2017–18 Eerste Divisie
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.
Season | 2017–18 |
---|---|
Champions | Jong Ajax (1st title) |
Promoted | Fortuna Sittard De Graafschap FC Emmen |
Relegated | No teams relegated.[1] |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 1,233 (3.24 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Mart Lieder (30 goals) |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → |
Teams
A total of 20 teams are taking 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 are replaced in the 2017–18 Eerste Divisie by NEC. Also, Achilles '29 were relegated and replaced by Tweede Divisie champions Jong AZ who became the fourth Reserves side to make it to the second tier of Dutch football.
At an extraordinary KNVB federation meeting on 2 October 2017, representatives of the 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 will take place between the Eerste and Tweede Divisie for the current season.[1]
Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
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Jong Ajax | Amsterdam | Sportpark De Toekomst | 4,000 |
Almere City | Almere | Yanmar Stadion | 3,000 |
Jong AZ | Alkmaar | AZ's Trainingcomplex | 1,500 |
Cambuur | Leeuwarden | Cambuur Stadion | 10,500 |
De Graafschap | Doetinchem | De Vijverberg | 12,600 |
Den Bosch | 's-Hertogenbosch | De Vliert | 9,000 |
Dordrecht | Dordrecht | GN Bouw Stadion | 4,088 |
FC Eindhoven | Eindhoven | Jan Louwers Stadion | 4,600 |
Emmen | Emmen | De JENS Vesting | 8,600 |
Fortuna Sittard | Sittard | Fortuna Sittard Stadion | 10,300 |
Go Ahead Eagles | Deventer | Adelaarshorst | 10,400 |
Helmond Sport | Helmond | Lavans Stadion | 4,100 |
MVV | Maastricht | De Geusselt | 10,000 |
NEC | Nijmegen | Stadion de Goffert | 12,500 |
Oss | Oss | Frans Heesenstadion | 4,700 |
Jong PSV | Eindhoven | De Herdgang | 2,500 |
RKC Waalwijk | Waalwijk | Mandemakers Stadion | 7,508 |
Telstar | Velsen | Rabobank IJmond Stadion | 3,625 |
Jong FC Utrecht | Utrecht | variable | unknown |
Volendam | Volendam | Kras Stadion | 6,260 |
Personnel and kits
Club | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Sponsors |
---|---|---|---|
Jong Ajax | Adidas | Ziggo | |
Almere City | Adidas | Van Wijnen | |
Jong AZ | Under Armour | AFAS | |
Cambuur | Nike | Bouwgroep Dijkstra Draisma | |
De Graafschap | Nike | flexfactory | |
Den Bosch | Macron | Van Wanrooij | |
Dordrecht | Macron | Riwal Hoogwerkers | |
Eindhoven | Joma | VDL Groep | |
Emmen | Robey | Q&S Gartendeco | |
Fortuna Sittard | Givova | Fitland | |
Go Ahead Eagles | Hummel | Drukwerkdeal[2] | |
Helmond Sport | Hummel | Vescom[3] | |
MVV | Masita | Drink Water[4] | |
NEC | Legea | Ouwehands Dierenpark[5] | |
Oss | Erima | NGSN[6] | |
Jong PSV | Umbro | Philips | |
RKC Waalwijk | Hummel | Mandemakers Keukens | |
Telstar | Hummel | MPM Oil[7] | |
Jong FC Utrecht | Hummel | Zorg van de Zaak | |
Volendam | Jako | HSB[8] |
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Jong Ajax[lower-alpha 1] (C) | 38 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 89 | 54 | +35 | 79 | |
2 | Fortuna Sittard[lower-alpha 2] (P) | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 81 | 41 | +40 | 78 | Promotion to the Eredivisie |
3 | NEC[lower-alpha 3] | 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[lower-alpha 1] | 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 | Qualification to promotion play-offs First round |
8 | Cambuur | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 58 | |
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[lower-alpha 4] | 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[lower-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 1] | 38 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 37 | 76 | −39 | 27 |
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) [9]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
- Reserves teams aren't eligible to be promoted to the Eredivisie.
- Winner of the Second and Fourth Period (games 12-20 and 30-38).
- Winner of the First Period (games 3-11).
