2016–17 Eerste Divisie (original) (raw)

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61st season of the second-tier football league in Netherlands

Football league season

Eerste Divisie

Season 2016–17
Champions VVV-Venlo
Promoted VVV-VenloNAC Breda
Relegated Achilles '29
Matches played 380
Goals scored 1,210 (3.18 per match)
Top goalscorer Tom Boere (33 goals)
Biggest home win Jong Ajax 7–0 Oss(26 September 2016) VVV-Venlo 7–0 Helmond Sport(10 February 2017)
Biggest away win Achilles '29 0–6 Volendam(9 December 2016)
Highest scoring Jong PSV 5–4 Den Bosch(8 August 2016) Telstar 3–6 Almere City(18 November 2016) Jong Ajax 6–3 Almere City(30 January 2017) Oss 2–7 Cambuur(13 March 2017)
2015–16 2017–18

The 2016–17 Eerste Divisie, known as Jupiler League for sponsorship reasons, was the sixty-first season of Eerste Divisie since its establishment in 1955. It began in August 2016 with the first matches of the season and ended in May 2017 with the finals of the promotion/relegation play-offs, also involving the 16th- and 17th-placed teams from the 2016–17 Eredivisie. The fixtures were announced on 14 June 2016.[1]

A total of 20 teams are taking part in the league. 2015–16 Eerste Divisie champion Sparta Rotterdam gained promotion to the Eredivisie, and was replaced by Cambuur, that finished last in the 2015–16 Eredivisie. Go Ahead Eagles won the post-season playoff, and are replaced in the 2016–17 Eerste Divisie by De Graafschap. Achilles '29 was relegated, and Jong FC Utrecht joined the league.

Location of teams in the Eerste Divisie 2016–17

Club Location Venue Capacity
Achilles '29 Groesbeek Sportpark De Heikant 4,500
Jong Ajax Amsterdam Sportpark De Toekomst 4,000
Almere City Almere Yanmar Stadion 3,000
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
Eindhoven Eindhoven Jan Louwers Stadion 4,600
Emmen Emmen De JENS Vesting 8,600
Fortuna Sittard Sittard Fortuna Sittard Stadion 12,500
Helmond Sport Helmond Lavans Stadion 4,100
MVV Maastricht De Geusselt 10,000
NAC Breda Breda Rat Verlegh Stadion 19,000
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 Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch 450
Volendam Volendam Kras Stadion 6,260
VVV-Venlo Venlo Seacon Stadion – De Koel 8,000
Club Manager Kit manufacturer Sponsors
Achilles '29 Netherlands Eric Meijers Klupp Van Helden Relatiegeschenken
Jong Ajax Netherlands Marcel Keizer Adidas Ziggo
Almere City Netherlands Jack de Gier Adidas Van Wijnen
Cambuur Netherlands Rob Maas Nike Bouwgroep Dijkstra Draisma
De Graafschap Netherlands Henk de Jong Nike ATAG
Den Bosch Netherlands Wiljan Vloet Macron Van Wanrooij
Dordrecht Netherlands Gérard de Nooijer Macron Riwal Hoogwerkers
Eindhoven Netherlands Ricardo Moniz Joma VDL Groep
Emmen Netherlands Gert Heerkes Robey Q&S Gartendeco
Fortuna Sittard Netherlands Ben van Dael Givova Fitland
Helmond Sport Netherlands Remond Strijbosch Hummel Vescom
MVV Netherlands Ron Elsen Masita Drink Water
NAC Belgium Stijn Vreven Legea cm. Payments
Oss Netherlands François Gesthuizen Erima NGSN[_permanent dead link_]
Jong PSV Netherlands Pascal Jansen Umbro Philips
RKC Waalwijk Netherlands Peter van den Berg Hummel Mandemakers Keukens
Telstar Netherlands Michel Vonk Hummel MPM Oil
Jong FC Utrecht Netherlands Robin Pronk Hummel Zorg van de Zaak
Volendam Netherlands Robert Molenaar Jako HSB
VVV-Venlo Netherlands Maurice Steijn Masita Seacon Logistics
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 VVV-Venlo (C, P) 38 25 5 8 75 35 +40 80 Promotion to the Eredivisie
2 Jong Ajax[a] 38 23 7 8 93 54 +39 76
3 Cambuur 38 22 5 11 78 42 +36 71 Qualification to promotion play-offs Second round[b]
4 Jong PSV[a] 38 20 9 9 66 35 +31 69
5 NAC Breda (O, P) 38 19 7 12 65 50 +15 64 Qualification to promotion play-offs Second round[b]
6 Volendam 38 17 11 10 63 44 +19 62
7 MVV 38 15 14 9 55 45 +10 59
8 Almere City 38 17 8 13 74 66 +8 59 Qualification to promotion play-offs First round[b]
9 Emmen 38 14 13 11 50 40 +10 55
10 RKC Waalwijk 38 15 9 14 62 70 −8 54
11 Eindhoven 38 15 8 15 64 71 −7 53
12 De Graafschap 38 15 5 18 70 63 +7 50
13 Helmond Sport 38 14 7 17 51 67 −16 49 Qualification to promotion play-offs First round[b]
14 Den Bosch 38 12 9 17 48 67 −19 45
15 Oss 38 12 5 21 67 95 −28 41
16 Telstar 38 10 10 18 46 64 −18 40
17 Fortuna Sittard[c] 38 13 9 16 54 67 −13 39
18 Jong FC Utrecht[a] 38 10 7 21 50 71 −21 37
19 Dordrecht 38 5 9 24 42 72 −30 24
20 Achilles '29[d] (R) 38 5 7 26 37 92 −55 19 Relegation to the Tweede Divisie

