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
Season2007–08
Dates29 August 2007 – 21 May 2008
ChampionsAZ (1st title)
UEFA Women's CupAZ
Matches played60
Goals scored169 (2.82 per match)
Top goalscorerKarin Stevens (20)
Total attendance45,695 (762 per match)

Teams
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 HaagDen HaagDen Haag Stadion15,000
Sportpark Nieuw Hanenburg1,500
AZAlkmaarSportpark Schoonenberg (Velsen)3,625
Sportcomplex 't Lood[5]
DSB Stadion[1]17,000
SC HeerenveenHeerenveenSportpark Skoatterwâld3,000
Zuidersportpark (Sneek)3,150
Abe Lenstra Stadion[6]26,000
FC TwenteEnschedeArke Stadion30,205
Sportpark Slangenbeek (Hengelo)2,000
FC Twente-trainingscentrum (Hengelo)1,000
FC UtrechtUtrechtSportpark Elinkwijk5,000
Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd1,000
Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch[7]450
Stadion Galgenwaard[8]23,750
Willem IITilburgSportcomplex Bijstervelden1,500

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
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  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.
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