# 1995–96 in Dutch football

The 1995–96 season in Dutch football saw holders Ajax Amsterdam winning the title in the Eredivisie once again, while PSV Eindhoven won the Dutch National Cup. Starting from this season a victory yields three points instead of two.

## Eredivisie

| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
| 1 | Ajax Amsterdam | 83 | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 97 | 24 | +73 |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 77 | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 97 | 25 | +72 |
| 3 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 63 | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 66 | 36 | +30 |
| 4 | Roda JC | 57 | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 51 | 35 | +16 |
| 5 | Vitesse Arnhem | 53 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 44 | +4 |
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam | 53 | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 53 | 53 | 0 |
| 7 | SC Heerenveen | 53 | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 66 | 68 | -2 |
| 8 | NAC Breda | 52 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 58 | 44 | +14 |
| 9 | FC Groningen | 49 | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 48 | 45 | +3 |
| 10 | FC Twente | 48 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 46 | 55 | -9 |
| 11 | RKC Waalwijk | 44 | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 44 | 44 | 0 |
| 12 | Willem II Tilburg | 39 | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 53 | 59 | -6 |
| 13 | Fortuna Sittard | 31 | 34 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 27 | 54 | -27 |
| 14 | De Graafschap | 29 | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 37 | 66 | -29 |
| 15 | FC Utrecht | 28 | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 59 | -31 |
| 16 | FC Volendam | 27 | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 65 | -36 |
| 17 | NEC Nijmegen | 25 | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 33 | 73 | -40 |
| 18 | Go Ahead Eagles | 22 | 34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 40 | 71 | -31 |
* Champions League : Ajax Amsterdam
* Cup Winners Cup: PSV Eindhoven
* UEFA Cup: Feyenoord Rotterdam
* UEFA Cup: Roda JC

### Topscorers

| Position | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Luc Nilis | PSV Eindhoven | 21 |
| 2 | Mariano Bombarda | FC Groningen | 19 |
| 3 | Graham Arnold | NAC Breda | 16 |
| | Dennis de Nooijer | Sparta Rotterdam | 16 |
| 5 | Patrick Kluivert | Ajax Amsterdam | 15 |

### Awards
#### Dutch Footballer of the Year

* 1995 — Luc Nilis (PSV Eindhoven)
* 1996 — Ronald de Boer (Ajax Amsterdam)

#### Dutch Golden Shoe Winner

* 1995 — Danny Blind (Ajax Amsterdam)
* 1996 — Danny Blind (Ajax Amsterdam)

### Ajax Winning Squad 1995-'96
## Eerste Divisie

| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
| 1 | AZ Alkmaar | 73 | 34 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 64 | 26 | +38 |
| 2 | FC Emmen | 67 | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 71 | 39 | +32 |
| 3 | FC Den Bosch | 58 | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 51 | 36 | +15 |
| 4 | BV Veendam | 58 | 34 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 48 | 35 | +13 |
| 5 | VVV-Venlo | 57 | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 55 | 33 | +22 |
| 6 | Cambuur Leeuwarden | 57 | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 49 | 32 | +17 |
| 7 | Dordrecht '90 | 54 | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 62 | 45 | +17 |
| 8 | Heracles Almelo | 50 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 56 | 50 | +6 |
| 9 | Telstar | 50 | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 |
| 10 | HFC Haarlem | 45 | 34 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 47 | 53 | -6 |
| 11 | MVV Maastricht | 42 | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 46 | -5 |
| 12 | TOP Oss | 39 | 34 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 46 | 50 | -4 |
| 13 | RBC Roosendaal | 39 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 35 | 51 | -16 |
| 14 | FC Zwolle | 33 | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 43 | -6 |
| 15 | FC Den Haag | 31 | 34 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 39 | 60 | -21 |
| 16 | Excelsior Rotterdam | 29 | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 42 | 72 | -30 |
| 17 | FC Eindhoven | 26 | 34 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 41 | 75 | -34 |
| 18 | Helmond Sport | 22 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 35 | 77 | -42 |

## Promotion and relegation
### Group A

| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
| 1 | FC Volendam | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 |
| 2 | Heracles Almelo | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 |
| 3 | VVV-Venlo | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -6 |
| 4 | FC Den Bosch | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -8 |

### Group B

| Position | Team | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
| 1 | NEC Nijmegen | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 |
| 2 | BV Veendam | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 |
| 3 | FC Emmen | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 |
| 4 | Cambuur Leeuwarden | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | -11 |
* Stayed : NEC Nijmegen and FC Volendam

## KNVB Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| February 29 | February 29 | | | |
| FC Twente | 1 | | | |
| FC Twente | 1 | May 3 | May 3 | | |
| PSV Eindhoven | 3 | May 3 | May 3 | |
| PSV Eindhoven | 3 | PSV Eindhoven | 3 | |
| February 28 | February 28 | | PSV Eindhoven | 3 | |
| February 28 | February 28 | Roda JC | 1 | |
| VVV-Venlo | 0 | Roda JC | 1 | |
| VVV-Venlo | 0 | | | | May 16 - Rotterdam | May 16 - Rotterdam |
| Roda JC | 2 | | | | May 16 - Rotterdam | May 16 - Rotterdam |
| Roda JC | 2 | | | | PSV Eindhoven | 5 |
| February 28 | February 28 | | | | | PSV Eindhoven | 5 |
| February 28 | February 28 | | | | Sparta Rotterdam | 2 |
| Sparta Rotterdam | 1 | | | | Sparta Rotterdam | 2 |
| Sparta Rotterdam | 1 | April 7 | April 7 | | | |
| Cambuur Leeuwarden | 0 | April 7 | April 7 | | | |
| Cambuur Leeuwarden | 0 | Sparta Rotterdam | 1 | | | |
| February 29 | February 29 | | Sparta Rotterdam | 1 | | | |
| February 29 | February 29 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 0 | |
| MVV Maastricht | 1 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 0 | |
| Feyenoord Rotterdam | 2 | | | |