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2017–18 in Dutch football

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The 2017–18 season was the 129th season of competitive football in the Netherlands.

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Promotion and relegation

League season

Eredivisie

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 PSV Eindhoven (C) 34 26 5 3 87 39 +48 83 Qualification to Champions League play-off round
2 Ajax 34 25 4 5 89 33 +56 79 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
3 AZ 34 22 5 7 72 38 +34 71 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
4 Feyenoord 34 20 6 8 76 39 +37 66 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[a]
5 Utrecht 34 14 12 8 58 53 +5 54 Qualification to European competition play-offs[b]
6 Vitesse (O) 34 13 10 11 63 47 +16 49
7 ADO Den Haag 34 13 8 13 45 53 −8 47
8 Heerenveen 34 12 10 12 48 53 −5 46
9 PEC Zwolle 34 12 8 14 42 54 −12 44
10 Heracles Almelo 34 11 9 14 50 64 −14 42
11 Excelsior 34 11 7 16 41 56 −15 40
12 Groningen 34 8 14 12 50 50 0 38
13 Willem II 34 10 7 17 50 63 −13 37
14 NAC Breda 34 9 7 18 41 57 −16 34
15 VVV-Venlo 34 7 13 14 35 54 −19 34
16 Roda JC Kerkrade (R) 34 8 6 20 42 69 −27 30 Qualification for the Relegation play-offs[c]
17 Sparta Rotterdam (R) 34 7 6 21 34 75 −41 27
18 Twente[d] (R) 34 5 9 20 37 63 −26 24 Relegation to Eerste Divisie
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Source: eredivisie.nl
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)[2]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Ten teams, two from the Eredivisie and eight from the Eerste Divisie, play for two spots in the 2018–19 Eredivisie. The remaining eight teams play in the 2018–19 Eerste Divisie.
  2. Twente We're put at the bottom of the league at the start of the season and were excluded from European football for 3 years on 15 December 2015.[1]

Eerste divisie

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Jong Ajax[a] (C) 38 25 4 9 89 54 +35 79
2 Fortuna Sittard[b] (P) 38 24 6 8 81 41 +40 78 Promotion to the Eredivisie
3 NEC[c] 38 22 8 8 82 46 +36 74 Qualification to promotion play-offs Second round
4 De Graafschap (O, P) 38 18 11 9 78 47 +31 65
5 Jong PSV[a] 38 19 7 12 76 54 +22 64
6 Telstar 38 16 13 9 66 63 +3 61 Qualification to promotion play-offs Second round
7 Emmen (O, P) 38 14 16 8 58 50 +8 58
8 Cambuur 38 16 10 12 58 53 +5 58 Qualification to promotion play-offs First round
9 Almere City 38 15 7 16 70 76 −6 52
10 MVV 38 14 8 16 57 56 +1 50
11 Den Bosch 38 12 11 15 59 55 +4 47
12 Eindhoven 38 14 5 19 61 83 −22 47
13 Dordrecht[d] 38 14 5 19 57 81 −24 47 Qualification to promotion play-offs First round
14 Volendam 38 13 7 18 59 67 −8 46
15 Oss 38 12 10 16 53 65 −12 46
16 Jong AZ[a] 38 14 4 20 57 70 −13 46
17 Go Ahead Eagles 38 9 10 19 48 68 −20 37
18 RKC Waalwijk 38 8 13 17 37 61 −24 37
19 Helmond Sport 38 9 9 20 50 67 −17 36
20 Jong FC Utrecht[a] (R) 38 7 6 25 37 76 −39 27 Relegation to the Tweede Divisie
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Source: Soccerway, Jupiler League (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order. End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation, international competitions and play-offs qualification, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off) [3]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Reserves teams aren't eligible to be promoted to the Eredivisie.
  2. Winner of the Second and Fourth Period (games 12-20 and 30-38).
  3. Winner of the First Period (games 3-11).
  4. Winner of the Third Period (games 21-29).

