| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSV Eindhoven | 31 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 49 | 77 |
| 2 | Feyenoord | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 55 |
| 3 | NEC Nijmegen | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 54 |
| 4 | FC Twente | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 53 |
| 5 | Ajax | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 20 | 51 |
| 6 | AZ Alkmaar | 31 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 49 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 44 |
| 8 | SC Heerenveen | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 44 |
| 9 | FC Groningen | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 42 |
| 10 | Sparta Rotterdam | 31 | 12 | 6 | 13 | -17 | 42 |
| 11 | Go Ahead Eagles | 31 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 37 |
| 12 | Fortuna Sittard | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 36 |
| 13 | PEC Zwolle | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | -25 | 34 |
| 14 | Telstar | 31 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -10 | 30 |
| 15 | FC Volendam | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -19 | 28 |
| 16 | Excelsior Rotterdam | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -20 | 28 |
| 17 | NAC Breda | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -21 | 25 |
| 18 | Heracles Almelo | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | -43 | 19 |
