1998–99 in Dutch football
# 1998–99 in Dutch football

The 1998/1999 season in Dutch football was the 43rd season in the Eredivisie, where Feyenoord Rotterdam claimed the title, for the first time since 1993. Ajax Amsterdam won the Dutch National Cup.

## Eredivisie

| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 80 | 34 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 76 | 38 | +38 |
| 2 | Willem II Tilburg | 65 | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 69 | 46 | +23 |
| 3 | PSV Eindhoven | 61 | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 87 | 55 | +32 |
| 4 | Vitesse Arnhem | 61 | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 61 | 44 | +17 |
| 5 | Roda JC | 60 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 59 | 50 | +19 |
| 6 | Ajax Amsterdam | 57 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 73 | 41 | +32 |
| 7 | SC Heerenveen | 54 | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 53 | 41 | +12 |
| 8 | FC Twente | 52 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 51 | 45 | +6 |
| 9 | AZ Alkmaar | 48 | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 52 | 60 | -8 |
| 10 | Fortuna Sittard | 44 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 49 | 56 | -7 |
| 11 | NEC Nijmegen | 39 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 42 | 56 | -14 |
| 12 | FC Utrecht | 38 | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 54 | 64 | -10 |
| 13 | De Graafschap | 36 | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 57 | -17 |
| 14 | MVV Maastricht | 32 | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 42 | 63 | -21 |
| 15 | Cambuur Leeuwarden | 32 | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 37 | 64 | -27 |
| 16 | RKC Waalwijk | 27 | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 41 | 62 | -21 |
| 17 | Sparta Rotterdam | 26 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 37 | 71 | -35 |
| 18 | NAC Breda | 23 | 34 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 41 | 61 | -20 |

* Champions League : Feyenoord Rotterdam and Willem II
* Champions League qualification: PSV Eindhoven
* UEFA Cup: Vitesse, Roda JC and Ajax (Cup Winners)
* Promotion / relegation play-offs ("Nacompetitie"): RKC and Sparta
* Relegated: NAC Breda

### Topscorers

| Position | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | PSV Eindhoven | 31 |
| 2 | Luc Nilis | PSV Eindhoven | 24 |
| 3 | Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink | FC Twente | 21 |
| 4 | Michael Mols | FC Utrecht | 20 |
| 5 | Nikos Machlas | Vitesse Arnhem | 18 |
| 6 | Mariano Bombarda | Willem II Tilburg | 17 |
| – | Peter Van Houdt | Roda JC | 17 |
| 8 | Julio Ricardo Cruz | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 16 |
| – | Jack de Gier | NEC Nijmegen | 16 |
| – | Ronald Hamming | Fortuna Sittard | 16 |

### Awards

**Dutch Footballer of the Year**

* 1998 – 1999 — Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven)

**Dutch Golden Shoe Winner**

* 1998 — Edwin van der Sar (Ajax Amsterdam)
* 1999 — Michael Mols (FC Utrecht)

## Eerste Divisie

| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | FC Den Bosch | 77 | 34 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 80 | 35 | +45 |
| 2 | FC Groningen | 64 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 69 | 33 | +36 |
| 3 | FC Emmen | 61 | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 53 | 37 | +16 |
| 4 | Helmond Sport | 55 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 52 | +3 |
| 5 | FC Zwolle | 54 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 57 | 42 | +15 |
| 6 | Excelsior Rotterdam | 54 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 74 | 63 | +11 |
| 7 | Go Ahead Eagles | 50 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 59 | 57 | +2 |
| 8 | FC Volendam | 49 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 63 | 66 | -3 |
| 9 | FC Eindhoven | 48 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 64 | 73 | -9 |
| 10 | ADO Den Haag | 45 | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 52 | 52 | 0 |
| 11 | VVV-Venlo | 42 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 59 | 66 | -7 |
| 12 | RBC Roosendaal | 40 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 54 | 65 | -11 |
| 13 | BV Veendam | 39 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 47 | 54 | -7 |
| 14 | Dordrecht '90 | 38 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 51 | 66 | -15 |
| 15 | HFC Haarlem | 38 | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 67 | -22 |
| 16 | TOP Oss | 37 | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 43 | 50 | -7 |
| 17 | Heracles Almelo | 34 | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 37 | 58 | -21 |
| 18 | SC Telstar | 26 | 34 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 45 | 71 | -26 |

* Promoted : FC Den Bosch
* Promotion / relegation play-offs ("Nacompetitie"): FC Groningen, Emmen, Helmond Sport, Zwolle, Excelsior and Dordrecht '90

### Topscorers

| Position | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Harry van der Laan | FC Den Bosch | 30 |
| 2 | Peter Hofstede | Helmond Sport / FC Emmen | 22 |
| 3 | Maurice Graef | VVV-Venlo | 17 |
| 4 | Marco Boogers | FC Volendam | 16 |
| – | John Lammers | RBC Roosendaal | 16 |
| – | Bert Zuurman | FC Eindhoven | 16 |
| 7 | Silvan Inia | FC Volendam | 15 |

## Promotion and relegation

### Group A

| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | RKC Waalwijk | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 |
| 2 | FC Zwolle | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 |
| 3 | Dordrecht '90 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -1 |
| 4 | FC Emmen | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -5 |

### Group B

| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sparta Rotterdam | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 |
| 2 | FC Groningen | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 |
| 3 | Excelsior Rotterdam | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 18 | -2 |
| 4 | Helmond Sport | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 24 | -19 |

* Stayed : RKC Waalwijk and Sparta Rotterdam

## KNVB Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| March 9 | March 9 | | | |
| FC Eindhoven | 0 | | | |
| FC Eindhoven | 0 | April 13 | April 13 | | |
| PSV Eindhoven | 5 | April 13 | April 13 | |
| PSV Eindhoven | 5 | PSV Eindhoven | 1 | |
| March 9 | March 9 | | PSV Eindhoven | 1 | |
| March 9 | March 9 | Fortuna Sittard | 3 | |
| Fortuna Sittard | 3 | Fortuna Sittard | 3 | |
| Fortuna Sittard | 3 | | | | May 13 - Rotterdam | May 13 - Rotterdam |
| FC Emmen | 1 | | | | May 13 - Rotterdam | May 13 - Rotterdam |
| FC Emmen | 1 | | | | Ajax Amsterdam | 2 |
| March 10 | March 10 | | | | | Ajax Amsterdam | 2 |
| March 10 | March 10 | | | | Fortuna Sittard | 0 |
| Feyenoord Rotterdam | 2 | | | | Fortuna Sittard | 0 |
| Feyenoord Rotterdam | 2 | April 14 | April 14 | | | |
| Vitesse Arnhem | 1 | April 14 | April 14 | | | |
| Vitesse Arnhem | 1 | Ajax Amsterdam | 2 | | | |
| March 24 | March 24 | | Ajax Amsterdam | 2 | | | |
| March 24 | March 24 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 1 | |
| FC Zwolle | 1 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 1 | |
| Ajax Amsterdam | 2 | | | |
