De stand van de Eredivisie na de derde speelronde, met FC Twente als échte koploper, gevolgd door Ajax, Feyenoord en Vitesse met 2 punten achterstand.
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| FC Twente | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| Ajax Amsterdam | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| Feyenoord | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| Vitesse Arnhem | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| AZ Alkmaar | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| PSV Eindhoven | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Heracles Almelo | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| FC Groningen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| RKC Waalwijk | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| NEC Nijmegen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 4 |
| Roda JC Kerkrade | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 3 |
| FC Utrecht | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| De Graafschap | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 2 |
| VVV Venlo | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 2 |
| NAC Breda | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| SC Excelsior Rotterdam | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
| ADO Den Haag | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 1 |
| Heerenveen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 1 |
