2016–17 Eredivisie#Promotion/relegation play-offs

A total of 18 teams took part in the league: The best fifteen teams from the 2015–16 season, two promotion/relegation playoff winners and the 2015–16 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 winner Go Ahead Eagles returned to the Eredivisie after just one season. They replaced relegated teams Cambuur and De Graafschap.

As a result of financial maladministration, the KNVB had originally taken FC Twente's license, causing them to relegate to the 2016-17 Eerste Divisie. However, FC Twente successfully appealed this decision and was therefore allowed to stay in the league.{{cite web|title=Beroepscommissie: FC Twente behoudt licentie en krijgt boete van 181.000 euro|url=http://www.knvb.nl/nieuws/betaald-voetbal/licenties/18882/beroepscommissie-fc-twente-behoudt-licentie-en-krijgt-boete|website=knvb.nl|publisher=Royal Dutch Football Association|access-date=17 June 2016|language=nl}}

{{Location map+|Netherlands|width=400|float=right|caption=Location of teams in Eredivisie 2016–17|places=

{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.062817|long=4.383114|label=ADO|position=top}}

{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.314310|long=4.942687|label=Ajax|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.612473|long=4.742358|label=AZ|position=top}}

{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.25558|long=6.16173|label=GA Eagles|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=53.206060|long=6.591530|label=Groningen|position=top}}

{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.958434|long=5.935991|label=Heerenveen|position=top}}

{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.338767|long=6.650555|label=Heracles|position=top}}

{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.8225|long=5.836667|label=NEC|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.50863|long=6.09289|label=PEC|position=top}}

{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.441664|long=5.467563|label=PSV|position=top}}

{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=50.857088|long=6.005873|label=Roda JC|position=top}}

{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.916667|long=4.5|label=Rotterdam|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.236539|long=6.837715|label=Twente|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.078362|long=5.145917|label=Utrecht|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.962904|long=5.893045|label=Vitesse|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.55786|long=5.08221|label=Willem II|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Netherlands|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=51.1 |long=3.5 |label=

Excelsior

Feyenoord

Sparta

|position=right}}

}}

{{Location map+|Netherlands Rotterdam

|caption=Rotterdam Eredivisie football clubs

|alt=Rotterdam Eredivisie football clubs

|float=right

|width=350

|places =

{{Location map~|Netherlands Rotterdam|lat=51.916944|long=4.520556|label=Excelsior|label_size=85|marksize=|position=top}}

{{Location map~|Netherlands Rotterdam|lat=51.893894|long=4.523253|label=Feyenoord|label_size=85|marksize=|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Netherlands Rotterdam|lat=51.919485|long=4.433619|label=Sparta|label_size=85|marksize=|position=left}}

}}

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Eredivisie standings

|source=[http://www.nu.nl/resultaten/voetbal/competitie/2/eredivisie.html NUsport] {{in lang|nl}}, [https://int.soccerway.com/national/netherlands/eredivisie/20162017/regular-season/r36385 Soccerway]

|team1=FEY |team2=AJX |team3=PSV |team4=UTR |team5=VIT |team6=AZ |team7=TWE |team8=GRO |team9=HEE |team10=HER |team11=ADO |team12=EXC |team13=WIL |team14=PEC |team15=SPA |team16=NEC |team17=ROD |team18=GAE

|result1=CLGS |result2=CLQ3 |result3=ELQ3 |result4=EUPO |result5=ELGS |result6=EUPO |result8=EUPO |result9=EUPO |result16=RPO |result17=RPO |result18=REL

