# Eerste divisie 1997/98

Het seizoen 1997/98 van de Nederlandse Eerste divisie had AZ als kampioen. De club uit Alkmaar promoveerde daarmee naar de Eredivisie. Via de nacompetitie wist ook Cambuur Leeuwarden te promoveren.

## Reguliere competitie
### Deelnemende teams

| Club | Plaats | Accommodatie | Capaciteit | Trainer |
| ADO Den Haag | Zuid-Holland Den Haag | Zuiderparkstadion | 11.000 | Mark Wotte |
| AZ | Noord-Holland Alkmaar | Alkmaarderhout | 8.914 | Willem van Hanegem |
| BV Veendam | Groningen (provincie) Veendam | De Langeleegte | 13.000 | Henk Bodewes |
| Cambuur Leeuwarden | Friesland Leeuwarden | Cambuurstadion | 13.500 | Han Berger |
| Dordrecht '90 | Zuid-Holland Dordrecht | Krommedijk | 12.000 | Robert Verbeek |
| Eindhoven | Noord-Brabant Eindhoven | Jan Louwers Stadion | 4.500 | Willem Leushuis |
| Emmen | Drenthe Emmen | Meerdijk | 12.000 | Azing Griever |
| Excelsior | Zuid-Holland Rotterdam | Woudestein | 11.000 | Adrie Koster |
| FC Den Bosch | Noord-Brabant 's-Hertogenbosch | De Vliert | 4.500 | Kees Zwamborn |
| FC Zwolle | Overijssel Zwolle | Oosterenkstadion | 6.800 | Jan Everse |
| Go Ahead Eagles | Overijssel Deventer | De Adelaarshorst | 8.011 | Jan van Staa |
| Helmond Sport | Noord-Brabant Helmond | De Braak | 4.200 | Louis Coolen |
| Heracles '74 | Overijssel Almelo | Bornsestraat | 8.000 | Gerard Marsman |
| HFC Haarlem | Noord-Holland Haarlem | Jan Gijzenkade | 2.250 | Karel Bonsink |
| RBC | Noord-Brabant Roosendaal | De Luiten | 5.900 | Jan Poortvliet Ruud Kaiser |
| Telstar | Noord-Holland Velsen-IJmuiden | Schoonenberg | 18.000 | Harry van den Ham |
| TOP Oss | Noord-Brabant Oss | TOP-stadion | 3.500 | Lex Schoenmaker |
| VVV | Limburg Venlo | De Koel | 20.000 | Henk van Stee |

### Eindstand

| pos | club | gs | w | g | v | pnt | dv | dt | ds |
| 1. | AZ | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 72 | 81 | 31 | 50 |
| 2. | Cambuur Leeuwarden | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 65 | 66 | 43 | 23 |
| 3. | Emmen | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 61 | 64 | 45 | 19 |
| 4. | FC Den Bosch | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 60 | 60 | 42 | 18 |
| 5. | ADO Den Haag | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 58 | 69 | 43 | 26 |
| 6. | FC Zwolle | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 54 | 58 | 42 | 16 |
| 7. | TOP Oss | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 52 | 59 | 50 | 9 |
| 8. | Eindhoven | 34 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 51 | 50 | 52 | -2 |
| 9. | Go Ahead Eagles | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 49 | 70 | 55 | 15 |
| 10. | Helmond Sport | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 1 |
| 11. | VVV | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 47 | 45 | 46 | -1 |
| 12. | BV Veendam | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 45 | 51 | 55 | -4 |
| 13. | Telstar | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 40 | 43 | 60 | -17 |
| 14. | SC Heracles '74 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 51 | 77 | -26 |
| 15. | Haarlem | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 43 | 85 | -42 |
| 16. | Excelsior | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 30 | 39 | 64 | -25 |
| 17. | Dordrecht '90 | 34 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 30 | 37 | 64 | -27 |
| 18. | RBC | 34 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 22 | 33 | 66 | -33 |

#### Legenda

| Kleur | Kwalificatie voor |
| | Promotie naar de Eredivisie |
| | Nacompetitie voor promotie naar de Eredivisie |

