FC Eindhoven en BV Veendam 3 punten in mindering i.v.m. financiële tekortkomingen.
2008/09
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  VVV-Venlo | 38 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 86 | 38 | 48 | 80 |
| 2 |  RKC Waalwijk | 38 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 68 | 31 | 37 | 71 |
| 3 |  SC Cambuur | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 68 | 49 | 19 | 69 |
| 4 |  PEC Zwolle | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 58 | 49 | 9 | 63 |
| 5 |  SBV Excelsior | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 53 | 43 | 10 | 61 |
| 6 |  MVV Maastricht | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 60 | 42 | 18 | 60 |
| 7 |  Go Ahead Eagles | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 56 |
| 8 |  FC Dordrecht | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 51 | 39 | 12 | 55 |
| 9 |  FC Den Bosch | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 59 | 51 | 8 | 53 |
| 10 |  Helmond Sport | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 50 | 48 | 2 | 53 |
| 11 |  AGOVV | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 60 | 67 | -7 | 52 |
| 12 |  HFC Haarlem | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 43 | 56 | -13 | 50 |
| 13 |  FC Emmen | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 48 | 68 | -20 | 47 |
| 14 |  TOP Oss | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 50 | 63 | -13 | 42 |
| 15 |  Fortuna Sittard | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 42 | 59 | -17 | 42 |
| 16 |  RBC Roosendaal | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 43 | 55 | -12 | 40 |
| 17 |  Telstar | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 42 | 56 | -14 | 39 |
| 18 |  FC Eindhoven | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 59 | 80 | -21 | 38 |
| 19 |  SC Veendam | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 46 | 67 | -21 | 36 |
| 20 |  Almere City FC | 38 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 40 | 65 | -25 | 30 |