| # | Dutch Eerste Divisie | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | FC Volendam* | 36 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 83 | 57 | 50 | 26 | Promoted | |
| ^ | Willem II* | 36 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 75 | 48 | 49 | 27 | Promoted | |
| - | SC Cambuur Leeuwarden* | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 80 | 59 | 47 | 21 | ||
| - | RKC Waalwijk* | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 60 | 46 | 46 | 14 | ||
| - | MVV Maastricht* | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 75 | 51 | 42 | 24 | ||
| - | NEC Nijmegen* | 36 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 65 | 56 | 40 | 9 | ||
| - | Vitesse Arnhem* | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 62 | 59 | 40 | 3 | ||
| - | NAC Breda* | 36 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 48 | 45 | 39 | 3 | ||
| FC Dordrecht* | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 76 | 63 | 38 | 13 | Promoted | ||
| - | de Graafschap* | 36 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 53 | 48 | 38 | 5 | ||
| - | FC Eindhoven* | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 65 | 53 | 35 | 12 | ||
| - | SC Heerenveen* | 36 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 45 | 53 | 35 | -8 | ||
| - | RBC Roosendaal* | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 68 | 69 | 31 | -1 | ||
| - | SVV* | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 49 | 68 | 30 | -19 | ||
| - | Heracles Almelo* | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 48 | 63 | 28 | -15 | ||
| - | FC Emmen* | 36 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 41 | 59 | 26 | -18 | ||
| - | Helmond Sport* | 36 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 45 | 69 | 26 | -24 | ||
| - | FC Wageningen* | 36 | 11 | 1 | 24 | 53 | 84 | 23 | -31 | ||
| - | Telstar* | 36 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 39 | 80 | 21 | -41 |