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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 edit

  Win   Tie   Loss

Eerste Divisie edit

See also: 2002–03 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 edit

See also: KNVB Cup 2002–03
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 edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Eerste Divisie Amstel Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   NED Frank Kooiman 23 0 18 0 5 0
GK   NED Victor Kros 9 0 9 0 0 0
GK   BEL Brian Vandenbussche 8 0 8 0 0 0
DF   NED Dwight Eli 24 0 21 0 3 0
DF   BEL Davy De Fauw 38 2 33 2 5 0
DF   BRA Marilia 7 0 5 0 2 0
DF   NED Danny Schenkel 19 0 18 0 1 0
DF   NED Jayson Trommel 29 0 24 0 5 0
DF   NED Geoffrey Verweij 8 0 5 0 3 0
DF   ARG Juan Manuel Martínez 13 0 12 0 1 0
DF   NED Martin van Leeuwen 30 0 26 0 4 0
MF   NED Elbekay Bouchiba 13 3 10 0 3 3
MF   NED Kiran Bechan 16 3 16 3 0 0
MF   NED Edwin van Bueren 17 2 17 2 0 0
MF   NED David Mendes da Silva 21 2 17 2 4 0
MF   NED Lorenzo Rimkus 24 0 20 0 4 0
MF   NED Ricky van den Bergh 28 13 24 9 4 4
MF   MAR Fouzi Mesaoudi 6 0 5 0 1 0
MF   MAR Omar Zaroual 2 0 2 0 0 0
FW   NED Regi Blinker 10 0 8 0 2 0
FW   ANT Kenneth Cicilia 23 3 19 2 4 1
FW   DEN Denni Conteh 14 6 13 6 1 0
FW   NED Kwamé Cruden 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW   NED Danny Koevermans 39 27 34 25 5 2
FW   NED Rui Almeida Monteiro 30 0 28 0 2 0
FW   BFA Ousmane Sanou 21 3 18 1 3 2
FW   NED Brutil Hosé 16 8 16 8 0 0
FW   NED Carlos Fortes 19 0 18 0 1 0

See also edit

External links edit

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