### Uitslagen

| | ADO | AZ | CAM | DBO | D90 | EIN | EMM | EXC | GAE | HFC | HSP | HER | RBC | TEL | TOP | VEE | VVV | ZWO |
| ADO Den Haag | | 1 – 1 | 1 – 0 | 2 – 4 | 3 – 0 | 4 – 1 | 3 – 2 | 4 – 1 | 0 – 0 | 6 – 0 | 2 – 1 | 2 – 0 | 1 – 1 | 5 – 0 | 1 – 1 | 4 – 0 | 4 – 0 | 1 – 1 |
| AZ | 1 – 1 | | 3 – 2 | 3 – 1 | 2 – 1 | 3 – 0 | 1 – 1 | 4 – 0 | 7 – 1 | 5 – 3 | 0 – 0 | 8 – 0 | 2 – 1 | 3 – 2 | 3 – 0 | 1 – 0 | 3 – 0 | 1 – 1 |
| Cambuur Leeuwarden | 2 – 0 | 2 – 2 | | 1 – 1 | 0 – 0 | 2 – 2 | 3 – 1 | 4 – 2 | 2 – 1 | 3 – 0 | 4 – 0 | 0 – 2 | 1 – 0 | 4 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 2 – 1 | 2 – 1 | 2 – 1 |
| FC Den Bosch | 4 – 0 | 3 – 3 | 0 – 4 | | 2 – 2 | 4 – 0 | 1 – 1 | 3 – 0 | 2 – 1 | 2 – 0 | 1 – 1 | 1 – 1 | 1 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 2 – 1 | 2 – 0 | 0 – 1 | 1 – 2 |
| Dordrecht '90 | 1 – 3 | 1 – 0 | 2 – 1 | 0 – 4 | | 0 – 0 | 1 – 2 | 3 – 1 | 1 – 1 | 2 – 2 | 0 – 1 | 1 – 1 | 5 – 1 | 4 – 0 | 1 – 3 | 1 – 1 | 1 – 0 | 2 – 2 |
| Eindhoven | 1 – 2 | 0 – 1 | 1 – 0 | 0 – 1 | 6 – 1 | | 1 – 0 | 3 – 1 | 1 – 5 | 3 – 1 | 4 – 0 | 2 – 1 | 3 – 0 | 3 – 1 | 1 – 0 | 3 – 1 | 0 – 3 | 1 – 0 |
| Emmen | 2 – 1 | 1 – 1 | 0 – 2 | 4 – 1 | 3 – 0 | 1 – 1 | | 0 – 0 | 4 – 2 | 5 – 3 | 2 – 0 | 3 – 0 | 4 – 0 | 3 – 2 | 2 – 0 | 1 – 2 | 2 – 0 | 2 – 2 |
| Excelsior | 1 – 0 | 1 – 0 | 2 – 3 | 1 – 2 | 3 – 0 | 2 – 0 | 1 – 2 | | 2 – 3 | 3 – 3 | 0 – 2 | 1 – 4 | 1 – 0 | 1 – 2 | 0 – 1 | 1 – 2 | 1 – 1 | 1 – 2 |
| Go Ahead Eagles | 5 – 0 | 1 – 2 | 1 – 3 | 2 – 0 | 2 – 0 | 3 – 1 | 0 – 2 | 4 – 1 | | 3 – 0 | 2 – 3 | 7 – 0 | 4 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 2 – 0 | 2 – 1 | 0 – 0 | 3 – 3 |
| Haarlem | 1 – 6 | 0 – 5 | 1 – 1 | 1 – 2 | 5 – 1 | 0 – 1 | 2 – 0 | 2 – 1 | 0 – 5 | | 1 – 0 | 3 – 2 | 1 – 2 | 1 – 3 | 0 – 3 | 0 – 0 | 3 – 2 | 1 – 0 |
| Helmond Sport | 1 – 0 | 2 – 3 | 1 – 2 | 1 – 4 | 1 – 1 | 0 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 2 – 2 | 2 – 0 | 1 – 1 | | 3 – 0 | 4 – 1 | 1 – 1 | 1 – 1 | 0 – 0 | 1 – 2 | 2 – 0 |
| SC Heracles '74 | 1 – 3 | 0 – 1 | 1 – 2 | 1 – 2 | 2 – 2 | 1 – 0 | 1 – 2 | 2 – 2 | 4 – 2 | 3 – 3 | 2 – 1 | | 2 – 0 | 4 – 2 | 1 – 2 | 3 – 1 | 0 – 2 | 1 – 4 |
| RBC | 0 – 3 | 1 – 3 | 1 – 2 | 0 – 1 | 1 – 1 | 1 – 0 | 0 – 1 | 1 – 2 | 0 – 1 | 6 – 1 | 1 – 3 | 2 – 2 | | 1 – 1 | 2 – 2 | 0 – 2 | 2 – 0 | 0 – 0 |
| Telstar | 1 – 2 | 1 – 0 | 4 – 1 | 0 – 0 | 1 – 0 | 2 – 1 | 0 – 2 | 3 – 1 | 2 – 1 | 0 – 1 | 1 – 2 | 3 – 2 | 1 – 1 | | 1 – 0 | 3 – 2 | 0 – 3 | 1 – 1 |
| TOP Oss | 2 – 1 | 0 – 2 | 3 – 2 | 1 – 3 | 5 – 1 | 7 – 2 | 4 – 3 | 0 – 1 | 2 – 1 | 2 – 0 | 1 – 2 | 2 – 1 | 4 – 0 | 1 – 0 | | 3 – 0 | 0 – 3 | 1 – 2 |
| BV Veendam | 4 – 3 | 1 – 1 | 3 – 0 | 1 – 0 | 1 – 1 | 2 – 4 | 3 – 3 | 1 – 0 | 1 – 0 | 3 – 1 | 2 – 2 | 3 – 3 | 3 – 3 | 1 – 1 | 1 – 2 | | 1 – 1 | 2 – 2 |
| VVV | 3 – 0 | 0 – 6 | 2 – 1 | 1 – 1 | 1 – 0 | 1 – 3 | 1 – 2 | 1 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 1 – 1 | 2 – 2 | 1 – 1 | 1 – 1 | 1 – 1 | 2 – 1 | 1 – 2 | | 1 – 1 |
| FC Zwolle | 0 – 0 | 2 – 0 | 1 – 3 | 4 – 1 | 3 – 0 | 1 – 0 | 3 – 0 | 0 – 1 | 4 – 1 | 3 – 1 | 0 – 0 | 4 – 2 | 3 – 1 | 1 – 0 | 3 – 3 | 1 – 3 | 1 – 3 | |

