| Season | 1996–97 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20 August 1996 – 1 June 1997 |
| Champions | PSV (14th title) |
| Relegated | AZ |
| Champions League | |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Roda JC |
| UEFA Cup | |
| Intertoto Cup | |
| Goals | 864 |
| Average goals/game | 2.82 |
| Top goalscorer |  Luc Nilis (21 goals)[1] |
← 1995–96 1997–98 → | |
The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1996–97 season was contested by 18 teams. PSV won the championship.
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSV (C) | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 90 | 26 | +64 | 77 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Feyenoord | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 67 | 34 | +33 | 73 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | FC Twente | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 60 | 33 | +27 | 65 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Ajax | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 55 | 31 | +24 | 61 | |
| 5 | Vitesse | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 53 | 41 | +12 | 55 | |
| 6 | Roda JC | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 56 | 47 | +9 | 55 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 7 | SC Heerenveen | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 58 | 47 | +11 | 50 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup group stage[3] |
| 8 | De Graafschap | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 45 | |
| 9 | NAC | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 40 | |
| 10 | FC Groningen | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 43 | 56 | −13 | 39 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup group stage[4] |
| 11 | Fortuna Sittard | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 39 | |
| 12 | FC Utrecht | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 42 | 52 | −10 | 38 | |
| 13 | Sparta | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 38 | |
| 14 | FC Volendam | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 55 | −19 | 38 | |
| 15 | Willem II | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 35 | |
| 16 | RKC Waalwijk | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 39 | 61 | −22 | 34 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
| 17 | NEC | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 35 | 61 | −26 | 32 | |
| 18 | AZ (R) | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 52 | −25 | 25 | Relegation to Eerste Divisie |
Results
| Home \ Away | AJA | AZ | FEY | FOR | GRA | GRO | HEE | NAC | NEC | PSV | RKC | RJC | SPA | TWE | UTR | VIT | VOL | WIL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| AZ | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Feyenoord | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–4 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | |
| Fortuna Sittard | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| De Graafschap | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Groningen | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Heerenveen | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | |
| NAC | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | |
| NEC | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| PSV | 2–0 | 2–1 | 7–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 8–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 3–1 | |
| RKC | 1–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
| Roda | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | |
| Twente | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | |
| Utrecht | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Vitesse | 1–4 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Volendam | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Willem II | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Promotion/relegation play-offs
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RKC Waalwijk | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 15 | Remain in Eredivisie |
| 2 | FC Zwolle | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 10 | Remain in Eerste Divisie |
| 3 | Emmen | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | |
| 4 | ADO Den Haag | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 2 |
Source: [2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEC | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 15 | Remain in Eredivisie |
| 2 | Go Ahead Eagles | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 15 | Remain in Eerste Divisie |
| 3 | Cambuur Leeuwarden | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 6 | |
| 4 | VVV | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 22 | −16 | 0 |
Source: [2]
Attendances
Source:[6]
| No. | Club | Average | Change | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Ajax | 45,141 | 101,6% | 50,580 |
| 2 | PSV | 28,094 | 9,2% | 30,000 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 26,881 | 0,9% | 45,200 |
| 4 | sc Heerenveen | 13,235 | 0,2% | 13,600 |
| 5 | FC Groningen | 12,562 | 4,7% | 16,200 |
| 6 | NAC Breda | 12,383 | 28,4% | 16,204 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 10,353 | 36,8% | 14,000 |
| 8 | De Graafschap | 8,396 | 18,0% | 10,900 |
| 9 | Willem II | 8,376 | -1,8% | 13,500 |
| 10 | FC Twente | 7,625 | 10,8% | 10,500 |
| 11 | AZ | 7,440 | 39,1% | 11,250 |
| 12 | Roda JC | 7,388 | -9,9% | 12,000 |
| 13 | SBV Vitesse | 7,157 | 3,5% | 10,349 |
| 14 | Fortuna Sittard | 5,129 | -21,2% | 9,500 |
| 15 | Sparta Rotterdam | 4,729 | 7,3% | 13,500 |
| 16 | NEC | 4,642 | -10,5% | 12,830 |
| 17 | RKC Waalwijk | 4,267 | 18,7% | 7,500 |
| 18 | FC Volendam | 4,014 | -2,2% | 7,100 |
See also
References
- EredivisieStats.nl - topscorers
- Karel Stokkermans (27 January 2001). "Netherlands 1996/97 (Additional Info)". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- Pawel Mognielnicki. "UEFA Intertoto Cup 1997". Mogiel.net. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- Pawel Mognielnicki. "UEFA Intertoto Cup 1997". Mogiel.net. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- Jan Schoenmakers (20 February 2005). "Netherlands 1996/97". Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- "Historical attendances". www.european-football-statistics.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-06-27.