Total Football innovators, prolific imports and academy-grown geniuses — the Dutch top flight has built and exported some of the game's all-time greats. Which will win?
1Johan CruyffAjax visionary, three-time Ballon d'Or winner and architect of Total Football in the Eredivisie.1000pts
2Edgar DavidsAjax pitbull midfielder who lifted the 1995 Champions League before joining Juventus.785pts
3Marco van BastenAjax striker who scored 128 Eredivisie goals before becoming a Milan and Ballon d'Or icon.702pts
4Mark van BommelPSV captain and midfielder who won four Eredivisie titles and was twice named Dutch Footballer of the Year.702pts
5Luis SuarezUruguayan striker whose 81 Eredivisie goals for Ajax included a record 35 in his final season.694pts
6Coen MoulijnFeyenoord's legendary left winger who won five Eredivisie titles and the 1970 European Cup across 17 seasons at the club.636pts
7Jari LitmanenFinnish playmaker who wore Ajax's number 10 in the 1995 Champions League triumph and was the 1993-94 Eredivisie top scorer.636pts
8Rafael van der VaartAjax academy playmaker who won two Eredivisie titles and captained the club before his 2005 move to Hamburg.636pts
9Rinus IsraëlFeyenoord centre-back nicknamed 'Iron Rinus' who scored the equaliser in the 1970 European Cup final win over Celtic.636pts
10Danny BlindAjax captain and defender who won five Eredivisie titles and every major European club trophy between 1986 and 1999.598pts
11Klaas-Jan HuntelaarStriker who topped the Eredivisie scoring charts with Heerenveen and Ajax and later returned to Ajax to win two more titles.598pts
12Mateja KežmanSerbian striker who scored over 100 Eredivisie goals for PSV and was the league's top scorer three times between 2000 and 2004.598pts
13Sjaak Swart'Mr. Ajax', the right winger who made 463 Eredivisie appearances for the club and won eight league titles from 1956 to 1973.568pts
14Dirk KuytIndustrious forward who was Eredivisie top scorer with Feyenoord in 2004-05 and later captained the club to the 2017 title.555pts
15Edwin van der SarAjax goalkeeper who won four Eredivisie titles and the Champions League before joining Juventus.555pts
16Coen DillenPSV striker whose 43 goals in the 1956-57 season remain the Eredivisie record for a single campaign.555pts
17Wim SuurbierAttacking Ajax right-back who won six Eredivisie titles and three European Cups in the Total Football era.508pts
18Johnny RepAjax forward who headed the winner in the 1973 European Cup final and later returned to the Eredivisie with PEC Zwolle and Feyenoord.508pts
19Ruud van NistelrooyPSV striker who finished as Eredivisie top scorer twice before joining Manchester United.508pts
20Pierre van HooijdonkFree-kick specialist who was the 2001-02 Eredivisie top scorer with Feyenoord and won the UEFA Cup that same season.508pts
21Arjen RobbenGroningen and PSV winger who won the Eredivisie before moving to Chelsea and beyond.508pts
22Hakim ZiyechMoroccan playmaker whose creativity at Twente and Ajax drove Ajax to the 2019 Eredivisie title and a Champions League semi-final.508pts
23Frenkie de JongAjax midfielder whose 2018-19 season brought the Eredivisie title and a Champions League semi-final before his move to Barcelona.454pts
24Willy van de KerkhofPSV midfielder who won six Eredivisie titles and the 1978 UEFA Cup over fifteen years in Eindhoven.454pts
25Luc NilisBelgian forward whose partnership with Ruud van Nistelrooy fired PSV to the 2000 Eredivisie title after an earlier crown in 1997.454pts
26Ruud GeelsProlific striker who was Eredivisie top scorer five times, four of them in a row with Ajax in the mid-1970s.394pts
27Arie HaanVersatile Ajax midfielder who won three European Cups and three Eredivisie titles before moving to Anderlecht in 1975.394pts
28René van de KerkhofPSV winger, Willy's twin brother, who won the 1978 UEFA Cup and a string of Eredivisie titles in Eindhoven.394pts
29Ronaldo NazarioTeenage Brazilian whose 30-goal 1994-95 season at PSV catapulted him to global stardom.394pts
30Ove KindvallSwedish striker who was three times Eredivisie top scorer at Feyenoord and scored the extra-time winner in the 1970 European Cup final.394pts
31Dušan TadićSerbian playmaker who captained Ajax to three Eredivisie titles and starred in the run to the 2019 Champions League semi-finals.394pts
32Wesley SneijderAjax academy playmaker who won the 2003-04 Eredivisie title and scored freely from midfield before joining Real Madrid in 2007.324pts
33Hans van BreukelenGoalkeeper who won six Eredivisie titles with PSV and saved a penalty in the 1988 European Cup final shoot-out.324pts
34Wim JansenTireless Feyenoord midfielder who won the 1970 European Cup, the 1974 UEFA Cup and several Eredivisie titles in Rotterdam.324pts
35Frank ArnesenDanish playmaker who won three Eredivisie titles with Ajax around 1980 and three more with PSV in the late 1980s.324pts
36RomarioBrazilian striker who scored 128 Eredivisie goals across five seasons at PSV.324pts
