| Season | 1997-98 |
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| Champions | Ajax (27th title) |
| Promoted | MVV |
| Relegated | FC Groningen FC Volendam |
| Champions League | Ajax PSV |
| Cup Winners' Cup | sc Heerenveen |
| UEFA Cup | Vitesse Feyenoord Willem II |
| Intertoto Cup | Fortuna Sittard FC Twente |
| Goals scored | 1002 |
| Average goals/game | 3.27 |
| Top goalscorer | Nikos Machlas Vitesse 34 goals [1] |
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The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1997/1998 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship.
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| Pos | Team | GP | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD | |
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| 1 | Ajax 1 | 34 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 89 | 112 | 22 | 90 | Champions League |
| 2 | PSV 1 | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 72 | 95 | 44 | 51 | Champions League Second qualifying round |
| 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 | 34 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 55 | 66 | 58 | 8 | |
| 6 | sc Heerenveen 1 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 56 | 59 | -3 | Cup Winners' Cup |
| 7 | Fortuna Sittard | 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 | 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 | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 42 | 45 | 49 | -4 | |
| 12 | NAC | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 42 | 41 | 49 | -8 | |
| 13 | Sparta | 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 | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 48 | 71 | -23 | 2 |
| 17 | FC Groningen | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 42 | 65 | -23 | 2 |
| 18 | FC Volendam | 34 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 33 | 102 | -69 | Relegation to Eerste Divisie |
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.
In the promotion/relegation competition, eight entrants (six from the Eerste Divisie 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 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 5 | Remain in Eredivisie |
| 2 | FC Eindhoven | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 11 | Remain in Eerste Divisie |
| 3 | ADO Den Haag | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | |
| 4 | FC Emmen | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
Group 2
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | |
| 1 | Cambuur Leeuwarden | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 8 | Promotion to Eredivisie |
| 2 | FC Zwolle | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |
| 3 | FC Groningen | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | Relegation to Eerste Divisie |
| 4 | FC Den Bosch | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
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