1996–97 in Dutch football
# 1996–97 in Dutch football

The 1996/1997 season in Dutch football was the 41st professional season in the Eredivisie, with PSV Eindhoven winning the title and Roda JC claiming the Dutch National Cup.

## Eredivisie

| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | PSV Eindhoven | 77 | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 90 | 26 | +64 |
| 2 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 73 | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 67 | 34 | +33 |
| 3 | FC Twente | 65 | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 60 | 33 | +27 |
| 4 | Ajax Amsterdam | 61 | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 55 | 31 | +24 |
| 5 | Vitesse Arnhem | 55 | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 53 | 41 | +12 |
| 6 | Roda JC | 55 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 56 | 47 | +9 |
| 7 | SC Heerenveen | 50 | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 58 | 47 | +11 |
| 8 | De Graafschap | 45 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 52 | 55 | -3 |
| 9 | NAC Breda | 40 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 41 | 54 | -13 |
| 10 | FC Groningen | 39 | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 43 | 56 | -13 |
| 11 | Fortuna Sittard | 39 | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 52 | -16 |
| 12 | FC Utrecht | 38 | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 42 | 52 | -10 |
| 13 | Sparta Rotterdam | 38 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 40 | 56 | -16 |
| 14 | FC Volendam | 38 | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 55 | -19 |
| 15 | Willem II Tilburg | 35 | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 34 | 51 | -17 |
| 16 | RKC Waalwijk | 34 | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 39 | 61 | -22 |
| 17 | NEC Nijmegen | 32 | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 35 | 61 | -26 |
| 18 | AZ Alkmaar | 25 | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 52 | -25 |

* Champions League : PSV Eindhoven
* Champions League qualification : Feyenoord Rotterdam
* Cup Winners Cup: Roda JC
* UEFA Cup: FC Twente, Ajax Amsterdam and Vitesse Arnhem
* Promotion / relegation play-offs ("Nacompetitie"): RKC Waalwijk and NEC Nijmegen
* Relegated: AZ Alkmaar

### Topscorers

| Position | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Luc Nilis | PSV Eindhoven | 21 |
| 2 | John Bosman | FC Twente | 20 |
| 3 | Roy Makaay | Vitesse Arnhem | 19 |
| 4 | Jon Dahl Tomasson | SC Heerenveen | 18 |
| 5 | Pablo Sánchez | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 16 |

### Awards

**Dutch Footballer of the Year**

* 1996 — Ronald de Boer (Ajax Amsterdam)
* 1997 — Jaap Stam (PSV Eindhoven)

**Dutch Golden Shoe Winner**

* 1996 — Danny Blind (Ajax Amsterdam)
* 1997 — Jaap Stam (PSV Eindhoven)

## Eerste Divisie

| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | MVV Maastricht | 70 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 62 | 30 | +32 |
| 2 | Cambuur Leeuwarden | 67 | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 65 | 33 | +32 |
| 3 | FC Emmen | 63 | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 58 | 36 | +22 |
| 4 | VVV-Venlo | 57 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 55 | 40 | +15 |
| 5 | FC Zwolle | 55 | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 52 | 40 | +12 |
| 6 | Go Ahead Eagles | 55 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 58 | 48 | +10 |
| 7 | FC Den Bosch | 54 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 55 | 43 | +12 |
| 8 | ADO Den Haag | 52 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 48 | 48 | 0 |
| 9 | FC Eindhoven | 50 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 53 | 0 |
| 10 | BV Veendam | 49 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 44 | 35 | +9 |
| 11 | TOP Oss | 47 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 46 | 50 | -4 |
| 12 | Dordrecht '90 | 46 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 45 | 49 | -4 |
| 13 | SC Heracles | 37 | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 51 | 50 | +1 |
| 14 | Helmond Sport | 36 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 46 | 64 | -18 |
| 15 | RBC Roosendaal | 35 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 41 | 63 | -22 |
| 16 | SC Telstar | 28 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 34 | 68 | -34 |
| 17 | Excelsior Rotterdam | 24 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 37 | 67 | -30 |
| 18 | HFC Haarlem | 22 | 34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 34 | 67 | -33 |

* Promoted : MVV Maastricht
* Promotion / relegation play-offs ("Nacompetitie"): Cambuur, Emmen, VVV, Zwolle, Eindhoven, Go Ahead Eagles and ADO Den Haag

## Promotion and relegation

### Group A

| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | RKC Waalwijk | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 |
| 2 | FC Zwolle | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 |
| 3 | FC Emmen | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 |
| 4 | ADO Den Haag | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -8 |

### Group B

| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | NEC Nijmegen | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | +14 |
| 2 | Go Ahead Eagles | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 |
| 3 | Cambuur Leeuwarden | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -7 |
| 4 | VVV-Venlo | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 22 | -16 |

* Stayed : RKC Waalwijk and NEC Nijmegen

## KNVB Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| March 11 | March 11 | | | |
| FC Zwolle | 0 | | | |
| FC Zwolle | 0 | April 16 | April 16 | | |
| Roda JC | 5 | April 16 | April 16 | |
| Roda JC | 5 | Roda JC | 1 | |
| March 12 | March 12 | | Roda JC | 1 | |
| March 12 | March 12 | Willem II Tilburg | 0 | |
| AZ Alkmaar | 0 | Willem II Tilburg | 0 | |
| AZ Alkmaar | 0 | | | | May 8 - Rotterdam | May 8 - Rotterdam |
| Willem II Tilburg | 2 | | | | May 8 - Rotterdam | May 8 - Rotterdam |
| Willem II Tilburg | 2 | | | | Roda JC | 4 |
| March 12 | March 12 | | | | | Roda JC | 4 |
| March 12 | March 12 | | | | SC Heerenveen | 2 |
| SC Heerenveen | 2 | | | | SC Heerenveen | 2 |
| SC Heerenveen | 2 | April 17 | April 17 | | | |
| Feyenoord Rotterdam | 1 | April 17 | April 17 | | | |
| Feyenoord Rotterdam | 1 | SC Heerenveen | 5 | | | |
| March 12 | March 12 | | SC Heerenveen | 5 | | | |
| March 12 | March 12 | Helmond Sport | 0 | |
| Helmond Sport | 2 | Helmond Sport | 0 | |
| Vitesse Arnhem | 1 | | | |
