The 2016–17 Eredivisie season was the 61st season of the top-tier Dutch League Eredivisie since its establishment in 1956. The fixtures for this season were announced on 14 June 2016. PSV were the defending champions after winning the title for a record 23rd time.
At the end of the season, Feyenoord became the title-holders for a record 15th time and the first since the 1998–99 season.
Teams A total of 18 teams took part in the league: The best fifteen teams from the 2015–16 season, two promotion/relegation playoff winners and the 2015–16 Eerste Divisie champions.
Sparta Rotterdam, the champion of the 2015–16 Eerste Divisie, returned to the Eredivisie after spending six seasons in the Eerste Divisie, whereas play-off winner Go Ahead Eagles returned to the Eredivisie after just one season. They replaced relegated teams Cambuur and De Graafschap.
As a result of financial maladministration, the KNVB had originally taken FC Twente's license, causing them to relegate to the 2016-17 Eerste Divisie. However, FC Twente successfully appealed this decision and was therefore allowed to stay in the league.
Club Location Venue CapacityADO Den Haag The Hague Kyocera Stadion 15,000Ajax Amsterdam Amsterdam ArenA 53,490AZ Alkmaar AFAS Stadion 17,023Excelsior Rotterdam Stadion Woudestein 4,400FeyenoordRotterdam De Kuip 51,177Go Ahead EaglesDeventerAdelaarshorst 10,400Groningen Groningen Noordlease Stadion 22,550Heerenveen Heerenveen Abe Lenstra Stadion 26,100Heracles Almelo Almelo Polman Stadion 13,500NEC Nijmegen Stadion de Goffert 12,500PEC Zwolle Zwolle MAC³PARK Stadion 13,250PSV Eindhoven Philips Stadion 36,500Roda JC Kerkrade Parkstad Limburg Stadion 19,979Sparta RotterdamRotterdamHet Kasteel 11,026Twente Enschede De Grolsch Veste 30,205Utrecht Utrecht Stadion Galgenwaard 23,750Vitesse Arnhem GelreDome 25,500Willem II Tilburg Koning Willem II Stadion 14,500
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 Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorADO Den Haag Alfons Groenendijk Erreà Basic-Fit FitnessAjax Peter Bosz Adidas ZiggoAZ John van den Brom Under Armour AFAS SoftwareExcelsior Mitchell van der Gaag Quick DSW ZorgverzekeraarFeyenoord Giovanni van Bronckhorst Adidas OpelGo Ahead Eagles Robert Maaskant Hummel Drukwerkdeal.nlGroningen Ernest Faber Robey EssentHeerenveen Jurgen Streppel Jako GroenLevenHeracles John Stegeman Acerbis AsitoNEC Ron de Groot Patrick EnergieFlexPEC Zwolle Ron Jans Robey MolecatenPSV Phillip Cocu Umbro Energiedirect.nlRoda JC Giannis Anastasiou Robey KLG EuropeSparta Rotterdam Alex Pastoor Robey AxidusTwente René Hake Sondico Pure EnergieUtrecht Erik ten Hag Hummel Zorg van de zaakVitesse Henk Fraser Macron TruphoneWillem II Erwin van de Looi Robey Tricorp
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment Groningen End of contract 1 July 2016 Pre-season 1 July 2016 NEC Signed by Groningen 1 July 2016 1 July 2016 Heerenveen End of contract 1 July 2016 1 July 2016 Willem II Signed by Heerenveen 1 July 2016 1 July 2016 Vitesse Resigned 1 July 2016 1 July 2016 Roda JC Sacked 1 July 2016 1 July 2016 Ajax Resigned 1 July 2016 1 July 2016 Excelsior Mutual consent 1 July 2016 1 July 2016 ADO Den Haag Signed by Vitesse 1 July 2016 1 July 2016 ADO Den Haag Mutual consent 7 February 2017 16th 8 February 2017 Go Ahead Eagles Sacked 22 March 2017 18th 25 March 2017 NEC Sacked 24 April 2017 17th 25 April 2017 Roda JC Sacked 23 May 2017 17th 23 May 2017
Standings
Results
Season statistics Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Nicolai JørgensenFeyenoord212 Reza GhoochannejhadHeerenveen20 Ricky van WolfswinkelVitesse4 Samuel ArmenterosHeracles195 Enes ÜnalTwente186 Mimoun MahiGroningen177 Kasper DolbergAjax168 Davy KlaassenAjax14 Jens ToornstraFeyenoord10 Sébastien HallerUtrecht13 Wout WeghorstAZ
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Feyenoord Groningen 5–0 Twente Groningen 4–3 Ajax NEC 5–0 Heerenveen PSV 3–4 Feyenoord AZ 5–2 Feyenoord Go Ahead Eagles 8–0 Vitesse Heerenveen 4–2 Feyenoord Heracles 3–1
Assists
RankPlayerClubAssists1 Hakim ZiyechTwente / Ajax122 Nicolai JørgensenFeyenoord11 Sam LarssonHeerenveen4 Milot RashicaVitesse10 Andrés GuardadoPSV6 Davy KlaassenAjax9 Jens ToornstraFeyenoord
Clean sheets RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Brad JonesFeyenoord172 André OnanaAjax153 Jeroen ZoetPSV144 David JensenUtrecht10 Kostas LamprouWillem II
Discipline Player Most yellow cards: 10 Denzel Dumfries (Sparta) Danny Holla (PEC Zwolle) Most red cards: 3 Juninho Bacuna (Groningen)
Play-offs European competition Four teams played for a spot in the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.
Key: * = Play-off winners, (a) = Wins because of away goals rule, (e) = Wins after extra time in second leg, (p) = Wins after penalty shoot-out.
Promotion/relegation play-offs Ten teams, two (NEC and Roda JC, as 16th- and 17th-placed teams) from the Eredivisie and eight from the Eerste Divisie, played for two spots in the 2017–18 Eredivisie, the remaining eight teams play in the 2017–18 Eerste Divisie.
Key: * = Play-off winners, (a) = Wins because of away goals rule, (e) = Wins after extra time in second leg, (p) = Wins after penalty shoot-out. Awards Annual awards
Annual awards Award Winner Club Gouden Schoen Karim El Ahmadi Feyenoord Johan Cruyff Prize – Talent of the Year Kasper Dolberg Ajax Eredivisie Top Scorer Nicolai Jørgensen Feyenoord
Team of the Season Goalkeeper Brad Jones(Feyenoord) Defenders Rick Karsdorp(Feyenoord) Eric Botteghin(Feyenoord) Davinson Sánchez(Ajax) Joël Veltman(Ajax) Midfielders Lasse Schöne(Ajax) Karim El Ahmadi(Feyenoord) Jens Toornstra(Feyenoord) Davy Klaassen(Ajax) Forwards Sam Larsson(Heerenveen) Nicolai Jørgensen(Feyenoord)
Attendances
Ajax drew the highest average home attendance in the 2016-17 edition of the Eredivisie.
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