2014–15 BeNe League
| Season | 2014–15 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Standard Fémina (1st BeNe League title) |
| UEFA Women's Champions League | Standard Fémina Twente |
| Matches played | 156 |
| Goals scored | 492 (3.15 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Tessa Wullaert (18 goals) |
| Biggest home win | PSV/FC Eindhoven 7–0 Gent |
| Biggest away win | Leuven 0–10 Standard |
| Highest scoring | Leuven 0–10 Standard PEC Zwolle 1–9 ADO Den Haag |
← 2013–14
All statistics correct as of 8 May 2015. | |
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.[1] The season started on 29 August 2014 and was played in a single division.[2] The season finished on 8 May 2015.
Following this season, Belgium and the Netherlands both returned to having their own top-level domestic league. The BeNe League initiative was ended because Dutch clubs and the KNVB failed to agree on the clubs' financial participation for the following seasons.[3] The Dutch association also questioned the lack of competitiveness.[4]
After the season, the Netherlands revived the Eredivisie as top league, and Belgium created a new Super League.
Format
The seven Dutch and six Belgian teams played a double round-robin format, with each team playing twice against every other team, once at home and once away.[5]
Teams
The league was played by seven Dutch and six Belgian teams.[6]
Royal Antwerp left the BeNe League for financial reasons after previous season.[7][8] Otherwise the same teams as last year compete. Club Brugge shut down their first team after the season, to focus on youth teams.[9]
| Team | Country | Home city | Home ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Fémina de Liège | Belgium | Liège | Complexe Standard de Liège |
| RSC Anderlecht | Belgium | Anderlecht | RSCA Football Academy |
| WD Lierse SK | Belgium | Lier | Herman Vanderpoortenstadion |
| Club Brugge Dames | Belgium | Bruges | Olympiapark |
| Oud-Heverlee Leuven | Belgium | Heverlee | Gemeentelijk Stadion |
| AA Gent Ladies | Belgium | Ghent | PGB-Stadion |
| ADO Den Haag | Netherlands | The Hague | Kyocera Stadion |
| FC Twente | Netherlands | Enschede | De Grolsch Veste |
| Telstar | Netherlands | Velsen | TATA Steel Stadion |
| PEC Zwolle | Netherlands | Zwolle | IJsseldelta Stadion |
| SC Heerenveen | Netherlands | Heerenveen | Sportpark Skoatterwâld |
| AFC Ajax | Netherlands | Amsterdam | Sportpark De Toekomst |
| PSV/FC Eindhoven | Netherlands | Eindhoven | Jan Louwers Stadion |
Standings
All teams played in a single group. The top finishing Belgium and Dutch team qualified for the Champions League.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} Standard Fémina (C, Q)
|
24 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 66 | 10 | +56 | 64 | Qualification to Champions League[a] |
| 2 |  Twente (Q)
|
24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 71 | 16 | +55 | 62 | |
| 3 | Ajax
|
24 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 54 | 20 | +34 | 53 | |
| 4 | ADO Den Haag
|
24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 39 | |
| 5 | PSV/FC Eindhoven
|
24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 37 | |
| 6 | Telstar
|
24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 37 | |
| 7 | WD Lierse
|
24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 33 | |
| 8 | Anderlecht Féminin
|
24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 30 | |
| 9 | Gent
|
24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 42 | −23 | 26 | |
| 10 | Heerenveen
|
24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 26 | 44 | −18 | 23 | |
| 11 | Club Brugge
|
24 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 51 | −36 | 19 | |
| 12 | PEC Zwolle
|
24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 70 | −46 | 18 | |
| 13 | OH Leuven
|
24 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 70 | −58 | 8 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
- ^ The highest-ranking Belgian team and the highest-ranking Dutch team qualify for the Champions League.
Results
Top goalscorers
- Updated to games played on 8 May 2015.[10]
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tessa Wullaert
|
Standard Fémina | 18 |
| 2 | Lineth Beerensteyn
|
ADO Den Haag | 17 |
| 3 | Renate Jansen
|
ADO Den Haag | 16 |
| 4 |  Pauline Crammer
|
Anderlecht Féminin | 15 |
| Vanity Lewerissa
|
Standard Fémina | ||
| 6 | Anouk Dekker
|
Twente | 14 |
| Ellen Jansen
|
Twente | ||
| 8 | Jill Roord
|
Twente | 13 |
| 9 | Joyce Mijnheer
|
PEC Zwolle | 11 |
| 10 | Kristen Koopmans
|
Telstar | 10 |
| Marlous Pieëte
|
Ajax | ||
| Daniëlle van de Donk
|
PSV/FC Eindhoven |
References
- ^ "Dames Twente kampioen". NOS (in Dutch). 17 May 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ "BeNe League '14-'15 van 29 aug tot 8 mei". BeNe League. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ "Women's BeNe League to close as Dutch and Belgians rethink strategy". Inside World Football. 8 January 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ "Belgians invest in women's game from grassroots up, targeting EURO2017". Inside World Football. 14 January 2015. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ "BeNe League regulations" (in Dutch). vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl. 9 June 2012. Archived from the original on 22 December 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "BeNe League 2014-2015 met 13 clubs". BeNe League. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ "FC Antwerp stapt uit BeNe League". Vrouwenvoetbal Nieuws (in Dutch). 17 February 2014. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ "Het einde van Royal Antwerp FC Ladies?". Vrouwen Team. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ "Club Brugge duwt verschillende internationals naar de exit". Voetbalkrant.com. 5 February 2015.
- ^ "BeNe League Topscorers". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
External links
- Official website
- Season at soccerway.com