1998–99 Eredivisie

The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1998–99 season was contested by 18 teams. Feyenoord won the championship.

Eredivisie
Season1998–99
ChampionsFeyenoord (14th title)
PromotedAZ
Cambuur
RelegatedNAC
Champions LeagueFeyenoord
Willem II
PSV
UEFA CupVitesse Arnhem
Roda JC
Ajax
Intertoto Cupsc Heerenveen
Goals scored964
Average goals/game3.15
Top goalscorer Ruud van Nistelrooy (31 goals)[1]

League standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Feyenoord 34 25 5 4 76 38 +38 80 Champions League
2 Willem II 34 20 5 9 69 46 +23 65
3 PSV 34 17 10 7 87 55 +32 61 Champions League: Third qualifying round
4 Vitesse Arnhem 34 18 7 9 61 44 +17 61 UEFA Cup
5 Roda JC 34 17 9 8 59 40 +19 60
6 Ajax[lower-alpha 1] 34 16 9 9 73 41 +32 57
7 sc Heerenveen 34 14 12 8 53 41 +12 54 Intertoto Cup: Third round
8 FC Twente 34 13 13 8 51 45 +6 52
9 AZ 34 12 12 10 52 60 −8 48
10 Fortuna Sittard 34 12 8 14 49 56 −7 44
11 NEC 34 10 9 15 42 56 −14 39
12 FC Utrecht 34 10 8 16 54 64 −10 38
13 De Graafschap 34 8 12 14 40 57 −17 36
14 MVV 34 7 11 16 42 63 −21 32
15 Cambuur 34 7 11 16 37 64 −27 32
16 RKC Waalwijk 34 6 9 19 41 62 −21 27 Remained in Eredivisie[lower-alpha 2]
17 Sparta 34 7 5 22 37 71 −34 26
18 NAC Breda 34 4 11 19 41 61 −20 23 Relegation to Eerste Divisie
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. Winners of KNVB Cup
  2. RKC and Sparta both remained in the eredivisie after winning their promotion/relegation play-offs.

Promotion/relegation play-offs

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 Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 RKC Waalwijk 6 5 1 0 11 3 +8 16 Remain in Eredivisie
2 FC Zwolle 6 2 2 2 8 10 −2 8 Remain in Eerste Divisie
3 Dordrecht '90 6 2 1 3 12 13 −1 7
4 FC Emmen 6 1 0 5 10 15 −5 3
Source: rsssf.com
Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sparta 6 5 0 1 19 6 +13 15 Remain in Eredivisie
2 FC Groningen 6 4 1 1 16 8 +8 13 Remain in Eerste Divisie
3 Excelsior 6 2 1 3 16 18 −2 7
4 Helmond Sport 6 0 0 6 5 24 −19 0
Source: rsssf.com

See also

References
  1. EredivisieStats.nl - topscorers
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