2017–18 Eerste Divisie


The 2017–18 Eerste Divisie, known as Jupiler League for sponsorship reasons, was the sixty-second season of Eerste Divisie since its establishment in 1955. It began in August 2017 with the first matches of the season and ended in May 2018 with the returns of the finals of the promotion/relegation play-offs, involving also the 16th- and 17th-placed teams from the 2017–18 Eredivisie.
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Teams

A total of 20 teams took part in the league. 2016–17 Eerste Divisie champions VVV-Venlo gained promotion to the Eredivisie, and was replaced by Go Ahead Eagles, who finished bottom in the 2016–17 Eredivisie. NAC won the post-season playoff, and were replaced by NEC. Also, Achilles '29 were relegated and replaced by Tweede Divisie champions Jong AZ who became the fifth reserve side to feature in the second tier of Dutch football.
At an extraordinary KNVB federation meeting on 2 October 2017, representatives of amateur and professional football reached an agreement about the route to be taken to renew the football pyramid. Part of the agreement was that no promotion/relegation would take place between the Eerste and Tweede Divisie this season.
ClubLocationVenueCapacity
Jong AjaxAmsterdamSportpark De Toekomst4,000
Almere CityAlmereYanmar Stadion3,000
Jong AZAlkmaarAZ's Trainingcomplex1,500
CambuurLeeuwardenCambuur Stadion10,500
De GraafschapDoetinchemDe Vijverberg12,600
Den Bosch's-HertogenboschDe Vliert9,000
DordrechtDordrechtGN Bouw Stadion4,088
FC EindhovenEindhovenJan Louwers Stadion4,600
EmmenEmmenDe JENS Vesting8,600
Fortuna SittardSittardFortuna Sittard Stadion10,300
Go Ahead EaglesDeventerAdelaarshorst10,400
Helmond SportHelmondLavans Stadion4,100
MVVMaastrichtDe Geusselt10,000
NECNijmegenStadion de Goffert12,500
OssOssFrans Heesenstadion4,700
Jong PSVEindhovenDe Herdgang2,500
RKC WaalwijkWaalwijkMandemakers Stadion7,508
TelstarVelsenRabobank IJmond Stadion3,625
Jong FC UtrechtUtrechtvariableunknown
VolendamVolendamKras Stadion6,260

Standings


Period tables

Period 1


Period 2


Period 3


Period 4


Results


Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGamesavg.
1.#expr: 30/31 round 2

Assists

RankPlayerClubGamesavg.
1.#expr: 16/28 round 20

Promotion/relegation play-offs

Ten teams, two from the Eredivisie and eight from the Eerste Divisie, played for two spots in the 2018–19 Eredivisie, the remaining eight teams playing in the 2018–19 Eerste Divisie.
Key: '* = Play-off winners, ' = Wins because of away goals rule, ' = Wins after extra time in second leg, ' = Wins after penalty shoot-out.

Attendances

Source:
RankClubAverage% ChangeHighest
1NEC9,636-15.2%11,402
2De Graafschap8,387-1.6%11,228
3SC Cambuur7,286-3.0%8,233
4Go Ahead Eagles6,901-26.4%9,180
5MVV Maastricht4,8574.7%8,152
6Fortuna Sittard4,851164.2%11,787
7FC Emmen3,24810.7%4,766
8FC Volendam3,153-23.5%4,396
9FC Den Bosch2,7901.4%3,586
10SC Telstar2,48132.1%3,223
11FC Eindhoven2,262-16.1%3,356
12RKC Waalwijk2,143-3.2%3,246
13TOP Oss1,991-4.9%3,341
14Helmond Sport1,719-8.1%2,891
15Almere City1,661-5.6%2,629
16FC Dordrecht1,5430.9%3,148
17Jong Ajax9624.6%2,000
18Jong FC Utrecht683-18.4%2,547
19Jong AZ66460.4%2,471
20Jong PSV6447.7%2,278