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1997–98 in Dutch football

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1997

The 1997/1998 season in Dutch football was the 42nd season in the Eredivisie, where Ajax Amsterdam won the double, claiming the title and the Dutch National Cup.

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Eredivisie

  • Champions League : Ajax and PSV
  • UEFA Cup: Vitesse, Feyenoord and Willem II
  • Cup Winners Cup: SC Heerenveen
  • Promotion / relegation play-offs ("Nacompetitie"): RKC and FC Groningen
  • Relegated: FC Volendam

    • Dutch Footballer of the Year

  • 1997 — Jaap Stam (PSV Eindhoven)
  • 1998 – 1999 — Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven)

    • Dutch Golden Shoe Winner

  • 1997 — Jaap Stam (PSV Eindhoven)
  • 1998 — Edwin van der Sar (Ajax Amsterdam)

    • Eerste Divisie

  • Promoted : AZ Alkmaar
  • Promotion / relegation play-offs ("Nacompetitie"): Cambuur, Emmen, Den Bosch, ADO Den Haag, Zwolle and Eindhoven

    • Group B

  • Stayed / Promoted : RKC Waalwijk and Cambuur Leeuwarden
  • Relegated: FC Groningen

    • KNVB Cup

    * The third place match was necessary to determine the Dutch Cup Winners Cup entrant, since both finalists (Ajax and PSV) were qualified for the Champions League.

    References

    1997–98 in Dutch football Wikipedia
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