37Ronald KoemanFree-kick-taking defender who won the Eredivisie with Ajax and then three straight titles plus the 1988 European Cup with PSV.324pts
38Dennis BergkampElegant Ajax forward who won three Eredivisie titles and three Dutch top-scorer awards.324pts
39Wim van HanegemFeyenoord left-footed midfielder who anchored the 1970 European Cup-winning side.324pts
40Johan NeeskensAjax all-action midfielder, key cog in the Total Football machine of the early 1970s.324pts
41Jaap StamPSV centre-back whose dominant 1997-98 season earned him a move to Manchester United.324pts
42Gerald VanenburgWinger who won three Eredivisie titles with Ajax and five more plus the 1988 European Cup with PSV.324pts
43Willy van der KuijlenPSV striker who holds the all-time Eredivisie scoring record with 311 goals and won three league titles in the 1970s.324pts
44Frank de BoerAjax defender and captain who won five Eredivisie titles and the 1995 Champions League in eleven seasons with the club.324pts
45Ruud KrolAjax defender of the Total Football era who won six Eredivisie titles and three European Cups across twelve seasons at the club.245pts
46Henk GrootAjax striker who was Eredivisie top scorer in 1960 and 1961 and helped win league titles in 1960 and 1966.245pts
47Søren LerbyDanish midfielder who won five Eredivisie titles with Ajax between 1975 and 1983 with his relentless box-to-box play.245pts
48Piet KeizerAjax left winger who won six Eredivisie titles and three straight European Cups alongside Johan Cruyff between 1961 and 1974.245pts
49Frank RijkaardAjax centre-back and midfielder who later returned to win another Eredivisie title.245pts
50Patrick KluivertAjax academy striker who scored the winning goal in the 1995 Champions League final.245pts
51Zlatan IbrahimovicSwedish forward whose three Ajax seasons brought two Eredivisie titles and global breakout.245pts
52Clarence SeedorfAjax academy midfielder who won two Eredivisie titles and the 1995 Champions League while still a teenager.245pts
53Memphis DepayPSV forward who was the 2014-15 Eredivisie top scorer with 22 goals as his club won the title.151pts
54Ruud GullitDreadlocked Feyenoord and PSV star who won the 1986 Eredivisie title and the 1987 Ballon d'Or.151pts
55Kees KistAZ striker whose 34 league goals in 1978-79 made him the first Dutch winner of the European Golden Shoe.151pts
56Afonso AlvesBrazilian striker who scored 34 league goals for Heerenveen in 2006-07 and later netted seven in a single match against Heracles.151pts
57Barry HulshoffCommanding Ajax centre-back who won three straight European Cups and a string of Eredivisie titles in the late 1960s and early 1970s.0pts
58Phillip CocuPSV midfielder and captain who won four Eredivisie titles across two spells and reached the 2005 Champions League semi-finals.0pts
Photo credits
- Mark van Bommel — Original: TBWABusted Derivative work: Kochel86, CC BY 2.0
- Jari Litmanen — Soppakanuuna, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rafael van der Vaart — Kees Blokker, CC BY 4.0
- Danny Blind — Paul Blank, CC BY 2.5
- Klaas-Jan Huntelaar — Der Auslöser, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mateja Kežman — psgmag.net, CC BY 2.0
- Sjaak Swart — Paul Luberti, CC BY 3.0
- Dirk Kuyt — Кондратенко Наталия, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wim Suurbier — Hans Peters for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Johnny Rep — Mieremet, Rob / Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Pierre van Hooijdonk — Clément Bucco-Lechat, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hakim Ziyech — Кирилл Венедиктов, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Frenkie de Jong — Unknown authorUnknown author, CC BY 4.0
- Willy van de Kerkhof — Bert Verhoeff for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Luc Nilis — Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ruud Geels — Rob Mieremet / Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0
- René van de Kerkhof — Bert Verhoeff for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Dušan Tadić — Екатерина Лаут, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wesley Sneijder — Kathi Rudminat, CC BY 2.0
- Hans van Breukelen — ING Nederland, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ronald Koeman — Olga Shcherbytska, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ruud Krol — Christophe95, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Søren Lerby — Hans van Dijk for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Piet Keizer — Bert Verhoeff for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Clarence Seedorf — فاطمه عموزاد, CC BY 4.0
- Memphis Depay — Derivative work: Joe Sins, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Afonso Alves — Onno Falkena from Ljouwert, Fryslân, NetherlandsAlso by the same author, see thi, CC BY 2.0
- Phillip Cocu — Florian K, CC BY-SA 3.0
