2021–22 Eredivisie (women)

Eredivisie Vrouwen
Season	2021–22
Dates	27 August 2021 – 20 May 2022
Champions	FC Twente
Women's Champions League	Twente; Ajax
Matches played	108
Goals scored	392 (3.63 per match)
Top goalscorer	Fenna Kalma; (33 goals)
Biggest home win	Twente 8–0 Alkmaar; (27 August 2021); Twente 8–0 Heerenveen; (29 October 2021)
Biggest away win	Excelsior 1–9 Twente; (19 December 2021)
Highest scoring	Excelsior 1–9 Twente; (19 December 2021); Excelsior 2–8 Ajax; (24 April 2022)
Longest winning run	13 matches; Twente
Longest unbeaten run	20 matches; Twente
Longest winless run	9 matches; Excelsior
Longest losing run	6 matches; Excelsior
	← 2020–21 2022–23 → All statistics correct as of 20 May 2022.

The 2021–22 Eredivisie Vrouwen was the twelfth season of the Netherlands women's professional football league. Defending champions Twente^[1] won the league title for the third time in a row. The season saw Feyenoord entering the league, which expanded to nine teams.

Format

Four years after creating its women's program, Feyenoord joined the league, expanding the league to nine teams.^[2] Each team played all of the other teams three times, and each round, one team had a bye.^[3]^[4]

Teams

Location of teams in the Eredivisie Vrouwen 2021–22

Team	City / Town	Venue(s)	Capacity
ADO Den Haag	Den Haag	Cars Jeans Stadion	15,000
ADO Den Haag	Den Haag	Sportpark Nieuw Hanenburg	02,500
AFC Ajax	Amsterdam	Sportpark De Toekomst	05,000
VV Alkmaar	Alkmaar	BUKO Stadion (Velsen)	05,200
		Sportpark AFC '34	02,500
		Sportpark De Wending (Heerhugowaard)	01,000
		AFAS Trainingscomplex (Wormerland)	02,383
Excelsior	Rotterdam	Van Donge & De Roo Stadion	04,500
Excelsior	Rotterdam	Sportpark De Bongerd (Barendrecht)	02,100
Feyenoord	Rotterdam	Sportcomplex Varkenoord	02,500
Feyenoord	Rotterdam	De Kuip	47,500
SC Heerenveen	Heerenveen	Sportpark Skoatterwâld	03,000
		Zuidersportpark (Sneek)	03,150
		Sportcomplex Nieuwehorne (Nieuwehorne)	01,000
PEC Zwolle	Zwolle	MAC³PARK Stadion	14,000
PEC Zwolle	Zwolle	Sportpark Be Quick '28	03,000
PSV Eindhoven	Eindhoven	Jan Louwers Stadion	05,400
PSV Eindhoven	Eindhoven	Sportcomplex De Herdgang	02,500
FC Twente	Enschede	De Grolsch Veste	30,205
		Sportpark Slangenbeek (Hengelo)	02,000
		FC Twente-trainingscentrum (Hengelo)	01,000

Source: Soccerway^[5]

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Twente (C)	24	19	3	2	95	26	+69	60	UEFA Champions League first qualifying round
2	Ajax	24	17	3	4	70	22	+48	54	UEFA Champions League first qualifying round
3	PSV	24	13	4	7	35	29	+6	43
4	ADO Den Haag	24	11	6	7	49	32	+17	39
5	Feyenoord	24	10	5	9	32	40	−8	35
6	PEC Zwolle	24	8	4	12	33	46	−13	28
7	Heerenveen	24	4	6	14	21	46	−25	18
8	Alkmaar	24	5	2	17	29	68	−39	17
9	Excelsior	24	2	5	17	28	83	−55	11

Source: Soccerway^[6]
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)^[7]
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away	ADO	AJA	ALK	EXC	FEY	HEE	PEC	PSV	TWE	ADO	AJA	ALK	EXC	FEY	HEE	PEC	PSV	TWE
ADO Den Haag		0–0	3–1	4–2	1–1	1–0	0–2	1–0	4–4		1–1	5–1				2–0		1–3
Ajax	2–1		5–0	2–0	2–0	2–1	3–0	5–1	0–1			2–0				7–0	0–0	2–3
Alkmaar	1–0	1–4		5–1	1–2	0–0	3–1	1–3	1–5				2–2	1–3	3–2		2–3
Excelsior	0–5	1–7	2–1		1–2	2–2	2–1	3–3	1–9	3–4	2–8					1–2		0–5
Feyenoord	1–1	4–1	2–1	3–2		2–2	1–0	2–1	0–0	0–5	1–4		2–0			2–2
Heerenveen	1–0	0–4	3–0	1–1	0–1		1–1	0–1	0–2	0–4	0–2		3–0	2–0
PEC Zwolle	3–0	1–3	2–3	3–0	2–1	3–1		1–1	1–4			2–1			1–1		0–2	1–3
PSV	2–1	1–2	1–0	1–0	1–0	4–1	3–0		2–1	0–1			1–1	2–1	1–0
Twente	4–4	3–2	8–0	7–1	2–1	8–0	1–4	3–1				7–0		6–0	3–0		3–0

Source: Soccerway^[8]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Games	Goals	Penalties	Avg.
1.	Fenna Kalma	Twente	24	33	03	1.38
2.	Romée Leuchter	Ajax	24	25	03	1.04
3.	Renate Jansen	Twente	23	17	00	0.74
4.	Kayleigh van Dooren	Twente	24	13	00	0.54
5.	Jaimy Ravensbergen	ADO Den Haag	24	11	00	0.46
6.	Sanne Koopman	Alkmaar	23	10	00	0.43
	Chasity Grant	Ajax	24		00	0.42
	Desiree van Lunteren	PSV	24		05	0.42
9.	Liz Rijsbergen	ADO Den Haag	23	08	00	0.35
10.	Nikita Tromp	Ajax	16	07	00	0.44
	Anna-Lena Stolze	Twente	22		00	0.32
	Chimera Ripa	Heerenveen	22		00	0.32
	Sabrine Ellouzi	Excelsior	23		02	0.3

Source: Soccerway^[9]

Hat-tricks(+)

Rnd.	Player	Club	Goals	Date	Home	Score	Away
5	Fenna Kalma	Twente	3', 34', 50', 78'	1 Oct 2021	Twente	7 – 1	Excelsior
7	Jaimy Ravensbergen	ADO Den Haag	4', 41', 78'	17 Oct 2021	ADO Den Haag	4 – 4	Twente
8	Fenna Kalma	Twente	31', 38', 69', 76'	29 Oct 2021	Twente	8 – 0	Heerenveen
8	Renate Jansen	Twente	7', 26', 55'	29 Oct 2021	Twente	8 – 0	Heerenveen
14	Fenna Kalma	Twente	50', 72', 85'	19 Dec 2021	Excelsior	1 – 9	Twente
20	Fenna Kalma	Twente	49', 90', 90+3'	13 Mar 2022	Twente	6 – 0	Feyenoord
21	Jannette van Belen	ADO Den Haag	24', 26', 61'	25 Mar 2022	Heerenveen	0 – 4	ADO Den Haag
23	Romée Leuchter	Ajax	6', 34', 55', 90'	24 Apr 2022	Excelsior	2 – 8	Ajax