| Competition: | Eredivisie |
| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Winners: | Feyenoord (15th title) |
| Relegated: | NEC Go Ahead Eagles |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Feyenoord Ajax |
| Continentalcup2: | Europa League |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | PSV Vitesse FC Utrecht |
| Biggest Home Win: | (5 April 2017) |
| Biggest Away Win: | (7 August 2016) |
| Highest Scoring: | (5 April 2017) (15 May 2017) |
| Matches: | 306 |
| Total Goals: | 884 |
| Longest Wins: | 10 matches[1] Feyenoord |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 17 matches PSV |
| Longest Winless: | 12 matches Excelsior |
| Longest Losses: | 7 matches NEC |
| League Topscorer: | Nicolai Jørgensen (21 goals)[2] |
| Highest Attendance: | 51,998[3] (18 December 2016) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 3,200 (13 August 2016) |
| Attendance: | 5,841,335 |
| Average Attendance: | 19,089 |
| Prevseason: | 2015–16 |
| Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
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.[4] 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.
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.[5]
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADO Den Haag | The Hague | Kyocera Stadion | 15,000 | |
| Ajax | Amsterdam | Amsterdam ArenA | 53,490 | |
| AZ | Alkmaar | AFAS Stadion | 17,023 | |
| Excelsior | Rotterdam | Stadion Woudestein | 4,400 | |
| Feyenoord | Rotterdam | De Kuip | 51,177 | |
| Go Ahead Eagles | Deventer | Adelaarshorst | 10,400 | |
| Groningen | Groningen | Noordlease Stadion | 22,550 | |
| Heerenveen | Heerenveen | Abe Lenstra Stadion | 26,100 | |
| Heracles Almelo | Almelo | Polman Stadion | 13,500 | |
| NEC | Nijmegen | Stadion de Goffert | 12,500 | |
| PEC Zwolle | Zwolle | MAC³PARK Stadion | 13,250 | |
| PSV | Eindhoven | Philips Stadion | 36,500 | |
| Roda JC | Kerkrade | Parkstad Limburg Stadion | 19,979 | |
| Sparta Rotterdam | Rotterdam | Het Kasteel | 11,026 | |
| Twente | Enschede | De Grolsch Veste | 30,205 | |
| Utrecht | Utrecht | Stadion Galgenwaard | 23,750 | |
| Vitesse | Arnhem | GelreDome | 25,500 | |
| Willem II | Tilburg | Koning Willem II Stadion | 14,500 |
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 sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADO Den Haag | Alfons Groenendijk | Erreà | Basic-Fit Fitness |
| Ajax | Peter Bosz | Adidas | Ziggo |
| AZ | John van den Brom | Under Armour | AFAS Software |
| Excelsior | Mitchell van der Gaag | Quick | DSW Zorgverzekeraar |
| Feyenoord | Giovanni van Bronckhorst | Adidas | Opel |
| Go Ahead Eagles | Robert Maaskant | Hummel | Drukwerkdeal.nl |
| Groningen | Ernest Faber | Robey | Essent |
| Heerenveen | Jurgen Streppel | Jako | GroenLeven |
| Heracles | John Stegeman | Acerbis | Asito |
| NEC | Ron de Groot | Patrick | EnergieFlex |
| PEC Zwolle | Ron Jans | Robey | Molecaten |
| PSV | Phillip Cocu | Umbro | Energiedirect.nl |
| Roda JC | Giannis Anastasiou | Robey | KLG Europe |
| Sparta Rotterdam | Alex Pastoor | Robey | Axidus |
| Twente | René Hake | Sondico | Pure Energie |
| Utrecht | Erik ten Hag | Hummel | Zorg van de zaak |
| Vitesse | Henk Fraser | Macron | Truphone |
| Willem II | Erwin van de Looi | Robey | Tricorp |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of contract | 1 July 2016[6] | Pre-season | 1 July 2016[7] | |||
| 1 July 2016 | 1 July 2016[8] | |||||
| End of contract | 1 July 2016[9] | 1 July 2016[10] | ||||
| 1 July 2016 | 1 July 2016 | |||||
| Resigned | 1 July 2016[11] | 1 July 2016[12] | ||||
 | Sacked | 1 July 2016[13] | 1 July 2016[14] | |||
| Resigned | 1 July 2016[15] | 1 July 2016[16] | ||||
| Mutual consent | 1 July 2016[17] | 1 July 2016[18] | ||||
| 1 July 2016 |  | 1 July 2016[19] | ||||
| | Mutual consent | 7 February 2017[20] | 16th | 8 February 2017[21] | ||
| Sacked | 22 March 2017[22] | 18th | 25 March 2017[23] | |||
| Sacked | 24 April 2017[24] | 17th | 25 April 2017 | |||
| Sacked | 23 May 2017[25] | 17th | 23 May 2017 | |||
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicolai Jørgensen | Feyenoord | 21 |
| 2 |  Reza Ghoochannejhad | Heerenveen | 20 |
| Ricky van Wolfswinkel | Vitesse | ||
| 4 |  Samuel Armenteros | Heracles | 19 |
| 5 |  Enes Ünal | Twente | 18 |
| 6 | Mimoun Mahi | Groningen | 17 |
| 7 | Kasper Dolberg | Ajax | 16 |
| 8 | Davy Klaassen | Ajax | 14 |
| Jens Toornstra | Feyenoord | ||
| 10 |  Sébastien Haller | Utrecht | 13 |
| Wout Weghorst | AZ | ||
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5–0 | ||||
| | 4–3 | |||
| 5–0 | ||||
| | 3–4 | |||
| 5–2 | ||||
| 8–0 | ||||
| 4–2 | ||||
| 3–1 | ||||
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hakim Ziyech | Twente / Ajax | 12 |
| 2 | Nicolai Jørgensen | Feyenoord | 11 |
| Sam Larsson | Heerenveen | ||
| 4 | Milot Rashica | Vitesse | 10 |
 Andrés Guardado | PSV | ||
| 6 | Davy Klaassen | Ajax | 9 |
| Jens Toornstra | Feyenoord | ||
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brad Jones | Feyenoord | 17 |
| 2 |  André Onana | Ajax | 15 |
| 3 | Jeroen Zoet | PSV | 14 |
| 4 | David Jensen | Utrecht | 10 |
| Kostas Lamprou | Willem II | ||
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.
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.