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| 31/05/1997 | 19:00 | BV Emmen | - | FC Den Bosch | 0:2 (0:0) | |
| 19:00 | MVV | - | VVV | 2:0 (1:0) | ||
| 19:00 | Go Ahead Eagles | - | FC Zwolle | 0:1 (0:0) | ||
| 19:00 | HFC Haarlem | - | SBV Excelsior | 2:1 (0:0) | ||
| 19:00 | Helmond Sport | - | ADO Den Haag | 6:3 (4:1) | ||
| 19:00 | Dordrecht '90 | - | RBC Roosendaal | 4:1 (1:0) | ||
| 19:00 | SC Heracles '74 | - | EVV Eindhoven | 2:3 (1:1) | ||
| 19:00 | SC Cambuur | - | Telstar | 3:0 (0:0) | ||
| 19:00 | TOP Oss | - | BV Veendam | 0:3 (0:2) |
| » Tables | First round | Second round |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
MVV | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 62:30 | 32 | 70 |
| 2 |
|
SC Cambuur | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 65:33 | 32 | 67 |
| 3 |
|
BV Emmen | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 58:36 | 22 | 63 |
| 4 |
|
VVV | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 55:40 | 15 | 57 |
| 5 |
|
FC Zwolle | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 52:40 | 12 | 55 |
| 6 |
|
Go Ahead Eagles | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 58:48 | 10 | 55 |
| 7 |
|
FC Den Bosch | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 55:43 | 12 | 54 |
| 8 |
|
ADO Den Haag | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 48:48 | 0 | 52 |
| 9 |
|
EVV Eindhoven | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 53:53 | 0 | 50 |
| 10 |
|
BV Veendam | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 44:35 | 9 | 49 |
| 11 |
|
TOP Oss | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 46:50 | -4 | 47 |
| 12 |
|
Dordrecht '90 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 45:49 | -4 | 46 |
| 13 |
|
SC Heracles '74 | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 51:50 | 1 | 37 |
| 14 |
|
Helmond Sport | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 46:64 | -18 | 36 |
| 15 |
|
RBC Roosendaal | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 41:63 | -22 | 35 |
| 16 |
|
Telstar | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 34:68 | -34 | 28 |
| 17 |
|
SBV Excelsior | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 37:67 | -30 | 24 |
| 18 |
|
HFC Haarlem | 34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 34:67 | -33 | 22 |
