Starting in 2007, the Eredivisie is the first professional football league for women in the Netherlands. Unlike its male equivalent, the Eredivisie for women is smaller currently featuring only eight teams.

The champion qualifies for a spot in the UEFA Women's Champions League.

Format

For its first three seasons, the Eredivisie consisted of six teams playing each other four times a season, twice at home and twice away. The format was changed to a triple round-robin

Round-robin tournament

A round-robin tournament is a competition "in which each contestant meets all other contestants in turn".-Terminology:...

 format for the 2010/11 season, when the league was increased to eight teams.

There currently is no relegation from the Eredivisie, although a relegation/promotion system is planned in the long run. The formerly first league Hoofdklasse

Hoofdklasse (women)

The Hoofdklasse is the highest league of amateur women's football in the Netherlands, and the second tier in general.When the Hoofdklasse was created in 1973, the league was the top level league of the Netherlands, and the winner was named the national champion...

 basically is the highest amateur women's league.

Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony of the soccer eredivisie for women took place in the Arke Stadion

Arke Stadion

De Grolsch Veste is the stadium of football club Twente. It is located in Enschede, Netherlands, at the Business & Science Park, near the University of Twente...

 in Enschede

Enschede

Enschede , also known as Eanske in the local dialect of Twents, is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands in the province of Overijssel and in the Twente region...

 at 29 August 2007, with the presentation of the 6 teams. The opening match was played by SC Heerenveen and FC Twente

FC Twente (women)

The women's football section of FC Twente was founded in 2007. It plays in the Dutch top level league, the Eredivisie. The team won the championship in 2011.-History:...

. SC Heerenveen won the match with 3 against 2.

2011–12 Teams

Team	Home city	Home ground
ADO Den Haag	Den Haag	Kyocera Stadion
SC Heerenveen	Heerenveen Heerenveen Heerenveen is a town in the Heerenveen municipality of the province of Friesland , in the north of the Netherlands.- History :The town was established in 1551 by three lords as a location for the purpose of digging peat which was used for fuel, hence the name...	Sportpark Skoatterwâld
FC Twente FC Twente (women) The women's football section of FC Twente was founded in 2007. It plays in the Dutch top level league, the Eredivisie. The team won the championship in 2011.-History:...	Enschede Enschede Enschede , also known as Eanske in the local dialect of Twents, is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands in the province of Overijssel and in the Twente region...	De Grolsch Veste
FC Utrecht	Utrecht Utrecht Utrecht is a city in the Netherlands.The name may also refer to:* Utrecht , of which Utrecht is the capital* Utrecht , including the city of Utrecht* Bishopric of Utrecht* Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht...	Sportpark Saestum
VVV-Venlo	Venlo Venlo Venlo is a municipality and a city in the southeastern Netherlands, next to the German border. It is situated in the province of Limburg.In 2001, the municipalities of Belfeld and Tegelen were merged into the municipality of Venlo. Tegelen was originally part of the Duchy of Jülich centuries ago,...	Seacon Stadion De Koel
FC Zwolle	Zwolle Zwolle Zwolle is a municipality and the capital city of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands, 120 kilometers northeast of Amsterdam. Zwolle has about 120,000 citizens.-History:...	Sportpark Ceintuurbaan
Telstar Telstar (women's football club) Sportclub Telstar Vrouwenvoetbal Noord-Holland is a Dutch women's football club based in Velsen. The club was established in 2011 and brought the Eredivisie up to seven teams after the withdrawal of AZ and Willem II for financial reasons....	Velsen Velsen Velsen is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is located on both sides of the North Sea Canal.On the north side of the North Sea Canal, in IJmuiden, there is a major steel plant, Corus Strip Products IJmuiden, formerly known as Koninklijke Hoogovens...	TATA Steel Stadion

Champions

Year	Winner	Title number	Runner Up	Third	Notes
2007-08 2007–08 Eredivisie (women) The 2007–08 season of the Women's Eredivisie was the first season of the Netherland's women's football top level league.-Format:The six teams played each other four times. Twice away and twice at home. The champion qualified to the UEFA Women's Cup...	AZ	1	Willem II	FC Utrecht
2008-09 2008–09 Eredivisie (women) The 2008–09 season of the Women's Eredivisie was the second season of the Netherland's women's football top level league.-Format:The seven teams played each other four times. Twice away and twice at home. The champion qualified to the newly created UEFA Women's Champions League...	AZ	2	ADO Den Haag ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag , commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag , is a Dutch football club from the city of The Hague. The club was for a time known as FC Den Haag , with ADO representing the amateur branch of the club...	Willem II
2009-10 2009–10 Eredivisie (women) The 2009–10 season of the Women's Eredivisie was the third season of the Netherland's women's football top level league.-Format:The six teams played each other four times. Twice away and twice at home. The champion qualified to the newly created UEFA Women's Champions League...	AZ	3	ADO Den Haag ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag , commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag , is a Dutch football club from the city of The Hague. The club was for a time known as FC Den Haag , with ADO representing the amateur branch of the club...	Willem II
2010-11 2010–11 Eredivisie (women) The 2010–11 season of the Eredivisie was the fourth season of the Netherland's women's football top level league. Champions were Twente.The women Eredivisie starts this season with 8 teams. The two new teams are VVV-Venlo and FC Zwolle The teams will play each other three times in contrast to four...	FC Twente FC Twente (women) The women's football section of FC Twente was founded in 2007. It plays in the Dutch top level league, the Eredivisie. The team won the championship in 2011.-History:...	1	ADO Den Haag ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag , commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag , is a Dutch football club from the city of The Hague. The club was for a time known as FC Den Haag , with ADO representing the amateur branch of the club...	AZ

