The Eredivisie Belt · season
The 1972–73 season
33 belt games · 9 title changesFC Twente carried the belt into the 1972–73 season. It changed hands 9 times among 10 franchises, and MVV finished the season with it. Most defenses: AFC Ajax, 9.
Who held it, in order
TwenteHFC HaarlemSpartaGo AheadAZ '67 AlkmaarNECUtrechtFeijenoordAjaxMVV
Every belt game
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 529 | Aug 13, 1972 | FC Twente beat AZ '67 Alkmaar 2–0 | Defense |
| 530 | Aug 20, 1972 | HFC Haarlem beat FC Twente 4–0 | Title change |
| 531 | Aug 27, 1972 | HFC Haarlem and FC Den Bosch '67 tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 532 | Sep 3, 1972 | HFC Haarlem and FC Den Haag-ADO tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |
| 533 | Sep 10, 1972 | HFC Haarlem beat SBV Excelsior 1–0 | Defense |
| 534 | Sep 17, 1972 | Sparta Rotterdam beat HFC Haarlem 4–0 | Title change |
| 535 | Sep 24, 1972 | Sparta Rotterdam beat FC Amsterdam 5–0 | Defense |
| 536 | Oct 1, 1972 | Go Ahead Eagles beat Sparta Rotterdam 2–0 | Title change |
| 537 | Oct 8, 1972 | Go Ahead Eagles and MVV tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 538 | Oct 15, 1972 | AZ '67 Alkmaar beat Go Ahead Eagles 2–1 | Title change |
| 539 | Oct 22, 1972 | AZ '67 Alkmaar beat PSV Eindhoven 2–1 | Defense |
| 540 | Nov 5, 1972 | NEC Nijmegen beat AZ '67 Alkmaar 3–2 | Title change |
| 541 | Nov 12, 1972 | NEC Nijmegen and HFC Haarlem tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 542 | Nov 26, 1972 | NEC Nijmegen beat FC Amsterdam 1–0 | Defense |
| 543 | Dec 3, 1972 | NEC Nijmegen beat Go Ahead Eagles 1–0 | Defense |
| 544 | Dec 17, 1972 | NEC Nijmegen and PSV Eindhoven tied 1–1 | Tie · defense |
| 545 | Jan 7, 1973 | FC Utrecht beat NEC Nijmegen 2–0 | Title change |
| 546 | Jan 14, 1973 | FC Utrecht beat SBV Excelsior 2–0 | Defense |
| 547 | Jan 21, 1973 | Feijenoord beat FC Utrecht 2–1 | Title change |
| 548 | Feb 4, 1973 | Feijenoord beat FC Groningen 5–1 | Defense |
| 549 | Feb 11, 1973 | Feijenoord beat NAC Breda 5–0 | Defense |
| 550 | Mar 4, 1973 | AFC Ajax beat Feijenoord 2–1 | Title change |
| 551 | Mar 11, 1973 | AFC Ajax beat FC Groningen 2–0 | Defense |
| 552 | Mar 18, 1973 | AFC Ajax beat NAC Breda 4–0 | Defense |
| 553 | Mar 25, 1973 | AFC Ajax beat Telstar 1–0 | Defense |
| 554 | Apr 1, 1973 | AFC Ajax beat FC Utrecht 3–1 | Defense |
| 555 | Apr 8, 1973 | AFC Ajax beat FC Twente 1–0 | Defense |
| 556 | Apr 15, 1973 | AFC Ajax beat FC Den Bosch '67 2–1 | Defense |
| 557 | Apr 23, 1973 | AFC Ajax beat FC Den Haag-ADO 5–0 | Defense |
| 558 | Apr 29, 1973 | AFC Ajax beat SBV Excelsior 1–0 | Defense |
| 559 | May 6, 1973 | AFC Ajax beat Sparta Rotterdam 4–2 | Defense |
| 560 | May 13, 1973 | MVV beat AFC Ajax 1–0 | Title change |
| 561 | May 20, 1973 | MVV and FC Twente tied 0–0 | Tie · defense |