|update=Complete

|win_ADO=11|draw_ADO=5 |loss_ADO=18|gf_ADO=37|ga_ADO=59

|win_AJX=25|draw_AJX=6 |loss_AJX=3 |gf_AJX=79|ga_AJX=23

|win_AZ=12 |draw_AZ=13 |loss_AZ=9 |gf_AZ=56 |ga_AZ =52

|win_GAE=6 |draw_GAE=5 |loss_GAE=23|gf_GAE=32|ga_GAE=73

|win_EXC=9 |draw_EXC=10|loss_EXC=15|gf_EXC=43|ga_EXC=60

|win_FEY=26|draw_FEY=4 |loss_FEY=4 |gf_FEY=86|ga_FEY=25

|win_GRO=10|draw_GRO=13|loss_GRO=11|gf_GRO=55|ga_GRO=51

|win_HEE=12|draw_HEE=7 |loss_HEE=15|gf_HEE=54|ga_HEE=53

|win_HER=12|draw_HER=7 |loss_HER=15|gf_HER=53|ga_HER=55

|win_NEC=9 |draw_NEC=7 |loss_NEC=18|gf_NEC=32|ga_NEC=59

|win_PEC=9 |draw_PEC=8 |loss_PEC=17|gf_PEC=39|ga_PEC=67

|win_PSV=22|draw_PSV=10|loss_PSV=2 |gf_PSV=68|ga_PSV=23

|win_ROD=7 |draw_ROD=12|loss_ROD=15|gf_ROD=26|ga_ROD=51

|win_SPA=9 |draw_SPA=7 |loss_SPA=18|gf_SPA=42|ga_SPA=61

|win_TWE=12|draw_TWE=9 |loss_TWE=13|gf_TWE=48|ga_TWE=50

|win_UTR=18|draw_UTR=8 |loss_UTR=8 |gf_UTR=54|ga_UTR=38

|win_VIT=15|draw_VIT=6 |loss_VIT=13|gf_VIT=51|ga_VIT=40

|win_WIL=9 |draw_WIL=9 |loss_WIL=16|gf_WIL=29|ga_WIL=44

|status_FEY=C

|status_GAE=R

|status_UTR=O

|status_ROD=O

|status_NEC=R

|adjust_points_TWE=

|note_TWE=Twente was excluded from European football for 3 years on 15 December 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.knvb.nl/nieuws/betaald-voetbal/licenties/17625/tijdlijn-de-crisis-bij-fc-twente|title=Tijdlijn: de crisis bij FC Twente|trans-title=Timeline: The crisis at FC Twente|language=nl|date=7 April 2016|access-date=25 December 2016}}

|name_ADO=ADO Den Haag

|name_AJX=Ajax

|name_AZ =AZ

|name_EXC=Excelsior

|name_FEY=Feyenoord

|name_GAE=Go Ahead Eagles

|name_GRO=Groningen

|name_HEE=Heerenveen

|name_HER=Heracles Almelo

|name_NEC=NEC

|name_PEC=PEC Zwolle

|name_PSV=PSV Eindhoven

|name_ROD=Roda JC Kerkrade

|name_SPA=Sparta Rotterdam

|name_TWE=Twente

|name_UTR=Utrecht

|name_VIT=Vitesse

|name_WIL=Willem II

|show_limit=5

|class_rules= 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only for deciding champion and relegation); 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Draw. (Note: Criteria 5-8 is only used if deciding Europa League play-off places){{cite web |url=http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=season&id=12738&view=rules |title=Eredivisie 2016/2017 - Season rules |publisher=Scoresway |access-date=23 July 2016}}

|res_col_header=QR

|col_CLGS=green1 |text_CLGS=Qualification for the Champions League group stage

|col_CLQ3=green2 |text_CLQ3={{nowrap|Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round}}

|col_ELGS=blue1 |text_ELGS=Qualification for the Europa League group stage

|col_ELQ3=blue2 |text_ELQ3=Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round

|col_EUPO=yellow1|text_EUPO=Qualification for the European competition play-offs

|col_RPO=red2 |text_RPO=Qualification for the Relegation play-offs

|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to Eerste Divisie

|note_res_ELGS=Vitesse qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2016–17 KNVB Cup.

|note_res_EUPO=Four teams played for a spot in the Europa League second qualifying round.

}}

{{#invoke:Sports results|main|matches_style=FBR

|section=Eredivisie results

| source = [https://www.eredivisie.nl/Wedstrijden/Wedstrijdenoverzicht Eredivisie] {{in lang|nl}}

| update = complete

| a_note = yes

| solid_cell = grey

| team1 = ADO | team2 = AJX | team3 = AZ | team4 = EXC | team5 = FEY | team6 = GAE | team7 = GRO | team8 = HRV | team9 = HRC | team10 = NEC | team11 = PEC | team12 = PSV | team13 = RJC | team14 = SPA | team15 = TWE | team16 = UTR | team17 = VIT | team18 = WIL

