title: 1986–87 Eredivisie
text: # 1986–87 Eredivisie
  
  The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1986–87 season was contested by 18 teams. PSV Eindhoven won the championship. At the beginning of the season, AZ '67 from Alkmaar changed their name to AZ.
  
  ## League standings
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | PSV | 34 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 99 | 21 | +78 | 59 | European Cup |
  | 2 | Ajax | 34 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 92 | 30 | +62 | 53 | Cup Winners' Cup |
  | 3 | Feyenoord | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 73 | 43 | +30 | 42 | UEFA Cup |
  | 4 | Roda JC | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 45 | +6 | 39 | Play-offs UEFA Cup |
  | 5 | VVV | 34 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 37 | Play-offs UEFA Cup |
  | 6 | FC Utrecht | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 36 | Play-offs UEFA Cup |
  | 7 | FC Twente | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 36 | Play-offs UEFA Cup |
  | 8 | Sparta | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 52 | 48 | +4 | 34 | |
  | 9 | Fortuna Sittard | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 49 | −2 | 32 | |
  | 10 | FC Den Bosch | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 32 | |
  | 11 | PEC Zwolle | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 61 | 57 | +4 | 31 | |
  | 12 | HFC Haarlem | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 57 | −25 | 31 | |
  | 13 | FC Groningen | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 30 | |
  | 14 | FC Den Haag | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 46 | 64 | −18 | 28 | Cup Winners' Cup |
  | 15 | AZ | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 31 | 57 | −26 | 27 | |
  | 16 | Go Ahead Eagles | 34 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 23 | 48 | −25 | 23 | Relegation to Eerste Divisie |
  | 17 | SC Veendam | 34 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 67 | −30 | 23 | Relegation to Eerste Divisie |
  | 18 | Excelsior | 34 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 40 | 91 | −51 | 19 | Relegation to Eerste Divisie |
  
  * 1 2 Ajax won the Cup Winners' Cup tournament of this year, so two (instead of one) Dutch teams were allowed to participate in next year's edition: cupholders Ajax and the winner of the KNVB Cup. Since Ajax also won the KNVB Cup, finalists FC Den Haag would be the second participants in Cup Winners' Cup next year.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Home \ Away | AJA | AZ | DBO | EXC | FEY | FSI | GAE | GRO | DHA | HFC | PEC | PSV | RJC | SPA | TWE | UTR | VEE | VVV |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ajax | | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 6–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 6–0 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 |
  | AZ | 1–6 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
  | FC Den Bosch '67 | 1–4 | 2–2 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
  | Excelsior | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | | 1–6 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
  | Feyenoord | 2–3 | 8–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
  | Fortuna Sittard | 1–3 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
  | Go Ahead Eagles | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
  | FC Groningen | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
  | FC Den Haag | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–6 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
  | FC Haarlem | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
  | PEC Zwolle '82 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
  | PSV | 1–0 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 7–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 7–3 | 5–0 | 3–1 | | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 |
  | Roda JC | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–5 | 0–4 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
  | Sparta Rotterdam | 2–6 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 4–0 |
  | FC Twente | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 3–2 | | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 |
  | FC Utrecht | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | | 7–1 | 1–2 |
  | SC Veendam | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | | 1–1 |
  | VVV | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 6–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | |
  
  ## Play-offs
  
  This year, play-offs were held for one UEFA-Cup-ticket.
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | FC Utrecht | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 8 | UEFA Cup |
  | 2 | FC Twente | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | |
  | 3 | Roda JC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | |
  | 4 | VVV | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 3 | |
  
  * ↑ 1 point deducted?
  