The 2016-17 Eredivisie season was the 61st season of the top-tier Dutch League Eredivisie since its establishment in 1956. The fixtures for this season were announced on 14 June 2016.
Video 2016-17 Eredivisie
Teams
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.
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.
Managerial changes
Maps 2016-17 Eredivisie
League table
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round.
Source:
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
Hat-tricks
Assists
Clean sheets
Discipline
Player
- Most yellow cards: 10
- Denzel Dumfries (Sparta)
- Danny Holla (PEC Zwolle)
- Most red cards: 3
- Juninho Bacuna (Groningen)
Play-offs
European competition
Four teams played for a spot in the 2017-18 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.
Promotion/relegation play-offs
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.
References
External links
- Official website (in Dutch)
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