| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Excelsior | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 37:19 | 18 | 33 | |
| 2. | Roosendaal | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 35:25 | 10 | 30 | |
| 3. | Den Haag | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 24:23 | 1 | 30 | |
| 4. | Zwolle | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27:24 | 3 | 29 | |
| 5. | Veendam | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 32:30 | 2 | 25 | |
| 6. | FC Emmen | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24:25 | -1 | 25 | |
| 7. | Telstar | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 28:23 | 5 | 23 | |
| 8. | Cambuur | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 24:22 | 2 | 23 | |
| 9. | FC Volendam | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 29:25 | 4 | 20 | |
| 10. | Heracles | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19:27 | -8 | 20 | |
| 11. | Haarlem | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 22:29 | -7 | 19 | |
| 12. | Dordrecht | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 27:40 | -13 | 16 | |
| 13. | Helmond | 17 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12:20 | -8 | 15 | |
| 14. | Maastricht | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16:29 | -13 | 15 | |
| 15. | Venlo | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18:37 | -19 | 12 | |
| 16. | Eindhoven FC | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 25:47 | -22 | 12 | |
| 17. | G.A. Eagles | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16:38 | -22 | 12 | |
| 18. | Oss | 17 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6:61 | -55 | 2 |