2017–18 Eredivisie#Promotion/relegation play-offs
{{Short description|62nd season of the Eredivisie}}
{{about|the men's competition|the women's competition|2017–18 Eredivisie (women)}}
{{Infobox football league season
|competition = Eredivisie
|image = Eredivisie nieuw logo 2017-.svg
|pixels =
|season = 2017–18
|dates = {{nowrap|11 August 2017 – 6 May 2018}}
|winners = PSV (24th title)
|relegated = Twente
Sparta Rotterdam
Roda JC
|continentalcup1 = Champions League
|continentalcup1 qualifiers = PSV
Ajax
|continentalcup2 = Europa League
|continentalcup2 qualifiers = AZ
Feyenoord
Vitesse
|biggest home win = {{nowrap|Vitesse 7–0 Sparta}}
(14 April 2018)
|biggest away win = {{nowrap|NAC 0–8 Ajax}}
(18 November 2017)
|highest scoring = {{nowrap|Utrecht 1–7 PSV}}
(24 September 2017)
{{nowrap|NAC 0–8 Ajax}}
(18 November 2017)
|matches = 306
|total goals = 960
|longest wins = 10 matches{{cite web |url=https://www.whoscored.com/Regions/155/Tournaments/13/Netherlands-Eredivisie |title= Eredivisie Summary |publisher=whoscored.com |access-date=7 May 2018}}
PSV
|longest unbeaten = 14 matches
Ajax
|longest winless = 15 matches
Twente
|longest losses = 8 matches
Sparta
|league topscorer = Alireza Jahanbakhsh
(21 goals){{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/dutch-eredivisie/top-scorers|title=Dutch Eredivisie Top Scorers |publisher=BBC|access-date=7 May 2018}}
|highest attendance = 53,320{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.com/dutch-eredivisie/11/statistics/performance?season=2017 |title=Dutch Eredivisie statistics |work=ESPN FC |access-date=7 May 2018}}
{{nowrap|Ajax 2–0 Feyenoord}}
(21 January 2018)
|lowest attendance = 3,704
{{nowrap|Excelsior 0–2 VVV Venlo}}
(30 September 2017)
|prevseason = 2016–17
|nextseason = 2018–19
}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/05/17/dirk-kuyt-retires-champion-title-clinching-hat-trick-feyenoord/|title=Dirk Kuyt retires a champion after title-clinching hat-trick for Feyenoord|last=Gibson|first=Sean|date=17 May 2017|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=10 August 2017}} On 15 April 2018, PSV became champions for the 24th time after defeating their closest rival Ajax 3–0 at the Philips Stadion.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/43776657
|title = PSV 3 Ajax 0|date=15 April 2018|work=BBC Sport|access-date=16 April 2018}}
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).
{{Location map+|Netherlands|width=400|float=right|caption=Locations of the 2017–18 Eredivisie teams|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=51.916667|long=4.5|label=Rotterdam|position=bottom}}
{{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=left}}
{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.594865|long=4.750412|label=NAC|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=52.236539|long=6.837715|label=Twente|position=left}}
{{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=top}}
{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.351986|long=6.179803|label=VVV|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.55786|long=5.08221|label=Willem II|position=top}}
{{Location map~ |Netherlands|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=51.1 |long=3.5 |label=
|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}}
}}
= Stadiums and locations =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Club
! Location ! Venue ! Capacity |
|---|
| ADO Den Haag
| align="center" | 15,000 |
| Ajax
| align="center" | 54,033 |
| AZ
| Alkmaar | align="center" | 17,023 |
| Excelsior
| align="center" | 4,500 |
| Feyenoord
| De Kuip | align="center" | 51,177 |
| Groningen
| align="center" | 22,550 |
| Heerenveen
| align="center" | 26,100 |
| Heracles Almelo
| Almelo | align="center" | 12,080 |
| NAC Breda
| Breda | align="center" | 19,000 |
| PEC Zwolle
| Zwolle | align="center" | 12,500 |
| PSV
| align="center" | 36,500 |
| Roda JC
| Kerkrade | align="center" | 19,979 |
| Sparta Rotterdam
| align="center" | 11,026 |
| Twente
| Enschede | align="center" | 30,205 |
| Utrecht
| Utrecht | align="center" | 23,750 |
| Vitesse
| Arnhem | align="center" | 25,500 |
| VVV-Venlo
| align="center" | 8,000 |
| Willem II
| Tilburg | align="center" | 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.
