| Pl. | Mannschaft | Games | Goal difference | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eindhoven | 798 | 1189 | 1764 |
| 2 | Ajax Amsterdam | 800 | 1129 | 1722 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 798 | 667 | 1521 |
| 4 | FC Twente | 781 | 252 | 1229 |
| 5 | Heerenveen | 782 | 189 | 1201 |
| 6 | Alkmaar | 713 | 266 | 1152 |
| 7 | Vitesse | 781 | 139 | 1146 |
| 8 | Utrecht | 798 | -19 | 1117 |
| 9 | Roda JC | 747 | -40 | 1000 |
| 10 | Groningen | 732 | -125 | 946 |
| 11 | Breda | 696 | -177 | 859 |
| 12 | Nijmegen | 713 | -295 | 823 |
| 13 | Willem II | 731 | -307 | 819 |
| 14 | Waalwijk | 543 | -219 | 612 |
| 15 | Almelo | 442 | -161 | 528 |
| 16 | Den Haag | 477 | -230 | 519 |
| 17 | Sp. Rotterdam | 492 | -352 | 490 |
| 18 | De Graafschap | 475 | -354 | 440 |
| 19 | Zwolle | 272 | -108 | 317 |
| 20 | Excelsior | 306 | -242 | 273 |
| 21 | Sittard | 237 | -134 | 248 |
| 22 | Venlo | 221 | -170 | 207 |
| 23 | SC Cambuur | 170 | -124 | 155 |
| 24 | Volendam | 170 | -201 | 142 |
| 25 | Roosendaal | 170 | -194 | 131 |
| 26 | Maastricht | 118 | -82 | 118 |
| 27 | Deventer | 136 | -126 | 110 |
| 28 | Den Bosch | 120 | -110 | 95 |
| 29 | Enschede | 17 | 27 | 35 |
| 30 | Fortuna 54 G | 17 | 10 | 30 |
| 31 | Rapid JC | 17 | 8 | 30 |
| 32 | BVC Amsterdam | 17 | -5 | 23 |
| 33 | NOAD Tilburg | 17 | -3 | 22 |
| 34 | Dordrecht | 34 | -52 | 20 |
| 35 | USV Elinkwijk | 17 | -14 | 16 |
| 36 | Eindhoven | 17 | -33 | 6 |
| 37 | DOS Utrecht | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 38 | DWS Amsterda | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 39 | Holland Sport | 0 | -:- | - |
| 40 | Blauw Wit | 0 | -:- | - |
| 41 | RKAV Volendam | 0 | -:- | - |
Ich bin schon sehr gespannt, was Frankreich mit dem so genannten Zinedine Zidane imstande ist, zu leisten.
— Kanzlerkandidat Dr. Edmund Stoiber, CSU, vor der Fußball-WM 2002.