2016–17_in_Dutch_football

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
Eredivisie	Sparta Rotterdam Go Ahead Eagles	De Graafschap Cambuur
Eerste Divisie	-	-
Topklasse	Excelsior Maassluis De Dijk Lisse Rijnsburgse Boys	RVVH Sneek Wit Zwart
Hoofdklasse	ODIN '59 Huizen Quick Boys ASWH Rijnvogels Harkemase Boys VVOG Westlandia ASV De Dijk Oostzaan Dongen UDI '19 Juliana '31 Be Quick 1887 Quick '20	Bennekom SVL LRC VVA '71 XerxesDZB Heinenoord Sportlust '46 Deltasport SVZW HZVV DOS '37 Drachtster Boys EDO Nieuwerkerk Nieuw Utrecht Leonidas Baronie SV TOP Rohda Raalte Achilles 1894 Rigtersbleek Alcides
Eerste Klasse	Opheusden Argon Smitshoek Barneveld ONG Hoogland Ido's FC Nuenen Chevremont Woezik Heerenveen

Eredivisie

Main article: 2016–17 Eredivisie

Standings

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Feyenoord (C)	34	26	4	4	86	25	+61	82	Qualification to Champions League group stage
2	Ajax	34	25	6	3	79	23	+56	81	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3	PSV Eindhoven	34	22	10	2	68	23	+45	76	Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
4	Utrecht (O)	34	18	8	8	54	38	+16	62	Qualification to European competition play-offs^{[lower-alpha 1]}
5	Vitesse	34	15	6	13	51	40	+11	51	Qualification to Europa League group stage^{[lower-alpha 2]}
6	AZ	34	12	13	9	56	52	+4	49	Qualification to European competition play-offs^{[lower-alpha 1]}
7	Twente^{[lower-alpha 3]}	34	12	9	13	48	50	−2	45
8	Groningen	34	10	13	11	55	51	+4	43	Qualification to European competition play-offs^{[lower-alpha 1]}
9	Heerenveen	34	12	7	15	54	53	+1	43
10	Heracles Almelo	34	12	7	15	53	55	−2	43
11	ADO Den Haag	34	11	5	18	37	59	−22	38
12	Excelsior	34	9	10	15	43	60	−17	37
13	Willem II	34	9	9	16	29	44	−15	36
14	PEC Zwolle	34	9	8	17	39	67	−28	35
15	Sparta Rotterdam	34	9	7	18	42	61	−19	34
16	NEC (R)	34	9	7	18	32	59	−27	34	Qualification to Relegation play-offs
17	Roda JC Kerkrade (O)	34	7	12	15	26	51	−25	33	Qualification to Relegation play-offs
18	Go Ahead Eagles (R)	34	6	5	23	32	73	−41	23	Relegation to Eerste Divisie

Source: NUsport (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only for deciding champion and relegation); 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Draw. (Note: Criteria 5-8 is only used if deciding Europa League play-off places)^[2]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Four teams played for a spot in the Europa League second qualifying round.
Vitesse qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2016–17 KNVB Cup.
Twente was excluded from European football for 3 years on 15 December 2015.^[1]

Eerste Divisie

Main article: 2016–17 Eerste Divisie

Standings

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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^{[lower-alpha 1]}	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^{[lower-alpha 2]}
4	Jong PSV^{[lower-alpha 1]}	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^{[lower-alpha 2]}
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^{[lower-alpha 2]}
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^{[lower-alpha 2]}
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^{[lower-alpha 3]}	38	13	9	16	54	67	−13	39
18	Jong FC Utrecht^{[lower-alpha 1]}	38	10	7	21	50	71	−21	37
19	Dordrecht	38	5	9	24	42	72	−30	24
20	Achilles '29^{[lower-alpha 4]} (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:

Reserves teams cannot be promoted and cannot participate in the promotion play-offs.
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.
Fortuna Sittard were deducted three points for an outstanding bill owed to KNVB.^[3] On 10 April 2017 Fortuna Sittard were deducted another 6 points for not meeting financial targets.^[4]
Achilles '29 were deducted three points for repeatedly not meeting financial requirements.^[5]

