The 2017–18 Eredivisie was the 62nd season of the Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. The season began on 11 August 2017 and concluded on 6 May 2018; the Europa League and relegation play-offs took place later that month. Feyenoord were the defending champions from the previous season.^[4] On 15 April 2018, PSV became champions for the 24th time after defeating their closest rival Ajax 3–0 at the Philips Stadion.^[5]

Teams

A total of 18 teams took part in the league: The best fifteen teams from the 2016–17 season, two promotion/relegation playoff winners (Roda JC and NAC Breda) and the 2016–17 Eerste Divisie champions (VVV-Venlo).

ADO

Ajax

AZ

Excelsior
Feyenoord
Sparta

Groningen

Heerenveen

Heracles

NAC

PEC Zwolle

PSV

Roda JC

Twente

Utrecht

Vitesse

VVV-Venlo

Willem II

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Locations of the 2017–18 Eredivisie teams

Stadiums and locations

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	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
ADO Den Haag	Alfons Groenendijk	Aaron Meijers	Erreà	Basic-Fit Fitness
Ajax	Erik ten Hag	Joël Veltman	Adidas	Ziggo
AZ	John van den Brom	Ron Vlaar	Under Armour	AFAS Software
Excelsior	Mitchell van der Gaag	Ryan Koolwijk	Quick	DSW Zorgverzekeraar
Feyenoord	Giovanni van Bronckhorst	Karim El Ahmadi	Adidas	Qurrent
Groningen	Ernest Faber	Sergio Padt	Puma	Essent
Heerenveen	Jurgen Streppel	Stijn Schaars	Jako	GroenLeven
Heracles	John Stegeman	Joey Pelupessy	Acerbis	Asito
NAC Breda	Stijn Vreven	Pablo Marí	Legea	CM Payments
PEC Zwolle	John van 't Schip	Bram van Polen	Craft	Molecaten
PSV	Phillip Cocu	Marco van Ginkel	Umbro	Energiedirect.nl
Roda JC	Robert Molenaar	Ard van Peppen	Masita	MASCOT Workwear
Sparta Rotterdam	Dick Advocaat	Michel Breuer	Robey	Axidus
Twente	Marino Pusic	Stefan Thesker	Sondico	Pure Energie
Utrecht	Jean-Paul de Jong	Willem Janssen	Hummel	Zorg van de zaak
Vitesse	Edward Sturing	Guram Kashia	Macron	Truphone
VVV-Venlo	Maurice Steijn	Danny Post	Masita	Seacon Logistics
Willem II	Reinier Robbemond	Jordens Peters	Robey	Tricorp

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Replaced by	Date of appointment
PEC Zwolle	Ron Jans	End of contract	1 July 2017[6]	Pre-season	John van 't Schip	1 July 2017[7]
Roda JC Kerkrade	Rick Plum	End of interim spell	1 July 2017[8]		Robert Molenaar	1 July 2017[9]
Ajax	Peter Bosz	Signed by Borussia Dortmund	1 July 2017[10]		Marcel Keizer	1 July 2017
Twente	René Hake	Sacked	18 October 2017 [11]	15th	Gertjan Verbeek	30 October 2017[12]
Sparta Rotterdam	Alex Pastoor	Sacked	17 December 2017 [13]	17th	Dick Advocaat	25 December 2017[14]
Ajax	Marcel Keizer	Sacked	21 December 2017[15]	2nd	Erik ten Hag	1 January 2018
FC Utrecht	Erik ten Hag	Signed by Ajax	1 January 2018[16]	6th	Jean-Paul de Jong	4 January 2018
Willem II	Erwin van de Looi	Resigned	8 March 2018[17]	15th	Reinier Robbemond (caretaker)	8 March 2018[18]
FC Twente	Gertjan Verbeek	Sacked	26 March 2018[19]	18th	Marino Pusic	26 March 2018
Vitesse	Henk Fraser	Sacked	11 April 2018[20]	7th	Edward Sturing	11 April 2018

Standings