Thomas Vermaelen is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for J1 League club Vissel Kobe and the Belgium national team. Being left-footed, he usually plays as a left-sided centre-back and can play at left-back as well. His key attributes include aerial ability, leadership skills, and his quickness with the ball at his feet. He is also known for his goalscoring ability as a defender.
Jan Bert Lieve Vertonghen is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Primeira Liga club Benfica and the Belgium national team. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a left-back.
Lior Refaelov is an Israeli professional footballer who plays for Anderlecht as an attacking midfielder or winger.
Georginio Gregion Emile Wijnaldum is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool and the Netherlands national team.
Toby Albertine Maurits Alderweireld is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Belgium national team.
The Vrouwen Eredivisie, also known as the Pure Energie Eredivisie Vrouwen due to a sponsor contract until the 2023–2024 season, is the highest professional women's football league in the Netherlands. Organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) it was established in 2007 and then played for five seasons until 2012 when the leagues of the Netherlands and Belgium merged forming a single combined league. After three seasons the BeNe League folded and the Eredivisie was restarted in the 2015–16 season. The league winner receives a spot in the UEFA Women's Champions League.
The Belgian Women's First Division is the second highest women's football league of Belgium.
Lieke Elisabeth Petronella Martens, is a Dutch footballer who plays as a midfielder for Barcelona and the Netherlands women's national team.
The 2011–12 Eredivisie Vrouwen was the fifth season of the Netherlands women's professional football league. After a troubled build-up, the season took place from 2 September 2011 to 18 May 2012 with seven teams.
Jackie Noëlle Groenen is a Dutch footballer and former judoka who plays as a midfielder for FA WSL club Manchester United and the Netherlands women's national football team. She previously played for German clubs SGS Essen, FCR 2001 Duisburg and FFC Frankfurt, as well as for Chelsea in the English FA WSL.
Shanice Janice van de Sanden is a Dutch footballer who plays for VFL Wolfsburg in the German Bundesliga. She is a member of the Netherlands national football team.
The BeNe League was the highest women's football league in Belgium and the Netherlands. To increase competitiveness in their national leagues, the BeNe League was a joint cooperation between the Royal Belgian Football Association and the Royal Dutch Football Association. Its first season was played in 2012–13 following the successful cooperation with the one match BeNe Super Cup, that paired both countries' national champions. The competition qualified the highest-placed Belgian and Dutch teams to the UEFA Women's Champions League.
The 2012–13 season of the Women's BeNe League was the first season of the Belgium and the Netherlands' women's football top level league. Since this was the first season, the league had no reigning champion, although both countries had reigning champions from their former top leagues—Standard Liège in Belgium and ADO Den Haag in the Netherlands. The season started on 24 August 2012. The championship was won by FC Twente.
Viktor Gorridsen Fischer is a Danish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or as a winger for Danish club Copenhagen and the Denmark national team.
Renate Jansen is a Dutch female international footballer. She plays as a striker in the Dutch Eredivisie for Twente and the Netherlands women's national football team.
Daniëlle van de Donk is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and a winger for Arsenal in the FA Women's Super League and the Netherlands national team. She helped her national team to win the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 and finish second at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
The 2013–14 season of the Women's BeNe League is the second season of the Belgium and Netherlands' women's football top level league. The defending champion is FC Twente. The season started on 30 August 2013 and is played in a single division contrary to last season.
The 2014–15 BeNe League was the third and last season of the Belgium and Netherlands' women's football top level league. The defending champion was FC Twente. The season started on 29 August 2014 and was played in a single division. The season finished on 8 May 2015.
Julie Biesmans is a Belgian football midfielder currently playing for PSV Eindhoven in the women's Eredivisie.
The 2015–16 Eredivisie Vrouwen was the sixth season of the Netherlands women's professional football league, and the first season since 2011–12. The Eredivisie returned after a three-season period, when it was replaced by the BeNe League, which involved teams from the Netherlands and Belgium. The season took place from 21 August 2015 to 20 May 2016 with seven teams. FC Twente won its second Eredivisie title and became Dutch champions for a fourth consecutive year.
