2015–16 Eredivisie (women)

Netherlands women's football league returns with FC Twente as champions Football league season

Eredivisie Vrouwen
Season	2015–16
Dates	21 August 2015 – 20 May 2016
Champions	FC Twente (2nd title)
UEFA Women's Champions League	FC Twente
Matches played	84
Goals scored	309 (3.68 per match)
Top goalscorer	Jill Roord (20 goals)
Biggest home win	PSV 9–2 Telstar Twente 8–1 Telstar
Biggest away win	Zwolle 0–7 Twente
Highest scoring	PSV 9–2 Telstar
← 2014–15 BeNe League 2011–12 Eredivisie 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 Eredivisie Vrouwen was the sixth season of the Netherlands women's professional football league, and the first season since 2011–12. The Eredivisie returned after a three-season absence, when it was replaced by the BeNe League, which included teams from the Netherlands and Belgium. The season took place from 21 August 2015 to 20 May 2016 with seven teams. FC Twente won its second Eredivisie title and became Dutch champions for a fourth consecutive year, including its BeNe League titles.

Teams

Zwolle class=notpageimage| Location of teams in the Eredivisie 2015–16

Since the last Eredivisie season in 2011–12, VVV-Venlo and FC Utrecht dropped their women's teams. Ajax and PSV, both of which established women's teams in 2012, made their debut in the league alongside ADO Den Haag, SC Heerenveen, Telstar, FC Twente and PEC Zwolle, which all returned to the Eredivisie from the BeNe League.

Team	City / Town	Venue(s)	Capacity
ADO Den Haag	The Hague	Kyocera Stadion	15,000
ADO Den Haag	The Hague	Sportpark Nieuw Hanenburg	1,500
AFC Ajax	Amsterdam	Sportpark De Toekomst	2,000
SC Heerenveen	Heerenveen	Sportpark Skoatterwâld	3,000
SC Heerenveen	Heerenveen	Zuidersportpark (Sneek)	3,150
PSV Eindhoven	Eindhoven	Jan Louwers Stadion	4,600
PSV Eindhoven	Eindhoven	Sportcomplex De Herdgang	2,500
Telstar	Velsen	Telstar Stadion	3,625
		Sportpark De Wending (Heerhugowaard)	1,000
		AFAS Trainingscomplex (Wormerland)	1,000
FC Twente	Enschede	De Grolsch Veste	30,205
		Sportpark Slangenbeek (Hengelo)	2,000
		FC Twente-trainingscentrum (Hengelo)	1,000
PEC Zwolle	Zwolle	IJsseldelta Stadion	12,500
PEC Zwolle	Zwolle	Sportpark Ceintuurbaan	3,000

Source: Soccerway

Format

The seven teams played each other four times, twice home and twice away. The champion qualifies to the UEFA Women's Champions League. There was no relegation system in place.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Twente (C, Q)	24	18	2	4	79	21	+58	56	Qualification to Champions League Qualifying round
2	Ajax	24	17	5	2	46	11	+35	56
3	PSV Eindhoven	24	14	3	7	57	35	+22	45
4	ADO	24	10	4	10	45	42	+3	34
5	Telstar	24	6	2	16	33	79	−46	20
6	Heerenveen	24	4	5	15	21	54	−33	17
7	Zwolle	24	2	5	17	28	67	−39	11

Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Results

Season's first half

Home \ Away	ADO	AJX	HEE	PSV	TEL	TWE	ZWO
ADO Den Haag		1–2	2–0	5–1	4–3	0–2	1–1
Ajax	0–0		4–1	1–0	4–1	1–1	1–0
Heerenveen	1–1	0–4		1–1	2–3	1–3	1–1
PSV/FCE	4–1	1–3	3–1		9–2	2–1	5–2
Telstar	3–2	0–5	1–1	1–2		1–7	3–1
Twente	3–1	3–2	3–0	3–2	6–0		4–1
PEC Zwolle	5–5	0–1	1–2	1–4	1–2	0–7

Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2015. Source: soccerway.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season's second half

Home \ Away	ADO	AJX	HEE	PSV	TEL	TWE	ZWO
ADO Den Haag		0–2	3–0	2–1	1–2	1–0	3–2
Ajax	1–0		1–0	1–0	5–0	1–1	3–0
Heerenveen	0–3	0–0		1–2	2–1	0–5	3–0
PSV/FCE	2–1	0–0	6–0		3–1	2–0	2–2
Telstar	0–3	0–1	2–1	1–2		2–4	1–3
Twente	7–1	1–0	2–0	4–0	8–1		1–2
PEC Zwolle	0–4	1–3	2–3	0–3	2–2	0–3

Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2016. Source: soccerway.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

As of matches played on 20 May 2016.

