.E.C. (football club)|NEC]]
|[[Nijmegen]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Mario Been]]
|
| [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
| [[Curaçao]]
|----
|[[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]]
|[[Eindhoven]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Dwight Lodeweges]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Huub Stevens]]
| [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
| [[Philips]]
|----
|[[Roda JC]]
|[[Kerkrade]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} / {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Harm van Veldhoven]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Martin Koopman]], {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Raymond Atteveld]]
| [[Diadora]]
| [[Aevitae]]
|----
|[[Sparta Rotterdam]]
|[[Rotterdam]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Foeke Booy]]
|
| [[Patrick Teamwear|Patrick]]
| [[Graydon (company)|Graydon]]
|----
|[[FC Twente]]
|[[Enschede]]
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Steve McClaren]]
|
| [[Diadora]]
| [[Arkefly|Arke]]
|----
|[[FC Utrecht]]
|[[Utrecht (city)|Utrecht]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Ton du Chatinier]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Willem van Hanegem]]
| [[Puma AG|Puma]]
| [[Phanos]]
|----
|[[Vitesse Arnhem]]
|[[Arnhem]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Theo Bos (footballer)|Theo Bos]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Hans Westerhof]]
| [[Legea]]
| AFAB
|----
|[[FC Volendam]]
|[[Volendam]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Frans Adelaar]]
|
| [[Jako]]
| [[Café Bar]]
|----
|[[Willem II Tilburg|Willem II]]
|[[Tilburg]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Alfons Groenendijk]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Andries Jonker]]
| [[Masita]]
| [[Destil]]
|}

==League table==
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|show_limit=5
|res_col_header=QR

|team1=AZ |name_AZ =[[AZ (football club)|AZ]]
|team2=TWE|name_TWE=[[FC Twente|Twente]]
|team3=AJA|name_AJA=[[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
|team4=PSV|name_PSV=[[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]]
|team5=HEE|name_HEE=[[SC Heerenveen|Heerenveen]]
|team6=GRO|name_GRO=[[FC Groningen|Groningen]]
|team7=FEY|name_FEY=[[Feyenoord]]
|team8=NAC|name_NAC=[[NAC Breda]]
|team9=UTR|name_UTR=[[FC Utrecht|Utrecht]]
|team10=VIT|name_VIT=[[Vitesse Arnhem]]
|team11=NEC|name_NEC=[[N.E.C. (football club)|NEC]]
|team12=WIL|name_WIL=[[Willem II (football club)|Willem II]]
|team13=SPA|name_SPA=[[Sparta Rotterdam]]
|team14=ADO|name_ADO=[[ADO Den Haag]]
|team15=HER|name_HER=[[Heracles Almelo|Heracles]]
|team16=RJC|name_RJC=[[Roda JC Kerkrade|Roda JC]]
|team17=GRA|name_GRA=[[De Graafschap]]
|team18=VOL|name_VOL=[[FC Volendam|Volendam]]
|win_AZ =25|draw_AZ =5|loss_AZ =4|gf_AZ =66|ga_AZ =22|status_AZ =C
|win_TWE=20|draw_TWE=9|loss_TWE=5|gf_TWE=62|ga_TWE=31
|win_AJA=21|draw_AJA=5|loss_AJA=8|gf_AJA=74|ga_AJA=41
|win_PSV=19|draw_PSV=8|loss_PSV=7|gf_PSV=71|ga_PSV=33
|win_HEE=17|draw_HEE=9|loss_HEE=8|gf_HEE=66|ga_HEE=57
|win_GRO=17|draw_GRO=5|loss_GRO=12|gf_GRO=53|ga_GRO=36
|win_FEY=12|draw_FEY=9|loss_FEY=13|gf_FEY=54|ga_FEY=46
|win_NAC=13|draw_NAC=6|loss_NAC=15|gf_NAC=44|ga_NAC=54|status_NAC=O
|win_UTR=11|draw_UTR=11|loss_UTR=12|gf_UTR=41|ga_UTR=44
|win_VIT=11|draw_VIT=10|loss_VIT=13|gf_VIT=41|ga_VIT=48
|win_NEC=9|draw_NEC=15|loss_NEC=10|gf_NEC=41|ga_NEC=40
|win_WIL=10|draw_WIL=7|loss_WIL=17|gf_WIL=35|ga_WIL=58
|win_SPA=9|draw_SPA=8|loss_SPA=17|gf_SPA=46|ga_SPA=66
|win_ADO=8|draw_ADO=8|loss_ADO=18|gf_ADO=41|ga_ADO=58
|win_HER=7|draw_HER=11|loss_HER=16|gf_HER=35|ga_HER=53
|win_RJC=7|draw_RJC=9|loss_RJC=18|gf_RJC=38|ga_RJC=58
|win_GRA=7|draw_GRA=9|loss_GRA=18|gf_GRA=24|ga_GRA=58|status_GRA=R
|win_VOL=7|draw_VOL=8|loss_VOL=19|gf_VOL=38|ga_VOL=67|status_VOL=R

