Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade, also known as Roda JC Kerkrade or commonly Roda JC or Roda, is a Dutch professional football club based in Kerkrade, Netherlands. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the Eerste Divisie. The club was founded by a merger between Rapid JC and Roda Sport in 1962. They were placed in the Eerste Divisie, and after a relegation they were promoted back to the top division in 1973, where they would stay for 41 years until being relegated in 2014. In 2009–10, they added Kerkrade to the name to create brand awareness and get financial support.
The Vrouwen Eredivisie, also known as the Azerion VrouwenEredivisie due to a sponsorship contract, is the highest women's football league in the Netherlands. Organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), it was established in 2007 as a professional league and played for five seasons until 2012, when the Netherlands and Belgium merged their leagues into a single combined league, the BeNe League. After three seasons, the BeNe League folded, and the Eredivisie restarted in the 2015–16 season. The top two Eredivisie teams each year qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League.
AZ or AZ Vrouwen is a women's association football club based in Alkmaar, the Netherlands. They are affiliated with the AZ men's team. They were founding members of the Eredivisie Vrouwen in 2007 and won the league's first three championships. In February 2011, AZ announced they were withdrawing support for their women's club for financial reasons.
Kirsten Johanna Maria van de Ven is a former Dutch professional footballer. Prior to her professional career, she played College soccer in the United States. Professionally she played in the Dutch league (Eredivisie) for Willem II Tilburg and FC Twente, and in the Swedish league (Damallsvenskan) for Tyresö FF and FC Rosengård. She won titles at clubs in both Sweden and the Netherlands, as an international player she was a member of the Netherlands women's national football team, and represented her country at the 2009 and 2013 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship, and the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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.
The 2010–11 Eredivisie Vrouwen was the fourth season of the Netherlands women's professional football league. The league took place from 2 September 2010 to 12 May 2011 with eight teams. FC Twente became champions for the first time, breaking AZ's three-year championship hegemony. The 84 matches of the season had a 44,710 total attendance.
The 2007–08 Eredivisie Vrouwen was the first season of the Netherlands women's professional football league. It took place from 29 August 2007 until 21 May 2008 with six teams participating. AZ became the first Eredivisie winners. The 60 matches of the season had a 45,695 total attendance.
The 2008–09 Eredivisie Vrouwen was the second season of the Netherlands women's professional football league. The league took place from 21 August 2008 to 31 May 2009 with seven teams. AZ successfully defended the title and became champions for a second year running. AZ won the title in its final match day, defeating Willem II 6–0 to get 3 points clear of Willem and ADO Den Haag. The 84 matches of the season had a 56,365 total attendance.
The 2009–10 Eredivisie Vrouwen was the third season of the Netherlands women's professional football league. The league took place from 1 October 2009 to 19 May 2010 with six teams. AZ successfully defended the title and became champions for a third year running. The 60 matches of the season had a 22,140 total attendance.
Dyanne Marie Christine Bito is a Dutch former football defender who played for the Netherlands women's national football team and clubs in the Netherlands and Germany.
Karin Christiaan Ida Catharina Stevens and known since 2015 as Stevie Malagrida, is a Dutch football striker, who plays for DVC Eva's Tienen in the women's Belgian First Division. She has also played for the Dutch national team.
FC Utrecht Vrouwen is the women's football section of Dutch club FC Utrecht based in Utrecht. Established in 2007, as one of the founding members of the professional Dutch women's Eredivisie. The team competed in the Eredivisie from its inaugural season of 2007–08 until 2011–12 and then in the BeNe League, made of up Belgian and Dutch teams, from 2012–13 until the team's dissolution in January 2014. Before its dissolution, the club won the Dutch Cup once and the Dutch Women's Super Cup once.
The club rejoined the Eredivisie beginning in the 2023–24 season.
SC Heerenveen Vrouwen is a Dutch women's football (soccer) club based in Heerenveen that competes in the Vrouwen Eredivisie, the top women's league in the Netherlands.
VVV-Venlo was a Dutch women's football from Venlo. The team was founded in 2010 and started playing in the Vrouwen Eredivisie in the 2010–11 season. The club worked together with SV Venray, which at the time played in the Hoofdklasse. In 2011, VVV announced a partnership with German club FCR 2001 Duisburg.
PEC Zwolle Vrouwen is a Dutch women's football team from Zwolle. The team was founded in 2010, starting in the Eredivisie season 2010–11. For its first two seasons, the club worked together with Be Quick '28, another club in Zwolle. Currently they are working together with SV Zwolle, which plays in the lower level Hoofdklasse.
Willem II Vrouwen was the women's football section of Willem II football club from Tilburg, the Netherlands. They were founder members of the Eredivisie Vrouwen in 2007. In their first season, they finished second out of six teams, the highest finish they would have. The following season, the club was tied for first place entering its final match before losing to league champion AZ Alkmaar, 6–0.
PSV Vrouwen is a Dutch women's football team representing PSV Eindhoven in the Eredivisie Vrouwen, the top women's league in the Netherlands.
Marieke Anouk Dekker is a Dutch footballer who plays for Braga. She is a member of the Netherlands national team.
Shirley Hubertina Maria Adriana Kocaçınar is a footballer who plays as a forward, currently playing for Fortuna Sittard. Born in the Netherlands, she represented Turkey at international level, making her debut in 2011.
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.
