Eredivisie Football League
The Eredivisie was founded in 1956 and is the top football league in the Netherlands, featuring powerhouse teams such as Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord. The division consists of 18 clubs who play each other twice during the season, once at home and once away.
-Since 1956, the strongest clubs in Netherlands have competed in The Eredivisie League.
-Ajax have won the most Erdevisie titles with 31 in total, PSV Eindhoven are second with 21.
-Willy van der Kuijlen is the league’s top scorer with 311 goals in 544 games for PSV from 1964 to 1981.
-Ajax, PSV and Feyenord have all dominated the Erdevisie, appearing in every season and playing 1919 games (as of 26/04/2013).
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The Eredivisie was founded in 1956 and is the top football league in the Netherlands, featuring powerhouse teams such as Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord. The division consists of 18 clubs who play each other twice during the season, once at home and once away.
The winner of the Eredivisie claims the Dutch National Championship. AFC Ajax has won the most titles, closely followed by PSV Eindhoven and Feyenoord. Since 1965, these three clubs have won all titles except for three; the 1981 and 2009 titles went to AZ whilst FC Twente won the 2010 title.
Ajax Amsterdam won the title in 2011/2012, finishing six points clear of last year’s winners Feyenoord. For the third year running, PSV Eindhoven came third.