Standings
Full standings
| # ↓ | Team | P | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Heracles | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11:41 | -30 | 4 |
| 17 | FC Volendam | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7:29 | -22 | 5 |
| 16 | NAC Breda | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11:29 | -18 | 7 |
| 15 | PEC Zwolle | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20:36 | -16 | 9 |
| 14 | GO Ahead Eagles | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17:25 | -8 | 11 |
| 13 | Excelsior | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15:28 | -13 | 13 |
| 12 | Telstar | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14:21 | -7 | 13 |
| 11 | Fortuna Sittard | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 20:28 | -8 | 14 |
| 10 | Groningen | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17:23 | -6 | 17 |
| 9 | Utrecht | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19:19 | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | Heerenveen | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22:24 | -2 | 18 |
| 7 | Ajax | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 25:24 | 1 | 18 |
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 18:27 | -9 | 19 |
| 5 | AZ Alkmaar | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 18:24 | -6 | 19 |
| 4 | Feyenoord | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 26:19 | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | Twente | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 25:16 | 9 | 22 |
| 2 | NEC Nijmegen | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 32:25 | 7 | 23 |
| 1 | PSV Eindhoven | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 35:16 | 19 | 36 |
