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Eredivisie Season Ends Without Promotion, Relegation and a Champion

Ajax won’t be retaining their status as the Dutch Champions as the league leaders haven’t been awarded the title.

The Eredivisie was ended following an announcement from prime minister Mark Rutte that stated that all matches are forbidden until September 1.

As a result, the current table has been made final, although Ajax will not be awarded the title for finishing first with the Eredivisie not having a designated champion for the first time in the league’s 64-year history.

The decision to finalise the table was made after UEFA asked the Dutch federation to maintain the current standings to decide which teams are awarded spots in European competition.

Ajax will head straight to the last round of Champions League qualification despite being level on points with AZ Alkmaar, who will enter in the second round of qualifiers.

Feyenoord, meanwhile, will head to the Europa League group stage as they sat third, while PSV. and Willem II will enter the Europa League in the third and second round of qualifiers respectively.

The decision to award Willem II with a Europa League spot is a controversial one as the fifth-placed club played one more match than sixth-placed FC Utrecht, who sat three points behind with a far superior goal difference.

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