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.

Stadiums and locations

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	Alfons Groenendijk	Aaron Meijers	Erreà	Basic-Fit Fitness
Ajax	Erik ten Hag	Joël Veltman	Adidas	Ziggo
AZ	John van den Brom	Ron Vlaar	Under Armour	AFAS Software
Excelsior	Mitchell van der Gaag	Ryan Koolwijk	Quick	DSW Zorgverzekeraar
Feyenoord	Giovanni van Bronckhorst	Karim El Ahmadi	Adidas	Qurrent
Groningen	Ernest Faber	Sergio Padt	Puma	Essent
Heerenveen	Jurgen Streppel	Stijn Schaars	Jako	GroenLeven
Heracles	John Stegeman	Joey Pelupessy	Acerbis	Asito
NAC Breda	Stijn Vreven	Pablo Marí	Legea	CM Payments
PEC Zwolle	John van 't Schip	Bram van Polen	Craft	Molecaten
PSV	Phillip Cocu	Marco van Ginkel	Umbro	Energiedirect.nl
Roda JC	Robert Molenaar	Ard van Peppen	Masita	MASCOT Workwear
Sparta Rotterdam	Dick Advocaat	Michel Breuer	:nl:Robey\|Robey	Axidus
Twente	Marino Pusic	Stefan Thesker	Sondico	Pure Energie
Utrecht	Jean-Paul de Jong	Willem Janssen	Hummel	Zorg van de zaak
Vitesse	Edward Sturing	Guram Kashia	Macron	Truphone
VVV-Venlo	Maurice Steijn	Danny Post	Masita	Seacon Logistics
Willem II	Reinier Robbemond	Jordens Peters	Robey	Tricorp

Managerial changes

Standings

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round.

Results

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Games			avg.
1.	Alireza Jahanbakhsh	AZ	33	21	4
2.	Bjørn Maars Johnsen	ADO Den Haag	34	19	0
3.	Steven Berghuis	Feyenoord	31	18	0
3.	Wout Weghorst	AZ	31	18	2
5.	Hirving Lozano	PSV Eindhoven	29	17	0
6.	Fran Sol	Willem II	32	16	2
7.	Bryan Linssen	Vitesse	33	15	0
8.	Marco van Ginkel	PSV Eindhoven	28	14	9
8.	Tim Matavž	Vitesse	30	14	2
8.	David Neres	Ajax	32	14	0

Updated to match played on 6 May 2018.

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Assists

Rank	Player	Club	Games		avg.
1.	Hakim Ziyech	Ajax	34	15
2.	Brandley Kuwas	Heracles Almelo	30	13
3.	Steven Berghuis	Feyenoord	31	12
3.	David Neres	Ajax	32	12
3.	Alireza Jahanbakhsh	AZ	33	12
6.	Abdenasser El Khayati	ADO Den Haag	32	11
7.	Jens Toornstra	Feyenoord	32	10
8.	Hirving Lozano	PSV Eindhoven	29	9
9.	Zakaria Labyad	Utrecht	29	8
9.	Mason Mount	Vitesse	29	8
9.	Steven Bergwijn	PSV Eindhoven	32	8

Updated to match played on 6 May 2018.

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Discipline

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

Monthly awards

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.