The 2001–02 season in Dutch football was the 46th season in the
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...
, where
Ajax
Ajax may refer to:
Greek mythology and tragedy
* Ajax the Great, a Greek mythological hero, son of King Telamon and Periboea
* Ajax the Lesser, a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris
* ''Ajax'' (play), by the ancient Gree ...
claimed the
double
A double is a look-alike or doppelgänger; one person or being that resembles another.
Double, The Double or Dubble may also refer to:
Film and television
* Double (filmmaking), someone who substitutes for the credited actor of a character
* ...
(the Eredivisie title and
KNVB Cup).
Johan Cruijff-schaal
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...
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Champions League : Ajax and PSV
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Champions League qualification : Feyenoord
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UEFA Cup : Heerenveen, Vitesse and Utrecht
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Promotion / relegation play-offs ("Nacompetitie") : FC Den Bosch and Sparta Rotterdam
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Relegated : Fortuna Sittard
Top scorers
Awards
Dutch Footballer of the Year The title Dutch Footballer of the Year (Dutch: ''Voetballer van het Jaar'') has been awarded in the Netherlands since 1984. The award is determined by a poll of Dutch professional footballers playing in the First (Eredivisie) and Second (Eerste Divi ...
* 2001–02 —
Pierre van Hooijdonk
Pierre van Hooijdonk (; born 29 November 1969) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker. He had spells with clubs across Europe where he was a prolific goal scorer. Van Hooijdonk was capped 46 times for the Dutch nation ...
(Feyenoord)
Dutch Golden Shoe Winner The title Dutch Footballer of the Year (Dutch: ''Voetballer van het Jaar'') has been awarded in the Netherlands since 1984. The award is determined by a poll of Dutch professional footballers playing in the First (Eredivisie) and Second (Eerste Divi ...
* 2001 —
Johann Vogel (PSV)
* 2002 —
Cristian Chivu
Cristian Eugen Chivu (; born 26 October 1980) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Inter Milan's under-19 side.
A defender, he began his career with hometown club CSM Reșița before moving to ...
(Ajax)
Ajax winning squad 2001–02
;Goal
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Joey Didulica
Joseph Anthony Didulica (; born 14 October 1977) is a Croatian Australian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. On 11 October 2011 he ended his career after ongoing neck and head complaints.
Club career
Didulica was born in Geelong, Vic ...
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Fred Grim
Johann Georg Friedrich "Fred" Grim (born 17 August 1965) is a Dutch football coach and former player who most recently worked as head coach of Willem II. A former goalkeeper, Grim represented Ajax and Cambuur during his playing career.
Playin ...
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Bogdan Lobonț
Bogdan Ionuț Lobonț (; born 18 January 1978) is a Romanian professional football coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper.
He amassed 86 appearances for the Romania national team between 1998 and 2018, representing the country in ...
;Defence
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André Bergdølmo
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Cristian Chivu
Cristian Eugen Chivu (; born 26 October 1980) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Inter Milan's under-19 side.
A defender, he began his career with hometown club CSM Reșița before moving to ...
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Tim de Cler
Tim de Cler (born 8 November 1978) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a left-back for Ajax, AZ, Feyenoord and AEK Larnaca.
Early life
De Cler is born and raised in Leiden, South Holland. In Leiden, he grew up in a neighbo ...
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John Heitinga
John Gijsbert Alan "Johnny" Heitinga (born 15 November 1983) is a Dutch football coach and a former player who played as a centre back. He manages Jong Ajax, the reserves team of AFC Ajax.
A product of the Ajax Youth Academy, he played for their ...
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John O'Brien
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Petri Pasanen
Petri Pasanen (born 24 September 1980) is a Finnish former professional Association football, footballer who played as a defender (association football), defender. He was most comfortable as centre-back, but also played right-back and left-back ...
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Mitchell Piqué
Mitchell Piqué (born 20 November 1979 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch- Surinamese former footballer who played as a left back.
Career
His former clubs are Excelsior Rotterdam, Ajax Amsterdam, FC Twente, Cambuur Leeuwarden, Excelsior, ADO Den Haag and ...
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Hatem Trabelsi
Hatem Trabelsi ( ar, حاتم الطرابلسي, Ḥātem Ṭrabelsī; born 25 January 1977) is a Tunisian former professional footballer who played as a right-back for CS Sfaxien, Ajax, Manchester City and Al-Hilal Riyadh. At international le ...
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Ferdi Vierklau
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Abubakari Yakubu
Abubakari Yakubu (13 December 1981 – 31 October 2017) was a Ghanaian footballer who played mainly as a defensive midfielder but also as a defender.
