| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Den Bosch | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 85:48 | 37 | 74 | |
| 2. | Excelsior | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 70:39 | 31 | 74 | |
| 3. | Sparta Rotterdam | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 76:43 | 33 | 69 | |
| 4. | Heracles | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 71:42 | 29 | 67 | |
| 5. | Helmond | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 66:42 | 24 | 65 | |
| 6. | De Graafschap | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 63:43 | 20 | 64 | |
| 7. | Venlo | 36 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 76:62 | 14 | 61 | |
| 8. | FC Emmen | 36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 65:54 | 11 | 61 | |
| 9. | G.A. Eagles | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 79:63 | 16 | 53 | |
| 10. | Apeldoorn | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 63:54 | 9 | 50 | |
| 11. | Oss | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 57:60 | -3 | 45 | |
| 12. | Telstar | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 55:62 | -7 | 44 | |
| 13. | Haarlem | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 41:63 | -22 | 39 | |
| 14. | Veendam | 36 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 46:71 | -25 | 36 | |
| 15. | Dordrecht | 36 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 33:60 | -27 | 30 | |
| 16. | Eindhoven FC | 36 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 40:69 | -29 | 30 | |
| 17. | Cambuur | 36 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 35:65 | -30 | 28 | |
| 18. | Maastricht | 36 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 32:70 | -38 | 28 | |
| 19. | Sittard | 36 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 38:81 | -43 | 19 |