|col_CLGS=green1|text_CLGS=Qualification to [[2009–10 UEFA Champions League#Group stage|Champions League group stage]]
|result1=CLGS
|col_CL3=green2|text_CL3=Qualification to [[2009–10 UEFA Champions League#Third qualifying round|Champions League third qualifying round]]
|result2=CL3
|col_ELPR=blue1|text_ELPR=Qualification to [[2009–10 UEFA Europa League#Play-off round|Europa League play-off round]]
|result3=ELPR
|col_EL3=blue2|text_EL3=Qualification to [[2009–10 UEFA Europa League#Third qualifying round|Europa League third qualifying round]]
|result4=EL3
|col_ELPR1=blue1|text_ELPR1=Qualification to [[2009–10 UEFA Europa League#Play-off round|Europa League play-off round]] 
|note_res_ELPR1=[[SC Heerenveen|Heerenveen]] qualified for the [[2009–10 UEFA Europa League#Play-off round|play-off round]] of the UEFA Europa League 2009–10 by winning the [[2008–09 KNVB Cup]].
|result5=ELPR1
|col_ECP=yellow1|text_ECP=Qualification to [[2008–09 Eredivisie#European competition (best of 3)|European competition play-offs]]
|result6=ECP|result7=ECP|result8=ECP|result9=ECP
|col_RP=red2|text_RP=Qualification to [[2008–09 Eredivisie#Relegation|relegation play-offs]]
|result16=RP|result17=RP
|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to the [[2009-10 Eerste Divisie|Eerste Divisie]]
|result18=R

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
|update=complete
|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20030423234049/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/tables?league=NED.1&cc=4716 ESPN Eredivisie Table]
}}</onlyinclude>

==Results==

{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=ADO|team2=AJX|team3=AZ|team4=FEY|team5=GRA
|team6=GRO|team7=HEE|team8=HER|team9=NAC|team10=NEC
|team11=PSV|team12=RJC|team13=SPA|team14=TWE|team15=UTR
|team16=VIT|team17=VOL|team18=WIL

|name_ADO=[[ADO Den Haag]]
|match_ADO_AJX=1–1
|match_ADO_AZ=3–0
|match_ADO_FEY=2–3
|match_ADO_GRA=1–0
|match_ADO_GRO=0–1
|match_ADO_HEE=0–1
|match_ADO_HER=2–2
|match_ADO_NAC=1–1
|match_ADO_NEC=3–0
|match_ADO_PSV=0–2
|match_ADO_RJC=1–1
|match_ADO_SPA=1–2
|match_ADO_TWE=1–2
|match_ADO_UTR=0–0
|match_ADO_VIT=3–1
|match_ADO_VOL=2–0
|match_ADO_WIL=0–1

|name_AJX=[[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
|match_AJX_ADO=3–0
|match_AJX_AZ=1–1
|match_AJX_FEY=[[Klassieker|2–0]]
|match_AJX_GRA=3–0
|match_AJX_GRO=1–0
|match_AJX_HEE=0–1
|match_AJX_HER=2–2
|match_AJX_NAC=3–0
|match_AJX_NEC=2–0
|match_AJX_PSV=4–1
|match_AJX_RJC=1–0
|match_AJX_SPA=5–2
|match_AJX_TWE=1–0
|match_AJX_UTR=1–1
|match_AJX_VIT=3–0
|match_AJX_VOL=2–1
|match_AJX_WIL=7–0

|name_AZ=[[AZ (football club)|AZ]]
|match_AZ_ADO=4–1
|match_AZ_AJX=2–0
|match_AZ_FEY=0–0
|match_AZ_GRA=2–0
|match_AZ_GRO=3–0
|match_AZ_HEE=3–1
|match_AZ_HER=2–0
|match_AZ_NAC=1–2
|match_AZ_NEC=1–0
|match_AZ_PSV=1–0
|match_AZ_RJC=1–0
|match_AZ_SPA=6–0
|match_AZ_TWE=3–0
|match_AZ_UTR=2–0
|match_AZ_VIT=1–2
|match_AZ_VOL=3–0
|match_AZ_WIL=3–1

