| 1996-03-02 | Go Ahead Eagles Deventer | 2-0 | Fortuna Sittard |
| 1996-03-02 | Willem II Tilburg | 1-0 | FC Volendam |
| 1996-03-03 | FC Utrecht | 0-0 | RKC Waalwijk |
| 1996-03-03 | Twente Enschede | 1-0 | De Graafschap Doetinchem |
| 1996-03-03 | Sparta Rotterdam | 3-1 | NAC Breda |
| 1996-03-03 | Vitesse Arnheim | 2-1 | Ajax Amsterdam |
| 1996-03-03 | FC Groningen | 1-0 | Feyenoord Rotterdam |
| 1996-03-08 | RKC Waalwijk | 1-3 | PSV Eindhoven |
| 1996-03-09 | Sparta Rotterdam | 5-2 | SC Heerenveen |
| Home | 7 |
| Draw | 1 |
| Away | 1 |
| Under | 5 |
| Over | 4 |
| Pos | Team | M. | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSV Eindhoven | 24 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 81 | 14 | 60 |
| 2 | Ajax Amsterdam | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 72 | 14 | 56 |
| 3 | Sparta Rotterdam | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 42 | 40 | 41 |
| 4 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 46 | 30 | 40 |
| 5 | Willem II Tilburg | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 40 | 27 | 36 |
| 6 | Vitesse Arnheim | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 33 | 36 |
| 7 | SC Heerenveen | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 43 | 46 | 36 |
| 8 | NAC Breda | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 33 |
| 9 | FC Groningen | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 31 | 30 |
| 10 | RKC Waalwijk | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 33 | 30 |
| 11 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 29 |
| 12 | Twente Enschede | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 29 |
| 13 | Fortuna Sittard | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 38 | 23 |
| 14 | NEC Nijmegen | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 59 | 19 |
| 15 | Go Ahead Eagles Deventer | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 42 | 16 |
| 16 | De Graafschap Doetinchem | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 48 | 16 |
| 17 | FC Utrecht | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 39 | 16 |
| 18 | FC Volendam | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 49 | 14 |
