The 1997/1998 season in Dutch football was the 42nd season in the

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start o ...

, where

Ajax Amsterdam Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (), also known as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam, or commonly Ajax, is a Dutch professional Association football, football Football team, club based in Amsterdam, that plays in the , the top tier in Dutch football. ...

won the double, claiming the title and the Dutch National Cup.

Johan Cruijff-schaal

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start o ...

*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 The title Dutch Footballer of the Year ( Dutch: ''Voetballer van het Jaar'') has been awarded in the Netherlands since 1984. The award is determined by a poll of Dutch professional footballers playing in the First (Eredivisie) and Second (Eerste Di ...

* 1997 —

Jaap Stam Jakob "Jaap" Stam (; born 17 July 1972) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player. As a player, he played as a centre-back and is regarded as one of the best defenders of all-time. Stam was part of the Manchester United team that w ...

(PSV Eindhoven) * 1998 – 1999 —

Ruud van Nistelrooy Rutgerus Johannes Martinus van Nistelrooij (; born 1 July 1976), commonly known as Ruud van Nistelrooy (), is a Dutch professional Association football, football manager and former player who is the current manager of EFL Championship club Leic ...

(PSV Eindhoven)

Dutch Golden Shoe Winner

* 1997 —

(PSV Eindhoven) * 1998 —

Edwin van der Sar Edwin van der Sar (; born 29 October 1970) is a Dutch association football, football executive and former professional player who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. He was most recently the chief executive of AFC Ajax, A ...

(Ajax Amsterdam)

Ajax Winning Squad 1997-'98

;Goal *

Fred Grim Johann Georg Friedrich "Fred" Grim (born 17 August 1965) is a Dutch football coach and former player who is currently manager of FC Emmen. A former goalkeeper, Grim represented Ajax and Cambuur during his playing career. Playing career Grim beg ...

;Defence *

Danny Blind Dirk Franciscus "Danny" Blind (; born 1 August 1961) is a Dutch former football player and coach. He played as a defender for Sparta Rotterdam, Ajax and the Netherlands national team. As coach he has managed Ajax and the Netherlands national t ...

* Frank de Boer *

Tim de Cler Tim de Cler (born 8 November 1978) is a Dutch former professional association football, footballer who played as a left-back for AFC Ajax, Ajax, AZ Alkmaar, AZ, Feyenoord and AEK Larnaca FC, AEK Larnaca. Early life De Cler is born and raised in ...

* Mariano Juan * Mario Melchiot * Kofi Mensah *

Sunday Oliseh Sunday Ogochukwu Oliseh (born 14 September 1974) is a Nigerian football manager and former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Physical yet technically gifted, he played for top European clubs including Ajax, Borussia Dortmund and J ...

* Tom Sier * Raphael Supusepa *

Ole Tobiasen Ole Tobiasen (born 8 July 1975) is a Danish football manager and former player. He is an assistant manager with the Dutch club Heerenven. As a player, Tobiasen played as a right-back or centre-back for a number of clubs in Denmark, the Nether ...

;Midfield *

Ronald de Boer Ronaldus de Boer (; born 15 May 1970) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a right or attacking midfielder or right winger. He played for the Netherlands national team as well as a host of professional clubs in Europe. He i ...

* Dani *

Dean Gorré Dean Roberto Gorré (born 10 September 1970) is a Dutch-Surinamese football coach and former player. He was recently the interim coach of the Curaçao national team. Playing career Gorré made his debut on 20 April 1988 for SVV. He also went o ...

* Richard Knopper *

Jari Litmanen Jari Olavi Litmanen (; born 20 February 1971) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or a second striker. He was the first-choice captain of the Finland national team between 1996 and 2008 in an inter ...

Martijn Reuser Martijn Franciscus Reuser (born 1 February 1975) is a Dutch former professional association football, footballer who played top-flight football in both the Netherlands and England as a midfielder. He made one appearance for the Netherlands natio ...

* Andrzej Rudy *

Richard Witschge Richard Peter Witschge (born 20 September 1969) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was known for his technique and passing ability. In an 18-year professional career he played mainly for Ajax, but also repre ...

;Attack *

Shota Arveladze Shota Arveladze ( ka, შოთა არველაძე; born 22 February 1973) is a Georgian professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who most recently coached Turkish club Fatih Karag� ...

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* Andrey Demchenko *

Peter Hoekstra Cornelis Piet Hoekstra (; born October 30, 1953) is a Dutch-American politician who is serving as List of ambassadors of the United States to Canada, Ambassador to Canada. Hoekstra had served as the United States Ambassador to the Netherlands fr ...

Michael Laudrup Michael Laudrup (, born 15 June 1964) is a Danish professional Association football, football coach and former player. Renowned for his composure, passing, vision, technical skills, ball control, and dribbling ability, Laudrup is widely regarded ...

Benni McCarthy Benedict Saul McCarthy (born 12 November 1977) is a South African football coach who is currently the manager of the Kenya national football team. He previously worked as head coach of South African Premier Division team AmaZulu, and as assis ...

Andy van der Meyde Andy van der Meijde (; born 30 September 1979), anglicised to van der Meyde, is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a winger. After making a name for himself at Ajax, he went on to represent Inter Milan and Everton, his sp ...

Gerald Sibon Gerald Sibon (born 19 April 1974) is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a forward. He is the current performance coach for A-League club Adelaide United. Club career Europe He featured for Twente in the 1993–94 season as a substitute ...

;Management *

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(Coach) * Heini Otto (Assistant) *

Bobby Haarms Bobby Haarms (8 March 1934 – 6 June 2009) was a Dutch professional football player and coach. Playing career A midfielder, Haarms joined the youth team of Ajax in 1947 and made his professional debut in 1952. Between 1952 and 1960, Haarms made ...

(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 The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a European football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The competition's official name was originally the European Cup Winners' Cup; it was renamed the UEFA Cup Winne ...

entrant, since both finalists (Ajax and PSV) were qualified for the Champions League.

Final

Dutch national team

References

RSSSF Archive
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