| 1996-01-19 | SC Heerenveen | 1-3 | PSV Eindhoven |
| 1996-01-20 | Fortuna Sittard | 0-0 | Willem II Tilburg |
| 1996-01-20 | NAC Breda | 1-1 | FC Groningen |
| 1996-01-21 | Twente Enschede | 0-3 | Roda JC Kerkrade |
| 1996-01-21 | Sparta Rotterdam | 3-3 | Ajax Amsterdam |
| 1996-01-21 | FC Utrecht | 1-2 | NEC Nijmegen |
| 1996-01-21 | FC Volendam | 0-3 | Feyenoord Rotterdam |
| 1996-01-21 | Vitesse Arnheim | 2-1 | RKC Waalwijk |
| 1996-02-03 | NAC Breda | 2-1 | De Graafschap Doetinchem |
| Home | 2 |
| Draw | 3 |
| Away | 4 |
| Under | 2 |
| Over | 7 |
| Pos | Team | M. | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajax Amsterdam | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 65 | 10 | 53 |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 68 | 13 | 50 |
| 3 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 28 | 35 |
| 4 | Willem II Tilburg | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 39 | 22 | 33 |
| 5 | SC Heerenveen | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
| 6 | NAC Breda | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 30 |
| 7 | Sparta Rotterdam | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 35 | 30 |
| 8 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 29 |
| 9 | Vitesse Arnheim | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 29 |
| 10 | FC Groningen | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 31 | 26 |
| 11 | Twente Enschede | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 32 | 26 |
| 12 | RKC Waalwijk | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 29 | 25 |
| 13 | Fortuna Sittard | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 19 |
| 14 | NEC Nijmegen | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 47 | 17 |
| 15 | De Graafschap Doetinchem | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 44 | 14 |
| 16 | FC Utrecht | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 39 | 14 |
| 17 | FC Volendam | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 41 | 14 |
| 18 | Go Ahead Eagles Deventer | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 40 | 12 |
