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Dutch Eredivisie

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NAC Breda in debt

Submitted by WG on Thu, 07/10/2010 - 18:49

NAC Breda is the latest Dutch club to hit financial problems.   It has debts of €3.6m after losing €4.2m last season.  A number of steps have been taken such as reducing the number of first team players and cutting bonuses.

13 Dutch clubs in financial danger zone

Submitted by WG on Wed, 04/08/2010 - 17:48

13 professional Dutch football clubs are listed as being in the financial danger zone and in need of supervision by the Dutch football authorities.  They include Feyenoord while Ajax and PSV are clubs whose finances are said to be need of attention.

Financial crisis in Dutch football

Submitted by WG on Tue, 01/06/2010 - 17:32

Dutch football clubs are mired in a financial crisis.    They made a combined loss of €90m in the season just ended.   Only six out of 37 professional clubs are financially healthy and 14 face financial difficulties.   Two clubs have been bailed out by their local council which certainly wouldn't happen in England, indeed it is questionable whether it would be lawful to do so.

Feyenoord Rotterdam NV

Submitted by JSB on Thu, 17/12/2009 - 22:19
Traditional Feyenoord football shirt

The club's roots began with the establishment of Wilhelmina football club in 1908, becoming Hillesluise in 1909, then RVV Celeritas and finally SC Feijenoord in 1912, being named after the city district in which the team was founded. Playing as Feyenoord the club has won 14 Dutch Championships (Eredivisie), 11 Dutch Cups (KNVB Cups), 1 European Cup and 2 UEFA Cups. Home matches are played at the Feijenoord Stadion (more commonly known as 'De Kuip' - trans. 'The Tub') which has a capacity of 51,577 spectators.

Website: 
www.feyenoord.nl

PSV NV | Philips Sport Vereniging | PSV Eindhoven

Submitted by JSB on Thu, 17/12/2009 - 12:48
Traditional PSV football shirt

PSV (Philips Sport Vereniging - trans: Philips Sports Union) is a general sports club (comprising 17 different sports sections) whose professional football team plays in the Dutch Eredivisie. The club was founded in 1913 as a works team for employees of electronics conglomerate Philips (then called 'Koninginnedag'). Naturally, Philips are the main club sponsor and PSV have worn the logo on their shirts since 1982, the year jersey sponsorships were introduced in the Eredivisie. As of 2009, the club had won 21 Dutch Championships, 8 Dutch Cups (KNVB Cups), 1 European Cup and 1 UEFA Cup.

Website: 
www.psv.nl

AFC Ajax NV

Submitted by JSB on Wed, 16/12/2009 - 21:34
Traditional Ajax football shirt

Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax. Ajax Amsterdam Football Club was founded in 1900, and has won 29 Dutch Football Championship titles (Eredivisie), 17 Dutch Cups (KNVB Cups), 4 European Cups, 1 UEFA Cup and one European Cup Winners' Cup. Home matches are played at the Amsterdam ArenA (Capacity: 51,638). The company has been established on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange since May 1998.

Turnover and pre-tax profit figures are in Euro millions.

Financial Overview

 

Website: 
www.ajax.nl

Top 20 Benelux Football Clubs by Average Match Attendance - 2006-07 to 2008-09

Submitted by JSB on Wed, 02/09/2009 - 00:00

Amsterdam Ajax headed the list of the top twenty football clubs in Belgium and the Netherlands as ranked by average match attendances (domestic league matches - number of spectators) in season 2008-09.

The top tier in Holland is called the Eredivisie and consists of 18 clubs. In season 2008/09 the Championship was won by AZ Alkmaar. The top tier in Belgium is called the Jupiler Pro League. It consist of 16 clubs and in 2008/09 was won by Standard Liège.