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;" |
| Team
! Manager ! Captain ! Kit manufacturer ! Shirt sponsor |
|---|
| ADO Den Haag
| align="left" data-sort-value="Groenendijk, Alfons" | {{flagicon|NED}} Alfons Groenendijk | align="left" data-sort-value="Meijers, Aaron" | {{flagicon|NED}} Aaron Meijers | Erreà | Basic-Fit Fitness |
| Ajax
| align="left" data-sort-value="Keizer, Marcel" | {{flagicon|NED}} Erik ten Hag | align="left" data-sort-value="Veltman, Joël" | {{flagicon|NED}} Joël Veltman | Adidas | Ziggo |
| AZ
| align="left" data-sort-value="Brom, John" | {{flagicon|NED}} John van den Brom | align="left" data-sort-value="Vlaar, Ron" | {{flagicon|NED}} Ron Vlaar | AFAS Software |
| Excelsior
| align="left" data-sort-value="Gaag, Mitchell" | {{flagicon|NED}} Mitchell van der Gaag | align="left" data-sort-value="Koolwijk, Ryan" | {{flagicon|NED}} Ryan Koolwijk | Quick | DSW Zorgverzekeraar |
| Feyenoord
| align="left" data-sort-value="Bronckhorst, Giovanni" | {{flagicon|NED}} Giovanni van Bronckhorst | align="left" data-sort-value="El Ahmadi, Karim" | {{flagicon|MAR}} Karim El Ahmadi | Adidas | Qurrent |
| Groningen
| align="left" data-sort-value="Faber, Ernest" | {{flagicon|NED}} Ernest Faber | align="left" data-sort-value="Padt, Sergio" | {{flagicon|NED}} Sergio Padt | Puma | Essent |
| Heerenveen
| align="left" data-sort-value="Streppel, Jurgen" | {{flagicon|NED}} Jurgen Streppel | align="left" data-sort-value="Schaars, Stijn" | {{flagicon|NED}} Stijn Schaars | Jako | GroenLeven |
| Heracles
| align="left" data-sort-value="Stegeman, John" | {{flagicon|NED}} John Stegeman | align="left" data-sort-value="Pelupessy, Joey" | {{flagicon|NED}} Joey Pelupessy | Acerbis | Asito |
| NAC Breda
| align="left" data-sort-value="Vreven, Stijn" | {{flagicon|BEL}} Stijn Vreven | align="left" data-sort-value="Marí, Pablo" | {{flagicon|SPA}} Pablo Marí | Legea | CM Payments |
| PEC Zwolle
| align="left" data-sort-value="Schip, John" | {{flagicon|NED}} John van 't Schip | align="left" data-sort-value="Polen, Bram" | {{flagicon|NED}} Bram van Polen | Craft | Molecaten |
| PSV
| align="left" data-sort-value="Cocu, Phillip" | {{flagicon|NED}} Phillip Cocu | align="left" data-sort-value="Ginkel, Marco" | {{flagicon|NED}} Marco van Ginkel | Umbro | Energiedirect.nl |
| Roda JC
| align="left" data-sort-value="Molenaar, Robert" | {{flagicon|NED}} Robert Molenaar | align="left" data-sort-value="Peppen, Ard" | {{flagicon|NED}} Ard van Peppen | Masita |
| Sparta Rotterdam
| align="left" data-sort-value="Advocaat, Dick" | {{flagicon|NED}} Dick Advocaat | align="left" data-sort-value="Breuer, Michel" | {{flagicon|NED}} Michel Breuer | Robey | Axidus |
| Twente
| align="left" data-sort-value="Verbeek, Gertjan" | {{flagicon|NED}} {{flagicon|BIH}} Marino Pusic | align="left" data-sort-value="Thesker, Stefan" | {{flagicon|GER}} Stefan Thesker | Sondico | Pure Energie |
| Utrecht
| align="left" data-sort-value="Jong, Jean-Paul" | {{flagicon|NED}} Jean-Paul de Jong | align="left" data-sort-value="Janssen, Willem" | {{flagicon|NED}} Willem Janssen | Hummel | Zorg van de zaak |
| Vitesse
| align="left" data-sort-value="Sturling, Edward" | {{flagicon|NED}} Edward Sturing | align="left" data-sort-value="Kashia, Guram" | {{flagicon|GEO}} Guram Kashia | Macron | Truphone |