- Winner of the Third Period (games 21-29).
Period tables
Period 1
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Jong Ajax | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 20 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
2 | NEC | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 20 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
3 | Telstar | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 18 | |
4 | Fortuna Sittard | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 17 | |
5 | Go Ahead Eagles | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 16 | |
6 | Den Bosch | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 15 | |
7 | De Graafschap | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 14 | |
8 | Oss | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 13 | |
9 | Emmen | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 12 | |
10 | MVV | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 11 | |
11 | Jong PSV | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 11 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
12 | Eindhoven | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 10 | |
13 | Cambuur | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 10 | |
14 | Dordrecht | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 10 | |
15 | Jong FC Utrecht | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 9 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
16 | Almere City | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 9 | |
17 | RKC Waalwijk | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 8 | |
18 | Jong AZ | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 7 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
19 | Helmond Sport | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 6 | |
20 | Volendam | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Period 2
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fortuna Sittard | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 9 | +18 | 24 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
2 | Almere City | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 20 | |
3 | NEC | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 13 | +16 | 19 | Period 1 winner |
4 | Jong PSV | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 16 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
5 | Cambuur | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 16 | |
6 | Volendam | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 16 | |
7 | Eindhoven | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 16 | |
8 | RKC Waalwijk | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 14 | |
9 | Telstar | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 14 | |
10 | Jong Ajax | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 13 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
11 | Emmen | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 13 | |
12 | Den Bosch | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 12 | |
13 | Helmond Sport | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 12 | |
14 | De Graafschap | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 11 | |
15 | MVV | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 11 | |
16 | Oss | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 11 | |
17 | Dordrecht | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 24 | −12 | 9 | |
18 | Jong AZ | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 23 | −13 | 3 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
19 | Go Ahead Eagles | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 3 | |
20 | Jong FC Utrecht | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 1 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Period 3
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dordrecht | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 21 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
2 | Emmen | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 20 | |
3 | Jong Ajax | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 19 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
4 | Telstar | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 17 | |
5 | Jong AZ | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 17 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
6 | De Graafschap | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 16 | |
7 | NEC | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 16 | Period 1 winner |
8 | Volendam | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 16 | |
9 | Jong PSV | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 14 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
10 | MVV | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 13 | |
11 | Helmond Sport | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 12 | |
12 | Cambuur | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | |
13 | Den Bosch | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 10 | |
14 | Oss | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 10 | |
15 | Go Ahead Eagles | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 10 | |
16 | Fortuna Sittard | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 9 | Period 2 winner |
17 | Almere City | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 9 | |
18 | Jong FC Utrecht | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 23 | −13 | 7 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
19 | RKC Waalwijk | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 5 | |
20 | Eindhoven | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 27 | −18 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Period 4
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fortuna Sittard | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 25 | Period 2 winner |
