2002–03 Sparta Rotterdam season

The 2002–03 Sparta Rotterdam season was the first football) year in which the in 1888 formed club from Rotterdam had to play in the Eerste Divisie. In the previous season, the team had been relegated for the first time in history by ending up in 17th place in the Eredivisie, and fourth in the play-offs for promotion and relegation ("nacompetitie").

Sparta Rotterdam
2002–03 season
ManagerNetherlands Dolf Roks
Netherlands Chris Dekker
Eerste Divisie8th
KNVB CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Netherlands Danny Koevermans (25)

All:
Netherlands Danny Koevermans (27)
Average home league attendance4,218

Manager Dolf Roks was the successor of Frank Rijkaard. During the winter break he was fired, on 22 January 2003, and replaced by Chris Dekker, who assumed office on 7 February 2003.

Matches

  Win   Tie   Loss

Eerste Divisie

2002-08-16 FC Emmen 3–0 Sparta Emmen
De Groot 30'
De Vries 84'
Oosting 90'
Stadium: Univé Stadion
Attendance: 5,118
Referee: Sterk
2002-08-30 FC Volendam 3–2 Sparta Volendam
Buys 41'
Ouhsaine 75'
Henar 86'
Koevermans 7', 45' Stadium: Kras Stadion
Attendance: 2,145
Referee: Van Dongen
2002-09-08 Sparta 4–0 Fortuna Sittard Rotterdam
Mendes da Silva 16', 34'
Conteh 59'
Koevermans 65'
Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 4,518
Referee: Van Egmond
2002-09-13 Sparta 1–0 MVV Maastricht Rotterdam
Van den Bergh 17' Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 4,235
Referee: Van Beek
2002-09-20 ADO Den Haag 3–1 Sparta The Hague
Stroeve 39', 50'
Van der Laan 78' (pk)
Koevermans 87' Stadium: Zuiderpark
Attendance: 5,421
Referee: Koopman
2002-09-27 Sparta 1–1 Go Ahead Eagles Rotterdam
Van den Bergh 24' Dibi 77' (pk) Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 4,678
Referee: Schenkels
2002-10-04 Sparta 5–2 BV Veendam Rotterdam
Conteh 2', 33'
Koevermans 28', 45'
Van den Bergh 86'
Weerman 4', 55' Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 4,043
Referee: Buiting
2002-10-18 Telstar 1–4 Sparta IJmuiden
Tol 65' Conteh 53', 55'
Koevermans 60', 90'
Stadium: Sportpark Schoonenberg
Attendance: 1,810
Referee: Oskam
2002-10-25 HFC Haarlem 1–1 Sparta Haarlem
Ketting 76' Koevermans 5' (pk) Stadium: Haarlem Stadion
Attendance: 1,637
Referee: Van Dongen
2002-11-01 Sparta 2–3 Heracles Almelo Rotterdam
Koevermans 8', 77' Stegeman 49'
Sluijter 52'
Kocks 82'
Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 5,448
Referee: Van Dijk
2002-11-08 VVV-Venlo 2–4 Sparta Venlo
Jacobs 5'
Hofstede 58'
Koevermans 20'
Van den Bergh 52', 65', 84'
Stadium: De Koel
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Van der Hilst
2002-11-15 Sparta 2–4 Cambuur Rotterdam
Conteh 41'
Koevermans 64' (pk)
Lord 20', 40', 75'
Bruin 65'
Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 4,681
Referee: Wiedemeijer
2002-11-22 FC Den Bosch 2–1 Sparta Den Bosch
Jansen 45', 64' Koevermans 65' (pk) Stadium: De Vliert
Attendance: 6,738
Referee: Vink
2002-11-29 Sparta 2–4 TOP Oss Rotterdam
Koevermans 3', 64' Guijt 38', 42'
Dijkhuizen 45'
Onyeike 87'
Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 5,423
Referee: Koopman
2002-12-06 Sparta 0–5 Helmond Sport Rotterdam
Van Dijk 9', 80'
Hendriksen 22'
Heesakkers 27'
Aelbrecht 75'
Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 3,818
Referee: Smit
2002-12-13 FC Eindhoven 2–0 Sparta Eindhoven
Thijssens 8'
Van de Langenberg 90'
Stadium: Jan Louwers Stadion
Attendance: 1,946
Referee: Langkamp
2002-12-20 FC Dordrecht 0–0 Sparta Dordrecht
Stadium: GN Bouw Stadion
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Haverkort
2003-02-04 Sparta 1–0 FC Emmen Rotterdam
Koevermans 21' Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 3,352
Referee: Langkamp
2003-02-07 Fortuna Sittard 1–1 Sparta Sittard
Daemen 54' Van Bueren 29' Stadium: Wagner & Partners
Attendance: 3,515
Referee: Vink
2003-02-16 Sparta 1–2 ADO Den Haag Rotterdam
Stroeve 64'
Castelen 69'
Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 4,234
Referee: Wegereef
2003-02-21 MVV Maastricht 2–1 Sparta Maastricht
Liobardi 27'
Wau 61'
Koevermans 68' Stadium: De Geusselt
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Van der Hilst
2003-02-28 Sparta 0–4 FC Volendam Rotterdam
Faria 24', 39'
Ouhsaine 24'
Smit 90'
Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Blom
2003-03-07 Go Ahead Eagles 1–2 Sparta Deventer
Leferink 89' Van den Bergh 69', 84' Stadium: De Adelaarshorst
Attendance: 3,900
Referee: Van Dongen
2003-03-14 BV Veendam 1–2 Sparta Veendam
Weerman 39' Hosé 10', 64' Stadium: De Langeleegte
Attendance: 3,250
Referee: Van Beek
2003-03-23 Sparta 1–1 Telstar Rotterdam
Hosé 28' De Lange 39' (pk) Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 3,973
Referee: Schenkels
2003-04-06 Sparta 4–1 HFC Haarlem Rotterdam
Koevermans 70', 78', 86'
Bechan 90'
Tamerus 50' Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 5,090
Referee: Olde Olthof
2003-04-11 Heracles Almelo 1–3 Sparta Almelo
Platvoet 54' Hosé 2', 22'
Koevermans 46'
Stadium: Polman Stadion
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Wiedemeijer
2003-04-18 Sparta 1–3 VVV-Venlo Rotterdam
De Fauw 28' Van Galen 25'
Eberle 71'
Jacons 90'
Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 4,197
Referee: Kuipers
2003-04-25 Cambuur 1–1 Sparta Leeuwarden
Bischop 1' Hosé 36' Stadium: Cambuur Stadion
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Luinge
2003-05-04 Sparta 3–4 FC Den Bosch Rotterdam
Koevermans 2', 87' (pk)
De Fauw 27'
Jansen 29', 32', 75', 78' (pk) Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 3,788
Referee: Koopman
2003-05-09 TOP Oss 1–2 Sparta Oss
Van den Berg 64' Bechan 63'
Koevermans 69'
Stadium: TOP Oss Stadion
Attendance: 3,383
Referee: Vink
2003-05-16 Sparta 3–0 FC Dordrecht Rotterdam
Bechan 29'
Van Bueren 86'
Van den Bergh 62'
Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 3,880
Referee: Buiting
2003-05-23 Sparta 3–1 FC Eindhoven Rotterdam
Hosé 7'
Cicilia 36'
Sanou 85'
Jusić 32' Stadium: Het Kasteel
Attendance: 2,361
Referee: Van Dongen
2003-05-30 Helmond Sport 2–1 Sparta Helmond
Van Dijk 25'
Heesakkers 25'
Cicilia 44' Stadium: Stadion De Braak
Attendance: 3,295
Referee: Luijten

