The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1997–98 season was contested by 18 teams. AZ won the championship.
New entrants Relegated from the 1996–97 Eredivisie AZ
League standings
Promotion/relegation play-offs In the promotion/relegation competition, eight entrants (six from this league and two from the Eredivisie) entered in two groups. The group winners were promoted to the Eredivisie.
Attendances
# Club Average 1 AZ 5,994 2 Emmen 5,178 3 Cambuur 5,153 4 Go Ahead 4,368 5 Veendam 3,687 6 ADO 3,314 7 Zwolle 3,300 8 Den Bosch 2,555 9 Eindhoven 2,509 10 Oss 2,257 11 Heracles 2,035 12 VVV 1,822 13 Helmond 1,818 14 Haarlem 1,706 15 RBC 1,588 16 Excelsior 1,533 17 Telstar 1,371 18 Dordrecht 1,274
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See also 1997–98 Eredivisie 1997–98 KNVB Cup
References
Netherlands - List of final tables (RSSSF)