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]
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).
Locations of the
2017–18 Eredivisie teams
Stadiums and locations
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Club
|
Location
|
Venue
|
Capacity
|
ADO Den Haag
|
The Hague
|
Cars Jeans Stadion
|
15,000
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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
|
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Source:
eredivisie.nlRules 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:
Source:
eredivisie.nlLegend: 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.
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2018.
Source: nos.nl (reliable) (in Dutch), Soccerway (unreliable)
Round
|
Player
|
Club
|
Goals
|
Date
|
Home
|
Score
|
Away
|
6
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
Justin Kluivert
|
Ajax
|
45', 60', 85'
|
26 November 2017
|
Ajax
|
5–1 Archived 2020-11-21 at the Wayback Machine
|
Roda JC Kerkrade
|
18
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
Alireza Jahanbakhsh
|
AZ
|
12', 45+2', 53'
|
18 April 2018
|
AZ
|
4–3 Archived 2020-11-23 at the Wayback Machine
|
Vitesse
|
34
|
Alireza Jahanbakhsh
|
AZ
|
13', 52', 88'
|
6 May 2018
|
AZ
|
6–0 Archived 2020-11-22 at the Wayback Machine
|
PEC Zwolle
|
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2018.
Source: nos.nl (reliable) (in Dutch), Soccerway (unreliable)
- Most yellow cards: 11[23]