Tweede Divisie

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Katwijk (C) 34 23 3 8 67 33 +34 72 Champion
2 Kozakken Boys 34 21 7 6 74 34 +40 70
3 HHC 34 18 5 11 77 56 +21 59
4 Barendrecht 34 18 5 11 64 57 +7 59
5 Rijnsburgse Boys 34 17 5 12 60 63 −3 56
6 GVVV 34 16 6 12 54 44 +10 54
7 Excelsior Maassluis 34 13 12 9 43 30 +13 51
8 VVSB 34 14 9 11 47 54 −7 51
9 IJsselmeervogels 34 13 10 11 59 45 +14 49
10 Koninklijke HFC 34 13 9 12 55 46 +9 48
11 Jong Sparta 34 12 7 15 72 64 +8 43
12 AFC 34 12 7 15 45 56 −11 43
13 De Treffers 34 11 8 15 51 55 −4 41
14 Lienden 34 12 5 17 52 67 −15 41
15 Lisse (R) 34 12 4 18 48 57 −9 40 Qualification to relegation play-offs
16 TEC (R) 34 11 5 18 53 66 −13 38
17 ASV De Dijk (R) 34 10 0 24 50 85 −35 30 Relegation to Derde Divisie
18 Achilles '29[a] (R) 34 5 3 26 41 100 −59 12
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Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. On 24 January 2018 Achilles '29 were deducted one point for not having their budget for the 2017/2018 season in order.[4] On 16 March 2018 they were deducted another 3 points for failing to pay employees, 1 point for failing to pay the Tax and Customs Administration and another point for owing money to another club.[5]

Derde Divisie

Saturday League

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 SV Spakenburg (C, P) 34 22 5 7 68 32 +36 71 Promotion to Tweede Divisie
2 Scheveningen[a] (O, P) 34 20 5 9 68 44 +24 65 Qualification to promotion play-offs
3 DVS '33 34 19 5 10 74 37 +37 62
4 Jong Almere City[b] (O, P) 34 18 7 9 73 54 +19 61 Qualification to promotion play-offs
5 Jong Groningen 34 17 7 10 72 34 +38 58
6 Quick Boys 34 18 4 12 63 45 +18 58
7 Jong Volendam[c] 34 18 2 14 60 48 +12 56 Qualification to promotion play-offs
8 ODIN '59 34 14 7 13 56 51 +5 49
9 DOVO 34 13 10 11 54 52 +2 49
10 Jong Twente 34 14 6 14 52 45 +7 48
11 ASWH 34 12 11 11 52 51 +1 47
12 Harkemase Boys 34 14 4 16 55 56 −1 46
13 VVOG 34 11 9 14 36 51 −15 42
14 ONS Sneek 34 10 7 17 62 88 −26 37
15 Capelle (R) 34 9 8 17 44 57 −13 35 Qualification to relegation play-offs
16 VV Spijkenisse (R) 34 7 12 15 56 83 −27 33
17 ACV (R) 34 9 5 20 57 83 −26 32 Relegation to Hoofdklasse
18 Magreb '90[d] (R) 34 2 4 28 31 122 −91 3
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Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Winner of the Second Period (games 13-23).
  2. Winner of the First Period (games 1-12).
  3. Winner of the Third Period (games 24-34).
  4. Magreb '90 were deducted three points for no certified youth training and not having three registered contracted players. They were deducted an additional point for still not meeting the same criteria on February 8, 2018. On top on that they were deducted three more points for not meeting the criteria regarding the annual financial report.[6][7][8]

Sunday League

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Jong Vitesse[a] (C, P) 34 23 6 5 96 36 +60 75 Promotion to Tweede Divisie
2 UNA[b] 34 22 5 7 74 38 +36 71 Qualification to promotion play-offs
3 Quick (H)[c] 34 18 9 7 74 58 +16 63
4 Dongen 34 17 4 13 61 65 −4 55
5 Westlandia 34 17 3 14 77 74 +3 54
6 OFC[d] 34 14 11 9 64 47 +17 52
7 ADO '20 34 14 10 10 76 70 +6 52
8 JVC Cuijk[e] 34 15 5 14 60 58 +2 50 Qualification to promotion play-offs
9 USV Hercules 34 14 7 13 63 59 +4 49
10 Blauw Geel '38 34 14 5 15 60 62 −2 47
11 OJC Rosmalen 34 14 5 15 52 61 −9 47
12 HBS Craeyenhout 34 11 7 16 43 43 0 40
13 EVV 34 11 6 17 32 48 −16 39
14 HSC '21 34 11 5 18 44 57 −13 38
15 Quick '20 (O) 34 11 5 18 52 67 −15 38 Qualification to relegation play-offs
16 Be Quick 1887 (R) 34 9 6 19 61 85 −24 33
17 Jong De Graafschap (R) 34 8 8 18 48 61 −13 32 Relegation to Hoofdklasse
18 De Meern (R) 34 6 7 21 28 76 −48 25
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Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Winner of the Third Period (games 24-34).
  2. Winner of the First Period (games 1-12).
  3. Substitute winner of the Third Period (games 24-34).
  4. OFC were deducted one point for not supplying the annual report in time.[9]
  5. Winner of the Second Period (games 13-23).

