The Netherlands Football League Championship 1897–1898 was contested by ten teams participating in two divisions. The national champion would be determined by a play-off match featuring the winners of the eastern and western football division of the Netherlands. RAP won this year's championship by beating Vitesse Arnhem 4–2.
New entrants
Eerste Klasse East: (new division)
Go Ahead Wageningen, returning after one year of absence (previously participating in the western division)
