Overview
- The KNVB published the concept 2026/27 Eredivisie schedule on Wednesday, June 10, fixing exact dates and kick-off times only through early November while leaving later rounds flexible.
- Ajax and FC Twente have formally requested postponement rights tied to their UEFA qualifying ties and NEC has asked that its round-3 match with Excelsior be moved if it reaches the Champions League play-offs.
- The KNVB has already moved two round-3 fixtures into September—FC Twente v Telstar on 9 September and Ajax v Willem II on 15 September—to accommodate those European contingencies.
- The Eredivisie CV adopted a stadium-availability rule requiring clubs to keep their grounds available from the Johan Cruijff Schaal on 2 August through the end of the European play-offs or face losing home-right in those play-offs, Jan de Jong said.
- The Johan Cruijff Schaal is scheduled for 2 August and the league opens on 7 August with SC Cambuur v Excelsior, and the KNVB will finalise remaining dates and kick-off times after UEFA qualifying outcomes alter clubs' calendars.