NEC, the champion of the 2014–15 Eerste Divisie, and play-off winner Roda JC returned to the Eredivisie after just one season.
De Graafschap, the other play-off winner, returned to the highest level for the first time since the 2011–12 season.
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4 Player scored 4 goals Updated to games played on 23 August 2015Source: World footballNotes:Median attendances of the 2014–15 season will be shown until the league starts.1: Team played last season in Eerste Divisie Four teams played for a spot in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.
Ten teams, two from the Eredivisie and eight from the Eerste Divisie, played for two spots in the 2016–17 Eredivisie, the remaining eight teams play in the 2016–17 Eerste Divisie.