| Season | 2004–05 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13 August 2004 – 22 May 2005 |
| Champions | PSV (18th title) |
| Promoted | FC Den Bosch De Graafschap |
| Relegated | De Graafschap FC Den Bosch |
| Champions League | PSV Ajax |
| UEFA Cup | AZ Feyenoord sc Heerenveen Willem II |
| Intertoto Cup | Roda JC |
| Top goalscorer |  Dirk Kuyt (29 goals)[1] |
← 2003–04 2005–06 → | |
The 2004–05 season of the Eredivisie started on August 13, 2004, and ended on May 22, 2005. The title was won by PSV. FC Den Bosch and De Graafschap were relegated to the Eerste Divisie at the end of the season.
Promoted teams
- FC Den Bosch (Eerste Divisie champion)
- De Graafschap (6th, promoted through playoffs)
Relegated at the end of the season
- De Graafschap (17th, relegated through playoffs)
- FC Den Bosch (18th)
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSV (C) | 34 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 89 | 18 | +71 | 87 | Qualification to Champions League group stage[a] |
| 2 | Ajax | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 74 | 33 | +41 | 77 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | AZ | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 71 | 41 | +30 | 64 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Feyenoord | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 90 | 51 | +39 | 62 | |
| 5 | Heerenveen | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 64 | 52 | +12 | 60 | |
| 6 | Twente | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 54 | |
| 7 | Vitesse Arnhem | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 54 | |
| 8 | Roda JC | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 47 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round |
| 9 | RKC Waalwijk | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 47 | |
| 10 | Willem II | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 45 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[a] |
| 11 | Utrecht | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 44 | |
| 12 | Groningen | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 40 | |
| 13 | NEC | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 37 | |
| 14 | ADO Den Haag | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 44 | 59 | −15 | 36 | |
| 15 | NAC Breda | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 43 | 67 | −24 | 35 | |
| 16 | RBC Roosendaal | 34 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 38 | 77 | −39 | 32 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
| 17 | De Graafschap (R) | 34 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 32 | 78 | −46 | 19 | |
| 18 | Den Bosch (R) | 34 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 75 | −52 | 19 | Relegation to Eerste Divisie |
Source: Eredivisie
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- PSV also won the 2004–05 KNVB Cup, thereby taking the double. They would participate in the Champions League, so finalists Willem II could play in the UEFA Cup.
Results
| Home \ Away | ADO | AJA | AZA | GRA | DBO | GRO | TWE | UTR | FEY | NAC | NEC | PSV | RBC | RKC | RJC | HEE | VIT | WIL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADO Den Haag | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 6–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | |
| Ajax | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| AZ | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | |
| De Graafschap | 1–2 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–7 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | |
| Den Bosch | 1–0 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| FC Groningen | 4–3 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| FC Twente | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | |
| FC Utrecht | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
| Feyenoord | 6–3 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 7–0 | |
| NAC Breda | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| NEC | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| PSV Eindhoven | 4–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| RBC Roosendaal | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
| RKC Waalwijk | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Roda JC | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 4–0 | |
| SC Heerenveen | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 7–1 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 0–3 | 2–2 | |
| Vitesse Arnhem | 3–4 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | |
| Willem II | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 |
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Promotion/relegation play-offs
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RBC Roosendaal | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 11 | Qualified for 2005–06 Eredivisie |
| 2 | FC Volendam | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 9 | |
| 3 | Stormvogels Telstar | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 8 | |
| 4 | VVV-Venlo | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 4 |
Source:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sparta Rotterdam | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 15 | Qualified for 2005–06 Eredivisie |
| 2 | Helmond Sport | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 9 | |
| 3 | De Graafschap | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 8 | Relegated to 2005–06 Eerste Divisie |
| 4 | FC Zwolle | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 1 |
Source:
Top scorers
Awards
Dutch Footballer of the Year
- 2004-05 — Mark van Bommel (PSV)
Attendances
Source:[2]
| No. | Club | Average | Change | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Ajax | 48,571 | -0,9% | 50,765 |
| 2 | Feyenoord | 38,282 | -8,3% | 46,500 |
| 3 | PSV | 31,688 | -3,5% | 35,000 |
| 4 | FC Utrecht | 19,611 | 13,0% | 22,600 |
| 5 | SBV Vitesse | 18,799 | -0,3% | 22,913 |
| 6 | sc Heerenveen | 18,436 | 26,3% | 21,000 |
| 7 | FC Twente | 13,118 | 0,5% | 13,460 |
| 8 | Roda JC | 12,710 | -2,7% | 17,500 |
| 9 | NAC Breda | 12,554 | -0,8% | 15,124 |
| 10 | Willem II | 12,497 | -2,4% | 13,100 |
| 11 | FC Groningen | 11,968 | -2,0% | 12,930 |
| 12 | NEC | 11,797 | -3,8% | 12,500 |
| 13 | De Graafschap | 11,106 | 27,0% | 11,900 |
| 14 | AZ | 8,267 | 6,9% | 8,940 |
| 15 | ADO Den Haag | 6,363 | -11,8% | 8,412 |
| 16 | FC Den Bosch | 5,855 | 56,2% | 7,280 |
| 17 | RKC Waalwijk | 5,812 | -1,5% | 7,500 |
| 18 | RBC Roosendaal | 4,841 | -2,8% | 5,000 |