| 1996-03-17 | FC Groningen | 1-1 | RKC Waalwijk |
| 1996-03-17 | Vitesse Arnheim | 3-2 | Sparta Rotterdam |
| 1996-03-20 | FC Groningen | 2-2 | Twente Enschede |
| 1996-03-20 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 3-1 | FC Utrecht |
| 1996-03-22 | Vitesse Arnheim | 0-3 | Go Ahead Eagles Deventer |
| 1996-03-23 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 3-1 | De Graafschap Doetinchem |
| 1996-03-23 | SC Heerenveen | 5-1 | Fortuna Sittard |
| 1996-03-24 | FC Groningen | 1-0 | PSV Eindhoven |
| 1996-03-24 | Ajax Amsterdam | 2-0 | Feyenoord Rotterdam |
| Home | 6 |
| Draw | 2 |
| Away | 1 |
| Under | 3 |
| Over | 6 |
| Pos | Team | M. | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajax Amsterdam | 26 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 82 | 16 | 66 |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 81 | 15 | 61 |
| 3 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 50 | 33 | 44 |
| 4 | SC Heerenveen | 27 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 50 | 43 |
| 5 | Vitesse Arnheim | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 38 | 42 |
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 43 | 41 |
| 7 | NAC Breda | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 42 | 29 | 40 |
| 8 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 33 | 31 | 40 |
| 9 | FC Groningen | 27 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 32 | 35 | 37 |
| 10 | Willem II Tilburg | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 42 | 32 | 36 |
| 11 | Twente Enschede | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 42 | 33 |
| 12 | RKC Waalwijk | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 36 | 32 |
| 13 | Fortuna Sittard | 27 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 47 | 24 |
| 14 | Go Ahead Eagles Deventer | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 35 | 47 | 22 |
| 15 | De Graafschap Doetinchem | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 56 | 20 |
| 16 | NEC Nijmegen | 27 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 64 | 19 |
| 17 | FC Utrecht | 25 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 45 | 17 |
| 18 | FC Volendam | 24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 50 | 15 |