Tweede Divisie

Main article: 2016–17 Tweede Divisie

Standings

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Jong AZ (C, P)	34	23	7	4	85	29	+56	76	Promotion to Eerste Divisie
2	Kozakken Boys	34	17	6	11	70	54	+16	57
3	Katwijk	34	15	10	9	52	42	+10	55
4	De Treffers	34	14	12	8	70	55	+15	54
5	Excelsior Maassluis	34	13	10	11	52	43	+9	49
6	Lienden	34	13	9	12	52	48	+4	48
7	Jong Sparta	34	12	11	11	74	67	+7	47
8	Barendrecht	34	12	11	11	57	57	0	47
9	VVSB	34	12	11	11	62	64	−2	47
10	GVVV	34	13	8	13	51	63	−12	47
11	AFC^{[lower-alpha 1]}	34	13	7	14	59	63	−4	45
12	TEC	34	13	6	15	53	67	−14	45
13	Koninklijke HFC	34	11	9	14	49	50	−1	42
14	HHC	34	10	11	13	41	53	−12	41
15	UNA (R)	34	12	5	17	57	79	−22	41	Qualification to relegation play-offs
16	Spakenburg (R)	34	9	10	15	61	66	−5	37	Qualification to relegation play-offs
17	Jong Vitesse^{[lower-alpha 2]} (R)	34	11	4	19	66	79	−13	34	Relegation to Derde Divisie
18	Jong Twente (R)	34	6	7	21	32	64	−32	25	Relegation to Derde Divisie

Source: ^[8]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

AFC were deducted 1 point for not having the required number of players with a contract.^[6]
Jong Vitesse were deducted three points for having 3 players from the first team on the field at the same time, while the rules only allow 2 players from the first team on the field at the same time.^[7]

Derde Divisie

Main article: 2016–17 Derde Divisie

Saturday League

More information Pos, Team ...

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	IJsselmeervogels (C, P)	34	21	7	6	74	36	+38	70	Promotion to Tweede Divisie
2	Lisse (Q, O, P)	34	20	5	9	55	38	+17	65	Qualification to promotion play-offs
3	Rijnsburgse Boys (Q, O, P)	34	17	10	7	84	62	+22	61	Qualification to promotion play-offs
4	ASWH	34	17	7	10	64	53	+11	58
5	Scheveningen	34	16	8	10	54	48	+6	56
6	Jong Volendam	34	16	8	10	60	56	+4	56
7	DVS '33	34	13	9	12	54	49	+5	48
8	Jong Groningen	34	11	12	11	48	46	+2	45
9	Harkemase Boys^{[lower-alpha 1]} (Q)	34	13	7	14	55	60	−5	45	Qualification to promotion play-offs
10	VVOG	34	12	8	14	49	55	−6	44
11	Quick Boys	34	11	10	13	47	54	−7	43
12	Capelle	34	11	8	15	42	52	−10	41
13	ONS Sneek	34	10	10	14	51	60	−9	40
14	Jong Almere City^{[lower-alpha 2]}	34	11	6	17	63	61	+2	38
15	ODIN '59^{[lower-alpha 1]} (Q)	34	10	6	18	58	63	−5	35	Qualification to relegation play-offs
16	SteDoCo (Q, R)	34	9	8	17	46	69	−23	35	Qualification to relegation play-offs
17	Huizen (R)	34	9	6	19	38	57	−19	33	Relegation to Hoofdklasse
18	Rijnvogels (R)	34	10	3	21	55	78	−23	33	Relegation to Hoofdklasse

Source: Tweededivisie.org (in Dutch)
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Harkemase Boys and ODIN '59 were deducted one point for not having the required number of players with a contract.^[9]
Jong Almere were deducted one point for having three players from the first team on the field at the same time, while the rules only allow two players from the first team on the field at the same time.

Sunday League

More information Pos, Team ...

