League Table
| # | Team Name | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS |
| 1 | Zwolle | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 68 | 34 | +34 | 72 |
| 2 | Sparta | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 59 | 32 | +27 | 65 |
| 3 | Eindhoven | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 52 | 33 | +19 | 63 |
| 4 | Helmond Sport | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 62 |
| 5 | Willem II | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 67 | 41 | +26 | 58 |
| 6 | Den Bosch | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 57 | 32 | +25 | 57 |
| 7 | Cambuur | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 68 | 44 | +24 | 56 |
| 8 | Maastricht | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 59 | 55 | +4 | 51 |
| 9 | Go Ahead Eagles | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 50 |
| 10 | FC Dordrecht | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 56 | 62 | –6 | 50 |
| 11 | Fort.Sittard | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 62 | 51 | +11 | 48 |
| 12 | Volendam | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 48 |
| 13 | Almere City FC | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 52 | 62 | –10 | 40 |
| 14 | FC Oss | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 56 | 76 | –20 | 35 |
| 15 | Telstar | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 45 | 70 | –25 | 32 |
| 16 | Veendam | 34 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 42 | 67 | –25 | 22 |
| 17 | AGOVV Apeldoorn | 34 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 36 | 94 | –58 | 19 |
| 18 | Emmen | 34 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 73 | –49 | 17 |
