The Netherlands Football League Championship 1897–1898 was contested by ten teams participating in two divisions.
The national champion would be determined by a play-off match featuring the winners of the eastern and western football division of the Netherlands.
RAP won this year's championship by beating Vitesse Arnhem 4–2.
Eerste Klasse East: (new division) Eerste Klasse West: RAP won the championship.
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