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	De Dijk (C, P)	34	27	2	5	91	42	+49	83	Promotion to Tweede Divisie
2	Westlandia^{[lower-alpha 1]} (Q)	34	23	6	5	101	47	+54	74	Qualification to promotion play-offs
3	Dongen^{[lower-alpha 1]} (Q)	34	21	3	10	65	46	+19	65
4	USV Hercules^{[lower-alpha 1]} (Q)	34	18	7	9	64	48	+16	60
5	Quick '20^{[lower-alpha 1]}	34	16	7	11	67	57	+10	54
6	Be Quick 1887^{[lower-alpha 1]}	34	17	3	14	74	61	+13	53
7	HSC '21	34	14	6	14	73	69	+4	48
8	EVV^{[lower-alpha 1]}	34	14	6	14	57	49	+8	47
9	HBS Craeyenhout^{[lower-alpha 1]}	34	15	2	17	55	62	−7	46
10	OFC	34	12	8	14	53	62	−9	44
11	JVC Cuijk	34	12	8	14	48	58	−10	44
12	OJC Rosmalen^{[lower-alpha 1]}	34	11	8	15	47	69	−22	40
13	Jong De Graafschap	34	10	6	18	66	79	−13	36
14	Magreb '90^{[lower-alpha 2]}	34	11	6	17	53	78	−25	35
15	Juliana '31^{[lower-alpha 1]} (Q, R)	34	10	5	19	56	68	−12	34	Qualification to relegation play-offs
16	Jong Den Bosch (Q, R)	34	7	9	18	45	61	−16	30	Qualification to relegation play-offs
17	UDI '19^{[lower-alpha 1]} (R)	34	8	7	19	45	80	−35	30	Relegation to Hoofdklasse
18	Jong Achilles '29^{[lower-alpha 3]} (R)	34	7	7	20	58	82	−24	27	Relegation to Hoofdklasse

Source: Tweededivisie.org (in Dutch)
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:

RKVV Westlandia, VV Dongen, Quick '20, USV Hercules, Be Quick 1887, EVV, OJC Rosmalen, HBS Craeyenhout, Magreb '90, Juliana '31 and UDI '19 were deducted one point for not having the required number of players with a contract.^[10]
Magreb '90 was deducted one point for not having the required number of players with a contract and an additional three points for failing to meet the license criteria in general.
Jong Achilles '29 was deducted one point for having one dispensation player too many on the team in the away match against Quick '20

Hoofdklasse

Main article: 2016–17 Hoofdklasse

Saturday A League

More information Pos, Team ...

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Spijkenisse (C, P)	28	17	5	6	62	35	+27	56	Promotion to 2017–18 Derde Divisie Saturday
2	Ter Leede^{[lower-alpha 1]}	28	17	5	6	55	38	+17	56	Qualification for 2017–18 Derde Divisie play-offs
3	Noordwijk^{[lower-alpha 2]}	28	16	5	7	66	42	+24	53
4	Achilles Veen^{[lower-alpha 3]}	28	16	5	7	52	36	+16	53
5	Swift	28	14	7	7	56	34	+22	49
6	Ajax (amateurs)	28	14	3	11	50	47	+3	45
7	Jodan Boys	28	11	8	9	52	39	+13	41
8	Hoek	28	10	8	10	41	43	−2	38
9	DFS	28	12	2	14	40	51	−11	38
10	Argon	28	10	6	12	44	46	−2	36
11	RVVH	28	9	6	13	45	50	−5	33
12	Zwaluwen	28	7	9	12	43	56	−13	30
13	Sliedrecht (R)	28	7	3	18	49	72	−23	24	Qualification to relegation play-offs
14	Smitshoek (O)	28	6	6	16	35	62	−27	24	Qualification to relegation play-offs
15	Breukelen (R)	28	2	6	20	29	68	−39	12	Relegation to 2017–18 Eerste Klasse
16	Haaglandia^{[lower-alpha 4]}	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	0	Withdrew following bankruptcy

Source: ^[12]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Assigned as Third Period winner as highest ranked team at the end of the season.
Winner of the Second Period (games 15-28).
Winner of the First Period (games 1-14).
On August 24, 2016 the club filed for bankruptcy after losing a court case against the local council.^[11]

Saturday B League

More information Pos, Team ...

