2011–12 Eredivisie (women)
Sports season
Football league season
Eredivisie Vrouwen
Season2011–12
Dates2 September 2011 – 18 May 2012
ChampionsADO Den Haag (1st title)
UEFA Women's Champions LeagueADO Den Haag
Matches played63
Goals scored245 (3.89 per match)
Top goalscorerPriscilla de Vos (16)
Biggest home winDen Haag 7–0 Utrecht
Biggest away winZwolle 0–8 Den Haag
Highest scoringVenlo 3–6 Telstar
Zwolle 4–5 Venlo
Total attendance44,607 (708 per match)

The 2011–12 Eredivisie Vrouwen was the fifth season of the Netherlands women's professional football league. After a troubled build-up, the season took place from 2 September 2011 to 18 May 2012 with seven teams.[1]

Before the start of the season, on 30 August 2011, the BeNe Super Cup was played, a match where the Dutch champion FC Twente met Belgian champion Standard Liège. Twente lost the match 4–1. In the run up to the match, a memorandum was signed by the Dutch and Belgian football associations to create a two-country top-level league, the BeNe League, that could start as soon as the 2012–13 season.[2]

FC Twente entered the season as reigning champions and finished as runners-up, behind ADO Den Haag. It was ADO Den Haag's first championship after finishing runners-up in the previous three seasons.[3] The 63 matches of the season had a 44,607 total attendance.[4]

Build-up

On 22 February 2011, leaders from the Eredivisie, the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) and the clubs met to discuss possible improvement to the league. The KNVB then announced that the league's matchdays would move from Thursdays to Fridays, relationship changes between clubs and their affiliated amateur clubs, guideline principles amongst other topics discussed, and the financial conditions were to be discussed on a further meeting, as the KNVB was trying to keep the league with eight teams.[5] The same day following the meeting, three-time league champions AZ announced its withdraw from the league.[6] The following day, Willem II announced it was also withdrawing from the league.[7] Both clubs claimed financial issues for their decision.[8] PSV Eindhoven, working to build a women's team, confirmed on 3 March 2011 it would not be able to participate in this season.[9]

Two other clubs indicated they would fold, before changing course. On 8 March 2011, FC Utrecht also announced its withdraw due to financial reasons,[10][11] but on 6 April 2011 reversed its withdraw and confirmed it had secured finances for the season.[12][13] On 14 April 2011, SC Heerenveen announced its withdraw due to financial issues.[14] Two weeks later, on 26 April 2011, as the club continued working to find sponsors to remain in the league, RBC Roosendaal presented a possibility of entering a team if its male team remained in Jupiler League.[15] The KNVB extension of clubs' registration deadline allowed SC Heerenveen to secure funds needed to play the season and on 28 April 2011 the club confirmed its participation.[16] On 27 May 2011, SC Telstar was confirmed as the seventh team for the season.[17]

Teams

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Location of teams in the Eredivisie 2011–12

AZ[18] and Willem II[19] withdrew from the league at the conclusion of the previous season.[20] On 27 May 2011, Telstar announced it would join the league, becoming the seventh team for the season.[21]

TeamCity / TownVenue(s)Capacity
ADO Den HaagThe HagueKyocera Stadion15,000
Sportpark Nieuw Hanenburg1,500
SC HeerenveenHeerenveenSportpark Skoatterwâld3,000
Zuidersportpark (Sneek)3,150
TelstarVelsenTATA Steel Stadion3,625
Sportpark De Wending (Heerhugowaard)1,000
AFAS Trainingscomplex (Wormerland)1,000
FC TwenteEnschedeDe Grolsch Veste30,205
Sportpark Slangenbeek (Hengelo)2,000
FC Twente-trainingscentrum (Hengelo)1,000
FC UtrechtUtrechtSportpark Elinkwijk5,000
Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd1,000
Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch[22]450
Sportpark Saestum (Zeist)[23]
VVV-VenloVenloSeacon Stadion De Koel8,000
Sportpark VV VOS[24]
FC ZwolleZwolleFC Zwolle Stadion10,500
Sportpark Ceintuurbaan3,000

Source: Soccerway[25]

Format

The season was played in a triple round-robin format, where all seven participating teams played each other three times (once at home, once away, and the third match defined by a lottery-system at the second half the season), a total of 18 matches each. The champion qualified to the UEFA Women's Champions League. There was no relegation system in place.[26]

