# 2016–17 Eredivisie (women)

The 2016–17 Eredivisie Vrouwen was the seventh season of the Netherlands women's professional football league. The season took place from 2 September 2016 to 26 May 2017 with eight teams. Defending champions FC Twente finished second behind Ajax, who won their first Dutch championship.

## Teams

On 16 June 2016, Achilles '29 was confirmed as the eighth team of the season.
| Team | City / Town | Venue(s) | Capacity |
| Achilles '29 | Groesbeek | Sportpark De Heikant | 4,500 |
| ADO Den Haag | The Hague | Kyocera Stadion | 15,000 |
| ADO Den Haag | The Hague | Sportpark Nieuw Hanenburg | 1,500 |
| AFC Ajax | Amsterdam | Sportpark De Toekomst | 2,000 |
| SC Heerenveen | Heerenveen | Sportpark Skoatterwâld | 3,000 |
| SC Heerenveen | Heerenveen | Zuidersportpark (Sneek) | 3,150 |
| PSV Eindhoven | Eindhoven | Jan Louwers Stadion | 4,600 |
| PSV Eindhoven | Eindhoven | Sportcomplex De Herdgang | 2,500 |
| Telstar | Velsen | Rabobank IJmond Stadion | 3,625 |
| Telstar | Velsen | Sportpark De Wending (Heerhugowaard) | 1,000 |
| Telstar | Velsen | AFAS Trainingscomplex (Wormerland) | 1,000 |
| FC Twente | Enschede | De Grolsch Veste | 30,205 |
| FC Twente | Enschede | Sportpark Slangenbeek (Hengelo) | 2,000 |
| FC Twente | Enschede | FC Twente-trainingscentrum (Hengelo) | 1,000 |
| PEC Zwolle | Zwolle | MAC³PARK Stadion | 12,500 |
| PEC Zwolle | Zwolle | Sportpark Ceintuurbaan | 3,000 |
Source: Soccerway

## Format

The league adopted a new split-season format, which was used through the 2020–21 season. In the regular season, the eight teams played each other three times, for a total of 21 matches each. After those matches, the top four teams would qualify for a championship play-off and the bottom four teams would play a placement play-off. Teams played the other teams in their group twice, for a total of 6 matches. Points accumulated in the regular season were halved and added to the points of the play-off stage rounds for the final point total. At the time, KNVB women's football manager Minke Booij said the new format would strengthen competition and create more top matches.
The champion qualified to the UEFA Women's Champions League.

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Ajax | 21 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 11 | +38 | 54 | Qualification to Championship play-off |
| 2 | Twente | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 62 | 25 | +37 | 43 | Qualification to Championship play-off |
| 3 | PSV Eindhoven | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 56 | 26 | +30 | 39 | Qualification to Championship play-off |
| 4 | ADO | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 39 | Qualification to Championship play-off |
| 5 | Telstar | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 42 | 52 | −10 | 22 | Qualification to Placement play-off |
| 6 | Heerenveen | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 18 | Qualification to Placement play-off |
| 7 | Achilles '29 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 21 | 68 | −47 | 16 | Qualification to Placement play-off |
| 8 | Zwolle | 21 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 65 | −41 | 9 | Qualification to Placement play-off |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ACH | ADO | AJX | HEE | PSV | TEL | TWE | ZWO | ACH | ADO | AJX | HEE | PSV | TEL | TWE | ZWO |
| Achilles '29 | | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | | 0–5 | | 5–0 | | | | 3–2 |
| ADO Den Haag | 4–1 | | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–3 | | | | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–7 | 0–2 | |
| Ajax | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 6–1 | 1–0 | | | | | 1–0 | |
| Heerenveen | 6–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–4 | | | 0–1 | | 1–2 | 2–3 | | 4–0 |
| PSV/FCE | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 6–0 | | 5–1 | 2–5 | 6–0 | 5–0 | | 1–0 | | | 4–0 | | |
| Telstar | 6–1 | 1–2 | 3–6 | 2–0 | 1–3 | | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | | | | 2–7 | |
| Twente | 7–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 7–0 | | | 3–0 | 3–4 | | | 2–2 |
| PEC Zwolle | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–4 | | | 2–3 | 0–5 | | 1–3 | 4–3 | | |

## Play-offs
### Championship

The top four were set after matchday 18. Points from the regular season were halved.

#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Ajax | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 27 | 41 | 2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League |
| 2 | Twente | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 22 | 36 | |
| 3 | PSV Eindhoven | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 20 | 23 | |
| 4 | ADO | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 20 | 23 | |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | ADO | AJX | PSV | TWE |
| ADO Den Haag | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Ajax | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| PSV/FCE | 2–0 | 0–2 | | 0–1 |
| Twente | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |

### Placement

The bottom four were set after matchday 18. Points from the regular season were halved.

#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Telstar | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 11 | 26 |
| 2 | Heerenveen | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 9 | 21 |
| 3 | Achilles '29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 8 | 14 |
| 4 | Zwolle | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 5 | 8 |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | ACH | HEE | TEL | ZWO |
| Achilles '29 | | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Heerenveen | 5–0 | | 2–5 | 5–1 |
| Telstar | 4–1 | 4–3 | | 4–3 |
| PEC Zwolle | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | |

## Top scorers
### Play-offs

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Marjolijn van den Bighelaar | AFC Ajax | 5 |
| 2 | Ellen Jansen | FC Twente | 3 |
| 4 | Eshley Bakker | FC Twente | 2 |
| 4 | Marthe van Erk | ADO | 2 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Simone Kets | Heerenveen | 8 |
| 2 | Babiche Roof | Telstar | 5 |
| 2 | Katja Snoeijs | Telstar | 5 |
| 4 | Tiny Hoekstra | Heerenveen | 4 |
| 4 | Yvette van Daelen | Zwolle | 4 |
| 6 | Linda Bakker | Telstar | 3 |
| 6 | Fenna Kalma | Heerenveen | 3 |
| 6 | Michelle van der Laan | Achilles '29 | 3 |
| 9 | Jassina Blom | Heerenveen | 2 |
| 9 | Esmee de Graaf | Zwolle | 2 |
| 9 | Judith Frijlink | Zwolle | 2 |
| 9 | Elze Huls | Heerenveen | 2 |
| 9 | Cherise Schelts | Telstar | 2 |
| 9 | Sanne van der Velden | Telstar | 2 |