| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | De Graafschap | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 39:14 | 25 | 43 | |
| 2. | Den Bosch | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 51:23 | 28 | 42 | |
| 3. | Excelsior | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 36:17 | 19 | 39 | |
| 4. | Venlo | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 46:26 | 20 | 38 | |
| 5. | Sparta Rotterdam | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 43:23 | 20 | 38 | |
| 6. | Telstar | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 33:20 | 13 | 33 | |
| 7. | Heracles | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 39:21 | 18 | 32 | |
| 8. | Helmond | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 32:24 | 8 | 29 | |
| 9. | Haarlem | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23:22 | 1 | 29 | |
| 10. | Apeldoorn | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 36:24 | 12 | 27 | |
| 11. | FC Emmen | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 23:21 | 2 | 26 | |
| 12. | G.A. Eagles | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 38:29 | 9 | 25 | |
| 13. | Veendam | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 28:36 | -8 | 25 | |
| 14. | Oss | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 33:35 | -2 | 23 | |
| 15. | Cambuur | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22:25 | -3 | 23 | |
| 16. | Maastricht | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 23:32 | -9 | 19 | |
| 17. | Eindhoven FC | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 19:26 | -7 | 16 | |
| 18. | Dordrecht | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 18:29 | -11 | 15 | |
| 19. | Sittard | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 20:42 | -22 | 8 |