Eredivisie
Season2017–18
Dates11 August 2017 – 6 May 2018
ChampionsPSV (24th title)
RelegatedTwente
Sparta Rotterdam
Roda JC
Champions LeaguePSV
Ajax
Europa LeagueAZ
Feyenoord
Vitesse
Matches played306
Goals scored960 (3.14 per match)
Top goalscorerAlireza Jahanbakhsh
(21 goals)[1]
Biggest home winVitesse 7–0 Sparta
(14 April 2018)
Biggest away winNAC 0–8 Ajax
(18 November 2017)
Highest scoringUtrecht 1–7 PSV
(24 September 2017)
NAC 0–8 Ajax
(18 November 2017)
Longest winning run10 matches[2]
PSV
Longest unbeaten run14 matches[2]
Ajax
Longest winless run15 matches[2]
Twente
Longest losing run8 matches[2]
Sparta
Highest attendance53,320[3]
Ajax 2–0 Feyenoord
(21 January 2018)
Lowest attendance3,704[3]
Excelsior 0–2 VVV Venlo
(30 September 2017)
Total attendance5,818,306[3]
Average attendance19,014[3]

The 2017–18 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 3–0 at the Philips Stadion.[5]

Teams

A total of 18 teams took part in the league: The best fifteen teams from the 2016–17 season, two promotion/relegation playoff winners (Roda JC and NAC Breda) and the 2016–17 Eerste Divisie champions (VVV-Venlo).

Stadiums and locations

Club Location Venue Capacity
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 MAC³PARK 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 – De Koel 8,000
Willem II Tilburg Koning Willem II Stadion 14,500

Personnel and kits

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 Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
ADO Den Haag Netherlands Alfons Groenendijk Netherlands Aaron Meijers Erreà Basic-Fit Fitness
Ajax Netherlands Erik ten Hag Netherlands Joël Veltman Adidas Ziggo
AZ Netherlands John van den Brom Netherlands Ron Vlaar Under Armour AFAS Software
Excelsior Netherlands Mitchell van der Gaag Netherlands Ryan Koolwijk Quick DSW Zorgverzekeraar
Feyenoord Netherlands Giovanni van Bronckhorst Morocco Karim El Ahmadi Adidas Qurrent
Groningen Netherlands Ernest Faber Netherlands Sergio Padt Puma Essent
Heerenveen Netherlands Jurgen Streppel Netherlands Stijn Schaars Jako GroenLeven
Heracles Netherlands John Stegeman Netherlands Joey Pelupessy Acerbis Asito
NAC Breda Belgium Stijn Vreven Spain Pablo Marí Legea CM Payments
PEC Zwolle Netherlands John van 't Schip Netherlands Bram van Polen Craft Molecaten
PSV Netherlands Phillip Cocu Netherlands Marco van Ginkel Umbro Energiedirect.nl
Roda JC Netherlands Robert Molenaar Netherlands Ard van Peppen Masita MASCOT Workwear
Sparta Rotterdam Netherlands Dick Advocaat Netherlands Michel Breuer Robey Axidus
Twente Netherlands Bosnia and Herzegovina Marino Pusic Germany Stefan Thesker Sondico Pure Energie
Utrecht Netherlands Jean-Paul de Jong Netherlands Willem Janssen Hummel Zorg van de zaak
Vitesse Netherlands Edward Sturing Georgia (country) Guram Kashia Macron Truphone
VVV-Venlo Netherlands Maurice Steijn Netherlands Danny Post Masita Seacon Logistics
Willem II Netherlands Reinier Robbemond Netherlands Jordens Peters Robey Tricorp

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
PEC ZwolleNetherlands Ron JansEnd of contract1 July 2017[6]Pre-seasonNetherlands John van 't Schip1 July 2017[7]
Roda JC KerkradeNetherlands Rick PlumEnd of interim spell1 July 2017[8]Netherlands Robert Molenaar1 July 2017[9]
AjaxNetherlands Peter BoszSigned by Borussia Dortmund1 July 2017[10]Netherlands Marcel Keizer1 July 2017
TwenteNetherlands René HakeSacked18 October 2017 [11]15thNetherlands Gertjan Verbeek30 October 2017[12]
Sparta RotterdamNetherlands Alex PastoorSacked17 December 2017 [13]17thNetherlands Dick Advocaat25 December 2017[14]
AjaxNetherlands Marcel KeizerSacked21 December 2017[15]2ndNetherlands Erik ten Hag1 January 2018
FC UtrechtNetherlands Erik ten HagSigned by Ajax1 January 2018[16]6thNetherlands Jean-Paul de Jong4 January 2018
Willem IINetherlands Erwin van de LooiResigned8 March 2018[17]15thNetherlands Reinier Robbemond (caretaker)8 March 2018[18]
FC TwenteNetherlands Gertjan VerbeekSacked26 March 2018[19]18thNetherlands Bosnia and Herzegovina Marino Pusic26 March 2018
VitesseNetherlands Henk FraserSacked11 April 2018[20]7thNetherlands Edward Sturing11 April 2018

