# 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 took 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 were replaced by NEC. Also, Achilles '29 were relegated and replaced by Tweede Divisie champions Jong AZ who became the fifth reserve side to feature in the second tier of Dutch football.
At an extraordinary KNVB federation meeting on 2 October 2017, representatives of 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 would take place between the Eerste and Tweede Divisie this season.
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
| 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 | Michael Reiziger | Adidas | Ziggo |
| Almere City | Jack de Gier | Adidas | Van Wijnen |
| Jong AZ | Martin Haar | Under Armour | AFAS |
| Cambuur | Marinus Dijkhuizen | Nike | Bouwgroep Dijkstra Draisma |
| De Graafschap | Henk de Jong | Nike | flexfactory |
| Den Bosch | Wil Boessen | Macron | Van Wanrooij |
| Dordrecht | Gérard de Nooijer | Macron | Riwal Hoogwerkers |
| Eindhoven | Wilfred van Leeuwen | Joma | VDL Groep |
| Emmen | Dick Lukkien | Robey [nl] | Q&S Gartendeco |
| Fortuna Sittard | Cláudio Braga (caretaker) | Givova | Fitland [nl] |
| Go Ahead Eagles | Leon Vlemmings | Hummel | Drukwerkdeal |
| Helmond Sport | Roy Hendriksen | Hummel | Vescom |
| MVV | Ron Elsen [nl] | Masita | Drink Water |
| NEC | Pepijn Lijnders | Legea | Ouwehands Dierenpark |
| Oss | Klaas Wels | Erima | NGSN |
| Jong PSV | Dennis Haar [nl] | Umbro | Philips |
| RKC Waalwijk | Peter van den Berg [nl] | Hummel | Mandemakers Keukens [nl] |
| Telstar | Mike Snoei | Hummel | MPM Oil |
| Jong FC Utrecht | Robin Pronk [nl] | Hummel | Zorg van de Zaak |
| Volendam | Misha Salden [nl] | Jako | HSB |

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Jong Ajax (C) | 38 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 89 | 54 | +35 | 79 | |
| 2 | Fortuna Sittard (P) | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 81 | 41 | +40 | 78 | Promotion to the Eredivisie |
| 3 | NEC | 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 | Qualification to promotion play-offs Second round |
| 5 | Jong PSV | 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 Second round |
| 8 | Cambuur | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 58 | Qualification to promotion play-offs First round |
| 9 | Almere City | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 70 | 76 | −6 | 52 | Qualification to promotion play-offs First round |
| 10 | MVV | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 50 | Qualification to promotion play-offs First round |
| 11 | Den Bosch | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 59 | 55 | +4 | 47 | |
| 12 | Eindhoven | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 61 | 83 | −22 | 47 | |
| 13 | Dordrecht | 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 | 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 | 38 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 37 | 76 | −39 | 27 | |
* 1 2 3 4 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 |
| 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 | |

### 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 |

### 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 | |

### 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 |

## Results

| Home \ Away | ALM | CAM | DBO | DOR | EIN | EMM | FOR | GAE | GRA | HEL | JAJ | JAZ | JPS | JUT | MVV | NEC | OSS | RKC | TEL | VOL |
| Almere City | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 |
| Cambuur | 2–1 | | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Den Bosch | 1–3 | 1–2 | | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–5 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 |
| Dordrecht | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 4–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 |
| Eindhoven | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Emmen | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 |
| Fortuna Sittard | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Go Ahead Eagles | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 0–4 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| De Graafschap | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 7–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Helmond Sport | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | | 1–4 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 |
| Jong Ajax | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 2–0 | | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 7–0 |
| Jong AZ | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–2 | | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–7 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Jong PSV | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 6–0 | 2–1 |
| Jong FC Utrecht | 2–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| MVV | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| NEC | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Oss | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–6 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| RKC Waalwijk | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | | 4–1 | 1–3 |
| Telstar | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–6 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 | | 5–2 |
| Volendam | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–4 | |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Games | | | avg. |
| 1. | Mart Lieder | Eindhoven | 31 | 30 | 5 | 0.97 |
| 2. | Andrija Novakovich | Telstar | 35 | 19 | 3 | 0.54 |
| 3. | Mateo Cassierra | Jong Ajax | 29 | 18 | 2 | 0.62 |
| 3. | Jonathan Okita | MVV | 36 | 18 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 5. | Cas Peters | Emmen | 38 | 17 | 6 | 0.45 |
| 6. | Sam Hendriks | Go Ahead Eagles | 34 | 16 | 1 | 0.47 |
| 6. | Arsenio Valpoort | Almere City | 34 | 16 | 1 | 0.47 |
| 6. | Daryl van Mieghem | De Graafschap | 38 | 16 | 0 | 0.42 |
| 9. | Anass Achahbar | NEC | 25 | 15 | 1 | 0.6 |
| 9. | Enzo Stroo | Volendam | 33 | 15 | 0 | 0.45 |
| 9. | Fatih Kamaçi | Oss | 35 | 15 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 9. | Lisandro Semedo | Fortuna Sittard | 37 | 15 | 5 | 0.41 |
| 9. | Niek Vossebelt | Den Bosch | 37 | 15 | 7 | 0.41 |
| 9. | Denis Mahmudov | Dordrecht | 38 | 15 | 4 | 0.39 |
Source: soccerway, Jupiler League