Hoofdklasse

Saturday A League

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Noordwijk[a] (C, P) 30 22 3 5 89 33 +56 69 Promotion to 2018–19 Derde Divisie Saturday
2 Ter Leede[b] 30 20 2 8 70 43 +27 62 Qualification for 2018–19 Derde Divisie play-offs
3 SteDoCo[c] (O, P) 30 17 9 4 61 32 +29 60
4 Hoek[d] (O, P) 30 16 7 7 63 41 +22 55
5 Achilles Veen 30 16 6 8 48 34 +14 54
6 Rijnvogels 30 12 8 10 47 41 +6 44
7 's-Gravenzande 30 13 4 13 69 61 +8 43
8 Jodan Boys 30 12 6 12 53 46 +7 42
9 Zwaluwen 30 10 10 10 49 54 −5 40
10 Swift 30 10 7 13 40 54 −14 37
11 Smitshoek 30 9 7 14 47 59 −12 34
12 Nootdorp 30 10 2 18 35 67 −32 32
13 AFC (R) 30 8 6 16 56 69 −13 30 Qualification to relegation play-offs
14 Rijsoord (R) 30 7 8 15 33 57 −24 29
15 RVVH (R) 30 6 6 18 24 55 −31 24 Relegation to 2018–19 Eerste Klasse
16 Argon (R) 30 4 5 21 32 70 −38 17
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Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Winner of the First Period (games 1-10).
  2. Winner of the Second Period (games 11-20).
  3. Winner of the Third Period (games 21-30).
  4. Substitute winner of the First Period (games 1-10).

Saturday B League

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Eemdijk[a] (C, P) 30 17 7 6 63 33 +30 58 Promotion to 2018–19 Derde Divisie Saturday
2 Berkum[b] 30 17 5 8 52 36 +16 56 Qualification for 2018–19 Derde Divisie play-offs
3 Genemuiden 30 16 6 8 74 45 +29 54
4 Ajax (amateurs)[c] (O, P) 30 16 6 8 69 45 +24 54 Qualification for 2018–19 Derde Divisie play-offs
5 Staphorst 30 12 10 8 55 44 +11 46
6 Urk 30 13 4 13 47 44 +3 43
7 AZSV 30 11 9 10 38 39 −1 42
8 DFS 30 10 11 9 47 43 +4 41
9 Excelsior '31[d] 30 12 5 13 40 45 −5 41 Qualification for 2018–19 Derde Divisie play-offs
10 SDC Putten 30 11 8 11 40 50 −10 41
11 Sparta Nijkerk 30 10 10 10 47 37 +10 40
12 CSV Apeldoorn 30 10 6 14 51 61 −10 36
13 HZVV (R) 30 8 8 14 37 54 −17 32 Qualification to relegation play-offs
14 Huizen (R) 30 6 8 16 47 65 −18 26
15 Zuidvogels (R) 30 6 8 16 40 70 −30 26 Relegation to 2018–19 Eerste Klasse
16 NSC (R) 30 7 5 18 46 82 −36 26
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Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Winner of the Second Period (games 11-20).
  2. Substitute winner of the Second Period (games 11-20).
  3. Winner of the Third Period (games 21-30).
  4. Winner of the First Period (games 1-10).

Sunday A League

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 SJC[a] (C, P) 30 18 8 4 75 37 +38 62 Promotion to 2018–19 Derde Divisie Sunday
2 Achilles 1894[b] 30 16 8 6 73 34 +39 56 Qualification for 2018–19 Derde Divisie play-offs
3 Silvolde[c] 30 15 10 5 69 35 +34 55
4 Leonidas 30 15 6 9 65 53 +12 51
5 Purmersteijn 30 14 6 10 57 47 +10 48
6 Hollandia[d] 30 14 5 11 65 48 +17 47 Qualification for 2018–19 Derde Divisie play-offs
7 Alphense Boys 30 13 8 9 54 49 +5 47
8 SDO 30 13 5 12 60 50 +10 44
9 RKAVV 30 11 8 11 55 51 +4 41
10 MSC 30 12 5 13 60 77 −17 41
11 De Bataven 30 9 8 13 42 48 −6 35
12 RKHVV 30 10 5 15 50 63 −13 35
13 Sneek Wit Zwart (R) 30 9 6 15 37 49 −12 33 Qualification to relegation play-offs
14 DHC Delft (R) 30 8 6 16 47 73 −26 30
15 VV Heerenveen (R) 30 6 6 18 34 72 −38 24 Relegation to 2018–19 Eerste Klasse
16 Jong Achilles '29 (R) 30 4 6 20 45 102 −57 18
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Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Winner of the First Period (games 1-10).
  2. Winner of the Third Period (games 21-30).
  3. Substitute winner of the First Period (games 1-10).
  4. Winner of the Second Period (games 11-20).