| VVV-Venlo
| align="left" data-sort-value="Steijn, Maurice" | {{flagicon|NED}} Maurice Steijn | align="left" data-sort-value="Post, Danny" | {{flagicon|NED}} Danny Post | Masita | Seacon Logistics |
| Willem II
| align="left" data-sort-value="Looi, Erwin" | {{flagicon|NED}} Reinier Robbemond | align="left" data-sort-value="Peters, Jordens" | {{flagicon|NED}} Jordens Peters | Robey | Tricorp |
= Managerial changes =
Standings
|section=Eredivisie standings
|source=[https://eredivisie.nl/en-us/Standings eredivisie.nl]
|team1=PSV |team2=AJA |team3=AZ |team4=FEY |team5=UTR |team6=VIT |team7=ADO |team8=HEE |team9=PEC |team10=HER |team11=EXC |team12=GRO |team13=WIL |team14=NAC |team15=VVV |team16=RJC |team17=SPA |team18=TWE
|result1=CLPO |result2=CL2Q |result3=EL2Q |result4=EL3Q |result5=EUPO |result6=EUPO |result7=EUPO |result8=EUPO |result16=RPO |result17=RPO |result18=REL
|update=complete
|win_ADO=13|draw_ADO=8 |loss_ADO=13|gf_ADO=45 |ga_ADO=53
|win_AJA=25|draw_AJA=4 |loss_AJA=5 |gf_AJA=89 |ga_AJA=33
|win_AZ =22|draw_AZ =5 |loss_AZ =7 |gf_AZ =72 |ga_AZ =38
|win_EXC=11|draw_EXC=7 |loss_EXC=16|gf_EXC=41 |ga_EXC=56
|win_FEY=20|draw_FEY=6 |loss_FEY=8 |gf_FEY=76 |ga_FEY=39
|win_GRO=8 |draw_GRO=14|loss_GRO=12|gf_GRO=50 |ga_GRO=50
|win_HEE=12|draw_HEE=10|loss_HEE=12|gf_HEE=48 |ga_HEE=53
|win_HER=11|draw_HER=9 |loss_HER=14|gf_HER=50 |ga_HER=64
|win_NAC=9 |draw_NAC=7 |loss_NAC=18|gf_NAC=41 |ga_NAC=57
|win_PEC=12|draw_PEC=8 |loss_PEC=14|gf_PEC=42 |ga_PEC=54
|win_PSV=26|draw_PSV=5 |loss_PSV=3 |gf_PSV=87 |ga_PSV=39
|win_RJC=8 |draw_RJC=6 |loss_RJC=20|gf_RJC=42 |ga_RJC=69
|win_SPA=7 |draw_SPA=6 |loss_SPA=21|gf_SPA=34 |ga_SPA=75
|win_TWE=5 |draw_TWE=9 |loss_TWE=20|gf_TWE=37 |ga_TWE=63
|win_UTR=14|draw_UTR=12|loss_UTR=8 |gf_UTR=58 |ga_UTR=53
|win_VIT=13|draw_VIT=10|loss_VIT=11|gf_VIT=63 |ga_VIT=47
|win_VVV=7 |draw_VVV=13|loss_VVV=14|gf_VVV=35 |ga_VVV=54
|win_WIL=10|draw_WIL=7 |loss_WIL=17|gf_WIL=50 |ga_WIL=63
|status_PSV=C
|status_VIT=O
|status_RJC=R
|status_SPA=R
|status_TWE=R
|name_ADO=ADO Den Haag
|name_AJA=Ajax
|name_AZ =AZ
|name_EXC=Excelsior
|name_FEY=Feyenoord
|name_GRO=Groningen
|name_HEE=Heerenveen
|name_HER=Heracles Almelo
|name_NAC=NAC Breda
|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_VVV=VVV-Venlo
|name_WIL=Willem II
|show_limit=5
|class_rules= 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){{cite web |url=https://www.knvb.nl/downloads/bestand/11863/reglementen-betaald-voetbal-seizoen-2017-18versie-oktober-2017.pdf|title=Eredivisie 2017/2018 - Season rules |publisher=KNVB |access-date=21 January 2018}}
|res_col_header=QR
|col_CLPO=green1 |text_CLPO=Qualification to Champions League play-off round
|col_CL2Q=green2 |text_CL2Q={{nowrap|Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round}}
|col_EL3Q=blue1 |text_EL3Q=Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
|col_EL2Q=blue2 |text_EL2Q=Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
|col_EUPO=yellow1|text_EUPO=Qualification to 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_EL3Q=Feyenoord qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round by winning the 2017–18 KNVB Cup.
|note_res_ELPO=Four teams play for a spot in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.
|note_res_RPO=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.
