ADO Den Haag — 2016/17 season (overview)

• Club: ADO Den Haag
• Country: Netherlands
• Head coach (manager): Željko Petrović
• Season: 2016/2017 (Eredivisie)

Context and short summary

• Željko Petrović, a former Yugoslavian/Serbian player and experienced assistant/coach, was appointed as ADO Den Haag head coach during the 2016/17 Eredivisie season. He replaced Henk Fräser, who had been dismissed earlier in the campaign.
• Under Petrović the club aimed to stabilize results and avoid relegation battles, consolidating mid-to-lower table standing in the Dutch top flight.
• ADO Den Haag played home matches at the Cars Jeans Stadion (also known as Kyocera Stadion in other periods).

Key facts about the squad and season

• League: Eredivisie (Netherlands top division)
• Typical formation and style: The team tended to play with a pragmatic, defensively organized setup to secure points; specifics varied with player availability and opponent.
• Notable players in/around that season: players such as Sheraldo Becker, Lex Immers (captain at times), Mike Havenaar (forward, although his playing time varied), and others featured during the period. (Squad lists changed with transfers.)
• Cup competition: ADO Den Haag also participated in the KNVB Cup that season, as is customary for Dutch professional clubs.

Manager background — Željko Petrović

• Born 1965, Petrović had a playing career as a midfielder/winger including time at Partizan Belgrade and PSV Eindhoven (where he won domestic titles) and overseas spells.
• As a coach he worked as an assistant at several clubs and with national teams before taking head-coach roles. His appointment at ADO Den Haag represented a managerial step during 2016/17 to steady the club.

Outcome and legacy

• Petrović's tenure was aimed at immediate stabilization; ADO Den Haag finished the season safely above the relegation zone, continuing as an established Eredivisie club.
• The 2016/17 season was part of a period where ADO sought consistent top-flight survival and occasional pushes into midtable rather than European qualification.

Sources and further research

• For match-by-match results, detailed squad lists, appearances and goal statistics for 2016/17, consult club records, the Eredivisie official site, or soccer databases such as Transfermarkt, Soccerway, or WorldFootball.net.