| name_ADO = ADO Den Haag

| name_AJX = Ajax

| name_AZ = AZ

| name_EXC = Excelsior

| name_FEY = Feyenoord

| name_GAE = Go Ahead Eagles

| name_GRO = Groningen

| name_HRV = Heerenveen

| name_HRC = Heracles Almelo

| name_NEC = NEC

| name_PEC = PEC Zwolle

| name_PSV = PSV Eindhoven

| name_RJC = Roda JC Kerkrade

| name_SPA = Sparta Rotterdam

| name_TWE = Twente

| name_UTR = Utrecht

| name_VIT = Vitesse

| name_WIL = Willem II

| match_ADO_AJX = 0–2

| match_ADO_AZ = 0–1

| match_ADO_EXC = 4–1

| match_ADO_FEY = 0–1

| match_ADO_GAE = 3–0

| match_ADO_GRO = 4–3

| match_ADO_HRV = 0–3

| match_ADO_HRC = 1–1

| match_ADO_NEC = 1–0

| match_ADO_PEC = 1–2

| match_ADO_PSV = 1–1

| match_ADO_RJC = 4–1

| match_ADO_SPA = 1–0

| match_ADO_TWE = 1–1

| match_ADO_UTR = 0–2

| match_ADO_VIT = 0–2

| match_ADO_WIL = 1–0

| match_AJX_ADO = 3–0

| match_AJX_AZ = 4–1

| match_AJX_EXC = 1–0

| match_AJX_FEY = 2–1

| match_AJX_GAE = 4–0

| match_AJX_GRO = 2–0

| match_AJX_HRV = 5–1

| match_AJX_HRC = 4–1

| match_AJX_NEC = 5–0

| match_AJX_PEC = 5–1

| match_AJX_PSV = 1–1

| match_AJX_RJC = 2–2

| match_AJX_SPA = 2–0

| match_AJX_TWE = 3–0

| match_AJX_UTR = 3–2

| match_AJX_VIT = 1–0

| match_AJX_WIL = 1–2

| match_AZ_ADO = 4–0

| match_AZ_AJX = 2–2

| match_AZ_EXC = 1–1

| match_AZ_FEY = 0–4

| match_AZ_GAE = 2–2

| match_AZ_GRO = 0–0

| match_AZ_HRV = 2–2

| match_AZ_HRC = 5–1

| match_AZ_NEC = 2–0

| match_AZ_PEC = 1–1

| match_AZ_PSV = 2–4

| match_AZ_RJC = 1–1

| match_AZ_SPA = 1–1

| match_AZ_TWE = 2–1

| match_AZ_UTR = 2–3

| match_AZ_VIT = 2–2

| match_AZ_WIL = 2–0

| match_EXC_ADO = 1–2

| match_EXC_AJX = 1–1

| match_EXC_AZ = 3–3

| match_EXC_FEY = 3–0

| match_EXC_GAE = 1–1

| match_EXC_GRO = 2–0

| match_EXC_HRV = 4–1

| match_EXC_HRC = 3–1

| match_EXC_NEC = 2–2

| match_EXC_PEC = 0–2

| match_EXC_PSV = 1–3

| match_EXC_RJC = 0–1

| match_EXC_SPA = 3–2

| match_EXC_TWE = 1–1

| match_EXC_UTR = 1–3

| match_EXC_VIT = 1–0

| match_EXC_WIL = 0–2

| match_FEY_ADO = 3–1

| match_FEY_AJX = 1–1

| match_FEY_AZ = 5–2

| match_FEY_EXC = 4–1

| match_FEY_GAE = 8–0

| match_FEY_GRO = 2–0

| match_FEY_HRV = 2–2

| match_FEY_HRC = 3–1

| match_FEY_NEC = 4–0

| match_FEY_PEC = 3–0

| match_FEY_PSV = 2–1

| match_FEY_RJC = 5–0

| match_FEY_SPA = 6–1

| match_FEY_TWE = 2–0

| match_FEY_UTR = 2–0

| match_FEY_VIT = 3–1

| match_FEY_WIL = 1–0

| match_GAE_ADO = 3–1

| match_GAE_AJX = 0–3

| match_GAE_AZ = 1–3

| match_GAE_EXC = 3–0

| match_GAE_FEY = 1–0

| match_GAE_GRO = 2–3

| match_GAE_HRV = 1–3

| match_GAE_HRC = 1–4

| match_GAE_NEC = 2–2

| match_GAE_PEC = 1–3

| match_GAE_PSV = 1–3

| match_GAE_RJC = 2–0

| match_GAE_SPA = 1–3

| match_GAE_TWE = 0–2

| match_GAE_UTR = 0–1

| match_GAE_VIT = 1–3

| match_GAE_WIL = 0–1

| match_GRO_ADO = 2–1

| match_GRO_AJX = 1–1

| match_GRO_AZ = 2–0

| match_GRO_EXC = 1–1

| match_GRO_FEY = 0–5

| match_GRO_GAE = 1–1

| match_GRO_HRV = 0–3

| match_GRO_HRC = 0–0

| match_GRO_NEC = 2–0

