The 2016–17

Eredivisie Vrouwen The Vrouwen Eredivisie (; Dutch for "Honour Division"; ''Eredivisie Vrouwen'' before 2020), also known as the Eurojackpot Vrouwen Eredivisie due to a sponsorship contract, is the highest women's association football, women's football league in th ...

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

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finished second behind

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, who won their first Dutch championship.

Teams

On 16 June 2016,

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was confirmed as the eighth team of the season. 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,

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women's football manager Minke Booij said the new format would strengthen competition and create more top matches. The champion qualified to the

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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

Source: vrouwenvoetbalnederland.nl

Regular season

Play-offs

;Championship group . ;Placement group .

References

External links

Official website

Season
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