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ESPN » Seasons 2018-2021 ESPN+ will broadcast three Eredivisie matches per week. Available on: ESPN+

Ajax team-mate sheds light on Matthijs De Ligt's future

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The highly-rated starlet has been linked with several clubs, but the center back has already made his choice on where to continue playing.

The top 10 wonderkids at Ajax & PSV - Goal.com

Goal looks at the best young players currently waiting for their chance to break through at the top level with the Eredivisie's top two teams.

Goal.com (13 hours ago)

Frenkie De Jong : profile of Barcelona and Netherlands midfielder - Pulse Nigeria

Reigning Spanish LaLiga giants Barcelona have completed a move for Frenkie De Jong from Eredivisie side Ajax, here are five things to know about the

Pulse Nigeria (4 weeks ago)

Ziggo and Fox Sports bundle Dutch soccer rights - SportsPro Media

Dutch pay-TV network Ziggo has combined its Ziggo Sport Totaal package with Fox Sports Eredivisie, Fox Sports International's sister channel in the

SportsPro Media (3 weeks ago)

The Eredivisie (or "Honorary Division" in Dutch) is the top tier of football in the Netherlands. This league was founded in 1956 and is based on a relegation-promotion system, just like most European leagues. Eighteen teams battle through 34 games yearly, with 15 teams securing their spot in the next season. One team is automatically relegated, while two more sides battle for their spot in a relegation playoff against six teams from the Eerste Divisie (First Division).

The process to decide the last two spots is a bit tricky, but it proceeds as follows: first, the bottom-placed side is automatically relegated to the second tier. 

Meanwhile, the next two clubs automatically feature in a two-legged play-off in two groups of four. These two groups are comprised of three Eerste Divisie sides plus one Eredivisie team, and whoever wins each quartet remains in the top flight. 

For the 2018-19 season, Emmen, De Graafschap and Fortuna Sittard are the three promoted clubs, replacing Roda JC, Twente, and Sparta Rotterdam.

PSV was crowned champion of the 2017-18 season, beating bitter rivals Ajax by four points. It was PSV’s third championship in the last four years. 

Did you know…? Ajax, PSV, and Feyenoord are the only clubs that have played in all 63 editions of the Dutch Eredivisie. Ajax has won 25 league titles since the first season of the Eredivisie, with PSV following them closely with 21 championships to their name.