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.
Johan Cruijff-schaal
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
Topscorers
Awards
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)
Ajax Winning Squad 1997-'98
Goal
Fred Grim
Edwin van der Sar
Defence
Danny Blind
Frank de Boer
Tim de Cler
Mariano Juan
Mario Melchiot
Kofi Mensah
Sunday Oliseh
Tom Sier
Raphael Supusepa
Ole Tobiasen
Midfield
Ronald de Boer
Dani
Dean Gorré
Richard Knopper
Jari Litmanen
Martijn Reuser
Andrzej Rudy
Richard Witschge
Attack
Shota Arveladze
Tijani Babangida
Andrey Demchenko
Peter Hoekstra
Michael Laudrup
Benni McCarthy
Andy van der Meyde
Gerald Sibon
Management
Morten Olsen (Coach) Heini Otto (Assistant) Bobby Haarms (Assistant)
Eerste Divisie
Promoted : AZ Alkmaar
Promotion / relegation play-offs ("Nacompetitie"): Cambuur, Emmen, Den Bosch, ADO Den Haag, Zwolle and Eindhoven
Promotion and relegation
Group A
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.