Overview
- NEC beat Go Ahead Eagles 2-1 on Sunday to finish third, earning a place in the Champions League third qualifying round with Europa League group-stage assurance.
- The top-three finish is a first for NEC, which had never ended higher than fifth in the Dutch top flight before this season.
- Ajax drew at Heerenveen and finished fifth, so it enters the Conference League play-offs against FC Groningen, with the first leg moved to Volendam because Ajax’s stadium is unavailable.
- PSV closed with a 5-1 win over FC Twente, and Twente still took fourth to avoid the European play-offs.
- Willem II reached the promotion play-off final after beating Almere City 2-0 and will face the winner of FC Volendam vs Telstar, with Telstar needing at least a draw to dodge the relegation play-offs.