| match_GRO_PEC = 5–1

| match_GRO_PSV = 1–1

| match_GRO_RJC = 2–0

| match_GRO_SPA = 1–1

| match_GRO_TWE = 3–4

| match_GRO_UTR = 2–3

| match_GRO_VIT = 1–1

| match_GRO_WIL = 1–1

| match_HRV_ADO = 2–0

| match_HRV_AJX = 0–1

| match_HRV_AZ = 1–2

| match_HRV_EXC = 2–1

| match_HRV_FEY = 1–2

| match_HRV_GAE = 2–2

| match_HRV_GRO = 0–0

| match_HRV_HRC = 3–1

| match_HRV_NEC = 0–2

| match_HRV_PEC = 1–0

| match_HRV_PSV = 1–1

| match_HRV_RJC = 3–0

| match_HRV_SPA = 3–0

| match_HRV_TWE = 3–1

| match_HRV_UTR = 2–2

| match_HRV_VIT = 1–1

| match_HRV_WIL = 1–0

| match_HRC_ADO = 4–0

| match_HRC_AJX = 0–2

| match_HRC_AZ = 1–2

| match_HRC_EXC = 4–0

| match_HRC_FEY = 0–1

| match_HRC_GAE = 2–1

| match_HRC_GRO = 1–4

| match_HRC_HRV = 4–1

| match_HRC_NEC = 2–0

| match_HRC_PEC = 3–0

| match_HRC_PSV = 1–2

| match_HRC_RJC = 2–2

| match_HRC_SPA = 2–2

| match_HRC_TWE = 1–1

| match_HRC_UTR = 2–1

| match_HRC_VIT = 0–1

| match_HRC_WIL = 3–1

| match_NEC_ADO = 3–0

| match_NEC_AJX = 1–5

| match_NEC_AZ = 2–1

| match_NEC_EXC = 0–1

| match_NEC_FEY = 1–2

| match_NEC_GAE = 1–2

| match_NEC_GRO = 1–1

| match_NEC_HRV = 2–1

| match_NEC_HRC = 3–1

| match_NEC_PEC = 1–1

| match_NEC_PSV = 0–4

| match_NEC_RJC = 2–0

| match_NEC_SPA = 0–1

| match_NEC_TWE = 3–2

| match_NEC_UTR = 0–3

| match_NEC_VIT = 1–1

| match_NEC_WIL = 0–0

| match_PEC_ADO = 2–1

| match_PEC_AJX = 1–3

| match_PEC_AZ = 0–2

| match_PEC_EXC = 1–1

| match_PEC_FEY = 2–2

| match_PEC_GAE = 3–1

| match_PEC_GRO = 0–4

| match_PEC_HRV = 2–1

| match_PEC_HRC = 1–2

| match_PEC_NEC = 2–0

| match_PEC_PSV = 0–4

| match_PEC_RJC = 0–0

| match_PEC_SPA = 0–3

| match_PEC_TWE = 1–2

| match_PEC_UTR = 1–1

| match_PEC_VIT = 3–1

| match_PEC_WIL = 0–0

| match_PSV_ADO = 3–1

| match_PSV_AJX = 1–0

| match_PSV_AZ = 1–0

| match_PSV_EXC = 2–0

| match_PSV_FEY = 0–1

| match_PSV_GAE = 1–0

| match_PSV_GRO = 0–0

| match_PSV_HRV = 4–3

| match_PSV_HRC = 1–1

| match_PSV_NEC = 3–1

| match_PSV_PEC = 4–1

| match_PSV_RJC = 4–0

| match_PSV_SPA = 1–0

| match_PSV_TWE = 1–1

| match_PSV_UTR = 3–0

| match_PSV_VIT = 1–0

| match_PSV_WIL = 5–0

| match_RJC_ADO = 1–1

| match_RJC_AJX = 0–2

| match_RJC_AZ = 1–1

| match_RJC_EXC = 4–0

| match_RJC_FEY = 0–2

| match_RJC_GAE = 1–0

| match_RJC_GRO = 3–1

| match_RJC_HRV = 0–3

| match_RJC_HRC = 1–1

| match_RJC_NEC = 0–1

| match_RJC_PEC = 2–1

| match_RJC_PSV = 0–0

| match_RJC_SPA = 3–1

| match_RJC_TWE = 0–3

| match_RJC_UTR = 0–0

| match_RJC_VIT = 0–1

| match_RJC_WIL = 1–0

| match_SPA_ADO = 0–1

| match_SPA_AJX = 1–3

| match_SPA_AZ = 1–1

| match_SPA_EXC = 2–3

| match_SPA_FEY = 1–0

| match_SPA_GAE = 1–0

| match_SPA_GRO = 2–2

| match_SPA_HRV = 3–1

| match_SPA_HRC = 3–1

| match_SPA_NEC = 2–0

| match_SPA_PEC = 2–3

| match_SPA_PSV = 0–2

| match_SPA_RJC = 2–2

| match_SPA_TWE = 1–0

| match_SPA_UTR = 1–2

| match_SPA_VIT = 0–1

| match_SPA_WIL = 2–2

| match_TWE_ADO = 4–1

| match_TWE_AJX = 1–0

