| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Helmond | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 34:18 | 16 | 36 | |
| 2. | Excelsior | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 34:22 | 12 | 35 | |
| 3. | Heracles | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 32:21 | 11 | 35 | |
| 4. | FC Emmen | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 42:33 | 9 | 35 | |
| 5. | Den Bosch | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 34:25 | 9 | 32 | |
| 6. | Sparta Rotterdam | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 33:20 | 13 | 31 | |
| 7. | G.A. Eagles | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 41:34 | 7 | 28 | |
| 8. | Apeldoorn | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 27:30 | -3 | 23 | |
| 9. | Venlo | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 30:36 | -6 | 23 | |
| 10. | Oss | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 24:25 | -1 | 22 | |
| 11. | De Graafschap | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24:29 | -5 | 21 | |
| 12. | Dordrecht | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15:31 | -16 | 15 | |
| 13. | Eindhoven FC | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 21:43 | -22 | 14 | |
| 14. | Veendam | 18 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 18:35 | -17 | 11 | |
| 15. | Telstar | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 22:42 | -20 | 11 | |
| 16. | Sittard | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18:39 | -21 | 11 | |
| 17. | Haarlem | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18:41 | -23 | 10 | |
| 18. | Maastricht | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9:38 | -29 | 9 | |
| 19. | Cambuur | 18 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 13:40 | -27 | 5 |