| stand 1e helft 1997 |
| club | wedstrijden | punten | doelsaldo |
| Ajax | 14 |
31 |
+19 |
| PSV | 14 |
29 |
+18 |
| Feyenoord | 14 |
28 |
+18 |
| FC Twente | 14 |
25 |
+11 |
| Roda JC | 14 |
22 |
+5 |
| Vitesse | 14 |
22 |
+3 |
| SC Heerenveen | 14 |
21 |
+6 |
| FC Groningen | 14 |
21 |
+2 |
| Fortuna Sittard | 14 |
20 |
-2 |
| RKC Waalwijk | 14 |
19 |
-7 |
| Sparta | 14 |
17 |
-11 |
| FC Utrecht | 14 |
16 |
-7 |
| NEC | 14 |
16 |
-9 |
| FC Volendam | 14 |
16 |
-10 |
| NAC Breda | 14 |
15 |
-4 |
| Willem II | 14 |
13 |
-7 |
| De Graafschap | 14 |
12 |
-8 |
| AZ | 14 |
7 |
-17 |
|
| stand 2e helft 1997 |
| club | wedstrijden | punten | doelsaldo |
| Ajax | 20 |
55 |
+54 |
| PSV | 19 |
40 |
+32 |
| Vitesse | 20 |
38 |
+16 |
| SC Heerenveen | 19 |
35 |
+8 |
| Feyenoord | 20 |
35 |
+10 |
| Willem II | 20 |
30 |
+4 |
| Sparta | 20 |
27 |
+2 |
| Fortuna Sittard | 20 |
27 |
-9 |
| NAC Breda | 20 |
25 |
-1 |
| NEC | 20 |
25 |
-16 |
| FC Utrecht | 18 |
24 |
-5 |
| Roda JC | 20 |
23 |
0 |
| FC Twente | 19 |
22 |
-2 |
| De Graafschap | 20 |
21 |
+2 |
| FC Groningen | 20 |
19 |
-11 |
| MVV Maastricht | 20 |
18 |
-28 |
| RKC Waalwijk | 19 |
15 |
-17 |
| FC Volendam | 20 |
11 |
-39 |
|
| kalenderjaar 1997 |
| club | wedstrijden | punten | doelsaldo |
| Ajax | 34 |
86 |
+73 |
| PSV | 33 |
69 |
+50 |
| Feyenoord | 34 |
63 |
+28 |
| Vitesse | 34 |
60 |
+19 |
| SC Heerenveen | 33 |
56 |
+14 |
| FC Twente | 33 |
47 |
+9 |
| Fortuna Sittard | 34 |
47 |
-11 |
| Roda JC | 34 |
45 |
+5 |
| Sparta | 34 |
44 |
-9 |
| Willem II | 34 |
43 |
-3 |
| NEC | 34 |
41 |
-25 |
| FC Utrecht | 32 |
40 |
-12 |
| NAC Breda | 34 |
40 |
-5 |
| FC Groningen | 34 |
40 |
-9 |
| RKC Waalwijk | 33 |
34 |
-24 |
| De Graafschap | 34 |
33 |
-6 |
| FC Volendam | 34 |
27 |
-49 |
| MVV Maastricht | 20 |
18 |
-28 |
| AZ | 14 |
7 |
-17 |
|