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	ACV^{[lower-alpha 1]} (C, P)	30	20	5	5	58	35	+23	65	Promotion to 2017–18 Derde Divisie Saturday
2	DOVO^{[lower-alpha 2]} (O, P)	30	18	6	6	62	31	+31	60	Qualification for 2017–18 Derde Divisie play-offs
3	Staphorst^{[lower-alpha 3]}	30	16	5	9	68	34	+34	53
4	CSV Apeldoorn^{[lower-alpha 4]}	30	15	6	9	61	48	+13	51
5	Excelsior '31	30	13	7	10	67	56	+11	46
6	Genemuiden	30	12	9	9	60	42	+18	45
7	Sparta Nijkerk	30	12	9	9	53	48	+5	45
8	SDC Putten	30	11	12	7	43	39	+4	45
9	Eemdijk	30	12	6	12	58	61	−3	42
10	AZSV	30	10	8	12	41	37	+4	38
11	Urk	30	10	8	12	41	42	−1	38
12	NSC	30	11	4	15	47	56	−9	37
13	Flevo Boys (R)	30	10	5	15	47	56	−9	35	Qualification to relegation play-offs
14	Oranje Nassau (R)	30	10	2	18	42	69	−27	32	Qualification to relegation play-offs
15	SDV Barneveld (R)	30	6	7	17	33	57	−24	25	Relegation to 2017–18 Eerste Klasse
16	ASV Dronten (R)	30	2	5	23	27	97	−70	11	Relegation to 2017–18 Eerste Klasse

Source: ^[13]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Winner of the First (games 1-10) and Third Periods (games 21-30).
Winner of the Second Period (games 11-20).
Substitute winner of the First Period.
Substitute winner of the Third Period.

Sunday A League

More information Pos, Team ...

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	ADO '20^{[lower-alpha 1]} (C, P)	30	19	7	4	82	41	+41	64	Promotion to 2017–18 Derde Divisie Sunday
2	Woezik^{[lower-alpha 2]}	30	16	7	7	57	32	+25	55	Qualification for 2017–18 Derde Divisie play-offs
3	SJC^{[lower-alpha 3]}	30	16	5	9	64	39	+25	53	Qualification for 2017–18 Derde Divisie play-offs
4	Hollandia	30	15	8	7	51	33	+18	53
5	Silvolde	30	15	4	11	54	51	+3	49
6	De Meern^{[lower-alpha 4]} (O, P)	30	13	6	11	70	55	+15	45	Qualification for 2017–18 Derde Divisie play-offs
7	Sneek Wit Zwart	30	11	8	11	65	52	+13	41
8	SDO	30	9	13	8	42	45	−3	40
9	VV Heerenveen	30	11	5	14	49	52	−3	38
10	De Bataven	30	11	5	14	45	60	−15	38
11	MSC	30	10	7	13	53	55	−2	37
12	RKHVV	30	9	10	11	42	52	−10	37
13	Alverna (R)	30	8	12	10	50	45	+5	36	Qualification to relegation play-offs
14	JOS Watergraafsmeer (R)	30	9	9	12	51	55	−4	36	Qualification to relegation play-offs
15	Hoogland (R)	30	8	9	13	42	56	−14	33	Relegation to 2017–18 Eerste Klasse
16	Dieze West (R)	30	1	3	26	28	122	−94	6	Relegation to 2017–18 Eerste Klasse

Source: ^[14]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Winner of the First (games 1-10) and Second Period (games 11-20).
Substitute Winner of the First Period.
Substitute winner of the Second Period.
Winner of the Third Period (games 21-30).

Sunday B League

More information Pos, Team ...

