"The intellectualisation
of football has
always foundered
on a simple problem-
-the players. Doing
all your most
rewarding thinking
with your feet seems
to dull the philo-
sophical impulse.
Unless, of course,
you are Dutch.
According to legend,
Europeans played
a moronic, muscular
version of the world's
game, until Holland
proclaimed its vision
of total football in the
1974 World Cup,
and enlightenment
dawned."

From:
Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Football

Eredivisie Topscorers

Topscorers since 1956

season	player	club	goals
2009/10	Luis Suarez	Ajax Amsterdam	35
2008/09	Mounir El Hamdaoui	AZ Alkmaar	24
2007/08	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	Ajax Amsterdam	33
2006/07	Afonso Alves	SC Heerenveen	34
2005/06	Huntelaar Klaas-Jan	sc Heerenveen / Ajax Amsterdam	33
2004/05	Kuijt Dirk	Feyenoord Rotterdam	29
2003/04	Kezman Mateja	PSV Eindhoven	31
2002/03	Kezman Mateja	PSV Eindhoven	35
2001/02	Pierre van Hooijdonk	Feyenoord Rotterdam	24
2000/01	Kezman Mateja	PSV Eindhoven	24
1999/00	Ruud van Nistelrooy	PSV Eindhoven	29
1998/99	Ruud van Nistelrooy	PSV Eindhoven	31
1997/98	Machlas Nikos	Vitesse	34
1996/97	Nilis Luc	PSV Eindhoven	21
1995/96	Nilis Luc	PSV Eindhoven	21
1994/95	Ronaldo	PSV Eindhoven	30
1993/94	Litmanen Jari	Ajax Amsterdam	26
1992/93	Dennis Bergkamp	Ajax Amsterdam	26
1991/92	Dennis Bergkamp	Ajax Amsterdam	22
1990/91	Romario	PSV Eindhoven	25
1990/91	Dennis Bergkamp	Ajax Amsterdam	25
1989/90	Romario	PSV Eindhoven	23
1988/89	Romario	PSV Eindhoven	19
1987/88	Kieft Wim	PSV Eindhoven	29
1986/87	Marco van Basten	Ajax Amsterdam	31
1985/86	Marco van Basten	Ajax Amsterdam	37
1984/85	Marco van Basten	Ajax Amsterdam	22
1983/84	Marco van Basten	Ajax Amsterdam	28
1982/83	Houtman Peter	Feyenoord Rotterdam	30
1981/82	Kieft Wim	Ajax Amsterdam	32
1980/81	Ruud Geels	Sparta Rotterdam	22
1979/80	Kist Kees	AZ'67	27
1978/79	Kist Kees	AZ'67	34
1977/78	Ruud Geels	Ajax Amsterdam	30
1976/77	Ruud Geels	Ajax Amsterdam	34
1975/76	Ruud Geels	Ajax Amsterdam	29
1974/75	Ruud Geels	Ajax Amsterdam	30
1973/74	Willy van der Kuijlen	PSV Eindhoven	27
1972/73	Janssens Cas	NEC	18
1972/73	Brokamp Willy	MVV	18
1971/72	Johan Cruijff	Ajax Amsterdam	25
1970/71	Kindvall Ove	Feyenoord Rotterdam	24
1969/70	Willy van der Kuijlen	PSV Eindhoven	26
1968/69	Dijk Dick van	FC Twente	30
1968/69	Kindvall Ove	Feyenoord Rotterdam	30
1967/68	Kindvall Ove	Feyenoord Rotterdam	28
1966/67	Johan Cruijff	Ajax Amsterdam	33
1965/66	Willy van der Kuijlen	PSV Eindhoven	23
1965/66	Kruiver Piet	Feyenoord Rotterdam	23
1964/65	Geurtsen Frans	DWS	23
1963/64	Geurtsen Frans	DWS	28
1962/63	Kerkhofs Pierre	PSV Eindhoven	22
1961/62	Tol Dick	FC Volendam	27
1960/61	Groot Henk	Ajax Amsterdam	41
1959/60	Groot Henk	Ajax Amsterdam	38
1958/59	Canjels Leo	NAC	34
1957/58	Canjels Leo	NAC	32
1956/57	Dillen Coen	PSV Eindhoven	43

All time topscorers - Eredivisie

#	Player	Clubs	Goals
01	Willy van der Kuijlen	PSV, MVV	311
02	Ruud Geels	Telstar, Feyenoord, Go Ahead, Go Ahead Eagles, Ajax, Sparta, PSV, NAC	265
03	Johan Cruijff	Ajax, Feyenoord	215
04	Kees Kist	AZ	212
05	Linden, Tonny van der	DOS	204
	Pierre van Hooydonk	RBC Roosendaal, NAC Breda, Vitesse Arnhem, Feyenoord Rotterdam, NAC Breda, Feyenoord Rotterdam	204
07	Groot, Henk	Ajax, Feyenoord	196
08	Houtman Peter	Feyenoord, FC Groningen, Sparta, FC Den Haag	178
09	Swart, Sjaak	Ajax	175
09	Veen, Leo van	DOS, FC Utrecht	175

All time topscorers - Career

#	player	Games	goals	Average
1	Pierre van Hooydonk	551	335	0.61
2	Ruud Geels	473	318	0.67
3	Willy van der Kuijlen	545	311	0.57
4	Johan Cruijff	521	293	0.56
5	Linden, Tonny van der		253
6	Bosman, John	522	249	0.48
7	Ruud van Nistelrooy	375*	224*	0.60
	Kees Kist		224
9	Marco van Basten	280	218	0.78
10	Rensenbrink Rob		203