## Statistieken
### Topscorers

| # | Naam | Club | |
| 1. | Harry van der Laan | Cambuur Leeuwarden | 29 |
| 2. | Jerry Taihuttu | TOP Oss | 24 |
| 3. | Jan Bruin | FC Zwolle | 18 |
| | Michel Langerak | AZ | 18 |
| | Michel van Oostrum | Emmen | 18 |
| 6. | Erik Tammer | Go Ahead Eagles | 17 |
| 7. | Maurice Graef | VVV | 16 |
| | Dennis Iliohan | ADO Den Haag | 16 |
| | Bert Zuurman | BV Veendam | 16 |
| 10. | Raoul Henar | Telstar | 15 |
| | Max Huiberts | AZ | 15 |
| | Robert van der Weert | AZ | 15 |

## Nacompetitie
### Groep A
#### Eindstand

| pos | club | gs | w | g | v | pnt | dv | dt | ds |
| 1. | RKC Waalwijk | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
| 2. | Eindhoven | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 11 | -3 |
| 3. | ADO Den Haag | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | -3 |
| 4. | Emmen | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -4 |

#### Legenda

| Kleur | Kwalificatie voor |
| | Geplaatst voor de Eredivisie |

#### Uitslagen

| | ADO | EIN | EMM | RKC |
| ADO Den Haag | | 0 – 0 | 2 – 2 | 0 – 3 |
| Eindhoven | 2 – 2 | | 2 – 2 | 0 – 1 |
| Emmen | 1 – 1 | 1 – 4 | | 3 – 3 |
| RKC Waalwijk | 0 – 0 | 5 – 0 | 3 – 2 | |

### Groep B
#### Eindstand

| pos | club | gs | w | g | v | pnt | dv | dt | ds |
| 1. | Cambuur Leeuwarden | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 7 |
| 2. | FC Zwolle | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | -1 |
| 3. | FC Groningen | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -3 |
| 4. | FC Den Bosch | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -3 |

#### Legenda

| Kleur | Kwalificatie voor |
| | Promotie naar de Eredivisie |
| | Degradatie naar de Eerste divisie |

#### Uitslagen

| | CAM | DBO | GRO | ZWO |
| Cambuur Leeuwarden | | 2 – 2 | 3 – 1 | 5 – 2 |
| FC Den Bosch | 1 – 2 | | 1 – 4 | 0 – 0 |
| FC Groningen | 1 – 1 | 1 – 3 | | 1 – 3 |
| FC Zwolle | 1 – 2 | 1 – 0 | 1 – 1 | |
ADO Den Haag · AZ · Cambuur Leeuwarden · FC Den Bosch · Dordrecht '90 · Eindhoven · Emmen · Excelsior · Go Ahead Eagles · Haarlem · Helmond Sport · Heracles '74 · RBC · Telstar · TOP Oss · BV Veendam · VVV · FC Zwolle
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