The 2017–18 Eerste Divisie, known as Jupiler League for sponsorship reasons, was the sixty-second season of Eerste Divisie since its establishment in 1955. It began in August 2017 with the first matches of the season and ended in May 2018 with the returns of the finals of the promotion/relegation play-offs, involving also the 16th- and 17th-placed teams from the 2017–18 Eredivisie.
Teams A total of 20 teams took part in the league. 2016–17 Eerste Divisie champions VVV-Venlo gained promotion to the Eredivisie, and was replaced by Go Ahead Eagles, who finished bottom in the 2016–17 Eredivisie. NAC won the post-season playoff, and were replaced by NEC. Also, Achilles '29 were relegated and replaced by Tweede Divisie champions Jong AZ who became the fifth reserve side to feature in the second tier of Dutch football.
At an extraordinary KNVB federation meeting on 2 October 2017, representatives of amateur and professional football reached an agreement about the route to be taken to renew the football pyramid. Part of the agreement was that no promotion/relegation would take place between the Eerste and Tweede Divisie this season.
Club Location Venue CapacityJong AjaxAmsterdamSportpark De Toekomst4,000Almere CityAlmereYanmar Stadion3,000Jong AZ Alkmaar AZ's Trainingcomplex1,500Cambuur Leeuwarden Cambuur Stadion10,500De GraafschapDoetinchemDe Vijverberg12,600Den Bosch's-HertogenboschDe Vliert9,000DordrechtDordrechtGN Bouw Stadion 4,088FC EindhovenEindhovenJan Louwers Stadion4,600EmmenEmmenDe JENS Vesting8,600Fortuna SittardSittardFortuna Sittard Stadion10,300Go Ahead EaglesDeventerAdelaarshorst10,400Helmond SportHelmondLavans Stadion4,100MVVMaastrichtDe Geusselt10,000NEC Nijmegen Stadion de Goffert12,500OssOssFrans Heesenstadion4,700Jong PSVEindhovenDe Herdgang2,500RKC Waalwijk Waalwijk Mandemakers Stadion7,508TelstarVelsenRabobank IJmond Stadion3,625Jong FC UtrechtUtrechtvariableunknownVolendamVolendamKras Stadion6,260
Personnel and kits Club Manager Kit manufacturer Sponsors Jong Ajax Michael Reiziger Adidas Ziggo Almere City Jack de Gier Adidas Van Wijnen Jong AZ Martin Haar Under Armour AFAS Cambuur Marinus Dijkhuizen Nike Bouwgroep Dijkstra Draisma De Graafschap Henk de Jong Nike flexfactory Den Bosch Wil Boessen Macron Van Wanrooij Dordrecht Gérard de Nooijer Macron Riwal Hoogwerkers Eindhoven Wilfred van Leeuwen Joma VDL Groep Emmen Dick Lukkien Q&S Gartendeco Fortuna Sittard Cláudio Braga (caretaker) Givova Go Ahead Eagles Leon Vlemmings Hummel Drukwerkdeal Helmond Sport Roy Hendriksen Hummel Vescom MVV Masita Drink Water NEC Pepijn Lijnders Legea Ouwehands Dierenpark Oss Klaas Wels Erima NGSN Jong PSV Umbro Philips RKC Waalwijk Hummel Telstar Mike Snoei Hummel MPM Oil Jong FC Utrecht Hummel Zorg van de Zaak Volendam Jako HSB
Standings
Period tables Period 1
Period 2
Period 3
Period 4
Results
Season statistics Top scorers