|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}}
}}
Results
|section=Eredivisie results
|source=[https://eredivisie.nl/en-us/fixtures/overview eredivisie.nl]
|a_note = yes
|solid_cell=grey
|update=complete
| team1 =ADO
| team2 =AJA
| team3 =AZ
| team4 =EXC
| team5 =FEY
| team6 =GRO
| team7 =HEE
| team8 =HER
| team9 =NAC
| team10=PEC
| team11=PSV
| team12=RJC
| team13=SPA
| team14=TWE
| team15=UTR
| team16=VIT
| team17=VVV
| team18=WIL
| name_ADO = ADO Den Haag
| name_AJA = Ajax
| name_AZ = AZ
| name_EXC = Excelsior
| name_FEY = Feyenoord
| name_GRO = Groningen
| name_HEE = Heerenveen
| name_HER = Heracles Almelo
| name_NAC = NAC Breda
| 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_VVV = VVV-Venlo
| name_WIL = Willem II
| match_ADO_AJA = 1–1
| match_ADO_AZ = 0–3
| match_ADO_EXC = 1–2
| match_ADO_FEY = 2–2
| match_ADO_GRO = 0–3
| match_ADO_HEE = 1–2
| match_ADO_HER = 4–1
| match_ADO_NAC = 0–2
| match_ADO_PEC = 4–0
| match_ADO_PSV = 3–3
| match_ADO_RJC = 3–2
| match_ADO_SPA = 1–0
| match_ADO_TWE = 2–1
| match_ADO_UTR = 0–3
| match_ADO_VIT = 1–0
| match_ADO_VVV = 1–1
| match_ADO_WIL = 2–1
| match_AJA_ADO = 0–0
| match_AJA_AZ = 3–0
| match_AJA_EXC = 3–1
| match_AJA_FEY = 2–0
| match_AJA_GRO = 3–1
| match_AJA_HEE = 4–1
| match_AJA_HER = 1–0
| match_AJA_NAC = 3–1
| match_AJA_PEC = 3–0
| match_AJA_PSV = 3–0
| match_AJA_RJC = 5–1
| match_AJA_SPA = 4–0
| match_AJA_TWE = 2–1
| match_AJA_UTR = 1–2
| match_AJA_VIT = 1–2
| match_AJA_VVV = 4–1
| match_AJA_WIL = 3–1
| match_AZ_ADO = 2–0
| match_AZ_AJA = 1–2
| match_AZ_EXC = 0–2
| match_AZ_FEY = 0–4
| match_AZ_GRO = 3–2
| match_AZ_HEE = 3–1
| match_AZ_HER = 5–0
| match_AZ_NAC = 2–1
| match_AZ_PEC = 6–0
| match_AZ_PSV = 2–3
| match_AZ_RJC = 2–2
| match_AZ_SPA = 2–1
| match_AZ_TWE = 2–0
| match_AZ_UTR = 3–0
| match_AZ_VIT = 4–3
| match_AZ_VVV = 0–0
| match_AZ_WIL = 3–2
| match_EXC_ADO = 1–2
| match_EXC_AJA = 1–2
| match_EXC_AZ = 1–2
| match_EXC_FEY = 0–1
| match_EXC_GRO = 2–0
| match_EXC_HEE = 1–2
| match_EXC_HER = 2–2
| match_EXC_NAC = 0–0
| match_EXC_PEC = 1–2
| match_EXC_PSV = 1–2
| match_EXC_RJC = 1–0
| match_EXC_SPA = 1–1
| match_EXC_TWE = 0–0
| match_EXC_UTR = 2–2
| match_EXC_VIT = 0–3
| match_EXC_VVV = 0–2
| match_EXC_WIL = 2–1
| match_FEY_ADO = 3–1
| match_FEY_AJA = 1–4
| match_FEY_AZ = 2–1
| match_FEY_EXC = 5–0
| match_FEY_GRO = 3–0
| match_FEY_HEE = 1–1
| match_FEY_HER = 1–0
| match_FEY_NAC = 0–2
| match_FEY_PEC = 0–0
| match_FEY_PSV = 1–3
| match_FEY_RJC = 5–1
| match_FEY_SPA = 3–1
| match_FEY_TWE = 2–1
| match_FEY_UTR = 3–1
| match_FEY_VIT = 1–0
| match_FEY_VVV = 1–1
| match_FEY_WIL = 5–0
| match_GRO_ADO = 0–0
| match_GRO_AJA = 1–2
| match_GRO_AZ = 1–1
| match_GRO_EXC = 4–0
| match_GRO_FEY = 0–2
| match_GRO_HEE = 3–3
| match_GRO_HER = 3–3
| match_GRO_NAC = 1–1
| match_GRO_PEC = 2–0
| match_GRO_PSV = 3–3
| match_GRO_RJC = 2–1
| match_GRO_SPA = 4–0
| match_GRO_TWE = 1–0
| match_GRO_UTR = 2–1
| match_GRO_VIT = 4–2
| match_GRO_VVV = 1–1
| match_GRO_WIL = 0–1
| match_HEE_ADO = 2–0
| match_HEE_AJA = 0–4
| match_HEE_AZ = 1–2
| match_HEE_EXC = 0–1
| match_HEE_FEY = 2–3
