| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5 August 2016 – 7 May 2017 |
| Champions | Feyenoord (15th title) |
| Relegated | NEC Go Ahead Eagles |
| Champions League | Feyenoord Ajax |
| Europa League | PSV Vitesse FC Utrecht |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 884 (2.89 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Nicolai Jørgensen (21 goals)[1] |
| Biggest home win | Feyenoord 8–0Go Ahead Eagles (5 April 2017) |
| Biggest away win | Groningen 0–5Feyenoord (7 August 2016) |
| Highest scoring | Feyenoord 8–0Go Ahead Eagles (5 April 2017) Twente 3–5Groningen (15 May 2017) |
| Longest winning run | 10 matches[2] Feyenoord |
| Longest unbeaten run | 17 matches[2] PSV |
| Longest winless run | 12 matches[2] Excelsior |
| Longest losing run | 7 matches[2] NEC |
| Highest attendance | 51,998[3] Ajax 1–1PSV (18 December 2016) |
| Lowest attendance | 3,200[3] Excelsior 2–0Groningen (13 August 2016) |
| Total attendance | 5,841,335[3] |
| Average attendance | 19,089[3] |
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The2016–17 Eredivisie season was the 61st season of the top-tier Dutch LeagueEredivisie since its establishment in 1956. The fixtures for this season were announced on 14 June 2016.[4]PSV were the defending champions after winning the title for a record23rd time.
At the end of the season,Feyenoord became the title-holders for a record 15th time and the first since the1998–99 season.
A total of 18 teams took part in the league: The best fifteen teams from the2015–16 season, two promotion/relegation playoff winners and the2015–16 Eerste Divisie champions.
Sparta Rotterdam, the champion of the 2015–16 Eerste Divisie, returned to the Eredivisie after spending six seasons in the Eerste Divisie, whereas play-off winnerGo Ahead Eagles returned to the Eredivisie after just one season. They replaced relegated teamsCambuur andDe Graafschap.
As a result of financial maladministration, theKNVB had originally takenFC Twente's license, causing them to relegate to the2016-17 Eerste Divisie. However, FC Twente successfully appealed this decision and was therefore allowed to stay in the league.[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined underFIFA eligibility rules. Players and managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADO Den Haag | Erreà | Basic-Fit Fitness | |
| Ajax | Adidas | Ziggo | |
| AZ | Under Armour | AFAS Software | |
| Excelsior | Quick | DSW Zorgverzekeraar | |
| Feyenoord | Adidas | Opel | |
| Go Ahead Eagles | Hummel | Drukwerkdeal.nl | |
| Groningen | Robey | Essent | |
| Heerenveen | Jako | GroenLeven | |
| Heracles | Acerbis | Asito | |
| NEC | Patrick | EnergieFlex | |
| PEC Zwolle | Robey | Molecaten | |
| PSV | Umbro | Energiedirect.nl | |
| Roda JC | Robey | KLG Europe | |
| Sparta Rotterdam | Robey | Axidus | |
| Twente | Sondico | Pure Energie | |
| Utrecht | Hummel | Zorg van de zaak | |
| Vitesse | Macron | Truphone | |
| Willem II | Robey | Tricorp |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feyenoord(C) | 34 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 86 | 25 | +61 | 82 | Qualification for theChampions League group stage |
| 2 | Ajax | 34 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 79 | 23 | +56 | 81 | Qualification for theChampions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 68 | 23 | +45 | 76 | Qualification for theEuropa League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Utrecht(O) | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 62 | Qualification for theEuropean competition play-offs[a] |
| 5 | Vitesse | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 51 | Qualification for theEuropa League group stage[b] |
| 6 | AZ | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 56 | 52 | +4 | 49 | Qualification for theEuropean competition play-offs[a] |
| 7 | Twente[c] | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 45 | |
| 8 | Groningen | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 43 | Qualification for theEuropean competition play-offs[a] |
| 9 | Heerenveen | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 54 | 53 | +1 | 43 | |
| 10 | Heracles Almelo | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 43 | |
| 11 | ADO Den Haag | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 37 | 59 | −22 | 38 | |
| 12 | Excelsior | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 43 | 60 | −17 | 37 | |
| 13 | Willem II | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 36 | |
| 14 | PEC Zwolle | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 39 | 67 | −28 | 35 | |
| 15 | Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 42 | 61 | −19 | 34 | |
| 16 | NEC(R) | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 32 | 59 | −27 | 34 | Qualification for theRelegation play-offs |
| 17 | Roda JC Kerkrade(O) | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 26 | 51 | −25 | 33 | |
| 18 | Go Ahead Eagles(R) | 34 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 32 | 73 | −41 | 23 | Relegation toEerste Divisie |