Club career
Born in Tema, Yakubu joined AFC Ajax at only 17, going on to remain in the Netherl ...
;Midfield
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Daniel Cruz
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Tomáš Galásek
Tomáš Galásek (; born 15 January 1973) is a Czech former football player and current manager. He was a holding midfielder who was also strong as a centre-back.
Club career
Galásek started his career with Banik Ostrava in 1991, before mo ...
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Cedric van der Gun
Cedric van der Gun (born 5 May 1979) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a winger.
Club career Ajax/Loan Spells
Born in The Hague, Van der Gun started his professional football at AFC Ajax when he first joined at fifteen ye ...
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Jan van Halst
Johannes Marinus "Jan" van Halst (born 20 April 1969) is a former Dutch professional football player and current television show host and sports analyst for Ziggo Sport. He previously held positions as financial manager and general manager of ...
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Richard Knopper
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Maxwell
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Steven Pienaar
Steven Jerome Pienaar (; born 17 March 1982) is a South African former professional footballer and current assistant coach of the U18 team of the Ajax Youth Academy.
He was a captain of the South African national team. He primarily played as ...
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Stefano Seedorf
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Rafael van der Vaart
Rafael Ferdinand van der Vaart (born 11 February 1983) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, and is currently the assistant manager of Danish 2nd Division club Esbjerg fB.
Van der Vaart began his c ...
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Richard Witschge
Richard Peter Witschge (born 20 September 1969) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a midfielder. He was known for his technique and passing ability.
In an 18-year professional career he played mainly for Ajax, but also represented, among ...
;Attack
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Shota Arveladze
Shota Arveladze ( ka, შოთა არველაძე; born 22 February 1973) is a Georgian professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of EFL Championship club Hull City.
Arveladze played at Dinamo T ...
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Mido
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Zlatan Ibrahimović
Zlatan Ibrahimović (, ; born 3 October 1981) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker for club AC Milan and the Sweden national team. Ibrahimović is renowned for his acrobatic strikes and volleys, powerful long-range sho ...
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Pius Ikedia
Pius Nelson Ikedia (born 11 July 1980) is a Nigerian retired professional footballer who played as a winger.
Career
While still a teenager, Ikedia scored many goals along with Julius Aghahowa at Nigerian club Bendel Insurance. He played profe ...
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Nikos Machlas
Nikos Machlas ( el, Νίκος Μαχλάς, born 16 June 1973) is a retired Greek former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Club career OFI Crete
Machlas began his career with OFI Crete, where he made his debut in February 1991 ...
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Andy van der Meyde
Andy van der Meijde, anglicised to van der Meyde (; born 30 September 1979) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a winger.
After making a name for himself at Ajax, he went on to represent Inter Milan and Everton, his spel ...
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Wamberto
;Management
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Co Adriaanse
Co Adriaanse (born 21 July 1947) is a Dutch football manager and former player who played as a centre-back.
Playing career
As a professional player, Adriaanse played for six seasons with (now dissolved) De Volewijckers (from 1964 until 1970) and ...
(Coach)
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Peter Boeve
Peter Boeve (born 14 March 1957) is a Dutch retired Association football, footballer who played for Ajax, Vitesse, Beerschot VAC and the Netherlands national football team, Netherlands national team. He is the current coach of Hoofdklasse club CSV ...
(Assistant)
During the season replaced by:
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Ronald Koeman
Ronald Koeman (; born 21 March 1963) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player. He is the younger brother of his former international teammate Erwin Koeman and the son of former Dutch international Martin Koeman. Koeman was cap ...
(Coach)
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Ruud Krol
Rudolf ("Ruud" or "Rudi") Jozef Krol (; born 24 March 1949) is a Dutch former professional footballer who was capped 83 times for the Netherlands national team. Most of his career he played for his home town club, Ajax, and he became a coach ...
(Assistant)
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Tonny Bruins Slot
Tonny Bruins Slot (1 April 1947 – 1 November 2020) was a Dutch association football coach who was well known for his analysis of matches and opponents.
Career
Tonny Bruins Slot was coach of FC Amsterdam from 1978 to 1980 and assistant-coach ...
(Assistant)
Eerste Divisie
The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as t ...
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Promoted : Zwolle
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Promotion / Relegation play-offs ("Nacompetitie") : Excelsior, RBC, ADO, Emmen, Volendam and Cambuur
Top scorers
Promotion and relegation
Group A
Group B
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Promoted : RBC Roosendaal and Excelsior
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Relegated : FC Den Bosch and Sparta Rotterdam
KNVB Cup
Dutch national team
See also
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Sparta Rotterdam season 2001–02
References
RSSSF ArchiveVoetbalstats
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