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Blauw Geel '38^{[lower-alpha 1]} (C, P)	30	19	8	3	76	36	+40	65	Promotion to 2017–18 Derde Divisie Sunday
2	Quick (H)^{[lower-alpha 2]} (O, P)	30	16	6	8	62	35	+27	54	Qualification for 2017–18 Derde Divisie play-offs
3	Oss '20^{[lower-alpha 3]}	30	13	10	7	54	34	+20	49
4	Vlissingen^{[lower-alpha 4]}	30	14	7	9	45	34	+11	49
5	Halsteren	30	13	8	9	48	34	+14	47
6	Nuenen	30	13	6	11	57	54	+3	45
7	DHC Delft	30	12	8	10	55	50	+5	44
8	Gemert	30	10	11	9	57	45	+12	41
9	Groene Ster	30	11	4	15	40	50	−10	37
10	IFC	30	10	5	15	46	55	−9	35
11	RKAVV	30	9	8	13	35	48	−13	35
12	EHC	30	10	5	15	33	52	−19	35
13	DESO (R)	30	8	10	12	36	44	−8	34	Qualification to relegation play-offs
14	Gestel (R)	30	9	7	14	40	82	−42	34	Qualification to relegation play-offs
15	Chevremont (R)	30	9	6	15	53	59	−6	33	Relegation to 2017–18 Eerste Klasse
16	DOSKO (R)	30	8	3	19	36	61	−25	27	Relegation to 2017–18 Eerste Klasse

Source: ^[15]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Winner of the First Period (games 1-10).
Winner of the Third Period (games 21-30).
Winner of the Second Period (games 11-20).
Substitute winner of the First Period.

Eerste Klasse

Main article: 2016–17 Eerste Klasse

Eredivisie (women)

Main article: 2016–17 Eredivisie (women)

More information Pos, Team ...

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Ajax	21	17	3	1	49	11	+38	54	Qualification to Championship play-off
2	Twente	21	13	4	4	62	25	+37	43
3	PSV Eindhoven	21	12	3	6	56	26	+30	39
4	ADO	21	12	3	6	43	35	+8	39
5	Telstar	21	6	4	11	42	52	−10	22	Qualification to Placement play-off
6	Heerenveen	21	5	3	13	32	47	−15	18
7	Achilles '29	21	5	1	15	21	68	−47	16
8	Zwolle	21	2	3	16	24	65	−41	9

Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored

Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Replaced by	Date of appointment
Groningen	Erwin van de Looi	End of contract	1 July 2016^[16]	Pre-season	Ernest Faber	1 July 2016^[17]
NEC	Ernest Faber	Signed by Groningen	1 July 2016		Peter Hyballa	1 July 2016^[18]
Heerenveen	Foppe de Haan	End of contract	1 July 2016^[19]		Jurgen Streppel	1 July 2016^[20]
Willem II	Jurgen Streppel	Signed by Heerenveen	1 July 2016		Erwin van de Looi	1 July 2016
Vitesse	Rob Maas	Resigned	1 July 2016^[21]		Henk Fraser	1 July 2016^[22]
Roda JC	Darije Kalezić	Sacked	1 July 2016^[23]		Yannis Anastasiou	1 July 2016^[24]
Ajax	Frank de Boer	Resigned	1 July 2016^[25]		Peter Bosz	1 July 2016^[26]
Excelsior	Alfons Groenendijk	Mutual consent	1 July 2016^[27]		Mitchell van der Gaag	1 July 2016^[28]
ADO Den Haag	Henk Fraser	Signed by Vitesse	1 July 2016		Željko Petrović	1 July 2016^[29]
ADO Den Haag	Željko Petrović	Mutual consent	7 February 2017^[30]	16th	Alfons Groenendijk	8 February 2017^[31]
Go Ahead Eagles	Hans de Koning	Sacked	22 March 2017^[32]	18th	Robert Maaskant	25 March 2017^[33]
NEC	Peter Hyballa	Sacked	24 April 2017^[34]	17th	Ron de Groot	25 April 2017
Roda JC	Yannis Anastasiou	Sacked	23 May 2017^[35]	17th	Huub Stevens	23 May 2017^[36]

KNVB Cup

Main article: 2016–17 KNVB Cup

Final

Main article: 2017 KNVB Cup Final

More information AZ, 0–2 ...

