Waiting for the Eredivisie belt: the longest droughts

The active franchises that have gone longest without the belt, and the ones still waiting for their first reign.

Every active Eredivisie franchise and how long it's been since it last held the belt. The belt moves constantly, so a long wait usually means a franchise keeps losing the one game that matters.

The longest waits

1. Willem II: last held it March 4, 2017, 3,496 days ago.
2. PEC Zwolle: last held it January 27, 2018, 3,167 days ago.
3. Heracles: last held it March 2, 2019, 2,768 days ago.
4. ADO Den Haag: last held it April 21, 2019, 2,718 days ago.
5. SBV Excelsior: last held it August 28, 2022, 1,493 days ago.
6. FC Groningen: last held it November 6, 2022, 1,423 days ago.
7. FC Twente: last held it February 19, 2023, 1,318 days ago.
8. Go Ahead Eagles: last held it March 5, 2023, 1,304 days ago.
9. SC Cambuur: last held it March 12, 2023, 1,297 days ago.
10. NEC Nijmegen: last held it April 28, 2024, 884 days ago.

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