The 2001–02 season in Dutch football was the 46th season in the
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie (; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start o ...
, 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), ''Ajax'' (play), by the an ...
claimed the
double
Double, The Double or Dubble may refer to:
Mathematics and computing
* Multiplication by 2
* Double precision, a floating-point representation of numbers that is typically 64 bits in length
* A double number of the form x+yj, where j^2=+1
* A ...
(the Eredivisie title and
KNVB Cup
The KNVB Beker (; ), branded as the TOTO KNVB Beker for sponsorship reasons, is a competition in the Netherlands organised by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside the N ...
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Johan Cruijff-schaal
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie (; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start o ...
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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 Di ...
* 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 Netherland ...
(Feyenoord)
Dutch Golden Shoe Winner
* 2001 —
Johann Vogel (PSV)
* 2002 —
Cristian Chivu
Cristian Eugen Chivu (; born 26 October 1980) is a Romanian professional football coach and former player who is the current head coach of Serie A club Inter Milan.
A defender, he began his career with hometown club CSM Reșița before moving ...
(Ajax)
Ajax winning squad 2001–02
;Goal
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Joey Didulica
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Fred Grim
Johann Georg Friedrich "Fred" Grim (born 17 August 1965) is a Dutch football coach and former player who is currently manager of FC Emmen. A former goalkeeper, Grim represented Ajax and Cambuur during his playing career.
Playing career
Grim beg ...
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Bogdan Lobonț
;Defence
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André Bergdølmo
André Bergdølmo (born 13 October 1971) is a Norwegian former football defender. He was capable of playing in all defensive positions on the field, and while most often taking up a position on the left side, his favourite was that of right full ...
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Cristian Chivu
Cristian Eugen Chivu (; born 26 October 1980) is a Romanian professional football coach and former player who is the current head coach of Serie A club Inter Milan.
A defender, he began his career with hometown club CSM Reșița before moving ...
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Tim de Cler
Tim de Cler (born 8 November 1978) is a Dutch former professional association football, footballer who played as a left-back for AFC Ajax, Ajax, AZ Alkmaar, AZ, Feyenoord and AEK Larnaca FC, AEK Larnaca.
Early life
De Cler is born and raised in ...
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John Heitinga
John Gijsbert Alan "Johnny" Heitinga (born 15 November 1983) is a Dutch football coach and former player who is currently the assistant manager at Premier League club Liverpool. He will become the manager of Eredivisie club Ajax on 1 July 2025.
...
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John O'Brien
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Petri Pasanen
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Mitchell Piqué
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Hatem Trabelsi
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Ferdi Vierklau
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Abubakari Yakubu
;Midfield
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Daniel Cruz
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Tomáš Galásek
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Cedric van der Gun
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Jan van Halst
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Richard Knopper
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Maxwell
Maxwell may refer to:
People
* Maxwell (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name
** James Clerk Maxwell, mathematician and physicist
* Justice Maxwell (disambiguation)
* Maxwell baronets, in the Baronetage of N ...
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Steven Pienaar
Steven Jerome Pienaar (; born 17 March 1982) is a South African former professional footballer and current coach of the U14 team of Sharjah FC in the United Arab Emirates.
He hails from Westbury, a suburb in Johannesburg's Westrand. He was a ...
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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 association football, footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Van der Vaart began his career at AFC Ajax, Ajax's Ajax Youth Academy, youth academ ...
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Richard Witschge
Richard Peter Witschge (born 20 September 1969) is a Dutch former professional 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 repre ...
;Attack
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Shota Arveladze
Shota Arveladze ( ka, შოთა არველაძე; born 22 February 1973) is a Georgian professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who most recently coached Turkish club Fatih Karag ...
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Mido
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Zlatan Ibrahimović
Zlatan Ibrahimović (born 3 October 1981) is a Swedish former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Striker (association football), striker. Ibrahimović is known for his acrobatic strikes and Volley (association footba ...
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Pius Ikedia
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Nikos Machlas
Nikos Machlas (, 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, where he made his debut in February 1991 against Panionios. He stayed at th ...
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Andy van der Meyde
Andy van der Meijde (; born 30 September 1979), anglicised to van der Meyde, 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 sp ...
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Wamberto
;Management
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Co Adriaanse
Jacobus "Co" Adriaanse (born 21 July 1947) is a Dutch association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former player who played as a centre-back.
Playing career
As a professional player, Adriaanse played for six seasons ...
(Coach)
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Peter Boeve (Assistant)
During the season replaced by:
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Ronald Koeman
Ronald Koeman (; born 21 March 1963) is a Dutch professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who is the manager of the Netherlands national football team, Netherlands national team. Koeman scor ...
(Coach)
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Ruud Krol
Rudolf Jozef "Ruud" (or "Rudi") 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. He became a coach afte ...
(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 (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship reasons, while ...
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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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