The 2017–18 Eredivisie Vrouwen was the eight season of the Netherlands women's professional football league. The season took place from 1 September 2017 to 25 May 2018 with nine teams.[1]Ajax started the season as defending champions.[2]
On 1 March 2017, Telstar announced it was being replaced by a new club called VV Alkmaar.[3][4] On 10 April 2017, Excelsior Barendrecht became the ninth team of the league's season.[5] On 21 April 2017, VV Alkmaar was officially formed.[6]
At the regular season, the nine teams played each other twice (once at home and once away), for a total of 16 matches each. After that the top five teams qualified for a championship play-offs and the bottom four teams play a placement play-offs. Teams played each other twice in the championship play-offs group, for a total of 8 matches each while in the placement groups teams played each other three times for a total of 9 matches each. Points accumulated at the regular season were halved and added to the points of the play-off stage rounds. There was no relegation nor promotion in the league and the champion qualified to the 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League.[8][9]
Source: Soccerway Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Points; 2) Less loss points; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off) [10]
Source: Soccerway Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off) [11] (C) Champions
Source: Soccerway Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off) [12]