Langbahn Team – Weltmeisterschaft

2002–03 in Dutch football

The 2002–03 season in Dutch football was the 47th season in the Eredivisie, where PSV claimed the title and Utrecht won the Dutch National Cup after defeating Feyenoord in the final.

Johan Cruijff-schaal

Ajax3–1PSV
Van der Vaart 41', 76'
Mido 54'
Kežman 10'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Van Hulten
Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 PSV 84 34 26 6 2 87 20 +67
2 Ajax 83 34 26 5 3 96 32 +64
3 Feyenoord 80 34 25 5 4 89 39 +50
4 NAC Breda 52 34 13 13 8 42 31 +11
5 NEC 51 34 14 9 11 41 40 +1
6 Roda JC 50 34 14 8 12 58 54 +4
7 Heerenveen 47 34 13 8 13 61 55 +6
8 Utrecht 47 34 12 11 11 49 49 0
9 RKC Waalwijk 46 34 14 4 16 44 51 -7
10 AZ 44 34 12 8 14 50 69 -19
11 Willem II 42 34 11 9 14 48 51 -3
12 Twente 41 34 10 11 13 36 45 -9
13 RBC Roosendaal 41 36 10 6 18 33 54 -21
14 Vitesse 33 34 8 9 17 37 51 -14
15 Groningen 32 34 7 11 16 28 44 -16
16 Zwolle 32 34 8 8 18 31 62 -31
17 Excelsior 23 34 5 8 21 38 72 -34
18 De Graafschap 23 34 6 5 23 35 84 -49
  • Champions League : PSV
  • Champions League qualification : Ajax
  • UEFA Cup : Feyenoord, NAC Breda, NEC and Utrecht
  • Promotion / relegation play-offs ("Nacompetitie") : Zwolle and Excelsior
  • Relegated : De Graafschap

Top scorers

Position Player Nationality Club Goals
1 Mateja Kežman Serbia PSV 35
2 Pierre van Hooijdonk Netherlands Feyenoord 28
3 Dirk Kuyt Netherlands Utrecht 20
4 Thomas Buffel Belgium Feyenoord 18
Rafael van der Vaart Netherlands Ajax 18
6 Rick Hoogendorp Netherlands RKC Waalwijk 16
7 Matthew Amoah Ghana Vitesse 15
8 Zlatan Ibrahimović Sweden Ajax 13
9 Orlando Engelaar Netherlands NAC Breda 12
Arjen Robben Netherlands PSV 12

Awards

PSV winning squad 2002–03

Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 ADO Den Haag 83 34 26 5 3 74 20 +54
2 Emmen 75 34 23 6 5 66 33 +33
3 Helmond Sport 64 34 19 7 8 72 44 +28
4 Heracles Almelo 60 34 18 6 10 78 52 +26
5 FC Den Bosch 60 34 18 6 10 62 38 +24
6 Volendam 60 34 18 6 10 61 44 +17
7 Go Ahead Eagles 58 34 17 7 10 74 55 +19
8 Sparta Rotterdam 45 34 13 6 15 60 62 -2
9 TOP Oss 44 34 13 5 16 48 68 -20
10 FC Eindhoven 41 34 11 8 15 41 49 -8
11 Cambuur 40 34 12 4 18 54 77 -23
12 Stormvogels Telstar 38 34 11 5 18 37 45 -8
13 VVV-Venlo 37 34 10 7 17 42 60 -18
14 HFC Haarlem 35 34 9 8 17 31 63 -32
15 Fortuna Sittard 32 34 8 8 18 43 53 -10
16 MVV Maastricht 32 34 8 8 18 35 53 -18
17 Veednam 32 34 8 8 18 37 66 -29
18 Dordrecht 24 34 6 6 22 31 64 -33
  • Promoted : ADO Den Haag
  • Promotion / Relegation play-offs ("Nacompetitie") : Emmen, Heracles, Den Bosch, Volendam and Go Ahead Eagles

Top scorers

Position Player Nationality Club Goals
1 Donny de Groot Netherlands Emmen 30
2 Rik Platvoet Netherlands Heracles Almelo 26
3 Danny Koevermans Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam 25
4 Stefan Jansen Netherlands FC Den Bosch 20
5 Jan Bruin Netherlands Cambuur 19
6 Ugur Yildirim Netherlands Go Ahead Eagles 18
7 Roy Stroeve Netherlands ADO Den Haag 17
Koen van de Laak Netherlands FC Den Bosch 17
Ronald Hamming Netherlands Fortuna Sittard 17

Promotion and relegation

Group A

Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Zwolle 14 6 4 2 0 12 5 +7
2 Helmond Sport 10 6 3 1 2 9 10 -1
3 FC Den Bosch 10 6 2 1 3 7 10 -3
4 Go Ahead Eagles 3 6 1 0 5 9 12 -3

Group B

Position Team Points Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Volendam 12 6 4 0 2 12 7 +5
2 Emmen 9 6 3 0 3 6 6 0
3 Excelsior 9 6 3 0 3 8 9 -1
4 Heracles Almelo 6 6 2 0 4 6 10 -4
  • Stayed : Zwolle
  • Promoted : Volendam
  • Relegated : Excelsior

KNVB Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
March 4
 
 
Excelsior1
 
April 15
 
Utrecht3
 
Utrecht2
 
March 5
 
PSV1
 
PSV2
 
June 1 – Rotterdam
 
Heerenveen1
 
Feyenoord1
 
March 5
 
Utrecht4
 
Feyenoord3
 
April 16
 
Vitesse1
 
Feyenoord1
 
March 5
 
Ajax0
 
Ajax4
 
 
Groningen1
 

Netherlands national team

See also

References