|name_FEY=[[Feyenoord]]
|match_FEY_ADO=3–1
|match_FEY_AJX=[[Klassieker|2–2]]
|match_FEY_AZ=0–1
|match_FEY_GRA=1–3
|match_FEY_GRO=0–0
|match_FEY_HEE=2–2
|match_FEY_HER=5–1
|match_FEY_NAC=3–1
|match_FEY_NEC=0–2
|match_FEY_PSV=[[The Traditional|1–0]]
|match_FEY_RJC=2–3
|match_FEY_SPA=[[Rotterdam derby|1–0]]
|match_FEY_TWE=1–0
|match_FEY_UTR=5–2
|match_FEY_VIT=2–2
|match_FEY_VOL=5–0
|match_FEY_WIL=1–1

|name_GRA=[[De Graafschap]]
|match_GRA_ADO=2–0
|match_GRA_AJX=0–6
|match_GRA_AZ=0–2
|match_GRA_FEY=0–2
|match_GRA_GRO=0–1
|match_GRA_HEE=2–0
|match_GRA_HER=1–0
|match_GRA_NAC=0–2
|match_GRA_NEC=2–2
|match_GRA_PSV=0–3
|match_GRA_RJC=1–1
|match_GRA_SPA=3–3
|match_GRA_TWE=2–2
|match_GRA_UTR=0–2
|match_GRA_VIT=1–0
|match_GRA_VOL=2–2
|match_GRA_WIL=1–0

|name_GRO=[[FC Groningen|Groningen]]
|match_GRO_ADO=3–0
|match_GRO_AJX=1–0
|match_GRO_AZ=0–2
|match_GRO_FEY=3–1
|match_GRO_GRA=3–0
|match_GRO_HEE=[[Derby of the North|2–3]]
|match_GRO_HER=2–0
|match_GRO_NAC=1–0
|match_GRO_NEC=2–0
|match_GRO_PSV=0–1
|match_GRO_RJC=2–0
|match_GRO_SPA=3–0
|match_GRO_TWE=1–4
|match_GRO_UTR=2–0
|match_GRO_VIT=2–3
|match_GRO_VOL=5–0
|match_GRO_WIL=0–0

|name_HEE=[[SC Heerenveen|Heerenveen]]
|match_HEE_ADO=2–2
|match_HEE_AJX=5–2
|match_HEE_AZ=3–3
|match_HEE_FEY=3–1
|match_HEE_GRA=2–0
|match_HEE_GRO=[[Derby of the North|2–1]]
|match_HEE_HER=2–2
|match_HEE_NAC=3–1
|match_HEE_NEC=2–1
|match_HEE_PSV=2–2
|match_HEE_RJC=2–0
|match_HEE_SPA=5–1
|match_HEE_TWE=1–1
|match_HEE_UTR=3–2
|match_HEE_VIT=0–2
|match_HEE_VOL=1–0
|match_HEE_WIL=3–1

|name_HER=[[Heracles Almelo|Heracles]]
|match_HER_ADO=3–1
|match_HER_AJX=1–3
|match_HER_AZ=0–2
|match_HER_FEY=3–1
|match_HER_GRA=0–0
|match_HER_GRO=1–1
|match_HER_HEE=1–1
|match_HER_NAC=4–0
|match_HER_NEC=1–1
|match_HER_PSV=0–2
|match_HER_RJC=2–0
|match_HER_SPA=2–1
|match_HER_TWE=[[Derby of Twente|1–2]]
|match_HER_UTR=1–1
|match_HER_VIT=0–0
|match_HER_VOL=1–1
|match_HER_WIL=1–0

|name_NAC=[[NAC Breda]]
|match_NAC_ADO=0–4
|match_NAC_AJX=0–3
|match_NAC_AZ=0–1
|match_NAC_FEY=1–2
|match_NAC_GRA=0–1
|match_NAC_GRO=1–0
|match_NAC_HEE=4–2
|match_NAC_HER=3–0
|match_NAC_NEC=1–1
|match_NAC_PSV=2–1
|match_NAC_RJC=1–0
|match_NAC_SPA=3–1
|match_NAC_TWE=0–1
|match_NAC_UTR=1–1
|match_NAC_VIT=2–0
|match_NAC_VOL=1–1
|match_NAC_WIL=[[West-Brabant derby|1–3]]

