After an impressive streak of 99 matches without any goalless draws, the Dutch Eredivisie finally experienced its first scoreless encounter of the 2025/26 season when Telstar went up against FC Twente on Friday.
In the league’s history, this marks a unique occurrence, as it had never previously opened a season with such a lengthy stretch without a 0-0 draw. For context, the former record was set during the 1956/57 season — the first Eredivisie season — when the league’s inaugural goalless match did not take place until the 73rd game.
No European Record Broken
Nevertheless, the Eredivisie’s current achievement does not set a new European record. While 99 matches without a 0-0 draw is certainly noteworthy, placing it as the second-longest such streak in Europe’s top 30 leagues this century, the record remains with Hungary’s NB I.
Hungary holds the remarkable distinction of having gone 139 matches without a goalless draw during the 2013/14 season. This streak finally came to an end on March 1, 2014, in a match between Szombathelyi Haladas and MTK Budapest.
Several other leagues came close to matching the Eredivisie’s achievement. The Scottish Premiership recorded its first 0-0 draw in the 91st game of the 2010/11 season. In the 2019/20 season, Austria’s Bundesliga managed to go 88 matches without a goalless draw. Notably, Hungary experienced a near repeat of this feat in 2008, starting its season with 88 matches without a scoreless outcome.
This season, Spain’s LaLiga was the closest rival to the Eredivisie, witnessing its first 0-0 draw in the 61st match, which took place between Girona and Espanyol on September 26.