| Home \ Away | ADO | AJX | AZ | EXC | FEY | GAE | GRO | HRV | HRC | NEC | PEC | PSV | RJC | SPA | TWE | UTR | VIT | WIL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADO Den Haag | 0–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
| Ajax | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| AZ | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Excelsior | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Feyenoord | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 8–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Go Ahead Eagles | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | |
| Groningen | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Heerenveen | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Heracles Almelo | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | |
| NEC | 3–0 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| PEC Zwolle | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| PSV Eindhoven | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | |
| Roda JC Kerkrade | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Sparta Rotterdam | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |
| Twente | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–5 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Utrecht | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Vitesse | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Willem II | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feyenoord | 21 | |
| 2 | Heerenveen | 20 | |
| Vitesse | |||
| 4 | Heracles | 19 | |
| 5 | Twente | 18 | |
| 6 | Groningen | 17 | |
| 7 | Ajax | 16 | |
| 8 | Ajax | 14 | |
| Feyenoord | |||
| 10 | Utrecht | 13 | |
| AZ |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feyenoord | Groningen | 5–0 | 7 August 2016 | |
| Twente | Groningen | 4–3 | 21 August 2016 | |
| Ajax | NEC | 5–0 | 20 November 2016 | |
| Heerenveen | PSV | 3–4 | 22 January 2017 | |
| Feyenoord | AZ | 5–2 | 12 March 2017 | |
| Feyenoord | Go Ahead Eagles | 8–0 | 5 April 2017 | |
| Vitesse | Heerenveen | 4–2 | 8 April 2017 | |
| Feyenoord | Heracles | 3–1 | 14 May 2017 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Twente / Ajax | 12 | |
| 2 | Feyenoord | 11 | |
| Heerenveen | |||
| 4 | Vitesse | 10 | |
| PSV | |||
| 6 | Ajax | 9 | |
| Feyenoord |
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feyenoord | 17 | |
| 2 | Ajax | 15 | |
| 3 | PSV | 14 | |
| 4 | Utrecht | 10 | |
| Willem II |
Four teams played for a spot in the2017–18 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||
| Groningen | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| AZ | 4 | 4 | 8 | |||||||
| AZ | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
| Utrecht (p) | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| Heerenveen | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Utrecht | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||
Key:* = Play-off winners,(a) = Wins because ofaway goals rule,(e) = Wins afterextra time in second leg,(p) = Wins afterpenalty shoot-out.
Ten teams, two (NEC and Roda JC, as 16th- and 17th-placed teams) from the Eredivisie and eight from theEerste Divisie, played for two spots in the2017–18 Eredivisie, the remaining eight teams play in the2017–18 Eerste Divisie.
| First round | Second round | Third round | ||||||||||||||
| MVV | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Cambuur | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| MVV | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Roda JC | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Helmond Sport | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Roda JC | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Helmond Sport | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Almere City | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Volendam | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| NAC | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| NAC | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| NEC | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Emmen | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| NEC | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| RKC | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Emmen | 5 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||||
Key:* = Play-off winners,(a) = Wins because ofaway goals rule,(e) = Wins afterextra time in second leg,(p) = Wins afterpenalty shoot-out.
Ajax drew the highest average home attendance in the 2016-17 edition of the Eredivisie.
| # | Football club | Home games | Average attendance[29] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Ajax | 17 | 49,551 |
| 2 | Feyenoord | 17 | 47,500 |
| 3 | PSV | 17 | 33,724 |
| 4 | FC Twente | 17 | 25,500 |
| 5 | sc Heerenveen | 17 | 22,109 |
| 6 | FC Groningen | 17 | 19,527 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 17 | 18,276 |
| 8 | Vitesse | 17 | 15,907 |
| 9 | AZ | 17 | 14,855 |
| 10 | Roda JC | 17 | 13,857 |
| 11 | PEC Zwolle | 17 | 12,855 |
| 12 | Willem II | 17 | 12,451 |
| 13 | NEC | 17 | 11,357 |
| 14 | ADO Den Haag | 17 | 11,343 |
| 15 | Heracles Almelo | 17 | 11,109 |
| 16 | Sparta Rotterdam | 17 | 10,249 |
| 17 | Go Ahead Eagles | 17 | 9,378 |
| 18 | Excelsior | 17 | 4,069 |