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1ADO Den Haag (C, Q)1815216018+42472012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League
2Twente1810353122+933
3Telstar188373942−327
4Utrecht186392530−521
5VVV-Venlo1862103447−1320
6PEC Zwolle1844103148−1716
7Heerenveen1843112538−1315
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Results

Top scorers

Pos.PlayerClubGoals
1Netherlands Priscilla de VosTelstar16
2Netherlands Renate JansenADO Den Haag10
Netherlands Vivianne MiedemaHeerenveen
Netherlands Tessel MiddagADO Den Haag
Netherlands Jill WilmotADO Den Haag
6Netherlands Lisanne GrimbergADO Den Haag9
Netherlands Marianne Van BrummelenFC Zwolle
8Netherlands Danielle van de DonkWillem II8
Netherlands Lisanne VermeulenFC Zwolle
10Netherlands Sylvia SmitHeerenveen7
116 players6
175 players5
225 players4
277 players3
348 players2
4228 players1
Own goals2
Total:245
Games:63
Average:3.89

Source: VrouwenvoetbalNederland.nl,[27] Soccerway[28]

References

  1. ^ "Vrouwen Eredivisie 2011-2012". fcupdate.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  2. ^ "BeNe League; New league for the highest Belgian and Dutch teams". womenssoccerunited.com. 30 August 2011. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  3. ^ Pronk, Mitchel (27 April 2012). "Vrouwen ADO DH kampioen op Ladies Day!". ADO Den Haag (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Laatste terugblik op 5 jaar Eredivisie - Toeschouwers". vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl (in Dutch). 13 August 2012. Archived from the original on 3 September 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Clubs enthousiast over toekomst Eredivisie Vrouwen". KNVB (in Dutch). 22 February 2011. Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  6. ^ "AZ stopt met vrouwenvoetbal". AZ (in Dutch). 22 February 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  7. ^ Geerts, John (23 February 2011). "Willem II stopt na de zomer met damesvoetbal". tilburgers.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  8. ^ "AZ en Willem II uit vrouwenvoetbal". NOS (in Dutch). 23 February 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  9. ^ "PSV komend seizoen niet in vrouwenvoetbal". PSV (in Dutch). 3 March 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  10. ^ "FC Utrecht stopt met vrouwenvoetbal". FC Utrecht (in Dutch). 8 March 2011. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  11. ^ "FC Utrecht stopt met vrouwenvoetbal". Eredivisie Vrouwen (in Dutch). 9 March 2011. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  12. ^ "Doorstart vrouwenvoetbal". FC Utrecht (in Dutch). 6 April 2011. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  13. ^ "FC Utrecht blijft in Eredivisie Vrouwen". FC Utrecht (in Dutch). 3 May 2011. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  14. ^ "Heerenveen stopt met vrouwenteam". NOS (in Dutch). 14 April 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  15. ^ "Vrouwen Heerenveen werken aan doorstart". fcupdate.nl (in Dutch). 26 April 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  16. ^ "sc Heerenveen gaat door met vrouwenvoetbal". vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl (in Dutch). 28 April 2011. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  17. ^ "Telstar zevende club in eredivisie voor vrouwen". fcupdate.nl (in Dutch). 27 May 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  18. ^ "AZ stopt met vrouwenvoetbal". AZ. 22 February 2011. Archived from the original on 27 February 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  19. ^ "Willem II stopt met vrouwenteam". Willem II. 23 February 2011. Archived from the original on 11 March 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  20. ^ "AZ en Willem II stoppen met vrouwenvoetbal". NU.nl. ANP. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  21. ^ "Telstar seventh club in the Erendivisie" (in Dutch). eredivisievrouwenvoetbal.nl. 27 May 2011. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  22. ^ "Stichting Vrouwenvoetbal Utrecht - Eredivisie 2011-2012". vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  23. ^ "FC Utrecht Vrouwen krijgen niet wat ze verdienen". FC Utrecht (in Dutch). 10 December 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  24. ^ "Eredivisie 2011-2012 - VVV-Venlo vs. FC Utrecht". vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl (in Dutch). 16 December 2011. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  25. ^ "Eredivisie Women 2011-2012 - Venues". soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  26. ^ "Bestuursbesluit Eredivisie vrouwen 2011/'12" (PDF). voetbal.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  27. ^ "Eredivisie 2011–2012: Seizoenstatistieken – Gebeurtenissen" (in Dutch). VrouwenvoetbalNederland.nl. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  28. ^ "Vrouwen Eredivisie 2011-2012". soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
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