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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[lower-alpha 1]
5 Utrecht 34 14 12 8 58 53 +5 54 Qualification to European competition play-offs[lower-alpha 2]
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 to Relegation play-offs[lower-alpha 3]
17 Sparta Rotterdam (R) 34 7 6 21 34 75 41 27
18 Twente[lower-alpha 4] (R) 34 5 9 20 37 63 26 24 Relegation to Eerste Divisie
Source: eredivisie.nl
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)[22]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Feyenoord qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round by winning the 2017–18 KNVB Cup.
  2. Four teams play for a spot in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.
  3. Ten teams, two from the Eredivisie and eight from the Eerste Divisie, play for two spots in the 2018–19 Eredivisie. The remaining eight teams play in the 2018–19 Eerste Divisie.
  4. Twente was excluded from European football for 3 years on 15 December 2015.[21]

Results

Home \ Away ADO AJA AZ EXC FEY GRO HEE HER NAC PEC PSV RJC SPA TWE UTR VIT VVV WIL
ADO Den Haag 1–1 0–3 1–2 2–2 0–3 1–2 4–1 0–2 4–0 3–3 3–2 1–0 2–1 0–3 1–0 1–1 2–1
Ajax 0–0 3–0 3–1 2–0 3–1 4–1 1–0 3–1 3–0 3–0 5–1 4–0 2–1 1–2 1–2 4–1 3–1
AZ 2–0 1–2 0–2 0–4 3–2 3–1 5–0 2–1 6–0 2–3 2–2 2–1 2–0 3–0 4–3 0–0 3–2
Excelsior 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–1 2–0 1–2 2–2 0–0 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 0–3 0–2 2–1
Feyenoord 3–1 1–4 2–1 5–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–3 5–1 3–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 5–0
Groningen 0–0 1–2 1–1 4–0 0–2 3–3 3–3 1–1 2–0 3–3 2–1 4–0 1–0 2–1 4–2 1–1 0–1
Heerenveen 2–0 0–4 1–2 0–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–2 0–4 2–2 2–0
Heracles Almelo 1–1 2–1 0–3 2–2 2–4 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 3–2 2–1 2–2 1–1 3–0 1–0
NAC Breda 0–1 0–8 1–3 3–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 6–1 0–2 1–4 0–1 2–2 1–2 3–1 1–0 0–1 1–2
PEC Zwolle 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 3–4 3–2 3–2 2–1 1–0 0–1 4–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–1
PSV Eindhoven 3–0 3–0 3–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 3–0 5–1 4–0 2–0 1–0 4–3 3–0 2–1 3–0 4–0
Roda JC Kerkrade 2–3 2–4 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 0–3 1–0 3–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–4 1–3 0–1 1–3
Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 2–5 0–2 2–3 0–7 2–1 0–0 2–5 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–3 0–1 3–2 1–0
Twente 2–3 3–3 0–4 1–3 1–3 1–1 0–4 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–2 2–2
Utrecht 3–3 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–7 2–0 1–0 3–1 5–1 1–0 2–0
Vitesse 2–0 3–2 1–2 1–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 4–1 0–0 2–4 0–3 7–0 5–0 1–1 1–1 2–2
VVV-Venlo 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–3 1–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 0–0 1–1 2–5 1–4 3–0 0–0 0–1 2–2 3–3
Willem II 1–2 1–3 0–2 1–2 1–5 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 2–3 5–0 1–0 2–2 3–1 3–2 2–2 3–0
Source: eredivisie.nl
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Games Goals Penalties Average
1 Iran Alireza Jahanbakhsh AZ 33 21 4 0.64
2 Norway Bjørn Maars Johnsen ADO Den Haag 34 19 0 0.56
3 Netherlands Steven Berghuis Feyenoord 31 18 0 0.58
Netherlands Wout Weghorst AZ 31 2 0.58
5 Mexico Hirving Lozano PSV Eindhoven 29 17 0 0.59
6 Spain Fran Sol Willem II 32 16 2 0.5
7 Netherlands Bryan Linssen Vitesse 33 15 0 0.45
8 Netherlands Marco van Ginkel PSV Eindhoven 28 14 9 0.5
Slovenia Tim Matavž Vitesse 30 2 0.47
Brazil David Neres Ajax 32 0 0.44

Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2018.
Source: nos.nl (reliable) (in Dutch), Soccerway (unreliable)