|name_NEC=[[N.E.C. (football club)|NEC]]
|match_NEC_ADO=0–0
|match_NEC_AJX=2–4
|match_NEC_AZ=0–1
|match_NEC_FEY=1–0
|match_NEC_GRA=2–0
|match_NEC_GRO=2–2
|match_NEC_HEE=1–1
|match_NEC_HER=1–1
|match_NEC_NAC=2–3
|match_NEC_PSV=1–0
|match_NEC_RJC=1–1
|match_NEC_SPA=1–1
|match_NEC_TWE=1–1
|match_NEC_UTR=1–2
|match_NEC_VIT=[[Gelderse derby|3–1]]
|match_NEC_VOL=6–1
|match_NEC_WIL=0–0

|name_PSV=[[PSV Eindhoven]]
|match_PSV_ADO=6–0
|match_PSV_AJX=6–2
|match_PSV_AZ=2–2
|match_PSV_FEY=[[The Traditional|1–0]]
|match_PSV_GRA=3–0
|match_PSV_GRO=4–2
|match_PSV_HEE=2–3
|match_PSV_HER=4–0
|match_PSV_NAC=2–2
|match_PSV_NEC=1–1
|match_PSV_RJC=2–3
|match_PSV_SPA=1–0
|match_PSV_TWE=0–0
|match_PSV_UTR=2–0
|match_PSV_VIT=2–0
|match_PSV_VOL=1–0
|match_PSV_WIL=2–0

|name_RJC=[[Roda JC Kerkrade|Roda JC]]
|match_RJC_ADO=2–0
|match_RJC_AJX=1–2
|match_RJC_AZ=0–2
|match_RJC_FEY=0–4
|match_RJC_GRA=3–1
|match_RJC_GRO=2–5
|match_RJC_HEE=2–2
|match_RJC_HER=3–1
|match_RJC_NAC=0–3
|match_RJC_NEC=3–0
|match_RJC_PSV=1–1
|match_RJC_SPA=0–1
|match_RJC_TWE=1–1
|match_RJC_UTR=0–0
|match_RJC_VIT=3–0
|match_RJC_VOL=1–1
|match_RJC_WIL=0–1

|name_SPA=[[Sparta Rotterdam]]
|match_SPA_ADO=2–5
|match_SPA_AJX=4–0
|match_SPA_AZ=0–2
|match_SPA_FEY=[[Rotterdam derby|2–1]]
|match_SPA_GRA=0–0
|match_SPA_GRO=1–1
|match_SPA_HEE=4–1
|match_SPA_HER=1–0
|match_SPA_NAC=4–0
|match_SPA_NEC=0–2
|match_SPA_PSV=0–2
|match_SPA_RJC=2–2
|match_SPA_TWE=1–2
|match_SPA_UTR=1–0
|match_SPA_VIT=0–0
|match_SPA_VOL=4–0
|match_SPA_WIL=0–1

|name_TWE=[[FC Twente|Twente]]
|match_TWE_ADO=1–0
|match_TWE_AJX=0–2
|match_TWE_AZ=3–0
|match_TWE_FEY=1–1
|match_TWE_GRA=3–0
|match_TWE_GRO=2–1
|match_TWE_HEE=6–0
|match_TWE_HER=[[Derby of Twente|2–0]]
|match_TWE_NAC=4–1
|match_TWE_NEC=1–1
|match_TWE_PSV=1–1
|match_TWE_RJC=4–2
|match_TWE_SPA=6–2
|match_TWE_UTR=0–0
|match_TWE_VIT=2–1
|match_TWE_VOL=2–1
|match_TWE_WIL=2–0

|name_UTR=[[FC Utrecht|Utrecht]]
|match_UTR_ADO=3–1
|match_UTR_AJX=0–2
|match_UTR_AZ=0–1
|match_UTR_FEY=2–2
|match_UTR_GRA=3–0
|match_UTR_GRO=0–1
|match_UTR_HEE=2–1
|match_UTR_HER=2–0
|match_UTR_NAC=0–0
|match_UTR_NEC=0–2
|match_UTR_PSV=1–5
|match_UTR_RJC=3–1
|match_UTR_SPA=3–3
|match_UTR_TWE=3–0
|match_UTR_VIT=4–0
|match_UTR_VOL=0–0
|match_UTR_WIL=1–0