### Hat-tricks(+)

| Rnd | Player | Club | Goals | Date | Home | Score | Away |
| 3 | Mo Hamdaoui | Telstar | 53' 60' 64' | 1 September 2017 | Telstar | 3 – 3 | Oss |
| 7 | André Vidigal | Fortuna Sittard | 62' 82' 85' | 29 September 2017 | Telstar | 0 – 6 | Fortuna Sittard |
| 7 | Niek Vossebelt | Den Bosch | 45'+2' (pen.) 63' (pen.) 73' | 29 September 2017 | Den Bosch | 5 – 0 | Jong PSV |
| 13 | Mart Lieder | Eindhoven | 1' 17' 23' | 17 November 2017 | Eindhoven | 3 – 2 | MVV |
| 16 | Steeven Langil | NEC | 35' (pen.) 39' 67' (pen.) | 1 December 2017 | NEC | 6 – 0 | Dordrecht |
| 19 | Anass Achahbar | NEC | 22' 41' 64' | 22 December 2017 | Jong AZ | 2 – 7 | NEC |
| 19 | Finn Stokkers | Fortuna Sittard | 27' 32' 87' | 23 December 2017 | Fortuna Sittard | 3 – 1 | Jong FC Utrecht |
| 19 | Mateo Cassierra | Jong Ajax | 42' 61' 69' | 22 December 2017 | Jong Ajax | 7 – 0 | Volendam |
| 19 | Tom Overtoom | Almere City | 29' 83' 84' | 22 December 2017 | Almere City | 5 – 1 | Eindhoven |
| 20 | Anass Achahbar | NEC | 17' 61' 62' | 12 January 2018 | NEC | 5 – 1 | Go Ahead Eagles |
| 22 | Dani de Wit | Jong Ajax | 8' 64' 71' | 26 January 2018 | RKC Waalwijk | 2 – 4 | Jong Ajax |
| 23 | Mark Diemers | De Graafschap | 16' 27' 54' | 2 February 2018 | De Graafschap | 7 – 0 | Jong FC Utrecht |
| 24 | Richard van der Venne | Oss | 40' 57' 64' | 9 February 2018 | Oss | 5 – 1 | Almere City |
| 24 | Sylla Sow | Jong FC Utrecht | 19' 24' 57' | 9 February 2018 | Jong FC Utrecht | 5 – 2 | RKC Waalwijk |
| 30 | Kaj Sierhuis | Jong Ajax | 3' 50' 85' (pen.) | 16 March 2018 | De Graafschap | 2 – 4 | Jong Ajax |
| 30 | Mart Lieder | Eindhoven | 4' 50' (pen.) 64' | 16 March 2018 | Eindhoven | 5 – 2 | Jong FC Utrecht |
| 31 | Lisandro Semedo | Fortuna Sittard | 11' 18' (pen.) 71' (pen.) | 23 March 2018 | Fortuna Sittard | 3 – 2 | Cambuur |
| 32 | André Vidigal | Fortuna Sittard | 2' 6' 26' (pen.) | 30 March 2018 | Almere City | 1 – 4 | Fortuna Sittard |
| 32 | Nick Venema | Jong FC Utrecht | 7' 28' (pen.) 31' | 30 March 2018 | Jong AZ | 1 – 3 | Jong FC Utrecht |
| 33 | Donyell Malen | Jong PSV | 16' 64' 86' | 2 April 2018 | Jong PSV | 5 – 1 | Oss |
| 34 | Jonathan Okita | MVV | 10' 32' 90' | 6 April 2018 | Helmond Sport | 2 – 3 | MVV |
| 35 | Tarik Tissoudali | De Graafschap | 27' 34' 85' | 9 April 2018 | De Graafschap | 4 – 2 | Almere City |
| 37 | Mart Lieder | Eindhoven | 17' 47' 84' (pen.) | 20 April 2018 | Eindhoven | 3 – 2 | Almere City |

### Assists

| Rank | Player | Club | Games | | avg. |
| 01. | Arnaut Danjuma | NEC | 28 | 16 | 0.57 |
| 02. | Lisandro Semedo | Fortuna Sittard | 37 | 15 | 0.41 |
| 03. | Nick Doodeman | Volendam | 35 | 14 | 0.4 |
| 03. | Daryl van Mieghem | De Graafschap | 38 | 14 | 0.37 |
| 05. | Carel Eiting | Jong Ajax | 18 | 11 | 0.61 |
| 05. | Ferdi Kadioglu | NEC | 34 | 11 | 0.32 |
| 05. | Elton Kabangu | Eindhoven | 38 | 11 | 0.29 |
| 08. | Mark Diemers | De Graafschap | 37 | 10 | 0.27 |
| 08. | Joey Suk | Go Ahead Eagles | 37 | 10 | 0.27 |
| 10. | Achille Vaarnold | Almere City | 20 | 09 | 0.45 |
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.
| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third 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 | | | | | Sparta Rotterdam | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cambuur | 4 | 1 | 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 | 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 | | | | |
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.