Topscorers

Season	Topscorer	Goals	Club
2007-08 2007–08 Eredivisie (women) The 2007–08 season of the Women's Eredivisie was the first season of the Netherland's women's football top level league.-Format:The six teams played each other four times. Twice away and twice at home. The champion qualified to the UEFA Women's Cup...	Karin Stevens	20	Willem II
2008-09 2008–09 Eredivisie (women) The 2008–09 season of the Women's Eredivisie was the second season of the Netherland's women's football top level league.-Format:The seven teams played each other four times. Twice away and twice at home. The champion qualified to the newly created UEFA Women's Champions League...	Sylvia Smit Sylvia Smit Sylvia Smit is a Dutch female international footballer. She plays for FC Zwolle in the Eredivisie and the Netherlands women's national football team.-Topscorer of the Women Eredivisie:...	14	Heerenveen
2009-10 2009–10 Eredivisie (women) The 2009–10 season of the Women's Eredivisie was the third season of the Netherland's women's football top level league.-Format:The six teams played each other four times. Twice away and twice at home. The champion qualified to the newly created UEFA Women's Champions League...	Sylvia Smit Sylvia Smit Sylvia Smit is a Dutch female international footballer. She plays for FC Zwolle in the Eredivisie and the Netherlands women's national football team.-Topscorer of the Women Eredivisie:...   Chantal de Ridder Chantal de Ridder Chantal Alida Maria de Ridder is a Dutch football striker, currently playing for Turbine Potsdam in Germany's Bundesliga. She previously competed in the Netherlands' Eredivisie, winning four titles with Ter Leede and AZ...	11	Heerenveen AZ
2010-11 2010–11 Eredivisie (women) The 2010–11 season of the Eredivisie was the fourth season of the Netherland's women's football top level league. Champions were Twente.The women Eredivisie starts this season with 8 teams. The two new teams are VVV-Venlo and FC Zwolle The teams will play each other three times in contrast to four...	Chantal de Ridder Chantal de Ridder Chantal Alida Maria de Ridder is a Dutch football striker, currently playing for Turbine Potsdam in Germany's Bundesliga. She previously competed in the Netherlands' Eredivisie, winning four titles with Ter Leede and AZ...	19	AZ

Golden shoe

Since 2007 every year the Golden shoe (Dutch: Gouden schoen) is awarded to the best player of the Women Eredivisie.
The "Vrouw & Voetbal" magazin started this competition in 2007. The winner receives a golden shoe award.
In the season 2009/10 the organisation and election was taken over by "Vrouwenoetbal Nederland" They added an award fot the best Keeper and in the season 2010/11 an award for the best talented player was added.

Season	Golden shoe	Best Keeper	Talent of the year	Election by
2007/08 2007–08 Eredivisie (women) The 2007–08 season of the Women's Eredivisie was the first season of the Netherland's women's football top level league.-Format:The six teams played each other four times. Twice away and twice at home. The champion qualified to the UEFA Women's Cup...	Femke Maes Femke Maes Femke Maes is a Belgian footballer. She currently plays for FCR 2001 Duisburg. After the 2010–11 season Maes retired her career at Duisburg.- RSC Anderlecht :*Eerste Klasse: Winner 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98...  (Willem II)	-	-	Vrouw & Voetbal
2008/09 2008–09 Eredivisie (women) The 2008–09 season of the Women's Eredivisie was the second season of the Netherland's women's football top level league.-Format:The seven teams played each other four times. Twice away and twice at home. The champion qualified to the newly created UEFA Women's Champions League...	Jeanine van Dalen (ADO Den Haag)   Sheila van den Bulk (ADO Den Haag)			Vrouw & Voetbal
2009/10 2009–10 Eredivisie (women) The 2009–10 season of the Women's Eredivisie was the third season of the Netherland's women's football top level league.-Format:The six teams played each other four times. Twice away and twice at home. The champion qualified to the newly created UEFA Women's Champions League...	Kim Dolstra (AZ)	Angela Christ (FC Utrecht)		VrouwenvoetbalNederland
2010/11 2010–11 Eredivisie (women) The 2010–11 season of the Eredivisie was the fourth season of the Netherland's women's football top level league. Champions were Twente.The women Eredivisie starts this season with 8 teams. The two new teams are VVV-Venlo and FC Zwolle The teams will play each other three times in contrast to four...	Jorike Olde Loohuis (sc Heerenveen)	Angela Christ (FC Utrecht)	Tula de Wit (FC Utrecht)	VrouwenvoetbalNederland

External links

• Official site, Eredivisie women (Dutch)
• women.soccerway.com (English), standings, results & fixtures
• League at UEFA