| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ajax Amsterdam | 17 | 42 | 49 | 12 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 2. | PSV Eindhoven | 17 | 42 | 41 | 16 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 3. | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 17 | 36 | 33 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
| 4. | NEC Nijmwegen | 17 | 35 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 4 |
| 5. | FC Groningen | 17 | 33 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 |
| 6. | AZ Alkmaar | 17 | 32 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 5 |
| 7. | PEC Zwolle | 17 | 32 | 35 | 27 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 5 |
| 8. | Heracles Almelo | 17 | 32 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| 9. | FC Utrecht | 17 | 31 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
| 10. | FC Twente Enschede | 17 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 5 |
| 11. | Vitesse Arnheim | 17 | 25 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| 12. | SC Heerenveen | 17 | 22 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| 13. | ADO Den Haag | 17 | 20 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
| 14. | Excelsior Rotterdam | 17 | 17 | 21 | 31 | -10 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 15. | De Graafschap Doetinchem | 17 | 15 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 16. | Willem II Tilburg | 17 | 15 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 17. | Roda JC Kerkrade | 17 | 15 | 15 | 25 | -10 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 18. | Cambuur-Leeuwarden | 17 | 11 | 12 | 32 | -20 | 2 | 5 | 10 |