The season started in November, following the completion of the league cup, won by the Tilburg Trappers.
With the addition of the Utrecht Dragons and the Groningen Grizzlies, ten teams participated (a record for the Eredivisie).
The Utrecht Dragons fared poorly in their first and only season, folding its professional team at the end of the season.
The top eight teams qualified for the playoffs.
HYS The Hague won its first national championship since 1969 by beating Tilburg in the best-of-five finals 3 games to 2.