The season was overshadowed by the death of FC Utrecht player David di Tommaso.

These teams were promoted from the Eerste Divisie at the start of the season: These team was relegated to the Eerste Divisie at the end of the season: League first round playoff Prior to finishing on 4th place in the regular season, Ajax had already reached the KNVB Cup final.

The fourth and final UEFA Cup ticket went to the winner of matches C, D and G, between the teams who finished from 6th to 9th place in the regular season.

The loser of match G played the winner of a play-off between positions 10 to 13 of the regular league for a place in the UEFA Intertoto Cup.

NAC Breda and Willem II remained in the Eredivisie.