| Season | 1997–98 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 August 1997 – 10 May 1998 |
| Champions | Ajax (27th title) |
| Promoted | MVV |
| Relegated | FC Groningen FC Volendam |
| Champions League | Ajax PSV |
| Cup Winners' Cup | SC Heerenveen |
| UEFA Cup | Vitesse Arnhem Feyenoord Willem II |
| Intertoto Cup | Fortuna Sittard FC Twente |
| Goals | 1,002 |
| Average goals/game | 3.27 |
| Top goalscorer | |
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The1997–98Eredivisie season was contested by 18 teams.Ajax won the championship.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajax[a](C) | 34 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 112 | 22 | +90 | 89 | Qualification toChampions League group stage |
| 2 | PSV[a] | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 95 | 44 | +51 | 72 | Qualification toChampions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Vitesse Arnhem | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 85 | 48 | +37 | 70 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Feyenoord | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 62 | 40 | +22 | 61 | |
| 5 | Willem II | 34 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 66 | 58 | +8 | 55 | |
| 6 | SC Heerenveen[a] | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 56 | 59 | −3 | 55 | Qualification toCup Winners' Cup first round |
| 7 | Fortuna Sittard | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 51 | 53 | −2 | 48 | Qualification toIntertoto Cup third round |
| 8 | NEC | 34 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 44 | |
| 9 | FC Twente | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 43 | Qualification toIntertoto Cup second round |
| 10 | FC Utrecht | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 56 | 64 | −8 | 43 | |
| 11 | De Graafschap | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 42 | |
| 12 | NAC | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 42 | |
| 13 | Sparta | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 50 | 59 | −9 | 41 | |
| 14 | Roda JC | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 38 | |
| 15 | MVV | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 35 | 75 | −40 | 32 | |
| 16 | RKC Waalwijk | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 48 | 71 | −23 | 31 | Qualification toRelegation play-offs |
| 17 | FC Groningen(R) | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 42 | 65 | −23 | 31 | |
| 18 | FC Volendam(R) | 34 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 33 | 102 | −69 | 21 | Relegation toEerste Divisie |
| Home \ Away | AJA | FEY | FOR | GRA | GRO | HEE | MVV | NAC | NEC | PSV | RKC | ROD | SPA | TWE | UTR | VIT | VOL | WIL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 7–2 | 7–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–4 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 6–1 | 6–1 |
| Feyenoord | 0–1 | — | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 4–2 |
| Fortuna Sittard | 0–5 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–7 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| De Graafschap | 1–8 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Groningen | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | — | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 |
| Heerenveen | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 |
| MVV | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–0 |
| NAC | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | 0–1 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–2 |
| NEC | 1–4 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | — | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–3 |
| PSV | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 6–2 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | — | 5–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 10–0 | 3–0 |
| RKC | 1–5 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 3–3 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 |
| Roda | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Sparta Rotterdam | 0–5 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 4–1 |
| Twente | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Utrecht | 1–7 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 6–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | — | 5–3 | 4–1 | 2–2 |
| Vitesse | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | — | 6–0 | 3–1 |
| Volendam | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–6 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 4–1 |
| Willem II | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 5–2 | — |
In the promotion/relegation competition, eight entrants (six from theEerste Divisie and two from this league) entered in two groups. The group winners were promoted to (or remained in) the Eredivisie.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RKC Waalwijk | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 14 | Remain in Eredivisie |
| 2 | FC Eindhoven | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 6 | Remain in Eerste Divisie |
| 3 | ADO Den Haag | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 5 | |
| 4 | FC Emmen | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 4 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cambuur Leeuwarden | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 14 | Promotion to Eredivisie |
| 2 | FC Zwolle | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 8 | |
| 3 | FC Groningen | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 5 | Relegation toEerste Divisie |
| 4 | FC Den Bosch | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 5 |