Hat-tricks

Round Player Club Goals Date Home Score Away
6 Netherlands Jürgen Locadia PSV Eindhoven 15', 49', 68', 85' (p) 24 September 2017 Utrecht 1–7 Archived 2020-11-23 at the Wayback Machine PSV Eindhoven
12 Netherlands Donny van de Beek Ajax 18', 27', 75' 18 November 2017 NAC Breda 0–8 Archived 2020-10-30 at the Wayback Machine Ajax
13 Nigeria Bartholomew Ogbeche Willem II 62', 74', 90+2' 25 November 2017 VVV-Venlo 3–3 Archived 2020-11-24 at the Wayback Machine Willem II
13 Netherlands Justin Kluivert Ajax 45', 60', 85' 26 November 2017 Ajax 5–1 Archived 2020-11-21 at the Wayback Machine Roda JC Kerkrade
18 Germany Lennart Thy VVV-Venlo 17', 54', 76' 24 December 2017 VVV-Venlo 3–1 Archived 2020-11-21 at the Wayback Machine Heracles Almelo
21 Netherlands Luuk de Jong PSV Eindhoven 45+3', 65', 72' 3 February 2018 PSV Eindhoven 4–0 Archived 2020-10-30 at the Wayback Machine PEC Zwolle
27 Spain Fran Sol Willem II 59', 70' (p), 90' (p) 10 March 2018 Willem II 5–0 Archived 2020-10-30 at the Wayback Machine PSV Eindhoven
32 Iran Alireza Jahanbakhsh AZ 12', 45+2', 53' 18 April 2018 AZ 4–3 Archived 2020-11-23 at the Wayback Machine Vitesse
34 Iran Alireza Jahanbakhsh AZ 13', 52', 88' 6 May 2018 AZ 6–0 Archived 2020-11-22 at the Wayback Machine PEC Zwolle

Assists

Rank Player Club Games Assists Average
1 Morocco Hakim Ziyech Ajax 34 15 0.44
2 Curaçao Brandley Kuwas Heracles Almelo 30 13 0.43
3 Netherlands Steven Berghuis Feyenoord 31 12 0.39
Brazil David Neres Ajax 32 0.38
Iran Alireza Jahanbakhsh AZ 33 0.36
6 Netherlands Abdenasser El Khayati ADO Den Haag 32 11 0.34
7 Netherlands Jens Toornstra Feyenoord 32 10 0.31
8 Mexico Hirving Lozano PSV Eindhoven 29 9 0.31
9 Morocco Zakaria Labyad Utrecht 29 8 0.28
England Mason Mount Vitesse 29 0.28
Netherlands Steven Bergwijn PSV Eindhoven 32 0.25

Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2018.
Source: nos.nl (reliable) (in Dutch), Soccerway (unreliable)

Discipline

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Player of the Month Talent of the Month Reference
Player Club Player Club
August Mexico Hirving Lozano PSV Netherlands Denzel Dumfries Heerenveen [24][25]
September Netherlands Steven Berghuis Feyenoord Spain Angeliño NAC Breda [26][27]
October Uruguay Gastón Pereiro PSV Brazil David Neres Ajax [28][29][30]
November Morocco Zakaria Labyad Utrecht Netherlands Donny van de Beek Ajax [31][32][33]
December Netherlands Steven Berghuis Feyenoord Spain Angeliño NAC Breda [34][35][36]
January Norway Jonas Svensson AZ England Mason Mount Vitesse [37][38]
February Netherlands Steven Bergwijn PSV Spain Angeliño NAC Breda [39][40]
March Colombia Santiago Arias PSV Greece Kostas Tsimikas Willem II [41]
April Brazil David Neres Ajax Spain Angeliño NAC Breda [42][43]

Play-offs

European competition

Four teams will play for a spot in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
ADO Den Haag 213
 
 
 
Vitesse 52 7
 
Vitesse 325
 
 
 
Utrecht 21 3
 
Heerenveen 4 15
 
 
Utrecht (a) 32 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.

Promotion/relegation play-offs

Ten teams, two from the Eredivisie and eight from the Eerste Divisie, will play for two spots in the 2018–19 Eredivisie, the remaining eight teams will play in the 2018–19 Eerste Divisie.

 
First roundSecond roundThird round
 
                
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Emmen 41 5
 
 
NEC 04 4
 
 
 
 
 
Emmen* 03 3
 
 
 
Sparta Rotterdam 01 1
 
FC Dordrecht (p) 1 4 5
 
 
 
Cambuur 4 1 5
 
FC Dordrecht 12 3
 
 
Sparta Rotterdam 22 4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MVV 1 2 3
 
 
 
Almere City 3 3 6
 
Almere City 02 2
 
 
Roda JC 01 1
 
 
 
 
 
Almere City 11 2
 
 
De Graafschap* 12 3
 
 
 
 
 
Telstar32 5
 
 
De Graafschap 24 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.

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