Season | 2017β18 |
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Dates | 11 August 2017 β 6 May 2018 |
Champions | PSV (24th title) |
Relegated |
Twente Sparta Rotterdam Roda JC |
Champions League |
PSV Ajax |
Europa League |
AZ Feyenoord Vitesse |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 960 (3.14 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Alireza Jahanbakhsh (21 goals) [1] |
Biggest home win |
Vitesse 7β0
Sparta (14 April 2018) |
Biggest away win |
NAC 0β8
Ajax (18 November 2017) |
Highest scoring |
Utrecht 1β7
PSV (24 September 2017) NAC 0β8 Ajax (18 November 2017) |
Longest winning run | 10 matches
[2] PSV |
Longest unbeaten run | 14 matches
[2] Ajax |
Longest winless run | 15 matches
[2] Twente |
Longest losing run | 8 matches
[2] Sparta |
Highest attendance | 53,320
[3] Ajax 2β0 Feyenoord (21 January 2018) |
Lowest attendance | 3,704
[3] Excelsior 0β2 VVV Venlo (30 September 2017) |
Total attendance | 5,818,306 [3] |
Average attendance | 19,014 [3] |
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The 2017β18 Eredivisie was the 62nd season of the Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. The season began on 11 August 2017 and concluded on 6 May 2018; the Europa League and relegation play-offs took place later that month. Feyenoord were the defending champions from the previous season. [4] On 15 April 2018, PSV became champions for the 24th time after defeating their closest rival Ajax 3β0 at the Philips Stadion. [5]
A total of 18 teams took part in the league: The best fifteen teams from the 2016β17 season, two promotion/relegation playoff winners ( Roda JC and NAC Breda) and the 2016β17 Eerste Divisie champions ( VVV-Venlo).
Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
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ADO Den Haag | The Hague | Cars Jeans Stadion | 15,000 |
Ajax | Amsterdam | Johan Cruyff Arena | 54,033 |
AZ | Alkmaar | AFAS Stadion | 17,023 |
Excelsior | Rotterdam | Van Donge & De Roo Stadion | 4,500 |
Feyenoord | Rotterdam | De Kuip | 51,177 |
Groningen | Groningen | Noordlease Stadion | 22,550 |
Heerenveen | Heerenveen | Abe Lenstra Stadion | 26,100 |
Heracles Almelo | Almelo | Polman Stadion | 12,080 |
NAC Breda | Breda | Rat Verlegh Stadion | 19,000 |
PEC Zwolle | Zwolle | MACΒ³PARK Stadion | 12,500 |
PSV | Eindhoven | Philips Stadion | 36,500 |
Roda JC | Kerkrade | Parkstad Limburg Stadion | 19,979 |
Sparta Rotterdam | Rotterdam | Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel | 11,026 |
Twente | Enschede | De Grolsch Veste | 30,205 |
Utrecht | Utrecht | Stadion Galgenwaard | 23,750 |
Vitesse | Arnhem | GelreDome | 25,500 |
VVV-Venlo | Venlo | Seacon Stadion β De Koel | 8,000 |
Willem II | Tilburg | Koning Willem II Stadion | 14,500 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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PEC Zwolle |
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End of contract | 1 July 2017 [6] | Pre-season |
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1 July 2017 [7] |
Roda JC Kerkrade |
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End of interim spell | 1 July 2017 [8] |
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1 July 2017 [9] | |
Ajax |
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Signed by Borussia Dortmund | 1 July 2017 [10] |
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1 July 2017 | |
Twente |
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Sacked | 18 October 2017 [11] | 15th |
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30 October 2017 [12] |
Sparta Rotterdam |
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Sacked | 17 December 2017 [13] | 17th |
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25 December 2017 [14] |
Ajax |
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Sacked | 21 December 2017 [15] | 2nd |
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1 January 2018 |
FC Utrecht |
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Signed by Ajax | 1 January 2018 [16] | 6th |
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4 January 2018 |
Willem II |
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Resigned | 8 March 2018 [17] | 15th |
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8 March 2018 [18] |
FC Twente |
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Sacked | 26 March 2018 [19] | 18th |
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26 March 2018 |
Vitesse |
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Sacked | 11 April 2018 [20] | 7th |
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11 April 2018 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | PSV Eindhoven (C) | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 87 | 39 | +48 | 83 | Qualification to Champions League play-off round |
2 | Ajax | 34 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 89 | 33 | +56 | 79 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
3 | AZ | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 72 | 38 | +34 | 71 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
4 | Feyenoord | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 76 | 39 | +37 | 66 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round [a] |
5 | Utrecht | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 54 | Qualification to European competition play-offs |
6 | Vitesse (O) | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 63 | 47 | +16 | 49 | |
7 | ADO Den Haag | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 47 | |
8 | Heerenveen | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 46 | |
9 | PEC Zwolle | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 44 | |
10 | Heracles Almelo | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 50 | 64 | −14 | 42 | |
11 | Excelsior | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 40 | |
12 | Groningen | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 38 | |
13 | Willem II | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 50 | 63 | −13 | 37 | |
14 | NAC Breda | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 41 | 57 | −16 | 34 | |
15 | VVV-Venlo | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 35 | 54 | −19 | 34 | |
