Gameplan
| Date | Round | Match | Match | Res. | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07.01.1978 |  | Matchday 19 | N.E.C. - Go Ahead Eagles | NEC - GAE | 3:1 | 5.000 |
| 15.01.1978 | | Matchday 20 | N.E.C. - Telstar | NEC - | 3:0 | 4.500 |
| 29.01.1978 | | Matchday 22 | N.E.C. - FC Amsterdam | NEC - FC | 0:0 | 3.500 |
| 26.02.1978 | | Matchday 25 | N.E.C. - ADO Den Haag | NEC - ADO | 0:0 | 7.000 |
| 11.03.1978 | | Matchday 27 | N.E.C. - PSV Eindhoven | NEC - PSV | 2:2 | 9.500 |
| 27.03.1978 | | Matchday 29 | N.E.C. - HFC Haarlem | NEC - | 1:1 | 3.000 |
| 08.04.1978 | | Matchday 31 | N.E.C. - FC Utrecht | NEC - UTR | 0:1 | 3.000 |
| 23.04.1978 | | Matchday 33 | N.E.C. - NAC Breda | NEC - NAC | 2:2 | 7.000 |
| 30.08.1978 | | Matchday 2 | N.E.C. - Roda JC | NEC - ROD | 0:0 | 8.500 |
| 02.09.1978 | | Matchday 3 | N.E.C. - FC Volendam | NEC - VOL | 4:1 | 7.000 |
| 09.09.1978 | | Matchday 4 | N.E.C. - FC Twente | NEC - TWE | 0:0 | 9.000 |
| 20.09.1978 |  | Group 4 | Netherlands - Iceland | NED - ISL | 3:0 | 15.000 |
| 23.09.1978 | | Matchday 6 | N.E.C. - PEC Zwolle | NEC - ZWO | 0:0 | 6.000 |
| 07.10.1978 | | Matchday 8 | N.E.C. - MVV | NEC - MVV | 1:1 | 7.000 |
| 22.10.1978 | | Matchday 9 | N.E.C. - Ajax | NEC - AJX | 0:2 | 13.000 |
| 05.11.1978 | | Matchday 11 | N.E.C. - ADO Den Haag | NEC - ADO | 0:2 | 5.000 |
| 26.11.1978 | | Matchday 13 | N.E.C. - HFC Haarlem | NEC - | 0:1 | 2.500 |