| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | PSV Eindhoven | 31 | 77 | 90 | 41 | 49 | 25 | 2 | 4 |
| 2. | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 31 | 58 | 65 | 42 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 7 |
| 3. | NEC Nijmwegen | 31 | 55 | 73 | 49 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 6 |
| 4. | Ajax Amsterdam | 31 | 54 | 59 | 37 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 5 |
| 5. | FC Twente Enschede | 31 | 54 | 52 | 33 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 5 |
| 6. | AZ Alkmaar | 31 | 49 | 52 | 45 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 |
| 7. | SC Heerenveen | 31 | 47 | 55 | 51 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 10 |
| 8. | FC Utrecht | 31 | 44 | 49 | 41 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 11 |
| 9. | FC Groningen | 31 | 42 | 43 | 40 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 13 |
| 10. | Sparta Rotterdam | 31 | 42 | 36 | 53 | -17 | 12 | 6 | 13 |
| 11. | Go Ahead Eagles Deventer | 31 | 37 | 50 | 45 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 |
| 12. | Fortuna Sittard | 31 | 36 | 45 | 57 | -12 | 10 | 6 | 15 |
| 13. | PEC Zwolle | 31 | 34 | 41 | 66 | -25 | 8 | 10 | 13 |
| 14. | Excelsior Rotterdam | 31 | 31 | 36 | 51 | -15 | 8 | 7 | 16 |
| 15. | FC Volendam | 31 | 31 | 33 | 50 | -17 | 8 | 7 | 16 |
| 16. | Telstar | 31 | 30 | 43 | 53 | -10 | 7 | 9 | 15 |
| 17. | NAC Breda | 31 | 25 | 30 | 53 | -23 | 5 | 10 | 16 |
| 18. | Heracles Almelo | 31 | 19 | 34 | 79 | -45 | 5 | 4 | 22 |