Source: NUsport (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

  1. ^ a b c Reserves teams cannot be promoted and cannot participate in the promotion play-offs.
  2. ^ a b c d Ten teams, two from the Eredivisie and eight from the Eerste Divisie, play for two spots in the 2017–18 Eredivisie, the remaining eight teams play in the 2017–18 Eerste Divisie. The season is subdivided in periods consisting of games 1–9, 10–18, 19–27 and 28–36. The top finisher in each period (that has not won a previous period) is a period winner and qualifies for the promotion play-offs first round even if they finish the season outside of the top nine.
  3. ^ Fortuna Sittard were deducted three points for an outstanding bill owed to KNVB.[2] On 10 April 2017 Fortuna Sittard were deducted another 6 points for not meeting financial targets.[3]
  4. ^ Achilles '29 were deducted three points for repeatedly not meeting financial requirements.[4]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Jong PSV 9 6 3 0 19 10 +9 21 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
2 VVV-Venlo 9 6 0 3 15 7 +8 18 Qualification to promotion play-offs Second round
3 Volendam 9 5 2 2 15 8 +7 17
4 NAC Breda 9 5 2 2 16 10 +6 17
5 MVV 9 5 2 2 16 11 +5 17
6 Jong Ajax 9 5 1 3 29 12 +17 16 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
7 Emmen 9 4 2 3 11 9 +2 14
8 Fortuna Sittard 9 4 2 3 14 15 −1 14
9 Telstar 9 4 2 3 12 13 −1 14
10 Almere City 9 4 1 4 17 17 0 13
11 Eindhoven 9 4 1 4 14 20 −6 13
12 RKC Waalwijk 9 3 3 3 13 13 0 12
13 Cambuur 9 3 2 4 12 12 0 11
14 Helmond Sport 9 3 2 4 12 15 −3 11
15 De Graafschap 9 3 1 5 15 13 +2 10
16 Dordrecht 9 2 3 4 12 14 −2 9
17 Jong FC Utrecht 9 2 2 5 10 17 −7 8 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
18 Den Bosch 9 2 2 5 13 24 −11 8
19 Oss 9 2 1 6 13 23 −10 7
20 Achilles '29 9 1 0 8 10 25 −15 3

Source: Jupiler League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 VVV-Venlo 9 6 2 1 19 6 +13 20 Period 1 winner
2 Helmond Sport 9 6 2 1 16 5 +11 20 Qualification to promotion play-offs Second round
3 Jong Ajax 9 6 2 1 17 12 +5 20 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
4 Almere City 9 6 1 2 21 12 +9 19
5 MVV 9 6 1 2 15 9 +6 19
6 Cambuur 9 6 0 3 19 14 +5 18
7 Oss 9 5 1 3 27 24 +3 16
8 Eindhoven 9 5 1 3 16 13 +3 16
9 RKC Waalwijk 9 5 1 3 15 16 −1 16
10 Volendam 9 4 3 2 16 8 +8 15
11 Den Bosch 9 4 2 3 12 13 −1 14
12 Emmen 9 3 3 3 11 9 +2 12
13 NAC Breda 9 3 2 4 14 18 −4 11
14 Jong PSV 9 3 1 5 11 9 +2 10 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
15 Telstar 9 1 4 4 8 14 −6 7
16 Jong FC Utrecht 9 1 3 5 13 18 −5 6 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
17 De Graafschap 9 1 2 6 14 19 −5 5
18 Fortuna Sittard 9 1 1 7 7 20 −13 4
19 Dordrecht 9 0 2 7 8 21 −13 2
20 Achilles '29 9 0 2 7 3 22 −19 2

