Standings
Full standings
| # ↓ | Team | P | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Excelsior | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14:19 | -5 | 14 |
| 17 | Telstar | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 24:25 | -1 | 14 |
| 16 | Heracles | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22:29 | -7 | 15 |
| 15 | NAC Breda | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18:21 | -3 | 16 |
| 14 | Fortuna Sittard | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23:24 | -1 | 21 |
| 13 | GO Ahead Eagles | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 28:20 | 8 | 21 |
| 12 | Groningen | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23:14 | 9 | 21 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17:20 | -3 | 22 |
| 10 | FC Volendam | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23:19 | 4 | 22 |
| 9 | Heerenveen | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 27:22 | 5 | 23 |
| 8 | AZ Alkmaar | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 29:21 | 8 | 23 |
| 7 | PEC Zwolle | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18:17 | 1 | 24 |
| 6 | Utrecht | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23:12 | 11 | 24 |
| 5 | Twente | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22:14 | 8 | 25 |
| 4 | NEC Nijmegen | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 37:22 | 15 | 27 |
| 3 | Ajax | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 28:11 | 17 | 30 |
| 2 | Feyenoord | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 35:21 | 14 | 32 |
| 1 | PSV Eindhoven | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 43:21 | 22 | 32 |
