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NEC's 4-1 win at Willem II mattered less for the margin than for the attacking quality available in reserve before the playoff against Bodø/Glimt.
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NEC Nijmegen, commonly NEC, is a Dutch football club from the city of Nijmegen. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, but will play in the Eredivisie from the 2021–22 season following promotion. The oldest remnant of the club, "Eendracht" (Dutch for unity), stems back to 15…
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- Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Goffertstadion
- Founded
- 1900
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| Team | P | W | D | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 AZ Alkmaar | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
2 PSV Eindhoven | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
3 Feyenoord | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
4 Twente | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
5 Ajax | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
6 Fortuna Sittard | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
7 Excelsior | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
8 Groningen | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
9 Go Ahead Eagles | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
10 Heerenveen | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 11NEC Nijmegen | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
12 Sparta Rotterdam | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
13 Telstar | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
14 Cambuur | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
15 Utrecht | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
16 PEC Zwolle | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
17 ADO Den Haag | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
18 Willem II | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
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- 12500
- Opened
- 1939
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The Goffertstadion, formerly known as McDOS Goffertstadion for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Nijmegen, Netherlands, located in the Goffertpark. It is home to the football club NEC. The stadium was opened on 8 July 1939 by Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands. Since 1951 the opening of the International Four Days Marches Nijmegen, the so-called Vlaggenparade, a parade with the national flags of all...
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