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.

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.
ClubLocationVenueCapacity
Jong AjaxAmsterdamSportpark De Toekomst4,000
Almere CityAlmereYanmar Stadion3,000
Jong AZAlkmaarAZ's Trainingcomplex1,500
CambuurLeeuwardenCambuur Stadion10,500
De GraafschapDoetinchemDe Vijverberg12,600
Den Bosch's-HertogenboschDe Vliert9,000
DordrechtDordrechtGN Bouw Stadion4,088
FC EindhovenEindhovenJan Louwers Stadion4,600
EmmenEmmenDe JENS Vesting8,600
Fortuna SittardSittardFortuna Sittard Stadion10,300
Go Ahead EaglesDeventerAdelaarshorst10,400
Helmond SportHelmondLavans Stadion4,100
MVVMaastrichtDe Geusselt10,000
NECNijmegenStadion de Goffert12,500
OssOssFrans Heesenstadion4,700
Jong PSVEindhovenDe Herdgang2,500
RKC WaalwijkWaalwijkMandemakers Stadion7,508
TelstarVelsenRabobank IJmond Stadion3,625
Jong FC UtrechtUtrechtvariableunknown
VolendamVolendamKras Stadion6,260

Personnel and kits

Standings

Period tables

Period 1

Period 2

Period 3

Period 4

Results

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGamesavg.
1. Mart LiederEindhoven31305
2. Andrija NovakovichTelstar35193
3. Mateo CassierraJong Ajax29182
3. Jonathan OkitaMVV36180
5. Cas PetersEmmen38176
6. Sam HendriksGo Ahead Eagles34161
6. Arsenio ValpoortAlmere City34161
6. Daryl van MieghemDe Graafschap38160
9. Anass AchahbarNEC25151
9. Enzo StrooVolendam33150
9. Fatih KamaçiOss35153
9. Lisandro SemedoFortuna Sittard37155
9. Niek VossebeltDen Bosch37157
9. Denis MahmudovDordrecht38154

Source: soccerway, Jupiler League

Hat-tricks(+)

Assists

RankPlayerClubGamesavg.
1. Arnaut GroeneveldNEC2816
2. Lisandro SemedoFortuna Sittard3715
3. Nick DoodemanVolendam3514
3. Daryl van MieghemDe Graafschap3814
5. Carel EitingJong Ajax1811
5. Ferdi KadiogluNEC3411
5. Elton KabanguEindhoven3811
8. Mark DiemersDe Graafschap3710
8. Joey SukGo Ahead Eagles3710
10. Achille VaarnoldAlmere City209

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, ' = Wins because of away goals rule, ' = Wins after extra time in second leg, = Wins after penalty shoot-out.