2017–18 Eredivisie

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. On 15 April 2018, PSV became champions for the 24th time after defeating their closest rival Ajax 3–0 at the Philips Stadion.

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 and the 2016–17 Eerste Divisie champions.

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.

Team

Manager

Captain

Kit manufacturer

Shirt sponsor

ADO Den Haag

Standings

Results

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank

Player

Club

Games

Goals

Penalties

Average

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Assists

Rank

Player

Club

Games

Assists

Average

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Discipline

Most yellow cards: 11
*Thomas Lam
Most red cards: 2
*Adil Auassar
*Wilfried Kanon
*Hirving Lozano

Play-offs

European competition

Four teams will play for a spot in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.
Key: '* = Play-off winners, ' = Wins because of away goals rule, ' = Wins after extra time in second leg, ' = 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.
Key: '* = Play-off winners, ' = Wins because of away goals rule, ' = Wins after extra time in second leg, ' = Wins after penalty shoot-out.

Attendances

Source:

No.	Club	Average	Change	Highest
1	AFC Ajax	50,956	2,7%	53,320
2	Feyenoord	45,588	-4,0%	47,500
3	PSV	33,289	-1,3%	35,000
4	FC Twente	25,059	-1,4%	29,300
5	sc Heerenveen	20,379	-8,1%	25,600
6	FC Utrecht	18,971	3,8%	22,111
7	FC Groningen	18,613	-4,8%	22,568
8	NAC Breda	18,404	38,6%	18,969
9	SBV Vitesse	16,099	2,5%	19,876
10	AZ	14,797	-0,4%	17,002
11	PEC Zwolle	13,049	1,0%	13,250
12	Roda JC	12,613	-9,0%	15,383
13	Willem II	12,421	0,0%	14,400
14	ADO Den Haag	11,537	1,7%	14,031
15	Heracles Almelo	10,580	-4,8%	12,080
16	Sparta Rotterdam	10,150	-1,1%	10,606
17	VVV-Venlo	6,805	32,1%	8,000
18	SBV Excelsior	4,160	2,2%	4,400