| match_HEE_GRO = 1–1
| match_HEE_HER = 1–1
| match_HEE_NAC = 1–0
| match_HEE_PEC = 1–2
| match_HEE_PSV = 2–0
| match_HEE_RJC = 1–1
| match_HEE_SPA = 2–1
| match_HEE_TWE = 1–0
| match_HEE_UTR = 2–2
| match_HEE_VIT = 0–4
| match_HEE_VVV = 2–2
| match_HEE_WIL = 2–0
| match_HER_ADO = 1–1
| match_HER_AJA = 2–1
| match_HER_AZ = 0–3
| match_HER_EXC = 2–2
| match_HER_FEY = 2–4
| match_HER_GRO = 2–1
| match_HER_HEE = 1–2
| match_HER_NAC = 2–1
| match_HER_PEC = 2–1
| match_HER_PSV = 1–2
| match_HER_RJC = 2–1
| match_HER_SPA = 3–2
| match_HER_TWE = 2–1
| match_HER_UTR = 2–2
| match_HER_VIT = 1–1
| match_HER_VVV = 3–0
| match_HER_WIL = 1–0
| match_NAC_ADO = 0–1
| match_NAC_AJA = 0–8
| match_NAC_AZ = 1–3
| match_NAC_EXC = 3–1
| match_NAC_FEY = 2–1
| match_NAC_GRO = 2–1
| match_NAC_HEE = 3–0
| match_NAC_HER = 6–1
| match_NAC_PEC = 0–2
| match_NAC_PSV = 1–4
| match_NAC_RJC = 0–1
| match_NAC_SPA = 2–2
| match_NAC_TWE = 1–2
| match_NAC_UTR = 3–1
| match_NAC_VIT = 1–0
| match_NAC_VVV = 0–1
| match_NAC_WIL = 1–2
| match_PEC_ADO = 2–0
| match_PEC_AJA = 0–1
| match_PEC_AZ = 1–1
| match_PEC_EXC = 1–1
| match_PEC_FEY = 3–4
| match_PEC_GRO = 3–2
| match_PEC_HEE = 3–2
| match_PEC_HER = 2–1
| match_PEC_NAC = 1–0
| match_PEC_PSV = 0–1
| match_PEC_RJC = 4–2
| match_PEC_SPA = 2–0
| match_PEC_TWE = 2–0
| match_PEC_UTR = 1–1
| match_PEC_VIT = 1–2
| match_PEC_VVV = 1–1
| match_PEC_WIL = 0–1
| match_PSV_ADO = 3–0
| match_PSV_AJA = 3–0
| match_PSV_AZ = 3–2
| match_PSV_EXC = 1–0
| match_PSV_FEY = 1–0
| match_PSV_GRO = 0–0
| match_PSV_HEE = 2–2
| match_PSV_HER = 3–0
| match_PSV_NAC = 5–1
| match_PSV_PEC = 4–0
| match_PSV_RJC = 2–0
| match_PSV_SPA = 1–0
| match_PSV_TWE = 4–3
| match_PSV_UTR = 3–0
| match_PSV_VIT = 2–1
| match_PSV_VVV = 3–0
| match_PSV_WIL = 4–0
| match_RJC_ADO = 2–3
| match_RJC_AJA = 2–4
| match_RJC_AZ = 0–1
| match_RJC_EXC = 2–1
| match_RJC_FEY = 1–1
| match_RJC_GRO = 2–2
| match_RJC_HEE = 2–1
| match_RJC_HER = 0–3
| match_RJC_NAC = 1–0
| match_RJC_PEC = 3–2
| match_RJC_PSV = 2–2
| match_RJC_SPA = 0–2
| match_RJC_TWE = 1–1
| match_RJC_UTR = 1–4
| match_RJC_VIT = 1–3
| match_RJC_VVV = 0–1
| match_RJC_WIL = 1–3
| match_SPA_ADO = 2–1
| match_SPA_AJA = 2–5
| match_SPA_AZ = 0–2
| match_SPA_EXC = 2–3
| match_SPA_FEY = 0–7
| match_SPA_GRO = 2–1
| match_SPA_HEE = 0–0
| match_SPA_HER = 2–5
| match_SPA_NAC = 2–1
| match_SPA_PEC = 1–1
| match_SPA_PSV = 1–2
| match_SPA_RJC = 1–2
| match_SPA_TWE = 1–0
| match_SPA_UTR = 1–3
| match_SPA_VIT = 0–1
| match_SPA_VVV = 3–2
| match_SPA_WIL = 1–0
| match_TWE_ADO = 2–3
| match_TWE_AJA = 3–3
| match_TWE_AZ = 0–4
| match_TWE_EXC = 1–3
| match_TWE_FEY = 1–3
| match_TWE_GRO = 1–1
| match_TWE_HEE = 0–4
| match_TWE_HER = 2–1
| match_TWE_NAC = 1–1
| match_TWE_PEC = 2–0
| match_TWE_PSV = 0–2
| match_TWE_RJC = 3–0
| match_TWE_SPA = 1–1
| match_TWE_UTR = 4–0
| match_TWE_VIT = 1–1
| match_TWE_VVV = 1–2
| match_TWE_WIL = 2–2
| match_UTR_ADO = 3–3
| match_UTR_AJA = 0–0
| match_UTR_AZ = 1–1
| match_UTR_EXC = 3–1
| match_UTR_FEY = 1–1
| match_UTR_GRO = 1–1
| match_UTR_HEE = 3–1
| match_UTR_HER = 1–1
| match_UTR_NAC = 2–2