Source: Jupiler League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 VVV-Venlo 9 8 0 1 25 4 +21 24 Period 1 winner
2 Jong Ajax[a] 9 5 3 1 23 16 +7 18 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
3 Jong PSV 9 5 3 1 14 7 +7 18
4 Cambuur 9 5 2 2 16 8 +8 17
5 Volendam 9 5 1 3 16 12 +4 16
6 NAC Breda 9 5 1 3 13 9 +4 16
7 Fortuna Sittard 9 4 3 2 17 15 +2 15
8 Emmen 9 3 3 3 14 13 +1 12
9 De Graafschap 9 4 0 5 16 16 0 12
10 Eindhoven 9 3 2 4 15 13 +2 11
11 Den Bosch 9 3 2 4 13 11 +2 11
12 MVV 9 2 5 2 8 8 0 11
13 Telstar 9 3 2 4 13 15 −2 11
14 Almere City 9 3 2 4 18 22 −4 11
15 RKC Waalwijk 9 3 2 4 15 19 −4 11
16 Jong FC Utrecht 9 3 1 5 11 20 −9 10 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
17 Oss 9 2 2 5 13 22 −9 8
18 Dordrecht 9 2 1 6 13 18 −5 7
19 Helmond Sport 9 2 1 6 12 26 −14 7 Period 2 winner
20 Achilles '29 9 1 2 6 8 19 −11 5

Source: Jupiler League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Notes:

  1. ^ Ajax as reserves team cannot participate in the promotion play-off, therefore period 3 winner will be highest ranked team at end of season
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cambuur 9 7 1 1 26 5 +21 22 Qualification to promotion play-offs Second round
2 De Graafschap 9 7 1 1 21 10 +11 22
3 Jong Ajax 9 5 1 3 18 12 +6 16 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
4 Almere City 9 4 3 2 17 12 +5 15
5 VVV-Venlo 9 4 3 2 13 13 0 15 Period 1 winner
6 Jong PSV 9 4 2 3 16 8 +8 14 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
7 NAC Breda 9 4 2 3 16 12 +4 14
8 Emmen 9 3 5 1 10 6 +4 14
9 Fortuna Sittard 9 3 3 3 13 14 −1 12
10 Eindhoven 9 3 3 3 16 19 −3 12
11 MVV 9 2 5 2 14 13 +1 11
12 Volendam 9 2 5 2 13 12 +1 11
13 RKC Waalwijk 9 3 2 4 15 21 −6 11
14 Achilles '29 9 3 2 4 12 18 −6 11
15 Den Bosch 9 2 3 4 9 14 −5 9
16 Helmond Sport 9 3 0 6 8 18 −10 9 Period 2 winner
17 Telstar 9 2 2 5 12 19 −7 8
18 Jong FC Utrecht 9 2 1 6 8 16 −8 7 Reserves teams cannot participate in the promotion play-offs
19 Oss 9 2 1 6 11 21 −10 7
20 Dordrecht 9 1 3 5 9 14 −5 6

Source: Jupiler League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Jupiler League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

The numbers 16 and 17 from the 2016–17 Eredivisie, 4 (substitute) period winners of the 2016–17 Eerste Divisie, as well as the 4 otherwise highest ranked teams of the 2016–17 Eerste Divisie, making a total of 10 teams, decide in a 3-round knockout system which 2 teams will play next season in the 2017–18 Eredivisie. The remaining 8 teams will play next season in the 2017–18 Eerste Divisie. Reserves teams are excluded from participating.

