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Every Eredivisie club you can take over

Squad strength is the average rating of a club's best eleven — it shows who starts as favourites, and who you would be taking on as a rebuild.

Eredivisie 2026/27: who to manage

• To win straight away: PSV, the strongest best eleven in the division (78.5).
• The deepest squad: PSV, whose players 12 to 18 average 76.0, so injuries and rotation hurt least.
• The long project: SC Cambuur, with the youngest top 18 (average age 22.6).
• A mid-table rebuild: FC Groningen, right in the middle on paper.
• The survival job: SC Cambuur, the weakest squad (66.0). Staying up is a good season.

The best players in Eredivisie

These are the names that decide matches in this division, whether you inherit them or have to go and buy them. Ratings follow EA Sports FC 27. BALLKNW is unofficial and not affiliated with EA Sports.

Eredivisie wonderkids worth signing early

Young players whose ceiling sits well above their current rating — the cheapest squad building in the game, if you move before anyone else does.

Where Eredivisie players come from

Only 0% of players are from Netherlands. With 55 nationalities in the division this is one of the game's genuinely international leagues, and your scouting net can start anywhere.

What Eredivisie is like to manage in

At an average age of 24.2, this is the second youngest squad pool in the game — a league where the rebuild is already half done for you. Strongest to weakest spans 12.5 rating points. Overachieving is possible here; it just costs you a good transfer window. With 135 players aged 21 or under who still have real growth in them, it is one of the better divisions in the game to buy young and sell high.

The board sets a finishing position, and the rest is yours: tactics, selection, the transfer window, contracts, the academy and the cups. Miss the target badly enough and you are sacked. Your save lives in your own browser, with nothing to install and nobody to sign up to.

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Common questions

Can I manage an Eredivisie club for free?

Yes. All 18 Eredivisie clubs are playable in Gaffa at no cost — there is no download, no paid tier and no account needed to start. Pick a club, set your tactics, work the transfer market and simulate the season in your browser.

Which Eredivisie clubs are in the game?

Every club in the division: PSV, Ajax, Feyenoord, NEC Nijmegen, AZ Alkmaar, FC Twente and 12 more. Each carries a full squad, so Eredivisie has 471 players in total.

Do I need an account to save my Eredivisie season?

Not to start. Your save is written to your own browser and picks up where you left off on the same device. After two days of play you need a free account to start a new season, and it also backs your save up across devices.