| match_UTR_PEC = 2–1
| match_UTR_PSV = 1–7
| match_UTR_RJC = 2–0
| match_UTR_SPA = 1–0
| match_UTR_TWE = 3–1
| match_UTR_VIT = 5–1
| match_UTR_VVV = 1–0
| match_UTR_WIL = 2–0
| match_VIT_ADO = 2–0
| match_VIT_AJA = 3–2
| match_VIT_AZ = 1–2
| match_VIT_EXC = 1–2
| match_VIT_FEY = 3–1
| match_VIT_GRO = 2–0
| match_VIT_HEE = 1–1
| match_VIT_HER = 0–0
| match_VIT_NAC = 4–1
| match_VIT_PEC = 0–0
| match_VIT_PSV = 2–4
| match_VIT_RJC = 0–3
| match_VIT_SPA = 7–0
| match_VIT_TWE = 5–0
| match_VIT_UTR = 1–1
| match_VIT_VVV = 1–1
| match_VIT_WIL = 2–2
| match_VVV_ADO = 0–2
| match_VVV_AJA = 0–2
| match_VVV_AZ = 0–2
| match_VVV_EXC = 2–3
| match_VVV_FEY = 1–0
| match_VVV_GRO = 1–1
| match_VVV_HEE = 0–2
| match_VVV_HER = 3–1
| match_VVV_NAC = 0–0
| match_VVV_PEC = 1–1
| match_VVV_PSV = 2–5
| match_VVV_RJC = 1–4
| match_VVV_SPA = 3–0
| match_VVV_TWE = 0–0
| match_VVV_UTR = 0–1
| match_VVV_VIT = 2–2
| match_VVV_WIL = 3–3
| match_WIL_ADO = 1–2
| match_WIL_AJA = 1–3
| match_WIL_AZ = 0–2
| match_WIL_EXC = 1–2
| match_WIL_FEY = 1–5
| match_WIL_GRO = 1–1
| match_WIL_HEE = 1–2
| match_WIL_HER = 3–1
| match_WIL_NAC = 1–1
| match_WIL_PEC = 2–3
| match_WIL_PSV = 5–0
| match_WIL_RJC = 1–0
| match_WIL_SPA = 2–2
| match_WIL_TWE = 3–1
| match_WIL_UTR = 3–2
| match_WIL_VIT = 2–2
| match_WIL_VVV = 3–0
}}
Season statistics
= Top scorers =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| Rank
! Player ! Club ! Games ! Goals ! Penalties ! Average |
|---|
| 1
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|IRN}} Alireza Jahanbakhsh |style="text-align:left"| AZ | 33 | 21 | 4 | {{#expr:21/33 round 2}} |
| 2
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|NOR}} Bjørn Maars Johnsen |style="text-align:left"| ADO Den Haag | 34 | 19 | 0 | {{#expr:19/34 round 2}} |
| rowspan="2"| 3
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|NLD}} Steven Berghuis |style="text-align:left"| Feyenoord | 31 |rowspan="2"| 18 | 0 | {{#expr:18/31 round 2}} |
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|NLD}} Wout Weghorst
|style="text-align:left"| AZ | 31 | 2 | {{#expr:18/31 round 2}} |
| 5
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|MEX}} Hirving Lozano |style="text-align:left"| PSV Eindhoven | 29 | 17 | 0 | {{#expr:17/29 round 2}} |
| 6
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ESP}} Fran Sol |style="text-align:left"| Willem II | 32 | 16 | 2 | {{#expr:16/32 round 2}} |
| 7
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|NLD}} Bryan Linssen |style="text-align:left"| Vitesse | 33 | 15 | 0 | {{#expr:15/33 round 2}} |
| rowspan="3"| 8
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|NLD}} Marco van Ginkel |style="text-align:left"| PSV Eindhoven | 28 |rowspan="3"| 14 | 9 | {{#expr:14/28 round 2}} |
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|SVN}} Tim Matavž
|style="text-align:left"| Vitesse | 30 | 2 | {{#expr:14/30 round 2}} |
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} David Neres
|style="text-align:left"| Ajax | 32 | 0 | {{#expr:14/32 round 2}} |
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2018.
