| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | PSV Eindhoven | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 63 | 11 | +52 | 49 | 2.72 |
| 2 | AZ Alkmaar | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 52 | 20 | +32 | 47 | 2.61 |
| 3 | Heerenveen | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 39 | 11 | +28 | 45 | 2.50 |
| 4 | Ajax | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 22 | +23 | 39 | 2.17 |
| 5 | Feyenoord | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 41 | 20 | +21 | 39 | 2.17 |
| 6 | FC Twente Enschede | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 38 | 2.11 |
| 7 | Roda JC | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 36 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Vitesse Arnhem | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 33 | 1.83 |
| 9 | Willem II | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 32 | 1.78 |
| 10 | Fortuna Sittard | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 28 | 1.75 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 28 | 1.75 |
| 12 | FC Utrecht | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 27 | 1.69 |
| 13 | RKC Waalwijk | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 25 | 1.56 |
| 14 | De Graafschap | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 24 | 1.50 |
| 15 | Cambuur Leeuwarden | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 24 | -4 | 20 | 1.25 |
| 16 | MVV Maastricht | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 19 | 1.19 |
| 17 | NEC Nijmegen | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 18 | FC Den Bosch | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 15 | 0.94 |
3 points for a win
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
