1996–97 in Dutch football

The 1996/1997 season in Dutch football was the 41st professional season in the Eredivisie, with PSV Eindhoven winning the title and Roda JC claiming the Dutch National Cup.

Johan Cruijff-schaal

Since 1991 the annual opening of the new football (soccer) season is played between the reigning champions and the Cup Winners of the previous season. The Cup was named PTT Telecom Cup for three years (1991-1993), then Super Cup and since 1996 the trophy played for is officially called the "Johan Cruijff Schaal", named after Dutch football legend Johan Cruijff.

----footballbox
date = August 18, 1996
team1 = Ajax
score = 0–3
report =
team2 = PSV
goals1 =
goals2 = Eijkelkamp 48'
Degryse 61', 78'
stadium = Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam
Attendance: 31.000
Referee: Uilenberg ----

Eredivisie

*Promoted : MVV Maastricht
*Promotion / relegation play-offs ("Nacompetitie"): Cambuur, Emmen, VVV, Zwolle, Eindhoven, Go Ahead Eagles and ADO Den Haag

Promotion and relegation

Group A

Group B

*Stayed : RKC Waalwijk and NEC Nijmegen

KNVB Cup

Round8
March 11|FC Zwolle|0|Roda JC|5
March 12|AZ Alkmaar|0|"'Willem II Tilburg|2
March 12|SC Heerenveen|2|Feyenoord Rotterdam|1
March 12|Helmond Sport|2|Vitesse Arnhem|1
April 16|Roda JC|1|Willem II Tilburg|0
April 17|SC Heerenveen|5|Helmond Sport|0
May 8 - Rotterdam|Roda JC|4|SC Heerenveen|2

Final

footballbox
date = May 8, 1997
team1 = Roda JC
score = 4–2
report =
team2 = SC Heerenveen
goals1 = Sibon 4'
Senden 16'
Van de Luer 48'
Schops 56'
goals2 = Korneev 12'
Talan 83'
stadium = De Kuip, Rotterdam
Attendance: 48.000
Referee: Reygwart

=Dutch national team=

footballbox
date = August 31, 1996
Friendly
team1 = fb-rt|NED
score = 2–2
report =
team2 = fb|BRA
goals1 = R. de Boer 52'
Van Gastel 90' (pen)
goals2 = Giovanni 13'
Gonçalves 55'
stadium = Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam
Attendance: 27.500
Referee: Dallas (SCO)
footballbox
date = October 5, 1996
WCQ (Group 7)
team1 = fb-rt|WAL
score = 1–3
report =
team2 = fb|NED
goals1 = Saunders 17'
goals2 = Van Hooijdonk 72'
Van Hooijdonk 75'
R. de Boer 79'
stadium = Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 34.560
Referee: López Nieto (ESP)
footballbox
date = November 9, 1996
WCQ (Group 7)
team1 = fb-rt|NED
score = 7–1
report =
team2 = fb|WAL
goals1 = Bergkamp 21'
R. de Boer 32'
Jonk 33'
F. de Boer 43'
Cocu 60'
Bergkamp 72'
Bergkamp 78'
goals2 = Saunders 38'
stadium = Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
Attendance: 26.210
Referee: Melo Pereira (POR)
footballbox
date = December 14, 1996
WCQ (Group 7)
team1 = fb-rt|BEL
score = 0–3
report =
team2 = fb|NED
goals1 =
goals2 = Bergkamp 24'
Seedorf 29'
Jonk 89' (pen)
stadium = King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 36.953
Referee: Pairetto (ITA)
footballbox
date = February 26, 1997
Friendly
team1 = fb-rt|FRA
score = 2–1
report =
team2 = fb|NED
goals1 = Pires 75'
Loko 83'
goals2 = Bergkamp 3'
stadium = Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 35.331
Referee: Wojcik (POL)
footballbox
date = March 29, 1997
WCQ (Group 7)
team1 = fb-rt|NED
score = 4–0
report =
team2 = fb|SMR
goals1 =
goals2 = Kluivert 45'
F. de Boer 59'
Van Hooijdonk 82'
F. de Boer 87'
stadium = Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam
Attendance: 51.000
Referee: Klein (ISR)
footballbox
date = April 2, 1997
WCQ (Group 7)
team1 = fb-rt|TUR
score = 1–0
report =
team2 = fb|NED
goals1 = Şükür 53'
goals2 =
stadium = Atatürk Stadium, Bursa
Attendance: 30.000
Referee: Vega (ESP)
footballbox
date = April 30, 1997
WCQ (Group 7)
team1 = fb-rt|SMR
score = 0–6
report =
team2 = fb|NED
goals1 =
goals2 = Bergkamp 40'
Winter 62'
Van Hooijdonk 69'
F. de Boer 73'
Bosman 83'
Bergkamp 88'
stadium = Stadio Olimpico (San Marino), Serravalle
Attendance: 2.832
Referee: Georgiou (CYP)
footballbox
date = June 4, 1997
Friendly
team1 = fb-rt|RSA
score = 0–2
report =
team2 = fb|NED
goals1 =
goals2 = Van Bronckhorst 8'
Van Gastel 61'
stadium = First National Bank Stadium, Johannesburg
Attendance: 35.000
Referee: Lodge (ENG)

References

* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/ned97.html RSSSF Archive]