Source: [https://nos.nl/sport/voetbal/uitslagen/eredivisie/statistieken/ nos.nl] (reliable) {{in lang|nl}}, [https://www.soccerway.com/national/netherlands/eredivisie/20172018/regular-season/r42274/players Soccerway] (unreliable)
= Hat-tricks =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| Round
! Player ! Club ! Goals ! Date ! Home ! Score ! Away |
|---|
| 6
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|NLD}} Jürgen Locadia |style="text-align:left"| PSV Eindhoven | 15', 49', 68', 85' (p) | 24 September 2017 |style="text-align:right"| Utrecht | [https://eredivisie.nl/nl-nl/Wedstrijden/Wedstrijdoverzicht/id/917860 1–7] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123113116/https://eredivisie.nl/nl-nl/Wedstrijden/Wedstrijdoverzicht/id/917860 |date=2020-11-23 }} |style="text-align:left"| PSV Eindhoven |
| 12
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|NLD}} Donny van de Beek |style="text-align:left"| Ajax | 18', 27', 75' | 18 November 2017 |style="text-align:right"| NAC Breda | [https://eredivisie.nl/nl-nl/Wedstrijden/Wedstrijdoverzicht/id/917912 0–8] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030162707/https://eredivisie.nl/nl-nl/Wedstrijden/Wedstrijdoverzicht/id/917912 |date=2020-10-30 }} |style="text-align:left"| Ajax |
| 13
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|NGA}} Bartholomew Ogbeche |style="text-align:left"| Willem II | 62', 74', 90+2' | 25 November 2017 |style="text-align:right"| VVV-Venlo | [https://eredivisie.nl/nl-nl/Wedstrijden/Wedstrijdoverzicht/id/917920 3–3] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124163039/https://eredivisie.nl/nl-nl/Wedstrijden/Wedstrijdoverzicht/id/917920 |date=2020-11-24 }} |style="text-align:left"| Willem II |
| 13
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|NLD}} Justin Kluivert |style="text-align:left"| Ajax | 45', 60', 85' | 26 November 2017 |style="text-align:right"| Ajax | [https://eredivisie.nl/nl-nl/Wedstrijden/Wedstrijdoverzicht/id/917924 5–1] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121102440/https://eredivisie.nl/nl-nl/Wedstrijden/Wedstrijdoverzicht/id/917924 |date=2020-11-21 }} |style="text-align:left"| Roda JC Kerkrade |
| 18
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|GER}} Lennart Thy |style="text-align:left"| VVV-Venlo | 17', 54', 76' | 24 December 2017 |style="text-align:right"| VVV-Venlo | [https://eredivisie.nl/nl-nl/Wedstrijden/Wedstrijdoverzicht/id/917965 3–1] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121221115/https://eredivisie.nl/nl-nl/Wedstrijden/Wedstrijdoverzicht/id/917965 |date=2020-11-21 }} |style="text-align:left"| Heracles Almelo |
| 21
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|NLD}} Luuk de Jong |style="text-align:left"| PSV Eindhoven | 45+3', 65', 72' | 3 February 2018 |style="text-align:right"| PSV Eindhoven | [https://eredivisie.nl/nl-nl/Wedstrijden/Wedstrijdoverzicht/id/917994 4–0] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030163242/https://eredivisie.nl/nl-nl/Wedstrijden/Wedstrijdoverzicht/id/917994 |date=2020-10-30 }} |style="text-align:left"| PEC Zwolle |
| 27
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ESP}} Fran Sol |style="text-align:left"| Willem II | 59', 70' (p), 90' (p) | 10 March 2018 |style="text-align:right"| Willem II | [https://eredivisie.nl/nl-nl/Wedstrijden/Wedstrijdoverzicht/id/918048 5–0] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030161352/https://eredivisie.nl/nl-nl/Wedstrijden/Wedstrijdoverzicht/id/918048 |date=2020-10-30 }} |style="text-align:left"| PSV Eindhoven |
| 32
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|IRN}} Alireza Jahanbakhsh |style="text-align:left"| AZ | 12', 45+2', 53' | 18 April 2018 |style="text-align:right"| AZ | [https://eredivisie.nl/nl-nl/Wedstrijden/Wedstrijdoverzicht/id/918092 4–3] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123054220/https://eredivisie.nl/nl-nl/Wedstrijden/Wedstrijdoverzicht/id/918092 |date=2020-11-23 }} |style="text-align:left"| Vitesse |
