1997–98 in Dutch football

none 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 August 17, 1997 PSV 3–1 Roda JC Cocu 22, 90De Bilde 90 Van Houdt 84 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam 15,000 Jol Eredivisie PositionTeamPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference1Ajax 8934292311222+902PSV723421949544+513Vitesse Arnhem703421768548+374Feyenoord613418796240+225Willem II5534174136658+86SC Heerenveen5534167115659-3 7Fortuna Sittard 48 34 14 6 14 51 53 -2 8NEC 44 34 14 2 18 40 57 -17 9FC Twente 43 34 11 10 13 41 42 -1 10FC Utrecht 43 34 13 4 17 56 64 -8 11De Graafschap 42 34 11 9 14 45 49 -4 12NAC 42 34 12 6 16 41 49 -8 13Sparta 41 34 10 11 13 50 59 -9 14Roda JC 38 34 10 8 16 44 45 -1 15MVV 32 34 9 5 20 35 75 -4016RKC313487194871-2317FC Groningen3134710174265-2318FC Volendam2134562333102-79 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 PositionPlayerNationalityClubGoals1Nikos Machlas GREVitesse Arnhem34 2Shota ArveladzeGEOAjax Amsterdam 25 3Ronald HammingNEDFortuna Sittard 20 4Dejan CurovicFR YugoslaviaVitesse Arnhem 17 5Jari LitmanenFINAjax Amsterdam 16–Michael MolsNEDFC Utrecht 16 Awards Dutch Footballer of the Year 1997 — Jaap Stam (PSV Eindhoven) 1998 – 1999 — Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven) Dutch Golden Shoe Winner 1997 — Jaap Stam (PSV Eindhoven) 1998 — Edwin van der Sar (Ajax Amsterdam) Ajax Winning Squad 1997-'98 Goal NED Fred Grim NED Edwin van der Sar Defence NED Danny Blind NED Frank de Boer NED Tim de Cler ARG Mariano Juan NED Mario Melchiot GHA Kofi Mensah NGA Sunday Oliseh NED Tom Sier NED Raphael Supusepa DEN Ole Tobiasen Midfield NED Ronald de Boer POR Dani NED Dean Gorré NED Richard Knopper FIN Jari Litmanen NED Martijn Reuser POL Andrzej Rudy NED Richard Witschge Attack GEO Shota Arveladze NGA Tijani Babangida RUS Andrey Demchenko NED Peter Hoekstra DEN Michael Laudrup RSA Benni McCarthy NED Andy van der Meyde NED Gerald Sibon Management DEN Morten Olsen (Coach) NED Heini Otto (Assistant) NED Bobby Haarms (Assistant) Eerste Divisie PositionTeamPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference1AZ Alkmaar 723421948131+502Cambuur Leeuwarden653420596643+233FC Emmen613418796445+194FC Den Bosch603417986042+185ADO Den Haag5834177106943+266FC Zwolle5434141285842+16 7TOP Oss 52 34 16 4 14 59 50 +98FC Eindhoven5134163155052-2 9Go Ahead Eagles 49 34 15 4 15 70 55 +15 10Helmond Sport 47 34 12 11 11 46 45 +1 11VVV-Venlo 47 34 12 11 11 45 46 -1 12BV Veendam 45 34 11 12 11 51 55 -4 13SC Telstar 40 34 11 7 16 43 60 -17 14SC Heracles 32 34 8 8 18 51 77 -26 15HFC Haarlem 31 34 8 7 19 43 85 -42 16Excelsior Rotterdam 30 34 8 6 20 39 64 -25 13Dordrecht '90 30 34 6 12 16 37 64 -27 18RBC 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 PositionTeamPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference1RKC Waalwijk 146420155+10 2FC Eindhoven 6 6 1 3 2 8 11 -3 3ADO Den Haag 5 6 0 5 1 5 8 -3 4FC Emmen 4 6 0 4 2 11 15 -4 Group B PositionTeamPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference1Cambuur Leeuwarden 146420158+7 2FC Zwolle 8 6 2 2 2 8 9 -13FC Groningen56123912-3 4FC Den Bosch 5 6 1 2 3 7 10 -3 Stayed / Promoted : RKC Waalwijk and Cambuur Leeuwarden Relegated: FC Groningen KNVB Cup March 11 FC Twente 3 Vitesse Arnhem 1 March 12 PSV Eindhoven 4 Feyenoord Rotterdam 0 March 11 Ajax Amsterdam 2 NAC Breda 1 March 31 SC Heerenveen 3 Fortuna Sittard 0 April 29 PSV Eindhoven 2 FC Twente 1 May 7 Ajax Amsterdam 3 SC Heerenveen 0 May 17 - Rotterdam Ajax Amsterdam 5 PSV Eindhoven 0 May 14 - Zwolle 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 May 17, 1998 Ajax 5–0 PSV Babangida 25Litmanen 38, 61, 84Arveladze 79 De Kuip, Rotterdam ? Jol Dutch national team Netherlands national football team results – 1990s#1997 References RSSSF Archive 1997 Football Football Dutch Category:Football in the Netherlands by season