Eredivisie Table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  AZ | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 12 |
| 2 |  Feyenoord | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +6 | 11 |
| 3 |  PSV | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +10 | 10 |
| 4 |  Go Ahead | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 10 |
| 5 |  Ajax | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 7 |
| 6 |  Sittard | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 7 |
| 7 |  Twente | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| 7 |  Excelsior | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| 9 |  NEC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| 10 |  Groningen | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| 11 |  Sparta | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 |  Heerenveen | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 5 |
| 13 |  Zwolle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 14 |  Telstar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 3 |
| 15 |  Willem II | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 1 |
| 16 |  Den Haag | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -7 | 1 |
| 17 |  Utrecht | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -10 | 1 |
| 18 |  Cambuur | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -12 | 0 |
Eighteen clubs, 34 rounds, and the highest scoring of the major European leagues.
Reading the Eredivisie table
Eighteen clubs, 34 rounds, three points a win and goal difference as the first tiebreaker. Four fewer rounds than England or Spain means a bad month costs more here, with less season left to fix it.
Goal difference moves faster in this table than in any other on this site. Dutch sides attack; the arithmetic follows. A club can climb three places on one afternoon, and a mid-table position in October rarely survives to December.
The places at the top are worth wildly different things. The champions go straight into the Champions League league phase. The runners-up start in its qualifying rounds, where one bad night in August ends the European season before it begins. Third place and the winner of the domestic European play-off enter Europa League and Conference League qualifying, and the KNVB Cup winner takes a Europa League place. Finish first and you are guaranteed eight European matches. Finish second and you might get two.
Coloured bands mark European qualification and relegation as things stand today. See also the fixtures and results, and where to watch.