Club Qualification
NEC 16th in the Eredivisie
Roda JC 17th in the Eredivisie
NAC Breda 5th in the Eerste Divisie (First and Third Period won by the league champions)
Helmond Sport Winner of the Second Period in the Eerste Divisie
Volendam 6th in the Eerste Divisie (First and Third Period won by the league champions)
Cambuur Winner of the Fourth Period in the Eerste Divisie
MVV 7th in the Eerste Divisie
Almere City 8th in the Eerste Divisie
Emmen 9th in the Eerste Divisie
RKC Waalwijk 10th in the Eerste Divisie

| First round | Second round | Final round | | | | | | | | | | | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ----------- | ----- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MVV | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Cambuur | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | G | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MVV | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Roda JC * | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | D | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Helmond Sport | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Roda JC | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Helmond Sport | 4 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Almere City | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Volendam | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | NAC | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | H | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NAC ** | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | NEC | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | F | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Emmen | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NEC | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | RKC | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Emmen | 5 | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |

* Succeeded to remain in the Eredivisie
** Promoted to the Eredivisie

Number of teams by provinces

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Number of teams Province Team(s)
7 North Brabant Den Bosch, Eindhoven, Helmond Sport, NAC Breda, Oss, Jong PSV and RKC Waalwijk
3 Limburg Fortuna Sittard, MVV and VVV-Venlo
North Holland Jong Ajax, Telstar and Volendam
2 Gelderland Achilles '29 and De Graafschap
1 Drenthe Emmen
Flevoland Almere City
Friesland Cambuur
South Holland Dordrecht
Utrecht Jong FC Utrecht