Amstel Cup

2002-08-10 HFC Haarlem 1–2 Sparta Haarlem
Supusepa Bouchiba 43', 54' Stadium: Haarlem Stadion
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Wegereef
2002-08-20 Zwart Wit '28 1–3 Sparta Rotterdam
Brown 87' Van den Bergh 7', 63' (pk)
Sanou 86'
Stadium: Sportpark De Vaan
Attendance: 600
Referee: Oskam
2002-08-27 TONEGIDO 0–3 Sparta Voorburg
Van den Bergh 54', 60'
Koevermans 82'
Stadium: Sportpark 't Loo
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Vink
2002-11-05 RKSV Schijndel 2–3 Sparta Schijndel
Hastenberg 18'
Schaap 90'
Koevermans 3'
Van Kapel 61' (og)
Bouchiba 70'
Stadium: Zuideinderpark
Attendance: 750
Referee: Blom
2002-12-03 SBV Excelsior 4–2 Sparta Rotterdam
Lopes 16'
Mtiliga 64'
Boutahar 84'
El Hamdaoui 90'
Sanou 67'
Cicilia 89'
Stadium: Stadion Woudestein
Attendance: 3,158
Referee: Jol

Players

No. Pos Nat Player TotalEerste DivisieAmstel Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Netherlands NED Frank Kooiman 23018050
GK Netherlands NED Victor Kros 909000
GK Belgium BEL Brian Vandenbussche 808000
DF Netherlands NED Dwight Eli 24021030
DF Belgium BEL Davy De Fauw 38233250
DF Brazil BRA Marilia 705020
DF Netherlands NED Danny Schenkel 19018010
DF Netherlands NED Jayson Trommel 29024050
DF Netherlands NED Geoffrey Verweij 805030
DF Argentina ARG Juan Manuel Martínez 13012010
DF Netherlands NED Martin van Leeuwen 30026040
MF Netherlands NED Elbekay Bouchiba 13310033
MF Netherlands NED Kiran Bechan 16316300
MF Netherlands NED Edwin van Bueren 17217200
MF Netherlands NED David Mendes da Silva 21217240
MF Netherlands NED Lorenzo Rimkus 24020040
MF Netherlands NED Ricky van den Bergh 281324944
MF Morocco MAR Fouzi Mesaoudi 605010
MF Morocco MAR Omar Zaroual 202000
FW Netherlands NED Regi Blinker 1008020
FW Netherlands Antilles ANT Kenneth Cicilia 23319241
FW Denmark DEN Denni Conteh 14613610
FW Netherlands NED Kwamé Cruden 100010
FW Netherlands NED Danny Koevermans 3927342552
FW Netherlands NED Rui Almeida Monteiro 30028020
FW Burkina Faso BFA Ousmane Sanou 21318132
FW Netherlands NED Brutil Hosé 16816800
FW Netherlands NED Carlos Fortes 19018010

See also

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