Eredivisie 1996/1997: final table of First division
| # | Club | M | W | D | L | Goal | Pts | GD | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 90 - 26 | 77 | +64 |   Champion (Champions League) | |
| 2 | Feyenoord | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 67 - 34 | 73 | +33 | Vice-champion (Champions League) | |
| 3 | FC Twente | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 60 - 33 | 65 | +27 | UEFA Cup | |
| 4 | Ajax Amsterdam | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 55 - 31 | 61 | +24 | UEFA Cup | |
| 5 | Vitesse | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 53 - 41 | 55 | +12 | UEFA Cup | |
| 6 | Roda JS | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 56 - 47 | 55 | +9 |  Cup Winner Cup (cup winner) | |
| 7 | SC Heerenveen | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 58 - 47 | 50 | +11 | Intertoto Cup | |
| 8 | De Graafschap | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 52 - 55 | 45 | -3 | ||
| 9 | NAC Breda | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 41 - 54 | 40 | -13 | ||
| 10 | FC Groningen | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 43 - 56 | 39 | -13 | Intertoto Cup | |
| 11 | Fortuna Sittard | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 36 - 52 | 39 | -16 | ||
| 13 | Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 40 - 56 | 38 | -16 | ||
| 14 | FC Volendam | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 36 - 55 | 38 | -19 | ||
| 15 | Willem II | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 34 - 51 | 35 | -17 | ||
| 16 | RKC Waalwijk | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 39 - 61 | 34 | -22 | Relegation Playoff | |
| 17 | NEC Nijmegen | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 35 - 61 | 32 | -26 | Relegation Playoff | |
| 18 | AZ Alkmaar | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 27 - 52 | 25 | -25 |  Relegated | |
| Pts = Points M = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GD = Goal difference; | ||||||||||
Notes:
- Champion
- national cup holder
- participation in European competition
 - promoted
- relegated
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1995/1996
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