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.

Ajax0–3PSV
Eijkelkamp 48'
Degryse 61', 78'
Attendance: 31.000
Referee: Uilenberg
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

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Position Player Nationality 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

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PSV Winning Squad 1996-'97

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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

Group A

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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

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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
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
March 11
 
 
FC Zwolle0
 
April 16
 
Roda JC5
 
Roda JC1
 
March 12
 
Willem II Tilburg0
 
AZ Alkmaar0
 
May 8 - Rotterdam
 
Willem II Tilburg2
 
Roda JC4
 
March 12
 
SC Heerenveen2
 
SC Heerenveen2
 
April 17
 
Feyenoord Rotterdam1
 
SC Heerenveen5
 
March 12
 
Helmond Sport0
 
Helmond Sport2
 
 
Vitesse Arnhem1
 

Final

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Roda JC4–2SC Heerenveen
Sibon 4'
Senden 16'
Van der Luer 48'
Schops 56'
Korneev 12'
Talan 83'
Attendance: 48.000
Referee: Reygwart

References

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