Rank Player Club Games avg. 1. Mart Lieder Eindhoven 31 30 5 2. Andrija Novakovich Telstar 35 19 3 3. Mateo Cassierra Jong Ajax 29 18 2 Jonathan Okita MVV 36 0 5. Cas Peters Emmen 38 17 6 6. Sam Hendriks Go Ahead Eagles 34 16 1 Arsenio Valpoort Almere City 34 1 Daryl van Mieghem De Graafschap 38 0 9. Anass Achahbar NEC 25 15 1 Enzo Stroo Volendam 33 0 Fatih Kamaçi Oss 35 3 Lisandro Semedo Fortuna Sittard 37 5 Niek Vossebelt Den Bosch 37 7 Denis Mahmudov Dordrecht 38 4 Source: soccerway, Jupiler League
Hat-tricks(+) Rnd Player Club Goals Date Home Score Away 3 Mo Hamdaoui Telstar Telstar 3 – 3 Oss 7 André Vidigal Fortuna Sittard Telstar 0 – 6 Fortuna Sittard 7 Niek Vossebelt Den Bosch Den Bosch 5 – 0 Jong PSV 13 Mart Lieder Eindhoven Eindhoven 3 – 2 MVV 16 Steeven Langil NEC NEC 6 – 0 Dordrecht 19 Anass Achahbar NEC Jong AZ 2 – 7 NEC 19 Finn Stokkers Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard 3 – 1 Jong FC Utrecht 19 Mateo Cassierra Jong Ajax Jong Ajax 7 – 0 Volendam 19 Tom Overtoom Almere City Almere City 5 – 1 Eindhoven 20 Anass Achahbar NEC NEC 5 – 1 Go Ahead Eagles 22 Dani de Wit Jong Ajax RKC Waalwijk 2 – 4 Jong Ajax 23 Mark Diemers De Graafschap De Graafschap 7 – 0 Jong FC Utrecht 24 Richard van der Venne Oss Oss 5 – 1 Almere City 24 Sylla Sow Jong FC Utrecht Jong FC Utrecht 5 – 2 RKC Waalwijk 30 Kaj Sierhuis Jong Ajax De Graafschap 2 – 4 Jong Ajax 30 Mart Lieder Eindhoven Eindhoven 5 – 2 Jong FC Utrecht 31 Lisandro Semedo Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard 3 – 2 Cambuur 32 André Vidigal Fortuna Sittard Almere City 1 – 4 Fortuna Sittard 32 Nick Venema Jong FC Utrecht Jong AZ 1 – 3 Jong FC Utrecht 33 Donyell Malen Jong PSV Jong PSV 5 – 1 Oss 34 Jonathan Okita MVV Helmond Sport 2 – 3 MVV 35 Tarik Tissoudali De Graafschap De Graafschap 4 – 2 Almere City 37 Mart Lieder Eindhoven Eindhoven 3 – 2 Almere City
Assists
Rank Player Club Games avg. 1. Arnaut DanjumaNEC 28 16 2. Lisandro SemedoFortuna Sittard 37 15 3. Nick DoodemanVolendam 35 14 Daryl van MieghemDe Graafschap 38 5. Carel EitingJong Ajax 18 11 Ferdi KadiogluNEC 34 Elton KabanguEindhoven 38 8. Mark DiemersDe Graafschap 37 10 Joey SukGo Ahead Eagles 37 10. Achille VaarnoldAlmere City 20 9 Source: Soccerway, Jupiler League
Promotion/relegation play-offs Ten teams, two from the Eredivisie and eight from the Eerste Divisie, played for two spots in the 2018–19 Eredivisie, the remaining eight teams playing in the 2018–19 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.
Attendances Source:
Rank Club Average % Change Highest 1 NEC 9,636 -15.2% 11,402 2 De Graafschap 8,387 -1.6% 11,228 3 SC Cambuur 7,286 -3.0% 8,233 4 Go Ahead Eagles 6,901 -26.4% 9,180 5 MVV Maastricht 4,857 4.7% 8,152 6 Fortuna Sittard 4,851 164.2% 11,787 7 FC Emmen 3,248 10.7% 4,766 8 FC Volendam 3,153 -23.5% 4,396 9 FC Den Bosch 2,790 1.4% 3,586 10 SC Telstar 2,481 32.1% 3,223 11 FC Eindhoven 2,262 -16.1% 3,356 12 RKC Waalwijk 2,143 -3.2% 3,246 13 TOP Oss 1,991 -4.9% 3,341 14 Helmond Sport 1,719 -8.1% 2,891 15 Almere City 1,661 -5.6% 2,629 16 FC Dordrecht 1,543 0.9% 3,148 17 Jong Ajax 962 4.6% 2,000 18 Jong FC Utrecht 683 -18.4% 2,547 19 Jong AZ 664 60.4% 2,471 20 Jong PSV 644 7.7% 2,278
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