| 1996-03-09 | De Graafschap Doetinchem | 1-0 | FC Volendam |
| 1996-03-09 | NAC Breda | 2-0 | Go Ahead Eagles Deventer |
| 1996-03-09 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 0-0 | FC Groningen |
| 1996-03-10 | NEC Nijmegen | 0-1 | Vitesse Arnheim |
| 1996-03-10 | Ajax Amsterdam | 6-1 | Twente Enschede |
| 1996-03-10 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 3-0 | FC Utrecht |
| 1996-03-12 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 2-2 | RKC Waalwijk |
| 1996-03-12 | FC Groningen | 1-1 | SC Heerenveen |
| 1996-03-13 | Go Ahead Eagles Deventer | 4-0 | De Graafschap Doetinchem |
| Home | 5 |
| Draw | 3 |
| 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 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 78 | 15 | 59 |
| 3 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 30 | 43 |
| 4 | Sparta Rotterdam | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 42 | 40 | 41 |
| 5 | Vitesse Arnheim | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 33 | 39 |
| 6 | SC Heerenveen | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 44 | 47 | 37 |
| 7 | Willem II Tilburg | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 40 | 27 | 36 |
| 8 | NAC Breda | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 37 | 26 | 36 |
| 9 | FC Groningen | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 28 | 32 | 32 |
| 10 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 31 |
| 11 | RKC Waalwijk | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 35 | 31 |
| 12 | Twente Enschede | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 39 | 29 |
| 13 | Fortuna Sittard | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 38 | 23 |
| 14 | Go Ahead Eagles Deventer | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 44 | 19 |
| 15 | De Graafschap Doetinchem | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 52 | 19 |
| 16 | NEC Nijmegen | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 60 | 19 |
| 17 | FC Utrecht | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 42 | 16 |
| 18 | FC Volendam | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 50 | 14 |
