The 1997/1998 season in Dutch football was the 42nd season in the Eredivisie , where Ajax Amsterdam won the double, claiming the title and the Dutch National Cup.
Johan Cruijff-schaal [ ]
Position
Team
Points
Played
Won
Drawn
Lost
For
Against
Difference
1
Ajax
89
34
29
2
3
112
22
+90
2
PSV
72
34
21
9
4
95
44
+51
3
Vitesse Arnhem
70
34
21
7
6
85
48
+37
4
Feyenoord
61
34
18
7
9
62
40
+22
5
Willem II
55
34
17
4
13
66
58
+8
6
SC Heerenveen
55
34
16
7
11
56
59
-3
7
Fortuna Sittard
48
34
14
6
14
51
53
-2
8
NEC
44
34
14
2
18
40
57
-17
9
FC Twente
43
34
11
10
13
41
42
-1
10
FC Utrecht
43
34
13
4
17
56
64
-8
11
De Graafschap
42
34
11
9
14
45
49
-4
12
NAC
42
34
12
6
16
41
49
-8
13
Sparta
41
34
10
11
13
50
59
-9
14
Roda JC
38
34
10
8
16
44
45
-1
15
MVV
32
34
9
5
20
35
75
-40
16
RKC
31
34
8
7
19
48
71
-23
17
FC Groningen
31
34
7
10
17
42
65
-23
18
FC Volendam
21
34
5
6
23
33
102
-79
Champions League : Ajax and PSV
UEFA Cup : Vitesse, Feyenoord and Willem II
Cup Winners Cup : SC Heerenveen
Promotion / relegation play-offs ("Nacompetitie") : RKC and FC Groningen
Relegated : FC Volendam
Topscorers [ ]
Position
Player
Nationality
Club
Goals
1
Nikos Machlas
Vitesse Arnhem
34
2
Shota Arveladze
Ajax Amsterdam
25
3
Ronald Hamming
Fortuna Sittard
20
4
Dejan Curovic
Vitesse Arnhem
17
5
Jari Litmanen
Ajax Amsterdam
16
–
Michael Mols
FC Utrecht
16
Awards [ ]
[ ]
1997 — Jaap Stam (PSV Eindhoven)
1998 – 1999 — Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven)
1997 — Jaap Stam (PSV Eindhoven)
1998 — Edwin van der Sar (Ajax Amsterdam)
Ajax Winning Squad 1997-'98 [ ]
Eerste Divisie [ ]
Position
Team
Points
Played
Won
Drawn
Lost
For
Against
Difference
1
AZ Alkmaar
72
34
21
9
4
81
31
+50
2
Cambuur Leeuwarden
65
34
20
5
9
66
43
+23
3
FC Emmen
61
34
18
7
9
64
45
+19
4
FC Den Bosch
60
34
17
9
8
60
42
+18
5
ADO Den Haag
58
34
17
7
10
69
43
+26
6
FC Zwolle
54
34
14
12
8
58
42
+16
7
TOP Oss
52
34
16
4
14
59
50
+9
8
FC Eindhoven
51
34
16
3
15
50
52
-2
9
Go Ahead Eagles
49
34
15
4
15
70
55
+15
10
Helmond Sport
47
34
12
11
11
46
45
+1
11
VVV-Venlo
47
34
12
11
11
45
46
-1
12
BV Veendam
45
34
11
12
11
51
55
-4
13
SC Telstar
40
34
11
7
16
43
60
-17
14
SC Heracles
32
34
8
8
18
51
77
-26
15
HFC Haarlem
31
34
8
7
19
43
85
-42
16
Excelsior Rotterdam
30
34
8
6
20
39
64
-25
13
Dordrecht '90
30
34
6
12
16
37
64
-27
18
RBC Roosendaal
22
34
4
10
20
33
66
-33
Promoted : AZ Alkmaar
Promotion / relegation play-offs ("Nacompetitie") : Cambuur, Emmen, Den Bosch, ADO Den Haag, Zwolle and Eindhoven
Promotion and relegation [ ]
Group A [ ]
Position
Team
Points
Played
Won
Drawn
Lost
For
Against
Difference
1
RKC Waalwijk
14
6
4
2
0
15
5
+10
2
FC Eindhoven
6
6
1
3
2
8
11
-3
3
ADO Den Haag
5
6
0
5
1
5
8
-3
4
FC Emmen
4
6
0
4
2
11
15
-4
Group B [ ]
Position
Team
Points
Played
Won
Drawn
Lost
For
Against
Difference
1
Cambuur Leeuwarden
14
6
4
2
0
15
8
+7
2
FC Zwolle
8
6
2
2
2
8
9
-1
3
FC Groningen
5
6
1
2
3
9
12
-3
4
FC Den Bosch
5
6
1
2
3
7
10
-3
Stayed / Promoted : RKC Waalwijk and Cambuur Leeuwarden
Relegated : FC Groningen
KNVB Cup [ ]
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
March 11
FC Twente 3
April 29
Vitesse Arnhem 1
PSV Eindhoven 2
March 12
FC Twente 1
PSV Eindhoven 4
May 17 - Rotterdam
Feyenoord Rotterdam 0
Ajax Amsterdam 5
March 11
PSV Eindhoven 0
Ajax Amsterdam 2
May 7
NAC Breda 1
Ajax Amsterdam 3
March 31
SC Heerenveen 0
Third place
SC Heerenveen 3
May 14 - Zwolle
Fortuna Sittard 0
SC Heerenveen 3
FC Twente 1
* The third place match was necessary to determine the Dutch Cup Winners Cup entrant, since both finalists (Ajax and PSV) were qualified for the Champions League.
Final [ ]
Dutch national team [ ]
References [ ]
2021–22 clubs
Ajax
AZ
Cambuur
Feyenoord
Fortuna Sittard
Go Ahead Eagles
Groningen
Heerenveen
Heracles Almelo
N.E.C.
PEC Zwolle
PSV
Twente
RKC Waalwijk
Sparta Rotterdam
Utrecht
Vitesse
Willem II
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