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. On 15 April 2018, PSV became champions for the 24th time after defeating their closest rival Ajax 3–0 at the Philips Stadion.

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 CapacityADO Den Haag The Hague Cars Jeans Stadion 15,000Ajax Amsterdam Johan Cruyff Arena 54,033AZ Alkmaar AFAS Stadion 17,023Excelsior Rotterdam Van Donge & De Roo Stadion 4,500FeyenoordRotterdam De Kuip 51,177Groningen Groningen Noordlease Stadion 22,550Heerenveen Heerenveen Abe Lenstra Stadion 26,100Heracles Almelo Almelo Polman Stadion 12,080NAC Breda Breda Rat Verlegh Stadion 19,000PEC Zwolle Zwolle MAC³PARK Stadion 12,500PSV Eindhoven Philips Stadion 36,500Roda JC Kerkrade Parkstad Limburg Stadion 19,979Sparta RotterdamRotterdamSparta Stadion Het Kasteel 11,026Twente Enschede De Grolsch Veste 30,205Utrecht Utrecht Stadion Galgenwaard 23,750Vitesse Arnhem GelreDome 25,500VVV-VenloVenloSeacon Stadion – De Koel 8,000Willem 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 Alfons Groenendijk Aaron Meijers Erreà Basic-Fit Fitness Ajax Erik ten Hag Joël Veltman Adidas Ziggo AZ John van den Brom Ron Vlaar Under Armour AFAS Software Excelsior Mitchell van der Gaag Ryan Koolwijk Quick DSW Zorgverzekeraar Feyenoord Giovanni van Bronckhorst Karim El Ahmadi Adidas Qurrent Groningen Ernest Faber Sergio Padt Puma Essent Heerenveen Jurgen Streppel Stijn Schaars Jako GroenLeven Heracles John Stegeman Joey Pelupessy Acerbis Asito NAC Breda Stijn Vreven Pablo Marí Legea CM Payments PEC Zwolle John van 't Schip Bram van Polen Craft Molecaten PSV Phillip Cocu Marco van Ginkel Umbro Energiedirect.nl Roda JC Robert Molenaar Ard van Peppen Masita MASCOT Workwear Sparta Rotterdam Dick Advocaat Michel Breuer Robey Axidus Twente Marino Pusic Stefan Thesker Sondico Pure Energie Utrecht Jean-Paul de Jong Willem Janssen Hummel Zorg van de zaak Vitesse Edward Sturing Guram Kashia Macron Truphone VVV-Venlo Maurice Steijn Danny Post Masita Seacon Logistics Willem II Reinier Robbemond Jordens Peters Robey Tricorp

Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment PEC Zwolle End of contract 1 July 2017 Pre-season 1 July 2017 Roda JC Kerkrade End of interim spell 1 July 2017 1 July 2017 Ajax Signed by Borussia Dortmund 1 July 2017 1 July 2017 Twente Sacked 18 October 2017 15th 30 October 2017 Sparta Rotterdam Sacked 17 December 2017 17th 25 December 2017 Ajax Sacked 21 December 2017 2nd Erik ten Hag 1 January 2018 FC Utrecht Signed by Ajax 1 January 2018 6th Jean-Paul de Jong 4 January 2018 Willem II Resigned 8 March 2018 15th Reinier Robbemond (caretaker) 8 March 2018 FC Twente Sacked 26 March 2018 18th Marino Pusic 26 March 2018 Vitesse Sacked 11 April 2018 7th Edward Sturing 11 April 2018

Standings

Results

Season statistics Top scorers

Rank Player Club Games Goals Penalties Average 1 Alireza Jahanbakhsh AZ 33 21 4 2 Bjørn Maars Johnsen ADO Den Haag 34 19 0 3 Steven Berghuis Feyenoord 31 18 0 Wout Weghorst AZ 31 2 5 Hirving Lozano PSV Eindhoven 29 17 0 6 Fran Sol Willem II 32 16 2 7 Bryan Linssen Vitesse 33 15 0 8 Marco van Ginkel PSV Eindhoven 28 14 9 Tim Matavž Vitesse 30 2 David Neres Ajax 32 0 Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2018. Source: nos.nl (reliable) , Soccerway (unreliable)

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

Assists

Rank Player Club Games Assists Average 1 Hakim Ziyech Ajax 34 15 2 Brandley Kuwas Heracles Almelo 30 13 3 Steven Berghuis Feyenoord 31 12 David Neres Ajax 32 Alireza Jahanbakhsh AZ 33 6 Abdenasser El Khayati ADO Den Haag 32 11 7 Jens Toornstra Feyenoord 32 10 8 Hirving Lozano PSV Eindhoven 29 9 9 Zakaria Labyad Utrecht 29 8 Mason Mount Vitesse 29 Steven Bergwijn PSV Eindhoven 32 Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2018. Source: nos.nl (reliable) , Soccerway (unreliable)

Discipline Most yellow cards: 11 Thomas Lam (Twente)

Most red cards: 2 Adil Auassar (Roda JC) Wilfried Kanon (ADO Den Haag) Hirving Lozano (PSV)

Awards Monthly awards MonthPlayer of the MonthTalent of the MonthReferencePlayerClubPlayerClubAugust Hirving LozanoPSV Denzel DumfriesHeerenveenSeptember Steven BerghuisFeyenoord AngeliñoNAC BredaOctober Gastón PereiroPSV David NeresAjaxNovember Zakaria LabyadUtrecht Donny van de BeekAjaxDecember Steven BerghuisFeyenoord AngeliñoNAC BredaJanuary Jonas SvenssonAZ Mason MountVitesseFebruary Steven BergwijnPSV AngeliñoNAC BredaMarch Santiago AriasPSV Kostas TsimikasWillem IIApril David NeresAjax AngeliñoNAC Breda Individual annual awards Eredivisie Individual annual awards 2017–18 Award Player Nationality Club Eredivisie Player of the Year Santiago Arias PSVEredivisie Talent of the Year David Neres Ajax Team of the Season Goalkeeper Sergio Padt (Groningen) Defenders Matthijs de Ligt (Ajax) Daniel Schwaab (PSV) Santiago Arias (PSV) Angeliño (NAC Breda) Midfielders Lasse Schöne (Ajax) Steven Berghuis (Feyenoord) Mason Mount (Vitesse) Hakim Ziyech (Ajax) Forwards Luuk de Jong (PSV) Hirving Lozano (PSV)

Play-offs European competition

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

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.

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.

Attendances Source:

No. Club Average Change Highest 1 AFC Ajax 50,956 2,7% 53,320 2 Feyenoord 45,588 -4,0% 47,500 3 PSV 33,289 -1,3% 35,000 4 FC Twente 25,059 -1,4% 29,300 5 sc Heerenveen 20,379 -8,1% 25,600 6 FC Utrecht 18,971 3,8% 22,111 7 FC Groningen 18,613 -4,8% 22,568 8 NAC Breda 18,404 38,6% 18,969 9 SBV Vitesse 16,099 2,5% 19,876 10 AZ 14,797 -0,4% 17,002 11 PEC Zwolle 13,049 1,0% 13,250 12 Roda JC 12,613 -9,0% 15,383 13 Willem II 12,421 0,0% 14,400 14 ADO Den Haag 11,537 1,7% 14,031 15 Heracles Almelo 10,580 -4,8% 12,080 16 Sparta Rotterdam 10,150 -1,1% 10,606 17 VVV-Venlo 6,805 32,1% 8,000 18 SBV Excelsior 4,160 2,2% 4,400

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