| match_TWE_AZ = 1–2

| match_TWE_EXC = 1–2

| match_TWE_FEY = 0–2

| match_TWE_GAE = 1–2

| match_TWE_GRO = 3–5

| match_TWE_HRV = 1–0

| match_TWE_HRC = 1–0

| match_TWE_NEC = 3–0

| match_TWE_PEC = 2–2

| match_TWE_PSV = 2–2

| match_TWE_RJC = 0–0

| match_TWE_SPA = 3–1

| match_TWE_UTR = 1–1

| match_TWE_VIT = 2–1

| match_TWE_WIL = 2–1

| match_UTR_ADO = 1–1

| match_UTR_AJX = 0–1

| match_UTR_AZ = 1–2

| match_UTR_EXC = 2–1

| match_UTR_FEY = 3–3

| match_UTR_GAE = 3–0

| match_UTR_GRO = 1–5

| match_UTR_HRV = 1–0

| match_UTR_HRC = 2–0

| match_UTR_NEC = 1–1

| match_UTR_PEC = 3–1

| match_UTR_PSV = 1–2

| match_UTR_RJC = 1–0

| match_UTR_SPA = 2–0

| match_UTR_TWE = 3–0

| match_UTR_VIT = 1–0

| match_UTR_WIL = 2–0

| match_VIT_ADO = 1–2

| match_VIT_AJX = 0–1

| match_VIT_AZ = 2–1

| match_VIT_EXC = 2–2

| match_VIT_FEY = 0–2

| match_VIT_GAE = 2–0

| match_VIT_GRO = 2–1

| match_VIT_HRV = 4–2

| match_VIT_HRC = 1–2

| match_VIT_NEC = 2–1

| match_VIT_PEC = 3–1

| match_VIT_PSV = 0–2

| match_VIT_RJC = 3–0

| match_VIT_SPA = 5–0

| match_VIT_TWE = 3–1

| match_VIT_UTR = 1–1

| match_VIT_WIL = 0–2

| match_WIL_ADO = 1–2

| match_WIL_AJX = 1–3

| match_WIL_AZ = 1–1

| match_WIL_EXC = 1–1

| match_WIL_FEY = 0–2

| match_WIL_GAE = 2–0

| match_WIL_GRO = 2–1

| match_WIL_HRV = 2–1

| match_WIL_HRC = 1–3

| match_WIL_NEC = 0–1

| match_WIL_PEC = 2–0

| match_WIL_PSV = 0–0

| match_WIL_RJC = 0–0

| match_WIL_SPA = 3–2

| match_WIL_TWE = 0–0

| match_WIL_UTR = 0–1

| match_WIL_VIT = 1–4

}}

• Most yellow cards: 10{{cite web |url=http://www.vi.nl/competities/stand/eredivisie-20162017-nederland.htm |title=Eredivisie 2016/17 |work=VI |access-date=1 September 2015}}
• Denzel Dumfries (Sparta)
• Danny Holla (PEC Zwolle)
• Most red cards: 3
• Juninho Bacuna (Groningen)

Four teams played for a spot in the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=2

|3rdplace=no

|score-boxes = 2 + sum

||Groningen |1|1 |AZ |4|4

||Heerenveen |1|1 |Utrecht |3|2

||AZ |3|0 |Utrecht (p) |0|3

}}

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 (NEC and Roda JC, as 16th- and 17th-placed teams) from the Eredivisie and eight from the Eerste Divisie, played for two spots in the 2017–18 Eredivisie, the remaining eight teams play in the 2017–18 Eerste Divisie.

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=3

|final_RDs_excluded = 1

|RD1=First round |RD2=Second round |RD3=Third round |3rdplace=no

|skipmatch=1-3;5-7

|omit_blanks=yes

|score-boxes = 2 + sum

||Helmond Sport |4 |2 |Almere City |2 |0

||RKC |1 |1 |Emmen |5 |0

||MVV |1|2 |Cambuur |1|1

||Helmond Sport |0|1 |Roda JC |1|1

||Volendam|2|0 |NAC |2|2

||Emmen |1|0 |NEC |3|1

||MVV |0|0 |Roda JC |0|1

||NAC |1|4 |NEC |0|1

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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.

Ajax drew the highest average home attendance in the 2016-17 edition of the Eredivisie.

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