| 1996-04-06 | Twente Enschede | 1-0 | Fortuna Sittard |
| 1996-04-08 | Vitesse Arnheim | 2-0 | NAC Breda |
| 1996-04-08 | SC Heerenveen | 2-2 | Willem II Tilburg |
| 1996-04-08 | PSV Eindhoven | 1-1 | Ajax Amsterdam |
| 1996-04-09 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 2-0 | FC Volendam |
| 1996-04-09 | FC Utrecht | 1-0 | Go Ahead Eagles Deventer |
| 1996-04-10 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 1-1 | Sparta Rotterdam |
| 1996-04-11 | De Graafschap Doetinchem | 1-2 | PSV Eindhoven |
| 1996-04-12 | Fortuna Sittard | 2-2 | FC Volendam |
| Home | 4 |
| Draw | 4 |
| Away | 1 |
| Under | 6 |
| Over | 3 |
| Pos | Team | M. | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajax Amsterdam | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 87 | 20 | 73 |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 31 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 92 | 22 | 71 |
| 3 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 55 | 35 | 51 |
| 4 | Twente Enschede | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 44 | 46 | 48 |
| 5 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 39 | 33 | 47 |
| 6 | SC Heerenveen | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 59 | 59 | 47 |
| 7 | NAC Breda | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 51 | 34 | 46 |
| 8 | Vitesse Arnheim | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 43 | 40 | 46 |
| 9 | Sparta Rotterdam | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 48 | 47 | 46 |
| 10 | FC Groningen | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 37 | 37 | 43 |
| 11 | RKC Waalwijk | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 39 | 40 | 38 |
| 12 | Willem II Tilburg | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 49 | 49 | 37 |
| 13 | Fortuna Sittard | 31 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 51 | 29 |
| 14 | FC Volendam | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 57 | 25 |
| 15 | De Graafschap Doetinchem | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 63 | 23 |
| 16 | Go Ahead Eagles Deventer | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 38 | 55 | 22 |
| 17 | NEC Nijmegen | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 68 | 22 |
| 18 | FC Utrecht | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 56 | 20 |
