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The 1997–98 Eredivisie season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship.
| 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 scored | 1,002 |
| Average goals/game | 3.27 |
| Top goalscorer |  Nikos Machlas (34 goals)[1] |
← 1996–97 1998–99 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajax[lower-alpha 1] (C) | 34 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 112 | 22 | +90 | 89 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | PSV[lower-alpha 1] | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 95 | 44 | +51 | 72 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Vitesse Arnhem | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 85 | 48 | +37 | 70 | Qualification to UEFA 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[lower-alpha 1] | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 56 | 59 | −3 | 55 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 7 | Fortuna Sittard | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 51 | 53 | −2 | 48 | Qualification to Intertoto 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 to Intertoto 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 to Relegation 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 to Eerste Divisie |
- Ajax also won the KNVB Cup, thereby taking the double. They would participate in the Champions League, just like finalists PSV. SC Heerenveen, the winner of the third place match, would play in the Cup Winners' Cup.
| 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 the Eerste 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 |
Source: rsssf.com
| 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 to Eerste Divisie |
| 4 | FC Den Bosch | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 5 |
Source: rsssf.com
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