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 Sportpark Nieuw Hanenburg 1,500 AFC Ajax Amsterdam Sportpark De Toekomst 2,000 SC Heerenveen Heerenveen Sportpark Skoatterwâld 3,000 Zuidersportpark (Sneek) 3,150 PSV Eindhoven Eindhoven Jan Louwers Stadion 4,600 Sportcomplex De Herdgang 2,500 Telstar Velsen Rabobank IJmond Stadion 3,625 Sportpark De Wending (Heerhugowaard) 1,000 AFAS Trainingscomplex (Wormerland) 1,000 FC Twente Enschede De Grolsch Veste 30,205 Sportpark Slangenbeek (Hengelo) 2,000 FC Twente-trainingscentrum (Hengelo) 1,000 PEC Zwolle Zwolle MAC³PARK Stadion 12,500 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
Results
Play-offs Championship The top four were set after matchday 18. Points from the regular season were halved. Standings
Results
Placement The bottom four were set after matchday 18. Points from the regular season were halved. Standings
Results
Top scorers
Overall RankPlayerClubGoals1 Katja SnoeijsTelstar212 Marjolijn van den BighelaarAFC Ajax19 Ellen JansenFC Twente4 Simone KetsHeerenveen165 Babiche RoofTelstar156 Vanity LewerissaPSV Eindhoven137 Linda BakkerTelstar128 Jassina BlomHeerenveen10 Pia RijsdijkADO10 Lineth BeerensteynFC Twente9 Desiree van LunterenAFC Ajax Myrthe MoorreesPSV Eindhoven Jill RoordFC Twente Source: vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl
Regular season RankPlayerClubGoals1 Ellen JansenFC Twente172 Katja SnoeijsTelstar163 Vanity LewerissaPSV Eindhoven13 Marjolijn van den BighelaarAFC Ajax5 Pia RijsdijkADO10 Babiche RoofTelstar7 Linda BakkerTelstar9 Jill RoordFC Twente Desiree van LunterenAFC Ajax10 Lineth BeerensteynFC Twente8 Jassina BlomHeerenveen Simone KetsHeerenveen13 Rebecca DoejaarenZwolle7 Myrthe MoorreesPSV Eindhoven Victoria PelovaADO .
Play-offs
Championship group .
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Marjolijn van den BighelaarAFC Ajax52 Ellen JansenFC Twente34 Eshley BakkerFC Twente2 Marthe van ErkADO
Placement group .
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Simone KetsHeerenveen82 Babiche RoofTelstar5 Katja SnoeijsTelstar4 Tiny HoekstraHeerenveen4 Yvette van DaelenZwolle6 Linda BakkerTelstar3 Fenna KalmaHeerenveen Michelle van der LaanAchilles '299 Jassina BlomHeerenveen2 Esmee de GraafZwolle Judith FrijlinkZwolle Elze HulsHeerenveen Cherise ScheltsTelstar Sanne van der VeldenTelstar
References
External links Official website Season on soccerway.com