|name_VIT=[[Vitesse Arnhem]]
|match_VIT_ADO=3–1
|match_VIT_AJX=4–1
|match_VIT_AZ=1–1
|match_VIT_FEY=1–1
|match_VIT_GRA=0–0
|match_VIT_GRO=0–4
|match_VIT_HEE=1–0
|match_VIT_HER=1–0
|match_VIT_NAC=0–3
|match_VIT_NEC=[[Gelderse derby|0–0]]
|match_VIT_PSV=1–1
|match_VIT_RJC=3–0
|match_VIT_SPA=1–1
|match_VIT_TWE=0–2
|match_VIT_UTR=6–1
|match_VIT_VOL=3–1
|match_VIT_WIL=2–2

|name_VOL=[[FC Volendam|Volendam]]
|match_VOL_ADO=0–1
|match_VOL_AJX=1–2
|match_VOL_AZ=0–2
|match_VOL_FEY=2–1
|match_VOL_GRA=3–1
|match_VOL_GRO=0–1
|match_VOL_HEE=2–3
|match_VOL_HER=3–1
|match_VOL_NAC=2–4
|match_VOL_NEC=1–1
|match_VOL_PSV=3–5
|match_VOL_RJC=3–1
|match_VOL_SPA=3–0
|match_VOL_TWE=1–2
|match_VOL_UTR=0–0
|match_VOL_VIT=1–0
|match_VOL_WIL=2–2

|name_WIL=[[Willem II (football club)|Willem II]]
|match_WIL_ADO=3–3
|match_WIL_AJX=2–1
|match_WIL_AZ=2–5
|match_WIL_FEY=1–0
|match_WIL_GRA=1–1
|match_WIL_GRO=3–0
|match_WIL_HEE=1–3
|match_WIL_HER=0–3
|match_WIL_NAC=[[West-Brabant derby|2–0]]
|match_WIL_NEC=1–2
|match_WIL_PSV=0–3
|match_WIL_RJC=2–1
|match_WIL_SPA=3–2
|match_WIL_TWE=0–2
|match_WIL_UTR=0–2
|match_WIL_VIT=0–2
|match_WIL_VOL=1–2

|update=complete
|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070408003932/http://www.eredivisie.nl/subpage.aspx?l1=1667 Eredivisie.nl] {{in lang|nl}} 
}}

==Top goalscorers==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Pos.
!Player
!Club
!Goals
|-
|rowspan=1 align="center"|1
| {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Mounir El Hamdaoui]]
| [[AZ (football club)|AZ]]
|rowspan=1 align="center"|23
|-
|rowspan=1 align="center"|2
| {{flagicon|URU}} [[Luis Suárez]]
| [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
|rowspan=1 align="center"|22
|-
|rowspan=1 align="center"|3
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Marcus Berg]]
| [[FC Groningen|Groningen]]
|rowspan=1 align="center"|17
|-
|rowspan=3 align="center"|4
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Roy Makaay]]
| [[Feyenoord]]
|rowspan=3 align="center"|16
|-
| {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Danijel Pranjić]]
| [[SC Heerenveen|Heerenveen]]
|-
|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Blaise N'Kufo]] 
| [[FC Twente|Twente]]
|-
|rowspan=1 align="center"|7
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Frank Demouge]]
| [[Willem II Tilburg|Willem II]]
|rowspan=1 align="center"|14
|-
|rowspan=1 align="center"|8
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Ibrahim Afellay]]
| [[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]]
|rowspan=1 align="center"|13
|-
|rowspan=2 align="center"|9
| {{flagicon|GHA}} [[Matthew Amoah]]
| [[NAC Breda]]
|rowspan=2 align="center"|12
|-
| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Marko Arnautović]]
| [[FC Twente|Twente]]
|-
| bgcolor="#EFEFEF" colspan=3 align="right"|'''Total:'''
|align="center"| '''870'''
|-
| bgcolor="#EFEFEF" colspan=3 align="right"|'''Games:'''
|align="center"| '''306'''
|-
| bgcolor="#EFEFEF" colspan=3 align="right"|'''Average:'''
|align="center"| '''2.84'''
|}

<small>Last updated: 11 May 2009 <br />Source: [https://archive.today/20130104114720/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/topscorers?league=ned.1&year=2008&seasontype=1&cc=5739 ESPN Top Scorers]</small>

==Play-offs==

===European competition (best of 3)===
Contrary to the play-offs of previous years, only teams placed 6th through 9th compete in a play-off tournament for one spot in the [[2009–10 UEFA Europa League#Second qualifying round|second qualifying round]] of the UEFA Europa League 2009–10.

