| 1996-04-12 | Willem II Tilburg | 1-1 | FC Utrecht |
| 1996-04-13 | Ajax Amsterdam | 1-0 | RKC Waalwijk |
| 1996-04-13 | SC Heerenveen | 1-2 | Vitesse Arnheim |
| 1996-04-13 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 1-0 | NEC Nijmegen |
| 1996-04-14 | De Graafschap Doetinchem | 3-1 | FC Groningen |
| 1996-04-14 | Go Ahead Eagles Deventer | 0-3 | Feyenoord Rotterdam |
| 1996-04-14 | NAC Breda | 4-1 | Twente Enschede |
| 1996-04-17 | FC Volendam | 1-1 | RKC Waalwijk |
| 1996-04-17 | Sparta Rotterdam | 2-0 | Go Ahead Eagles Deventer |
| Home | 5 |
| Draw | 2 |
| Away | 2 |
| Under | 5 |
| Over | 4 |
| Pos | Team | M. | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajax Amsterdam | 31 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 88 | 20 | 76 |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 31 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 92 | 22 | 71 |
| 3 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 31 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 58 | 35 | 54 |
| 4 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 31 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 40 | 33 | 50 |
| 5 | NAC Breda | 31 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 55 | 35 | 49 |
| 6 | Vitesse Arnheim | 31 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 45 | 41 | 49 |
| 7 | Sparta Rotterdam | 31 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 50 | 47 | 49 |
| 8 | Twente Enschede | 31 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 45 | 50 | 48 |
| 9 | SC Heerenveen | 31 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 60 | 61 | 47 |
| 10 | FC Groningen | 31 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 38 | 40 | 43 |
| 11 | RKC Waalwijk | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 40 | 42 | 39 |
| 12 | Willem II Tilburg | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 50 | 50 | 38 |
| 13 | Fortuna Sittard | 31 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 51 | 29 |
| 14 | De Graafschap Doetinchem | 31 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 35 | 64 | 26 |
| 15 | FC Volendam | 31 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 58 | 26 |
| 16 | Go Ahead Eagles Deventer | 31 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 38 | 60 | 22 |
| 17 | NEC Nijmegen | 31 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 30 | 69 | 22 |
| 18 | FC Utrecht | 31 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 57 | 21 |
