2002–03 Eredivisie
Appearance
Season | 2002–03 |
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Dates | 16 August 2002 – 29 May 2003 |
Champions | PSV (17th title) |
Promoted | |
Relegated | |
Champions League | |
UEFA Cup | |
Intertoto Cup | |
Goals scored | 903 |
Average goals/game | 2.95 |
Top goalscorer | Mateja Kežman (35 goals)[1] |
← 2001–02 2003–04 → |
The Dutch Eredivisie in the 2002–03 season was contested by 18 teams. PSV won the championship.
League standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | PSV (C) | 34 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 87 | 20 | +67 | 84 | Qualification to Champions League |
2 | Ajax | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 96 | 32 | +64 | 83 | Qualification to Champions League: 3rd qualifying round |
3 | Feyenoord | 34 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 89 | 39 | +50 | 80 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
4 | NAC Breda | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 52 | |
5 | NEC | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 51 | |
6 | Roda JC | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 58 | 54 | +4 | 50 | |
7 | SC Heerenveen | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 47 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup: Third round |
8 | FC Utrecht | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 47 | Qualification to UEFA Cup[a] |
9 | RKC Waalwijk | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 46 | |
10 | AZ | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 50 | 69 | −19 | 44 | |
11 | Willem II | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 42 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup: Second round |
12 | FC Twente | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 41 | |
13 | RBC Roosendaal | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 33 | 54 | −21 | 36 | |
14 | Vitesse Arnhem | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 33 | |
15 | FC Groningen | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 44 | −16 | 32 | |
16 | FC Zwolle | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 62 | −31 | 32 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs[b] |
17 | Excelsior (R) | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 38 | 72 | −34 | 23 | |
18 | De Graafschap (R) | 34 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 35 | 84 | −49 | 23 | Relegation to Eerste Divisie |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ FC Utrecht qualified for the UEFA Cup by winning the 2002–03 KNVB Cup.
- ^ FC Zwolle remained in the Eredivisie after winning their promotion/relegation play-offs. Excelsior lost and relegated.
Results
Promotion/relegation play-offs
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FC Zwolle | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 14 |
2 | Helmond Sport | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 10 |
3 | FC Den Bosch | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 7 |
4 | Go Ahead Eagles | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 3 |
Source: [citation needed]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FC Volendam (P) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 12 |
2 | FC Emmen | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
3 | Excelsior | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 9 |
4 | Heracles Almelo | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 6 |
Top scorers
Goals | Player | Team |
---|---|---|
35
|
Mateja Kežman | PSV |
28
|
Pierre van Hooijdonk | Feyenoord |
20
|
Dirk Kuyt | Utrecht |
18
|
Thomas Buffel | Feyenoord |
Rafael van der Vaart | Ajax | |
16
|
Rick Hoogendorp | RKC Waalwijk |
15
|
Matthew Amoah | Vitesse Arnhem |
13
|
Zlatan Ibrahimović | Ajax |
12
|
Orlando Engelaar | NAC Breda |
Arjen Robben | PSV |