| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | PSV Eindhoven | 20 | 53 | 61 | 25 | 36 | 17 | 2 | 1 |
| 2. | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 20 | 39 | 51 | 29 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 5 |
| 3. | Ajax Amsterdam | 20 | 37 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 4. | NEC Nijmwegen | 19 | 35 | 49 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 4 |
| 5. | AZ Alkmaar | 20 | 32 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
| 6. | Sparta Rotterdam | 20 | 32 | 25 | 34 | -9 | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| 7. | FC Groningen | 20 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 7 |
| 8. | FC Twente Enschede | 20 | 30 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
| 9. | Fortuna Sittard | 20 | 25 | 30 | 34 | -4 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
| 10. | SC Heerenveen | 19 | 24 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 11. | FC Utrecht | 19 | 23 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| 12. | PEC Zwolle | 20 | 23 | 26 | 42 | -16 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
| 13. | Excelsior Rotterdam | 20 | 22 | 20 | 35 | -15 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 14. | Go Ahead Eagles Deventer | 19 | 21 | 30 | 33 | -3 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
| 15. | FC Volendam | 20 | 17 | 21 | 35 | -14 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 16. | Telstar | 20 | 16 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 17. | NAC Breda | 20 | 15 | 21 | 32 | -11 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 18. | Heracles Almelo | 20 | 14 | 28 | 52 | -24 | 4 | 2 | 14 |