AZ	0–2	Vitesse
	Report	Van Wolfswinkel 81', 88'

30 April 2017

18:00

De Kuip, Rotterdam

Attendance: 46,105

Referee: Danny Makkelie ^[37]

National teams

Netherlands national football team

Main article: Netherlands national football team

Friendlies

Netherlands

Greece

1 September 2016	Netherlands	1 – 2	Greece	Eindhoven, Netherlands
20:45 UTC+2	Wijnaldum 14'		Mitroglou 29' Gianniotas 74'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 36,128 Referee: Mete Kalkavan (Turkey)

Netherlands

Belgium

9 November 2016	Netherlands	1 – 1	Belgium	Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45 UTC+2	Klaassen 38' (pen.)		Carrasco 82'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 37,500 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Netherlands

Italy

28 March 2017	Netherlands	1 – 2	Italy	Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45 UTC+2	Romagnoli 10' (o.g.)		Éder 11' Bonucci 32'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 46,228 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

Morocco

Netherlands

31 May 2017	Morocco	1 – 2	Netherlands	Agadir, Morocco
20:30 UTC+2	Boussoufa 73'		Promes 22' Janssen 68'	Stadium: Stade Adrar Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)

Netherlands

Ivory Coast

4 June 2017	Netherlands	5 – 0	Ivory Coast	Rotterdam, Netherlands
20:45 UTC+2	Veltman 13', 36' Robben 32' Klaassen 69' Janssen 75'			Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 33,500 Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A

More information Pos, Pld ...

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	10	7	2	1	18	6	+12	23	Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup	—	2–1	4–0	4–1	0–0	2–1
2	Sweden	10	6	1	3	26	9	+17	19	Advance to second round	2–1	—	1–1	3–0	8–0	4–0
3	Netherlands	10	6	1	3	21	12	+9	19		0–1	2–0	—	3–1	5–0	4–1
4	Bulgaria	10	4	1	5	14	19	−5	13		0–1	3–2	2–0	—	4–3	1–0
5	Luxembourg	10	1	3	6	8	26	−18	6		1–3	0–1	1–3	1–1	—	1–0
6	Belarus	10	1	2	7	6	21	−15	5		0–0	0–4	1–3	2–1	1–1	—

Source: FIFA

Sweden

Netherlands

6 September 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Q	Sweden	1 – 1	Netherlands	Solna, Sweden
20:45 UTC+2	Berg 43'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Sneijder 67'	Stadium: Friends Arena Attendance: 36,128 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Netherlands

Belarus

7 October 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Q	Netherlands	4 – 1	Belarus	Rotterdam, Netherlands
20:45 UTC+2	Promes 15', 31' Klaassen 56' Janssen 64'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Rios 47'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 41,200 Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)

Netherlands

France

10 October 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Q	Netherlands	0 – 1	France	Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45 UTC+2		Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Pogba 30'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 50,220 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Luxembourg

Netherlands

13 November 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Q	Luxembourg	1 – 3	Netherlands	Luxembourg, Luxembourg
20:45 UTC+2	Chanot 44' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Robben 36' Depay 58', 84'	Stadium: Stade Josy Barthel Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Bulgaria

Netherlands

25 March 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Q	Bulgaria	2 – 0	Netherlands	Sofia, Bulgaria
21:45 UTC+2	Delev 5', 20'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)		Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 10,900 Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)

Netherlands

Luxembourg

9 June 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Q	Netherlands	5 – 0	Luxembourg	Rotterdam, Netherlands
20:45 UTC+2	Robben 21' Sneijder 34' Wijnaldum 62' Promes 70' Janssen 84' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)		Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 41,300 Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)

Netherlands women's national football team

Main article: Netherlands women's national football team

Diary of the season

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Deaths

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Retirements

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