Sunday B League

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 OSS '20[a] (C, P) 30 18 10 2 73 30 +43 64 Promotion to 2018–19 Derde Divisie Sunday
2 GOES[b] (O, P) 30 18 4 8 66 41 +25 58 Qualification for 2018–19 Derde Divisie play-offs
3 Halsteren[c] 30 17 4 9 48 31 +17 55
4 Jong Den Bosch 30 14 7 9 63 44 +19 49
5 UDI '19 30 13 8 9 60 50 +10 47
6 Gemert[d] 30 14 3 13 63 49 +14 45 Qualification for 2018–19 Derde Divisie play-offs
7 Meerssen 30 14 3 13 56 46 +10 45
8 IFC 30 11 9 10 45 53 −8 42
9 Nuenen 30 12 5 13 49 62 −13 41
10 Vlissingen 30 11 6 13 44 39 +5 39
11 Groene Ster 30 11 6 13 45 51 −6 39
12 Baronie 30 9 9 12 42 41 +1 36
13 Juliana '31 (R) 30 10 3 17 39 61 −22 33 Qualification to relegation play-offs
14 BVC '12 (R) 30 8 6 16 43 63 −20 30
15 EHC (R) 30 8 5 17 41 72 −31 29 Relegation to 2018–19 Eerste Klasse
16 Woezik (R) 30 7 2 21 37 81 −44 23
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Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Winner of the Second Period (games 11-20).
  2. Winner of the Third Period (games 21-30).
  3. Substitute winner of the Second Period (games 11-20).
  4. Winner of the First Period (games 1-10).

Eerste Klasse

Eredivisie (women)

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Twente 16 12 3 1 46 11 +35 39 Qualification to Championship play-off
2 Ajax 16 10 5 1 32 14 +18 35
3 PEC Zwolle 16 7 3 6 34 26 +8 24
4 Heerenveen 16 7 3 6 28 26 +2 24
5 PSV 16 6 4 6 30 18 +12 22
6 ADO Den Haag 16 6 4 6 24 25 −1 22 Qualification to Placement play-off
7 Alkmaar 16 6 2 8 28 32 −4 20
8 Achilles '29 16 4 4 8 17 38 −21 16
9 Excelsior/Barendrecht 16 0 0 16 7 56 −49 0
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Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Points; 2) Less loss points; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off) [10]

Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
PEC ZwolleNetherlands Ron JansEnd of contract1 July 2017[11]Pre-seasonNetherlands John van 't Schip1 July 2017[12]
Roda JCNetherlands Rick PlumEnd of interim spell1 July 2017[13]Netherlands Robert Molenaar1 July 2017[13]
AjaxNetherlands Peter BoszSigned by Borussia Dortmund1 July 2017[14]Netherlands Marcel Keizer1 July 2017
TwenteNetherlands René HakeSacked18 October 2017 [15]15thNetherlands Gertjan Verbeek30 October 2017[16]
Sparta RotterdamNetherlands Alex PastoorSacked17 December 2017 [17]17thNetherlands Dick Advocaat25 December 2017[18]
AjaxNetherlands Marcel KeizerSacked21 December 2017[19]2ndNetherlands Erik ten Hag1 January 2018
FC UtrechtNetherlands Erik ten HagSigned by Ajax1 January 2018[20]6thNetherlands Jean-Paul de Jong4 January 2018
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KNVB Cup

National teams

Netherlands national football team

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 10 7 2 1 18 6 +12 23 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — 2–1 4–0 4–1 0–0 2–1
2  Sweden 10 6 1 3 26 9 +17 19 Advance to second round 2–1 — 1–1 3–0 8–0 4–0
3  Netherlands 10 6 1 3 21 12 +9 19 0–1 2–0 — 3–1 5–0 4–1
4  Bulgaria 10 4 1 5 14 19 −5 13 0–1 3–2 2–0 — 4–3 1–0
5  Luxembourg 10 1 3 6 8 26 −18 6 1–3 0–1 1–3 1–1 — 1–0
6  Belarus 10 1 2 7 6 21 −15 5 0–0 0–4 1–3 2–1 1–1 —
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Source: FIFA
31 August 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Q France  4–0  Netherlands Saint-Denis, France
20:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Griezmann 14'
Lemar 73', 88'
Mbappé 90+1'
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)[dead link]
Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 79,551
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
7 October 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Q Belarus  1–3  Netherlands Barysaw, Belarus
20:45
(21:45 UTC+3)
Valadzko 55' Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)[dead link]
Stadium: Borisov Arena
Attendance: 6,850
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
9 November 2017 Friendly Scotland  0–1  Netherlands Aberdeen, Scotland
19:45
(20:45 UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 17,883
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
14 November 2017 (2017-11-14) Friendly Romania  0–3  Netherlands Bucharest, Romania
19:00 Report
Stadium: Arena Națională
Referee: Christos Nikolaidis (Cyprus)

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