| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Excelsior | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 68:25 | 43 | 75 | |
| 2. | Venlo | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 53:34 | 19 | 68 | |
| 3. | FC Volendam | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 59:43 | 16 | 66 | |
| 4. | Helmond | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 62:55 | 7 | 64 | |
| 5. | De Graafschap | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 63:51 | 12 | 62 | |
| 6. | FC Emmen | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 68:56 | 12 | 60 | |
| 7. | Den Bosch | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 62:51 | 11 | 59 | |
| 8. | Haarlem | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 57:51 | 6 | 59 | |
| 9. | Dordrecht | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 61:45 | 16 | 56 | |
| 10. | Apeldoorn | 38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 64:62 | 2 | 56 | |
| 11. | Oss | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 51:53 | -2 | 55 | |
| 12. | Zwolle | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 57:52 | 5 | 54 | |
| 13. | Maastricht | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 53:52 | 1 | 51 | |
| 14. | Veendam | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 54:60 | -6 | 51 | |
| 15. | Cambuur | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 48:50 | -2 | 47 | |
| 16. | Telstar | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 37:53 | -16 | 40 | |
| 17. | Eindhoven FC | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 53:65 | -12 | 36 | |
| 18. | G.A. Eagles | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 45:70 | -25 | 35 | |
| 19. | Almere City | 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 50:87 | -37 | 29 | |
| 20. | Sittard | 38 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 35:85 | -50 | 17 |