2016–17 in Dutch football

The 2016–17 season was the 128th season of competitive football in the Netherlands.

Football in Netherlands
Season2016–17
Men's football
EredivisieFeyenoord
Eerste DivisieVVV-Venlo
KNVB CupVitesse
Johan Cruyff ShieldPSV Eindhoven
Netherlands

Pre-season
LeaguePromoted to leagueRelegated from league
Eredivisie
Eerste Divisie
  • -
  • -
Topklasse
Hoofdklasse
Eerste Klasse

Eredivisie
Main article: 2016–17 Eredivisie

Standings

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

Eerste Divisie
Main article: 2016–17 Eerste Divisie

Standings

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:
  1. Reserves teams cannot be promoted and cannot participate in the promotion play-offs.
  2. 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.[3] On 10 April 2017 Fortuna Sittard were deducted another 6 points for not meeting financial targets.[4]
  4. Achilles '29 were deducted three points for repeatedly not meeting financial requirements.[5]

Tweede Divisie
Main article: 2016–17 Tweede Divisie

Standings
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
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
Source: [8]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. AFC were deducted 1 point for not having the required number of players with a contract.[6]
  2. 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
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
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
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
Source: Tweededivisie.org (in Dutch)
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Harkemase Boys and ODIN '59 were deducted one point for not having the required number of players with a contract.[9]
  2. 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
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
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
Source: Tweededivisie.org (in Dutch)
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. 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]
  2. 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.
  3. 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
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
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:
  1. Assigned as Third Period winner as highest ranked team at the end of the season.
  2. Winner of the Second Period (games 15-28).
  3. Winner of the First Period (games 1-14).
  4. On August 24, 2016 the club filed for bankruptcy after losing a court case against the local council.[11]

Saturday B League
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
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
Source: [13]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Winner of the First (games 1-10) and Third Periods (games 21-30).
  2. Winner of the Second Period (games 11-20).
  3. Substitute winner of the First Period.
  4. Substitute winner of the Third Period.

Sunday A League
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
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
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
Source: [14]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Winner of the First (games 1-10) and Second Period (games 11-20).
  2. Substitute Winner of the First Period.
  3. Substitute winner of the Second Period.
  4. Winner of the Third Period (games 21-30).

Sunday B League
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
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
Source: [15]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Winner of the First Period (games 1-10).
  2. Winner of the Third Period (games 21-30).
  3. Winner of the Second Period (games 11-20).
  4. Substitute winner of the First Period.

Eerste Klasse
Main article: 2016–17 Eerste Klasse

Eredivisie (women)
Main article: 2016–17 Eredivisie (women)
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
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
GroningenNetherlands Erwin van de LooiEnd of contract1 July 2016[16]Pre-seasonNetherlands Ernest Faber1 July 2016[17]
NECNetherlands Ernest FaberSigned by Groningen1 July 2016Germany Peter Hyballa1 July 2016[18]
HeerenveenNetherlands Foppe de HaanEnd of contract1 July 2016[19]Netherlands Jurgen Streppel1 July 2016[20]
Willem IINetherlands Jurgen StreppelSigned by Heerenveen1 July 2016Netherlands Erwin van de Looi1 July 2016
VitesseNetherlands Rob MaasResigned1 July 2016[21]Netherlands Henk Fraser1 July 2016[22]
Roda JCBosnia and Herzegovina Darije KalezićSacked1 July 2016[23]Greece Yannis Anastasiou1 July 2016[24]
AjaxNetherlands Frank de BoerResigned1 July 2016[25]Netherlands Peter Bosz1 July 2016[26]
ExcelsiorNetherlands Alfons GroenendijkMutual consent1 July 2016[27]Netherlands Mitchell van der Gaag1 July 2016[28]
ADO Den HaagNetherlands Henk FraserSigned by Vitesse1 July 2016Montenegro Željko Petrović1 July 2016[29]
ADO Den HaagMontenegro Željko PetrovićMutual consent7 February 2017[30]16thNetherlands Alfons Groenendijk8 February 2017[31]
Go Ahead EaglesNetherlands Hans de KoningSacked22 March 2017[32]18thNetherlands Robert Maaskant25 March 2017[33]
NECGermany Peter HyballaSacked24 April 2017[34]17thNetherlands Ron de Groot25 April 2017
Roda JCGreece Yannis AnastasiouSacked23 May 2017[35]17thNetherlands Huub Stevens23 May 2017[36]

KNVB Cup
Main article: 2016–17 KNVB Cup

Final
Main article: 2017 KNVB Cup Final
AZ0–2Vitesse
Report Van Wolfswinkel 81', 88'
Attendance: 46,105
Referee: Danny Makkelie [37]

National teams

Netherlands national football team
Main article: Netherlands national football team

Friendlies
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)
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)
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)
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)
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

Pos Team 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
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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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