16 | Roda JC Kerkrade (R) | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 42 | 69 | −27 | 30 | Qualification for the Relegation play-offs [b] |
17 | Sparta Rotterdam (R) | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 34 | 75 | −41 | 27 | |
18 | Twente [c] (R) | 34 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 37 | 63 | −26 | 24 | Relegation to Eerste Divisie |
Rank | Player | Club | Games | Goals | Penalties | Average |
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1 |
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AZ | 33 | 21 | 4 | 0.64 |
2 |
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ADO Den Haag | 34 | 19 | 0 | 0.56 |
3 |
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Feyenoord | 31 | 18 | 0 | 0.58 |
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AZ | 31 | 2 | 0.58 | ||
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PSV Eindhoven | 29 | 17 | 0 | 0.59 |
6 |
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Willem II | 32 | 16 | 2 | 0.5 |
7 |
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Vitesse | 33 | 15 | 0 | 0.45 |
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PSV Eindhoven | 28 | 14 | 9 | 0.5 |
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Vitesse | 30 | 2 | 0.47 | ||
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Ajax | 32 | 0 | 0.44 |
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2018.
Source:
nos.nl (reliable) (in Dutch),
Soccerway (unreliable)
Rank | Player | Club | Games | Assists | Average |
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1 |
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Ajax | 34 | 15 | 0.44 |
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Heracles Almelo | 30 | 13 | 0.43 |
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Feyenoord | 31 | 12 | 0.39 |
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Ajax | 32 | 0.38 | ||
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AZ | 33 | 0.36 | ||
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ADO Den Haag | 32 | 11 | 0.34 |
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Feyenoord | 32 | 10 | 0.31 |
8 |
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PSV Eindhoven | 29 | 9 | 0.31 |
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Utrecht | 29 | 8 | 0.28 |
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Vitesse | 29 | 0.28 | ||
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PSV Eindhoven | 32 | 0.25 |
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2018.
Source:
nos.nl (reliable) (in Dutch),
Soccerway (unreliable)
Month | Player of the Month | Talent of the Month | Reference | ||
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Player | Club | Player | Club | ||
August |
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PSV |
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Heerenveen | [24] [25] |
September |
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Feyenoord |
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NAC Breda | [26] [27] |
October |
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PSV |
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Ajax | [28] [29] [30] |
November |
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Utrecht |
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Ajax | [31] [32] [33] |
December |
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Feyenoord |
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NAC Breda | [34] [35] [36] |
January |
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AZ |
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Vitesse | [37] [38] |
February |
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PSV |
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NAC Breda | [39] [40] |
March |
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PSV |
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Willem II | [41] |
April |
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Ajax |
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NAC Breda | [42] [43] |
Four teams will play for a spot in the 2018β19 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.
Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||
ADO Den Haag | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
Vitesse | 5 | 2 | 7 | |||||||
Vitesse | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||
Utrecht | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
Heerenveen | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
Utrecht (a) | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||
Key: * = Play-off winners, (a) = Wins because of away goals rule, (e) = Wins after extra time in second leg, (p) = Wins after penalty shoot-out.
Ten teams, two from the Eredivisie and eight from the Eerste Divisie, will play for two spots in the 2018β19 Eredivisie, the remaining eight teams will play in the 2018β19 Eerste Divisie.
First round | Second round | Third round | ||||||||||||||
Emmen | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||
NEC | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||
Emmen* | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
Sparta Rotterdam | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
FC Dordrecht (p) | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
Cambuur | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||
FC Dordrecht | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
Sparta Rotterdam | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||
MVV | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
Almere City | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||
Almere City | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Roda JC | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
Almere City | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
De Graafschap* | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
Telstar | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||
De Graafschap | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||
Key: * = Play-off winners, (a) = Wins because of away goals rule, (e) = Wins after extra time in second leg, (p) = Wins after penalty shoot-out.