First, the ten teams spent a common main round. The four best-placed teams qualified for the final round, whose participants all qualified for the playoffs in which the champions were played off. The remaining six teams played a qualifying round, the four top-ranked teams also qualified for the playoffs. The results from the main round were carried over to the final or qualifying round. The six worst teams in the league finally met in a relegation round, the last-placed team in the relegation had to compete against the best second division team. Each team received two points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat.