1986–87 Eredivisie
The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1986–87 season was contested by 18 teams. PSV Eindhoven won the championship. At the beginning of the season, AZ '67 from Alkmaar changed their name to AZ.
Play-offs
This year, play-offs were held for one UEFA-Cup-ticket.Attendances
Source:| No. | Club | Average | Change | Highest |
| 1 | PSV | 19,618 | 6,8% | 27,500 |
| 2 | Feyenoord | 13,583 | -2,7% | 52,000 |
| 3 | AFC Ajax | 12,882 | -12,4% | 40,000 |
| 4 | FC Groningen | 8,972 | -15,2% | 18,000 |
| 5 | FC Den Haag | 8,154 | -4,6% | 25,000 |
| 6 | VVV | 7,600 | 7,4% | 17,000 |
| 7 | Roda JC | 6,971 | 26,6% | 12,000 |
| 8 | FC Twente | 6,568 | 4,8% | 13,000 |
| 9 | FC Utrecht | 5,647 | -18,4% | 17,000 |
| 10 | Fortuna Sittard | 5,557 | -20,4% | 10,700 |
| 11 | FC Den Bosch | 5,544 | -12,2% | 22,000 |
| 12 | PEC Zwolle | 5,118 | 53,3% | 13,000 |
| 13 | SC Veendam | 4,859 | 37,8% | 10,500 |
| 14 | Sparta | 4,353 | 17,9% | 12,000 |
| 15 | Go Ahead Eagles | 3,612 | -26,0% | 9,000 |
| 16 | AZ | 3,321 | 1,5% | 10,000 |
| 17 | HFC Haarlem | 3,068 | 1,5% | 10,000 |
| 18 | Excelsior | 2,493 | -28,4% | 8,500 |