Eredivisie 1997-98
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The Dutch Eredivisie
in the 1997/1998 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship.
1 Ajax also won the KNVB Cup, thereby taking the double
. They would participate in the Champions League, just like finalists PSV. sc Heerenveen, the winner of the third place match, would play in the Cup Winners' Cup.
2 RKC remained in the eredivisie after winning promotion/relegation play-offs. FC Groningen lost and relegated.
and two from this league) entered in two groups. The group winners were promoted to (or remained in) the Eredivisie.
Group 1
Group 2
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
in the 1997/1998 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship.
League standings
| Pos | Team | GP | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajax 1 | 34 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 89 | 112 | 22 | 90 | Champions League UEFA Champions League 1998-99 The 1998–99 UEFA Champions League was the seventh season of the UEFA Champions League, Europe's premier club football tournament, since it was renamed from the "European Champion Clubs' Cup" or "European Cup". The competition was won by Manchester United, coming back from a goal down in the last... |
| 2 | PSV 1 | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 72 | 95 | 44 | 51 | Champions League Second qualifying round UEFA Champions League 1998-99 The 1998–99 UEFA Champions League was the seventh season of the UEFA Champions League, Europe's premier club football tournament, since it was renamed from the "European Champion Clubs' Cup" or "European Cup". The competition was won by Manchester United, coming back from a goal down in the last... |
| 3 | Vitesse | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 70 | 85 | 48 | 37 | UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Feyenoord | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 61 | 62 | 40 | 22 | |
| 5 | Willem II Willem II Tilburg Willem II , also known as Willem II Tilburg, is a football club based in Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands. The team was founded on 12 August 1896 as Tilburgia... |
34 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 55 | 66 | 58 | 8 | |
| 6 | sc Heerenveen 1 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 56 | 59 | -3 | Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1998-99 The season 1998-99 of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by Lazio in the final against Mallorca for their first title in the competition.-Qualifying round:-First leg:--------------------------------------------... |
| 7 | Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard is a football club in Sittard, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Trendwork Arena and features in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. The club was a merger of former clubs 'Fortuna 54' and 'Sittardia' to merge as the Fortuna Sittard Combinatie on July 1,... |
34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 48 | 51 | 53 | -2 | Intertoto Cup Third round |
| 8 | NEC | 34 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 44 | 40 | 57 | -17 | |
| 9 | FC Twente FC Twente FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys... |
34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 43 | 41 | 42 | -1 | Intertoto Cup Second round |
| 10 | FC Utrecht | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 43 | 56 | 64 | -8 | |
| 11 | De Graafschap De Graafschap De Graafschap is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands. It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the "De Vijverberg" stadium. Their current home ground stands on where the old pitch used to be located and was opened on 12 August 2000... |
34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 42 | 45 | 49 | -4 | |
| 12 | NAC NAC Breda NAC Breda , simply often known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Dutch Eredivisie and are known by the fierce and fanatic support of... |
34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 42 | 41 | 49 | -8 | |
| 13 | Sparta Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. Sparta is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior and Feyenoord , the latter playing in the Eredivisie.-History:Sparta was first founded in 1887.... |
34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 41 | 50 | 59 | -9 | |
| 14 | Roda JC | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 38 | 44 | 45 | -1 | |
| 15 | MVV | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 32 | 35 | 75 | -40 | |
| 16 | RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk is a football club currently playing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' and was a fusion club of HEC, WVB and Hercules.-History:... |
34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 48 | 71 | -23 | 2 |
| 17 | FC Groningen | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 42 | 65 | -23 | 2 |
| 18 | FC Volendam FC Volendam Football Club Volendam is a Dutch football club based in Volendam, North Holland, Edam-Volendam. Founded on June 1, 1977, as a result of a split up with RKSV . It currently plays in the Eerste Divisie, holding home games at Kras Stadion, with a 6,260-seat capacity.-History:Football Club Volendam... |
34 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 33 | 102 | -69 | Relegation to Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 1998-99 The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1998/1999 season was contested by 18 teams. FC Den Bosch won the championship.-New entrants:Relegated from the Eredivisie 1997-98* FC Groningen* FC Volendam-League standings:-Promotion/relegation play-offs:... |
1 Ajax also won the KNVB Cup, thereby taking the double
The Double
The Double is a term in association football which refers to winning a country's top tier division and its primary cup competition in the same season...
. They would participate in the Champions League, just like finalists PSV. sc Heerenveen, the winner of the third place match, would play in the Cup Winners' Cup.
2 RKC remained in the eredivisie after winning promotion/relegation play-offs. FC Groningen lost and relegated.
Promotion/relegation play-offs
In the promotion/relegation competition, eight entrants (six from the Eerste DivisieEerste Divisie
The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium...
and two from this league) entered in two groups. The group winners were promoted to (or remained in) the Eredivisie.
Group 1
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | |
| 1 | RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk is a football club currently playing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' and was a fusion club of HEC, WVB and Hercules.-History:... |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 5 | Remain in Eredivisie |
| 2 | FC Eindhoven FC Eindhoven FC Eindhoven is a Dutch football club based in Eindhoven, North Brabant. They current play in the Eerste Divisie , and are one of two professional clubs which are based in the city of Eindhoven, the other one being PSV Eindhoven.... |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 11 | Remain in Eerste Divisie |
| 3 | ADO Den Haag ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag , commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag , is a Dutch football club from the city of The Hague. The club was for a time known as FC Den Haag , with ADO representing the amateur branch of the club... |
6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | |
| 4 | FC Emmen FC Emmen FC Emmen is a Dutch football club based in Emmen, Drenthe, and currently playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of football in the Netherlands.-History:... |
6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
Group 2
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | |
| 1 | Cambuur Leeuwarden Cambuur Leeuwarden SC Cambuur , formed on June 19, 1964, is a Dutch football club from Leeuwarden, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. The club's home ground is the 10,250 seater Cambuur Stadion and they play in yellow shirts and blue shorts. The club's emblem originates from the coat of arms of the House of... |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 8 | Promotion to Eredivisie |
| 2 | FC Zwolle FC Zwolle FC Zwolle is a Dutch football club based in Zwolle, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie, the country's second level of professional club football. The club was founded in 1990 after the bankruptcy of PEC. They have played in the Eredivisie, the highest tier of Dutch football, for a total of... |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |
| 3 | FC Groningen | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | Relegation to Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 1998-99 The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1998/1999 season was contested by 18 teams. FC Den Bosch won the championship.-New entrants:Relegated from the Eredivisie 1997-98* FC Groningen* FC Volendam-League standings:-Promotion/relegation play-offs:... |
| 4 | FC Den Bosch | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 |