| 34
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|IRN}} Alireza Jahanbakhsh |style="text-align:left"| AZ | 13', 52', 88' | 6 May 2018 |style="text-align:right"| AZ | [https://eredivisie.nl/nl-nl/Wedstrijden/Wedstrijdoverzicht/id/918111 6–0] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122164550/https://eredivisie.nl/nl-nl/Wedstrijden/Wedstrijdoverzicht/id/918111 |date=2020-11-22 }} |style="text-align:left"| PEC Zwolle |
= Assists =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| Rank
! Player ! Club ! Games ! Assists ! Average |
|---|
| 1
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|MAR}} Hakim Ziyech |style="text-align:left"| Ajax | 34 | 15 | {{#expr:15/34 round 2}} |
| 2
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|CUW}} Brandley Kuwas |style="text-align:left"| Heracles Almelo | 30 | 13 | {{#expr:13/30 round 2}} |
| rowspan="3"| 3
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|NLD}} Steven Berghuis |style="text-align:left"| Feyenoord | 31 |rowspan="3"| 12 | {{#expr:12/31 round 2}} |
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} David Neres
|style="text-align:left"| Ajax | 32 | {{#expr:12/32 round 2}} |
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|IRN}} Alireza Jahanbakhsh
|style="text-align:left"| AZ | 33 | {{#expr:12/33 round 2}} |
| 6
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|NLD}} Abdenasser El Khayati |style="text-align:left"| ADO Den Haag | 32 | 11 | {{#expr:11/32 round 2}} |
| 7
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|NLD}} Jens Toornstra |style="text-align:left"| Feyenoord | 32 | 10 | {{#expr:10/32 round 2}} |
| 8
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|MEX}} Hirving Lozano |style="text-align:left"| PSV Eindhoven | 29 | 9 | {{#expr:9/29 round 2}} |
| rowspan="3"| 9
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|MAR}} Zakaria Labyad |style="text-align:left"| Utrecht | 29 |rowspan="3"| 8 | {{#expr:8/29 round 2}} |
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Mason Mount
|style="text-align:left"| Vitesse | 29 | {{#expr:8/29 round 2}} |
| style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|NLD}} Steven Bergwijn
|style="text-align:left"| PSV Eindhoven | 32 | {{#expr:8/32 round 2}} |
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2018.
Source: [https://nos.nl/sport/voetbal/uitslagen/eredivisie/statistieken/ nos.nl] (reliable) {{in lang|nl}}, [https://www.soccerway.com/national/netherlands/eredivisie/20172018/regular-season/r42274/players Soccerway] (unreliable)
= Discipline =
- Most yellow cards: 11{{cite web |url=https://eredivisie.nl/nl-nl/Stats/Algemeen |title=Eredivisie Players General Statistics |work=eredivisie.nl |access-date=7 May 2018|language=nl}}
- Thomas Lam (Twente)
- Most red cards: 2
- Adil Auassar (Roda JC)
- Wilfried Kanon (ADO Den Haag)
- Hirving Lozano (PSV)
Awards
= Monthly awards =
Play-offs
= European competition =
Four teams will play for a spot in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.
{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=2
|3rdplace=no
|score-boxes = 2 + sum
||ADO Den Haag |2|1|Vitesse |5|2
||Heerenveen |4| 1|Utrecht (a) |3|2
}}
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.
{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=3
|final_RDs_excluded = 1
|RD1=First round |RD2=Second round |RD3=Third round |3rdplace=no
|skipmatch=1-2;4;6-8
|omit_blanks=yes
|score-boxes = 2 + sum
||FC Dordrecht (p) |1 |4 |Cambuur |4 |1
||MVV |1 |2 |Almere City |3 |3
||FC Dordrecht |1|2 |Sparta Rotterdam |2|2
||Almere City |0|2 |Roda JC |0|1
||Telstar|3|2 |De Graafschap |2|4
||Emmen* |0|3 |Sparta Rotterdam |0|1
||Almere City |1|1 |De Graafschap* |1|2
}}
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.
References
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