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Jill Roord	FC Twente	20
2	Ellen Jansen	FC Twente	17
3	Renate Jansen	FC Twente	13
4	Lineth Beerensteyn	ADO Den Haag	11
4	Vanity Lewerissa	PSV Eindhoven	11
6	Nadia Coolen	PSV Eindhoven	9
6	Myrthe Moorrees	PSV Eindhoven	9
8	Eshly Bakker	AFC Ajax	8
	Maayke Heuver	FC Twente
	Babiche Roof	Telstar
	Shanice van de Sanden	FC Twente

References

"Vrouwen Eredivisie 2015-2016". fcupdate.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 January 2018.
"FC TWENTE 4opeenrij LANDSKAMPIOEN". vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl (in Dutch). 20 May 2016. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
"VVV haalt vrouwenploeg uit eredivisie". NU.nl (in Dutch). ANP. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
"Vrouwenteam FC Utrecht definitief failliet". NU.nl (in Dutch). ANP. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
"Eredivisie Vrouwen start met zeven clubs". vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl (in Dutch). 2 April 2015. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
"Eredivisie Women 2015-2016 - Venues". soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
"UITVOERINGS-/WIJZIGINGSBESLUIT – EREDIVISIE VROUWEN SEIZOEN 2015/'16" (PDF). KNVB (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 January 2018.
"Topscorers". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 May 2016.

External links

Official website
Season on soccerway.com

v t e Vrouwen Eredivisie (Women's Eredivisie)
Current teams	ADO Den Haag Ajax AZ Excelsior Feyenoord Fortuna Sittard SC Heerenveen PEC Zwolle PSV Telstar FC Twente FC Utrecht
Former teams	Achilles '29 (2016-2019) Roda JC (2008–2009) VV Alkmaar (2017-2023) VVV-Venlo (2010–2012) Willem II (2007–2011)
Seasons	2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 BeNe League 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Categories:Women's Eredivisie/players Portal:Women's football

2015–16 in Dutch football

« 2014–15 2016–17 »

League competitions	Eredivisie Eerste Divisie Topklasse Hoofdklasse Eerste Klasse Women's Eredivisie
Cup competitions	KNVB Cup (Final) Johan Cruyff Shield KNVB Women's Cup
European competitions	Champions League Europa League Women's Champions League
National team	UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying (Group A)

Club seasons
Eredivisie	ADO Den Haag Ajax AZ Cambuur Excelsior Feyenoord De Graafschap Groningen Heerenveen Heracles Almelo N.E.C. PEC Zwolle PSV Roda JC Twente Utrecht Vitesse Willem II
Eerste Divisie	Achilles '29 Almere City Den Bosch Dordrecht Eindhoven Emmen Fortuna Sittard Go Ahead Eagles Helmond Sport Jong Ajax Jong PSV MVV NAC Breda Oss RKC Waalwijk Sparta Rotterdam Telstar Volendam VVV-Venlo

v t e 2015–16 in European women's football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus '15 '16 Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England '15 '16 Estonia '15 '16 Faroe Islands '15 '16 Finland '15 '16 France Georgia '15 '16 Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland '15 '16 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '15 '16 Latvia '15 '16 Lithuania '15 '16 Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland '15 '16 Norway '15 '16 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia '15 '16 San Marino Scotland '15 '16 Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '15 '16 Switzerland '15 '16 Turkey Ukraine '15 '16 Wales
Domestic cups	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus '15 '16 Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia '15 '16 Faroe Islands '15 '16 Finland '15 '16 France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland '15 '16 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '15 '16 Latvia '14 '15 Lithuania '15 '16 Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland '15 '16 Norway '15 '16 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '15 '16 Romania Russia '15 '16 San Marino Scotland '15 '16 Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
League cups	England '15 '16 Scotland '15 '16
UEFA competitions	Women's Champions League qualifying round knockout phase Final
International competitions	UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualification 2016 Women's Euro Under-19 qualification 2016 Women's Euro Under-17 qualification

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