| | A29 | ALM | CAM | BOS | DOR | EIN | EMM | FOR | GRA | HEL | JAJ | JPS | JUT | MVV | NAC | OSS | RKC | TEL | VOL | VVV | Total | Average | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | --------- | | Achilles '29 | 1.333 | 1.185 | 1.235 | 2.322 | 1.243 | 1.220 | 800 | 2.320 | 1.000 | 2.133 | 1.943 | 1.220 | 1.262 | 2.919 | 1.430 | 1.533 | 1.432 | 1.220 | 1.640 | 29.390 | 1.547 | | | Almere City FC | 1.530 | 1.807 | 1.357 | 1.430 | 1.359 | 1.589 | 1.486 | 2.130 | 1.576 | 1.839 | 1.662 | 2.388 | 1.546 | 1.953 | 1.964 | 1.837 | 2.150 | 1.538 | 2.276 | 33.417 | 1.759 | | | SC Cambuur | 6.872 | 7.032 | 7.368 | 7.197 | 8.388 | 7.735 | 7.133 | 7.206 | 8.083 | 8.321 | 7.042 | 7.084 | 7.511 | 7.258 | 7.021 | 9.142 | 7.610 | 7.250 | 7.420 | 142.673 | 7.509 | | | FC Den Bosch | 1.589 | 2.373 | 2.479 | 3.687 | 2.741 | 2.268 | 2.173 | 2.953 | 3.567 | 3.579 | 2.987 | 2.572 | 2.782 | 3.494 | 2.641 | 3.452 | 2.296 | 2.573 | 2.058 | 52.264 | 2.751 | | | FC Dordrecht | 1.434 | 1.983 | 1.742 | 1.238 | 1.156 | 1.525 | 1.135 | 1.638 | 1.641 | 1.425 | 1.303 | 1.133 | 1.123 | 2.106 | 1.952 | 1.684 | 1.226 | 2.492 | 1.109 | 29.045 | 1.529 | | | FC Eindhoven | 1.960 | 2.423 | 2.645 | 3.513 | 3.076 | 2.413 | 2.871 | 2.836 | 3.620 | 3.125 | 3.156 | 2.338 | 1.865 | 3.055 | 2.826 | 2.833 | 2.018 | 1.703 | 3.496 | 51.772 | 2.725 | | | FC Emmen | 2.468 | 3.450 | 3.710 | 3.423 | 3.644 | 3.014 | 2.113 | 2.630 | 3.244 | 3.150 | 2.580 | 3.608 | 2.115 | 2.850 | 2.280 | 2.740 | 3.212 | 2.630 | 2.866 | 55.727 | 2.933 | | | Fortuna Sittard | 1.541 | 1.806 | 1.837 | 1.120 | 1.776 | 1.143 | 1.721 | 1.512 | 1.623 | 1.549 | 1.680 | 1.734 | 4.780 | 1.290 | 1.875 | 2.440 | 1.444 | 1.560 | 2.450 | 34.881 | 1.836 | | | De Graafschap | 10.033 | 8.364 | 8.064 | 8.416 | 8.304 | 7.463 | 8.324 | 11.312 | 0 [5] | 10.043 | 9.311 | 8.514 | 10.623 | 9.124 | 8.602 | 10.110 | 8.714 | 8.394 | 8.230 | 161.945 | 8.523 | | | Helmond Sport | 1.621 | 1.533 | 1.331 | 1.471 | 1.873 | 3.195 | 1.516 | 2.382 | 1.011 | 2.491 | 2.578 | 1.028 | 2.013 | 2.211 | 1.231 | 1.812 | 1.286 | 2.562 | 2.397 | 35.542 | 1.871 | | | Jong Ajax | 528 | 772 | 616 | 462 | 500 | 744 | 1.098 | 653 | 2.068 | 500 | 2.152 | 675 | 514 | 1.721 | 848 | 650 | 683 | 1.007 | 1.183 | 17.374 | 914 | | | Jong PSV | 363 | 463 | 419 | 600 | 475 | 650 | 350 | 250 | 543 | 604 | 1.634 | 700 | 549 | 641 | 550 | 407 | 520 | 491 | 950 | 11.159 | 587 | | | Jong FC Utrecht | 500 | 741 | 791 | 881 | 1.181 | 654 | 387 | 891 | 829 | 874 | 1.423 | 503 | 556 | 1.612 | 604 | 1.019 | 915 | 770 | 771 | 15.902 | 836 | | | MVV Maastricht | 4.031 | 3.997 | 4.427 | 5.504 | 4.754 | 4.681 | 4.370 | 7.004 | 4.821 | 4.188 | 4.767 | 4.290 | 3.782 | 4.977 | 4.013 | 4.402 | 4.380 | 5.012 | 4.704 | 88.104 | 4.637 | | | NAC Breda | 12.335 | 13.211 | 14.285 | 12.058 | 11.456 | 13.821 | 12.065 | 14.070 | 14.016 | 10.435 | 15.054 | 14.865 | 12.285 | 12.556 | 13.148 | 13.826 | 12.283 | 13.805 | 16.753 | 252.327 | 13.280 | | | FC Oss | 2.221 | 1.975 | 921 | 2.889 | 2.012 | 1.915 | 1.759 | 1.996 | 2.278 | 1.900 | 3.004 | 2.756 | 3.267 | 1.087 | 2.009 | 2.066 | 1.989 | 1.512 | 2.225 | 39.781 | 2.094 | | | RKC Waalwijk | 2.250 | 1.540 | 1.800 | 2.900 | 2.267 | 2.100 | 2.268 | 1.738 | 2.100 | 1.996 | 2.450 | 2.275 | 1.444 | 1.407 | 3.442 | 2.131 | 2.100 | 2.756 | 3.089 | 42.053 | 2.213 | | | Telstar | 1.499 | 1.903 | 1.563 | 2.222 | 1.701 | 1.963 | 1.263 | 1.763 | 2.363 | 1.299 | 2.963 | 2.323 | 1.444 | 2.017 | 2.601 | 1.850 | 1.001 | 2.275 | 1.663 | 35.676 | 1.878 | | | FC Volendam | 4.301 | 3.525 | 5.269 | 4.075 | 4.248 | 4.155 | 2.871 | 4.094 | 4.475 | 4.446 | 6.345 | 4.058 | 2.952 | 3.295 | 3.657 | 4.207 | 5.066 | 2.718 | 4.582 | 78.339 | 4.123 | | | VVV-Venlo | 4.411 | 5.183 | 4.422 | 4.612 | 4.227 | 4.722 | 7.803 | 6.123 | 5.105 | 5.011 | 6.379 | 4.277 | 3.813 | 8.000 | 6.634 | 3.911 | 4.239 | 4.621 | 4.356 | 97.849 | 5.150 | | | Totaal | 61.487 | 63.607 | 59.313 | 65.344 | 66.130 | 65.107 | 62.545 | 69.987 | 62.834 | 55.607 | 81.674 | 71.741 | 61.981 | 65.601 | 63.554 | 63.084 | 70.259 | 61.597 | 63.906 | 69.862 | 1.306.220 | 3.437 |

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  2. ^ "Beroepscommissie straft teleurgesteld Fortuna Sittard met aftrek drie punten" [Appeals body punishes disappointed Fortuna Sittard with three points deduction] (in Dutch). Fortuna Sittard. 18 September 2016. Archived from the original on 9 November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Fortuna Sittard krijgt 6 punten in mindering" [Fortuna Sittard gets deducted 6 points] (in Dutch). KNVB. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Beroepscommissie: Achilles '29 krijgt drie punten in mindering" [Appeals body: Achilles '29 receives three points deduction] (in Dutch). KNVB. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  5. ^ De Graafschap was forced to play the home match of 21 October 2016 against Helmond Sport in an empty stadion. Reason for this was misconduct of the supporters of De Graafschap in the 2015–16 play-off match against Go Ahead Eagles.