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Heerenv. 6.2.10 Heerenveen appoint Jan EverseHeerenveen have appointed Jan Everse as their new coach. The 56-year-old has signed a contract until the end of the season. Everse had been out of work ever since he got the sack at Eerstedivisie side Zwolle earlier this season. He has also worked for Rotterdam side Sparta in the past.
Ajax 6.2.10 Ajax without midfielder Eyong Enoh Ajax will probably have to make do without holding midfielder Eyong Enoh for a while after the Cameroonian international picked up a hamstring injury. The 23-year-old sustained the injury in the first half of Wednesday's game against Roda. According to reports, Enoh will be sidelined for about two weeks.
Feyenord 6.2.10 Two-match ban for Denny LandzaatFeyenoord coach Mario Been will have to make do without experienced midfielder Denny Landzaat in the upcoming two Eredivisie games after the 33-year-old was handed a two-match ban. He will be available again on February 21 for the match against ADO Den Haag.
Heerenv. 4.2.10 De Jonge resigns as Heerenveen coachJan de Jonge has stepped down as coach of Heerenveen after just five months in the job with the Dutch side. Heerenveen promoted De Jonge from the role of head of youth in September following the departure of Trond Sollied. However, Heerenveen suffered their 13th league defeat of the season on Tuesday, losing 3-1 at Venlo, and are 13th in the 18-team league with 20 points after 21 matches. De Jonge will now return to his previous role in charge of the youth set-up to leave Heerenveen searching for a new coach.
Willem II 30.1.10 Willem II signs midfielder Donald from AjaxMidfielder Mitchell Donald has left Ajax for Eredivisie side Willem II on a six-month loan deal. The 21-year-old was struggling to get regular first team action under head coach Martin Jol and he has made five Eredivisie appearances this term. The Tilburg side have also recently added Stef Nijland and Frank van der Struijk.
PSV 25.1.10 PSV sack Reis over substance abusePSV Eindhoven have sacked promising Brazilian striker Jonathan Reis for using banned substances and refusing to accept treatment. After spending the Christmas holiday in Brazil, the 20-year-old turned up at a training camp in Valencia five days too late. Reis was sent to Eindhoven for a medical examination because he was physically worn out and very tired. Tests revealed that he had been taking banned substances.
Ajax 23.1.10 Ajax sign midfielder Nicolas LodeiroAjax have completed the transfer of young playmaker Nicolas Lodeiro from Uruguayan side Nacional for a reported €4 million fee.Nacional would receive 15 percent of any future sale of the 20-year-old midfielder. Lodeiro was a key member of Uruguay's team at last year's Under-20 World Cup in Egypt. He was called up late in 2009 to the Uruguay national team and is expected to be on the side at this year's World Cup in South Africa.
Groningen 16.1.10 Groningen have signed defender Theo LuciusGroningen have completed the transfer of defender Theo Lucius. The free agent has signed a contract until the end of the season. Lucius had been a free agent ever since he was released by Rotterdam powerhouse Feyenoord last summer. Groningen were in the market for a new defender due to the lengthy injury absences of Sepp de Roover and Ondrej Svejdik. The 33-year-old was on trial in the past couple of days and impressed enough during a training camp in Portugal to earn himself a contract.
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last results
| 7.2 | Waalwijk - Nijmegen | 0 : 1 |
| 7.2 | Ajax - Twente | 3 : 0 |
| 7.2 | Venlo - Vitese | 2 : 0 |
| 7.2 | Feyenord - Alkmaar | 1 : 2 |
| 6.2 | Heracles - Groningen | 4 : 3 |
| 6.2 | Roda - Sparta | 2 : 1 |
| 6.2 | PSV - Haag | 2 : 0 |
| 6.2 | Heerenv. - Utrecht | 2 : 0 |
| 5.2 | Willem II - Breda | 1 : 2 |
home win - draw - away win (1-x-2)Dutch First Division : 49% - 21% - 29%
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League format : Soccer / Football : Netherlands : First Division 2009/2010There are two professional football leagues in the Netherlands, the First Division (Eredivisie) and the Second Division (Eerste or Gouden Gids Divisie). The Dutch First Division consists of 18 teams. Each team faces every other team twice during the season, once at home and once away. At the end of the campaign, the first placed team in the Dutch First Division automatically advances to the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, while the runner-up plays the qualifying rounds to enter the competition. The third, fourth and fifth placed teams are qualified for the UEFA Cup, together with the Dutch Cup winner.
At the foot of the table, only the 18th placed team is automatically relegated to the Second Division. This team will be replaced by the Second Division champion. The 16th and 17th-place clubs in the First Division have to play promotion/relegation playoff (Nacompetitie) that includes six high-placed teams from the Second Division. There are two pools containing four teams. Each group has one First Division club and three teams from the Second Division. In both playoff groups, each club plays each other home and away. The group winners qualify for to the First Division, with the other six teams going to the Dutch Second Division.
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