Tag: Eredivisie
Season Review: 2017-2018
While the preparations for the 2018-2019 season are already started, my 2017-2018 season has come to end, after 199 games with 743 goals in 7 different countries (Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, England, Spain, Luxembourg and France), visiting 163 new grounds. From the beautiful anthem in Sevilla to Liverpool beating Maribor, followed by a last minute equaliser in the East Anglian Derby and a pitch
» Read moreAjax U19 – Feyenoord U19 21-10-2017
Date: 21-10-2017Game: Ajax U19 – Feyenoord U19 4-0 (2-0 HT)Competition: Eredivisie U19, NetherlandsStadium: Sportpark de Toekomst, DuivendrechtAttendance: 5000Ticket: /Another triple this Saturday, as the “mini klassieker” between Ajax and Feyenoord will be followed by a visit to vv Montfoort and SV TEC. Arriving at Sportpark de Toekomst I couldn’t believe what I saw; an almost sold-out youth game. I know that they planned some fireworks during the earlier
» Read moreAZ – FC Twente 22-04-2017
Date: 22-04-2017Game: AZ Alkmaar – FC Twente 2-1 (0-0 HT)Competition: Eredivisie, NetherlandsStadium: AFAS Stadion, AlkmaarAttendance: 15.427Ticket Price: €29 (tickets available from €25,00)A double date in Alkmaar this weekend with Jong AZ – GVVV and AZ – FC Twente on the same day and easy to combine. As AZ are in the running for the Europa League play-offs, they couldn’t afford to drop points. FC Twente
» Read moreHeracles Almelo – Polman Stadion
When I went from Zwolle to Enschede, I had plenty of time to visit a few grounds. One of the grounds I could visit was the Polman Stadion of Heracles Almelo. The club was founded in 1903 and was named after the Greek demigod Herakles (Hercules).During their history, the club managed to become champions of the Netherlands twice (1927 and
» Read moreVitesse – PSV Eindhoven 29-10-2016
Game: Vitesse – PSV Eindhoven 0-2 (0-1 HT)Competition: Eredivisie, NetherlandsDate: 29-10-2016Stadium: GelreDome, ArnhemAttendance: 18.452Ticket Price: €22,80The last game of 4 which I visited in the Netherlands in the end of October trip was a game between Vitesse and PSV Eindhoven. The visitors often have a very difficult night at the GelreDome, which is the biggest theatre in the Netherlands. When you are
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