| 1996-05-05 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 5-1 | NAC Breda |
| 1996-05-05 | Willem II Tilburg | 1-3 | NEC Nijmegen |
| 1996-05-05 | FC Groningen | 5-1 | Sparta Rotterdam |
| 1996-05-05 | RKC Waalwijk | 1-1 | Fortuna Sittard |
| 1996-05-05 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 4-1 | SC Heerenveen |
| 1996-05-05 | FC Volendam | 1-1 | Vitesse Arnheim |
| 1996-05-05 | De Graafschap Doetinchem | 0-0 | Ajax Amsterdam |
| 1996-05-05 | Twente Enschede | 1-2 | FC Utrecht |
| 1996-05-05 | PSV Eindhoven | 3-1 | Go Ahead Eagles Deventer |
| Home | 4 |
| Draw | 3 |
| Away | 2 |
| Under | 3 |
| Over | 6 |
| Pos | Team | M. | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajax Amsterdam | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 97 | 24 | 83 |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 97 | 25 | 77 |
| 3 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 66 | 36 | 63 |
| 4 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 51 | 35 | 57 |
| 5 | Vitesse Arnheim | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 44 | 53 |
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 53 | 53 | 53 |
| 7 | SC Heerenveen | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 66 | 68 | 53 |
| 8 | NAC Breda | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 58 | 44 | 52 |
| 9 | FC Groningen | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 48 | 45 | 49 |
| 10 | Twente Enschede | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 46 | 55 | 48 |
| 11 | RKC Waalwijk | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
| 12 | Willem II Tilburg | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 53 | 59 | 39 |
| 13 | Fortuna Sittard | 34 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 27 | 54 | 31 |
| 14 | De Graafschap Doetinchem | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 37 | 66 | 29 |
| 15 | FC Utrecht | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 59 | 28 |
| 16 | FC Volendam | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 65 | 27 |
| 17 | NEC Nijmegen | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 33 | 73 | 25 |
| 18 | Go Ahead Eagles Deventer | 34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 40 | 71 | 22 |
