2007–08 Eredivisie (women)

The 2007–08 Eredivisie Vrouwen was the first season of the Netherlands women's professional football league. It took place from 29 August 2007 until 21 May 2008 with six teams participating. AZ became the first Eredivisie winners.[1][2] The 60 matches of the season had a 45,695 total attendance.[3]

Eredivisie Vrouwen

Season	2007–08
Dates	29 August 2007 – 21 May 2008
Champions	AZ (1st title)
UEFA Women's Cup	AZ
Matches played	60
Goals scored	169 (2.82 per match)
Top goalscorer	Karin Stevens (20)
Total attendance	45,695 (762 per match)
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Teams

AZ

ADO

Heerenveen

Twente

Willem II

Utrecht

Location of teams in the Eredivisie 2007–08

On 20 March 2007, the league was officially unveiled by the KNVB with the six clubs taking part.[4]

Team	City / Town	Venue(s)	Capacity
ADO Den Haag	Den Haag	Den Haag Stadion	15,000
		Sportpark Nieuw Hanenburg	1,500
AZ	Alkmaar	Sportpark Schoonenberg (Velsen)	3,625
		Sportcomplex 't Lood[5]
		DSB Stadion[1]	17,000
SC Heerenveen	Heerenveen	Sportpark Skoatterwâld	3,000
		Zuidersportpark (Sneek)	3,150
		Abe Lenstra Stadion[6]	26,000
FC Twente	Enschede	Arke Stadion	30,205
		Sportpark Slangenbeek (Hengelo)	2,000
		FC Twente-trainingscentrum (Hengelo)	1,000
FC Utrecht	Utrecht	Sportpark Elinkwijk	5,000
		Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd	1,000
		Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch[7]	450
		Stadion Galgenwaard[8]	23,750
Willem II	Tilburg	Sportcomplex Bijstervelden	1,500

Source: Soccerway[9]

Format

The season was played in a quadruple round-robin format, where all six participating teams played each other four times (twice away and twice at home), a total of 20 matches each. The champion qualified to the UEFA Women's Cup.[10] There was no relegation system in place.[11]

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	AZ (C)	20	11	4	5	29	16	+13	37	UEFA Women's Cup
2	Willem II	20	10	4	6	41	21	+20	34
3	Utrecht	20	10	2	8	35	29	+6	32
4	ADO Den Haag	20	7	8	5	25	27	−2	29
5	Twente	20	7	3	10	27	36	−9	24
6	Heerenveen	20	2	5	13	12	40	−28	11

Source: soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Results

Home \ Away	ADO	AZ	HEE	TWE	UTR	WIL	ADO	AZ	HEE	TWE	UTR	WIL
ADO Den Haag		0–1	1–1	1–1	3–0	1–0		0–0	0–0	2–0	2–2	1–4
AZ	0–1		4–0	0–1	2–0	2–1	1–1		2–1	3–1	2–3	1–0
Heerenveen	1–2	0–1		0–2	0–1	0–5	1–2	1–0		0–2	0–3	1–1
Twente	3–2	1–2	2–3		2–3	2–0	2–2	0–2	0–0		3–2	0–5
Utrecht	4–0	0–2	4–1	0–2		1–0	2–3	3–2	0–0	2–1		0–3
Willem II	1–1	0–0	3–0	5–2	0–5		3–0	2–2	5–2	2–0	1–0

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

Top scorers

Pos.	Player	Club	Goals
1	Karin Stevens	Willem II	20
2	Sylvia Smit	FC Twente	10
3	Claudia van den Heiligenberg	AZ	9
	Dominique Vugts	Willem II
5	Shirley Smith	FC Utrecht	8
6	Anouk Dekker	FC Twente	6
	Nangila van Eyck	ADO Den Haag
8	Chantal de Ridder	AZ	5
9	Sheila van den Bulk	ADO Den Haag	4
	Dionne Demarteau	AZ
	Merel van Nes	AZ
	Marieke van Ottele	FC Twente
	Gilanne Louwaars	FC Utrecht
	Roos Kwakkenbos	FC Utrecht
	Tessa Oudejans	FC Utrecht
	Femke Maes	Willem II
17	8 players		3
25	11 players		2
36	16 players		1
Own goals			2
Total:			169
Games:			60
Average:			2.82

Source: vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl[12]

References

1. "AZ Vrouwen pakken landstitel". Eredivisie Vrouwen (in Dutch). 21 May 2008. Archived from the original on 5 June 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. "Eredivisie Vrouwen 2007–08". Eredivisie Vrouwen (in Dutch). 11 June 2008. Archived from the original on 11 June 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
3. "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.
4. "Zes profclubs in eredivisie vrouwen". NU.nl (in Dutch). ANP. 20 March 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
5. "AZ - CLUBINFORMATIE". Eredivisie Vrouwen (in Dutch). 30 June 2008. Archived from the original on 30 June 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
6. "SC Heerenveen - CLUBINFORMATIE". Eredivisie Vrouwen (in Dutch). 27 May 2008. Archived from the original on 27 May 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
7. "FC Utrecht - CLUBINFORMATIE". Eredivisie Vrouwen (in Dutch). 27 May 2008. Archived from the original on 27 May 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
8. "Vrouwen FC Utrecht grijpen naast titel". FC Utrecht (in Dutch). 21 May 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
9. "Eredivisie Women 2007–2008 - Venues". soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
10. "Eredivisie trapt af in Enschede". FC Twente (in Dutch). 20 July 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
11. "Over Ons". Eredivisie Vrouwen (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 27 February 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
12. "Eindstanden Topscorers Eredivisie, HK en EK - 2007–2008". vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl (in Dutch). 11 October 2008. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

External links

• Official website
• Season on soccerway.com