The Eredivisie, the top division of football in the Netherlands, will have with no title winner this season after the governing body, the KNVB, ended the 2019/20 campaign.

The move comes after the national government banned major events until September because of the Covid-19 outbreak which has so far claimed 4,000 lives in the country.

Ajax led the table from AZ Alkmaar on goal difference with nine games left but will not be named champions. There will also be no promotion or relegation to and from the second tier.