| 1996-04-28 | Sparta Rotterdam | 2-1 | PSV Eindhoven |
| 1996-04-28 | SC Heerenveen | 4-3 | FC Volendam |
| 1996-04-28 | NAC Breda | 0-3 | Feyenoord Rotterdam |
| 1996-04-28 | Vitesse Arnheim | 2-0 | Twente Enschede |
| 1996-04-28 | NEC Nijmegen | 0-2 | FC Groningen |
| 1996-04-28 | Ajax Amsterdam | 5-1 | Willem II Tilburg |
| 1996-04-28 | FC Utrecht | 1-1 | De Graafschap Doetinchem |
| 1996-04-28 | Fortuna Sittard | 1-1 | Roda JC Kerkrade |
| 1996-04-28 | Go Ahead Eagles Deventer | 1-3 | RKC Waalwijk |
| Home | 4 |
| Draw | 2 |
| Away | 3 |
| Under | 4 |
| Over | 5 |
| Pos | Team | M. | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajax Amsterdam | 33 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 97 | 24 | 82 |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 33 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 94 | 24 | 74 |
| 3 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 33 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 62 | 35 | 60 |
| 4 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 46 | 34 | 54 |
| 5 | Sparta Rotterdam | 33 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 52 | 48 | 53 |
| 6 | SC Heerenveen | 33 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 65 | 64 | 53 |
| 7 | NAC Breda | 33 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 57 | 39 | 52 |
| 8 | Vitesse Arnheim | 33 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 47 | 43 | 52 |
| 9 | Twente Enschede | 33 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 45 | 53 | 48 |
| 10 | FC Groningen | 33 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 43 | 44 | 46 |
| 11 | RKC Waalwijk | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 43 | 43 | 43 |
| 12 | Willem II Tilburg | 33 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 52 | 56 | 39 |
| 13 | Fortuna Sittard | 33 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 26 | 53 | 30 |
| 14 | De Graafschap Doetinchem | 33 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 37 | 66 | 28 |
| 15 | FC Volendam | 33 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 64 | 26 |
| 16 | FC Utrecht | 33 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 58 | 25 |
| 17 | Go Ahead Eagles Deventer | 33 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 39 | 68 | 22 |
| 18 | NEC Nijmegen | 33 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 30 | 72 | 22 |
