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Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord reign supreme: All Eredivisie champions in history

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Paul Winters

Published 2 months ago

The Netherlands is one of the biggest football nations in the world, producing players such as Johan Cruyff, Marco van Basten, and Ruud Gullit. Besides players, Dutch clubs have won several European trophies, but it all starts in the Eredivisie, the country's top tier. Flashscore takes you through all the champions of the Dutch Eredivisie.

[p]Since 1956, Dutch football has crowned a champion of the Dutch [b]Eredivisie[/b]. The competition was set up to professionalise football, which had been played at an amateur level before 1954, though a national champion was crowned each year.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ajax/8UOvIwnb/"][b]Ajax[/b][/a][b], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psv/M9UEHJWi/"]PSV[/a], and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/feyenoord/8zjySeoN/"]Feyenoord[/a][/b], known as the 'Big Three' or 'Traditional Top Three' in the Netherlands, have earned their status as Dutch giants from dominating the domestic league since its inception - 63 of the 69 Eredivisie titles have been won by the Big Three, of whom Ajax lead with 28, while winning 36 total Dutch championships.[/p][p]The only clubs that have broken the hegemony of the three giants were [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/az-alkmaar/2RxOow1i/"]AZ[/a] [/b](2x), [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/twente/dhOKTHGA/"]FC Twente[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sparta-rotterdam/KK4FaFV3/"]Sparta Rotterdam[/a][/b], [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/dws-amsterdam/YVQxYxPN/"]DWS[/a][/b] (now active in the eighth tier of Dutch football), and [b]DOS[/b] (ceased to exist in 2004).[/p][embed guid="cef3ceca-48be-4d5a-8d68-7fee3040a7ef" url="https://x.com/PSV/status/2040797389955445203?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Each club's kit is given a star above the badge to signify 10 Eredivisie titles. The Hague club [b]HVV[/b] were the most successful club before 1956, winning 10 league titles between 1891 and 1914, making them the only club outside of Ajax, PSV, and Feyenoord to wear a star.[/p][p]With PSV laying claim to their 27th Eredivisie title in club history in the 2025/26 season, [b]Flashscore[/b] will take you through the entire list of Eredivisie champions since the 1956/57 season.[/p][h2]All Eredivisie champions in history[/h2][p][b]1956/57[/b]: Ajax[/p][p][b]1957/58[/b]: DOS[/p][p][b]1958/59[/b]: Sparta Rotterdam[/p][p][b]1959/60[/b]: Ajax[/p][p][b]1960/61[/b]: Feyenoord[/p][p][b]1961/62[/b]: Feyenoord[/p][p][b]1962/63[/b]: PSV[/p][p][b]1963/64[/b]: DWS[/p][p][b]1964/65[/b]: Feyenoord[/p][p][b]1965/66[/b]: Ajax[/p][p][b]1966/67:[/b] Ajax[/p][p][b]1967/68[/b]: Ajax[/p][p][b]1968/69[/b]: Feyenoord[/p][p][b]1969/70[/b]: Feyenoord[/p][p][b]1970/71[/b]: Feyenoord[/p][p][b]1971/72[/b]: Ajax[/p][p][b]1972/73[/b]: Ajax[/p][p][b]1973/74[/b]: Feyenoord[/p][p][b]1974/75[/b]: PSV[/p][p][b]1975/76[/b]: PSV[/p][p][b]1976/77[/b]: PSV[/p][p][b]1978/79[/b]: Ajax[/p][p][b]1979/80[/b]: AZ[/p][p][b]1981/82[/b]: Ajax[/p][p][b]1982/83[/b]: Ajax[/p][p][b]1983/84[/b]: Feyenoord[/p][p][b]1984/85[/b]: Ajax[/p][p][b]1985/86[/b]: PSV[/p][p][b]1986/87[/b]: PSV[/p][p][b]1987/88[/b]: PSV[/p][p][b]1988/89[/b]: PSV[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/netherlands/eredivisie-1989-1990/standings/#/rg7mc0se"]1989/90[/a][/b]: Ajax[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/netherlands/eredivisie-1990-1991/"]1990/91[/a][/b]: PSV[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/netherlands/eredivisie-1991-1992/"]1991/92[/a][/b]: PSV[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/netherlands/eredivisie-1992-1993/"]1992/93[/a][/b]: Feyenoord[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/netherlands/eredivisie-1993-1994/"]1993/94[/a][/b]: Ajax[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/netherlands/eredivisie-1994-1995/"]1994/95[/a][/b]: Ajax[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/netherlands/eredivisie-1995-1996/"]1995/96[/a][/b]: Ajax[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/netherlands/eredivisie-1996-1997/"]1996/97[/a][/b]: PSV[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/netherlands/eredivisie-1997-1998/"]1997/98[/a][/b]: Ajax[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/netherlands/eredivisie-1998-1999/"]1998/99[/a][/b]: Feyenoord[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/netherlands/eredivisie-1999-2000/"]1999/00[/a][/b]: PSV[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/netherlands/eredivisie-2000-2001/"]2000/01[/a][/b]: PSV[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/netherlands/eredivisie-2001-2002/"]2001/02[/a][/b]: Ajax[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/netherlands/eredivisie-2002-2003/"]2002/03[/a][/b]: PSV[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/netherlands/eredivisie-2003-2004/"]2003/04[/a][/b]: Ajax[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/netherlands/eredivisie-2004-2005/"]2004/05[/a][/b]: PSV[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/netherlands/eredivisie-2005-2006/"]2005/06[/a][/b]: PSV[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/netherlands/eredivisie-2006-2007/"]2006/07[/a][/b]: PSV[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/netherlands/eredivisie-2007-2008/"]2007/08[/a][/b]: PSV[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/netherlands/eredivisie-2008-2009/"]2008/09[/a][/b]: AZ[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/netherlands/eredivisie-2009-2010/"]2009/10[/a][/b]: FC Twente[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/netherlands/eredivisie-2010-2011/"]2010/11[/a][/b]: Ajax[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/netherlands/eredivisie-2011-2012/"]2011/12[/a][/b]: Ajax[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/netherlands/eredivisie-2012-2013/"]2012/13[/a][/b]: Ajax[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/netherlands/eredivisie-2013-2014/"]2013/14[/a][/b]: Ajax[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/netherlands/eredivisie-2014-2015/"]2014/15[/a][/b]: PSV[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/netherlands/eredivisie-2015-2016/"]2015/16[/a][/b]: PSV[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/netherlands/eredivisie-2016-2017/"]2016/17[/a][/b]: Feyenoord[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/netherlands/eredivisie-2017-2018/"]2017/18[/a][/b]: PSV[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/netherlands/eredivisie-2018-2019/"]2018/19[/a][/b]: Ajax[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/netherlands/eredivisie-2019-2020/"]2019/20[/a][/b]: [i]No title awarded to the COVID-19 pandemic[/i][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/netherlands/eredivisie-2020-2021/"]2020/21[/a][/b]: Ajax[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/netherlands/eredivisie-2021-2022/"]2021/22[/a][/b]: Ajax[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/netherlands/eredivisie-2022-2023/"]2022/23[/a][/b]: Feyenoord[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/netherlands/eredivisie-2023-2024/"]2023/24[/a][/b]: PSV[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/netherlands/eredivisie-2024-2025/"]2024/25[/a][/b]: PSV[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/netherlands/eredivisie/"]2025/26[/a][/b]: PSV[/p][image alt="Ajax have won the most Eredivisie titles with 28" id="7673943d-13df-4240-88f7-f3c67cc293c3" credit-line="Dominique Mollee, ANP / Alamy / Profimedia" guid="9f802dbc-d7a4-45da-a99c-e7b87bb11b51" original-width="1400" original-height="933" /][h2]FAQ[/h2][p][i][b]Which club has the most Eredivisie titles in history?[/b][/i][/p][p]Ajax have won 36 Dutch championships, 28 of which are Eredivisie titles.[/p][p][i][b]Who were the first-ever champions of the Eredivisie in 1956?[/b][/i][/p][p]Ajax were the first-ever champions, winning in 1956/57.[/p][p][i][b]When was the last time a team outside the 'Big Three' won the title?[/b][/i][/p][p]FC Twente were the last non-'Big Three' club to win the Eredivisie in 2009/10.[/p][p][i][b]Does the amateur era count toward the total star count on jerseys?[/b][/i][/p][p]Yes.[/p][p][i][b]Which manager has won the most Eredivisie titles?[/b][/i][/p][p]Guus Hiddink won six Eredivisie titles with PSV in 1986/87, 1987/88, 1988/89, 2002/03, 2004/05, and 2005/06.[/p][p][b][i]How many clubs have won the Eredivisie at least once?[/i][/b][/p][p]Eight different clubs have won the Eredivisie title at least once.[/p]

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