2 | Jong Ajax | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 21 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
3 | Cambuur | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 20 | |
4 | De Graafschap | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 20 | |
5 | Jong PSV | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 8 | +17 | 19 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
6 | Eindhoven | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 16 | |
7 | NEC | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 15 | Period 1 winner |
8 | Jong AZ | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 13 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
9 | Almere City | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 13 | |
10 | MVV | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 11 | |
11 | Volendam | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 10 | |
12 | Telstar | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 10 | |
13 | Jong FC Utrecht | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 10 | Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs |
14 | RKC Waalwijk | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 10 | |
15 | Emmen | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 9 | |
16 | Den Bosch | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 9 | |
17 | Go Ahead Eagles | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 7 | |
18 | Oss | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 6 | |
19 | Helmond Sport | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 5 | |
20 | Dordrecht | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 4 | Period 3 winner |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Games | avg. | ||
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1. | Eindhoven | 31 | 30 | 5 | 0.97 | |
2. | Telstar | 35 | 19 | 3 | 0.54 | |
3. | Jong Ajax | 29 | 18 | 2 | 0.62 | |
MVV | 36 | 0 | 0.5 | |||
5. | Emmen | 38 | 17 | 6 | 0.45 | |
6. | Go Ahead Eagles | 34 | 16 | 1 | 0.47 | |
Almere City | 34 | 1 | 0.47 | |||
De Graafschap | 38 | 0 | 0.42 | |||
9. | NEC | 25 | 15 | 1 | 0.6 | |
Volendam | 33 | 0 | 0.45 | |||
Oss | 35 | 3 | 0.43 | |||
Fortuna Sittard | 37 | 5 | 0.41 | |||
Den Bosch | 37 | 7 | 0.41 | |||
Dordrecht | 38 | 4 | 0.39 |
Hat-tricks(+)
Rnd | Player | Club | Goals | Date | Home | Score | Away |
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3 | Telstar | 1 September 2017 | Telstar | 3 – 3 | Oss | ||
7 | Fortuna Sittard | 29 September 2017 | Telstar | 0 – 6 | Fortuna Sittard | ||
7 | Den Bosch | 29 September 2017 | Den Bosch | 5 – 0 | Jong PSV | ||
13 | Eindhoven | 17 November 2017 | Eindhoven | 3 – 2 | MVV | ||
16 | NEC | 1 December 2017 | NEC | 6 – 0 | Dordrecht | ||
19 | NEC | 22 December 2017 | Jong AZ | 2 – 7 | NEC | ||
19 | Fortuna Sittard | 23 December 2017 | Fortuna Sittard | 3 – 1 | Jong FC Utrecht | ||
19 | Jong Ajax | 22 December 2017 | Jong Ajax | 7 – 0 | Volendam | ||
19 | Almere City | 22 December 2017 | Almere City | 5 – 1 | Eindhoven | ||
20 | NEC | 12 January 2018 | NEC | 5 – 1 | Go Ahead Eagles | ||
22 | Jong Ajax | 26 January 2018 | RKC Waalwijk | 2 – 4 | Jong Ajax | ||
23 | De Graafschap | 2 February 2018 | De Graafschap | 7 – 0 | Jong FC Utrecht | ||
24 | Oss | 9 February 2018 | Oss | 5 – 1 | Almere City | ||
24 | Jong FC Utrecht | 9 February 2018 | Jong FC Utrecht | 5 – 2 | RKC Waalwijk | ||
30 | Jong Ajax | 16 March 2018 | De Graafschap | 2 – 4 | Jong Ajax | ||
30 | Eindhoven | 16 March 2018 | Eindhoven | 5 – 2 | Jong FC Utrecht | ||
31 | Fortuna Sittard | 23 March 2018 | Fortuna Sittard | 3 – 2 | Cambuur | ||
32 | Fortuna Sittard | 30 March 2018 | Almere City | 1 – 4 | Fortuna Sittard | ||
32 | Jong FC Utrecht | 30 March 2018 | Jong AZ | 1 – 3 | Jong FC Utrecht | ||
33 | Jong PSV | 2 April 2018 | Jong PSV | 5 – 1 | Oss | ||
34 | MVV | 6 April 2018 | Helmond Sport | 2 – 3 | MVV | ||
35 | De Graafschap | 9 April 2018 | De Graafschap | 4 – 2 | Almere City | ||
37 | Eindhoven | 20 April 2018 | Eindhoven | 3 – 2 | Almere City |
Assists
Rank | Player | Club | Games | avg. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | NEC | 28 | 16 | 0.57 | |
2. | Fortuna Sittard | 37 | 15 | 0.41 | |
3. | Volendam | 35 | 14 | 0.4 | |
De Graafschap | 38 | 0.37 | |||
5. | Jong Ajax | 18 | 11 | 0.61 | |
NEC | 34 | 0.32 | |||
Eindhoven | 38 | 0.29 | |||
8. | De Graafschap | 37 | 10 | 0.27 | |
Go Ahead Eagles | 37 | 0.27 | |||
10. | Almere City | 20 | 9 | 0.45 |
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.
First round | Second round | Third round | ||||||||||||||
Emmen | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||
NEC | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||
Emmen* | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
Sparta Rotterdam | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
FC Dordrecht (p) | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
Cambuur | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||
FC Dordrecht | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
Sparta Rotterdam | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||
MVV | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
Almere City | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||
Almere City | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Roda JC | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
Almere City | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
De Graafschap* | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
Telstar | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||
De Graafschap | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||
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External links
- Official website (in Dutch)