# 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.

## Eredivisie

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

### Awards
#### Dutch Footballer of the Year

* 2002–03 — Mateja Kežman (PSV)

#### Dutch Golden Shoe Winner

* 2002 — Cristian Chivu (Ajax)
* 2003 — Dirk Kuyt (Utrecht)

### PSV winning squad 2002–03
## Eerste Divisie

| 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 | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Donny de Groot | Emmen | 30 |
| 2 | Rik Platvoet | Heracles Almelo | 26 |
| 3 | Danny Koevermans | Sparta Rotterdam | 25 |
| 4 | Stefan Jansen | FC Den Bosch | 20 |
| 5 | Jan Bruin | Cambuur | 19 |
| 6 | Ugur Yildirim | Go Ahead Eagles | 18 |
| 7 | Roy Stroeve | ADO Den Haag | 17 |
| – | Koen van de Laak | FC Den Bosch | 17 |
| – | Ronald Hamming | 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-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| March 4 | March 4 | | | |
| Excelsior | 1 | | | |
| Excelsior | 1 | April 15 | April 15 | | |
| Utrecht | 3 | April 15 | April 15 | |
| Utrecht | 3 | Utrecht | 2 | |
| March 5 | March 5 | | Utrecht | 2 | |
| March 5 | March 5 | PSV | 1 | |
| PSV | 2 | PSV | 1 | |
| PSV | 2 | | | | June 1 – Rotterdam | June 1 – Rotterdam |
| Heerenveen | 1 | | | | June 1 – Rotterdam | June 1 – Rotterdam |
| Heerenveen | 1 | | | | Feyenoord | 1 |
| March 5 | March 5 | | | | | Feyenoord | 1 |
| March 5 | March 5 | | | | Utrecht | 4 |
| Feyenoord | 3 | | | | Utrecht | 4 |
| Feyenoord | 3 | April 16 | April 16 | | | |
| Vitesse | 1 | April 16 | April 16 | | | |
| Vitesse | 1 | Feyenoord | 1 | | | |
| March 5 | March 5 | | Feyenoord | 1 | | | |
| March 5 | March 5 | Ajax | 0 | |
| Ajax | 4 | Ajax | 0 | |
| Groningen | 1 | | | |