====Semi-finals====
{{Eredivisie Playoff ThreeLeg start}}
{{Eredivisie Playoff ThreeLegResult|[[FC Utrecht|Utrecht]]|3–7|'''[[FC Groningen|Groningen]]'''|3–3|0–4|''not played''}}
{{Eredivisie Playoff ThreeLegResult|'''[[NAC Breda]]'''|7–2|[[Feyenoord]]|3–2|4–0|''not played''}}
|}

====Final====
{{Eredivisie Playoff ThreeLeg start}}
{{Eredivisie Playoff ThreeLegResult|'''[[NAC Breda]]'''|3–1|[[FC Groningen|Groningen]]|1–1|2–0|''not played''}}
|}

===Relegation===
The 16th and 17th placed teams, along with the teams from [[2008–09 Eerste Divisie|Eerste Divisie]], participate in a play-off for two spots in [[2009–10 Eredivisie]].

====Round 1====
{{TwoLeg start}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[Telstar (football club)|Telstar]]||0–1|'''[[MVV Maastricht|MVV]]'''||0–0|0–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|[[TOP Oss]]||0–3|'''[[FC Dordrecht|Dordrecht]]'''||0–2|0–1}}
{{end}}

====Round 2 (best of 3)====
{{Eredivisie Playoff ThreeLeg start}}
{{Eredivisie Playoff ThreeLegResult|[[MVV Maastricht|MVV]]|1–4|'''[[De Graafschap]]'''|2–3|2–2|''not played''}}
{{Eredivisie Playoff ThreeLegResult|[[SBV Excelsior|Excelsior]]|1–4|'''[[RKC Waalwijk]]'''|1–2|1–1|''not played''}}
{{Eredivisie Playoff ThreeLegResult|[[FC Zwolle]]|3–6|'''[[SC Cambuur|Cambuur]]'''|2–1|1–3|0–2}}
{{Eredivisie Playoff ThreeLegResult|[[FC Dordrecht|Dordrecht]]|1–4|'''[[Roda JC]]'''|1–1|0–1|''not played''}}
|}

====Round 3 (best of 3)====
{{Eredivisie Playoff ThreeLeg start}}
{{Eredivisie Playoff ThreeLegResult|'''[[RKC Waalwijk]]'''|6–3|[[De Graafschap]]|2–0|1–2|1–0}}
{{Eredivisie Playoff ThreeLegResult|[[Cambuur]]|3–3 ([[Penalty shootout (association football)|p.]] 1–3)|'''[[Roda JC]]'''|0–0|1–1|2–2 ([[Extra time|aet]])}}
|}

[[RKC Waalwijk]] and [[Roda JC]] will play in Eredivisie 2009–10.

==Facts and statistics==
* [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] lost the opening match 2–1 away at [[Willem II (football club)|Willem II]]. This was Ajax' first opening round defeat since the [[1988–89 Eredivisie|1988–89 season]].
* Ajax and [[Feyenoord]] both lost their opening matches. The last times this happened was in the [[1965–66 Eredivisie|1965–66 season]].
* [[ADO Den Haag]] topped the league table after two matches. The last time ADO was in first place was on 16 January 1971.
* [[NAC Breda]] led the Eredivisie after round six. This was the first time in club history that NAC were in first place of the Eredivisie.
* A record 6,067,288 spectators passed through the turnstiles, an average of 19,827 per match.

==Television rights==
The Dutch public broadcaster [[Nederlandse Omroep Stichting|NOS]] broadcast the match highlights after beating rival broadcaster [[RTL Group|RTL]] for the contract. The new [[pay-per-view]] channel [[Eredivisie Live]] broadcast the live matches.<ref>{{cite news |title=Eredivisie Live launches 29 August|url=http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/?p=5563|publisher=Broadband TV News|date=2008-07-10 |access-date=2008-07-15 }}</ref>

In Australia the Eredivisie was broadcast live and exclusive by [[Setanta Oz|Setanta Sports]].

==See also==
* [[2008–09 Eerste Divisie]]
* [[2008–09 KNVB Cup]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Eredivisie seasons}}
{{2008–09 in Dutch football}}
{{2008–09 in European Football (UEFA)}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2008-09 Eredivisie}}
[[Category:Eredivisie seasons]]
[[Category:2008–09 in European association football leagues|Netherlands]]
[[Category:2008–09 in Dutch football|1]]